Chapter 37. Search 2020.06.09.
In the meantime, the preparations for dinner were almost finished, and the food began to come out one by one. Amuse bouche, a small plate of soup, was placed in front of me. I don’t know if it’s because it’s soup, but it looks no different from the dish served to Hwang Sang-je or Oscar. Of course, the quantity was small. I was thrilled that the food I ate gradually became closer to regular food. Did you take a step closer to humanity today?
‘…delicious!’
The taste was even more impressive. After diligently scooping and eating, delighted with the savory taste, I saw an empty floor before I knew it.
“Huh.”
It was delicious.
‘What’s next?’
I glanced toward the kitchen with a throbbing heart and waited.
“…?”
Hwang Sangje and Oscar were looking at me with hot eyes. Surprisingly, they had not even touched the food. My gaze was only briefly directed to the soup, but they pushed the plate forward at the same time as if they were waiting.
“Eat this too, Mabel.”
“Eat more.”
“…yes?”
The rich man’s gaze collided in the air with me in between. However, the atmosphere was unusual.
‘Staring contest…?’
A rich man who is not so good, but not bad, suddenly starts to engage in a war of nerves. Hwang Sangje glared at Oscar, but Oscar did not lose and responded with sharp eyes. Jijik-. Caught in the middle of a bout of sparks out of nowhere, I was in trouble.
‘Why are you so upset that you can’t feed me?’
Embarrassed, I pulled the plate that the two held out to me at the same time.
“Well done!” (I’ll eat well!)
‘I don’t know. Let’s eat.’
Wouldn’t that be a problem if you ate both? As expected, Hwang Sang-je and Oscar’s expressions relaxed as they ate the soup from the two bowls alternately.
“Eat slowly.”
“Mabel. delicious?”
The two men’s eyes were only on me eating the soup. Nod. Hwang Sangje and Oscar smiled broadly as he nodded.
‘They have the same smile in case someone isn’t rich.’
Meanwhile, the next menu appeared. I’m not sure what kind of fish it was, but it was butter-grilled white fish. This time, my portion of the dish came out finely sliced to make it easier to eat. I was eating a fish dish while quietly pushing the leftover soup away, and I felt hot gazes from the front and side.
“…Ew?” (…why?)
As soon as I finished my words, Hwang Sang-je and Oscar competitively pushed their plates in front of me.
“Eat mine too!”
“Eat more, Mabel!”
“Eh?”
Suddenly, three soup bowls and three fish bowls were placed in front of me. On the other hand, there was only an empty glass of water in front of Hwang Sang-je and Oscar.
“…”
The sudden feeling of discomfort and the desire to stop eating disappeared as soon as I put the steamed potatoes in my mouth.
‘Ah… it’s delicious.’
The cooking skills of the chef of the royal family were so ecstatic that even this absurd situation was forgotten. Hwang Sang-je, who was watching me eat hard, with his chin resting on his chin, opened his eyes wide as if he realized something, and quickly took up the plate he hadn’t touched yet.
‘Give it away…?’
Fortunately or unfortunately, it was not given or taken away. Hwang Sang-je skillfully seared the fish and placed it on my plate.
“My Mabel. Seeing them eating deliciously, this dad is very moved.”
mess. I didn’t answer and diligently ate.
‘I should ignore it and eat quickly.’
Whether that unanswered brother and father starve or not is none of my business! Originally, around the time I had finished my portion of the fish dish, the sherbet, a mouthwatering treat before the main menu, came out. I scooped a little sherbet from a small bowl and put it in my mouth.
“Mmmmm!”
sweet and cool As soon as I got the sweets, I felt better without knowing it, so I started to shake my feet back and forth. Then again, without fail…
“Come on, Mabel. Eat this too.”
“There are more here. Eat a lot.”
“…”
So, three soup bowls, three fish bowls, and three sorbet bowls were placed in front of me. There was no such thing as a solemn feast.
‘Ehh. Let’s see where we go.’
The servant who brought the next main dish looked at the table and was startled.
“My main dish, steak.”
A plate was placed in front of each. I ate the very small pieces of meat with a spoon. As soon as I took a bite, my eyes widened.
‘This…!’
Absolutely heavenly taste! It’s not just meat. It was an art of a state beyond cooking! Unable to hide my excitement, I took another bite of the food. Yum.
“Huh!”
This world is really unreasonable to be so delicious.
‘You should have given me a stomach that I can eat as much as I want!’
