episode_0027

Just two weeks ago, the elf army was caught up in an attack by the Four Heavenly Kings and lost nearly half of its troops.

In fact, if you fight by making good use of the terrain, there is no chance of victory against the elves…

As it happened, the Demon King’s army’s surprise attack reached the deepest part of the forest, near the World Tree, their god.

Therefore, they had no choice but to set up a battle line near the World Tree and fight to the death until they were completely defeated.

An elf named Floretta still remembered that hell clearly.

“Floretta, open your mouth. ah… .”

“… … … .”

She looks down at the unidentified stew served by her colleague.

She couldn’t even open her mouth properly due to paralysis, so she just blinked her eyes hard.

‘Just kill me.’

-Blink, blink.

What would you do by eating that? Floretta was already on the verge of death.

She had been feeling her fate for two weeks and conveyed her thoughts with a glance.

Just let me sleep in peace. Even though I am a defeated soldier, I ask you to die nobly as an Elven Knight.

but…

Fortunately, the signal did not reach.

“… It’s the princess’s order. Sorry for insulting you.”

-Help. Grumbling.

Her colleague’s hand forced her mouth open, her face stained with guilt.

And then, the golden stew poured into her mouth.

Just the right amount of warm, slightly watery curry flowed down her esophagus without resistance.

“… … … .”

‘Even when it gets to this point, I can still feel the taste. damn.’

Then an explosion of scent was felt.

The curry, a mild blend of various exotic spices such as turmeric, fenugreek, cumin, coriander, and fennel, gave off a very strong yet unappealing aroma.

Even though she wasn’t used to spices, she suddenly thought, ‘This is good.’

And, running around under that scent…

It was a delicious umami with no likes or dislikes.

‘It sticks to my mouth.’

A curry that has secured a certain level of taste in itself, developed by master’s and doctoral graduates from a large company using all their technological capabilities.

However, the juice from the abundant vegetables and the minced meat were thoroughly roasted one by one to bring out the maximum flavor.

Above all, the rich yet natural sweetness of the onions that Sihyeon went to great lengths to stir-fry transformed a commercially available curry into an exquisite dish worthy of any restaurant.

Floretta forgot about her desire to die just a moment ago and savored the curry.

-gulp.

“… … … !!!?”

‘If you’re going to feed me, give me some quickly. ‘I heard it was slow.’

She chewed her mouth at the scent and overwhelming taste of the curry left in her mouth, and winked at her to quickly serve the next spoonful.

My colleague, who was confused for some reason, scooped up a large amount of pure white rice with a spoon and dipped it into the curry.

The place where the spoon was headed again was Floretta’s mouth.

Her eyes opened wide.

-Oops.

‘What is this…? ?’

The chewy rice that melted in her mouth with curry wrapped around my body.

It was an unfamiliar carbohydrate to her, who had only eaten potatoes and bread at most.

but… Even the rice is a masterpiece, benefiting from fraud-level cooking skills.

The mouth-filling flavor of the cauldron rice made even her, who was not used to sticky Japonica rice, think, ‘Ah, this is good.’

– Mumbling.

‘Did you steam the wheat grains? ? It goes really well with this stew.’

Her jaw kept moving.

In order to satisfy the owner, who was paralyzed and could not breathe anything other than the energy of the World Tree for two weeks, he became a little ravenous.

———It was only after she swallowed the second bite that she realized the discomfort.

-gulp.

“Ceres. What kind of food is this… .”

“… … … Flo, letta?”

“Hmm?”

When I turned my head to look, I saw my colleague, whom I had saved by sacrificing his lower body, covering his mouth in shock.

Floretta slowly stood up, wondering why the woman was making such a fuss like a man…

Only after half-rising her body did she realize her condition.

“… … … ?”

‘wait for a sec. I’m sure my entire lower body was blown away and I was paralyzed… ?’

She raised only her upper body and slowly stretched out her trembling hands.

Before I knew it, the blood-covered hand was heading towards her fair lower body.

… The lower body was torn off without a trace by a kick from the Four Heavenly Kings Asterios.

“… … … … !!!!!!!?”

-Poof, poof.

Floretta realized that she, who had been waiting for death, was actually in a healthier state than before the battle.

She was more surprised than her colleague and shook her head.

This was to find out what was really going on and understand the situation.

-This… !!!?

-Three, world tree… … .

-… … I definitely… ?

As I quickly looked around, I saw several unbelievable sights.

Apparently, the arms, legs, and skin of his colleagues who had suffered instant death in the attack two weeks ago had melted away. An exploded organ. A scene that is played back in an instant with pure white light.

Her long ears constantly pricked up, carefully listening to their questions, astonishment, and cries of joy.

… It feels like a dream, but it is never a dream, it is a vivid reality.

In disbelief, she finally turned her gaze to her colleague.

“Ceres… What is this.”

