This taste…

The trickling sound of water came to an abrupt stop.

The bathroom’s tightly closed door was suddenly pushed open with a bang.

Fair, jade-like feet, still dotted with beads of water, stepped out.

A delicate figure wrapped in a bath towel wandered through the empty house.

Having just stepped out of the bathroom, she held the towel with one hand, ready to find a drink in the refrigerator.

“Where’s my juice? Why is there only milk!”

After rummaging through the refrigerator for a good while without finding the drink she wanted, she thought of the young lady who had come to apply for the job that day, then looked down at her own cute curves.

Her mood to look for juice vanished in an instant.

She grabbed the milk, gritted her teeth, and said, “Milk it is, then.”

The sound of a door opening was heard.

…she knew who was back.

The only people living in the dormitory now were her and the manager.

The others were either out on missions or still on vacation.

During this period, they had been incredibly busy.

The vampires from the Northern Border Defense City had broken through the defense line and entered the Human Federation.

Many scattered vampires had yet to be completely eliminated.

As a result, the main staff of the Sakura Cafe were now only her and Manager Winnie.

The two of them worked with all their might to keep the cafe running, barely avoiding having to close for a break.

“Manager! After the daily training tomorrow, can you go with me to buy some drinks? There’s only milk left in the fridge!”

Yuan Shirui, one hand holding her bath towel and the other the milk, walked out from inside, complaining nonstop as she went.

But when Yuan Shirui came out, she froze completely.

She hadn’t expected Winnie to be the only one who had entered the house.

Sitting on the sofa was a rather familiar figure.

The other person watched as her skin, still flushed pink from the hot water, … fluttered, revealing her no longer calm mood.

Little did she know, all these small movements were taken in by Yuan Shirui.

“It’s you!”

Yuan Shirui had already recognized her.

It was the hesitant girl who had been squatting at the entrance of the Sakura Cafe yesterday.

She was the one who had taken the initiative to take her hand and lead her inside to meet Manager Winnie.

However, it seemed Yuan Shirui didn’t know the other’s name.

She opened her mouth but didn’t know what to call her.

“Her name is Su Ran. You can call her Xiao Ran or Ranran.”

At that moment, Winnie, having put her things away, walked out and introduced them.

“She was attacked by an unknown assailant today. Since she showed her Blood Hunter badge, I received the message and went to the police station to get her out. To prevent another attack, I brought her home to pack her things. Su Ran will be living here for the time being.”

After Manager Winnie’s explanation, Yuan Shirui finally understood why the manager had brought someone back to the dormitory.

‘Since she’s entered the doors of the Sakura Cafe’s dormitory, with Manager Winnie’s methods, this Xiao Ran-meimei will ninety-nine percent certain become a member of the cafe.’

“Eh, Manager, I just thought of a question. How did you know where I live?”

As Winnie mentioned that she had been attacked today, a question suddenly occurred to Su Ran.

“After leaving the police station, you didn’t seem to ask me where I lived. You just drove straight there smoothly, as if you didn’t even use the navigation.”

“You think if I can receive a message that you’ve been attacked, knowing where you live isn’t a simple matter?”

Winnie looked at Su Ran with a pitying gaze.

In reality, Winnie had been to the place where Su Ran lived countless times over the past two years.

Of course she was extremely familiar with Su Ran’s home.

Otherwise, for a place she’d never been, even if she knew the general location, she would still need to ask Su Ran for the specific details.

But she would certainly not tell Su Ran the truth.

Using the Blood Hunter’s authority as an explanation was sufficient anyway.

She then opened the door to an empty room and said to Su Ran, “This is your room. Tidy up a bit first. The things we just bought will be delivered to the door later. Also, tomorrow’s daily training is changed to on-the-job training.”

The last sentence was directed at Yuan Shirui.

After speaking, she returned to her own room.

Judging from the sounds coming from within, Winnie seemed to be changing her clothes.

Su Ran peeked into the room Winnie had indicated.

Upon entering, she saw a bright floor-to-ceiling window.

The house, located in a high-rise building, offered an unobstructed view of Jiangbei City.

The entire room adopted a European design, but the color scheme was mainly red and black.

In the very center of the room was a large bed, much bigger than the one Su Ran originally slept on.

This room didn’t even seem to be the master bedroom.

Su Ran couldn’t dare to imagine how large the master bedroom of this house must be.

‘Just the dormitory for a single branch… how rich are these Blood Hunters?’

Su Ran couldn’t help but marvel at how much the Blood Hunters actually spent on accommodation.

“You go ahead and tidy up. I’ll come help you in a bit.”

Yuan Shirui, still wrapped in a bath towel, left this final sentence before also leaving the living room.

“Well, I guess I have to start tidying up first.”

Taking off the two sleeves that came with the witch outfit, Su Ran prepared to start cleaning the room.

After Yuan Shirui changed her clothes, she quickly came to help Su Ran.

With their combined efforts, they soon had the room cleaned up.

“Good work. Let’s eat first.”

While the two were cleaning, Winnie hadn’t been idle either.

After changing her clothes, she went to prepare dinner for the three of them.

After Su Ran was attacked and went through a series of events, it was now approaching dinnertime.

The rich aroma of food wafted through the house, making Su Ran’s stomach grumble.

To be honest, the meals she had eaten recently were all made by Isa, consisting mainly of stews and bread.

She rarely had the chance to eat rice.

The dishes Winnie cooked were simple, home-style fare.

What was special was that all the ingredients contained magic essence.

“Ordinary people can’t handle so much magic essence, so only superhumans can eat like this. You can consider this an employee benefit of the Sakura Cafe.”

Perhaps seeing Su Ran hesitating on her chair, Yuan Shirui explained in a timely manner.

Incidentally, the milk Yuan Shirui had just gotten for herself was also a product containing magic essence.

“Alright, hurry up and eat.”

Winnie gave Su Ran a deep look, then said.

‘If Su Ran had been able to eat food with magic essence back then, Her Highness wouldn’t have needed to go back to her own little house every day, only to throw up everything she ate.’

Urged on by Winnie, Su Ran didn’t notice her gaze and quickly focused her attention on the dinner, picking up her chopsticks and putting a piece of chicken into her mouth.

The moment she swallowed the chicken, Su Ran’s eyes widened instantly, her expression filled with disbelief.

“This taste…”

Hearing this, Winnie’s heart sank.

She had calculated everything, but missed one thing.