A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 159: Sweet Gathering

Since Qiong Xing was a man who was visibly pregnant many people would probably react with shock.

Being surprised would be one thing, but if someone reacted badly or said something cruel that would be troublesome.

Though in truth, that was only part of the reason.

The real reason was that Qiong Xing had simply pushed the troublesome shopping onto Katarina and Sarin so they could enjoy a date while doing it.

"Well, whatever," Katarina said with a sigh. "So why did you bring us all the way here?"

"Hm?" Qiong Xing smiled. "Mostly because I wanted to visit Naz. But I also thought it would be a good chance for everyone to meet."

In truth, everything had simply happened by coincidence.

His main goal had been to check on how Naz was doing.

Naz was peeking out nervously from behind the door as if trying to hide.

When Qiong Xing noticed him, he waved his hand.

Even though Naz looked frightened, he slowly walked closer.

Naz must have been truly frightened after seeing Sarin get punched and knocked away like that.

He hid slightly behind Qiong Xing’s back, but he still managed to look Katarina in the eyes and greet her properly.

Compared to how he used to be, this alone was already a big improvement.

"It’s alright," Qiong Xing said gently. "Katarina is a kind person. She won’t bite you."

At least, from Qiong Xing’s point of view, she was a very kind and reliable woman.

"Actually, while you two were out shopping, I prepared something," Qiong Xing continued. "Why don’t we talk while having some tea?"

He guided the still-trembling Naz toward the table.

Surprisingly, Duzy had already prepared the small things like plates and utensils.

That meant all Qiong Xing had to do was finish the final steps.

He quickly cut and arranged everything, then served it to everyone.

"This... is it that ’cake’ you brought before?" Katarina asked.

"Yes," Qiong Xing replied. "But this time I made a few small changes. I hope you’ll like it."

There was no plate placed in front of Qiong Xing himself.

Katarina looked at him with concern, wondering if his morning sickness was still severe.

Qiong Xing only shook his head and suggested that she try it first.

"...Is this alcohol?" Katarina asked in surprise.

"Wow... th-this is amazing," Naz said. "When you said you were going to use alcohol, I didn’t understand what you meant... but this is really delicious!"

Qiong Xing smiled and happy to see them enjoying it.

Yes, this cake had been soaked with the wine that Naz had brewed.

That was also the reason Qiong Xing hadn’t brought Cari with him today.

Everyone present could handle alcohol well, so it was suitable for them.

"The figs inside were soaked in honey and alcohol as well," Qiong Xing explained. "If you don’t like the texture, feel free to remove them—...though it seems like that won’t be necessary."

He had only made it on a whim, so he was ready to say they didn’t need to eat it if they didn’t like it.

But seeing everyone quietly continue eating made him feel relieved.

It was the first time he had seen figs in this world.

They were green, which secretly disappointed him a little.

"By the way," Katarina said, "you used honey on my hair earlier, didn’t you? It’s amazing. My hair used to be so dry, but now it’s shiny and easier to manage. My hands also feel soft."

"I heard that honey is good for beauty and health," Qiong Xing replied. "I was worried about... baldness—well, hair quality—so I looked up a lot of information. If you take care of it regularly like today, your hair will become even more beautiful."

"That’s good to know," Katarina said with a laugh.

At some point, Sarin had regained consciousness.

Now he was sitting nearby as he smiling while looking at Katarina.

Seeing that, Qiong Xing wondered if he should recommend the honey treatment for Sarin’s scalp as well.

"Hey, can I have another piece?" Albe asked.

Albe who had a high tolerance for alcohol seemed to like it very much.

Qiong Xing placed another slice on the plate Albe held out and Albe happily started eating again.

Albe was still young, so there was probably no need to worry... but Qiong Xing suddenly wondered if demons could go bald too.

He stared at Albe for a moment add thinking about it.

Albe noticed and looked back curiously.

Qiong Xing couldn’t bring himself to ask, "Do demons ever go bald?" So instead he simply asked, "Is it good?"

Albe smiled and replied that it was delicious.

As fellow men, the topic of the scalp is a delicate one.

"Since you bought the things I asked for, how about I make some Meijiu next time I come over so we can drink it together?"

"What’s that?"

Qiong Xing explained that it was a kind of fruit liquor, but Naz still tilted his head, clearly unfamiliar with it.

He then ook him to the kitchen and showed him how to make it.

Since there was no rock sugar, he substituted honey instead.

All you had to do was put the cleaned plums and honey into a container, so it was simple enough that even Naz wouldn’t have any trouble making it.

"Let this sit for about a month and it’ll be ready. When it’s done, we can try drinking it together with Katarina and the others."

Well, hewon’t be able to drink it, though.

Both because of his constitution and for the sake of the child in his stomach.

"I’ve been thinking this for a while, but Mayo has gotten pretty big."

"Huh?"

...Now that he mentioned it?

Maybe because they’re always together almost every day, so Qiong Xing hadn’t noticed.

But once Albe pointed it out, he realized that Mayo had indeed grown a lot

From something that once fit in the palm of Qiong Xing hand to something that now needed both of his hands to hold.