Chapter 225 – #51_People Trapped in the Past
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One.
After an unexpected incident, Sharon locks herself in her room saying she has to do research.
Well, she deserves to explode with shame, because she was dressed like that, and she was rightly caught running out of her door with that comment.
When I changed her clothes and checked her Sharon again, let alone studying, she was lying on my bed, pulling her blanket over her and hitting her pillow.
“I’m coming, are you really not going?”
“Mistress! Go away! I’m not going!”
When Siwoo asked in a laughing voice, the pillow that had been pounded until now came flying around.
Nicely caught
“You won’t mind.”
“Please… Please… Just let it be like this…”
She stepped out of her house, deterred by the voice of the half-dead Sharon.
Today’s outfit is neat shorts, slacks, and a short-sleeved T-shirt.
Now that night has come and the air is getting cooler, I thought it was not long before I could wear something like this.
When I opened the door, Duke Tiphareth was standing there waiting.
“I’m sorry I’m late. I thought it would be better if there were more people, so I was going to call Sharon too… But they say they have a lot to do.”
“Is that so? It’s a pity.”
She hasn’t been with Eloah for a long time, but there’s one thing she’s certain of.
It’s not that she’s frivolous enough to snoop on other people’s business.
So, the reaction came out as expected.
Even if he says he is sorry, he doesn’t seem very sorry, and he doesn’t seem to be fantasizing about what happened earlier.
Like her well-polished sword, she only secretly harbors the usual chaste manners.
“Where can I take you?”
So she didn’t expect it.
“Since it’s called a housewarming party… I’d rather treat it myself.”
“Yes?”
“I’ll have to go grocery shopping first. I don’t have any food ingredients at home. Could you show me to a nearby store?”
“All right.”
I never imagined that she would cook and serve.
Siwoo was confused but took the elevator along with Eloa.
If you come out of Sinchon Rotary and walk along the road, turn left and you will see a department store. The first basement floor is a food court and grocery store.
It’s not as plentiful as a hypermarket, but it still has everything and it’s the closest, so it was a place that Siwoo also loved.
By the way, we are walking 15 minutes away, but we do not speak a word to each other.
It was the first time to see Eloah in everyday life, not in sparring, so Siwoo glanced at her and admired Eloah’s beautiful side profile.
It’s not because I have a dark heart, it’s more like an impression that keeps attracting attention to a beautiful work of art.
So, to comment…
‘If there was a magical girl in reality, wouldn’t it look like this?’ It’s pretty damn cute
It’s a bold and embarrassing statement, but it’s true.
Except for the long dark double eyelids and the large eyes topped with long eyelashes, everything was pretty small and cute.
He’s not that tall, and his head is as small as a dancer’s.
Even the nose and mouth, which had to fit into that small face, were all too small.
I usually didn’t notice her at all because of the atmosphere, but from her appearance, she seemed more like a younger sister than an elder.
So… If her twins are the youngest siblings of the same zodiac age, Elroa is about as much as her first sister, who is quite a dignified person?
She observes only her appearance like that, and as soon as her awe or fear is about to disappear, she realizes it again.
Also the atmosphere is different.
The straight eyebrows and gaze are sunk as if indifferent.
The blurry lips with thin lines are also tightly closed and serious without the slightest hint of laughter.
The gait is steady, as if measured with a ruler, not frivolous.
Every time she looked at that aspect, she came to think of it.
He said that he is not a person who can be judged only by appearances.
“Oh, I’ll drag it.”
“Thank you.”
Anyway, it was only when Siu arrived at the department store and it was time to pull out the cart that he was finally able to talk to her.
Until then, I was busy observing her, and I wasn’t casual enough to talk to her naturally.
Elroah made her way to the meat aisle and she loaded two chickens into her cart.
She goes on to add carrots, onions, potatoes, cabbage, and mushrooms from the vegetable section.
She seemed to have already decided what food she was going to prepare, seeing as her hands were unstoppable.
She could be mistaken, but she looked more excited than usual, so she asked.
“Do you like to cook?”
Elroa made a slightly surprised expression, as if it was very unexpected that Siwoo talked to her.
Still, I think there will be a lot of points of contact in the future, but it would be nice to get closer.
“…I did a lot.”
“Aha.”
However, Siwoo is also not the type to talk.
Moreover, in a situation where there was a difference in status between the professor and the graduate student, I had no idea what topic to continue the conversation with.
Unexpectedly, Eloa spoke to her first.
“But it’s been a while since I’ve done this again. So don’t expect too much.”
Elroa, who spoke in an awkward tone and turned her body around, moved to the seafood section this time and listened to this and that.
There are so many of them that you don’t know what the hell they’re buying to make.
After buying cod fillets with thorns, shrimp, lobsters, clams and other clams, she finally purchased a pack of mixed herbs and bay leaves and paid with cash.
Way back.
In both hands of Siu, there was an envelope full of food ingredients.
When Eloah offered to lift it, she refused and lifted it herself.
“It’s amazing.”
“Yes?”
