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“Oh… The farm….. where I work?”
“Yes. I really want to go there. Can’t I?”
“Well, that’s…”.
My curious appearance until a while ago disappeared due to an unexpected question.
I evaded the topic slightly, hiding my confused appearance as much as possible.
“You’ve seen a lot of farms in our hometown. Wouldn’t it be more fun to go to a Resort Island or a nearby country?
“You’re right. But I’ve been curious about where my son works for a long time.”
“Why?”
“That work helped us to pay back our debt, and thanks to the milk you brought from the work, I feel much better. So I wanted to say thank you to the people on the farm where you work.
“Hmm……”
“And also…”
My mother looked at my face and continued to talk.
“The atmosphere around you has improved a lot since you started working at the farm…..Isn’t it?
“Really.?”
“Yes. Before you started working at the farm, you always had a depressed expression. I was worried that you might set you feet on the wrong path. But since you started working at the farm I was relieved. The number of times you laugh increased day by day after you started working there.”
What…?
Was I that depressed…
And was I laughing that much.
I avoided making eye contact with my mother in embarrassment.
“ It’s okay, If I can’t stay long, I want to just say hello to your co-workers. Can’t I?“
If someone else had asked for it, I would have refused with an excuse or a lie without worrying much.
However, it was not easy to refuse my mother’s request.
I didn’t want to disappoint my mother first wish to me, after all those years of suppressing her feelings and working for a long time for the family.
“I’ll ask about it.”
“If it’s hard, you don’t have to overdo it.”
“No. It’s fine mom.”
“Thank you, Si.”
“Now. Shall we go out for lunch?”
After a long time, Ryan accompanied by Andras visited the farm.
“Welcome. Ryan and  Andras.”
“Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve visited the farm. How are you Sihyeon.”
“ I’m fine . By the by, You weren’t in the office this morning.”
“ Yeah. I visited the Demon Lord castle, since I had some work to do there. And I met Andras there and decided to come visit together..”
“Come inside. I was going to prepare lunch soon. You didn’t have lunch yet, right?
“Yes. Thank you Sihyeon. By the way, I heard rumors in Demon Lord castle that Andras always disappears during the Lunchtime. Does it have anything to do with the farm.?”
“Stop.…talking nonsense Ryan….. Sihyeon, Thanks for allowing us join the Lunch.”
I led the two into the farm building.
“Come to think of it, Sihyeon. Didn’t you say you wanted to talk to me about something?”
“Ah…Yes. I’ll tell you about it during the lunch.”
While heading to the Dining room, we ran into Lia and Speranza, who followed her.
“Hello, Mr. Ryan. It’s been a while since you last visited. And……. Mr.Andras, you’re here again.
“ Hahahahahahahahahahhahah”
Ryan burst into laughter at the completely contradictory response of Lia.
“Haaha. Since Lia is saying like this, then that means the rumors at the Demon Lord castle must really be true.”
“Ugh…”
Andras scratched his head and turned his head away in embarrassment.
Meanwhile, Speranza quickly hid behind my leg in the presence of an unfamiliar guest.
Ryan turned his gaze towards Speranza.
“Is this the Erul kid, you talked about. If I remember correctly, her name is Speranza…right?”
“Yes. Speranza. You should say hi”.
In the past, she would have never come out of the back of my leg.
But, now, much of her anxiety has disappeared, and she peeked out her face, looked at Ryan and waved her hand.
Ryan also smiled and waved his hand, looking at her.
Speranza comfortably ended her greeting with Andras, whom she had already knew, during his several visits.
We once again started moving and reached the Dining room.
There, as usual, Kaneff was sitting with a half gloomy and half sleepy face.
As soon as he found Ryan, he lifted his hand and greeted him.
“Hey Ryan, It’s been a while.”
“ Yes. Mr. Kaneff.”
Ryan politely showed courtesy despite the insincere greeting from Kaneff.
Kaneff’s drowsy eyes turned sideways towards Andras.
“Ah…. you came again?”
“Come on…Really”
Everyone except Speranza burst out into laughter.
After lunch, the restaurant was filled with the smell of the tea prepared by Lia.
A cup of fruit juice was prepared and placed in front of Speranza, who can’t drink tea.
I held the cup next to Speranza so that she could drink the juice comfortably.
Gulp Gulp
“Is it good?”
“Un… G o o d.”
Speranza answered my question adorably.
Recently, Speranza began to speak short sentences.
What’s surprising was that she started speaking in Korean, not the language of the Demon world here.
She only answered in Korean, even though she seemed to understand the language of the Demon world.
As I was wiping the spilled juice around Speranza’s mouth, Ryan, who was watching, opened his mouth.
“You seem to be doing better than I thought with Speranza.”
“At first, it was hard. I think it’s better now. Lia also has been helping taking care of her lately.”
“So, What is it.? you said earlier that you wanted to talk about something, right?”
“Yes. What I wanted to ask is……….”
I slowly explained what happened with my mother.
Some useless stories were added, and the story continued a little longer.
“Hmm. So Sihyeon’s mother wished to visit the farm, right?”
“Yes. It will be hard, right? Since it’s a place where not anyone can easily come and go….,”
“It doesn’t matter.”
“What?”
“It won’t be a big problem for a short visit. Of course, you have to promise me that she will keep it a secret to some extent.”
