Episode 16 [Instant Impact](3)
The rain stopped, and the clear night sky finally cleared.
Ppodeuk. Podeuk.
Dante smiled leisurely as he wiped off the water on the window with a rag.
I’m sure I’ve been a worker since birth.
I feel most comfortable when I clean like this, not when I’m resting or sleeping.
Yeon-hwa, who was watching her from the back with her chin resting on her front paws, smiled slightly as she rolled her body.
“[It’s really amazing. How can you do a simple mop with such a happy expression? Just like someone who owns the whole world.]”
“Ahahahaha, you’re right. For me, the act of doing this kind of work itself is the reason for my life and my everything.”
It is not wrong to say that you have the whole world.
A serious workaholic. This is what a true workaholic is.
After wringing out the wet rag with as much force as possible, Dante smiled happily as he laid it out neatly on the window sill.
“Work makes me feel like I’m useful in this world. Oh, but I’m worth living. There’s at least one other person who needs me.”
Should I say lack of affection?
Or is it because I lost both of my parents at the same time at a young age?
Dante grew up supporting himself without anyone’s care or attention, and in the process, financial problems naturally caught up with him.
Just to make a living, Dante has been doing chores at random since he was considered too young to work in the eyes of ordinary people objectively.
Then, he finally got a chance to get a job at the so-called stable job at the castle of the Devil around the age difference, so when he first met Olivia, he was the pinnacle of his tribe and he had no choice but to pour out his lust for it.
This jobless maker (unemployed generator) is like a dragon.
How could this be a valuable job, but how could the workplace collapse on the first day of work?
For Dante, it was a very important job that depended on survival.
“In addition, it has been my long-held dream to work in this Demon Castle. Even though I am a janitor… I thought that thanks to that, I would be able to see such a magnificent and wonderful castle every day.”
However, contrary to expectations, the direction has changed a bit—but… Well, as a result, it’s right to work here as a janitor (slave).
“Besides, now that I’ve even managed to live here, what more could I ask for?”
With a smile, Dante sat down next to Yeon-hwa and said.
“I like my life now. I’m very satisfied. Others may think it’s pathetic, but that’s their opinion, not mine. Right?”
───That’s right, right?
A question that asks for consent and feels somewhat incongruous.
Ask for a person whose boss is a dragon at work.
Maybe I’m not unique?
He carefully stroked Yeonhwa’s hair.
The soft feel of fur. It felt like touching high-quality silk.
Contrary to Dante’s tone of voice, as if telling him not to worry about anything, she just stared at his face with unwavering purple eyes.
At those graceful eyes that looked like they could see through everything, Dante couldn’t help but tremble slightly involuntarily.
Just like someone who has been caught lying.
Is it a mere illusion that the figure somehow looks dangerous?
“…… Huh?”
When I suddenly came to my senses, Dante, who had been stroking Yeon-hwa’s hair until now, was staring at the ceiling before I knew it.
A view that was overturned at once.
She suddenly turned her head and, without even realizing it, she transformed into a human form in an instant, she was quietly looking down at herself.
A dazzlingly beautiful woman’s face fills the field of vision.
Then, now, in this composition, what is holding your head?
Dante swallowed dry saliva at the feeling that the back of her head was tickling, and only then did he grasp the situation.
“Hey, Yeon-hwa…? What the hell… Is this…”
“You don’t have to worry about it. Comforting a tired master and praising his hard work are one of the virtues of a familiar servant.”
Laughing silently, Yeon-hwa gently ran her hand through his hair.
The child who realized the cruelty of her reality had no choice but to become an adult.
Even in a life where no one acknowledges and supports her, Ai never forgot the importance of her life.
“People are always on the lookout for someone. No matter how strong a person is, everyone is tired and tired, so even while looking forward and running to find someone they can lean on, they look back at least once. Everyone is human.”
She stared at Dante.
“But behind you, only you are standing.”
“…!”
In an instant, Dante’s golden eyes widen at a word that pierces her lungs.
Yeon-hwa said calmly, touching his lips as she tried to say something with her finger.
“Your appearance, living a sincere and diligent life, is perfectly beautiful to the eyes of a woman. So———”
With a whisper, the lips lightly touch the cheek and fall.
As she comforted her weary child, she removed her fingers and smiled beautifully.
“──How about taking a break sometimes?”
“….. I’ll try… I’ll try.”
Drawing a more comfortable smile on her lips than before, Dante touched her wrist.
……Where’s the deodorant?
She didn’t even know that a weak but red mark was left on her face.