A Lovely Meal — Chapter 13

DINNER TURNED OUT ESPECIALLY GOOD TODAY.

CHANGDEOK HYUNG!

PERFECT TIMING, DINNER IS-

COME ON, IT'S NOT LIKE I BROKE MY LEG, WHY'D YOU HAVE TO DROP ME OFF?

I COULDN'T JUST LET YOU WALK HOME ALONE WHEN YOU'RE HURT!

PLUS, IT'S A GOOD EXCUSE TO MEET THAT KID YOU'RE LIVING WITH.

UGH, SO THAT WAS THE REAL REASON...

WHAT HAPPENED...?

WHY IS THERE SO MUCH BLOOD?!

A-ARE YOU HURT?!

HEY... CALM DOWN.

IT LOOKS WORSE THAN IT IS.

TO BE MORE SPECIFIC...

THERE WAS A BIT OF AN ACCIDENT AT WORK AND CHANGDEOK GOT HURT.

HE GOT STABBED AND HE WAS BLEEDING.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY? HE KEPT SAYING IT WAS NOTHING AND REFUSED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

SO I HAD TO DRAG HIM THERE MYSELF.

HI, HEHE!

OH, RIGHT. I'M NAM TAE-GEUM, I WORK WITH CHANGDEOK.

I HEARD YOU WERE YOUNG, BUT WOW... YOU REALLY ARE JUST A KID. HAHA.

STABBED...WITH A KNIFE...?

HEY, YOU...!

MMPH!

CRAP, THE SCENT OF HIS BLOOD...!

H-HUH...??

SHH, HOLD STILL.

SORRY, HYUNG.

HE'S SUPER SHY AROUND STRANGERS.

I GUESS SHOWING UP WITH SOMEONE HE'S NEVER MET KINDA SPOOKED HIM.

HE'S NOT USUALLY LIKE THIS.

ANYWAY, THANKS FOR DROPPING ME OFF.

LET'S TALK MORE AT WORK TOMORROW.

OH... I SEE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

BUT HEY, CHANGDEOK...

YEAH?

THAT KID...

...HE'S A VAMPIRE, HUH?

MAN, THIS IS SERIOUSLY GOOD!

KIDDO!

YOU'RE ONE HELL OF A COOK!

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT!

WHAT THE HECK? WHEN DID THESE TWO GET ALL BUDDY-BUDDY?

SO...TAE-GEUM HYUNG...YOU'RE A VAMPIRE TOO?

YEP.

DIDN'T THINK I'D BE OUTED LIKE THIS, THOUGH.

I'M A TURNED VAMPIRE, BITTEN BY A PUREBLOOD.

"OUTED...?"

YOU SAID YOU'RE A HALF-BLOOD, RIGHT? THAT'S PRETTY RARE, HOW COOL!

OH, AND BY THE WAY, OUR COMPANY'S CEO IS A PUREBLOOD.

WHAT?!

EVERYONE AROUND ME... IS A VAMPIRE...?

DO I HAVE SOME KIND OF VAMPIRE-ATTRACTING ENERGY OR SOMETHING...?

OH, RIGHT.

DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU WERE ONLY STAYING HERE FOR A MONTH?

ONCE THAT'S UP, WANNA MOVE IN WITH ME?

I ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO HAVE A SPARE ROOM!

YOU'RE WELCOME TO HAVE IT.

WOW! I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. THANKS A LOT!

WOW, HAS IT REALLY BEEN THAT LONG ALREADY?

THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME LEFT, HUH...?

HMM... TAE-GEUM HYUNG AND JONGWU UNDER ONE ROOF...

HYUNG, WHY DIDN'T YOUR EYES CHANGE COLOR WHEN YOU SMELLED HIS BLOOD EARLIER?

I'VE FED DIRECTLY BEFORE!

VAMPIRES WHO HAVEN'T TEND TO HAVE A HARDER TIME CONTROLLING IT.

ANYWAY, I WAS TOO BUSY TO KEEP OUR CUSTOMERS UNDER CONTROL FOR A WHILE, SO THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND.

I KNOW CHANGDEOK HATES VIOLENCE, SO I FEEL KINDA BAD ABOUT IT.

YEAH. I STILL REMEMBER SOMEONE SAYING...

THAT I WOULD NEVER EVER HAVE TO SEE BLOOD...

STARTING NOW, I SWEAR! NOTHING LIKE THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN!

IF YOU'D JUST TAKEN THE MANAGEMENT POSITION LIKE I TOLD YOU, NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED!

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SCREWED UP. DON'T PIN THIS ON ME.

HUUUH?! ISN'T THAT A LITTLE COLD, CHANGDEOK...?

CHANGDEOK HYUNG DOESN'T LIKE VIOLENCE...?

SO BACK THEN...

DO YOU WANT ME...

...TO TEACH THEM A LESSON?

...HE SAID THAT FOR MY SAKE...?

ANYWAY, THE GOOD THING ABOUT BEING A MANAGER...

HYUNG, JUST FINISH YOUR FOOD AND LEAVE.

IT'S TOO CRAMPED IN HERE WITH THREE DUDES.

OKAY...

THANKS FOR AT LEAST LETTING ME FINISH BEFORE I GO....

CHANGDEOK HYUNG.

HM?

SHOULDN'T WE CHANGE YOUR BANDAGES?

THE SMELL OF BLOOD HAS GOTTEN STRONGER.

IF YOU SHOW ME HOW, I CAN DO IT FOR YOU.

YOU SURE? YOU WERE STRUGGLING EARLIER.

OF COURSE! TRUST ME, I'VE GOT THIS!

WIPE YOUR MOUTH BEFORE YOU TRY TO ACT COOL...

Twice a day

HM...

HE'S...

...CALMER THAN I EXPECTED.

OUCH... THIS MUST'VE HURT...

PHEW... ALL DONE.

YEAH, THANKS.

UH...

UMM...

YOU GO FIRST.

AH... WELL...

ABOUT ME STAYING HERE...

COULD I MAYBE STAY A LITTLE LONGER AFTER THE MONTH IS UP?

I'M STILL WORRIED ABOUT YOUR ARM AND ALL...

YEAH... I FIGURED HE'D SAY THAT.

HE'S NOTHING IF NOT PREDICTABLE.

OR...WAS THERE SOMEONE THAT MADE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE WE WERE LIVING TOGETHER?

IF THERE IS, I'LL FIX IT.

UNCOMFORTABLE, HUH...?

I MEAN, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT...

?

BUT LOOKING BACK...AREN'T WE A LITTLE TOO CLOSE?

HOW DID WE EVEN END UP LIKE THIS?

WELL... ANYWAY...

...I THINK HE'D BE MORE COMFORTABLE...

...LIVING WITH ANOTHER VAMPIRE THAN WITH ME.

YEAH, HE SHOULD GO TO TAE-GEUM HYUNG'S PLACE.