Chapter 76
By the time Yuri brought his coffee to him later, Damon’s face had settled down and regained its original color .
“I heard you have no relationship with Crawford as well, is that also true?”
But Damon asked a strange question again .
It was already strange when he asked if she was dating Genos Sheldon earlier, but this was even more so .
“I’m not sure why you had such a misunderstanding but yes . ”
“Really? Not even a branch relative?”[1]
Despite Yuri’s reply, he asked again as if he couldn’t believe it till the end . Yuri looked at him without saying a word . Seeing her gaze that seemed to say, ‘I’m hearing all sorts of stupid questions today’, Damon got emotional .
“Then why do you look so alike? Dammit, I didn’t even know and misunderstood…!”
She could see his cheeks starting to heat up again . So…
To sum it up, he thought she was Genos Sheldon’s lover and a blood relation of the Crawfords and because of this misunderstanding, he started working on something that didn’t even exist?
Either ways, it was such a ridiculous misunderstanding that she couldn’t even figure out why he thought that .
The only reason Yuri could think of was that Kalian Crawford and Genos Sheldon came to this coffeehouse frequently…
Did he really have such a huge misunderstanding because of something like that?
For Yuri, such a reason was ridiculous but unfortunately, that was exactly why . Damon Salvatore was still flushed red with shame .
However, his current appearance was quite a contrast to his previous shamelessness, so it made a slight impression on Yuri . Only now did his expression fit the little cuteness in his appearance .
“Enjoy your coffee . ”
Yuri turned away from Damon Salvatore’s embarrassed visage and walked away . After that, she didn’t pay anymore attention to Damon . Of course, since Gilbert still seemed uneasy, she spared a glance his way from time to time .
And soon enough, Damon paid for his coffee and stood up . Then he walked straight to Yuri who was mopping up a drink that another customer had spilled .
“I’m sorry for my rudeness previously . ”
Damon apologized to Yuri with a serious look on his face . Yuri didn’t think she would get an apology so she found it somewhat unexpected .
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“Sure, then don’t disrupt our business operations from now on, goodbye . ”
Yuri said while nodding her head to show she understood . And after a brief pause, she started cleaning again . However, Damon didn’t leave immediately . Instead, he watched Yuri mop for a while then he opened his mouth again .
“Your name is Yuri, I believe . Why don’t you make a deal with me?”
Again, it was a sudden proposal .
Yuri’s gaze turned to Damon in front of her . She felt like she had been given a new quest . After ‘be my woman’ maybe the next one was ‘be my friend’ .
“I won’t buy any medicine . I don’t believe in your truth . ”[2]
Somehow, Damon’s tone seemed like he was about to ask if she believed in something, so she said that . And upon hearing that, Damon’s face crumpled .
But he soon managed his expression to a calm and spoke to Yuri .
“I don’t think you’ll lose anything from my offer . For now, just hear what I have to say…”
Flap!
Right then, a bird flew over Damon’s head .
“Ugh?! What the hell is this?”
It wasn’t a crow this time but a white bird . A dove controlled by Siren .
Chirp chirp!
“Thi, This crazy bird!”
It flew onto Damon’s head and keep flapping its wings . Its feet were gripped to Damon’s hair as if it was going to pull them out .
‘…And I was wondering if she got inspired by Odin’s crow last time, is she trying to follow it?’
Yuri furrowed her brows as she watched this scene .
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“Uwaa!”
As expected, since Damon wasn’t a ‘sex bomb’ male lead, he struggled and tugged with the bird on his head . [3] At this rate, it might lead to the first balding male lead in history .
“Keep still for a moment, please . ”
Most importantly, there were bird feathers on the floor she had just spent her time cleaning up . And since that annoyed her, Yuri reached out and grabbed Damon’s shoulders, stopping him from moving . At that moment, his body tilted to the side .
However, Yuri actually held him firmer and used her other hand to grab the bird’s neck, although not strong enough to hurt it .
Chirp!
After that, she looked straight at the bird and ordered it .
“Shh . Be quiet and go back . ”
Actually, unlike Odin’s crows which were like another part of him, Siren’s controlled bird could not understand what people were saying . However, it wasn’t free from the law of the jungle so once it met Yuri eyes, the bird trembled and released its feet gripping onto Damon’s hair .
