# WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #9 ## Series - title: A Lovely Meal - slug: a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1 ## Chapter - number: 9 - chapter_key: 9-vdgj8q - release_date: 2026-10-19 ### Summary A Lovely Meal Chapter 9 opens with the narrator admiring Jongwu's cooking as he eats the bibimbap Jongwu prepared, and the real turning point comes because of the blood bag. The narrator catches Jongwu trying to sneak into the bathroom to drink it, sits him down at the table, and while they talk about the medicine-like taste of the facility blood, the fading bruise, and his vampire appearance, Jongwu admits that his blood might be especially delicious to vampires. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Kid explains facility blood has preservatives, tastes like medicine, drunk only to restore taste - Host notices fading bruise and pale handsome looks, confirming kid is a vampire - Kid reveals host's blood may be especially tasty and caused intense thirst at first restaurant meeting - Kid states desire to live like normal human, graduate high school and get normal job - Host and kid share bibimbap made from near-expiry vegetables; host realizes kid genuinely loves cooking - Kid is caught trying to sneak into bathroom with blood bag and is invited to drink at table - They joke about vampire blood-drinking needing a license and nursing school - Kid says government monitors vampires and avoiding black markets keeps them safe - They watch TV news about medical negligence scandal at OO Hospital ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser A Lovely Meal Chapter 9 opens with the narrator admiring Jongwu's cooking as he eats the bibimbap Jongwu prepared, and the real turning point comes because of the blood bag. ### Spoiler summary A Lovely Meal Chapter 9 opens with the narrator admiring Jongwu's cooking as he eats the bibimbap Jongwu prepared, and the real turning point comes because of the blood bag. The narrator catches Jongwu trying to sneak into the bathroom to drink it, sits him down at the table, and while they talk about the medicine-like taste of the facility blood, the fading bruise, and his vampire appearance, Jongwu admits that his blood might be especially delicious to vampires. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 163 ### Content TONIGHT'S DINNER... BIBIMBAP MADE USING VEGETABLES NEARING THEIR EXPIRATION DATE WOAH... LOOK AT THOSE COLORS... I'M GLAD I DIDN'T WASTE MONEY EATING OUT. THIS KID DOESN'T NEED CAREER COUNSELING... HE WAS BORN TO BE A CHEF... HAS THAT EVER CROSSED HIS MIND? HONESTLY... ...AT FIRST, WHEN HE INSISTED ON COOKING FOR ME... I THOUGHT HE WAS TRYING TO USE HIS CHARM OR WHATEVER TO MANIPULATE ME. BUT NOW I KNOW FOR SURE... ...HE JUST GENUINELY ENJOYS COOKING FOR PEOPLE. HEHE BUT... WHY? IT'S NOT LIKE I'VE BEEN ESPECIALLY NICE TO HIM OR ANYTHING... IS HE REALLY GOING THIS FAR JUST BECAUSE I LET HIM CRASH HERE FOR A BIT? HE'S BEING SO KIND THAT I CAN'T HELP BUT BE SUSPICIOUS... EVEN SO... THE FOOD IS WAY TOO GOOD TO SAY NO. CATS REST SLEEP FOOD ANGER: 0.0000% CONTEMPT: 0.0000% FEAR: 0.0001% HAPPINESS: 0.9998% NEUTRALITY: 0.0001% UGH, WHATEVER. WE'RE NOT GONNA LIVE TOGETHER FOR MUCH LONGER ANYWAY. I MIGHT AS WELL TURN MY BRAIN OFF AND JUST ENJOY THE FOOD. HEY, WHY ARE YOU JUST CASUALLY WALKING INTO THE BATHROOM... ...WITH A BLOOD BAG? DIDN'T YOU TAKE IT OUT TO DRINK IT? OH... UMM... YES... THAT'S RIGHT... BUT... I FIGURED SEEING ME DRINK BLOOD MIGHT KILL YOUR APPETITE... ...SO I WAS JUST GOING TO SLIP INTO THE BATHROOM, DRINK IT QUICKLY, THEN COME BACK OUT- HUUUUH? I COULDN'T CARE LESS WHAT YOU EAT. DON'T BE SO DRAMATIC. DRINKING BLOOD IS HOW YOU SURVIVE, IT'S NOT WEIRD. HONESTLY, IT WAS MORE AWKWARD WATCHING YOU SIT OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE I ATE ALONE. SO SIT DOWN AND EAT. OKAY... WAIT... ...YOU WERE JUST WHINING ABOUT WANTING BLOOD. SO WHAT'S WITH THE SOUR FACE? IS IT POISON OR SOMETHING? Wu Jongwu IT'S JUST... THE BLOOD THE FACILITY SENDS IS TREATED WITH PRESERVATIVES... ...SO IT JUST TASTES LIKE MEDICINE. IT'S HONESTLY AWFUL. THE ONLY REASON I'M DRINKING IT IS 'CAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET MY SENSE OF TASTE BACK. IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO, I'D NEVER TOUCH THIS STUFF... IS HE A PICKY EATER...? ANYWAY... THAT BRUISE WAS PRETTY GNARLY, BUT SEEING HOW IT'S ALREADY FADING... Wu Jongwu ...REALLY DRIVES HOME THAT HE'S A VAMPIRE. UP UNTIL NOW, THE ONLY VAMPIRE-LIKE THING ABOUT HIM WAS... ...THE BLOOD DRINKING... AND HIS LOOKS. PFFT WAIT, WHAT... WHAT ABOUT MY LOOKS...?! HUH? NO... IT'S JUST... WHAT'S WITH YOU...? ...YOU REALLY HAVE THAT VAMPIRE