Chapter 189: Love and Obsession (4) (1/2)
Chapter 189: Love and Obsession (4)
The expedition continued s happened on the first or second day after they passed the border Thewas also easy since there were very few hills, but as tiue Everyone was on extreh alert Before, they were able to breathe easily whenever they took a break, but as soon as they crossed the border, the ated dra or resting
The chatty Jin-Cheon had also stopped talking and instead put all his attention on surveying his surroundings He seely ask what happened and tell hihten up It was different when he had been in the rescue tearoup, while this expedition tea about the death of the whole teahtestthis, Chi-Woo tried to adjust to the current at any attempt to relieve his tiredness
As the sun set and dusk arrived, the wind becarasses ith dew, and thepicked a spot between the hills and announced, ‘ood for today’ While his companions prepared the campsite, Chi-Woo offered to make dinner for the day Since it was cold, he wanted to make some hot, spicy soup and warht
ht He felt a bit nervous as he dropped a whole chunk of iven hi to this world, the only thing that really captured his interest was cooking Not only because being a chef had been his drearedients he had never seen scattered everywhere in this world A Liber’s food supplies, some resembled the ones on Earth, while others were coet how shocked he had been when cutting up a ste that tasted like soybean paste flowed out And because Chi-Hyun had gotten hi how interested he seee about Liber’s food culture quickly In the end, Chi-Woo succeeded in creating today’s dinner by refreshi+ng his ukbap</ery, the expedition team looked at Chi-Woo’s home food with interest
“Hood…”
Nangnang looked at it curiously, while Jin-Cheon salivated with his nostrils widened However, not everyone reacted favorably to the dish; a particular soh” Apoline appeared disgusted by the oil floating on top of the red soup It seeredients together, and it didn’t look edible to her “What is that? It looks like dog food”
“It’s not dog food,” Chi-Woo said
“Ah, never h…”
“Whether it’s tasty or not, I can’t eat it because of how unhygienic it looks”
“So dalare at her
“What did you just say?”
“Nothing I was talking topeeved as she ignored Apoline’s glare She wasn’t the only one who didn’t like Apoline’s attitude
“People who are picky with their food are the worst,” Jin-Cheon murmured under his breath, “Don’t you think so too, Ru Aaze on him
“Yes, it’s iood balance of nutrients,” Ru Amuh answered with characteristic sincerity
“Even the light of the Celestial Real just a bite?” Nangnang also intervened
“No, that’s not…”
“It’s not redients, and I think it will be better than you think, Apoline,” Nangnang reiterated
Apoline looked around her expedition team in astonishment
“You should eat a bit at least It seems like ill arrive at our destination tory to use her powers,” Nangnang said in a soothing tone and shoved his face back into his bowl Apoline’s face reddened as she heaved
‘ the side of this nameless hero, but she decided to back away, and Jin-Cheon ain, “How come she told me to not address her inforive me soetting a bowl of soup, she sat down and glared at it for a while ‘Could I really eat this?’ She wondered and carefully took one sip
“?” Apoline’s eyebrows rose Her expression see what this dish was, and she quickly took another spoonful to taste it better She cheith the spoon in her ulped Then she looked at Chi-Woo, baffled She was confused Why was this tasty? It was spicy but savory and s another spoonful, which was unbelievable for a picky eater like Apoline, who got sick of most delicacies after a bite
“Does it suit your taste?”
Apoline stopped , and after a pause, responded with a sood Soon afterward, the ca Jin-Cheon gulped down histhe bowl directly to his mouth
“Kuaaah,” he said afterward
“Yeah, that’s it” Nangnang also finished his meal and bared his teeth Even Apoline ate with sweat collecting below her nose
“I didn’t know Boss also had talent in cooking It’s been so long since I had such a hearty ain realized how right his brother had been about clothing, food, and shelter being top priorities After being on high alert the whole day, Nangnang finally appeared to relax Besides Nangnang, it seemed everyone had enjoyed theirto a chef than for people to enjoy their dishes After dinner, the expedition teaht duty and went to sleep
Chi-Woo slept in a sleeping bag until he felt so hie shi+fts, sir,” Ru A to report”
Chi-Woo yaidely and crawled out of his sleeping bag When he got out, there was already another person sitting before hi into the distance
“Did you sleep well?” Chi-Woo asked while sitting next to her
“Yes,” she answered in a monotonous voice
“Hoas the ain Chi-Woo sht he could relieve boredo, but it seemed Hawa didn’t want to, as she did the entire march—she had been this way ever since her conflict with Jin-Cheon’s co when he heard a faint groan He got up and went to where the noise cahth—she looked tormented and pained to the point that sweat collected on her forehead Chi-Woo reached out to wipe her sweat away, but stopped She ht hate it if another touched her without per for a bit, Chi-Woo took out Steam Bun from his pocket and left it on her forehead
“…Ppyu?” Awakened fro on suddenly But Chi-Woo simply wiped the sweat on Apoline’s forehead with Stearoans lessened as she felt the bun’s cold touch Her eyelids fluttered until they opened Chi-Woo flinched as he met her eyes, and Apoline looked up at the lu
“Ppyu!?”
Apoline clutched Steam Bun with both hands and pulled it down
“Mm…M…”