The Homemaker of the Dungeon

Housekeeper in the Dungeon Episode 114

“Mr. Heena.”

A handsome face suddenly appeared.

“Oh my surprise!”

Before I knew it, Kang Jin-hyeon was approaching close by.

Heena was so startled that she almost hit the earthen pot she was holding on Jinhyeon Kang’s head.

‘I almost got into big trouble.’

Of course, an S-class hunter’s head would never be smashed by a mere earthen pot, but it was a rather dangerous moment anyway.

“Mr. Jinhyeon! Don’t surprise the person cooking! “There are a lot of dangerous items in the kitchen.”

Heena scolded Kang Jin-hyeon in a fairly stern tone.

“I guess I had a knife in my hand. If I had missed it because I was surprised, I might have seen blood.”

In any case, the kitchen is a place where delicious food is made, but it is also a space where dangerous accidents can occur.

“I didn’t mean to startle you.”

Jin-Hyeon Kang apologized plainly instead of making a pointed statement that his body was S-class and could not be hurt by most weapons.

‘Unexpected.’

…But it seemed like the plain apology was just an introduction.

This is because he began to look at Heena here and there with a serious expression.

“Now that I think about it, like you said, the kitchen seems like a more dangerous place than I thought. I think it would be a good idea to have some protective gear in case of an emergency. Since you cook often, the shape of a ring would be a bit awkward, so a necklace or earring would be better.”

“I think that’s a bit excessive.”

Heena was sweating and waving her hands.

‘Something might happen in the kitchen, so I need to equip defensive items?’

As expected, it was a tremendous way of thinking that was difficult for the average person to do.

Heena spoke in a rather familiar manner.

“There are still a few more minutes to cook. Please sit down… do you need anything? Do you want to drink water? “I have some cool, boiled barley tea in the refrigerator.”

“And…”

Kang Jin-hyeon looked down at Heena’s hands before continuing.

Heena was holding an earthen pot with one hand and seasoning bean sprouts with the other hand.

Among them, I tilted my head to the side because he was looking so persistently at the hand that was seasoning the bean sprouts.

“Don’t you want to eat bean sprouts?”

I usually eat just about anything, so I ate it without much thought, but today I realized that bean sprouts just didn’t appeal to me.

“If you don’t want to eat it, please tell me. “You can add other ingredients as well.”

Kang Jin-hyeon mumbled in response to Hee-na’s bitter question.

“I want to…”

It was strange that he, who usually spoke clearly and without slurring words, spoke so confidently.

When I glanced at his complexion, I noticed that he looked darker than usual.

“yes? What did you say? Where are you hurting? “Shouldn’t we call a healer?”

As he spoke with concern, the tips of Kang Jin-hyeon’s ears turned slightly red.

“no. “I’m not sick anywhere.”

“I think he has a fever…”

Heena tried to touch Kang Jin-hyeon’s forehead with her clean hand to measure his temperature, but Kang Jin-hyeon was startled and took a half step back, so she had no choice but to do it in vain.

“oh.”

As I was shyly lowering my raised hand, Kang Jin-hyeon quickly made an excuse.

“I never avoided it because I didn’t like it. “At the moment when I had a lot of thoughts, I instinctively…”

He even stuttered.

‘Jinhyeon is really strange today?’

I guess the mission I went back to wasn’t usually hard work.

It was around this time that Heena decided in her heart, ‘Tonight, I will make samgyetang with lots of medicinal ingredients.’

Kang Jin-hyeon, who continued to make excuses over and over again, finally got to the point.

“…So, can I taste the bean sprouts?”

“Bean sprouts?”

“yes.”

“Of course that’s okay. “It can’t be possible.”

It was a ridiculously trivial matter. Heena smiled and looked for chopsticks.

“Let me see where the chopsticks are…? “Anyway, you must be really hungry!”

He handed the chopsticks brightly, but Kang Jin-hyeon’s expression was dark.

No, he seemed somewhat downcast.

He made a somewhat sullen face and pursed his lips.

“It’s not that…”

“It’s not that?”

Heena blinked at the voice that sounded unsure.

And when he started to think that he might have guessed something wrong, Jinhyeon Kang opened his mouth.

“I wanted Heena to feed me herself….”

“Huh? “Do you want me to feed you?”

My mouth opened wide at the unexpected request.

“…Would it be difficult?”

Kang Jin-hyeon’s head fell sadly to Hee-na’s astonishment.

At the same time, my eyes became moist. It was like a handsome male actor playing a broken heart.

So, it means that he was very sad and seemed like he wanted to do anything.

“Oh no! Just a taste! “I can do it for you!”

Heena hurriedly picked up a handful of bean sprouts and held them out to Jinhyeon Kang.

Then I realized that there were too many things in my hands, so I put down the bean sprouts again.

