I roughly told Yoo Seo-Eun what we do in the Awakened Cri Division. It would have been good for her if another villain showed up right away, but villains didn't appear twice in one day.
Before we knew it, it was ti to leave the office, and we were getting ready to go ho.
"Hye-Rim, it's been a while!"
Team Leader 1 ca to our office, and as soon as she saw , she imdiately smiled.
"It's been a long ti, Team Leader 1. How are you?"
"Not good; it's just been so lonely without you."
Team Leader 1 ca up behind and gave a back hug.
"After all, it's not the Awakened Cri Division without Hye-Rim."
"I don't think that's true..."
"It is if I say so."
It was ti to go ho, so Team Leader 1 ca to see my face while leaving her office.
It was a common occurrence, so the other team mbers were used to Team Leader 1's visits.
Except for Yoo Seo-Eun.
"Hmm......"
Yoo Seo-Eun looked at and the team leader with a aningful glance.
She looked back and forth between and Team Leader 1 a few tis, then stroked her chin and muttered.
"Is she also...?"
Noticing the stares, Team Leader 1 greeted Yoo Seo-Eun.
"Hello! You're the newest mber of Team 5, right?"
"Oh, yes, temporarily."
"Hye-Rim has always said that she always wants new people to join the team. So it's nice to et you, even if it's just for a short ti. Her teammates are basically my teammates!"
Shin Yu-Sung responded with a bright smile.
"Is that so? Then please take to Team 1, Team Leader!"
"Yu-Sung, how dare you try to run away? In a situation like this, I, as the deputy team leader, should go first......"
"Hey, you assholes."
There are two rats who are trying to escape from Team 5.
They're talking right in front of . I feel frustrated.
Looking at us, Team Leader 1 burst out laughing, like she saw a funny cody.
"Haha! Team 5 has the best atmosphere. I'm jealous of you, Hye-Rim."
"I feel uneasy because they're always trying to sneak away."
"That's why they can make jokes like this, because they're so comfortable with you."
I don't think that's necessarily true.
Team Leader 1 turned to Yoo Seo-Eun while I was thinking to myself.
"So, Seo-Eun, you should try your best in Team 5. You'll have more fun than you think."
"Yes, of course, I think I'll do well with the team leader."
"That's right, you'll be fine with Hye-Rim."
Team Leader 1 hugged tightly, saying that she would see again tomorrow. I feel like we're so close that her cheeks are touching mine.
I always feel this way, but I'm still not used to this distance.
"Uh... Hey. I was just thinking earlier, but you two seem pretty close, don't you?"
"Huh?"
Looking at us, Yoo Seo-Eun twitched her eyebrows.
"Of course we're close; we've been through all kinds of hardships together since the old days."
"Even if you call it a long ti ago, it's only been three years... It's been eventful."
"Aha, I see."
When you know soone from the sa workplace for a long ti, you naturally beco close.
Well, even if you say so, the only person who is close to is Team Leader 1. In fact, even if we don't work together, she is the only one who is close to .
I've recently gotten to know people from Hero Assocation, but honestly, that's about it.
The only person I have a personal relationship with is Team Leader 1.
"Hmm... Then I should take this opportunity to work together and advance our relationship......"
"...Hmm?"
Team Leader 1's eyes narrowed as she looked at Yoo Seo-Eun, who was muttering incoherently.
After observing Yoo Seo-Eun with her mouth closed for a mont, she nodded as if she realized sothing.
"Hye-Rim."
"Yes."
"You....are pretty amazing, too."
"What? Why all of a sudden?"
"Don't worry about it."
Team Leader 1 looked a bit miffed as she said that.
After work, we went ho after having bought a blanket and a pillow for Yoo Seo-Eun. As we entered the house, I told her where to sleep and eat.
"My house is a little small because it's one bedroom, but it should be enough for two people."
I opened the inner doorway, laid a blanket on the floor, and told her she could sleep here.
Yoo Seo-Eun, who had just untransford and sprouted horns, listened intently.
"If you can't sleep on the floor, I can instead."
"It's not like that! I've been sleeping on the floor for years in the demon realm. It's enough to have a blanket."
"Hmm, is that so? So don't you feel like sleeping in a bed after all these years?"
"Huh? I....don't deny it."
After years of sleeping on the ground, it's understandable to miss a fluffy, warm bed.
Since tonight is Yoo Seo-Eun's first sleepover, I decided to let her sleep in my bed.
