Housekeeper in the dungeon

EPISODE 115

Hee-na curled her lips.

“S-class stone-cooked bibimbap? You put only spinach sprouts in it, and it became a specialty dish.”

This was another unexpected discovery.

I thought it was just spinach sprouts that had been cooked, so I thought it would just have the spinach sprouts’ properties, but it turned into a new dish. …….

“My strength and stamina are up 8% and 4%, respectively, which is awesome.”

“This is the first time I’ve ever gotten a health buff……. I guess the effect is different when it’s secondary processed.”

Hee-Na pondered.

“Come to think of it, so are peanuts. If I left the shelling to someone else, it didn’t change the properties. It wasn’t until I took the peanuts and roasted them that the properties came out.

In his research, Yu, a fierce principled man, first worked to ensure that the cooking stages of Hina were consistent.

“You know how they say you can’t start a study until something is properly zeroed……?

Of course, Yu wasn’t wrong.

Research was a process of collecting and comparing data to find a better way to do something, and if you didn’t have the right reference point, you were bound to struggle in the long run.

But that’s why their joint research hadn’t even gotten off the ground.

Hee Na’s ‘dexterity’ skill was quite tricky to begin with.

For a while, Hee-Na forgot about her real goal, which was to develop spinach, and focused her efforts on making spinach dip.

“What if I could do a secondary processing for spinach like peanuts?” she thought.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in my head.

‘I don’t have to use spinach straight away. What if I processed it and made a powder or juice that I could use in my cooking?

Spinach is a popular natural coloring ingredient, so it didn’t seem like a bad idea.

“I could make something like rice cakes that are easy to eat in one bite…….”

On the other hand, I wondered if I could use alchemist to turn Hee-na’s spinach dish into a potion.

It seemed like alchemist could be used to create a potion that would meld the properties of the original ingredients.

“I don’t know if that’s possible, but……. You could try it with Yu Yu.”

It was worth asking anyway.

Hee-na’s eyes twinkled and she mumbled something, which must have seemed strange to him.

Kang jin-hyeon interrupted her thoughts.

“Are you thinking about the alchemist from earlier?”

“What?”

Hee-na was dumb founded by the unexpected question.

“Well, technically, I was thinking about him, but……. But I didn’t think of him in the affectionate way that Mr. jin-hyeon says.”

In a purely business sense.

Outside of the work aspect, Yu yun-yi wasn’t the type of person she wanted to interact with.

He was like an ugly mudfish stirring up mud in Hee-Na’s otherwise calm, lake-like mind.

“You look like you’re looking forward to spending time with him.”

But Kang jin-hyeon’s eyes must have seen something different. He was bitter at the mention of Yu Yi.

“The way they interacted with each other, they seemed so close.”

“……Where did I see her and I interacting like that?”

It even sounded like he was quite intimate with Yu, which sent chills down my spine at the horrifying story.

But Kang Jin Hyeon didn’t seem to notice Hee Na’s mood, and he lowered his eyes and muttered.

“You don’t feel comfortable with that, do you?”

“Me?”

“Yes. You’re comfortable talking to him while I’m gone…….”

“He was being a dick first, so I gave up and half-assed it.”

“He used to call me by my first name, but it took much longer for Hee-Na to call me by my first name properly…….”

“You’re such an ugly dog that I don’t even want to call you by your title.”

“You even touch me intimately, which you don’t even do for me who lives in the same house…….”

Finally, Hee-Na asked in exasperation.

“What’s this ‘intimate contact’ thing, I don’t remember any of this, did I do something intimate with him?”

This was so unfair!

Speaking of intimate contact, the only thing I remembered was taking off my shoe and slapping her backside.

That was the best and most pleasant memory Hee-na could remember!

‘No, before that, why is Mr. jin-hyeon complaining about this?

In the first place, Kang jin-hyeon and Yu Yun-yi were not people you could put on the same page.

The former was an incredibly important opponent, while the latter was someone who had learned to deal with but was still annoying.

Hee-na’s demeanor towards them today was completely different.

Yu yun-Yi was kicked out like an unwanted guest, while Kang Jin Hyeonn received a hearty meal from Hee Na.

“Wow. Mr. jin-hyeon, isn’t something going on here? Why did you keep doing this?”

He’d been aggressive with Yu as soon as he’d entered the kitchen, and he’d watched Hee-na cooking right next to him.

The way he tried to get Hee-na to eat bean sprouts, the things he was saying now…… weren’t like the usual Kang jin-hyeon.

