A Flower That Eats Humans 179

## Chapter 179 – Reunion (4)

After intertwining with Iria, I suddenly came to my senses and realized the sun had set and the moon was up.
I washed the sweat and bodily fluids off my body and managed to arrive in front of Seohee’s house, but…
Even the sun that had been hanging on the horizon had completely set, and now it was time for dinner.

“…I’m going to get an earful.”

“Huh? Why?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

I sighed and scratched my head in front of Seohee’s house,
then took Iria’s hand, who was looking at my face with curious eyes, and went up the stairs.

I stood in front of Seohee’s door on a not-so-high floor and rang the doorbell.
The clear and refreshing sound of ‘Ding-dong’ rang out, and soon I sensed someone approaching.
The small figure was quickly approaching the front door.

“Yes, who is it?”

“It’s me, Unni.”

“Oh? What brings you here?”

Irans Unni opened the front door wide after confirming that I was the one who rang the doorbell.
She had her hair tied up and was wearing big glasses, probably because she had been working on the computer.
It was Rapius, now fully adapted to the modern world and her new body.

“I just came by. I came up to Seoul yesterday too.”

“…Hmm, really? And who’s behind you?”

After a brief greeting, Unni’s gaze turned to Iria, who was hiding behind me.
Iria held her breath and hunched her body to avoid the gaze coming towards her,
and Irans Unni stretched her body and neck further to follow Iria’s movements.

It was Iria who ended the short and simple game of hide-and-seek.

“…Long time no see…”

She peeked out from behind me and gave her old friend a shy greeting.
At first, Unni didn’t seem to recognize Iria, whose appearance had changed,
but soon her eyes widened and her mouth opened wide as she saw the shimmering silver hair.

“…You… really…”

Then, she ran out barefoot and touched Iria’s face, who was hiding behind me.
I naturally stepped back and watched the two reunite.

“…I used to be smaller than you, but now I’m taller, right?”

“Oh my gosh, how can this be… Really, it’s you… Iria…”

Iria, who had been tense until coming here, smiled brightly and hugged Irans Unni,
and Unni also hugged Iria tightly, swallowing her overwhelmed voice, saying, “How… how…”

The two hugged each other for almost five minutes before finally separating and looking at each other’s faces.

“How on earth, I clearly saw you… die that day…”

“Hehe… I thought I was dead too, but I wasn’t…”

“Welcome back, really…”

They’re hugging again. I know they’re both holding back tears, but I’m aware of the people around us.

“Um, sorry to interrupt this reunion, but
this is a hallway, and there might be people listening around, so should we go inside?”

“…Ah.”

“Yeah…”

…..

…..

…..

“…That’s what happened. I don’t know how I ended up trapped in that mountain, but…
I was able to get out thanks to Chanwoo. And I borrowed a human body like this.”

“You did die at the wedding, but your consciousness remained and followed him on his journey,
and when you came to your senses, you were tied up in the mountains where Im Chanwoo was abandoned?”

Inside the house, I, Iria, and Irans Unni sat around on the living room sofa.
After explaining everything to Rapius, who was called the wisest person in ancient times,
Irans Unni crossed her arms and quietly began to think.

“…What do you think? Do you know anything?”

“I figured it out as soon as I heard the story. The man who trapped you, Iria, is called ‘Kin.’
I don’t know how he managed to obtain a human body and resurrect before us,
but it’s possible with the power of that guy who imprisoned and judged humans who committed sins in that era.”

Unni put her hand on her head as if she had a headache and sighed.
That man named ‘Kin’ must be the same guy who tried to take Yuri’s body.
One of the four who started the war on Iria’s wedding day.

“…By the way, Chanwoo, I never thought you would become the same kind of being as us like Iria.
Originally, we should all gather together and have a welcome party, but I’m sorry that the situation is like this.”

“You’re not that surprised?”

“Of course not, it’s not the first time I’ve seen a human become a creator.
Of course, I didn’t know that Hir’s blessing and that unstable petal inside you would create such synergy.
But I was quite surprised that you broke Kin’s ‘prison.’ Even Hir had a hard time with that.”

Unni’s smile didn’t fade even while we were having a serious conversation.
Unni took a sip of the coffee we bought and got up from her seat.

“…There are things we need to do from now on, but I’ll tell you about that later.
There are too many people who aren’t here, so I don’t want to explain it again later.
And Iria, you’re hungry now, aren’t you? You haven’t eaten?”

“Ah, how did you know…? I haven’t eaten anything since I got this body…”

“Chanwoo, you haven’t eaten either, right? Then let’s order something. Seohee gave me some allowance.”

I left Unni, who got up from her seat and stuck close to Iria, talking about the stories they had accumulated over the years,
and looked around. I suddenly remembered what Unni said, but I couldn’t see Seohee…

“Unni, where did Seohee go? I can’t see Nabi either.”

“Ah, Nabi is sleeping in her room right now, and Seohee said she had an appointment with Chaeyoon?
Didn’t she tell you separately? I thought you knew.”

What, the urgent appointment was with Seohee?
What kind of appointment is it that she went out while hiding it from me?

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“So, what’s so sudden? I’m a busy person, even if I look like this.”

“Come on, the toys I made are the ones doing all the work anyway, right?
Unni is just enjoying the honey in the back, so how can you say you’re busy, hehehe.”

“Ah, you want to fight, is that it?”