The fact that I was already full was sad and deplorable. In my mind, I wanted to eat ten or twenty plates. Hwang Sang-jae, who hadn’t even touched a dish this time, asked me if my expression was unusual.
“Why is that, Mabel? Is the food not to your liking?”
I felt a gaze from far away, so when I turned my head, the chef stuck out his head and looked at me with a nervous face, but as soon as our eyes met, he quickly disappeared.
“Drink.”
“Then why do you have such a gloomy face?” “I drank so much… I’ve been drinking so much
, but my stomach is so salty.”
Then Oscar, who had been watching silently, gave me a sad face and shouted as he pushed his plate towards me.
“Eat everything. Eat all the Mabel!”
“…?”
Wouldn’t that mean that? When I looked at him curiously, Hwang Sang-je took another drink.
“okay. Eat to your heart’s content! eat this too Eat them all!” “Ah, I
don’t eat. ”
I mean, how much do I eat when I’m still young? However, Hwang Sang-je, somewhat excited, raised his hand and called for an attendant.
“Hello, bring me the next menu!”
“Yes yes! All right!”
Again, there was a great uproar in the kitchen.
“Ehhh…”
I let out a deep sigh.
‘I looked at where I was going, and I really went all the way.’
I could no longer just sit back and watch others suffer from Sang Hwang’s back. I declared, putting down my spoon.
“I won’t eat with Puhang and Otsuka now.” (From now on, I won’t eat with Father and Oscar.)
“What…?”
“Why Mabel…!”
Oscar and Hwang Sang-jae made shocked faces in turn. I tried to weaken my heart at that sorrowful expression, but I held on tight.
‘Yeah, that’s great. Let’s spit vicious words against me at this point.’
Thinking of it as a stepping stone for dethrone, my heart naturally strengthened. I looked up at Hwang Sang-jae with a mean face as much as possible.
“Take care of culture.”
“…!”
“Sikssa yezore is the root of
the word. ” Even I, who had never been trained in etiquette, knew at least that I wasn’t just giving out my share of food at meals. Hwang Sang-jae, who had a pale face, spoke with trembling lips.
“…don’t do that anymore.”
Oscar also lowered his head with a sorrowful face.
“I thought Mabel wanted you to eat a lot… No, I won’t make excuses. I’m sorry Mabel. I was wrong.”
Suddenly, the atmosphere calmed down. When I saw the two men who had taken each other out and reflected on themselves with sullen faces as if they had become criminals, I couldn’t help feeling like trash. Both of them are pretty and handsome…!
‘Ugh. I shouldn’t be weak here.’
Perhaps having understood my psychology, Oscar stared at me with a pitiful face.
“Mabel…”
“Maybe run carefully. Don’t call me!” (There’s no Mabel. Don’t call me!)
I gathered my heart again and shouted out viciously, and I saw Sang Hwang Glancing at the kitchen and sending a signal.
‘What tricks are you playing? Did you think I would pass?’
I thought it would be a trivial trick and snorted, but-.
“Cheesecake and strawberry juice.”
“Kekku…!
” I could feel the eyes of Oscar and Hwang Sang-je looking at me as if they were cute.
‘I was defeated.’
Since he had already looked ridiculous, there was no use trying to set the mood and get angry again. I ate the cheesecake with a whimper. Because the dessert boat and the rice boat are separate.
“Tell me if you want more.”
“Mabel. My cake isn’t even good, I’ll eat it…” I
also glared at Oscar, who was trying to push his plate toward me, and he quickly rolled up his tail and started eating his share. The peaceful meal time has finally arrived. I enjoyed the peace and slowly enjoyed the little cheesecake that was given to me.
“Emperor. I’m thinking of going to the duke’s residence in about two days.”
“okay. Be careful, Oscar.”
The two unstoppable rich men now turned their attention to me and started talking about other topics. It was when I finished eating the cake and emptied the juice sip by sip.
“Yes?”
My body suddenly became hot as if I had entered a roaring stove. Since the temperature of the imperial castle is maintained by magic, there was no sudden temperature change. As I looked around curiously, Hwang Sang-jae and Oscar’s eyes turned to me.
“Mabel. what’s the matter?”
“no-.”
That was when I was talking. cool-. Along with a cough, something hot flowed from the corner of his mouth. I looked up in bewilderment and saw two people looking at me with shocked faces. Let’s take the hand that covered our mouth.
