45.

Jinn is the genie of the lamp.

At first, I patiently tolerated and ate the food provided, but it didn’t last long. He tried to resist eating, but his body rebelled. If it’s this hard for you to be fine, wouldn’t it be even harder to eat half as much?

I finally finished my meal and moved on to the soup with ingredients. Once you get used to it, stew and bread will be provided. I couldn’t feed that to the patient. So Richt talked to Jin.

“I need flour and milk.”

“Is that all I need?”

“Yeast, butter, salt, sugar, and a bread pan.”

“Are you talking about what it looks like?”

Richt drew it with charcoal and showed it to us. After seeing that, Jin got exactly what he wanted. Once all the ingredients had arrived she rolled up her sleeves and entered the kitchen.

Even if bread was baked and shared communally in the village, it did not mean that there were no private kitchens. Permission for use was obtained from the legislator in advance.

In the case of the oven, it looked like it hadn’t been used for a while, but it could be cleaned at this level. Richt bravely picked up a cleaning tool. Then he asked Jin, who did not leave the place even after handing over the ingredients.

“Are you going to clean?”

“okay.”

Jin looked at Richt with eyes that wanted to say something, and took the cleaning tool from him. Then she bent down and started cleaning the oven. Jin is also a person who uses his body, so he is quite big, but seeing him crouching down brought a smile to her face.

“What are you doing?”

After seeing Jin tinkering with the oven, Mary, who was passing by, joined him.

“I want to make bread.”

“… … “Bread?”

Mary’s eyes naturally turned to Richt’s arm. Her skin, visible because her sleeves were rolled up, looked white and soft. However, she didn’t have the arms of a woman, and her cheeks turned red without me realizing it.

“Can I help?”

Mary also rolled up her sleeves. She then handed Licht her apron, which she had found somewhere. The faded white apron had lace that was clumsily made, perhaps to the taste of the person who wore it.

“It’s mom’s. She said she wanted to try on a lace apron. “Even though her father wasn’t very skilled, she made it all night long.”

“You are a good person.”

“Yes.”

Mary smiled shyly.

“It’s done.”

Jin thrust a cleaning tool into the conversation between the two.

“what!”

Mary hit Jean on the forearm, but he didn’t move. He just looked at Richt with an inexplicable gaze.

“Then it’s my turn now.”

As Richt walked out triumphantly, Mary looked worried.

“I’m sorry to say this, but can you make bread? What if it’s hard? “I can make it too.”

I mustered up the courage to speak out, but Richt refused.

“it’s okay. “I know how to make it.”

Jin’s eyes narrowed. It must be suspicious. Because the original Richt wasn’t the type of person to do something like this. Still, he had no intention of backing down.

First, mix the ingredients to form a dough, then mix in the butter. Even the weakest body can do this. Next, knead the dough.

After kneading for some time, the first fermentation takes place. I was exhausted and sat down on a nearby chair. And while waiting for the fermentation time, Mary asked carefully.

“Where did you learn to make bread?”

“I am self-taught.”

“Can I ask why you cooked it?”

“that.”

I like it when other people enjoy the food I make. It was a joy in the dull everyday life. But that doesn’t apply to Licht.

“It’s a secret.”

When I smiled and looked around, Mary nodded as if she understood and stepped back. The problem was Jin. He tilted his head crookedly and looked this way. The gaze was harsh.

The room is quiet. Even the sound of breathing that I normally hear next to me could not be heard. As soon as she realized that, Van opened her eyes.

“Mr. Licht?”

Richt is nowhere to be seen. I looked at the half-closed door and got off the bed. The wound wasn’t fully healed yet, but that wasn’t the important thing.

“Mr. Licht.”

I had to find Richt, who isn’t here right now. As I opened the door, I saw a small living room. Perhaps because it is a doctor’s house, there is a strange herbal scent in the air. As I listened, I heard voices coming from the kitchen.

The first person who caught my eye was Richt. Although her appearance is not as neat as before, she is still the most beautiful person in the world in Ban’s eyes. He looked at him with rapt attention, and only later realized that there was someone else there too.

One is Mary, the daughter of a congressman, and the other is Jean. Jin was looking at Licht, and she was familiar with that gaze. Because she must have looked like that when she looked at him.

