LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 303
“Hehe, but look at this! Business is good, right?”
-???
-What the heck
-Why is business good??
-Those newbie players who just came in look so confused, it’s hilarious ㅋㅋㅋ
-To be honest, are you paying those people off, streamer?
“Haha! Praise it~”
Shia’s food was certainly not the worst food one could eat, but in the genre Hunter Gallery, it was quite notorious for its bad reputation.
[To put it nicely, it’s unique food.]
[To put it badly, it’s bizarre food that doesn’t even resemble actual food.]
There were some normal dishes like wyvern egg jorim, but in proportion, there were quite a few abnormal dishes like Bladed Centipede Soup.
When Shia first opened the temporary restaurant targeting hunters in this Green City dungeon, viewers mocked her with comments like “What the hell”, “Get outta here”, and “No customers for sure, at least I won’t go ㅋㅋ”, but when a drone showed them a thriving restaurant, many couldn’t believe their eyes.
Of course, the restaurant’s environment wasn’t that great, nor was it a fancy building.
It was basically a makeshift structure that had been slightly remodeled from a back alley stall in Green City, but it seemed they were at least paying attention to basic hygiene. A considerable number of hunters were sitting at the restaurant tables, happily eating food that looked like chicken.
“Menelapie!”
“Yes, you called?”
At Shia’s call, Menelapie, who was standing at the entrance like a guard, slid her sunglasses down, and instantly, the chat exploded.
-Wow, is that really Menelapie??
-Wow wow
-OMG, the hero is here too, lol
-Menelapie??
-Of course, if the gallery master opened a restaurant, the hero would follow…
-But seriously, what’s up with that suit?
-Mafia hero, wow wow
-That’s epic
-Model-level presence here
-What a sight for sore eyes…
“Yeah! I just turned on the broadcast after a long time and wanted you to say hi.”
“Hoo, if it’s Shia’s request, I shall comply.”
[‘Shishirobotang’ donated 10,000 won!]
Wow, hero’s suit fit is heavenly…
[‘Croyasumi’ donated 5,000 won!]
Tonight’s menu is decided
“Long time no see, my Shia followers.”
-Huh, are you talking about us?
-Followers?
“You all look healthy as always, but I hope you refrain from excessive behavior against my Shia.”
-^^7
-^7
-77
-^^7
-^^7
Since they had previously encountered considerable backlash from Menelapie, the chat was filled with loyalty emojis.
-But why is the Queen of England over there eating with the gallery master?
“Ah, Lilybet? She ended up joining us by chance. In fact, it was Lilybet who suggested we open this restaurant?”
-Huh?
-Why’s that?
“Before we came to this dungeon, she suddenly stuck to me asking for a duel, and we became friends. Then we randomly happened to cook Uranium Dragon jorim together, and apparently, it’s delicious… though I can’t tell as it tastes like mint chocolate…”
-?
-There are too many things to question right now, I don’t even know where to start, lol
-What kind of coincidence is it that you end up making jorim with an Uranium Dragon?
-Am I the only one who doesn’t understand?
“Ahem, to explain the situation a bit, after we conquered the first dungeon, Blood Swamp, while our train was moving, Uranium Dragons attacked our train. Unfortunately, our food compartment was contaminated by the Uranium Dragons, so now all the hunters on the train are stuck eating tasteless canned food. That’s why I opened this restaurant! For the hunters suffering from bad food!”
-I think I’d rather eat your food than canned stuff.
-Lol, for real ㅋㅋ
“喝!!!!!!!”
[‘Jjijidokking’ has been banned for 72 hours.]
Shia immediately banned the malicious commenter. Having been doing this for quite a while now, Shia had gotten used to banning trolls with just a gesture.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Executed immediately ㅋㅋㅋ
-Stop those facts~
“Ahem, anyway, the Queen Lilybet got tired of canned food and asked to open this restaurant with me. That’s how it came to this.”
In reality, even if it wasn’t for Lilybet, Shia would have probably opened a restaurant here.
Grasshopper Chef’s fallen food was impressive enough to be very delicious. There were no monsters or targets to hunt in Green City, so naturally, Shia was feeling pretty bored.
-But who’s that over there?
“Who? Ah, Teresa?”
-Apron?
-Maid or what?
-It’s the witch in an apron, right?
-For real?
-Apron? What the heck?
-Don’t tell me it’s that ‘naked version of an apron’ thing?
“Whoa, naked apron!? No, just look closer—Teresa’s wearing a perfectly fine dress! She’s only wearing an apron on the outside to show she’s a worker, alright?! Anyone who says something naughty about Teresa will be in trouble!”
As Shia defended, the camera turned toward Teresa’s back.
For reference, Teresa usually wore an evening dress with just a single thin strap. The front was revealing, but the back was practically nonexistent.