"You can have the bed then. I'll sleep on the floor."
"No matter what, that's a bit too much. Making the hoowner sleep on the floor is a bit..."
"If I'm okay with it, then it's okay. Don't hesitate, just get in bed."
Half-forcibly, I pulled her arm and laid her down on the bed.
My bed is quite expensive. I've always heard that you shouldn't spare money on pillows or beds.
They were right. A quality bed, not a cheap one, makes you feel like you're lting into it just by lying down.
Yoo Seo-Eun sank into the bed and let the soft pillows cradle her head. The warm and cozy feeling that enveloped her entire body imdiately relaxed her expression.
"Oh, this feels so good..."
After laying in bed for the first ti in five years, Yoo Seo-Eun closed her eyes as if she were about to fall asleep.
She has a very happy face. How could I tell her not to sleep in bed after seeing this reaction?
"You like it, right? This is for you. I don't mind sleeping on the floor."
"Uh, look. Like I said during the day, we can just sleep in the sa bed, can't we?"
"You look at it. This bed is too small for two people, and if I lie down with you like this......"
To make her experience it for herself, I crawled in next to her and laid down with her.
The bed, which was made for one person, was imdiately filled with two people. Naturally, our bodies were pressed closely together, and our faces were right in front of each other.
"Look. It's so narrow. You don't want to sleep like this, do you?"
"Ah..."
Yoo Seo-Eun looked at my face, which was right in front of her, without saying a word. In hindsight, it was even closer than I thought.
I put her on the bed first, and then we lay down together. It was a bit....strange. I also feel a little guilty.
Maybe it would be fine if I were a woman, but I'm still a man inside. I don't think we should be lying in the sa bed at such a distance.
"Cough."
Coughing, I hurriedly pushed myself up. I don't think I should stay any longer.
"Anyway. You get it, right? Two people can't sleep here."
"......Can't we just sleep together?"
Yoo Seo-Eun asked, looking a little disappointed for so reason, when I pulled away.
...Why is she like this?
"I don't like it. It's uncomfortable. I'd rather sleep on the wide floor."
"Tsk. Okay."
Why is she clicking her tongue?
"Seo-Eun, you stay in bed and rest. I'll prepare the food."
"Food?"
At the ntion of food, Yoo Seo-Eun imdiately sat up.
"You're going to cook?"
"I say cook, but I'm just going to roast so at. Do you like beef or pork?"
"Anything is fine, but why don't I cook dinner? I'm a good cook, and I think I should at least pay this way. So let cook!"
"Uh....I appreciate the gesture, but you see?"
It's faster to show than to tell. I showed her the state of my refrigerator.
"What, is this it?"
There is only at in the fridge right now. There is always a limited amount of food in my refrigerator.
at. Instant food. Beer. That's it.
I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I grabbed whatever I could find as quickly as possible.
"See? I don't have anything you can cook with."
"Not even close. You don't even have vegetables?"
"We have vegetables for ssam."
"...Don't tell ."
Yoo Seo-Eun sighed heavily at the disastrous state of the refrigerator.
It's like having your refrigerator inspected by your mom when you've been living on your own for a while.
'Oh, you bum! I told you to eat so vegetables! You're an adult; why are you eating like this?'
She's staring at with an expression like that, but I have nothing to say.
I don't even eat properly because it's really annoying. I don't eat often; I just drink beer.
"Why do you seem to have more beer than food?"
...I knew she was going to say that.
"What's with all the at? Isn't it all first-grade? Isn't this beef Hanwoo 1 ?! Are you just buying at and alcohol?"
"I didn't buy the at with my own money; it was a gift."
I'm a governnt employee with a lot of power, so I get a lot of things rolling in here and there. In fact, when I buy at with my own money, I usually buy the low-end cuts.
"So that ans you only spend money on beer?"
"Yeah."
"......"
In response to my answer, Yoo Seo-Eun was silent for a while, but then she crossed her arms and said.
"Hye-Rim."
"...Yeah."
"Let buy the ingredients from tomorrow onwards."
Ah.
Sohow, I knew this was coming.
"Also, I think you should cut back on the alcohol."
"No, no matter how you slice it, banning alcohol is too much for soone in the workforce..."
"It's not a ban; it's a cutback. And Hye-Rim, your fridge is in a terrible state."
"......"
It's sad that I can't refute it.
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