Chapter 17 (2/2)

“Ha, if I acted like this back in the mansion, I would have been buried in the Night of Tranquillity long time ago.”

“Impossible. The Nameless Desert is too good for you.”

The Night of Tranquillity was the tomb for the members of the Rondart Family, while the Nameless Desert was a public graveyard for the criminals and the poor.

“Well, try to struggle as much as you can.”

Kainen stopped his sentence to take another look at Reisha and Kunette with his gaze.

“I won’t stop you if it’s just some immature curiosity, but don’t get too involved with them. They live in a different world to us.”

“Hmph! That’s none of your business!”

Reisha reacted immediately while Kunette claws began to emerge.

“Hmph, You’ll learn your lesson once you’ve burnt yourself to those non-humans.”

Kaizen gave one last look at Reisha and Kunette and then snorted as he left the lodge.

As soon as he disappeared, Reisha started complaining to Isaac.

“What kind of human is that?”

“I hate that man.”

Isaac muttered to himself as the two continued their grumbling.

“What do you want me to do?”

With their mood completely ruined by Kainen, Reisha and Kunette started to annoy Isaac to relieve their anger. In order to escape their clutches, Isaac gave them his secret stash of snacks only for it to be devoured in its entirety within moments. But Isaac considered it a small price to pay to escape from them.

“What’s for lunch today, Sunbaenim?’

“Why are you asking me? I’m sure the students of the College get much better food in the cafeteria than the students of Campus, right? And how are you hungry again after eating all of my snacks?”

“But I want to eat something special.”

“Well I want to eat the usual.”

“Hiing, Can’t you just make that bulgogi again? Please?”

“No.”

“Aang! Sunbaenim!”

Reisha started her usual tantrum for some food. Kunette didn’t seem to care as long as there was honey within the ingredients. Cooking was a bothersome task for Isaac, but because of the sudden house arrest, there weren’t many ingredients in the lodge as well.

Unable to withstand the constant nagging, Isaac headed into the kitchen and poured some brandin powder in a pot of water. Brandin was a type of grain that was nutritious and had a long shelf life. It was the main source of food for the commoners in this continent.

It was normally baked into bread or made into porridge, and this time Isaac decided to make some porridge with some meat in the mix. With the right amount of salt, the porridge began to boil and release its savoury smell.

Kunette and Reisha were already in the kitchen before Isaac had realised. Seeing them drool at the sight of the porridge, Isaac started to wonder why he was tasked with feeding them. He then took out some bowls and split the pot equally into 3 portions.

“Wow! It looks delicious!”

Isaac had no idea as to what Reisha saw in this plain old porridge. But Kunette seemed to just stare at the porridge with a frown on her face.

“Here! You should find it more to your taste with this honey.”

Smile returned on Kunette’s face once Isaac handed her a small pot of honey.

“… Thanks for the meal.”

It seemed Kunette was finally attached to Isaac after the constant feeding, and she put up little resistance as Isaac continued to pet her head. He was thinking of asking Gonzales to bring in some more honey. At that moment, someone began knocking on the door.

“I’m having a lot of guests today.”

Isaac couldn’t ask Kunette or Reisha to answer the door since they were technically his guests now, and it would be rude for him to ask them to open the door.

“You better leave my share alone.”

Isaac gave his warning to Reisha, who already finished her share and was now aiming for the ownerless plate that was next to her.

“Who…”

Stab! The moment Isaac opened the door, the sharp edge of the knife made its way through Isaac’s chest. Stunned, all Isaac could do was look at the culprit. It was Kaizen, his eyes filled with hatred and vengeance.

‘I let my guard down.’

Cough! Cough! The knife seemed to have made its way to his lungs. He could barely breathe as he continually coughed out blood and was soon met with excruciating pain that followed. With blood painted on his face, the vengeful man that was once here was now gone; all that was left was a b.u.mbling fool, not understanding what he had just done. Kaizen staggered as he took steps backwards and then turned around to make a sprint back where he once came. All Isaac could do was watch as his knees began to give in and collapse on the floor.

“Sunbaenim!”

“Isaac!”

He could hear Kunette and Reisha’s voices. While his consciousness began to fade away, Isaac muttered to himself.

“The porridge is going to get cold…”

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