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Chapter 389
Chapter 389
It wasn’t until the clan leaders of various clans came forward and made a sincere appeal that Choi Yeonseung’s doubts were dispelled.
“So let me get this straight... You don’t serve constellations, and those of you who do are directly disobeying their orders... You’re also disobeying the orders of the US government... All of this just to help me? Why...?
“...”
The clan leaders turned sullen after Choi Yeonseung pointed everything out in detail. Hearing all the ways in which they were disobeying orders gave them a wake-up call.
...Were they making a mistake?
“In any case, thank you for coming to my aid,” continued Choi Yeonseung.
“T-thank you. We thought you’d step up because you have strong convictions.”
“Same here.”
Under these circumstances, a clan leader couldn’t make such a decision by themselves. It was only possible if the majority of the clan members were also on board.
The reason why the hunters agreed to help Choi Yeonseung wasn’t just because he had saved their lives this time. Most of them were either directly beholden to him, or someone they knew had received help from him.
Soon, all the hunters at the scene realized that they were all here for the same reason. They were briefly touched by this sense of unity.
The world of hunters was indeed ruthless, most hunters being out there for themselves, but there was still a warm ray of hope left.
“You came to help just for that reason? I’m not sure if I should say this, but... Aren’t you running your clans too rashly?”
“Um, Hunter Choi Yeonseung, these mortals have come to help, so I think it would be better to just let them join...” Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only
Adaquaniel stepped up and stopped Choi Yeonseung from ruining this.
Hearing that, the hunters looked even more irritated.
***
“Dwarves.”
The constellations didn’t proceed with the raid with only human household members. These beings still considered humans to be too young and inexperienced, so they had a hard time trusting them completely.
Furthermore, once a constellation came into the main scene, they had to properly exhibit their powers. The hunters that were currently in the Second Realm were quite capable on Earth, so it was very important for the constellation to hold onto their faith.
-I guess this one is the household member of the Monk Pursuing Glory.
The blindfolded dwarf exuded a fierce aura. Not much was known about him due to the power of the constellation, but he was certainly stronger than the A-grade hunters here.
‘That centaur must be the household member of the Humble One-Eyed Archer.’
-The constellations must be looking forward to this raid.
“Wait,” someone said, not in a human voice, but in a voice that had the distinctive quality of Abyssal races.
“?”
“I’m sorry, but my master won’t accept any more household members. Please step back.”
“B-but...”
“What’s going on?”
Choi Yeonseung approached with a puzzled expression.
The blindfolded dwarf greeted him politely.
“Most household members of other constellations want to participate, so I was trying to stop them, Hunter Choi Yeonseung.”
There was a reason the dwarf said that. There was nothing good about receiving a constellation’s household member who wasn’t powerful. They would take up the rewards without really contributing to the fight!
The household member who had just shown up was weak enough for the dwarf to speak up about this. They were around level 150 at best. On Earth, that was the equivalent for a C-grade hunter.
‘Is it the fairy race?’
The fairy, who was smaller than a dwarf, was completely flustered and averted her gaze embarrassingly.
“Which constellation does this fairy serve?”
“The... The Chef of Endless Gluttony! If you give me a chance, I will treat the heroes present!”
At these words, the dwarf frowned.
“Hunter Choi Yeonseung. You’d better not believe in that household member. As my master has said, the Chef of Endless Gluttony isn’t very capable.”
‘Well, he’s not wrong...’
Choi Yeonseung had met the Chef of Endless Gluttony in person, so he had to agree. Even though ‘Chef’ was in his name, his cooking left a lot to be desired... Of course, it couldn’t be helped since he was a weak constellation with little power of existence and no territory...
Since he had to keep her nearby and monitor her, he needed to find out a bit about her.
“Yes! Leave it to me!”
“Then would you like to try cooking with the ingredients here?”
These days, cooking was like heaven compared to when he had first come to Earth and had to cook only with ingredients from Earth. Now he could use all kinds of ingredients from the orcs’ farm to his heart’s content.
The fairy was almost stunned when she saw the multitude of ingredients Choi Yeonseung laid out.
“Oh... I can use all of this?!”
“Of course.”
Choi Yeonseung sprinkled the salt and pepper from the orcs on top of the thick chunks of meat to let them soak in. He then drizzled the oil made by the orcs on the frying pan.
The meat that the werewolf had brought with him was rather high-quality for Abyssal standards, and the spices made by the orcs were the best out there.
In this case, it was enough to grill the meat.
Choi Yeonseung had been cooking weird foods in the Abyss, which many would consider inedible, for as long as he could remember. Therefore, it was so easy to cook only with luxurious ingredients that he even yawned.
After adding the minced garlic and butter, the dish was ready. The fairy watched Choi Yeonseung with an ecstatic expression.
“I’m done. What about you?”
“I did my best to prepare this dish!” exclaimed the fairy as she flapped her small wings.
Choi Yeonseung shifted his gaze.
‘Oh, this is okay, isn’t it?’
Given that he was an advanced chef, Choi Yeonseung could tell the level of the dish as soon as he saw it. The fairy had made a carpaccio salad mixed with raw meat and vegetables.
It was a simple dish where the meat was thinly cut and mixed with sliced mushrooms and cheese. However, the dish was abundant in magic power, which made it pretty sophisticated.
No one would look at it and say that it wasn’t a good dish.
“How great.”
“N-no! It’s thanks to the ingredients you’ve kindly given me...”
“Doesn’t the chef constellation give you ingredients?”
“...”
Instead of answering, the fairy averted her gaze, which was enough to answer his question.
‘She’s suffering because she’s following the wrong constellation.’
-I also know such household members.
The goddess of sloth looked at Choi Yeonseung as she said that. All the other constellations except the goddess of balance nodded.
Choi Yeonseung was puzzled.
-Is there another household like that?
-...No...
“It’s good, but there’s too little of it... Ah. Did you make it to fit your size because you are a fairy?”
“No, it’s because I have gotten into the habit of saving up ingredients...”
“...”
Choi Yeonseung didn’t ask anything else. He would just end up hurting her.
***
“It’s great!”
“Not only is it delicious, but it’s also very powerful. It’s an outstanding dish!”
Since there was a considerable amount of food, Choi Yeonseung called the constellations’ household members separately and served them.
Golodat glared at the other household members, his eyes filled with a mixture of sadness and hatred. However, they disregarded his angry look and kept eating their food.
Earth’s hunters had little chance to enjoy the gourmet food of the Abyss, so they realized how great it was only after trying it. Meanwhile, the household members from the Abyss could’ve told them that it was a great dish just by looking at it.
How could the hunters not be happy when the cook put the utmost care into everything, from the ingredients to the cooking itself?
The dwarf, Uldurg, wiped his mouth in a dignified manner and said, “Did Hunter Choi Yeonseung make this too? I’ll try this one as well...”
“No, the household member of the Chef of Endless Gluttony made this one.”
The moment the household members heard this, they gently pushed the salad away from them.