Chapter 14

I also have common sense.

This atmosphere isn’t like a meat restaurant.

First of all, the lighting in a meat restaurant wouldn’t be pink, and there wouldn’t be just one table on the second floor.

“Please sit, Mother-Body.”

“Ah, yes, yes.”

My hesitant, dazed steps seemed funny, and Park Seona was giggling. Come to think of it, why hasn’t she transformed?

“Uh, Director Ji?”

“Please call me Seona.”

“Uh, Seona-ssi.”

“Seona.”

“That’s a bit much, no matter how you look at it.”

“Hmm…”

Prilly, who had been stroking her chin while thinking something, soon smiled brightly.

“Alright. Then, Prilly.”

“That’s better.”

“Yes, Mother-Body. Anyway, what’s wrong?”

“So…”

What was I about to say? I suddenly can’t remember. Meanwhile, Prilly’s hand touched the thermos I was holding.

“What’s this?”

“Ah, this is a thermos.”

At that moment, Prilly looked at me with a strange expression. Uh, did I say something wrong?

“I get that it’s a thermos, but doesn’t it seem a bit out of place here?”

It seems a bit better than you setting up a meat restaurant like this… I gently pushed away Prilly’s hand trying to take the thermos and slung it over my shoulder.

“My adjutant was thoughtful enough to prepare it. I’ll carry it. It’s not heavy anyway.”

“Really? Are you taking some medicine?”

“No, it’s just water.”

“Water?”

For a moment, Prilly looked incredulous. Well, that makes sense. Carrying water in a thermos like this is a bit unusual.

“Anyway, can we sit now?”

I’m hungry.

Hanwoo.

Cow.

A pure domestic cow born and raised in this country.

Somehow, the name Hanwoo feels like the epitome of delicious food.

But at this moment, I can confidently say.

Of all the meat I’ve eaten in my life, this moment’s meat is the best.

Slightly grilled, dipped in oil sauce, and melting in my mouth the moment I put it in—this is the first time I’ve had meat like this.

“How does it taste?”

“It’s delicious. I’m not just saying that. Director, you should have some too.”

“No no no.”

Her index finger waggled left and right in front of my eyes.

“You’re not the director.”

“P-Prilly-ssi, you should have some too.”

“No no no.”

Again, her index finger waggled left and right.

“P…Prilly, have some.”

“No. I’m full just watching Mother-Body eat.”

Are you my mom? Actually, every time I ate a piece, Prilly would put grilled meat on my plate and place another piece on the grill.

She perfectly matched the speed of my eating and the grilling, even timing it so the meat cooled to the perfect temperature—her grilling skills were truly divine.

She was nothing short of a master. But the pressure of receiving such service was gradually increasing.

“Do you drink alcohol?”

“I… don’t dislike it.”

I don’t dislike it. But I’m worried about what might happen if I drink.

– Sis, Prilly is beyond imagination, so don’t drink if she offers you alcohol!

Dusik’s words flashed through my mind.

“I’ll have water.”

“Then give me your cup.”

“No, I have water here…”

I opened the thermos and poured water into the cup. The sound of pouring was quite satisfying, almost like pouring alcohol.

“How old are you, Mother-Body?”

I’m four years younger, right?

“I’m 23.”

“Oh, that’s just the right age difference. Four years apart.”

She doesn’t look 19 at all. Maybe she noticed me staring because Prilly awkwardly smiled while covering her mouth.

“I’m 27.”

“Eh, then you’re… no, you’re my older sister… I thought we were about the same age, so I spoke casually…”

“Oh, no. I told you to speak casually. You don’t have to call me older sister.”

She’s older than me, but she says I don’t have to call her older sister. I don’t get it. I haven’t even had alcohol, but I feel like I have. I took a sip of water from the cup I was holding.

“Anyone prettier than me is an older sister.”

I almost spat out the water I was drinking.

The considerable amount of meat was gradually running out. We had all sorts of cuts, from brisket to sirloin, even special parts like intestines. As I started to feel full, I rinsed my mouth with water and put down the cup.

“How about we have just one glass of wine? I brought a good one to drink with you today.”

It’s not soju. Wine. I’ve never had wine before… Even though I didn’t answer, Prilly started opening the wine, thinking my hesitation was agreement.

“Uh, I didn’t say I’d drink…”

“Come on, just one glass.”

She already opened it, so refusing now would be rude. I reluctantly held out my glass.

A pale yellow wine filled the glass. Bubbles fizzled lightly on the surface.

“Shall we toast?”

I lightly clinked glasses with Prilly.

A mild carbonated taste and a sweet flavor going down my throat. A faint alcoholic aftertaste on my tongue. I don’t know if it’s particularly delicious, but it’s sweet. And strangely, it has a slightly bitter taste.

