Sway-.
Cheon Myeong learned today what the saying 'the table legs are bending' ant.
Various dishes spread out before Cheon Myeong's eyes, and the food piled high on them.
They were all prepared by Mihwa to celebrate Cheon Myeong's victory in the Demonic Position Battle.
"Young Master, there isn't much prepared, but please eat a lot!"
"..."
If this was not much, what kind of sight would unfold before his eyes if Mihwa were to properly prepare a al?
Cheon Myeong swallowed his dry saliva without realizing it.
"I'll bring more, so please wait a mont!"
"Wait!"
Cheon Myeong called out to Mihwa, who was about to go out as if she were excited. And he said to Mihwa with a slightly awkward smile.
"I don't think you need to bring any more food."
It was not an exaggeration, but if more food were to be placed here, the table legs might really break.
No, before that, was there even any space to put more food on the table?
Since the space on the table had already been used up to place the dishes, no more empty space was visible.
'Maybe it's just that I can't see it...'
In fact, Cheon Myeong had been having this thought since a while ago.
However, Mihwa had created space like a ghost and had placed dishes in between, and every ti that happened, Cheon Myeong had to swallow his dry saliva.
Since it was possible that she would create space again and place a dish, Cheon Myeong had no choice but to say so to Mihwa in the end.
"There are still many dishes that I haven't brought out..."
"I'll eat all of that tomorrow! So I think it's okay to stop bringing them out for today."
"If you say so, Young Master... if you're short on food, please be sure to tell !"
"Uh... I will."
It seed that there would be no occasion to call Mihwa for such a purpose.
Since it seed that Mihwa would be disappointed if he were to tell her the truth, Cheon Myeong answered with an awkward smile.
Thump-.
"Phew..."
As Mihwa closed the door and went out, Cheon Myeong let out a slight sigh.
'This is hectic.'
Preparing food in this way must be Mihwa's own way of celebrating his victory.
Of course, it seed that the celebration was a bit excessive, but still, it didn't feel bad.
'It seems that I have revealed my skills faster than expected because of this, but this should be fine.'
Only after Mihwa had gone out did Cheon Myeong quietly begin to think about the future.
'I did win overwhelmingly, but the problem is what cos after.'
As soon as the Demonic Position Battle was over, that thought ca to Cheon Myeong's mind.
That place today would have been an opportunity for him to reveal his skills to the people of the world, and at the sa ti, it would have been an opportunity to arouse the vigilance of his enemies.
Although everyone had clapped for him in that place, how many of his enemies were there among them?
In particular, it would be okay to think that he had definitely turned the Jeonsu Family into an enemy with this incident.
'Jang Hyeon and Jo Seokjin won't recklessly co at .'
Since those guys had already been defeated by him, they would not recklessly co at him.
He was able to confirm that fact when he had jokingly told the two that they could fight right away.
'Even if they do co at , it is highly likely that they will co at in a different way, not a Demonic Position Battle.'
Then what about the other two guys?
Jin Jaseong and Yu Eunseong.
Although Cheon Myeong had already t those two, he did not know them as well as Jang Hyeon and Jo Seokjin.
So he could not yet predict whether they would openly pick a fight or plot a secret sche using the power of their families.
"...Do I have to watch for now?"
"Pant, pant."
"...?"
Where is the sound of a dog panting coming from?
Although he was raising a bird, he was not raising a dog...
Swish-.
Cheon Myeong turned his head to where the sound was coming from.
Then, there was a dog... no, a bird, drooling as it looked at him.
"...Ah."
Seeing that, as if he had realized sothing, Cheon Myeong clapped his hands.
"Sorry, you can eat first."
"Peep-!"
Baekjo, who rushed to the table as soon as he spoke.
And with a gluttonous movent, it began to peck at the at on the plate.
'It's a complete pig-bird.'
A pig-bird. It was a shortened word for a pig bird.
Although he did not usually put a limit on what Baekjo ate, would it be okay to just leave it like that?
If it were to continue like that, it might gradually lose its bird form and beco a round pig that could not even fly in the end.
