Have a Meal Before You Go

Yongsan.

Historically, Seoul Station was home to a large building.

It is the building of the Korean Awakening Society.

The work of the Awakening Society is very diverse.

Firstly, it works in a variety of ways, including registering the Awakening, checking for Awakening, preventing damage to the public, repairing damage, and patrolling.

He appointed five second-rate Awakenings as "guardians," and was also an association that dispatched three first-rate Awakenings to "special missions."

Top of the building.

Two men and women stood there dazed, staring down at each other.

The man held a cup of coffee in one hand.

A man with long, gray hair tied tightly. Age ranged from 50s to 60s, but both eyes were strong and firm.

The man gives the cup of coffee to the woman standing next to him. The woman snaps her fingers into the air, and small pieces of ice are made. There was ice in the man's coffee.

The man opened his mouth quietly while drinking coffee.

“Chae Yeon.”

The woman was Chae Yeon, the guardian of a new village called the Ice Witch.

“Yes.”

The man mutters gravely.

“It's hot.”

“It's hot, Chairman. Can I get you some ice? ”

The man was Eugene, the Chairman of the Awakening Society.

“No.”

A man who can hardly see his face unless he is more than an Awakened one classified as a Guardian.

The man smiles and adds.

“Summer is best when it's hot. ”

I stood there dazed and asked again.

“By the way, the Mandragoras are gone? ”

“Yes.”

Chae Yeon nods.

Not long ago, the Mandragoras who were growing up in the outskirts of the new village were quite a nuisance.

A plant monster named Mandrago. It's about the size of a child and looks like a child. I have eyes, nose, and mouth.

They grow up buried underground. When I look at it from the ground, it looks just like a radish.

But if you touch it, it's catastrophic. The moment they feel the threat of Mandrago, they spray a poison within a kilometer radius that requires a special antidote.

Low rank Awakenings or ordinary people were poisonous that could be instantaneous.

The antidote doesn't solve everything. Because if you dig them up, they'll scream like hell. He roars and spreads the seeds everywhere.

This can also be instantaneous for low-grade Awakenings and ordinary people. It is even more difficult to remove the spreading seed.

Because of this, it was a very complicated procedure that had to be removed.

Thirteen such Mandragoras!

Immediately, Chae shut down the existence of Mandragora and asked the association for an antidote for Mandragora. The antidote was finally perfected, and I was about to go out and subdue it properly.

But what is this?

Once there was a Mandragora, they disappeared completely. Someone got rid of it?

That doesn't make any sense.

To catch Mandragora, it is best to follow the Awakening Society manual. The antidote should be prepared, and the final Awakener should be dispatched to block the noise.

No one saw anyone go in or out, no sign of entry. It is literally the work of demons to weep.

“That's odd. to the extent that I could only see Mandragora disappear on my feet. Or it melts away and disappears. ”

“Haha, where can a root vegetable run away from? ”

The chairman thought of the bear. As he pondered for a long time, he suddenly opened his mouth.

“It's hot. Let's go inside. I'll page Gabi. Talk to her. ”

Chae Yeon opened her eyes wide. Gabby would say Ivy, and she was a first-class Awakener.

The nickname is Shadow Cat.

He had the ability to move at extreme speed and hide like a cat.

“Is Shadow Cat back? ”

“Yes. I came back last night. We're still on duty, so I'll order you to investigate first. ”

“Yes, thank you. ”

Chae Yeon bowed her head.

* * *

Early morning.

Tangerine opened her eyes. I lie still for a while, blinking my dreamy eyes.

Tangerine lay on a warm blanket. I yawned. I cried a little. Turn your head to the left and to the right. My brother and father are asleep.

My brother is busy these days. I'm too busy to play around.

And he...

“Pa, pa. ”

I was frowning in my sleep.

I think he's having a nightmare. Tangerine stood up with her head tilted. Anyway, that's not the point.

Glug-ug-

I'm hungry.

Tangerine has lost a lot of weight lately. Not long ago, I had desiccated once, and I ate a lot more. I used to get hungry.