“How is it?”

“It’s sweet.”

“Right? It’s a sweet wine. Strong sweetness, and, um, I added something special that’s good for the body.”

Something good for the body?

“Something good for the body?”

My lower abdomen felt hot.

I’ve felt this sensation before.

When I first came to the base, when I entered the production device, when I inhaled that pink gas.

But it was slightly different.

The heat starting from my lower abdomen gradually spread through my body.

Looking down at my hands and arms, they had turned red.

The heat reached my face, making it hot too.

My body itched.

Specifically, my lower abdomen itched.

My body started to twitch lightly.

“Maybe, the wine…”

I saw Prilly slowly getting up from her seat. With a triumphant smile, she approached me.

Prilly’s face filled my vision.

Her flushed face. Her eyes seemed to burn with a hot desire.

“You were a direct hit to my taste. I didn’t believe in love at first sight, but…”

“What are you doing to me… huh.”

Prilly’s hand lightly touched my arm. Unbelievably, the sensation where her hand touched felt intense.

Her fingers, lightly tickling my palm, moved up to my wrist and started rubbing the inside of my elbow.

“Hngk…”

A sweet moan escaped my lips. Surprised by my own sound, I covered my mouth.

“Cute…”

Prilly’s face was filled with a smile.

“Mother-Body. Let’s do something nice with your older sister…?”

“Damn it.”

Eve looked up at the second-floor window of the meat restaurant and cursed. The stairs leading to the second floor from the first-floor entrance were already covered with perception-hindering and cognitive-disruption magic.

The perception-hindering and cognitive-disruption magic, clearly Prilly’s specialty, was tricky even for Eve, the head of the Magical Girl Association, to break through quickly.

By the time she broke through, the situation would already be over.

“I didn’t want to go this far.”

No choice. Damn it.

Eve kept cursing as she pulled out a whip tied around her waist. She could use flight magic, but Prilly would detect it.

She had to finish before being noticed.

Pressing the whip’s switch, she swung it above her head. The long cord extended, turning into a long whip like a cowboy’s from a Western movie.

“Hyah!”

With a snap of her wrist, the whip flew and hooked onto the third-floor railing. After a few tugs to ensure it was secure, Eve shortened the whip and rolled her feet.

Eve’s body flew into the air. Landing on the third-floor railing, she adjusted the whip’s length and kicked the second-floor window.

“Prilly, don’t move!”

With the sound of shattering glass, she burst into the restaurant’s second floor.

“E-Eve!”

A magical mattress was laid out. A tall beauty with disheveled clothes, flushed face, half-closed eyes, and heavy breathing lay on the mattress. Surely, she was the Mother-Body, the new boss of the Mogmog Group.

And Prilly, who was about to undress her, was already half-undressed. Fortunately, Eve burst in before a major incident, so it seemed nothing had started yet.

“You crazy bitch!”

Eve finally let out a heartfelt curse.

“Shut up, you bitch!”

“Now you’re even trying to seduce the enemy organization’s boss, you crazy lesbian!”

“Hey, it’s a noble act of love! How crude to call it seduction…!”

“Enough, stop it right now. There’s a line you shouldn’t cross, and you, as a director, should know that!”

Eve was on the verge of losing her temper. Sure, she didn’t want to judge others’ sexual preferences. But when she saw the dildo belt drying in the sun in front of the association’s entrance, her patience had already run out.

“Even sexual minorities who like men ask for consideration, is that so hard? That dildo belt hanging out there is yours, Prilly!”

“It’s called a strap-on dildo, not a dildo belt!”

Prilly, with her upper body only in underwear, shrugged her shoulders as if proud. Eve finally pulled out her smartphone.

Click, click, click.

With a few shutter sounds, Prilly’s face turned to horror.

“Hey, hey, Eve, you wouldn’t.”

Eve, with a face full of malice, growled at Prilly.

“Yes, I would. If you don’t back off now, I’ll send all these photos to Evangelin. Evangelin, your lover, right? She’s on a business trip to Busan. Do you think she’ll stay quiet if she finds out her lover is doing this while she’s away?”

At that, Prilly’s expression twisted. She looked down at the Mother-Body, still breathing heavily on the magical mattress.

“You, I’ll remember today. You damn bitch.”

“Get lost.”

The confrontation between the two magical girls ended. Prilly properly dressed and went down the stairs, releasing the magic. The noise from the first floor started coming up the stairs again.

“Ugh… these magical girls are all crazy…”

Eve sighed deeply, looking down at the Mother-Body, who had lost consciousness on the magical mattress with a flushed face.

“This is awkward… being drugged from the first meeting.”

Eve made a face.

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