Chapter 90

In the way?

Miu had gotten in the way of BBQ and him?

(Alliance) BBQ: What?????????

(Alliance) BBQ: No way!!!!

Naturally, BBQ practically jumped the moment Miu asked the question.

(Alliance) BBQ: The more people we have gathering, the more, more, more, more, more welcome they are!

(Alliance) BBQ: I was just surprised because Miu doesn’t usually do stuff like farming... lol

(Alliance) BBQ: You joining us would be totally welcome.

The ingredient-obsessed cook looked delighted at the prospect of having another pair of hands. With that kind of response, it seemed like they could finally get moving, so Mo Yeonhoo started toward the gate.

(Alliance) Miu: What about Momo?

Miu singled Yeonhoo out.

(Alliance) Miu: Momo, don’t you want to go with me?

(Alliance) 0momo0: Huh??? Of course I do.

(Alliance) 0momo0: I mean—

(Alliance) 0momo0: Going together would be great!!!!

It was strange that Miu had suddenly asked him directly, but Yeonhoo answered readily. Only then did Miu move out from between BBQ and Yeonhoo.

(Alliance) Miu: Then that’s fine.

(Alliance) Miu: Shall we go?

(Alliance) BBQ: Yep lol

(Alliance) 0momo0: Yep!

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Oh... Have fun, you three.

(Alliance) FUNK: Whoa.

And just like that, a three-person party made up of Miu, BBQ, and Mo Yeonhoo had formed.

(Alliance) Miu: Which way are we going?

(Alliance) BBQ: The coordinates... Oh, wait. Hang on, let me check the map again.

(Alliance) BBQ: The gathering site I was going to use is small, so I’m thinking we should go somewhere else.

(Alliance) BBQ: I want to remotely check the condition of the crops before we go. Can you two wait a moment?

(Alliance) 0momo0: Of course!! Take your time!

With a quiet BBQ standing in front of him, Yeonhoo glanced to the side.

Farming together...

A farming date. It actually sounded kind of romantic.

They had wound up traveling together by chance, but in truth, there had not been many opportunities for the two of them to do things together. Since Miu and Yeonhoo had to appear to be on bad terms, it had been especially long since they had done anything in front of the other alliance members.

(CH03) 0momo0: Wow, it’ll be so fun going together, right??

(CH03) Miu: Haha, I guess so.

Yeonhoo was so happy.

He was happy just to enjoy this small bit of content with Miu, and it made him feel as if they had grown closer too.

(Alliance) BBQ: (Coordinates) Miu, Momo, are you there?

(Alliance) BBQ: This is where we’re going lol. Ready?

(Alliance) 0momo0: Ah, yes! Let’s go!

Their conversation ended just as BBQ gave the signal to depart.

BBQ invited Miu and Yeonhoo into a group.

(Group) BBQ: Off we go~ lol

Following BBQ’s lead, they traveled using their mounts. Once they arrived at the gathering site, they split up the area and began farming.

(Group) BBQ: Momo and Miu, harvest the vanilla beans! Replant them where you pull them up, and sprinkle fertilizer too. I’ll go harvest the truffles we planted over there earlier and come back! Lol

(Group) 0momo0: Okay, sounds good!!

(Group) BBQ: What about you, Miu?

(Group) BBQ: Ah, right. You never answer anyway... lol

(Group) 0momo0: Haha...

BBQ awkwardly accepted that Miu was just standing there silently. Yeonhoo smiled in agreement. Miu had not responded to anything BBQ said since they had set off, after all.

(Group) Miu: ?

(Group) Miu: I always answer well, though.

The instant Miu refuted him with a completely serious tone, both Yeonhoo and BBQ unconsciously glanced his way.

(Group) BBQ: Huh?? You do, Miu?

(Group) Miu: Yeah.

(Group) Miu: I answer well. I think you’re confusing me with someone else, BBQ.

(Group) BBQ: ???

(Group) BBQ: .......I guess so?

