Azren was finally able to serve the fried rice on the table, and he told himself not to drool at the sight and the smell. He did have a remarkable cooking talent and could have been a great chef if he wanted to.
If he was a real human who didn't have any mission in the human world, then he probably would have opened a restaurant and started doing his business as a cook. He was sure that he would become a successful cook.
Unfortunately, he wasn't a real human, and he had to complete his mission if he wanted to go back safely to the demon world. He had to forget about his crazy idea and just dedicated his hidden talent for Michy only.
Yes, he could only be the idol's personal cook now. And not only a personal cook, but he was a nanny as well.
Michy hated vegetables, and he couldn't eat food with vegetables. That was why the demon got another job today. He would work as a 'vegetable picker.'
He had placed a plate full of fried rice on the kitchen island, and his right hand was ready with a spoon. If he couldn't eat fried rice, then he might be able to quietly eat vegetables in the process.
With that idea on his mind, Azren grinned widely before bringing his spoon to the plate. But Michy's voice halted his movement.
"Wait!"
That one word was enough to pause his movement, and he looked up at the idol, who was sitting opposite to him.
"What are you going to do with the spoon?"
Azren blinked innocently at the young boy. "You asked me to take the vegetables out of the fried rice, didn't you?"
"Yes, but don't you think you will need another plate to move the vegetable from my fried rice?"
'My fried rice.' Those three words made Azren grumble inwardly again. How could the human claim his food so easily like that?
Putting aside his annoyance, Azren tried to smile at the idol as he answered, "I'm hungry, so I will eat the vegetables right away. That will be more efficient, right? We don't even need an extra plate."
Azren sounded like he was the smartest person in the world with his idea, but instead of feeling proud of him, the human displayed an expression full of disgust.
"Who permits you to eat from the same plate as mine?"
The question sounded so harsh and cold, and the blonde froze. He didn't think about that. Humans had a sense of ownership, and they probably wouldn't like to share their food or other items with other humans.
Moreover, Azren knew that two strangers sharing food were uncommon. He and Michy were like strangers, so of course, Michy would feel disgusted if his food made contact with someone else's saliva.
"Uh, I'm sorry," the demon immediately apologized as he put the spoon down on the table again. "I will grab another plate for the vegetables." Without waiting for the idol's response, he immediately rushed to grab another plate.
With a motion that resembled a rabbit, he went back to the kitchen island with a plate in his hands. Michy was speechless to see the blonde's behavior.
Without saying anything, the blonde started to pick out the vegetables from Michy's plate to the empty plate. He did it while pouting as he felt annoyed by the blue-eyed idol. And he suddenly heard a sound of a chuckle. His hand's movement instantly stopped.
'Michy wouldn't laugh like that if he was still in his evil side, right?'
Azren detected something was not right, and he immediately looked up to see the young boy. And he was right. Michy was indeed chuckling happily until his eyes turned into a pair of glorious crescents. The sight made him frown.
"Why did you stop pouting, Ren? You looked like an angry toddler just now!"
The boy called him 'Ren,' so he was the nice Michy.
"Why did you suddenly change again?" Instead of answering, the handsome demon asked the teenager back.
His question was enough to make Michy's smile vanish. The idol looked confused as he tilted his head. "I changed to what?"
Azren finally realized that Michy didn't even feel that he was switching between his evil side and his nice side from time to time. Azren couldn't understand why something like that could happen, but that was his hypothesis. Perhaps he would ask about the matter to Orgonel when he had the chance to meet the senior demon again.
"Never mind," Azren replied as he went back to pick out the vegetables from the idol's plate again. "You don't like vegetables, right? I'm going to continue to pick them from your plate."
Azren ignored Michy's questioning gaze and went back to pick out the vegetables from the young idol's plate.
Michy, who didn't get an answer for his question earlier, decided not to prolong the matter and just propped his chin on his palm.
"Vegetables taste like grass."
Hearing the random comment from the idol, Azren's movement delayed again, and he looked up at the idol again. "You have eaten grass before? Are you a cow?"
Azren didn't mean to joke, but it seemed like Michy took his questions as a joke as he laughed heartily.
"I'm not a cow! I'm a cat!"
Azren was a bit taken aback when Michy suddenly meow-ing like he was a real cat. But, not long after, the demon giggled before going back to his work.
"Yes, yes. You are a cat, Mich. A very naughty cat," Azren replied as he emphasized the word 'naughty.'
Michy finally stopped laughing and tilted his head as he kept gazing at the blonde. "Am I naughty? Are you angry because I didn't keep my promise to buy you new clothes?"
Hearing the idol's question, Azren sighed before looking up at the idol. The nice Michy remembered the event when he was in his evil self, but strangely, Michy didn't think that there was something wrong with him during the period. Michy didn't think that he kept switching all the time.
Azren was clueless about the matter.
'Maybe Michy needs to see a doctor soon.'
"Hello, Azren. Are you listening to me?"
The blonde blinked his emerald eyes, and he found the idol waving his hand in front of his face. He didn't realize that he was daydreaming just now.
"Uh, did you say something, Mich?" The blonde dumbly asked the youth.
Michy sulked at the question. "You didn't answer my question. Are you angry because I didn't keep my promise to buy you new clothes?"
The idol looked so innocent in his eyes, and Azren couldn't help but smile at him. "I'm not angry with you, Mich. You don't have to buy me new clothes, so you don't have to worry."
Azren had assured him that he wasn't angry, but it seemed Michy couldn't accept the response.
"I will keep my promise, Ren," the idol sternly said. "I've ordered some clothes for you from an online shop, and the clothes will arrive today."
Right after Michy finished speaking, they could hear the sound of the doorbell.