9 – Episode 9. Violence and carnage
I think I was in a state of deficiency.
It could be said that it is mentally and physically weak.
Well, of course.
Since the business suspension fell due to corona, bad things have continued to happen.
Sales are at zero, and the deficit is snowballing.
I don’t think about selling an empty store.
It seemed like all the bad luck in the world was pouring down on me, but after I came here, things went smoothly.
Yes.
Drunk with that sense of satisfaction, I danced for the first time in two years, and I even did ventriloquism with a bit of over-the-top!
But this is a game anyway.
Since the only NPC who saw that insolence was the one who saw it, you can just pretend that nothing happened!
“No! Did I really not see you?”
But why does that thing keep following me and scratching?
If you run away at such a fast pace, will it hurt if you just notice and disappear?
No matter how much I ignored it, Dana showed no signs of going away.
They chase with all their might.
“I will never forget your precious consideration for the rest of my life. Now, stop scratching your wounds and go.”
“Ah, sadly, why do you keep going… Please include me too~ Huh?”
“Know what I can do and hug you.”
“You’re going to cook. Right? What did you buy at the store earlier?”
Ugh, I’m quick to notice NPCs.
Well, as soon as we met, he asked about the cooking, and even that wasn’t enough, so he asked me to show him the ingredients, so even a fool would guess that much.
Looking back at her, Dana’s face was full of smiles.
Even though I’m cold-blooded, he laughs well.
What was so exciting about it?
Maybe I look like a new toy in his eyes?
Or do you get a lot of dopamine at the thought of stealing trade secrets?
Whatever the purpose was, it was none of my business.
I don’t care if she noticed her cooking card.
It’s impossible to play while hiding something in the world of TOE anyway.
When the opportunity arises, you have to rush at it with all your might, but where is the time for the main character to hide his strength?
So spread rumors. Disrupt or not, that’s up to you.
I have to run.
That slender leg will break.
Tadadadadak-!
“Hey! You really!”
I checked the structure of the village while running at full speed.
The important thing now is to find a place to cook, not a stalker.
The conditions should be good for making a fire, good without people, and even better with water.
It’s perfect if you have useful tools around you, but…
This is a town close to ruins, so we have to compromise.
Should we take a look around the forest outside the village?
But…
“Haa…! Ha…!”
I’m out of breath, but why is that…
Are you a monster…?
“Ah… Don’t do that, I’ll hug you… Hee hee… I’ll hug you~.”
I’m running with all my might…
Dana’s face moved to the side in an instant, and she started whining and waving my arms.
Then he runs from the front looking back at me.
“Uhhhhh. It’s hard!”
“So~ let’s talk… After listening to me, if you’re not interested, I’ll go. Huh? How is it?”
In the end, I had no choice but to admit the difference in strength and stop.
Yes, you can.
Even though my situation seems obvious, there is no law that says only the protagonist hides his power.
After,
I am out of breath.
I’ve been halfway around the village before I knew it.
Even so, not even a single drop of sweat could be seen on Dana’s face.
“Haa… Yeah, what do you want? Talk quickly and go.”
“Are you looking for a place to cook now?”
“Yeah, yeah, you got it right~ So.”
“Why are you so cold… It’s better to help each other than to do anything alone, right? Is not it?”
“Really? Then, let’s ask Kim who said it. Do you? Why is it me?”
“Huh?”
“They say you’re popular here, so why are you chasing people you don’t like?”
“Uh…Why…?”
“Okay, let’s listen. Why is it me all the time?”
“Uh… Seriously… Why you? Is it weird when you think about it?”
“You finally woke up, you stalker! Honestly, do you know that your stalking is more creepy than my ventriloquism?”
“Eh~ It’s not as good as Jessica-chan~.”
“He said he didn’t see it.”
“Sorry.”
Ah.
I wanted to be alone more. Violently.
Dana looked at me and squatted her cheek with her index finger.
I still don’t feel like going.
On the contrary, he put on a determined expression as if he had made up his mind and jumped into my safe distance at once.
Then he grabbed my arm.
“Profit… What are you doing… Let go.”
But the strength was so strong that I couldn’t shake it off.
Your expression doesn’t seem to give you much strength, but how can I…
This is a scam!
“But, I really know. There’s a good place to cook in town, and that’s only the one I know of? If you go, you will like it too.”
“Yeah, sure. I did everything wrong, so please let go now.”