BBQ looked confused, but his beloved truffles were waiting in the distance, so he seemed to decide to back off for now.

(Group) BBQ: Then I’ll be harvesting over there!!!

(Group) BBQ: Type in chat if anything happens lol

(Group) 0momo0: Okay.

(Group) Miu: Yeah.

(Group) BBQ: Wow, he really answered.

(Group) Miu: Is there a problem?

(Group) BBQ: No, no, I’m going~;;

Watching BBQ hurry off, Yeonhoo moved over to the vanilla beans first. Then, right beside him...

Do people normally harvest standing this close together?

As if he had been waiting for it, Miu lined up directly beside him. Yeonhoo looked at Miu’s avatar once, at the distance between them once, and at the vanilla beans in front of him once.

After looking them over exactly three times, he concluded, Spices must be harvested standing this close together.

Then he cheerfully typed:

(Group) 0momo0: Wow, I was worried because I’m bad at mini-games!!

(Group) 0momo0: I’m glad Miu came along, haha!! Right, haha.

And the next instant, whispers came flooding in like mad.

(Whisper) BBQ: No no no Momo Momo

(Whisper) BBQ: No no no no no no no no no no no

(Whisper) BBQ: No no no no no no no no no casual speech

That last message made Yeonhoo understand why BBQ was panicking.

(Whisper) BBQ: Miu seriously hates people talking casually to him, like really, really hates it!

Oh, I used casual speech just now?

He had meant to send it through a private chat, but had accidentally said it in the group chat instead.

(Whisper) BBQ: Even if the misunderstanding between you and Miu has been cleared up,

(Whisper) BBQ: this could tangle that cleared-up misunderstanding all over again.

Come to think of it, when Yeonhoo had said he wanted to speak casually to Miu, Miu had acted horrified and shuddered at the very thought.

(Whisper) BBQ: Maybe it would be better for your personal safety if you apologized for talking casually... Just sticking my nose in lol;

(Whisper) 0momo0: Okay!! One second.

But they were getting along well now, and Miu no longer said anything even when Yeonhoo spoke casually to him. In fact, Yeonhoo had become so used to it that he had slipped up.

(Group) 0momo0: Haha, the casual speech was a joke~~

(Group) 0momo0: I’m just glad Miu came with us. Right!!!

I should smooth this over somehow.

From BBQ’s perspective, who knew none of that, 0momo0’s behavior toward Miu had to seem incredibly offensive.

(Whisper) BBQ: Phew~ Good, good lol

Once Yeonhoo passed it off as a joke, BBQ finally sent him a relieved whisper.

(Group) Miu: Momo.

(Group) Miu: What are you doing?

Then Miu called for Yeonhoo.

Naturally, BBQ panicked.

(Whisper) BBQ: Oh my god, the Demon King called for you. Look at that tone;; He’s mad;; He’s really mad;; You’re so dead. What do we do? Should we apologize together? He’s definitely going to chew you out.

(Group) Miu: I don’t know why you’ve been acting that way since earlier, but—

(Whisper) BBQ: Whoa;; Emergency;;

(Whisper) BBQ: The leader is seriously pissed.

(Whisper) BBQ: I can’t do this. I have loyalty. I can’t lose a disciple like this. Momo, say you’re coming over here to harvest truffles.

(Whisper) BBQ: I’ll harvest vanilla while gently apologizing to Miu with you. I’m a competent cook, you know?? But if the mood stays bad, Momo, make a break for it.

(Whisper) BBQ: Since we’re at a gathering site, he can’t beat you to death here. But once you leave, damage goes through, so summon your mount and be as quick as possible.

(Group) Miu: Why won’t you speak casually to me?

(Whisper) BBQ: ?

(Whisper) BBQ: ????????

(Whisper) BBQ: ??? Huh???????????

Amid the endless flood of question marks, Miu added:

(Group) Miu: It hurts my feelings.

(Whisper) BBQ: ???????????

(Whisper) BBQ: What???????????????????????