LOOK TO YOU, Y'KNOW? PALE SKIN... AND KINDA PRETTY. Wu Jongwu LIKE ONE OF THOSE RICH VAMPIRE HEIRS IN THE MOVIES. THE BRUISE KILLS THE VIBE A LITTLE, THOUGH... HYUNG... YOU...THINK I'M PRETTY? WHAT...? WHY DOES IT EVEN MATTER? BECAUSE, I LIKE... ...? YOU WHAT? WHY'D YOU STOP MID-SENTENCE? NO... I JUST... ...I THOUGHT IF YOU THINK I'M PRETTY... ...YOU MIGHT LET ME STAY HERE A LITTLE LONGER. ...OH REALLY NOW...? HE ALREADY ACTS LIKE THIS PLACE IS HIS OWN. HOW MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE IS HE TRYING TO GET, EXACTLY? THIS KID'S GOT GUTS... AND NOW FOR OUR NEXT STORY... ANOTHER CASE OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE HAS BEEN REPORTED, FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT. MBT News Another Medical Malpractice Scandal Erupts OFFICIALS AT OO HOSPITAL ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY... BUT PATIENT COMPLAINTS ARE GROWING DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE CLEAR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE. LET'S GO TO OUR FIELD REPORTER, PARK JUNG-SIK, ON THE SCENE. HEY, JONGWU... I'M CURIOUS... YES? CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING ABOUT VAMPIRES? SURE, WHAT IS IT? SO...WHEN VAMPIRES DRINK BLOOD... THEY'RE BASICALLY TAKING BLOOD FROM A PERSON'S BODY, RIGHT? I GUESS...? ISN'T THAT TECHNICALLY THE SAME AS DRAWING BLOOD? SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE LIKE... A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION FOR THAT OR SOMETHING? License HMM... I'VE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT THAT WAY... WAIT...! IF I GO TO NURSING SCHOOL... WILL YOU LET ME DRINK YOUR BLOOD? WHAT THE HELL...? THAT'S YOUR WEIRD FANTASY, NOT MINE. I GUESS NOT... FORGET IT... BACK TO THE BOOKS FOR YOU. I'M NOT CURIOUS ANYMORE. AW... GEEZ, THIS KID... OH... NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT... TALKING ABOUT DRINKING BLOOD REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING. WELL... ...UMM... NEVER MIND... IT'S PROBABLY BETTER IF I DON'T SAY IT. HEY. WHY DO YOU KEEP STOPPING MID-SENTENCE? IT'S GETTING ANNOYING. MMPH?! HEY...! I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE CONSIDERATE...! I FELT LIKE IF I SAID IT, IT MIGHT END UP UPSETTING YOU... NOT FINISHING YOUR SENTENCE IS MORE UPSETTING. IF YOU'RE GONNA SAY SOMETHING, SAY IT. OKAY... SO... THIS IS JUST SOMETHING I HEARD, SO I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ACTUALLY TRUE, BUT... THEY SAY SOME HUMANS HAVE ESPECIALLY TASTY BLOOD. HONESTLY... ...I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ONE OF THEM. WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU AT THE RESTAURANT... I GOT THIS WEIRD FEELING. IT WAS LIKE EVERY NERVE IN MY BODY SUDDENLY LOCKED ONTO YOU. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FELT THIS INTENSE THIRST. I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT AT THE TIME, SINCE I'D NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE... BUT THINKING BACK NOW, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOU. SO WHAT HE'S SAYING IS... ...TO VAMPIRES... ...I'M BASICALLY A WALKING, TALKING DELICACY?! HEY... WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ONLY TELLING ME THIS NOW?! I SHOULDN'T BE WALKING AROUND ALL WILLY-NILLY IF THAT'S THE CASE! WHAT IF SOME VAMPIRE SUDDENLY SNAPS WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STREET... AND LUNGES AT ME WITH GLOWING EYES, LIKE YOU DID?! WHAT?! WHEN DID I LUNGE AT YOU?! ANYWAY... THE GOVERNMENT ALREADY REGULATES VAMPIRE ACTIVITY. SO AS LONG AS YOU STAY AWAY FROM SHADY BLACK MARKETS, YOU'LL BE FINE. WAIT, HAVE YOU SERIOUSLY BEEN THINKING OF ME AS SOME RECKLESS, OUT-OF-CONTROL VAMPIRE THIS WHOLE TIME? I TOLD YOU OVER AND OVER, I JUST WANT TO LIVE LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BEING. I'M JUST GOING TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, GET A NORMAL JOB, AND LIVE A QUIET LIFE. THESE DAYS, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO GO TO COLLEGE. AS LONG AS YOU PUT EFFORT INTO SOMETHING YOU CARE ABOUT, YOU CAN MAKE A LIVING. I'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO A FEW JOBS I'M INTERESTED IN, BUT I'M STILL THINKING IT OVER. I GUESS IT'S ABOUT TIME I MADE A DECISION, THOUGH... HONESTLY, I WANT TO TRY THEM ALL. SO EVEN IF IT TAKES A WHILE, I'M PLANNING TO DO THEM ALL ONE BY ONE. THE FIRST THING I'M GONNA TRY IS... HELLO...? HYUNG...? ARE YOU ASLEEP???? EVEN VAMPIRES ARE JUST TRYING TO GET BY, HUH...? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #9](/series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1/chapter-9-vdgj8q) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.