“Really? Can I not tell you? You must have seen it on your way here…? There are no vacancies in this town. Really.”
Yeah, I know that.
I know because the entrance I entered is on the opposite side of this place.
Because I looked at the whole town with what I saw then and what I ran now.
There are seven buildings, all with owners. The streets are lined with tents. Players wandering around the forest seemed troublesome at first glance.
It was not a good town to cook.
Yes, I hate getting help from a guy I met for the first time today, but there’s no particular way.
First of all…
Hey heck… My arm hurts so bad…
“What are the conditions?”
“Oh, are you willing to listen?”
“Yes. Let go of my hands first because I lost. If you die, you can’t cook.”
“Mom, sorry.”
Suddenly, blood goes through and electricity goes up in your hands.
I finally realized it.
When Dana and I talked at the bar earlier, why didn’t Dana’s fans fight?
Why did you whine behind your back and tell the store owner?
Why do they just stare at Dana without giving a damn?
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Because… Those who didn’t would all be corpses.
Strongly count once.
Ruthless violence spoke.
“I just want to take a look. I don’t mean anything else… I just want to see you cook.”
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Follow Dana back to the tavern.
Now I can’t even run away, he grabs my arm and won’t let go.
She goes into her store and greets the people in the hall,
I’m being caught and eaten by them with my eyes.
I went inside the bar and came out the back door.
Oh, there was a back kitchen.
“Here. How is it? Pretty good right?”
“Isn’t that enough?”
“Isn’t it? Look at it It’s so good when we help each other.”
I hate to admit it, but I think I did a good job listening to it.
This isn’t a good place to cook, it’s just a kitchen.
In a space of about 8 pyeong, there is a bonfire seat in the center,
Firewood is piled up on one side of the wall, and the wooden table looks easy to use as a workbench.
Most of all, I liked that there was no ceiling.
The food we’re going to cook from now on has a lot of smoke.
And the sky is clear, so it’s cool.
Suddenly, night comes to the village.
The stars began to fill the place where the sunset had passed.
There are so many that I am afraid that they will pour out.
The wind is cool, and my stomach is lightly hungry.
It sounds like a pretty good first night for being possessed by a game of hellish difficulty.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
Without the intruders.
When Dana asked that question, I stretched out my finger and pointed to the table bench.
I don’t have much to say because you provided me with a place and you’re strong enough.
It would be nice if you could look around and go to sleep.
“It was helpful. Sit there and watch.”
“Okay!”
But she seemed really satisfied with that alone.
Sit on the bench I pointed out, straighten your back, and put some strength on your eyebrows.
From the look on his face, “I’m ready to watch!” A voice seems to be heard.
What a great thing to see.
No matter how good the place was, this kitchen was at the level of a modern European traditional kitchen.
One crater is a wood fire and one cooking utensil is a pot.
It was an environment where you couldn’t come up with food worth seeing.
Rather… We need to go back to the wild.
“Hey, Dohyeon, what is the name of the dish?”
“What did you promise earlier?”
“Yes. Just watch.”
“Okay, let’s each do our part.”
By the way, the name of the dish is asado.
It was just South American-style grilled meat.
The menu was decided considering the case of not being able to find cooking utensils at all.
For this dish, all you have to do is stick the whole meat on a skewer and slowly grill it over a fire.
And this time, there are 4 ingredients in all.
[Carcass of the Shadow Cub]
[Salt Minerals]
[Grass]
[Unknown tree fruit.]
Actually, the dish would come out just by writing a card on the ingredients.
But I can’t.
The price of the material is a whopping 98 gold.
Even so, if food like Dana’s stew comes out, I’ll lose about 97 gold, so I’ll have to show my skills as much as possible.
Surely, the end result is mulberry taste or bankruptcy.
Blood boils.
‘Khehehe, it’s been a while since Jessica tasted blood.’
The first step is to prepare the meat.
First, I took the [Shadow Cub’s corpse] Out on the workbench and pushed Jessica against it.
Now, Jessica is not just a kitchen knife, but a relic.
Its ability is to extract only ingredients from items.
If it was a game, dragging Jessica on ingredients would activate it, but what about here?
The effect was immediate.
As soon as Jessica touches the boar’s skin, a voice comes from inside her head.
Activates the effect of 『Relic [Jessica].
Destroy [Carcass of Shadow Boar Cub].
Destroy all inedible parts.
I acquired 2 new items [Trimmed Pork]!』