Chapter 93

Chapter 92

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Days passed like those of an entertainer who had been tricked by a malicious entertainment agency into signing a slave contract, barely surviving on naps.

I was finally having a deep sleep in a soft bed after quite a while.

Knock knock.

"Miss, it's David."

Creak. Is it time to work hard as a servant for Oswald again?

"Come in..."

What schedule awaits me today?

Just as I was reluctantly getting out of bed, feeling down, I saw it.

"Wh-What? Dragons?!"

Two dragons, as big as adult men, were sleeping next to me!

'Am I still dreaming? Am I finally seeing things from being too tired?'

David, who had brought in a wagon loaded with breakfast, calmly said upon seeing this shocking scene.

"Kike, Benito. Your transformations are undone. You're scaring the miss."

These dragons are twins?

One of the two dragons, which had been sleeping soundly, slowly opened its eyelids.

Indeed, the amber eyes were exactly the same as the twins'.

I was a bit excited to see these supernatural beings, which I had never seen in *God's Play*.

"Are you the dragons? You're smaller than I expected. So, your human forms are small too? Are you hatchlings? But you look like Eastern dragons."

Kike transformed into human form and stared at me.

Although she didn't show any particular expression as usual, I could feel her annoyance.

"I just molted and became smaller, but I'm an adult."

She still answered my questions honestly.

"Do you molt? I thought only imps did that. But what does molting have to do with getting smaller? Oh, like a rebirth?"

Kike picked up a piece of bread and said.

"I'm eating, so don't talk to me."

"Okay, sorry..."

Then Benito woke up, transformed into human form, and pulled out earplugs from his ears.

No wonder he kept sleeping...

Kike suddenly thrust a piece of bread at David.

'Is she taking care of David?'

"David, toast this for me."

No, that wasn't it.

"My foxfire isn't for toasting bread."

"But it tastes better when toasted with this fire."

David, looking like he had given up, started toasting bread in large quantities.

Poor David. It seemed he had been exploited for a long time.

By the way, the toast with the smoky aroma was quite delicious.

David, who had piled up all the bread he brought into a toast mountain and a grape mountain next to it, said.

"I'll go to work now."

Surprised, I asked.

"Huh? I don't have any schedule today?"

"Yes, your schedule is over, so you can rest."

I clenched my fists.

'Finally free from the schedule hell? Hooray!'

After David left, I felt much better and made a silly comment to the twins who were eating grapes.

"I have a question. Kike, as the firstborn, has one teardrop, and Benito, as the second, has two? What an amazing genetic system. Hahaha!"

"I'm getting really angry. Can I throw a grape at the miss, Benito?"

"That would be against our mission."

What should I do on this rare day off? Maybe I should explore the castle, which I haven't seen properly yet?

Or should I raid the wine cellar in Oswald's room?

While making various fun plans, I noticed the twins who were guarding me closely.

The twins, though annoyed, steadfastly stayed by my side.

"Isn't it tiring to stay with me? You can go rest if you want."

Benito, who particularly disliked my question, spoke up.

"Miss is ridiculously weak. That's why we have to protect you."

"Oh..."

When you say it in such a cute way, my heart melts.

I hugged Benito and petted his head.

It seemed like Benito sighed.

Kike, after finishing the remaining grapes, said.

"Miss calls us by our names. So, we'll protect her from dying while she's in Panteon."

"What does calling you by your names have to do with protecting me?"

"Those who called us by our names became friendly. On the other hand, those who called us 'twins' strangely died quickly."

"Why?"

"We don't know. We didn't treat them differently. It just always happened that way."

Kike added.

"We call this the 'twin rule.'"

The twin rule.

A very cute and scary name.

"Anyway, I passed the rule, right? That's a relief."

This time, I opened my arms to pet Kike, but it didn't work.

"By the way, when did you eat all the grapes? I didn't get any."

Benito pointed at Kike, meaning she had eaten them all.

"Never mind. I'll just finish the toast. You ate a lot, but there's still this much left. When will you finish it?"

My worry was unfounded.

The twins started eating five slices of toast each, layered with jam and butter.

I realized why David had made so much toast. The twins were huge eaters.

Thud. Thud.

Then, regular footsteps were heard.

I turned my head toward the sound, still chewing on the toast.

"Good morning."

It was Oswald, wearing his usual bright red suit.

He smoothly approached and kissed my cheek while I was chewing.

Regardless, I kept chewing.

I was so full of toast with lots of butter and jam that I didn't even think about wiping my cheek.

Instead, I offered him a piece of jam and butter toast I had prepared.

"Do you want some?"

Oswald, seeing the bread crumbs on my mouth, smiled.

"No, it upsets my stomach."

Ah, yes. It upsets your stomach?

I smiled back and opened my mouth wide to finish the toast.

Then, Oswald said with a mocking expression.

"You're being unusually cute today."

Ugh. The disgusting comment made me feel nauseous, so I put down the toast I was eating.

After swallowing what I had in my mouth, I asked about his purpose.

"Why are you here? David already went to work."

"Your death judgment results just came in."

Oswald showed me a screen.

It was filled with small text about the system's judgment, settings, and quest completion times, but the main point was this.

"The Channel Management Committee has ordered you to resume broadcasting after receiving the quest reward."

My expression brightened.

Life in Panteon wasn't entirely unsatisfactory, but it was stifling.

Maybe it was the feeling that this wasn't where I belonged?

I knew many thrones welcomed and liked me, but I had also seen many thrones who disliked me.

In Panteon, I was just a powerless outsider.

Oswald pointed to the signature line at the bottom.

"Sign here, and the broadcast will start with instructions on how to receive the reward."

"Right away?"

I wanted to return to *God's Play* quickly, but this was too sudden.

'I didn't expect to be pushed out like this without even a proper goodbye.'

I suppressed my regret and hugged the twins tightly.

Instead of being annoyed or sighing, the twins hugged me back for the first time.

"It was nice meeting you. Please say hello to David for me."

"Understood."

"If you ever visit where I live, come by. We have toast and grapes there too."

"Okay."

Then, Oswald pulled me away from the twins by my shoulder.

"It's good that you've grown attached, but they are adult men. As a BJ for a romance channel, you should be careful with your actions."

'But they look like middle schoolers...'

I shrugged instead of replying.

Oswald, as if he had finished what he wanted to say, flipped the screen.

A system window appeared.

Ding!

[Do you want to receive the reward?]

"Yes."

[The dungeon quest reward 'Return to Valhalla' has been changed to another reward due to the disappearance of the passage.]

[Return to Valhalla → Return to Teresa Squire's funeral]

"...Huh? My funeral?!"

I turned to Oswald, hoping for an explanation, but he was waving his hand irritably and saying goodbye.

Then,

[The broadcast will start.]

My vision flickered.