“Hehe, doesn’t Teresa look fantastic? Me and Menelapie had a rock-paper-scissors, and Teresa lost.”
-Whoa, what the hell
-What the f*, that’s super provocative
-WTF
[‘WitchNoona!WitchNoona!’ donated 100,000 won!]
-Holy.. what’s that?
[‘Akutowa’ donated 50,000 won!]
-Wow, WitchNoona…. even though she’s small, she’s still bouncy…
“Guys, that’s Teresa’s original outfit from her previous world. She didn’t intentionally wear something obscene or anything!”
-Is that so?
-She always dressed like that??? All the time???
-I’m jealous of the streamer;
-You mean you’ve seen that every day?? lol
-Shouldn’t this have a 17+ rating on the broadcast? lol
-17+ would be tricky, can’t decide between 15+ or not…
-Viewership hasn’t dropped even with 100,000 right now, lol
-That’s outrageous
-Shouldn’t we catch someone saying this isn’t possible?
-No, no, the witch is legal
-That is true
-What does that even mean, you thick-headed guys? lol
The sight of Shia, Teresa—her soulmate and companion—and Menelapie all working together at the restaurant was quite an intriguing scene for the viewers.
A hero who saved the world is guarding the restaurant entrance in a mafia suit and, according to Shia, a wicked and enchanting black witch is serving customers with an apron while looking like a kid in her early teens.
As eye candy, this was already a great level of quality.
In fact, it seemed the viewers were thoroughly enjoying this unique sight of the bodyguard hero and serving black witch, as quite a number of donations were pouring in.
“Your bill, please!”
“Yes, Joo-in~”
“Excuse me?”
“Nothing, just a casual joke, Joo-in~”
-Oh crap! The witch just cursed out loud, ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-She’s cursing pretty creatively ㅋㅋ
-Seeing her face totally screams ‘I really don’t want to do this’.
-But why are people not reacting much to her cursing??
-I’m a C-ranked hunter here, and she must be using magic to alter how I perceive her voice. The drone used by the gallery master is so effective it catches even the sound, so these hunters probably couldn’t hear her curse, lol.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-What kind of technology is that?
-Awesome, why use that on something like this? ㅋㅋ
“Oh, right. I need to make the food! Let’s get to work.”
A moment later, while taking orders, Shia looked up at the sky as if she couldn’t believe the situation she was in.
What was it that I just ordered…?
“…Mint Chocolate Chicken x3…?”
What’s this…?
Did I get ambushed on my way here without realizing it and now I’ve got a knife stuck in my brain?
No, there’s no knife in my head, right?
-…?
-Mint chocolate chicken?
-What am I even making here, everyone?? ㅏㅏㅏ
-Ah, hey! Boss, come over here!
Seeing the viewers’ reactions, it seemed she definitely hadn’t misspoke at all.
[‘KawaiiHorned’ donated 5,000 won!]
-Why did you make mint chocolate chicken? And how much do you sell it for?
“Um… Still, the ingredients are pretty pricey. The sauce is made from pure and premium Uranium Dragon fillet, so it should sell for quite a bit when sold at Hunter Market… hopefully?”
-You crazy lady, why would you grind that upㅏㅏㅏㅏ
-Seriously, tho
-I just came in and I heard this chaos, what the heck?
-You’re tripping ㅋㅋㅋ why would you even grind that?? ㅋㅋ
-For real, who would even think to eat a Uranium King Dragon?
-Don’t look at it, surrender to your stomach.
-But does this glowing dragon taste like mint chocolate?
Shia wondered if she could afford to order just one for
tasting purposes, but having ordered three Mint Chocolate Chickens by a Great Chicken of Suhweenggak, don’t tell her, it was supposed to be a main dish, not a dessert or an appetizer.
Clearly, the guy was European, Shia let out a deep sigh.
Normally, Shia might have said something like, ‘Your taste buds must be malfunctioning, can you reconsider your order?’ and encouraged them to order something more normal instead of the Mint Chocolate Chicken.
‘But it was Menelapie’s order, right?’
She trusted Menelapie without even a shred of doubt as it was her word.
That’s why she decided to take the order.
“I’m going to get to work on this.”
Thud!
[Quack!]
“Oh, I forgot to thank you. Thanks, Chicken!”
[Quack, uh…]
She said there were three orders, so…
Three legs.
Three pairs of wings.
Three necks.
And about that much extra…
Splat!
Clang!
Thump!
[Quack! Just kill me already!!]
“Later.”
And most importantly, she had to
Draining the blood.
Cleaning out impurities.
Going through steps to serve the customers the cleanest possible cooking.
“In the name of the Father, the Son, the Hero, the Witch, the Saint, and the Chicken….”
[b]
[b]
[b][Miracle – Purification][/b]
“Purification Beam!!!!!!!!”
