175 – peaceful daily life (1)

Bond roared through the air several times, and I continued my personal inspection.

First of all, two more runes were given to Bond.

Originally, the maximum number of runes that could be granted to the contract target in [Promise of the Dragon] was 3, but as the level rose to 3, the limit increased to 5.

It seemed that the number of runes that could be granted increased as the rune level increased.

For reference, the list of monsters that can be contracted has also increased from ‘(1/1)’ to ‘(1/2)’.

[Grants ‘Endurance (Normal/Lv.10)’ rune to the contractor ‘Bone Dragon’. The corresponding rune will be deleted from holder information.]

[Applies the ‘Dark Terror (Rare/Lv.6)’ rune to the contractor ‘Bone Dragon’. The corresponding rune will be deleted from holder information.]

15 runes acquired through this operation.

Among them, I gave the rune I didn’t need the most, and two runes that seemed fine to Bond.

[Endurance] was unnecessary as it already has [Solid Endurance], which is highly compatible, and [Dark Terror] is a fairly good rare rune among the special runes that deal with darkness, but it seemed to suit Bond rather than me.

“Can’t you bring back the rune you gave me?”

I tried it here and there, but there was no such function.

Runes were given once and that was it.

“… I’ll give it to you carefully.”

But fortunately, there is no change in the stats that have increased through acquiring runes.

Acquire high-level runes to raise their stats, and hand over unnecessary runes to the contractor.

It was a fairly efficient rune distribution.

“The rest of the runes… .”

There weren’t many runes to look at.

[Florian Spell], a common rune for wizards, was brought to try to use Cha Soo-yeon’s [Unbearable Gravity] a little more, and [Tricky Arrowhead], which can cause abnormal arrow attacks, was also acquired because I thought there might be a place to use it someday.

Like this, most of the runes acquired this time were mainly common runes.

There are only 3 unique runes that others don’t have.

There were only the [Sword Covered in Darkness], the [Touch of Temptation], and the [Brigade Commander of Death] obtained from Hwang Dong-yeon.

“For Hwang Seong-yeon… It doesn’t seem like a victory call has been made.”

Hwang Seong-yeon ran away during the battle, but unfortunately, he was not judged to have won the duel.

It seemed to reflect the fact that my attack didn’t do much damage to him, and that his move was a strategic retreat.

It would have been of great help if I had obtained the runes from him, who is highly likely to be an S-rank holder…

I felt a little sorry.

“Check the rest of the runes later.”

The curse runes [Sword Covered in Darkness] and [Touch of Deception].

And the contract type rune, [Leader of the Corps of Death].

These guys seemed to have to check when fighting the monsters themselves, or when signing new contracts with the monsters.

aaa-.

“Stop barking, dude.”

Leaving Bond, excitedly hovering in the sky, as it is.

I got out of the hobgoblin colony.

* * *

“Why can’t I contact you like this?”

And I got scolded right away.

In front of the house after returning from Bond’s summons.

Kim Chae-eun leaned against the wall on one side.

He was waiting for me with his arms crossed.

She had been waiting since when, the day she returned, her face was full of horns.

“… sorry.”

So as soon as I saw her, I immediately apologized.

That’ll be too…

24 hours from yesterday.

It is an additional two hours that I went out there.

Yesterday before going to bed, I sent a text message to my acquaintances saying that I would be taking a break for about two days, but it is another problem that I have not been able to contact them at all after that.

I’ve been diving without contact for 26 hours…

Even with ten mouths, there was nothing to say.

At my apology, Kim Chae-eun briefly folded her arms and then asked with slightly shaking eyes.

“Are you avoiding me?”

… Yes?

what is he talking about now?

I shook my hand in surprise at Professor Myung-Hyun Kim’s words that would cut my body over 30 times.

“no no. What are you talking about. I was so tired yesterday that I was distracted from sleeping. I hardly ever got in touch with others. Didn’t you see the text telling me to take a break for two days?”

“… saw.”

“Because it is. I really couldn’t do anything because I slept all day. I just went out for a while.”

At those words, Kim Chae-eun’s expression softened slightly.

As expected, across all countries, everyone’s heart becomes weak in front of someone who is sick and having a hard time.

She asked me in a brighter tone.

“Aren’t you really avoiding it?”

“Are you going to keep saying weird things? I know you’re bored, so come over here.”

She laughed at my wedge-piercing words.

“lol. How long have you slept?”

“Did you sleep all day? I go to bed at 8 and wake up at 8.”

“Elegance- Do Jae-hyun, you’re completely asleep.”

Kim Chae-eun spat childish words and clung to me.

I’m back now

As the Kim Chae-eun I knew.

Lately, I’ve been embarrassed to see him look sad, but seeing him as active as before puts my mind at ease.