Inside a small clothing store full of clothes on the street, I watched Chaeyoon looking at the clothes.
What are you thinking, asking me to meet you in such a crowded place, not even a cafe?

“Shall we go then?”

“Huh? Aren’t you buying clothes?”

“I was just looking around for a bit. It’s almost time for the appointment, so I have to go.”

Chaeyoon put the clothes she was looking at back on the hanger and walked out of the store.
What on earth are you thinking? ‘Appointment?’ Are you meeting someone else besides me?
Chaeyoon’s appearance, which is different from usual, is not very pleasing, but let’s follow her for now.

The downtown area, crowded with people leaving work and having dinner,
we walked quietly without saying a word even while pushing through the crowd.
We left the downtown area, crossed the crosswalk on the dark street, and saw a promenade.

“This place is not crowded and seems like a good place to talk.”

“…If that’s the case, you should have called me here from the beginning. I’m the only one who’s suffering…”

“Ahaha, I’m sorry. I was a little bored waiting alone.
But someone will be coming here soon, so please wait a little longer.”

Who on earth is coming since earlier? Who is that person that you even called me for…

“So, who’s coming here? Chanwoo? Or Sua?”

“No, Unni, you’ve never met them before. Ah, they’re here!”

Chaeyoon, who had been sitting on the bench with her legs stretched out, turned her head towards someone.
Naturally, at the end of my gaze, which turned in the direction Chaeyoon was looking, a woman came into view.
A woman jogging towards us, wearing a short sleeveless shirt and tights that were easy to run in,
she had her long hair tied back, covered with a hat, but she couldn’t hide the white hair reflected in the streetlights.

“You’re late, Naeun-ssi.”

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

“…Your Majesty?”

I chuckled at the absurd title. Judging from the fact that she’s using such a title for Chaeyoon in a place like this,
it seems like she’s another toy she’s created, but ‘Your Majesty’… is a bit too much?

“Hey, what did you do again? Who is she?”

“Naeun-ssi, please introduce yourself to Seohee Unni.”

“Yes, Your Majesty! I am a flower to be offered to our King, and a ‘pot’ to protect that flower,
a pot using the name ‘Shin Naeun’ given by my Queen!”

“…Pot?”

White hair was revealed when she took off her hat, and a small flower was blooming on top of it.
And King? Queen? A flower and a pot to be offered to that King… What on earth are you talking about?

“…I guess you don’t know?”

“Wait, what are you…! Ugh?!”

Chaeyoon, who was standing next to me and looking at me intently, had her eyes dyed red.
While I was momentarily distracted by the red color, Chaeyoon tied my hands with something sticky.
I was surprised for a moment, but I hurriedly tried to remove this sticky thing… but it wouldn’t come off.

“Th, this…! What is it! Damn it, it won’t come off…! Hey, Lee Chaeyoon! Untie this!”

“Hehehe… I’m sorry, Unni. But if I don’t do this, you’ll run away, right?
But don’t worry too much. I’m doing this all for you.”

“For me…?!”

“Yes, it’s about your ‘original role’ that you’ve forgotten.
Not trivial things like the prosperity and survival of the same race, but your real ‘role…'”

…Damn it, this is wrong. This look is not the Chaeyoon I know.
Is she being controlled by someone? I can’t communicate with her at all.
She’s just spouting nonsense about a real role, and I need to escape from here and tell Chanwoo…

“Ugh?!♡”

Huh? What was that just now… Did I make that sound? Something tingling in my head…

“…This is your first time, right, Unni? This is the feeling that toys feel when they’re being brainwashed…
Ah, don’t worry, I don’t intend to do that to you, Unni. I’m just stopping your movements.”

A wriggling tentacle in front of me, this is Chaeyoon’s…!

“Now, then, Naeun-ssi? Would you tell Unni about her original role?
As a creature chosen by the King, and as one who has earned the right to become the Queen…”

“Yes, Your Majesty!♡”

With a confident voice, the woman with white hair slowly approached me.
Damn it, what are you planning to do to me…! Lee Chaeyoon, wake up…!

“No, I’m in my right mind. More than ever♡
You’ll soon realize it too. That now is ‘abnormal.’ Now… open your mouth…”

“Ugh…!♡”

Chaeyoon’s tentacles wriggled in my head again, and my mouth opened wide without me realizing it.

“…Excuse me…♡”

Then, with a hot sigh, the woman named Naeun’s tongue entered my mouth.
Something entered my neck and every hole that could be entered through my mouth along with that tongue.

“Eungkwooook?!♡♡ Woobub…!!♡♡”

I struggled. Damn it…! What is this…! It feels bad…!! Get away right now…

‘Poook’

“…Ugh…♡”

….

…
..
.

“….Woohook….♡”

…Chanwoo… No, Master? Our King…? Am I a being chosen by such a King…?
My stomach is warm… Like when I received the Master’s seed, I feel so good…

“Eunggok?!♡”

I, I… What on earth am I… doing… Repaying the King, the King’s grace…
Is that so…? Was that the story? Red, our creator… That’s right…

“….Hehehe, it seems you understand properly…♡”

Chaeyoon’s voice…? Queen? That’s right… The glorious opportunity to become the King’s consort…
Has been given to me… The ‘flower’ that must be offered to our Master and King….
…I have to find the pot and prepare for the approaching ‘ceremony’…♡