For the record, Shia shot the purification beam with her finger.
With the holy and beautiful purification beam, she cleaned the parts taken from the Great Chicken of Suhweenggak, passing them on to the Grasshopper Chef who was on standby next to her.
“Grasshopper Chef! Can you please cure this?!”
“Crack….”
-What was that just now?
-Did something pass by?
-No, the grasshopper is cooking???
-What are you doing? We want to see more of that awesome Grasshopper Chef!
“Crack…crack… Got it. Am I live… right now?”
“Yup! Want to join the broadcast?”
“Don’t give me that nonsense…Gallery Master…”
-Gallery Master?
“While cooking… I must be wholly focused on it… even if the Gallery Master, who is not a ‘real’ chef, differentiates through hobby, I have lived as a chef in Green City… Doing anything else will divert focus from cooking, and that cannot happen…”
“……Uh, sorry…”
-Wow, she’s a real chef.
-Different professional mindset than the gallery master.
-For real.
“…later, I need to watch the rerun…crack.”
-Rerun??
-Wait, is that the Grasshopper Chef in charge of the cooking now?
-What the hell???
-They’ve got a cooking troop over here?
-For real, they’re everywhere?
As a matter of fact, Grasshopper Chef had never made a chicken or cured one before, but with just the recipe Shia wrote down casually, she skillfully took apart the chicken.
“Now, okay. Meanwhile, I’m going to make the mint chocolate sauce…whoops.”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-What’s this, even she looks disgusted ㅋㅋ
“Uh, cough, I’m good, I’m good!”
In fact, she felt genuinely nauseous but resolved to hold on.
She had endured worse trials back in her previous world.
Making mint chocolate sauce for chicken was… not truly a hardship.
Whoosh…
Thus, Shia poured out glowing-cut meat from a fully sealed transportation drone storage container onto the cutting board.
It was the first time she was serving mint chocolate chicken at Alley Shia’s Restaurant…
Shia took a deep breath, preparing herself mentally.
Yeah, this feeling must be comparable to the determination she felt when she was departing for the final battle against the Demon King’s castle.
“First, chop the Uranium Dragon’s meat into tiny bits.”
[Chop chop!]
Shia seemed to struggle to touch the glowing King Dragon meat herself. Instead, the tentacle that protruded from her waist started chopping the meat instead.
At this point, that took care of the mint and chocolate flavors.
Although Shia didn’t really understand why the mixed taste of mint and chocolate came from the meat.
“And then five eggs, three cups of sugar, two liters of milk, and…whoops…”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This isn’t good…
As she spoke, Shia inadvertently gagged.
-Get the picture now?
“No, no… I’m not defeated yet…!!”
“I’m the fairy of meat!”
Shia was trying hard to regain her bearings as her mind started spinning.
The mint chocolate sauce was already starting to take form.
There was no time to hesitate!
Huff, huff, let’s make it as if we’re making stir-fried chili paste!
-Does that even make sense?
“First, chop the onion, green onion, and garlic into really small pieces. Then add cooking oil, one cup of soy sauce, three tablespoons of sugar, and… to get that mint chocolate flavor, add small bits of Uranium Dragon meat…”
For reference, Shia was not great at chopping, so she used a food processor to make the onions.
Chop chop!
As the cooking oil started sizzling with everything thrown in, it started to look pretty good.
Other than the color, it looked like stir-fried beef made with good meat.
“……”
-Oh god;
-What the hell is that?
-This is terrifying.
However, it wasn’t just the viewers; Shia was scared too.
What on earth was she making…?
As the moisture started to evaporate from the cooking materials, the aroma of the Uranium Dragon meat began wafting from the frying pan.
Refreshing, fragrant, with a slight sweetness mixing with the mint chocolate scent.
The mint chocolate flavor was so strong that it was hard to notice even after adding garlic, onions, and green onions.
“…Now let’s add brown sugar…uh…”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Oh, the pain…
Since a thicker sauce was needed, she added the brown sugar, mixed it on low heat, then added water to adjust to the right consistency.
Finally, she poured the completed sauce into a large container and placed it in ice water to cool down, completing the mint chocolate sauce made following the stir-fried chili paste recipe.
Though the ingredients were made from the Uranium Dragon meat, which made the recipe viable, it just looked terrible.
The real problem was, regardless of how perfect her process was, the final product would taste like mint chocolate, which was quite monstrous.
“….What did I just make…?”
-What do we know?
-Why don’t you know?
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-That looks a bit scary ㅋㅋ
-Is that… food…?
-Gallery Master, you need to own up; you’re not a Saint but an alchemist!
-Correct! Stupid alchemist!
Still, she had put in the effort.
In the meantime, the cured Great Chicken was being fried to a golden brown, and luckily as soon as she completed the mint chocolate sauce, delicious fried chicken was placed next to Shia.