“Mo, I don’t know… The princess brought a little human man, cooked it in a very large pot, and ordered him to feed it to you… … .”

“… … … ?”

Cerys, who was covered in tears, pointed to the bowl of curry that she had been feeding Floretta with just a moment ago.

Floretta absentmindedly took it and took another bite.

-Mumble, gulp. … Wow.

“… … .”

I could clearly feel that my physical condition was improving a little.

Even the unidentified skin disease that had been circulating among elves for several years has noticeably receded.

Only then did she become sure.

He said that it was this food that miraculously restored him and his colleagues.

“Who on earth… ?”

Floretta couldn’t believe that a lowly human, not even an elf, could do such a miraculous thing.

She looked around quickly again.

It didn’t take long to spot a group of humans in the clearing in the distance.

-Ugh, uhm… … .

-I heard that even heroes are very shy.

-It is true that Angel is particularly shy, but I think this reaction is quite natural. majesty.

‘… … ‘What are those?’

As Princess Lucia watches expressionlessly, the three humans talk to each other, creating a very different atmosphere in this place.

The one that stood out the most was a man with a bright red face and his eyes tightly closed.

Just like a husband who saw his naked body on the first night, he felt embarrassed… crab… …

‘ah.’

“… … Seris. I need to cover myself.”

“Suddenly what… Ah, yes.”

Only then did she realize that she was dressed in a very embarrassing way.

… The lower body was regenerated, but the clothes were not regenerated together.

She quickly took a cloak from her colleague and covered her lower body.

-Hero, can you open your eyes now?

– Really… … ?

-Angel, it’s okay!! The last remaining dirt is gone!

Only then did the human male cautiously open his eyes.

Eyes full of decadence looked at the hospital bed.

… The smile on his lips looked very noble.

‘That delicate man, this… ?’

Floretta instinctively realized that the man was the one who cooked.

She wasn’t the only one who noticed. His companions, who were lying half-corpse around him, slowly got up and started looking at him.

however…

———Not long after, resentment appeared in the eyes of all 250 elves.

-Jerit.

‘If I had come two weeks ago, a lot less of my compatriots would have died… !!!’

A very inappropriate thought to have for someone who gave me a miracle.

But only two weeks ago. These are the thoughts that they cannot help but think after seeing their precious compatriots and colleagues die cruelly next to them.

Why are you so late? If you can perform miracles like this, why didn’t you come until your comrades were killed in droves?

… Even though they thought it was ungrateful, it was inevitable that they would think that way.

‘… Did you see Inseong glaring at me after I saved his life? Ugh. Canfs, really.’

“Angel… … .”

“Tsk. This is why they are elves. Hero, if you don’t want to do this anymore, tell me. Honestly, saving 250 is enough.”

Sihyeon and the others immediately noticed the emotions contained in those gazes.

Elizabeth and Arthur said they knew that would happen and their eyes turned cold.

The elves’ eyes became even more hostile upon hearing those words.

———However, the ominous atmosphere disappeared in less than 10 seconds.

“Don’t worry, Elizabeth. Arthur. where… Now that I’ve had enough air, I’ll go cook something.”

“… … Warrior? No, you don’t think anything when you see that? I’m ungrateful even after eating the food you worked so hard for… !!”

“Don’t be angry, Elizabeth. They probably have their own circumstances too.”

‘If it were real, I might be a little angry… Because it’s a game. ‘Enjoy the game, enjoy the game!’

Unlike the two who were completely angry, Sihyeon, who should have been more angry than anyone else, actually laughed.

Ignorance mixed with the thought that getting angry is useless and the calculation that most of the time you have to survive to avoid ‘that event’ anyway.

However, that disregard created a huge misunderstanding for everyone.

“Angel… … … !!!”

“Hero, you too… ha. A true angel.”

Although he acted on his own calculations, in the eyes of others, it was a decision that was noble in itself.

The companions were once again impressed by Sihyeon’s angelic heart.

That was the same for the 250 elves who were looking at the vision.

“… … … .”

‘I thought all humans were inferior and selfish… .’

They are starting to lose their stamina.

They just looked dumbfounded at the human man who went back to cooking.

“Huh… joy… ♪”

“… … … … .”

Sihyeon didn’t even care that they were looking at him with resentment, and even hummed while concentrating on cooking.

I just did it because I enjoyed cooking and thought, ‘I have to do it anyway so I don’t have to mess up, let’s have fun at least.’ But…

The sight of him cooking to save the lives of the elves who were left with raw noodles while covered in sweat in the sweltering heat.

It left even the arrogant elves speechless.

‘How can a mere human being like that…’ .’

… In the end, Sihyeon finished all 1,000 servings of curry. When all the elves who were on the verge of death were cured.

There was no longer an ounce of resentment or hatred in their gaze.

Because they were already looking up at a mere human as if they were looking at the world tree.