‘why?’

Jin hated Richt. She is a villain who holds her life on the line, she said, and has even said that she wants to kill her whenever she gets the chance. Because of that, she even risked her life fighting with Ban. Afterwards, Van seriously said that he should stay away from Jin, but Licht let it go as he was still useful.

Why is he looking at Richt like that? Ban gritted his teeth without realizing it. He blocked Jin’s gaze.

“half? “Can I wake up already?”

Richt found Van and stood up in shock.

“This is okay.”

“That judgment is not yours to make! “Mary!”

“are you okay. “The wound didn’t burst.”

Mary quickly examined the wound and rubbed her chest.

“Go back in right now and lie down!”

Richt gave orders, but he did not want to follow them.

“I don’t like it.”

“what?”

“I want to watch what you are doing.”

“Are you just making bread?”

“Can’t I just watch from the side?”

“No, it doesn’t mean it can’t be done.”

Green eyes waver as if embarrassed. Mary, who was watching this, moved around and brought over one of her chairs.

“Then sit here and watch!”

“Okay, that would be better.”

Richt sat Van down on a chair. Van quietly pulled a chair and moved next to Richt. Thanks to this, Licht was obscured by Van’s body, preventing Jin from continuing to look at her.

An awkward air flowed through the kitchen. Mary, who had brought her chair in panic, made a strange expression as she looked at Van who was close to Richt. After rubbing her hand on the table near her, she looks at her jeans this time.

‘I guess this is it?’

Looks like there’s one more competitor? The man named Van seemed to like Richt. Still, since the other person is a man, I don’t think it’s a two-way street yet. I was subtly approaching Richt, and Jin’s attitude was also strange.

Like the man named Ban, Jin is also handsome. As I looked at the two, my confidence slowly began to disappear. Mary hesitated and then opened her mouth.

“right. “I forgot to wash the laundry.”

Then he naturally withdrew and headed to the backyard.

“They say I have no luck with men.”

Mary grumbled and headed to the clothes dryer installed in the backyard. The laundry is not yet dry. Still, she couldn’t go back in, so she sat down on a stone next to her.

After three fermentations, the dough was put into the bread mold. Then I put it in the oven. There was no timer here, so I felt like I would have to stick around and watch from time to time. As I was watching the oven carefully, I saw three small birds fluttering outside the window.

Since I kicked him out last time, I haven’t asked him to come in, and he’s been doing that. The way it shakes its body vigorously is both cute and pathetic, so I give it a light wave and it slides inside.

The gap was so narrow that not even a finger could fit through it. When I see it like that, I feel like it is not a bird but a spirit of wind.

[Ugh!]

[Ahhhh!]

[too bad! Sobbing.]

The three birds made a crying sound as if they had made a promise.

“If you make any noise, I’ll kick you out again.”

I whisper softly, and only then does it close its beak. Then, it opens its beak again as if it feels unfair.

[What is he talking about?]

The person the spirit pointed to with its wings was Jin. He was talking to his class in a calm tone.

“Ban, it looks like it’s going to be very difficult. “How about we go inside and rest?”

“As I said before, it’s okay.”

“That’s because it doesn’t look right.”

“It looks like there’s something wrong with your eyes.”

“My eyes are fine.”

The two continued talking without saying a word.

[Aren’t you two fighting?]

[I know?]

The spirits stopped complaining and sat side by side with their butts pressed together to watch Jin and Ban.

“Would you like me to help you if you find it difficult to move on your own?”

“No need.”

There was a pause in conversation between the two. Meanwhile, Richt opened the oven and looked at the bread inside. The bread was cooked properly. He lifted up the tongs and took out a bread pan. Then, I succeeded in pulling the bread out nicely.

Milk bread completed! Richt tore off a corner of the bread and lightly cooled it. After that, I approached my class.

“Oh~”

Ban naturally opened his mouth and took the bread.

“how is it?”

Ban swallowed the bread and answered in a soft voice.

“Delicious.”

“Can I have more?”

“As much as you want.”

Richt laughed and cut half of the bread and placed it in front of the class. I divided the remaining bread in half again and handed it to Jin. Jean hesitated for a moment, then tore off her bread and brought it to her mouth.