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 .

“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 .

“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 .

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 .

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“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 .