Hee-na thumped her chest, feeling overwhelmed.

“…… But!”

Finally, Kang Jin Hyeon opened his mouth, which had been glued shut like honey.

“You fed him food yourself, even though you’ve only known him for a few days! You’ve never done that to me before……!”

“What?”

“It’s all things that have never been easy for me, but you made it so easy for that alchemist! Even feeding him with your own hands was a kindness that even I, who live in a house……, have never received.”

Hee-Na remembered a scene from the previous chapter in retrospect.

“You know, the one where you chopped up all the spinach and held it out to him with your bare hands for him to eat?

It was a small thing, but it was only a blur when Kang jin-hyeon appeared in the kitchen.

“Just for that?

It was an embarrassing confession. Especially if it was Kang jin-hyeon.

“Uh……. Um, Mr. jin-hyeon.”

Hee-na rolled her eyes and called out to Kang jin-hyeon.

Kang blinked slowly, like a child being punished.

“Yes. Go ahead. I’m sure Hee-na thinks it’s pathetic of me to be disappointed with just a bowl of bean sprouts……”

“No, not that.”

“I know I’ve been acting like an immature child in my desire to get closer to Hee-na.”

“Ji, jin-hyeon!”

Judgment aside, the priority was to clear up the misunderstanding.

Hee-Na fumbled for words, unsure of where to begin.

“First of all, Yu Yun-yi, I’m not close to her at all! Feeding her spinach is no more meaningful than feeding a passing dog! I think puppies are cute, but she’s really…… ugh!”

It seemed like this was the first thing that came to mind.

Kang Jin Hyeon had a firm misunderstanding of the relationship between Hee Na and Yu Yun-yi.

“The first day I met her, she was unresponsive, and I’m sure the head of HR knows this. I told her that I’d never work with someone like this.”

“But……”

“Write. Don’t get any weird ideas, just keep listening to me.”

Hee-na clicked her tongue bitterly, but Kang jin-hyeon waggled his handsome eyebrows and shut his mouth.

‘Somehow, I ended up admonishing Mr. Jin Hyeon…….’

Still, it was worth saying.

‘No, not anyone else, but you’re trying to set me up with Yu-hyun?

Hee-na thought for a moment before she shouted.

“Why would I like him more than jin-hyeon, he’s so much kinder, sweet, and polite, he helped my brother before, he was been nice to my family, he cooked delicious meals for us, he’s much better looking, he’s much more capable, he has a great laugh, he’s thoughtful, and he’s so much more thoughtful…….”

I blurted out random compliments off the top of my head, which made me feel a little awkward. Embarrassed, I rushed to finish my sentence.

“……Anyway, I like Yu a lot more than that human!”

“Is that true?”

“Of course!”

Kang Jin Hyeon’s dark face lit up.

“I like Hee-na much better than that alchemist, too.”

“Isn’t that the way it should be……? You two are new to each other.

Anyway, Hee-na barely managed to clear up the misunderstanding.

However, Kang jin-hyeon was so serious that she quickly forgot that the conversation had ended on an odd note.

“Oh, right, is that why you asked me to feed you the bean sprout paste? Because you did it for Yu-hyun, but not for jin-hyeon? Because you seem to be closer to Yu-hyun than jin-hyeon?”

Hearing Hee-na’s question, Kang jin-hyeon furrowed his brow. He tilted his head slightly as if he was confused.

“……mm.”

He answered slowly after a moment of silence.

“I’ve made countless efforts to get close to Hee-Na, and I feel like my efforts have been denied in an instant. When I imagined Hee-Na with another man while I was away, it was hard to contain myself.”

“Ah……ha.”

Hee-Na blushed.

As usual, Kang jin-hyeon had a habit of saying things in a way that was easy to misunderstand.

“‘I was with another man’. What a way to put it…….’

I’ve known him for months now.

It was time to get used to Kang’s non-flirtatiousness, but when he said it so seriously, it made me think otherwise.

“That can’t be true, I’m much closer to Mr. jin-hyeon.”

Despite blushing at his implication, Hee-Na clapped her hands in the air, reinforcing her friendship with Kang jin-hyeon.

“Yu only gave him spinach for research and never treated him to a glass of water. Heh, you should know that it’s thanks to Mr. jin-hyeon that I got coffee today.”

“……Is that so?”

Kang jin-hyeon’s expression brightened at the sight.

Hee-na giggled inwardly, thinking that it was somehow cute.