Since she had no intention of tormenting the bird, Yuri also let go .
Flap!
With that, the bird hurriedly spread its wings like it was fleeing and soared into the sky . Yuri suddenly felt a prickling gaze on her and looked down .
And she met Damon’s wide open eyes .
Only then did she realize what position Damon and herself were in . Damon almost fell into an empty chair and was leaning back against the table . While Yuri was holding his shoulder and her upper body was tilted slightly so their bodies were somewhat close to each other .
Damon looked stupefied as he stared at Yuri . He seemed very surprised by what just happened .
“Are you okay?”
Yuri let go of Damon, stepped back and perfunctorily asked . But for some reason, Damon didn’t straighten up after Yuri moved away . His black eyes were trembling slightly, and they were still nailed to Yuri’s frame .
“Hello?”
When Yuri tilted her head and called out again, Damon finally sucked in a breath like he had just woken up from a dream .
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Clang!
Then he pushed the chair back and sprang to his feet .
“I, I, I’m going to go!”
Damon loudly announced then strangely left the coffeehouse in a hurry . Right before he turned around, she saw that his face was much redder than before .
“Bye, customer-nim . ”
Yuri sent him off in a nonchalant tone .
‘He should probably tidy up his hair . ’
His blue hair was tidy and neat when he arrived at the coffeehouse but thanks to the bird’s bombardment, it had completely become a magpie’s nest . However, Damon didn’t seem to be aware of that .
Of course, it wasn’t any of Yuri’s business so after a while, she brought out a broom and began to sweep up the feathers on the floor . Like she thought, it seemed she would have to tell Siren not to follow Odin in doing this kind of thing .
“Gasp, that surprised me!”
Meanwhile, Siren was shocked when she sensed that her connection with the dove she was controlling was broken .
‘I-Is she angry with me?’
She recalled how cold Arachne’s eyes were when she looked at the bird earlier and her heart thundered relentlessly . She didn’t know what Odin was doing nowadays but she remembered that Odin used to punish the guys that bothered Arachne like this, so she decided to try it once . She felt like she could be a kind of knight protecting Arachne and got excited for no reason…
From what she could tell, Arachne was not happy with it at all .
‘But she didn’t say anything to Odin!’
Siren was shriveled up, feeling sad then she suddenly felt aggrieved and pursed her lips . Like she thought, she was the only one Arachne didn’t like .
‘…no! Arachne doesn’t hate me!’
But as soon as the thought crossed her mind, Siren flapped her wings and denied it . She didn’t even want to imagine Arachne hating herself . And so, like she was having an identity crisis, she praised herself and found fault with herself . The she suddenly realized that her surroundings were quiet and frowned .
“Hey, watchdog!”
She raised her voice and called for Leo but got no reply . Even if he wasn’t glad to hear her call him, she didn’t even hear a growl of annoyance .
‘Where did this watchdog go now?’
Siren looked around, feeling suspicious . Strangely enough, Leo was away from the hideout more often these days . She had no idea where or what he was doing .
‘I want to go out too . ’
For a while now, Siren slept during every spare time she had, and thanks to that, her body was very stiff . In exchange though, her wings had slowly began regain their shine so she was quite proud .
‘Hmph, let him cause trouble outside . Then it will be easier for Arachne to throw away that watchdog . ’
Siren snorted then brought out the hair growth solution Arachne bought for her and began to apply it diligently .
She still didn’t like Leo who was glued to Arachne’s side . So she couldn’t ask for anything better if he wandered around and caused trouble, making Arachne’s affection for him to fall .
Just thinking about it made Siren satisfied and she hummed a little tune .
‘Ah, I shouldn’t be doing this, I need to send a bird to check!’
Then a thought suddenly flashed in her mind and just like when she peeked at the coffeehouse earlier, she linked up with a bird that was flying nearby .
Translator’s Corner:
[1] He says not ‘even a collateral family’ but I tried to use something easier to understand . Basically an indirect descendant of a family . Someone said distant relative might work too .
[2] The ‘truth’ here can mean enlightenment, or religious truth . She’s said something similar to Snow in Chapter 38 .
[3] Err, the ‘sex bomb’ here basically means he’s not a male lead with those 6 pack abs . You know, the entire package .