I smiled awkwardly as I looked at Yerin approaching.
“What’s wrong with your expression?”
“Huh? Well, that’s…”
When I was thinking about what excuse to make.
Speranza, who couldn’t stand staying in the car, tried to open the car door.
“Papa. I wanna go out.”
“Ah, wait a minute, Speranza.”
“What? Did you bring the children?”
Yerin’s expression brightened when she heard Speranza’s voice.
She strode up to the back seat where the children were.
“Hi, guys! Sister Yerin is here……..uh?”
Yerin shuddered when she found Lia in the back seat with the children.
She didn’t expect someone other than the children will be there.
“Oh, hello.”
“Yes… Hello.”
Lia, who met Yerin’s gaze, greeted her awkwardly.
Yerin, who received an unexpected greeting, made a confused face for a moment and then whispered as she tapped my arm.
“What, what? Who’s that foreigner?”
“I’ve got a situation, so I brought someone who works with me on the farm for help.”
“Farm? Um… wait! The farm you work at is in the Demon world, isn’t it?… Then that person?”
The quick-witted Yerin quickly guessed Lia’s identity.
There was no excuse, so I nodded slowly.
She looked at me and Lia’s face alternately with a startled look.
In the modern world, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t know the existence of Demons and Angels, but not many have seen them directly.
In the first place, there were not many Angels or Demons in the Human world, and most of them went around looking normal unless they were on an official visit.
It was not surprising that even Yerin, who was active as a member of the Guardians guild was seeing a Demon for the first time.
“Papaaaa!”
– Poooo woooo!
“I want to get out, popi!”
“Uh, okay. I’ll open the door now.”
At the urging of the frustrated children, I got them off the car first.
Naturally, Lia grabbed my hand and got out of the car.
She looked around with a curious look on her face.
“Is this where Sihyeon lives?”
“Yes. I’m staying with my mother in that building.”
“Oh my! The house is huge. In a big building like that, two of you…”
“Ha! No, it’s not just me and my mother living there. Many other people live in the apartment along with us. Yerin here also lives next door.”
“Oh! I see. It’s a strange house structure.”
While I was briefly explaining the house to Lia, the restless children began to urge me once again.
“Papa, let’s go. I miss grandma.”
-Poooooo.
“Let’s go, Popi!”
“Okay, let’s go, Lia.”
“Yes.”
It was clear that if we kept doing this outside, we’d only catch people’s eyes.
As the children said, I decided to go home for now.
Yerin seemed like she has a lot of things she wants to ask, but I headed to the entrance of the building with everyone, asking with my eyes for her to wait for a little.
“Welcome, my cute puppies,”
My mother greeted the children with a bright smile.
Recently, the only time she smiles this brightly was when the children come to see her.
My mother, who was hugging the children, found Lia, who followed them.
This time, my mother’s face was filled with the pleasure of welcoming the guest.
“Welcome, Lia! You must have had a hard time coming this far away, right?”
“No, thanks to Sihyson, I came comfortably. He bought me delicious ice cream in the middle.”
“Ho! That’s a relief. Come on in. You can think of it as your own home.”
“Excuse me.”
My mother welcomed Lia, leading her into the house.
As my mother liked the crowded atmosphere of the house, a smile lingered around her mouth.
Yerin’s face once again showed surprise at my mother casually welcoming Lia.
“Did your mother also know her?”
“Yes. she has met her a few times during her visit to the farm.”
“Wow, she’s amazing. Accepting a Demon without any hesitation……I still feel strange.”
I nodded in agreement with her.
My mother was definitely more open-minded than an average person.
Unlike children who are already comfortable because they are used to my home, Lia still seems to be a little restless as if the new environment was a little uncomfortable.
I talked to her with a warm smile to relieve her tension.
“Are you uncomfortable, Lia?”
“No! I’m not. I guess I’m still a little nervous about being in another world.”
“Well… you should be careful at places where there’s a lot of people, but here, you can really relax. If you’re uncomfortable with the necklace on the horns, would you like me to take it off?”
“Really, will you?”
Lia looked at me with anxious eyes.
I moved my hand carefully to the place where the horn was.
After a slight stutter, I pulled out two necklaces covering her horns.
Then two large horns appeared.
“Thank you, Sihyeon.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll put this aside for you.”
The smile on Lia’s face became more relaxed.
I also smiled back and picked up the two necklaces.
My mother and the children did not respond much to Lia’s horn, but Yerin opened her eyes wide and slapped me on the arm.
“Hey it’s real, it’s a real Demon.”
“Of course! What do you mean by real Demon, are there any fake Demons? There’s no reason for me to lie about this.”