'My shoulders have been a little stiff lately.'
He had just thought that it was just his imagination, but there was a reason for everything.
Since it was eating like a pig like that, his shoulders were stiff.
If it were to be a little more, it might not be at a level where he could put it on his shoulder anymore.
"Hey, you pig-bird..."
Glare-.
As Cheon Myeong said that, Baekjo, who stopped the beak that was pecking hard and glared at him.
Although he had deliberately shortened the word so that it would not understand, it seed that it was understanding it perfectly.
"...No. Eat, eat up."
Even a bird should not be touched when it is eating.
Looking at that gaze, didn't it seem like it would kill him if he were to warn it to eat a little?
As Cheon Myeong said that in resignation, Baekjo began to peck at the at it had been tearing at again.
'I'll have to make it exercise a little later.'
If not, he might get a frozen shoulder at this age.
"..."
The food that ca into view again as soon as he picked up his spoon and chopsticks.
As expected... it was overwhelmingly a lot.
Although he had not felt scared even when he was fighting Su Yeongseong, to think that he would feel scared in front of the food that Mihwa had prepared.
'When is Cheon Seong coming?'
In fact, since he had felt anxious when Mihwa had continued to place the dishes, he had already called Cheon Seong in advance.
Although he had a pig-bird, even a pig has its limits.
Since it seed that he and Baekjo would not be able to eat all this food, he had called for reinforcents in advance.
Of course, he could just leave it without forcing himself to eat it all, but then wouldn't Mihwa be disappointed?
And leaving such delicious food is a sin.
Since it seed that the food would get cold if he were to wait until Cheon Seong arrived, Cheon Myeong also began to pick up the food with his chopsticks and eat early.
'It's delicious.'
As expected of Mihwa.
Although the variety of food was so diverse, each and every one of them was delicious.
Thump- thump-.
At that mont, the sound of soone's footsteps approaching from outside was heard.
'Did Cheon Seong already co?'
Since it was not a footstep that he was used to hearing, Cheon Myeong thought so.
And as the footsteps approached the front of the door, Cheon Myeong said to that side.
"Co in."
As Cheon Myeong said that, the footsteps that had stopped right in front of the door.
Soon, the door opened and the owner of the footsteps appeared.
"...?"
Cheon Myeong's face, who had opened the door and looked at that side, was full of puzzlent.
The person who had opened the door was not Cheon Seong.
It was a woman, Yu Eunseong, who was standing there with a beautiful figure like a single chrysanthemum flower.
'Why is that woman here...?'
The appearance of an uninvited guest was quite unexpected for Cheon Myeong. But Cheon Myeong's gaze towards Yu Eunseong soon changed.
'This is unexpected. Is she planning to move already?'
There was one thing he could guess as to why Yu Eunseong had co here.
The Demonic Position Battle.
Wasn't Yu Eunseong now here to present that challenge to him?
There was no restriction in the rules of the Demonic Position Battle that one could not have another one after a certain period of ti after having one.
So he had also said that to Jang Hyeon and Jo Seokjin.
'Should I have swung my sword more violently then?'
He had thought that he would be able to live quietly for a while. But for a guest to co like this as soon as the Demonic Position Battle was over.
Did he still look that easy? Thinking so, Cheon Myeong felt like he was about to laugh.
However, since he had not yet heard anything from Yu Eunseong, Cheon Myeong suppressed his fighting spirit and asked Yu Eunseong.
"And you are?"
"My greeting was late. My na is Yu Eunseong."
"I know who you are."
"..."
"What business do you have with ?"
As Cheon Myeong said that, Yu Eunseong raised her bowed head. And she said with a calm voice.
"I ca to congratulate Young Master Cheon Myeong."
"...Congratulations?"
"Yes."
"..."
Congratulations...
Although a rather unexpected answer ca from Yu Eunseong's mouth, Cheon Myeong did not believe those words.
'She must be hiding her true intentions.'
In the first place, there was no reason for a person of the Five Great Demonic Families to celebrate his victory.
No, if she had a personal grudge against Su Yeongseong, could she congratulate him?
