Housekeeper in the dungeon

There was so much food that the big table threatened to collapse. The tableware, newly purchased for the housewarming, was immaculate.

Hee-Na wiped her dirty hands on her apron and grinned.

“It was worth showing off.”

I realized something as I rose to the rank of Housekeeper and became more affluent. Hee-na had very large hands.

She could wrap 60 rolls of kimbap in her tiny one-room apartment, so now that she had a spacious kitchen, she could show off her skills to the fullest.

Ding-dong, ding-dong.

The doorbell rang just in time. The guests had arrived.

“I was coming! Please wait a minute!”

Hee-na rushed to the front door. To exaggerate a bit, the house was so large that it took her five hundred years to reach the front door.

“Delicious smell!”

Woo Min-ah exclaimed as soon as she opened the door. The smell of food wafting in was incredible.

“Hello, thank you for inviting me.”

Kang jin-hyeon followed her in and did his best to be a guest. He handed over the housewarming gift he’d brought and greeted her with a snap.

“Oh, what a nice surprise. Thank you.”

Hee-na smiled as she took the gift from Kang jin-hyeon. It was a canvas painting about A3 in size.

It was an unexpectedly sensible gift. She needed something to decorate her home, and it was a good thing.

It was the perfect thing to hang on the wall of my empty house.

“I’ve prepared a little something.”

Kang jin-hyeon shakes his head in humility.

He didn’t know Hee-na yet, but he was very modest for someone who had bought an authentic painting by a famous artist worth billions of won.

“Oops. A gift for me too.”

After entering the house, Woo Min-ah also took out a gift.

What she handed him was a small sword. The blade was hidden in a sheath, and the wooden handle was cute.

“Wow, thank you, big sister. I needed this, my blade was pretty dull.”

“Keep it in your inventory, use it for apple slicing, and if any bad guys come near you, use it to slice them to pieces.”

Woo Min-ah made the murderous sound sound cheerful.

It was then that Hee-Na realized that this gift was no ordinary guide. She took a closer look at the guard, and the system description window popped up!

It wasn’t just an ordinary overdose. It was an item, a high-grade B-grade item!

“Sister, wasn’t this gift too much?”

Huina was so surprised that she almost dropped the knife on the ground. But Woo Min-ah waved her hand dismissively.

“Put it away, put it away.”

“Getting a B-grade item as a housewarming gift was too much!”

“Woo Min-ah, you’ve got a lot of dignity, and you want to gave me toilet paper as a housewarming gift?”

“I’d prefer a gift of daily necessities…….”

I mumbled timidly, and Woo Min-ah clapped Hee-Na on the shoulder.

“And this was something I don’t need. What was I going to do with a halberd that was only the size of my palm, Hee-na, you can carry it around and use it for self-defense.”

“Woo-min-ah, Hunter was right.”

Kang jin-hyeon chimed in from the side.

“I’ll make good use of it. …… Thank you very much.”

Hee-Na tucked the Grade B Guado away in her inventory.

“Hello, this was the first time we’ve met, thank you for looking at my Hee-na.”

Hee-won was late to greet the guests.

He had only spoken to Woo Min-ah on the phone, and Kang jin-hyeon was an old acquaintance, having helped him once before.

After a brief greeting, the siblings led the guests to the table.

“Wow. What kind of a feast is this? You were going to break a leg.”

Woo Min-ah’s mouth dropped open when she saw the piles of food on the table.

“Oh, I didn’t prepare much.”

Hee-na smiled inwardly and shook her head in modesty.

“No, Hee-na, you were amazing. I mean it.”

Kang jin-hyeon, who was momentarily speechless at the overwhelming sight, praised Hee-na’s skill.

“It was dinner time, so I hope you were hungry, but even if you were not, I had just finished setting the table, so why didn’t we take a tour of the house later and ate first?”

“……Sure.”

At Hee-na’s urging, the other three sat down without argument, eager to taste the food on the table.

“Thank you, Ms. Hee-na.”

“Thank you, Hee-Na.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Kang jin-hyeon, Woo Min-ah, and Hee-won each picked up their cutlery in greeting.

Dalgraak, Dalgraak.

The house was so quiet that no sound could be heard except for the clinking of cutlery.

The only intermittent sounds were the sounds of people eating and marveling at the flavors.

Everything she cooked was perfect, with no flavor missing. Even the outer pickles, which she tossed without measuring, were sweet and savory.

“Wow.”

As usual, the conversation didn’t start until long afterward.

“How was it taste?”

