I Thought It Was a Healing Farming Game - Chapter 33

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I thought this was supposed to be a healing farming game.
Chapter 33

“Pudding?”
Caramel sauce gleamed as it cascaded over an appetizing custard pudding.
“Hmm…….”
I licked my lips, my gaze fixed on the King-Sized Pudding sitting on the twins’ plate.
The maid spoke carefully.
“Would you like me to change yours to a King-Sized Pudding as well, miss?”
“Oh, no! That’s fine. Really.”
I waved my hand hastily.
‘Even if I eat well, a pudding that size is a bit much…….’
It seemed this wasn’t meal time after all, but rather dessert time.
I picked up the small spoon in front of me and offered the customary greeting out of habit.
“I gratefully partake.”
The twins lifted their spoons at the same moment I did.
The difference was that their spoons were bigger than regular soup spoons.
As I scooped a bite of pudding with my teaspoon, the sweet caramel fragrance and soft custard melted smoothly on my tongue.
Across from me, the twins scooped their pudding with identical motions, as if choreographed.
I found myself glancing curiously as large chunks of pudding disappeared into their small mouths.
‘How do they manage to eat so well with such small bodies?’
After the pudding, the moment the empty plates were cleared, the next course arrived.
When the lid lifted, an assortment of muffins topped with ice-cream-like cream came into view.
I picked up one muffin and cast a sidelong glance at the twins.
Their plates were piled high with small muffins.
‘Just looking at them makes my mouth feel sweet…….’
I ate the three small muffins before me and drank a cup of milk on the side.
Just as I thought it was over, another dish arrived.
“The main course—Steak.”
I was about to refuse, saying I couldn’t eat any more, but the sight of the juicy meat and the aroma tickling my nose made my mouth water.
‘You mean the King-Sized Pudding and muffins were just appetizers?’
Unable to resist the steak’s appeal, I picked up the fork and knife.
‘Though it’s a shame there aren’t any vegetables.’
Still, the meat arriving just as I was tiring of the sweetness felt as welcome as finding an oasis.
As I began slicing the steak, I suddenly remembered the twins and looked up.
Yueun was stabbing a chunk of meat with her fork, about to eat it whole.
“Wait! Let me cut that for you.”
If she ate it like that, she might choke.
I hurried over and took the fork and knife from Yueun’s hands.
“Let me cut it for you. You wouldn’t want meat juice splattering on such a pretty dress, would you?”
After slicing Yueun’s meat, I went ahead and cut Eunyu’s as well.
Status windows appeared one after another above the twins’ heads.

Yueun’s Affection Points +10
Eunyu’s Affection Points +10

Pleased, I returned to my seat and took a bite of my steak. The tender meat dissolved softly in my mouth.
‘Full but still hungry!’
However, having eaten the pudding and muffins already, a sense of richness crept up on me.
To be safe, I asked the maid for some salad as a palate cleanser, and she brought me a salad dressed with lemon and pineapple vinaigrette.
As I alternated between fresh vegetables and meat, I glanced happily across and noticed the twins’ eyes were pointedly avoiding the salad.
That sight made me laugh softly.
‘Well, I happen to like salad.’
I cleanly finished my plate while eating the salad alongside my steak.
Then the twins began staring intently at my face.
And soon after, their gaze shifted to one of curious wonder.
‘They must be curious because I’m eating so well.’
That was just how human nature worked.
Even something that didn’t appeal to you at first could spark interest if you saw someone else enjoying it.
Every time our eyes met, I smiled and cleaned my plate thoroughly.
“Ah, I’m so full.”
After I drank a glass of water, the twins who’d been watching me the whole time exchanged a look.
Soon Yueun rang the bell.
“Bring me what Miel ate.”
The maid asked back, looking slightly startled.
“I’m sorry? That…?”
“The same thing.”
So they were curious after all.
A moment later, a small plate of salad was set before the twins.
The two of them took a single tiny leaf, paired it carefully with the steak, and placed it in their mouths with deliberation.
Crunch.
Judging by their subtly stiffened expressions, they didn’t find it tasty.
Still, the fact that they’d tried it themselves was impressive.
‘Well done, well done.’
I found myself oddly pleased.
And so the twins’ meal ended with just two bites of salad.
After we finished eating, we moved to the Reception Room.
The twins sat side by side on the sofa, gazing out the window.
Their hands folded quietly and their faces lost in quiet reverie looked almost like a painting.
I slipped over to the side and looked out the window with them.
“There are sparrows in the tree. They must be a family of three.”
The twins’ gaze remained fixed on the window, but I could tell they were listening.
I tilted my head slightly and asked.
“The weather’s nice—want to go outside and play?”
Yueun shook her head silently.
“Don’t want to go out?”
“No.”
As Yueun answered, she squeezed the hand of Eunyu sitting beside her.
“Alright. Then let’s play inside.”
That was when status windows appeared above the twins’ heads.

Yueun’s Affection Points +3
Eunyu’s Affection Points +3

True to form as twins, the numbers climbed in perfect unison.
I sat down lightly beside them on the sofa and asked casually.
“So what do you two want to do?”
I looked back and forth between their eyes as I asked.
Eunyu spoke first.
“Hide and Seek.”
“Hide and Seek?”
Yueun nodded readily as well.
“Great! Should we pick who’s it?”
The twins’ fingers pointed at me in unison. At such a clear statement of intent, I laughed.
“Got it. I’ll be it.”
I went over to the wall and covered my eyes with my palms.
“I’m counting to ten, then I’m coming to find you, okay?”
“Okay.”
“Ten, nine, eight—”
While I was counting, I heard the soft sound of movement.
Small footsteps quickly grew distant.
“—three, two, one!”
I dropped my hands and turned around; the Reception Room was empty.
I checked behind the large sofa, under the desk, and beneath the bed in turn.
“The lamp is dark at its base! Nothing here.”
The twins weren’t behind the door either.
‘They must’ve gone to a different room.’
As I stepped out of the Reception Room, more than a dozen doors lined both sides of the long corridor.
“How am I supposed to search all of these?”
Contrary to my worry, most doors were locked—I only needed to check the ones that opened.
I started with the antiquated Study, then moved through the Playroom, and finally a Black Bedroom that suited the twins’ aesthetic perfectly.
But there was no sign of them anywhere.
Creak—
The wardrobe in the last empty room I opened was bare as well.
“Not here either.”
I trudged out of the room and leaned against the wall for a moment, catching my breath.
“Hm?”
When I lifted my head, a sign hanging on a door at the far end of the corridor caught my eye.

[Doll Room]

“The Doll Room?”
I grasped the doorknob and pushed—it creaked open.
The door swung open easier than expected. The moment I stepped inside without thinking, the sight before me made me freeze in shock.
“Ahhh!”
I screamed involuntarily and collapsed to the floor.
“Y-you scared me…….”
I clutched my pounding chest and swept my trembling eyes across the room.
Dozens of Ball-Jointed Dolls sat in display cases that stretched from floor to ceiling.
All of them facing me.

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