However, since he did not think that she had co here just for that, Cheon Myeong asked Yu Eunseong directly.
"Thank you. But now tell the real reason you ca to see ."
"...Did I say sothing strange to you, Young Master?"
"...?"
"My business is over with this."
Is congratulating him the end? Is that really the end?
As Cheon Myeong was making a face that he could not understand at all, Yu Eunseong continued to speak.
"I understand that you cannot easily believe my words, Young Master."
"..."
"Since we are competitors, you can't help but think that there is no particular reason to congratulate like this."
Yu Eunseong said and bowed her head slightly and raised it.
"Then I will be on my way."
"...Wait."
"..."
"Would you like to sit here and eat so of this?"
Cheon Myeong suggested to Yu Eunseong, who was about to leave.
To be honest, Cheon Myeong could not be sure what intention Yu Eunseong had co here with.
However, the fact that Yu Eunseong had said such a thing first was a rather unexpected part for Cheon Myeong.
That's why he wanted to find out more about what kind of person Yu Eunseong was in this place.
"As you can see, there is a lot prepared."
"..."
"If you haven't had dinner, why don't you eat and go? The food at our house is quite delicious."
This ti, it was Yu Eunseong's turn to react as if Cheon Myeong's words were unexpected.
Yu Eunseong, who was silently looking at Cheon Myeong for a mont.
Soon, Yu Eunseong said, bowing her head slightly.
"Then I will gratefully accept your invitation, Young Master."
Yu Eunseong said and closed the door and went to Cheon Myeong's side and sat down.
The two who had co to share a dinner table sohow. It was a combination that was usually unthinkable.
"Eat a lot."
"Thank you."
Yu Eunseong said and picked up her chopsticks.
Chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp-.
"..."
"Ah, don't mind that guy."
"Is that the bird you are raising, Young Master?"
"That's right. A pig... no, a bird."
Chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp-.
Whether she was looking at it or not, Baekjo was concentrating all its attention only on the at in front of its eyes.
Yu Eunseong, who had been looking at such a Baekjo with sowhat strange eyes, soon picked up the food and put it in her mouth.
"...It's delicious."
"Right?"
"Yes."
"Here, take this too."
Cheon Myeong took out a wine cup from sowhere and held it out to Yu Eunseong.
Yu Eunseong, who was just looking at the wine cup that Cheon Myeong had held out without receiving it.
Cheon Myeong asked such a Yu Eunseong.
"Why? You don't like alcohol?"
"...That's not it."
"Then let's have a drink together. In the sense of celebrating today's victory."
"..."
In the end, Yu Eunseong silently received the wine cup that Cheon Myeong had held out.
Pour-.
Cheon Myeong poured wine into the wine cup that Yu Eunseong was holding. And as the wine was filled, Yu Eunseong put down the cup she was holding and held out her hand to Cheon Myeong.
"I will also pour for you."
"Really?"
Pour-.
This ti, Yu Eunseong filled Cheon Myeong's cup with wine.
And the two emptied their cups at the sa ti, and Cheon Myeong said as if he were in a good mood, putting down his wine cup.
"Ah- the wine tastes good."
"Do you usually enjoy alcohol?"
"Well, I used to drink a little in the past. I don't drink much these days."
"I see."
"But it's good to have it after a long ti. Can you pour another one?"
"Yes."
Yu Eunseong said and picked up the wine bottle.
"Please receive it."
As Yu Eunseong held out the wine bottle, Cheon Myeong raised his wine cup.
And Yu Eunseong tilted the wine bottle she was holding with her two hands into Cheon Myeong's cup.
Thump-.
At that mont, Cheon Myeong grabbed Yu Eunseong's wrist with the hand that was not holding the cup.
Yu Eunseong silently looked into Cheon Myeong's eyes, and soon, Cheon Myeong said with an atmosphere that was quite different from before.
"Since we have shared a wine cup, let's talk frankly now."
"..."
"Why did you co?"
In an instant, a tension began to flow in the room again.
(End of Chapter)
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