On the other hand, I also thought that I had been indifferent to the people around me recently.

What changes have they made, how they treat me…

Because I didn’t care at all.

Apparently, because of ＜Villain＞, I was impatient.

“You sleep a lot, Chae-eun.”

“hehehe- that’s right.”

Kim Chae-eun, who crossed her arms and smiled like before.

Is it because all the dangers are over and the next day is peaceful?

It was so good to see this smile.

T-dik-

tttp –

Naturally, enter the house password and enter.

I slept all day before Kim Chae-eun came, but fortunately the inside wasn’t dirty because I had been away for a long time.

Come to think of it, it seems like it’s been a long time since Kim Chae-eun came to my house to play.

I asked Kim Chae-eun as I lightly organized the messy clothes in the living room.

“Did you have a dinner?”

Kim Chae-eun shook her head and replied.

“yet.”

“yet? Is it almost 11 o’clock now? Isn’t the professor at home?”

“Yes. Dad is very busy with this incident. These days, the academy continues to be chaotic.”

At that, I also nodded.

Academy from the time the raid occurred to now.

A total of 2 weeks of suspension was declared.

It is also a large incident with quite a few casualties, and because it is focusing attention from various places such as domestic associations and clans, and foreign media… The heat needed to be tempered.

Thanks to this, the students got a sweet break to soothe their tired bodies and minds, but the story had nothing to do with the academy faculty.

Reopening of the academy, which was ruined by the raid.

The direction of the lecture that will be reorganized for each series.

Searching out remaining spies related to the ＜Villain＞ clan…

Professors had a little bit of work to do individually or as professors in the department.

Among them, Professor Myung-Hyun Kim replaced Professor Won-Ho Tak and was the academy professor who was in charge of the operation.

Since I was in charge of the pre- and post-incident handling, of course I had no choice but to be busy.

“Let’s eat. You must be very hungry.”

I said so…

Actually, I am hungry.

After not eating and sleeping for 24 hours, this was beyond the level of hunger and lack of nutrition, and my physical condition was not good.

So, I was going to eat as soon as I came back, but Kim Chae-eun was also on an empty stomach.

It seemed like we should eat together after a long time.

“where? out?”

“No, you should try it at home. Even if it’s a bit annoying.”

“Aren’t there any ingredients at home?”

Kim Chae-eun asked me with round eyes.

After ＜Anti-Villain＞, the house was vacant for almost a week.

Because I have been away for so long, the rooms are empty and there is nothing to eat in the house.

Even if you want to make it at home, you don’t have any preparations.

‘He knows this very well.’

At that sharp point, a laugh comes out in an instant.

Looking at it, Kim Chae-eun sometimes seems to be more up-to-date about our house than I am.

Is it because you come over to my house so often?

I walked over to the refrigerator and opened the door.

“Of course I prepared it in advance.”

“uh?”

Even if you want to cook it at home, it’s okay if you don’t have any preparations…

I didn’t just come home and sleep like a hanryang.

Fortunately, the food ingredients I had bought in advance yesterday were glowing just in time.

Chopped vegetables, bits of bacon, and big dried noodles.

At the top, there were large pieces of meat, various spices, and cheese.

Kim Chae-eun, who was looking around the ingredients in the refrigerator, slightly opened her mouth.

“wow… What is all this? what are you going to make?”

They must have been ingredients she had seen several times, but what was so strange about them was that she poked them with her long, thin fingers.

It makes me laugh without even realizing it.

I briefly answered the question.

“The top ingredient is pasta. The bottom ingredient is steak.”

“… pasta?”

“yes. You said you wanted to eat cream pasta. before leaving the operation. So I bought the ingredients before I got home yesterday. If you come, I will make it for you.”

“ah… !”

At my answer, Kim Chae-eun looked at me with a completely unexpected face.

… Did you forget?

I must have said it while feeling sad at the time, so I was determined to make it without forgetting it.

I took out the ingredients in the refrigerator one by one and continued to explain to her.

“The steak will be an elbon. It’s complicated to explain, but you can think of it roughly as similar to T-Bone. Surprisingly, I never did Elbon to you.”

“… … .”

My voice, explaining the main dish to Kim Chae-eun, was somehow excited.

Is it because it’s [cooking] that I’ve been doing for a long time?

It seems that I am secretly excited.

I opened the ingredients with a excited face and started preparing the food.

“Ummm- um… ?”

The moment I was about to move the cookware and start cooking.

I suddenly turned my head to the stare staring at me from somewhere.

“… … .”

“… … ?”

It was Kim Chae-eun.

She looked at me for a long time with her eyes moistened with something.

‘… Why is this all of a sudden?’

I think I was deeply moved…

What?