Draco left the hotel inn, strolling through the streets near the hotel, unable to sleep. As he wandered, his eyes caught sight of a shop that was still open late at night.
Checking the ti, he noticed it was already past 11, and judging by the setup, it seed to be a food shop.
He realized he hadn't eaten anything all day. In the morning, he had rushed to the orphanage to avoid giving the ladies a chance to tie him down or stop him. Then, he'd rushed to save Rose, and now, running from one thing to another, he'd gone the entire day without a al.
As he approached the shop, he saw that it was a ran shop.
Entering the shop, he noticed only one custor, who was busy devouring a bowl of ran. There were just two tables with a few chairs, and the rest were neatly packed to the side, indicating the shop was about to close.
The nu surprised Draco:
Cheese Ran
Chili Ran
Ran
Beef Ran
Vegetable Ran
Draco looked over the options and ordered, "Can I have beef ran and chili ran in one bowl?"
A slightly older man nodded. "Coming right up. Just give a few minutes," he replied.
Draco, realizing it would take so ti, sat down at the only set table and waited for his order.
He glanced at the other custor and was surprised to see it was a young woman, busy eating her food.
"Hey, why are you staring at ? Want to gouge your eyes out?" she snapped, her tone sharp and her gaze dripping with killing intent.
Draco was taken aback by her outburst. While she was strikingly beautiful—almost on par with Rose and the others—her fiery attitude made him shake his head in amusent.
"Won like her must find it hard to get a partner," Draco thought to himself.
The girl ate her ran with rough, hurried movents, a scene Draco found amusing. As he observed her closely, he guessed she was around fifteen years old. Her hair was darker than black, and her eyes were like bottomless pits of darkness. She wore a black outfit that added to her mysterious aura.
"What a strange girl," Draco mused.
As he pondered, the old man brought out his order—a bowl of chili and beef ran mixed together.
Draco took a bite and was imdiately shocked by the taste. "This is incredible!" he thought, his eyes widening.
The old man chuckled at Draco's reaction. "Young man, be careful. That's chili ran you're eating," he teased before heading back to the kitchen.
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Draco now understood why the girl was wolfing down her ran—it was simply amazing.
"It seems you're like a young master, buying beef ran," the girl remarked suddenly, reaching into Draco's bowl to grab a piece of at.
Draco simply chuckled at her boldness. He wasn't one to be stingy.
Dragging the bowl to the center of the table, he said, "You can dive in."
"Do you want to poison ?" the girl asked, her expression turning wary as she eyed him suspiciously.
Her reaction made Draco laugh. "The food was brought right in front of you. Besides, if I'd poisoned it, you'd already be feeling it. Don't forget, you already took a piece of at from my bowl."
The girl's expression turned to fear as she tried to make herself vomit, but when nothing happened, she sighed in relief.
Realizing she'd been tricked, she pouted and resud eating. Draco couldn't help but laugh again.
"You know there's nothing wrong with it," he teased.
The girl continued eating, clearly enjoying the food. "They say ran tastes better when eaten with chopsticks," she remarked, picking up a pair and diving back into her bowl.
Draco watched her eat and found her mannerisms oddly cute.
Picking up his own chopsticks from the table, he joined her in enjoying the delicious ran.
"What's your na?" Draco asked.
"Jane," she replied.
Even though her mouth was full of ran, Draco could still understand her.
"Jane, that's nice," he said, diving back into his food. But sothing unexpected happened—they both tugged on the sa strand of ran, leaving them stuck for a mont.
After snapping it apart, they both burst into laughter.
"Old man, bring every ran you have!" Draco called out.
"Multiple ran orders coming right up," the old man replied, laughing along with them.
"Old man, co and eat too. Take a break. Don't worry, this rich young master will cover it," Jane chuckled.
The old man hesitated, but Draco chid in. "She's right. Take a rest. I'll pay for everything."
Surprised but grateful, the old man thanked them both before joining in. He had been working tirelessly, just trying to earn a bit of inco.
They helped the old man take a seat, and the table soon filled with dozens of bowls of ran. The three of them dove in, enjoying the feast.
An hour later, all three had their fill of ran. The old man had fallen asleep at the table, clearly exhausted.
Both Jane and Draco leaned back in their chairs, their stomachs full. Draco felt entirely satisfied.
Noticing the old man asleep, they chuckled softly. They could see the strain on his body—his cultivation seed weak, or perhaps he was still a mortal. It wasn't everyone's fate to awaken. So never did, though this was rare.
They decided to pack up the plates and headed to the kitchen to wash them, chatting as they passed the ti.
When the old man woke up and didn't see them at the table, he went to the kitchen and found them washing his plates.
"You don't have to do this," the old man said, trying to stop them, but they insisted on finishing.
Seeing their kindness, the old man felt joyful and joined them in washing when they couldn't convince him otherwise.
Before they left, the old man sent them off with an extra package containing all the ran nu items and a scroll, which Draco held. Together, Draco and Jane stepped out into the silent night.
"Sure had my fill," Jane said, rubbing her stomach.
"You know, this is a quiet place to do your job," Draco remarked with a chuckle, suddenly stopping to look at Jane.
"What do you an?" Jane chuckled back, though her tone was cautious.
"You know what I an. This would've been a great ti to assassinate ," Draco said with a calm smile.
Jane's playful expression vanished, replaced by a murderous aura as she transford into sothing akin to a grim reaper. "How did you find out?"
"I wouldn't have known, but you slipped up. Your killing intent flared in the shop. I think it's because of the old man that you didn't make a move," Draco said, stroking his chin.
Jane's lips curled into a demonic smile. "As expected of soone who dares to kill the young master of the Night Family. You saved your life today by buying ran. Next ti we et, it'll be your death day."
With a single step, she vanished into the night.
Draco watched her disappear and smiled. "What a strange girl," he muttered before heading back to the hotel.
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