Take Yeouiju

"U-uh." Yena grimaced.

Lucifer crouched down and pressed his fingers on Yena's chin.

"I gave you a chance, treated you well, but you broke the deal and ran away instead? Amazing!"

Yena did not dare to speak. Only shivered in fear at the cold expression of Lucifer who seemed to want to swallow her alive.

Seeing the girl trembling with fear Lucifer grunted harshly then got up and left.

Yena saw the door slammed and locked. It's over!

'Why... there is such a terrifying creature?' She inched back.

"Instead of surviving, I made things worse. From now, he will treat me worse." It felt like she wanted to cry. What bad luck!

She looked at his phone again and there was still no signal.

That day, as expected, Lucifer did not come to feed him.

Outside, it was getting dark. Yena curled up on the bed lamenting her fate and wrists that hurt from Lucifer's grip earlier.

Being held hostage by a big snake, hungry stomach, and almost broken arm, her suffering is complete.

Puk

"Ah!" Yena was shocked when something was thrown on the bed and hit her back. She woke up and saw Lucifer circling the bed after throwing a bag of food.

"This ...." Yena looked at Lucifer who had curled up comfortably in surprise. However, a moment later she smiled brightly.

"Thank you!" She said. She opened the parcel and began to eat what was inside.

Unfortunately, when she opened the drink can her hand slipped and the soda can fell on Lucifer's head.

Tuk

"Shhh!!" Lucifer gasped and stuck out his tongue aggressively.

"S-sorry!" Yena backed away in a panic with one hand acting as a shield, thinking Lucifer would swallow her alive.

But he only heard Lucifer hissing and the characteristic sound of soda evaporating.

Yena opened her eyes and saw that the drink can be already open, while the Imoogi had returned to its comfortable position.

"Stop thinking that I'm going to swallow you whole. It just makes me want to swallow you." Lucifer said quietly.

Yena smiled awkwardly and drank her soda.

"Thank you. You're not angry anymore...?"

"..."

"I almost broke the deal. Why didn't you kill me?" Yena asked curiously. For the size of a 'monster', she felt Lucifer was too good.

"You want me to kill you?"

"Not! I mean--" Yena shook her head quickly.

"I'm about to go up to the sky. I'd better not do anything reckless so that my path is not complicated," said Lucifer.

Yena nodded.

"So the legend is true? Do you need Yeouiju to turn into a dragon and ascend to the sky? what If... you don't get Yeoiju?"

"Then I will be Imoogi forever. Yeouiju is my only hope," said Lucifer.

"Oh...." Yena swallowed her saliva. She suddenly felt guilty for destroying Lucifer's Yeouiju. The only 'ticket for him to evolve' had vanished. If Lucifer knew, she doesn't know what he would do to herself.

Thought that Yena lost her appetite. She kept the rest of his food and then lay down.

That night she could hardly sleep because of the excruciating pain in her wrist.

In the middle of the night, Yena saw Lucifer licking her sore wrist. She thought the snake was going to devour her silently, but it felt good and the pain slowly disappeared.

'He's treating me? Do you have to be licked like that?' The girl's cheeks blushed slightly. Slowly she fell asleep.

The next day when Yena woke up, she felt that her hand was no longer sore. How amazing!

Lucifer is gone. Yena found a complete set of toiletries with a new set of clothes on the nightstand.

If she remembers, she hasn't showered for several days.

Lucifer was more considerate than she thought.

Yena took the equipment and rushed to the bathroom in the room.

Cold water splashed down her body which was already quite sticky. It didn't take long, Yena came out with new clothes and saw that Lucifer had come home.

As usual, the man was sitting with a book in his hand. Two bowls of jjajangmyeon steamed next to him.

Seeing Yena already out, Lucifer put down his book and pulled a chair for Yena.

"Eat." He said. He opened his chopsticks and began to eat.

Yena sat looking at him in awe.

"You can also eat human food? I thought snakes could only swallow animals."

"Usually yes, but it takes a long time to digest a cow," said Lucifer.

"O-oh? Cow?" Yena was surprised. She had almost forgotten the monstrous size of this creature. Swallowing some buffalo shouldn't be a problem for him.

"Arion is gone. We can take Yeouiju now," said Lucifer.

Yena who was chewing the noodles almost choked, "Cough. Now?"

The girl suddenly tensed up. What should she do?

After breakfast, Lucifer took her outside to pick up Yeouiju.

"Where do you live?" asked Lucifer.

"Ho-hotel Nine Tree Premier Insadong," said Yena. A little nervous, Lucifer held her hand tightly probably afraid she would run away again.

After passing through several intersections they finally exited the 'dead city' area and entered the bustling Insadong Street.

Yena thinks hard about how she can escape.

"My hands are sweaty, could you please take it off?" Yena asked.

Lucifer released his grip. However, instead, he hooked one hand around the girl's waist.

Yena blushed. This is much more awkward!

The people passing by in the Insadong area today are not as many as usual, maybe because the weather is cloudy. Yena saw several missing person leaflets containing her photo pasted at several points.

Lucifer realized that. He took off his hat and put it on Yena.

'Oh? you don't want people to see me and arrest you?' Yena pouted. She was about to take off his hat but Lucifer glared at her.

"Don't." The man glared.

Yena chuckled. Lucifer's hand just tightened around her.

Several people smiled as they looked at them. Yena just laughed sadly in her heart.

"Really! We're not dating! Can't you see? He's holding me hostage! Where in the world is there such a possessive boyfriend?" Yena thought.

"Rain." Lucifer pulled Yena aside because the rain suddenly fell. people also started running for shelter.

Lucifer and Yena walked into a Buckhon Mandu tavern. As soon as they entered, the smell of freshly steamed dumplings filled the shop and pierced Yena's nose.

Krukkk

His stomach growled faintly.

'I was just eating, hungry again?' Yena smiled wryly.

Lucifer probably noticed Yena's starving expression. He went to buy a plate of dumplings and gave it to Yena.

"O-oh? I'm still full. We just had a jumbo bowl of noodles earlier." Yena refused prestige when Lucifer thrust the fragrant dumpling in front of her.

Kruukk

However, her shameless belly couldn't lie. Its rumbling sound even the people at other tables could hear him clearly.

Yena smiled awkwardly and was not ashamed to take the dumpling plate.

"I'm really still full. It's just that there are too many worms in my stomach!" With ridiculous excuses, she tried to save a little bit of his pride.

She looked down and started eating the dumplings. A low moan was heard, Yena lifted her head and saw the corners of Lucifer's lips lifted into a charming mocking smile.