It was early in the morning for my father or brother to wake up. Tangerine came out of the room and swiped around the inside of the restaurant. Then I stretched my legs straight and unhooked myself.

I'm starving. Is there anything to eat?

Oh, right.

Tangerine had often seen her father pull out the food from a square box. Tangerine often walked towards the refrigerator. And brace your hind legs and get up, hold the refrigerator knob! and asked.

Jump straight back!

Click! The refrigerator opens. Tangerine jumped up and down with a smile. Okay, we need to get up there. The tangerine that the bear was thinking suddenly opened its eyes.

“Ugh!”

Chair!

The tangerines that my dad brought back from biting the chair he used to sit on were able to walk through the inside of the refrigerator.

“Papa?”

But I saw strange things. Tangerine tilted her head.

People?

Why is there a person in the fridge? The bald guy?

Hmmm?

Taking a closer look, it wasn't a man. Tangerine, who was surprised for a moment because her arms and legs were rooted but looked like real people, nodded.

Yeah. Looks like a big nothing to me.

Then.

Vegetables move. Vegetables wriggle their arms and legs, looking at the tangerines and opening their mouths. It sounds like a beep, but strangely there is no sound.

Tangerine opened her horseshit eyes and looked at the vegetables.

Very curious.

Sniff, sniff, sniff. And the eyes of tangerine sparkled with curiosity.

It looks delicious.

The lustful little dragon tasted it. Tangerine frowned at the moment of biting.

Chug Chug!

It tastes like shit!

.

“....... ”

Chulho shrugs his nose. Tangerine seemed to have eaten something, the door to the refrigerator was wide open, and a lot of the ingredients disappeared.

“This guy. ”

Chulho sighs. When I was hungry, I would talk, and I would snore and hold my sleeping tangerines. When I wake up, I'll have to scold him. "

Khan was also furious when he came out, rubbing his eyes.

“Stop, stop, did he eat it all? ”

Cheolho nods.

“Surprisingly so. What a little guy. ”

Tangerine, which has eaten more than half of the ingredients I saw yesterday, is still sleeping coolly. It was surprisingly deep asleep.

Cheolho took the tangerines to his room while tilting his head.

Whether he felt good on a warm blanket, he twisted his four legs with a slight smile.

“Zara.”

Chulho grinned and rubbed his hand against his cheek.

Anyway.

Since most of today's ingredients are no longer available, it was time for a new chapter.

By the way.

“Khan.”

“You called?”

The one who was brushing his teeth shouted.

“Where are you shooting like that these days? I haven't seen him in days. ”

Khan gargles, spits, and answers.

“I'm investigating the conditions under which there are dimensional gaps. Searching for dungeons. ”

“Wow. What do you got? ”

“Nothing.”

You're strong.

The compartment wipes its face with a towel and asks again.

“Cheolho. You are on the path of a six-class master, but can you control the dimensional gaps? ”

That's impossible.

“No.”

“Right? It's the same with dragons. So, who creates dimensional gaps? ”

“I don't know.”

“Then how did you come back to this world? ”

“Well……"

Long story short. It's been decades since we got rid of the Demon King and disappeared.

“Well, that's how it happened. We'll talk about it over drinks later. Because it's long.”

“Well, I see. ”

The column shakes its head lightly.

Talking about it, Chulho dressed up left the store.

“Then look at the shop. I'm going to go shopping. ”

* * *

Outside is the summer when the heat rises.

The sunlight burns so quickly, it burns to death, and everything burns hot everywhere.

Of course, it's just meaningless temperatures for two dragons or steel tigers.

“Summer.”

Chulho smiled as he watched the hot world. After that, I haven't had many guests for days. Kim Man-ho only comes to eat ramen every day. It's hot, so everyone seems to be shortening their lines.

Yeah, it is.

It's summer.

Come to think of it, there are times in summer when you don't want to eat hot food. Sometimes the taste is gone, the heat is like that.

Chulho thought as he moved on.

That's what happens in the summer.