“Swallow…”
Now she just had to pour the mint chocolate sauce over it.
This was not a dipping dish; it had to be poured all over.
Huff, huff…
Shia took a small breath and poured the chilled mint chocolate sauce evenly onto the beautifully fried chicken.
“…Is this right?”
Even after making it, Shia was questioning whether it was something edible.
On one hand, the Grasshopper Chef’s fried chicken had an excellent smell and appearance; however, as soon as the mint chocolate sauce was poured, it transformed into something that looked less like food and closer to poison.
It wasn’t just any mint chocolate sauce, but one that sparkled like it had been made with glowing moss, giving it a much more dangerous vibe.
“Okay, ahem. This… is done!”
-The Gallery Master stuttering is too funny ㅋㅋㅋ
“No, anyway, I’m not eating this—it’s for the customers!”
[‘KawaiiHorned’ donated 50,000 won!]
-You’ve worked hard making that, but if you eat it, I’ll give you 500,000 won.
“Whoa, this is food for the customers. As a Saint, how could I possibly lay my hands on the food made for my customers!?”
-The speed at which she talks is really amusing ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This is the first time I’ve seen the gallery master in such a flustered state, lol ㅋㅋ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
So Shia presented the completed Mint Chocolate Chicken trio nicely plated to the customers herself.
This marked a monumental occasion; the first serving of mint chocolate chicken. Since they’d ordered the chef’s omakase, Shia was going to serve it directly to the guests.
“Mi, mint chocolate chicken is served!”
“…….”
“…….”
“…….”
The three European hunters, upon receiving their mint chocolate chicken platters, exchanged astonished glances while alternating their eyes between Shia and the chicken, seemingly questioning if it was real.
Ah, no… you guys ordered it, didn’t you?!
“Excuse me, boss.”
“Y-yes…?”
Faced with the voice from the translation module, Shia’s shoulders jerked slightly.
“No matter how I look at it, this is a bit…”
“In an omakase, it is indeed up to the chef’s discretion, but how on earth are we supposed to eat this?”
“Uh, you can eat it… probably.”
-Most likely?
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Jesus, this is hilarious ㅋㅋ
-I’m seeing the gallery master totally flustered for the first time in history lmao ㅋㅋ
“Ha, excuse me, boss! No way can this be considered food!”
The French hunter interjected.
From the perspective of the French hunter, indisputably the center of gastronomy and cuisine, it seemed like they could not accept the glittering mint chocolate chicken before their eyes.
“This looks like no food at all!”
“No, it is food, I assure you!”
“Then you should try eating it first!”
“…Huh?”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Genuine bewilderment ㅋㅋ
Shia, who had always been so confident, suddenly fell silent.
Deep down, she knew this mint chocolate chicken was not humanly edible.
But the truth was, she had only followed the order!
Shia secretly felt disappointed at Menelapie’s order.
“Oh! So if I finish it, it’s all good, right?!”
And then Shia’s savior appeared.
But strangely, it wasn’t Menelapie or Teresa.
It was Lilybet, who had chosen to play mascot in a corner.
“Yes?”
“Who are you… Oh, Lilybet the Hunter?”
“Lilybet… Elizaveta IV??”
“Why are you here…?”
“Wow haha! That’s unimportant! So, if I eat it all, it’ll be fine, right?!”
“…Uh, I mean, that’s true…”
“Well then, I’ll eat it all!”
And before Shia or anyone could stop her, Lilybet took a huge bite out of the chicken leg sitting on the table.
Crunch!
Nom nom
“Haha! It’s delicious, Shia saint! As expected, your cooking skills are more brilliant than I imagined!”
“……….”
“Wait, are you serious…?”
“It really… tastes good?! Lilybet the Hunter?”
“Of course, would I lie about food? Haha! Would you like some?!”
With mint chocolate sauce smeared across her lips, Lilybet genuinely savored the food.
But even with Lilybet’s appearance, the three European hunters still seemed utterly disinterested and exchanged glances.
“We-uh… no, we’ll just order some fried chicken again.”
“Uh, no, you don’t even need to refund us; we’ll pay fully…”
“Hah! So you’re saying you’ll leave all this behind?!”
“Um, yes….”
“Then can I have it all?!”
“………”
Wait, are you serious…?
Seeing Shia and the three European hunters remain silent, Lilybet realized their reactions signified agreement and, happily smiling, hoisted the plate filled with mint chocolate chicken and vanished somewhere.
“She just did NTR on our mint chocolate chicken, ZE~ Woo hoo~”
“……….”
“……….”
“………”
-What?
-I’m confused…
-??
-What just happened?
For a brief yet intense moment, the Mint Chocolate Queen’s antics left the three European hunters, Shia, and the viewers momentarily frozen in disbelief.