episode_0022

Although there were various incidents, we safely left the gate and began our long journey.

Unlike the game, I had to move by horseback for a really long period of time, but I didn’t think it was that boring as I moved around while chatting.

“Angel, now that I think about it, I strangely became more like an angel… Is it because of my mood?”

“… … … I’m not sure.”

‘What on earth is a prospective apprentice angel? Ha, I’m dying of nerves.’

… Especially since I have something to worry about.

Hearing that I was like Arthur’s angel brought back a thought that I had barely put out of my mind.

Prospective apprentice angel. ‘Dungeon Princess’ A title that even I, an old person, have never seen before.

I would feel at ease if I just thought that the status window was trying to make fun of me, but…

My intuition as a gamer cried out. If you ignore this, you will regret it greatly later.

‘Even the sacred power increases by 0.73. It’s not serious. really.’

Even the sacred power that came with the title was unusual.

In a game where the maximum status is only 10, 0.73 is a larger number than expected.

Even looking at the Holy Sword acquisition event, which can be obtained by completing numerous related quests, the Holy Power only increases by 1, but I gained 0.73 by boiling some seolleongtang.

Due to the nature of a chef who doesn’t have any divinity-related skills, even if his divinity power increased, it was useless…

Still, it was still something unusual.

It felt like someone was casting a grand ‘Eokka’ at me.

‘I’ve never been to university, but I think I’d be just as anxious if a professor encouraged me to become a graduate student.’

My senses, trained through TRPGs and various games, cried out.

This is definitely not a good thing as your sacred power increases. This isn’t ‘eokppa’, it’s ‘eokkkada-‘.

‘okay. Let’s restrain ourselves from now on. Don’t just show off your cooking skills for no reason.’

“The warrior’s expression suddenly became a bit stiff. What’s going on?”

“… it’s nothing. I was just wondering what I would do if I had more people asking me to cook for them.”

That’s why I decided to try to do less to imitate miracles with my cooking skills.

If possible, I will not use ‘Over Heel’. Even if I do write it, I will never do anything that would make people misunderstand me as an angel or anything.

… I’m the type of person who’s not good at refusing, so if I were asked again, I’d feel weak and write it down.

anyway. My companions who heard me widened their eyes in surprise.

“Unexpected. If you’re a warrior, ‘I should prepare food in advance!’ I thought they would say the same thing.”

“After leaving the castle gate, you often had a bad expression on your face, and it seemed like you were thinking about it! A person as kind as an angel must have suffered a lot… .”

“Haha… .”

‘No, the rotten expression is just because of the angel’s anger.’

In the process, there was another incident where Arthur made a huge mistake, but anyway.

I shrugged and smiled.

“Saving people is good, but our duty is to defeat the demon lord. It will be my mission to defeat the Demon King as soon as possible.”

“… okay. You were that kind of boy. How can you be so angelic?”

“An angel is an angel!”

‘… … Look how they ask for names but don’t call even one person! This strawberry glutinous rice cake is like injeolmi bean rice cake!!!’

Even though the smile was quickly erased because it was as natural as breathing.

Anyway, after that we kept talking.

Since we were still near the capital, we didn’t encounter any monsters or demons, so we didn’t even have a chance to rest.

After running for about 5 hours like that.

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The place we arrived at was an abandoned village.

* * * * * *

– Sizzling.

“… I might like this better than Jeyuk.”

” Meat that can be eaten immediately after grilling is the best! Especially this… It’s so delicious to eat it with grilled kimchi!!”

‘Well, I can’t stand kimchi baked in pork fat.’

“Hehe. I eat a lot.”

In the middle of the devastated village, we all sat together and enjoyed a pork belly party.

Thanks to the induction magic stone slab and a large amount of magic stones given by the magic tower owner, it was possible to cook and eat meat comfortably even in the middle of an empty square.

It felt like camping, which I had only heard about, so it was very enjoyable.

‘I was wondering if I should cook in the furnace this time… Thank you, Magic Tower!’

“But where did this amount of meat and vegetables come from? Of course, I thought I would fill my meal with dry food.”

“The Lord gave us the ability to store as many cooking ingredients as we wanted. The royal family has provided enough food for three months, so don’t worry about food. Arthur.”

‘To put it simply, it is an inventory dedicated to food ingredients.’

“As expected, you are an angel!!”

Arthur exclaimed in admiration in front of the deliciously cooked meat in the middle of the table and the side dishes that filled the table.

Elizabeth… I’m busy eating wraps from earlier.

“Please enjoy your meal. I will come back after taking care of my employees and some new beasts.”

– Rummaging around.

After confirming that both of them were eating well, I started filling up the empty plates with the well-cooked meat.

and,

– Rattling.

“Maid… Hmm. I heard you want to eat it too, deacons? Why aren’t you eating and just standing there so quietly?”

“… Your Majesty has not yet eaten, so how can we.”

“Eat before the meat gets cold. This is an order from a warrior.”

“… … Okay.”

-It’s a disaster.

I handed the plate to the employees standing awkwardly at a separate table.

They take the plate and start eating with blushing faces.

After seeing the girls’ eyes widen as they put the meat in their mouths, I started walking again.

