Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 42. An ominous feeling

‘Rin is in danger at this rate.’

I don’t know why the abyss monsters appeared in such a low level area, but it seemed difficult to avoid battle.

But you can’t fight while holding Rin in one hand.

I don’t know, but even just brushing Rin would be fatal.

‘There is only one way…’

I couldn’t even take the child to a safe area.

Moreover, the demon in front of me was like this guy’s grandfather just a moment ago.

I wondered if this young guy would follow my words no matter how much I warned him not to approach it because it was dangerous.

So there is only one way.

I have no choice but to use the ‘special pet registration ticket’ I recently acquired.

Registering a child as a pet is absolutely impossible, but fortunately, the description of the registration right says that registration can be canceled at any time.

Whether it’s my will or the child’s will.

So, the priority now is to ensure this child’s safety.

“Rin, do you believe me?”

The child looks up at me with her tear-stained face.

“I’ll be sure to protect you. So, will she believe in what I’m doing from now on and follow her?”

She nodded slightly.

I closed my eyes, opened them again, and immediately used the special pet registration ticket.

[Do you want to register ‘Rin’, the last survivor of the blue wolf clan, as a special pet?]

There is no time.

[Checking target for approval]

Fast!

[Approved. A new special pet has been registered. You have the right to change the pet’s name at any time.]

The child in my arms rose slowly into the air.

Then it was enveloped in blue light.

The light soon formed a round sphere and was sucked into me in an instant.

Urgently checked the cache inventory.

The orb that Rin was sealed in existed as a consumable item that could be used repeatedly.

After using this, Rin will instantly reappear in front of me.

‘It’s safer there now.’

I closed the system window and hurriedly used the buff again.

‘I’m glad. There’s still plenty of time for cooking buffs.’

The buff from the Bulgogi Rice Bowl I ate for breakfast was still there.

It was thanks to the ability to greatly increase the duration of buffs.

“Kurrr…”

The demonization aftereffects just ended, and the monster started moving in earnest.

His eyes, which have turned pure white and have protruding blood vessels, are staring at me.

Slowly the distance narrowed, and the full-scale battle finally began.

“Kaaa!”

A rush of incredible speed.

His speed was incomparable to the raid boss he faced a while ago, a.K.A. ‘Catastrophe’.

But I remember all his patterns.

Yes, a family member.

An existence that only repeats a small part of the pattern used by its main body, Fenrir.

No matter how high your level is and how you exude the unique magic of the Abyss Dungeon, you can never be my opponent.

Pahak!

Due to the Aspersio skill, the mace with strong holy properties, which was coated with holy water, hit the top of the head as it was.

Powerful physical damage, amplified by a crit, pierced him with colorful sparks.

He’s faster than me.

Movement speed, attack speed.

No matter how strong the buffs I put on, the damage he inflicts is on a different level, and neither his defense nor his maximum health is comparable.

But I won’t lose.

I have no intention of giving up a single attack.

What kind of attack he will attack next, which direction and how to avoid it, and what will come with the next attack.

Everyone knows which area to hit to inflict the highest damage.

If you are a landlord, will you fail?

No, if that guy is my opponent, I can fight a hundred times and win all hundred times.

“Haaap!”

Roll forward to dodge the sharp swing of your right foot, then strike a powerful blow at the vacant right rib.

Shocked, he curls up and uses his tail to pounce on me.

[The protection barrier has nullified the opponent’s attack.]

Three consecutive blows to the abdomen right away.

Bubbubuck!

His left foot came at me again.

I narrowly avoided the attack by taking exactly three steps backwards.

Wow!

Aiming at the left foot of the guy who hit the ground I was standing on just a moment ago, I hit his blunt forcefully.

Another critical hit, and he backed away in pain.

The guy who stepped back is licking his left foot with his tongue and glaring at me like the first time.

Are you getting the hang of it, bastard?

“You picked the wrong person.”

It just takes time.

A very long time to beat him.

As long as I can maintain my concentration during that time, I will never lose.

* * *

“Haa… Haa…”

The battle lasted for two hours.

Sweat couldn’t flow like it was raining, and his whole body was drenched as if he had been covered in heavy rain.

“You tenacious bastard… Ha ha ha… Now… Die.”

Because the time to avoid is longer than the time to attack, the battle is getting longer.

‘This is why solo play is a problem…’

Even after two hours of confrontation, I received almost no damage.

On the other hand, the bastard is still alive despite being beaten.

‘Let’s see who wins, you bastard.’

Still, I see hope.

Because his berserk pattern has begun.

‘I’m pretending to be a boss for a family member.’

Among the monsters that appear in the Abyss Dungeon, the weakest are the elite monsters.

The members summoned by the boss are all of the mid-boss level.

“Ha!”

Wow! Bubbubuck!

Taking advantage of the stumbling gap, I hit his weak point, the top of his foot, several times.

The end is not far from being unable to escape even while moaning.

I cast Gloria again, which has the immortality and demon type augmentation characteristics, and ran towards it.

“Now! Enough! Die! Oi! Devil bastard!”

Puck! Furbuck! Puck! Puck! Puck!

Tiriling!

How much did you hit?

Only then did I finally hear the sound I had been waiting for.

[You have defeated the demon Floquet.]

“Ha ha ha… Ha ha… Really, he doesn’t die dirty.”