“Seoul didn’t look like this until I first created a location point here. It was more rural and idyllic. There were more mountains than buildings and more trees than people. I’ve been to many countries, but in such a short period of time The place that has changed is probably around Seoul.”
“When did you build it?”
“In 1920… Was it about that time? It was like a bridgehead between China and Japan to advance into Western countries, so we put a lot of effort into it.”
I guessed it after seeing the words, but I can’t sympathize with it because it’s so far away.
Seeing Shiu’s reaction, Eloah also smiled bitterly as if she had noticed it.
“Well, did you say you haven’t lived 30 years yet?
“No. It was something strange. It felt like watching a living history.”
“If you see Mr. Sua, you will be more amazed.”
After having such meaningless chatter, he entered the new house of Eloa, a resident of Siu’s lower house.
2.
When I first set foot in her house, Siu was a little stunned.
It’s the floor below the same building, so the structure of the house is exactly the same.
But the atmosphere was so different.
Even considering that it had only been a day since they moved in, no personal items were found except for basic furniture such as a sofa and a table.
At best, three blue boxes stacked on one side of the living room, like materials that have been confiscated?
Looking at the protruding papers, it’s about homunculus and achievements…
There is no sense of life to the extent that it is more appropriate to say that it is a refuge for a fugitive rather than a house.
It seems to clearly show what she lives for and what she gave up for that purpose.
“Put it on the kitchen table.”
“Yes Yes…”
Siu, somewhat resolute, put the bag on the table and took out the contents inside.
After coming to the kitchen, I see something that can be said to be Tiphareth’s personal items.
It was a variety of alcohol filling one side of the shelf.
“It will take a little while, will it be okay?”
“I don’t care. Can I help you?”
“Then thank you.”
Elroa took off her windbreaker and rolled up her sleeves.
First, start dispensing the ingredients with quick hand movements.
Vegetables were put as vegetables, meat and seafood that needed to be trimmed separately, and everything that needed washing was put in the sink.
“First, take care of the vegetables. There’s nothing special, just shake off the soil and wash it clean.”
“This one?”
“In the meantime, if you can, I’d like to ask you to wash the seafood as well. Scrub it with this brush so that the water stains are gone.”
“Yep.”
Siwoo turned on the water and began washing potatoes, onions, and seafood diligently.
Elroa lightly rinsed the raw chicken, which had already been trimmed, then drained the water and marinated it with pepper, salt, and olive oil.
It was a very familiar look.
“Give me the carrots and onions first. Oh, and the garlic.”
“Here it is.”
Elroa spreads out the cutting board and pulls out her cleaver.
Her hands begin to move as if she were dancing.
It took less than 10 seconds to remove all the skins from one potato.
-Tang-dang-dang-dang-dang
“Five….”
Siwoo pursed his lips as he watched the peeled vegetable cut into appropriate sizes.
Fast and accurate
All sorts of vegetables cut beautifully to the exact size whenever a knife hits the cutting board with a cheerful sound.
It was a skillful hand movement for a long time.
“Would you like some seafood?”
“Yes, I’ll just wash this. I haven’t cleaned it yet.”
After answering that, Siu brushed hard to remove the scale that had stuck to him.
Eloah, who was watching the situation carefully, said.
“You work hard at anything.”
“Oh, maybe it’s because of his slavery history?”
Embarrassed by the sudden compliment, Siwoo answered with embarrassment.
“Come to think of it, she was a Gehenna slave. Where was she from?”
“I was a slave at Trinity Academy in Lenormand Town.”
“It’s Lenormand Town… You must have had a lot of trouble among the naive witches.”
“Is that so?”
Eloa accepted the living lobster that Siu gave him.
She closed her eyes for a moment and seemed to say a prayer, then in an instant she took the three lobsters out of their lungs.
“The orthodox witches living in Lenormand Town, especially since their way of thinking is stuck in the past. I can imagine the pain you had to go through as a slave.”
“Although I haven’t met many people… I think the witches outside seem to have a stronger sense of freedom. But, well, there were a lot of good people in Gehenna.”
“You don’t hate witches?”
“It’s not a newcomer, but thanks to being caught in Gehenna, I escaped my fate and learned magic. We also made a good relationship.”
Eloa stared at Siwoo’s side face as he answered.
Although contemplation does not represent everything, the attitude and attitude of a person’s life are bound to leave traces on their face.
Siwoo had a good impression with no malice.
“Uh….”
Eloa let out a light smile as Siwoo hesitated, a little flustered for not knowing why.
“Didn’t you also glance at me earlier? So I did too.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Is there anything to be sorry for? Certainly, the color of the hair is amazing for people seeing it for the first time. I would have shown it if I had asked without prying.”
It wasn’t because her hair color or eye color was unusual that she looked at her, but…
I didn’t tell the truth anyway.
Before I knew it, the kitchen was filled with the fragrant smell of butter and the aroma of stir-fried vegetables.
After preparing the materials, Siwoo had nothing to do.
“Wait in the living room. It’ll take a while.”
“Is there anything else I can help you with?”
“I’ll take your heart, it’s impossible for a host to have more guests in the kitchen.”
It was Siwoo who returned to the living room and waited in silence.