“Have a drink!”

Jinhyeon Kang’s mouth opened as he held out an amount that was good enough to eat in one bite.

White, even teeth were visible between the lips.

“thank you for this food.”

With a brief thank you, Kang Jin-hyeon bent down and ate the bean sprout salad from Hee-na’s hand.

“….”

“….”

Only the sound of crunching bean sprouts rang loudly. Other than that, everyone was quiet.

Kang Jin-hyeon couldn’t open his mouth because he was chewing seasoned bean sprouts, and Hee-na just couldn’t open her mouth.

‘What is this…?’

A corner of my solar plexus was itchy. It was an unfamiliar feeling.

Even the fingers that brushed against Kang Jin-hyeon’s lips felt hot as if they had been burned.

‘What just happened? What was it? uh? ‘What was it?’

I was rubbing my sesame oil-covered hands on my apron and stamping my feet.

Chik chik chiik!

The electric rice cooker is steaming! It spewed out energy, indicating that cooking was complete.

– Cooking is complete. Have a delicious meal! Kukgu♬

“Ah oops! “You’re probably hungry, so I’ll make you some food!”

Heena ran in a huff and took out the entire rice cooker and brought it with her.

Kang Jin-hyeon remained in his seat and watched what Hee-na was doing. The look in his eyes was very burdensome.

“Are you going to keep standing there?”

“If Heena doesn’t like it, I’ll let her go back to her seat. However, I really enjoy watching Heena cook…” There

was no way he could turn away the man who had a smile on his face, saying that seeing Heena cooking made him feel like he was finally back to his normal life.

“No… you can keep watching.”

“Thank you.”

Heena moved her hands in a daze. The ingredients were prepared and the method was known, so there was no room for mistake.

Spread sesame oil in a large earthen pot. This was to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Next, I filled it with steaming white rice and topped it with colorful garnishes that I had prepared in advance.

Carrots, zucchini, bean sprouts, spinach, red pepper paste, etc… I added the raw radish vegetables that I made earlier, so the ingredients were quite generous.

Heena put the earthen pot on the gas stove and heated it up. There was a fragrant smell along with the sound of rice crackling.

In the meantime, I whipped up two fried eggs. It was a special service for Kang Jin-hyeon, a big eater.

Kang Jin-hyeon quietly watched Hee-na move diligently and opened her mouth when she was finished.

“The earthen pot is hot and heavy, so I will lift it and move it.”

Heena gladly accepted the favor.

“Ah yes! Then thank you! Put on your gloves here… Argh! “My hands are hot!”

Heena was horrified to see Kang Jin-hyeon lifting a very hot earthen pot with his bare hands.

However, Kang Jin-hyeon’s expression did not change at all, as if he was carrying a glass of lukewarm water.

“It has fire resistance, so it won’t get hurt in temperatures like this.”

“But it won’t be hot!”

“it’s okay. “It’s kind of hot.”

However, the earthen pot making a sizzling sound looked very threatening.

“Because it looks too hot to me! hurry! “Put it down on the table!”

Heena almost threw the pot stand on the table.

Kang Jin-hyeon placed an earthen pot on top of it.

“Are your hands really okay?”

When I glanced at my hands, Kang Jin-hyeon opened both hands and showed them.

“I’m fine.”

His hands were very clean, without any redness, let alone blisters or burns.

Heena breathed a sigh of relief.

“thank god. “I was surprised.”

Thanks to the hot earthen pot, the awkward atmosphere was relieved.

Heena brought spoons and placed them neatly next to the earthen pot.

“You’re probably hungry, so eat quickly.”

“Thank you for serving me.”

The stone pot bibimbap was seasoned well and tasted delicious.

Kang Jin-hyeon took a large spoonful of the steaming hot bibimbap and put it in his mouth.

The crunchy vegetables were chewed in harmony with the smooth rice grains. The spicy taste of red pepper paste whetted my appetite.

“I forgot to prepare the soup. Instead, drink barley tea.”

Heena poured the cooled barley tea into a clear glass.

Kang Jin-hyeon did not decline that kindness. I picked up the watery glass and emptied it in one go.

It was refreshing just to see the Mokuldae falling over in one gulp.

Heena watched Kang Jin-hyeon eating while filling his empty cup with barley tea.

Even though there were a lot of ingredients, the meal was finished in no time.

Kang Jin-hyeon wiped his mouth with a tissue with a clean-cut face that did not look like a person who emptied a pot of rice.

And Heena said the words she likes to hear the most.

“I had a delicious meal.”

“you’re welcome.”

I smiled and rested my chin on the table.

It was always nice to see someone enjoy the food I made and to hear a thank you note.

“By the way… I think the bibimbap contained spinach grown by Heewon. “It said it was S-class stone pot bibimbap with special spinach.”

Housekeeper in the dungeon