Damn it.

To be able to catch something that would have taken 5 minutes if it was a main character would take 2 hours to defeat.

I couldn’t breathe, so I collapsed from exhaustion and lay on my back.

‘I can’t do that…’

Because I’m like this, I don’t play solo as a Priest.

Fortunately, he wasn’t a boss or raid boss, so he had very little health.

[You have cleared ‘Emergency Quest: Defeat the Devil Floquet’.]

[Please check the rewards.]

I barely got up and approached him.

To be precise, towards the corpse of that slowly disappearing along with the black mist.

The demonic energy that covered him dispersed.

And…

The figure of the old wolf, gasping for breath and preparing for the end, reappeared in front of my eyes.

“Cool… Stranger… Thank you… Take care of the child… Take care of Rin… Cool.”

I narrowed my eyebrows.

Then I summoned the Rin inside me.

As soon as Lynn appeared, she cried and approached the old wolf and hugged her by the head.

I cried so much that even I had tears in my eyes.

“Linah… Only you… Should be… Happy…”

The wolf closed his eyes very slowly.

Possibly because of the demonization, the corpse was turned into powder and scattered like dust.

After a while, there was only a drop item that shed a faint light in that place, but no trace of what was originally a wolf remained.

“Lin…”

When I called his name, the sobbing grew even louder.

I carefully lifted the child’s small body and held it tightly in my arms.

I stood there for a long time without saying anything.

* * *

I made a tomb.

There was no body, but that didn’t matter.

Everything that existed in the cave was put into the tomb and buried.

I poured the poisoned wine from the jar I had recently acquired into the completed tomb.

And I prayed for peace.

Lynn, who watched the whole process from the sidelines, said she didn’t cry anymore.

“Hello. I probably won’t be back here for a while.”

The child quietly knelt down and put her hands together.

Her eyes were tightly closed and she seemed to be praying for something.

I watched the scene in silence, and when it was over, I returned to Gray Wolf Village with the child.

You have a new family.

For the first time in this world where I was always alone, I had someone I could call family.

But I couldn’t help but smile.

* * *

“Isn’t that him in the morning? Why is the man with him?”

“That’s it. Wash up and come out. I’ll cook for you.”

Lemon’s expression subtly changes as I answer helplessly.

“Ho, are you mad?”

“Huh? Ah, no. I’ll finish eating later and I’ll tell you. But why are you suddenly saying honorifics?”

“Oh no… I thought I was mad again…”

“I’m not angry, so go wash up and eat.”

“Ugh…”

I lightly brushed Rin’s hair while she was sleeping on my lap and greeted those who had returned from her hunt.

Gray wolves and other beastmen of this village sent their gazes once in a while, but no one asked anything.

“Mister! Hunting today…?”

“Hush!”

I turned my index finger to my lips to tell Melissa to be quiet.

“You’re sleeping…”

“Wash up and come back. I’ll listen to the story while we eat.”

“Yes!”

Now I have to get up and eat, but Lyn, who is sleeping, shows no signs of waking up.

I had no choice but to return it to the inventory.

“Haa…”

He let out a big sigh.

What should I do next?

I checked the items I got from the spot where I defeated Flicke again.

[Order: Calling Demons]

– This is an order document used to communicate with demons.

– This order was sent by the demon Yamon Eorgis, the king of nightmares.

– Details: [Listen to the people of the nightmare. I, Yamon Eorgis, King of Nightmares, command you to prepare for the day of assembly. The time is coming. We will break out of the prison of eternity that the damn god has laid out for us and move out into the world. They will trample on humans and invade cities to restore their former glory. Prepare for the day Soon the door will open, and at that time, human blood will scatter like pollen on the road we are heading towards, and a red carpet made of their hides will be laid.]

A creepy phrase.

The moment I saw this, I had only one thought.

‘1St anniversary event…’

During the game’s first anniversary event, the Nightmare Corps attacked the city.

Multiple cracks occurred in the world, and monsters from the Nightmare Dungeon poured out like water from inside the dungeon, attacking players and NPCs.

‘There was no uproar like that…’

Could it be that it’s about to happen again?

The evaluation of the event was not bad.

Players who had not yet entered the Nightmare Dungeon were fascinated by the powerful bosses that suddenly appeared, and some were lucky to obtain the item by hunting the boss with difficulty using head count and temple resurrection.

Top players also fought on the forefront of the rift and earned many rewards.

Although it wasn’t all well-received, it was an event that many people wanted to reopen in the future.

‘At that time, I heard that the developers sold a lot of cash potions and consumer items…’

But things are different now.

Really die.

Resurrection is impossible.

Players and residents of this world die once and that’s it.

If it happens again, living hell will unfold.

‘This should never happen… Now I don’t have cash items, and I can’t deal with resurrected zombies…’

If that event happened now, a city could really disappear.

With a huge loss of life.

“Ha… First, I should report to the lord…”

I was just about to go back.

But, I think we should move that time forward a bit.

‘I’m glad though…’

Something I knew beforehand.

You can prepare more than you know.

Evacuating the weak, digging traps, and preparing defenses in advance will make a lot of difference.

‘There must be something I can do.’

There is still time.

It’s not going to come tomorrow right away.

‘And I…’

I was able to be sure of this opportunity.

Knowing that the presence or absence of my cooking will greatly change the game of battle.