Ryan sipped the remaining tea and talked easily as if it was nothing.
I asked back with a blank look.
“It might be a weird question to ask, but, can you really give the permission this easily?
“As you know, it’s not that simple. It’s a part of my responsibility to deal with procedural annoyance, and if there’s a problem, I will be held responsible.”
He put down his teacup and smiled with a unique attractive smile.
“But it’s okay. Since it’s Sihyeon’s request. I told you last time, right? There’s still a lot left to repay for the help you did to us. So don’t worry, bring your mother.”
“Thank you, Ryan!”
“Tell me your convenient day in advance. Then I’ll schedule it accordingly.”
Things worked out easier than I thought, so smile started to appear on my face.
Then I realized that there was still one more mountain to overcome.
“What……? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Boss, did you hear what I just said….Are you okay with it?”
“Of course I heard it. Your mom said she wanted to see the farm, right?”
Kaneff answered casually, putting the snacks that came with the tea in his mouth.
“It’s a hundred times better than strange people coming from Demon Lord castle. I don’t care, so take care of it with Ryan.”
“Thank you, Boss!”
He waved as if it was nothing.
As my mother’s visit almost became confirmed, Lia muttered with an urgent look.
“Ah. The house is so dirty… I think I need to clean up the guest’s room… Should I start cleaning right away?”
“Lia. She’s coming here just to say hello. You don’t have to pay too much attention…”
“No! As the only Maid of Demon Farm, such a complacent mindset is unacceptable.”
Lia shouted with a strong determined look, that was not usually seen.
Then she left the Dining room, saying she should check the guest’s room right away.
“Hmm, Sihyeon’s mother is coming, I can’t miss it either. I also take a day off on that day…”
“Hey, Andras. If I see your face on that day, I’ll write it down in the report to the Demon Lord castle, that, you are visiting the Demon Farm way too often.”
Andras was immediately got crushed by the brutal threat.
When I said I wanted to bring my mother.
I didn’t know that all the farm members would accept it this easily.
Rather, I was a little touched by the fact that they were preparing their best to greet my mother.
I began to look forward to the day my mother would visit the farm.
“Mom. Why did you prepare so much?””
“How can a guest go to a place empty-handed?”
“No, I know that. But I think this is too much. People might think that we are going on a trip to abroad for a month.”
“ What…I just brought some food ingredients to cook and some fruits to eat as dessert.”
My mother criticized me in a tone as if saying that this was not enough.
I shook my head and stepped out of the house with heavy loads.
As soon as we came out of the house, Ryan’s vehicle was stopped in front of our house.
He greeted my mother with his dazzlingly handsome face in a friendly manner.
“Hello, Sihyeon’s mom. It’s a great pleasure to meet you. I’m a Ryan who is indebted to Sihyeon.”
“Oh my, hello. You don’t have to come all the way to meet us like this.”
“ No. I forced Sihyeon to allow me do it since I really wanted to. Give me your luggage.”
We got into the car with luggage enough to fill the trunk of the car.
“Sihyeon’s mom, did you hear about our farm from Sihyeon?”
“Yes. Honestly, I still can’t believe it. I can’t believe my son was working in Demon world. I have only heard about it on the news.”
After I got permission to visit the farm, I confessed everything I had kept as a secret for a long time to my mother.
How surprised she was when she first heard the story, I still remember it clearly.
“You don’t have to think it as too strange. It’s like how people going to abroad and working there, It’s just that instead of going abroad, Sihyeon is going to the Demon Realm.”
“Yes, Thank you. Thinking like that makes me feel a little more at ease.”
Ryan skillfully continued the conversation to relieve my mother’s tension.
I was grateful for the consideration on his part.
“ Wow…Demon world is such a nice place”.
It was the first words that came out from my mother’s mouth as soon as she set foot in the Demon Realm.
A few minutes ago, we were in a stuffy city.
It’s the feeling everyone will get when they come from the stuffy city and looked at these beautiful fields, green forests, and mountain ranges.
My mother looked happy while enjoying the fresh air after a long time.
It was the same reaction I had, when I first came to the Demon Realm for the first time.
“ Sihyeon’s mom, please wear this ring. With this you’ll be able to talk to the people in the farm.”
Ryan handed my mother the same interpretation ring as me.
And he slowly guided us toward the farm.
As my mother headed to the farm, she constantly admired the surrounding scenery.
When she found a pretty flower, she took pictures and stood still to enjoy the scenery.
The farm building began to be seen from afar.
“Mom, we’re almost there. What you see over there is the farm building.”
“Really…..It’s much bigger than I thought?”
When we came near the farm, the people who were waiting approached us.
“We’ve been waiting for you. Ma’am. Thank you for visiting us.”
“No…No. If I knew there were people waiting, I should have hurried over.”
Looking at the man greeting my mother, I was at loss of words.
Neatly groomed tied up hair and a clean shaven face with luxurious clothes, that seemed like he was going for a noble’s party in 18th century.
More than anything, he had a cheerful eyes, smiling face and a calm voice.
“Si, who is this?””
“Uh…Well….. That…is…”
The man replied on my behalf with a relaxed smile.
“Sorry for the late introduction. I’m Kaneff, the one in charge of this farm.”
Who……
Who is this guy…..?