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Chapter 320
Chapter 320
Chapter 320
Illaphael wasn’t used to feeling embarrassed as he didn’t have much to be embarrassed of in his life. After all, angels were dignified beings, and the ones serving the Six-Winged Angel Who Hunts Dragons were brave and fearless.
Illaphael was especially favored in the household of the angel constellation and had even less to be ashamed of than the others.
However, he had recently felt quite a bit of embarrassment, and the current situation was no different. This moment…
It was definitely embarrassing.
“Wha… He’s eating...?”
“What is this? It’s red. Isn’t it spicy?”
“It’s a spicy Korean stew,” explained one of the Korean hunters.
“I think there’s something in there that looks like canned meat...?” another hunter said in a puzzled manner.
“Yeah, it contains minced meat.”
“I-Is this what Illaphael is eating?? Shouldn’t we stop him??”
Not even the finest cuisine on Earth could satisfy Illaphael’s taste buds, so to see him eat some red soupy dish with some weird minced meat in it… The hunters under the angel constellation were terrified.
“Illaphael! You don’t have to eat that! We can eat it instead!”
“Choi Yeonseung, let us eat that instead of him! I’m sorry, but Illaphael can’t eat this!”
“...I-is that so?”
Choi Yeonseung stopped at the desperate cries of the hunters.
Amelia also stopped eating and wondered, ‘Why are they acting like this? I thought it was a good meal.’
***
Choi Yeonseung had been very generous while preparing the dish.
[Org, the seven-headed violent dragon]
That monster had dominated a realm and was almost as powerful as a constellation.
The scales were a bit tough, but the meat was tender and juicy, which made it edible. Choi Yeonseung chopped the meat well. He used a portion of it to make minced meat, and the other to make sausages. Then…
-???
[???]
“What? What is it?”
-No... Nothing.
[That... No...]
Next, Choi Yeonseung mixed the marinade in with water. The marinade wasn’t ordinary either. The orcs had made it by using ingredients grown naturally in his realm. It contained chili powder, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, and various other ingredients.
The orcs, who were able to control even the British hunters, had improved even more in farming.
-...Wait. Did I teach them how to make kimchi and place it in a crock pot?
-The household member over there taught them.
Being trapped in Choi Yeonseung’s realm, Hwang Gyeongryong was naturally bored, so he had called the orcs and shown them how to make kimchi.
At this point, Choi Yeonseung wasn’t sure whether his realm was an Abyssal kingdom or just a Korean farm…
In any case, he marinated the dragon meat, boiled the water, cut up the kimchi, then added the sausage and the minced meat. Next up, he added some onions and scallions and boiled the stew.
Amelia felt doubtful about the dish and couldn’t stop staring at it. She was somewhat tired after coming this far, but despite that, she was very excited by the mouth-watering smell.
-Dig in!
-T-thank you… Hunter Choi Yeonseung, if Illaphael doesn’t want to eat it...
Amelia tried to take away the bowl from Illaphael. The angel had been expressionless for quite some time, so Amelia was worried about him. She wondered if he would throw a fit and yell something like “How dare you feed me such worthless food?!”
Tak.
-??
However, Illaphael slapped her hand back, his expression still blank.
-Do you… not want me to take it away?
Nod.
-...Ah, okay. Then enjoy…
The two of them sat down and dug into their food. Louis also gratefully accepted a bowl.
“Take this rice as well.”
Choi Yeonseung pressed down the steaming rice and served it. The rice grown by the orcs was particularly good for relieving physical fatigue.
Zhu Wijen glanced at Choi Yeonseung with a pitiful expression.
-Can... Can I have some as well?
***
In any case, despite Amelia’s worries, Illaphael had finished his food. In fact, he had emptied two bowls and was already on his third one, which was still hot.
However, the hunters were so desperate to stop him that Choi Yeonseung decided not to intervene.
‘Given how much he’s eating, his magic power should be fully restored now, regardless of whether he liked the food or not.’
Illaphael’s eyebrows twitched when the hunters tried to take the bowl from him. However, he couldn’t slap them away like he had previously done with Amelia. There were too many eyes on him.
In the end, the other hunters took away his bowl by force.
“Amelia! You don’t have to force yourself to eat it. He gave permission, so stop eating!”
The hunters talked to Amelia as well, trying to get her to stop eating. She was a member of the British royal family and a favorite of the angel constellation, so she had plenty of special treatment. Even if she was with Hunter Choi Yeonseung, she could just refuse to eat the food if it didn’t suit her taste.
“Ah. I’m fine.”
“Really? I thought it wouldn’t suit you...”
“No. Of course, the taste is important, but so is the gesture behind it. Hunter Choi Yeonseung has kindly cooked this food for all his colleagues,” explained Amelia, trying to downplay how much she loved the dish.
However, despite trying to appear nonchalant about the dish, she unwittingly grabbed the bowl very tightly, letting off how much she actually enjoyed the food.
“As expected...! Such a beautiful explanation!”
“We’re sorry for offending you!”
“It’s ok, I don’t mind. Now sit down and eat.”
Illaphael, who had been listening to the conversation, glanced at them and murmured, “...I’m actually sincere...”
“Huh? What did you say just now?”
“...It’s nothing.”
Illaphael went to a corner and stood there by himself.
In the meantime, the hunters who arrived last also received a bowl. The smell of the hot stew instantly warmed them up, and they took a sip.
“Oh!!”
“This… This is really good!”
Their eyes widened in astonishment before they started greedily eating the whole thing. They had initially thought that Amelia and Illaphael were forcing themselves to eat it, but then they changed their minds.