-mum! Stop!!!

-Whirik.

‘——Back tumbling!?’

“Yeah, right. Eat a lot.”

The last thing I took care of was the square sacred tree that the workers held as if they were holding a shrine throughout the move.

After watching in amazement as Mummummi was back tumbling with joy, I headed back to my original position.

‘For some reason, I feel like I’ve become a housewife who takes care of my children’s meals… hmm?’

-suddenly.

“Warrior, ah~.”

“Angel, try mine too! We put a lot of delicious things in it!”

Then, the people who greeted me were Arthur and Elizabeth, who reached out toward me, holding wraps in their hands.

… Really, everyone is nice. After all, it’s a game.

“Ang~.”

– Mumbling.

“Hmm~!!”

Afterwards, we continued our happy pork belly party.

The three of us feeding each other ssam with such affection that you can’t even imagine that we’ve only been together for 10 days.

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The employees also opened their mouths in a panic as if their refusal just moments ago was a lie.

Oh no, I guess I’m just wagging my tail and eating without even looking at anything.

And thanks to ‘Overhill’, we looked exhausted after riding a horse for 5 hours, but by the time we finished eating, we looked refreshed as if it had never happened before.

“Whoa… I enjoyed it so much, angel!”

“Warrior, whose ssam was the most delicious?”

“Everything was delicious. However, Arthur’s ssam was a bit big so it might have been uncomfortable to eat?”

“Hehe. Did you hear that, Arthur? They said I liked it better.”

“As expected, Your Majesty, you are amazing!”

“… … .”

Before we knew it, there was friendly chatting over the empty table.

… Although one person seemed a little disobedient to call it a friendly relationship, the atmosphere did not subside at all thanks to Arthur’s natural tanking.

“Then let me wash the dishes… .”

– Rattling.

“——We will do those chores.”

“Oh, thank you. I will make you a lot of delicious food in the future. Cool butlers.”

-Whaaah!!!

“… … Please excuse me.”

I didn’t even have to clean up after myself, like washing dishes.

The workers who finished their meal like us asked, ‘What have we done?’ He was so confused that he hurried over and cleaned it up for me.

“Please come back~.”

“Haaa… Hero, don’t be so kind to women. You should only say things like that to me. Everyone misunderstands, right?”

“Oh, is it a misunderstanding?”

“An angel is an angel, so there is nothing we can do!”

“But still… Ugh. Let me stop talking.”

As I was waving my hand at the girls leaving with red faces, a subtlety filled Elizabeth’s gaze as she looked at me.

She continued to complain for a while, but eventually sighed heavily as if she was frustrated.

“Then… Hero, would you like to take a walk alone?”

“Good. I was so full that I felt bloated.”

“Why are you eating that… .”

“It’s dangerous for just the two of you to go, so I’ll follow as an escort!”

“… … Thank you so much, Arthur.”

Afterwards, Elizabeth suggested that we go for a walk to help with digestion.

It was a very good offer, so the three of us started walking around the empty village.

-plodding along.

“Anyway, why was this village abandoned? He seemed pretty fine.”

“Attacks by monsters were so frequent that the residents eventually moved to villages near the capital. It could be said to be the sadness of a small town without a security guard.”

“I heard that the number of villages like this has increased due to the number of monsters naturally summoned in the border areas contaminated with demonic energy.”

“… The war situation is bleaker than I thought.”

As I listened to the explanation of why this village was abandoned, I realized that the kingdom’s war situation was not good.

Even though I ran at full speed for 5 hours, I’m still near the capital, so I can’t believe I’m already at this point.

But my serious expression seemed quite funny to them.

“Phew. Heroes, don’t make that kind of face. It doesn’t suit me.”

-dump.

“… Yes?”

Elizabeth burst out laughing and sat down on the hill.

As she looked up at the night sky, her eyes were filled with stars.

“The hero… hmm. I’m sorry I feel like I’m putting a burden on you, but it’s our hope. Humanity’s last hope.”

“That’s right!”

But Elizabeth’s eyes shined brighter when she looked at me than when she looked at the stars.

Arthur, who suddenly squatted down, was similar.

And, their voices overlapped together.

“I and other warriors will do the hard and arduous work. So, please be our, everyone’s hope. Just cooking with a smile will be enough.”

“In a world devastated by the fight against the devil’s army, the spark of hope is kindled again with the smile of an angel!”

“… … .”

The two speak with faith in their eyes.

‘… … It’s a touching atmosphere, but doesn’t this just mean you should support me?’

For a moment, I thought to myself, ‘Isn’t this support hate?’, but then I smiled brightly, just like they wanted.

okay. Games are fun.

“Yes!”

– Widely.

Day 1 of the adventure. It was the day when my future action plan as a hero was decided.

—and,

“Okay. then… Ah, warrior. Should I wash it?”

“Yes? Ah, yes. Just water… .”

“Hehe. Actually, this town is famous for its hot springs.”

“… Hot springs?”

“Okay. Let’s go and wash together.”

“———YES!!!!!!!?”

… An event that even I, who was a person of stagnation, could not have predicted occurred to me.