“…blood?”
Blood was pooling in his hands. Hwang Sang-je, who found reason belatedly, left his seat and stood up.
“Mabel! Hello. Call the senators!”
“Me Mabel!”
The surroundings started to get noisy. I stared at my blushing palm with a serious face. The feeling of tingling in the stomach was still there.
‘Did I eat poison?’
However, the curious thing was that the body was a little hot to say that it was poisoned, but it did not hurt enough to pass out. However, unlike me who was fine, Hwang Sang-je and Oscar looked around me panting as if they were out of breath. The voice of Hwang Sang-je, who held me in his arms, was mournful.
“Wait a little, Mabel. The councilor will be coming soon…”
“What can I do, Mabel. lawmaker! Why are you so late?!”
Seeing the rich man making a fuss, I somehow felt guilty for being fine. My face was hot for no reason, so I couldn’t make eye contact. I wouldn’t be so ashamed if I was really sick. so I.
‘I don’t know.’
shit. I pretended to faint and threw myself down. It was only natural that the two men sobbed, saying ‘Mabel!!’.
***
The sound of nervous footsteps was busy. I saw Hwang Sang-je wandering around the bedroom restlessly with his eyes wide open. He questioned the doctor who had just finished examining him.
“Why did Mabel suddenly collapse? Is it poison?”
“It is not poison.”
The imperial physician who examined me this time was the old man who had been in great trouble when I collapsed the other day.
‘You didn’t leave the company…’
I listened to their conversation while waiting for the timing to open my eyes.
“If not poison, what do you mean? I collapsed vomiting blood!”
“That… I don’t know.”
“…you don’t know?”
Even with my eyes closed, I could feel the atmosphere cool down. The legislator standing in front of me started to tremble. I hurriedly got up because I was afraid that I would catch another person like this.
“Fine. I’m not sick at all!” (It’s okay. I’m not sick at all!)
“Mabel…?”
“The child is weak.” (The child is healthy.)
I stretched out my short arms long to prove that I am fine. Then, Hwang Sang-jae’s mouth, which had been coldly closed, loosened slightly. Taking advantage of that gap, the congressman looked at my body again. Hwang Sang-je questioned the lawmaker with a bloody face.
“How about now?”
“Except for his weakness, he is in very good health. Eat well and get some rest and you will be fine.”
“You have to eat well?”
“yes. You must eat well.”
In that moment, countless meals I had eaten passed through my mind. I have to eat well because I pride myself on eating as much as I eat? I glanced sideways at the senator with narrow eyes.
‘Quack.’
***
“Let’s take another bite.”
“Shiro…!”
I never thought the day would come when I would get tired of food. I grabbed the bowl and ran to the garden to avoid Hwang Sang-je, who was relentlessly chasing me.
“Heh heh….”
After running for a while, he looked back and saw Sang Hwang Jae was nowhere to be seen. Either I ran away well or gave up.
“Let’s have some sleep…” (Let’s take a break…)
I sat down and leaned against a beautiful tree nearby. I was somehow out of energy.
‘My body is hot and I have no energy. Why is this?’
[That’s probably because the divine power is opened up too much compared to the small Mabel body.]
“Yang.”
The one who answered my innermost thoughts was none other than the sheep.
[It’s been like this since the holy relic was absorbed. It’s because your vessel is still immature.]
“Taki-apuji doesn’t hurt.” (It doesn’t hurt.)
[It’s an immature vessel’s struggle to adapt to the divine power. It will get better as Mabel grows.]
“Hum.”
Does that mean you have to vomit blood often until you grow up? that’s not very nice It was not difficult to predict who was behind the absorption by bringing the holy relic into the bedroom. There are several candidates, but the most likely one is the Holy Kingdom of Abelardo.
‘Because they wanted to take me.’
Maybe that’s why they intentionally forcibly opened up the divine power to create a situation where they had no choice but to visit them. But there was only a heart attack, no physical evidence. And a few days later, it was when he passed Sang Hwang-je’s office. Gustav’s voice came through the slightly open door.
“what. Where did the holy things I put here go? I have to send it to Abelardo.”
Hearing that, I was convinced. Abelardo is behind this shady incident.
‘I feel bad.’
I had no particular idea of Abelardo, but that changed the story. I added a new list to my ‘toss toss list’ in my head. The original number 1 was Duke Xavier, and the added number 2 was the Kingdom of Abelardo.
“Look around.”
