From a distance, Yerin ran towards me, waving her hand. She looked around me worriedly and asked.
"Are you okay? Didn't the Angels say something to you? Is there any problem?"
"No, I'm fine. Everything went well."
"Really? That's a relief. The Angels looked so serious, I thought something big had happened."
While chatting with Yerin, I kept hearing the voice of the Fox Spirit in my head.
-Hey! Keep your promise. Delicious smell, Delicious smell!
Ah, okay. Just wait a bit.'
-Quick! Quick!
I tried to calm the Fox Spirit down and asked Yerin.
"Yerin."
"Huh?"
"Do you know if there's something over there?"
Taken aback by the sudden question, she quickly thought of something and clapped her hands.
"Ah! If you mean over there, there should be Hanok village!"
-This way! This is the way!
We started to move according to the guidance of the Fox Spirit.
Yerin wanted to follow, but there was some cleaning up to do with the guild, so we had to part ways reluctantly.
A little later.
As Yerin had said, the view of the Hanok village began to appear. The residents and visitors who had evacuated due to the rift were returning one by one.
-The delicious smell is getting stronger, ugh, I can't stand it any longer!
The excited Fox Spirit couldn't contain itself and appeared with a poof! in the form of a baby fox.
"Huh?"
I quickly reached out to grab the baby fox. However, the little creature dodged my hand like a chipmunk and ran off somewhere.
Fortunately, the baby fox stopped in front of a store not too far away. My gaze naturally went toward the store's sign.
"A rice cake shop?"
The place where the baby fox had arrived was a rice cake shop, with various rice cakes on full display.
-Mew! Mew!
-Here, here!
At the sound of the baby fox's cry, a middle-aged woman appeared from inside the store. Upon discovering the cute baby fox, she flashed a warm smile.
"Oh my, isn't this a baby fox?"
"Hello."
"Hello there. Is this your fox?"
"Well, sort of"
Even while I was having a brief conversation with the lady, the baby fox couldn't take its eyes off the displayed rice cakes.
-The scent is so rich and delicious I want to eat that one right away!
Alright, just wait a bit.'
Holding the baby fox that seemed ready to jump at any moment, I asked the lady.
"Can we buy some rice cakes now?"
"Of course. Which ones would you like?"
"For starters, that one and that one, please. Hmm, Ryan, you pick one too."
"Should I?"
Ryan and I each picked a rice cake.
"Do you want a rice cake too, Boss?"
""
"Boss?"
When there was no response to my call, I turned my head to look for Kaneff. He was standing a little apart, staring intently at something.
"Boss, what are you doing?"
"Shiyeon."
"Yes?"
"I think I found a gift for Speranza. I want to get that."
Kaneff pointed somewhere with a voice full of certainty. My gaze followed his finger.
Upon confirming the identity of the gift, Kaneff and I shared a broad smile.
CH 388-397 (Happy Birthday my dear daughter) $2CH 398-407 (Subduing the Angels) $2CH 408-417 (Farm family, Assemble) $2CH 418-424 (The END) $2