Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Because I got burned riding a taxi once I used public transportation when returning. Even while returning Ara went around wearing the helmet.

A small child doing so people’s attention concentrated but whether knowing or not knowing such gazes Ara wandered with excited gestures.

‘Since there’s the house on the way back to the dungeon shall I stop by once.’

Suddenly it seemed I never explained my circumstances in detail to my parents so I wanted to go this opportunity.

Just in time I brought Ara out so introducing would be fine.

“Ara.”

“Hm?”

“On the way back shall we stop by our house a bit?”

“What is our house? Does Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong also have a dungeon?”

“You saw my younger siblings last time right?”

“Lee Jaeseong! Lee Seona!”

“Yeah. The house where those kids and our parents live.”

“Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong’s parents?!”

Ara wearing the helmet suddenly trembled her body then did a hurrah.

“Great Lord Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong’s mom, dad! Great Lord Lord!”

“Just ordinary people.”

Somehow an appearance of expecting fully but I don’t know if disappointing for no reason.

Not long after arrived at Yangju.

Ara’s footsteps going to the house were strangely light.

“If going to our house is Lee Jaeseong there too?”

The word our house has become just a noun.

If Jaeseong who quit work probably at home.

“Probably is?”

“Ooh! Mattang, mattang!”

“Ara, this time I didn’t bring sweet potatoes...”

“Huk!”

Ara who quickly took off the helmet looked at me with shaking pupils. A face that received a big shock at the sound like a bolt from the blue.

“Mattang... can’t eat?”

“Um, that...”

Because I came out to shop I brought out luggage as little as possible so what I have now is only the containers of portioned Leila.

Visiting the house was something I thought of impromptu so I didn’t even think of sweet potato mattang.

‘...Since the house isn’t far from the dungeon shall I just take Ara and go quickly and come.’

To soothe Ara who looks very disappointed even a bit I took out Leila. When the sweet scent touched the tip of the nose Ara who was sullen raised her head.

“Leila!”

“For now shall we eat even Leila?”

“Yeah!”

The appearance of taking out and eating Leila cut easy to eat from the container was bright as if when did she make a tearful face.

Holding such Ara in my arms I headed to the house.

Probably when parents see they’ll be very surprised but the younger siblings already explained well right...?

Arriving in front of the entrance I thought I should have called in advance and opened the door.

Beep-

“I’m here.”

“Hm? Is it Gyuseong? Suddenly came again without saying.”

Mother’s voice was heard, and whether she was in the kitchen soon the appearance of walking out was visible.

“Huk!”

Ara who was tense from the time arriving at the house inhaled. Then looking at our mother soon shouted.

“Great Lord Lord!”

“Oh my, that child is Ara?”

“Did the kids tell?”

Whether mother didn’t hear my question she went straight and approached Ara held in my arms.

The appearance of the son already not in mind.

“Oh my, oh my. My goodness! How did you grow so pretty?”

“G, Great Lord Lord...”

Ara who shrank fully closed her eyes tightly at mother’s touch. Mother naturally took Ara from my arms and stroked her head.

“Aigo, cute. How old are you?”

“Th, three thousand five hundred years old!”

“Five years old?”

Watching the appearance of answering cross purposes from inside Jaeseong walked out leisurely.

“Hyung came? Uh? Ara also came together?”

“Lee Jaeseong!”

Ara who discovered a known face stretched her hand to Jaeseong and offered a greeting.

“Long time no see, Ara. Were you well?”

“Was well!”

“Hm? But this smell... Leila?”

Jaeseong looked at me.

Ultimately I took out the container containing Leila and handed it.

“Eat sparingly with parents.”

“Hmm, can this be made into cooking. By any chance is there more? I want to research cooking a bit.”

“There is more in the dungeon but...”

Just in time I was thinking of leaving Ara at home and briefly stopping by the dungeon and coming, while going shall I bring more Leila too?

“Seona and father haven’t returned yet. Probably return in about 3 hours.”

“Yeah? Jaeseong, then let’s go to the dungeon with me a bit.”

“To pack Leila?”

“Uh, that too. Going to get sweet potatoes. Can you make mattang again?”

“Easy.”

Ara who was held in mother’s arms with ears perked shouted.

“Mattang!”

“Yeah, yeah. I’ll bring sweet potatoes so wait a bit here.”

“Waiting!”

“Mom, please take care of Ara a bit.”

Leaving Ara like that I returned to the dungeon together with Jaeseong. Though close because located on the mid-slope of the mountain round trip took 1 hour.

“Hoo, nothing happened right?”

Entering the dungeon two recruits greeted me on the 1st floor. The slimes who became 19 before I knew it gave a bubbling feeling.

Going down Dokdok who was floating lazily in the pond was startled and greeted me.

“Fortune is good.”

“Hyung, don’t scold the kids too much.”

“Scold what sound is that? I just said as is?”

“That looks exactly like scolding.”

What sound! How much I’m pouring effort into slime welfare!

Of course there was a time I reflected watching Ara’s actions recently but my title of slime welfare company never changed.

Arriving at the storage before I knew it newly harvested carrots and cherry tomatoes were piled softly.

“Pack some tomatoes and carrots too?”

“Uh.”

Come to think of it are the tomatoes left outside drying well?

Packing sweet potatoes and Leila and coming out of the storage and looking beside the tomatoes spread were visible. But it didn’t seem going that well.

“Jaeseong.”

“Uh.”

“Come here and look a bit.”

“Why? What? Ah! Drying tomatoes. How many days has it been?”

Jaeseong who squatted and checked the state of the tomatoes naturally picked one and put it in his mouth.