Hee-na asked the obvious question when she realized her plate was almost empty.

“It was really good. I knew it, but you were not just good at grilling meat, were you?”

Woo Min-Ah spoke up first, and Kang jin-hyeon nodded in agreement.

“There was nothing Hee-na can’t made, and the madeleines you made last time were delicious.”

It was an expected compliment, but she never got tired of hearing it. Hee-na’s ears perked up in embarrassment.

“Thank you,” she said, “I was always most proud when someone enjoyed my food.”

“If you have a mouth and a tongue, you should feel that way.”

I don’t know if he was serious or joking, but Kang jin-hyeon’s words brought a smile to Hee-na’s face.

It was a compliment he said every day, but it was special because he said it in front of Hee-won, his family. She shrugged and looked up.

“Look at this, big brother. You should know how grateful I was that you usually ate my meals.”

“When did you say that as if I was complaining about the side dishes? That was a little unfair. I was grateful for the meals you cooked for me.”

Hee-won shuddered. Hee-won shuddered nervously. It was a gathering of Hee-na’s acquaintances, so she might have felt uncomfortable, but she got along with everyone naturally.

Woo Min-ah, who had a flamboyant personality, naturally picked up the conversation.

“Did I mention Hee-won? You had no idea how envious I was of you. I wish I had a sister like you.”

“But he was a bit of a sneaky little bastard. He was always acting like he was so quiet. You have no idea how much he pampers his brother at home. He didn’t allow any mess in his room.”

The topic of common acquaintances would inevitably came up at a gathering like this.

Hee-won and Woo-min-ah talked about Hee-na’s life, both living and working.

Kang jin-hyeon didn’t join in the conversation, chewing and swallowing his food in silence, but he kept his ears perked up. There was a side of Hee-na he didn’t know.

“Ah, Mr. Hunter Kang.”

Suddenly, Hee-won shot an arrow of conversation toward Kang jin-hyeon. Kang jin-hyeon nodded lightly and replied.

“Yes, please tell me.”

“I heard you live by the lake next to this house. Hee-na told me that the other night when I came in late after drinking.”

“That was right.”

“But how did my Hee-Na end up at someone else’s house……?”

Hee-Na screamed inside.

“Ack, brother, what if you bring that up now?

Hee-won was now giving Kang jin-hyeon a sly glance. How far did you take my brother after drinking.

In response, Hee-na kicked her brother in the calf.

“Ouch.”

“Oh, no. Mr. jin-hyeon was worried about me and brought me home safely. Anyway, we were done eating, so clear the table.”

Hee-na quickly exerted her commanding authority. In Hee-Na’s house, the person who ate was in control of mealtime.

Everyone else had to obey his or her orders.

“Hurry up!”

“…… He was like this. He was not a cook, he was a tyrant, tyrant.”

Hee-won grumbled and put the statue away.

“Shut up, big brother!

Hee-na glared at her brother to stop him from saying any more nonsense.

Woo Min-ah and Kang jin-hyeon tried to get up to help clear the table, but Hee-na insisted, “Guests weren’t supposed to do this,” and they had to sit there awkwardly.

“Hey, you were so charismatic at the head of the table, weren’t you?”

Woo Min-ah even clapped her hands in agreement with Hee-na’s charisma.

“A guest was supposed to just ate what the host gave you. It was a rule in our house, so it was easier for me.”

Meanwhile, Kang jin-hyeon gazed longingly at the leftover side dishes as Hee-won’s hands moved away.

He ate at least two meals a weekday from Hee-na’s kitchen, so he didn’t know what to feel bad about.

“Mr. jin-hyeon, I made enough food for you. I’ll take care of your food when you leave, so you didn’t have to look so sad.”

“Okay…….”

“Just wait a minute. I’ll bring out the dessert, and you can try out the knife Woo Min-ah gave you to cut the fruit.”

Hee-na quickly set up the dessert, while secretly glancing at Kang jin-hyeon.

He was staring intently at the sandwiches she had already made.

“By the way, Mr. jin-hyeon.”

“Yes, Ms. Hee-na. went ahead.”

“We were not too noisy, are we? We were next door, and we were worried that you might be noisy.”

Hee-Na sliced the apple into a rabbit shape, bringing up a topic that had been bothering her. For a B-grade item, the knife listened very well.

“I, uh, I had a skill, Tsu, inter-floor noise dampening.”

Lying was harder than she thought. Her heart was racing, and she stuttered twice.

“Ah. For some reason, your house was unusually quiet.”
“Was it?”
“As if no one lived there.”