Amelia and Illaphael actually loved this food!
“Listen to me while you eat,” said Choi Yeonseung. “I was going to find a way down to the second underground floor once everybody gathered here, but I heard from this hunter that people have already made it down there and taken over the area.”
Choi Yeonseung pointed to Zhu Wijen while speaking.
The other hunters, who were busy filling themselves with the stew, merely lifted their eyes as they kept eating.
Zhu Wijen felt intimidated by their gazes.
“Those guys won’t give in easily, so you should be prepared for battle when you meet them. Of course, if we can just pass through, we won’t need to fight.”
“You don’t have to worry, Hunter Choi Yeonseung. The household members who worship the Six-Winged Angel Who Hunts Dragons never hesitate to go first. We’ll strike first regardless of whether they are the enemy or not,” Amelia said confidently.
“I-I see…”
Choi Yeonseung looked slightly concerned.
‘She’s bragging about this...’
Of course, Amelia wasn’t attentive enough to notice his look.
***
As the tired hunters were resting, Choi Yeonseung went ahead to check the area once again, taking only Louis and Zhu Wijen with him.
“Only one person can take the passage down?”
“Yes...”
The trickiness of this dungeon was painfully clear.
The passage from the first underground floor to the second underground floor should be occupied, or several people should be able to go down at once. However, this wasn’t the case.
It was a magic passage, which couldn’t be broken by force. The hunters couldn’t use their power to activate the magic circles either.
‘This is why they keep walking around and fighting.’
“Is it just one person?”
“No. Sometimes it’s two, sometimes it’s three... In any case, if you go down now, the others who have gone there first will be waiting for you.”
The areas of the second underground floor that were connected to the first floor were bound to be important. Naturally, the hunters wanted to take control of those areas.
‘This isn’t some kind of battle royale, and yet they quarrel and tear each other apart...’
Choi Yeonseung frowned. He had to quickly find a way and send the hunters down one after another, but the ones already fighting each other were more annoying than he thought.
-Successor, you have no choice but to take control, right?
-Me?
-Yes. At first glance, everything seems chaotic, but the situation can still be remedied.
-I don’t think so. Those hunters are from China, out of all countries. There’s no way they’ll listen to me.
One could recruit hunters from other countries by offering them money or other kinds of rewards, but it was difficult to do that with Chinese hunters.
‘Right?’
Choi Yeonseung stared at Zhu Wijen. Come to think of it, he had also been uncooperative at first. Who would’ve known that after taking a few punches he would cooperate and be more friendly?
If he could beat up all the hunters who were currently fighting with each other and control them through force…
‘Huh. It might actually work.’
Choi Yeonseung took up the goddess of sloth’s advice. It certainly wouldn’t hurt to try.
***
“Long live Gong Shai, the greatest and wisest!”
“Long live Gong Shai, the greatest and wisest!”
The Cold Room was one of the rooms on the second underground floor. The freezing cold was troublesome, but aside from that, it was one of the safest rooms on this floor.
As long as they endured the cold, everyone was completely safe in this room. In addition, the passage from the first underground floor was periodically opened here.
Gong Shai, a B-grade hunter from China, occupied the Cold Room as the leader.
“Hooray, Gong Shai!”
“Hooray, Gong Shai!”
‘Piece of shit….’
The low-grade Chinese hunters inwardly cursed at her while kneeling down and bowing. It was said that people revealed their true colors when they obtained power, and the current situation proved that.
At first, Gong Shai had wanted to occupy this room to wait for orders from above. However, things had gone wrong, and neither orders nor supplies had come. Thus, the hunters here couldn’t do what they were supposed to. They just frowned in frustration…
As the situation devolved, Gong Shai couldn’t stand it any longer and showed her true colors.
-Only those who work get to eat, you bastards!
-Aagh!
-From now on, I will be the leader of this room. I’ll also be the one to distribute the supplies! If anybody has a problem with that, you can just get the hell out!
-G-Gong Shai, if you do this... Ghah!
-What?
-Yes, you should do this!
-That’s right! You, Gong Shai, should naturally have more privileges than us!
The hunters quickly gave in. Above all, they had to survive this mess.
Thump—
“!”
“It’s a passage!”
Everyone was stunned by the sudden activation of the magic passage.
“I-Is it the supplies? Is it time for supplies?”
Gulp!
The hungry hunters swallowed. They would rejoice if they really were receiving supplies. Of course, Gong Shai would take most of it, but the scraps she would give them would still be good...
“No. I’d rather have another B-grade hunter come...”
“That’s right! I really don’t want to see Gong Shai in charge any longer!”
...However, much to everyone’s disappointment, it was Choi Yeonseung, Louis, and Zhu Wijen who had come through the magic passage.
Choi Yeonseung looked around curiously. The room was roughly the size of a playground, and a constant chill flowed through it. There didn’t seem to be any monsters...
There were also some disheveled hunters lying around. Perhaps it was because of their pitiful appearance that one female hunter stood out among them. It was Gong Shai.
“Where are you from?” Gong Shai asked politely. Given that she didn’t know them, it was best to tread carefully.
“I’m Choi Yeonseung and I came from above.”
“...The Korean A-grade hunter?!”
Gong Shai panicked and made the first move. However, Louis struck first as if he had predicted her intention.
“Where are you going?!”
“Surren...”
Bam!
With a heavy blow, Louis sent Gong Shai flying.
“Wasn’t she about to surrender?” asked Choi Yeonseung in a puzzled manner.
“...Oh… Oops.”