“Hm? What herb is this?”

“A dungeon plant called Ambergrill.”

“Wow, jackpot?”

At Jaeseong’s reaction that wasn’t bad more than expected curiosity rose in me too. Picking one tomato spread and putting it in my mouth soon the saltiness of salt and sweetness of tomato, and Ambergrill’s scent harmonized complexly and ravaged the tongue.

“Hm? This...”

Unlike the exterior it was really okay.

No need to dry more and it seems okay to eat as is?

Of course the impact as this itself falls a bit but accompanying food or using as cooking material seems good.

‘Ah! Shall I try drying in Gluttony’s dungeon?’

Just leave the ones already done and trying once more in Gluttony’s dungeon doesn’t seem bad.

“I’ll take some dried tomatoes too.”

“You can take all.”

“No, have to dry a bit more.”

Jaeseong who doesn’t know my plan picked and packed only the ones that seemed a bit successful among the drying tomatoes then soon stood up from the spot.

Wriggle wriggle-

“Uh, hello? Was this guy’s name Mark Two?”

“Yeah.”

Something I felt from before but Mark Two seemed particularly interested in Jaeseong. Anyway since Jaeseong thought as a cook as a farmer there seemed favor.

“Something I felt last time too but the texture is really good. Can I raise one too?”

Approaching Mark Two and kneading Jaeseong casually checked my eyes. As if a face of asking to adopt just one, but the expression aiming for Mark Two with that one.

“No.”

“Stingy, hyung.”

“Slimes are strictly monsters. Being outside the dungeon is illegal.”

“Have to revise the law. So harmless things like slimes can be raised like pets.”

“You, do you know how much slimes eat? You won’t be able to handle?”

“...They eat that much?”

Seeing the appearance of seriously worrying it seemed he really thought of adopting one slime.

I thought he became reliable and matured but occasionally he has strange thoughts like this.

“If packed all let’s go.”

“Uh.”

Packing luggage I headed to the house again.

Because I spent a long time in the dungeon more than expected I could return in 3 hours of leaving Ara.

Beep-

“Uh? It seems father and Seona returned.”

Jaeseong who saw the shoes placed at the entrance muttered.

At the same time from inside the sound of kyarruk continuously burst.

Heading to the living room there Ara was dancing with an awkward pose in the center and parents were clapping.

Seona was standing beside filming a video of that appearance, appearances that the fact we came wasn’t even in mind.

“What are you doing?”

“Aigo, our Ara saw the TV and followed the dance didn’t she.”

The father calling Ara we first saw today our Ara and grinning was awkward.

To think father had such an appearance...

“Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong! Did you go and come!”

Ara who still danced waddling and welcomed me. By the way even for Ara’s dance whose physical ability alone reaches a grade 3 awakener it’s too sloppy.

“Oppa, can’t we just raise Ara at our house?”

“No.”

I who refused firmly soon put down the luggage in the kitchen and asked Jaeseong for mattang.

While Jaeseong cooked coming out to the living room again Ara was giving a long speech with her nose raised fully.

“...So I shot breath! The cows that were running were surprised and stopped!”

“Ooh, our Ara did that.”

“People ran madly and praised! Too many crowded so Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong got angry too! This is all because I’m too outstanding!”

They seemed not understanding what she was actually saying but whether the chattering Ara was cute they just clapped and played along.

Thinking about it Ara is an age that wants praise for a while.

But is it really 3,500 years old? Thinking about it I never confirmed the age.

Waiting like that listening to Ara’s chatter together with the family for a while the sound of cooking completing along with savory and sweet smell was heard.

“Mattang!”

Ara who stopped speaking before I knew it held in my arms and bounced with a face full of expectation.

“The waiting mattang has come out.”

The blunt Jaeseong unusually joked and brought the plate. Not only sweet potato mattang but also lightly grilled stir-fried vegetables of the carrots and tomatoes I gave were prepared.

But that amount was considerable.

“Can you eat all this?”

Mother asked worriedly but the younger siblings who already know Ara’s appetite just smiled.

“Then, though early shall we eat dinner?”

Bringing out various side dishes and rice finally the meal started.

Ara inhaled various side dishes and rice eating for the first time while not letting go of the sweet potato mattang from her hand.

“Delicious!”

“Hoho, eat a lot. Ara.”

A small cute child having good appetite too whether too good to see mother was busy watching Ara eat.

Like that when the foods piled like a mountain gradually showed the bottom the appearance of parents being astonished was funny.

“Th, really ate all?”

“Hehehe...”

Ara who neatly emptied the bowl licked the plate where mattang was contained with her tongue and finished the meal.

Even that appearance felt lovely so the family’s gazes concentrated on Ara to the extent burdensome.

“Ugh!”

Ara who tapped the bulging stomach declared the end. I smirked and moved the plates Ara ate to wash dishes.

“Our Ara really eats well. Was it delicious?”

“Satisfying. But I can eat more too.”

While washing dishes together with Seona I asked Jaeseong to make more mattang.

I brought out almost most of the sweet potatoes stored in the dungeon, thinking of making all into mattang and storing this opportunity.

“Hyung, how about sweet potato dried?”

“Can you make?”

“Uh.”

Jaeseong nodded as if nothing.

Asking half mattang, the remaining half dried and examining Ara who fell asleep beside parents before I knew it.

“Fortune is good.”

“Hyung, don’t scold too much.”

“What sound is that.”

Ara has to live a life of good fortune forever together with my family. I’ll make it so.

Wealth and glory or whatever was fine.

Have to live happily long like this with everyone.