It’s normal for a monster, but I momentarily felt sorry for Teddy, who had never tasted ramen.
“Teddy, follow me right now!”
I immediately bought ramen from the vending machine and took out a pot.
Pouring the soup base into boiling water, I was greeted by a familiar spicy aroma. I sliced green onions, added them moderately, and cooked the egg to a soft boil. I had to control my saliva while cooking.
“It’s spicier and more addictive than cola. There are various ways to cook it. Next time, I’ll add cheese.”
“Isn’t it dangerous if it’s toxic?”
“Oh, it’s just a figure of speech. It means it’s so good you can’t stop thinking about it.”
“Ah.”
Teddy sniffed the aroma.
“Cough! Owner, is this really safe? It seems to make me cry.”
“That’s because I just sliced the onions. Trust me, Teddy. You liked cola, right?”
“But…”
Teddy cautiously tasted the broth.
“Oh…?”
“Delicious, right?”
Slurp. Teddy ate the ramen noodles with a fork. Her mouth corners turned up in delight.
“Owner, this is unbelievable!”
She devoured the ramen, bowl and all. She had a more intense reaction than when she drank cola.
After putting down the empty pot, she looked blissfully dazed, as if she had been to paradise.
“Another bowl!”
‘This seems like déjà vu…’
I dreaded the thought of spending another 1.5 million won on ramen. No, with the fivefold increase, it would be 7.5 million won.
‘No way!’
Bang!
Just then, a loud crash sounded. It was like someone body-slamming into a rock.
The ground trembled, indicating it was close by.
Creak!
“Ted, Teddy. What’s that noise? Sounds like a fight nearby!”
Although I knew monsters couldn’t enter the shelter, the rough sound of something breaking naturally made me tense.
This place was supposed to be inhabited only by ethereal monsters, but what was happening was a mystery.
“Don’t worry, owner. I’ll take care of it!”
“I’m coming too!”
I closely followed Teddy. Since the shelter was invisible from the outside due to its protective barrier and cloaking, we wouldn’t be seen from outside.
If it was monsters fighting, we’d just watch. If it was a hunter hunting monsters, I planned to do some business.
“Kyaaak!”
“Squeak, squeak.”
As we got closer to the sound, a thin, faint noise mixed in.
“What’s that?”
Passing the Spring Camping Site sign and following the path, we saw something wriggling in the distance.
[‘Blue Starlight Chimera (S)’ is on alert.]
The loud roar was indeed from a monster. It had the front of a lion, a snake-like tail, and in the middle, a goat’s head protruded.
Such a bizarre hybrid. The Chimera had a mix of different animals, with a variety of fur colors.
And beneath it, another creature was pinned down.
“Squeak…”
No, that’s not a monster. It looked familiar…
“A Beagle… right?”
“Owner, what did you say?”
“A Beagle.”
The creature under the Chimera was about the length of my forearm, with brown spots on its head and a completely white belly.
It had short fur and a black nose. The creatures of the Blue Starlight Valley usually have some blue tinge, but this creature had none. If I wasn’t mistaken, it was definitely a Beagle.
“It looks like an animal from our world down there… A type of dog called a Beagle? It looks exactly like it.”
“Really? Now that you mention it, I’ve never seen such a creature in the Blue Starlight Valley. Why would an animal from your world be here?”
“I wonder.”
Fortunately or unfortunately, the monster didn’t seem intent on eating the dog. It occasionally kicked the ground threateningly but only lightly tapped the dog with its paw, like a cat playing with a mouse.
However, due to the size difference, the Beagle was clearly taking a beating. Visually, the dog appeared exhausted.
I thought of a possibility.
“Could someone have brought their pet dog into the dungeon and lost it?”
There’s no law against bringing animals into the dungeon. After all, if ordinary people can enter, why not animals?
But no matter how much we looked, there was no sign of the dog’s owner. Left as it was, the dog might fall prey to the monster.
“Is there any way we can rescue the dog without a fight?”
The monster was S-grade, and Teddy was A-grade, but I’ve heard Teddy is exceptionally resilient, so I asked for his opinion.
“I’ll go out and try to distract it. In the meantime, you can…”
“Why?”
Teddy was speaking when he suddenly gestured at the air as if conversing with the system.
Then, with a shocked expression, he shared startling news.
“Owner, I can’t leave the camping site. ‘Bring the Sack (A)’ is a skill that kidnaps to the camping site, so once inside, I can’t leave?”
“What?!”
“What should we do now?”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
