A Life That Changed Overnight

Staying at Dojinwan’s house… changed a lot.

First of all, the quality of my life skyrocketed.

Until now, I never had time to sit and eat properly because I had to keep watch.

So my meals mostly came from the convenience store inside the apartment complex.

I would buy triangle kimbap or lunchboxes, heat them in the microwave, and eat while monitoring Dojinwan.

‘But now, that’s no longer necessary.’

A fully set dining table right in front of me.

And the real Dojinwan, live.

I could now eat proper meals while watching him in real time.

“What?

Does it not taste good?”

When I looked at him, he seemed to misunderstand my gaze.

I shook my head at his question.

“It’s good.”

With my mouth full of food, my words came out slurred, making him chuckle.

After finishing his meal, Dojinwan put the dishes into the dishwasher and said,

“I’ll be going back to dungeon raids starting tomorrow.”

He had been laying low because of the Demon King’s follower who was mistaken for an assassin.

But he couldn’t leave the dungeon unattended forever, so he decided to return.

Of course, this was possible thanks to the strong backing of the chairman of the Doman Group.

Enraged that Dojinwan was almost assassinated at his birthday celebration, the chairman aggressively investigated every suspicious lead.

That included the family of the man who was killed to cut loose ends.

‘It was intense…

They turned a mourning house into an even bigger mourning house.’

Youngil Industries, once considered a solid company, was now on the brink of bankruptcy due to the chairman’s wrath.

With no one willing to do business with them, there was no way they could survive.

It could have been an unnecessary outburst, but thanks to that, they managed to uncover traces the Demon King’s followers had failed to erase.

In the dead third son’s room, they found something like a pamphlet from a cult.

The police raided the place listed in the pamphlet, but the people had already erased all traces and fled.

Because of that, Dojinwan’s assassination attempt became a case involving a cult.

‘The Church of the Truth of the World…’

A cult created by the Demon King’s followers.

It seemed like a good lead to track them down.

As I sank into my thoughts, Dojinwan suddenly snapped his fingers in front of me.

“Got it?

So stay put until I come back.

Don’t wander around causing trouble.”

Tch.

His tone, as if assuming I’d cause problems, annoyed me a little.

Didn’t he realize that because I wandered around, he survived instead of becoming the Demon King?

I glared at him intensely, but when he returned the stare with even sharper eyes, I shrank back.

‘Damn it…’

It wasn’t just fear.

There was something else worrying me.

‘There’s still a bit of demonic energy left in his body.’

Even though I had absorbed and purified most of it, a small amount remained after he drew it back from me at the end.

Honestly, it wasn’t much, so it shouldn’t be a big problem—

But since it was Dojinwan, I couldn’t be sure.

‘Thankfully, it’s quiet for now…’

The energy was completely still, like a stone.

But if it moved while I wasn’t around, I wouldn’t be able to do anything.

‘How am I supposed to remove it…’

It seemed like I’d have to extract it the same way as before…

But if I told him, “There’s demonic energy inside you, so let’s kiss to remove it,” what kind of reaction would he have?

In my imagination, he looked at me with pure disgust, as if saying, “Are you insane?”

Yeah.

Just imagining it was enough to emotionally scar me.

I decided to give up immediately.

At that moment, Dojinwan grabbed my face with his large hand.

My cheeks were squished inward, making my lips stick out like a fish.

I glared at him sharply.

“So, do you understand?”

“I said I do.”

I replied grumpily, and he let out a quiet laugh.

Was he always this easy to laugh?

Lately, I couldn’t even tell anymore.

I twisted my body and slipped out of his grip.

Rubbing my slightly sore cheeks, I muttered,

“If you’re that worried, just take me to the dungeon with you.”

Click, click.

I looked at him with a bit of hope—

But it didn’t work on him at all.

Tch, tch.

In the end, Dojinwan left the next day to raid the dungeon, and I had to stay alone in his house for a few days.

Well, technically, he didn’t forbid me from going out, and I wasn’t completely alone 24 hours either.

In the morning, a housekeeper would come to clean and prepare meals.

She usually finished before 2 PM and left.

Around that time, Dojinwan’s secretary would come and ask me various things.

I decided to call him “Hyung.”

After all, he was older than me.

“Do you need anything?”

“No.”

I wasn’t just being polite.

I genuinely didn’t need anything.

The house already had everything.

The only problem was… I was incredibly bored.

“But I’m kind of bored…”

Neither Shin Jiho nor I had any real hobbies.

There were books, a game console prepared for me, and the TV had endless movies, dramas, and shows.

But human entertainment still felt unfamiliar to me.

It didn’t really move me.

In short—I got bored quickly.

The secretary looked flustered at my words.

He suggested I try playing games, but they were too difficult.

“Then… how about we play together?”

So we tried once—

But he was even worse than me.

“…I’m sorry.”

“Hyung… you’re really bad at games.”

If someone like me could say that, his skills were seriously bad.

Still, he was a really kind person.

‘He must be busy even without Dojinwan, yet he comes every day to check on me and even tries to keep me entertained…’

Just like Jungho, he was one of the people making this world feel warm.

When I became an angel again, I decided I would bless both of them.

Just then, my phone rang from my pocket.

It was the landlord.

It wasn’t rent day, so I answered, confused.

— Oh, Jiho.

“Yes, sir.”

— It’s been a while.

But I’m sorry.

“Sorry?

For what?”

— Ah… the house has been sold.

“What?”

The house… was sold?

Which house?

He owned several, so I couldn’t tell at first.

But thinking about it, he wouldn’t call me if it wasn’t related to me.

“What?

It’s sold?”

— Yes.

That’s what happened.

“Then what about me?”

— The new owner said the contract will stay the same.

So you can keep living there.

That was a relief.

I had already imagined being kicked out.

But then something felt off.

‘Wait…

If I’m living at Dojinwan’s place, do I even need that rental anymore?’

I considered giving it up—

But then again, who knew when Dojinwan might suddenly kick me out?

Wasn’t that how I lost my job before?

‘Yeah…

I’ll keep the place.’

Then I got curious about the new owner.

“Should I meet the new landlord?”

— Oh, that’ll be easy.

It’s the person living across from you.

“What?”

— The one across your place.

That… what was it… the secretary guy came this morning to finalize everything.

My gaze slowly turned to the secretary.

He smiled awkwardly, as if he already knew what I had heard.

After ending the call, I kept staring at him.

“…The guild leader told me to.”

“…I didn’t say anything.”

Still, I felt a little upset that he didn’t tell me beforehand.

But I couldn’t stay mad for long.

He was the only one here who could keep me company.

After spending a few days like that, Dojinwan finally returned from the dungeon.

“Welcome back, Guild Leader.”

“You’re back?”

Standing next to the secretary, I greeted him awkwardly.

After receiving the greetings, Dojinwan stared straight at me.

For some reason, his expression looked… proud.

And that made me feel a little strange.