Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 65. It’s absurd

Bang!

The knocked down table vibrated.

“What!?”

Kim Min-cheol screamed.

It has to be.

50,000 Gold per person.

I paid a total of 100,000 gold for the request, what? Are you running out of money now?

“That’s right now…”

“Calm down. I understand their point of view to some extent. Listening to them, it seems that the situation has become complicated…”

“I can’t give you any more. If you can’t, ask for the money back.”

Dylan continued with a troubled face.

“That’s not possible. I’ve already gathered several talented people and used them all to prepare in advance.”

“Where do these bastards dare to eat people’s backs…”

“Come on, please calm down. People watch!”

“Kuh…”

Mincheol Kim sat down quietly, biting his molars.

The eyes of the people who turned their heads at the sudden uproar gradually fled.

But he was still glaring at Dylan, who was sitting in front of him.

It was awarded right from the start.

He approached Jeon Tae-min saying he wanted revenge, and in the end, this kind of madness happened.

As for my temper, I wanted to grab him by the collar right away and put him in the dungeon of the lord castle.

But now that he himself is an accomplice, that can never be the case.

Kim Min-cheol kept shaking his right leg.

“If you ask for twice as much as you originally asked for, and through negotiations, you will pay only as much as the amount you have paid so far, and I will continue to work.”

“Then another 100,000…”

“You can share half with me, so 50,000 is enough. Is that possible?”

Dylan’s expression seemed to ask, ‘Do you have any more money?’

It was humiliating.

He once roamed the Abyss, to think he had to be looked at like this by a low-level guy he hadn’t even heard of.

However, it is true that money is tight.

I haven’t been to a dungeon for almost a month already.

In addition, he poured all his spare money into taking pictures of the characteristics that had been sealed.

Even in the morning, the party members took public money saying they would return to Felon.

‘It’s not that there aren’t 50,000…’

If you give 50,000 more now, even the public money will be exposed.

Kim Min-cheol couldn’t make a decision easily.

If you add up what you paid last time, you get 100,000 gold.

It’s not even the name of anyone’s dog.

With the party in disarray, I didn’t know how long it would take to refill this amount.

A situation where even the sixth member could not be saved.

In the meantime, on the day when someone said they needed money urgently and said they would use public money, it was a real disappointment.

“Can’t I just meet them in person?”

“That’s not okay. You’re high level, so you could be in danger. I’m only level 45, so you shouldn’t think of it as a threat. You can always get rid of it.”

“For something like that…”

There was no fear on Dylan’s face for anything like that.

In a situation where even mice and birds could be wiped out by assassins without even knowing, how could a guy with only level 45 be so calm?

So I was suspicious.

Are you a scammer?

But you can’t just ask them blindly, and it’s become a troublesome situation in many ways.

‘This is all because of the f*ck to eat …’

If it wasn’t for him, this wouldn’t have happened.

He wouldn’t have come to Salem in the first place.

‘Damn it.’

“Do you want to give up here?”

“If I say I give up, what about you?”

“Hmm… Then you should think I lost 50,000 gold. What can I do?”

“Your expression is relaxed for that kind of thing?”

“Do you see that? Now, take a look.”

Dylan unfolded the hand he had hidden under the table.

He was clenching his fists so tightly that I could see the deep cuts of his nails in places.

“I risked my life for this.”

Mincheol Kim spoke while leaning his upper body backwards.

“Okay. I’ll pay you 50,000 gold. But you have to make it clear there’s no more.”

I decided to try it once.

That man was also trembling with anxiety just like himself.

Kim Min-chul took out five precious platinum coins from his inventory and delivered them to Dylan.

“On another day of failure, everyone just dies. Me, you… And them too.”

“I will tell you that.”

Now, the party money left in his pocket was only four platinum coins.

* * *

“What do you mean by that?”

I turned around and looked at Myungsik Park.

“Is Kim Min-chul trying to kill me?”

“…Yes.”

“What bullsh*t is that?”

“It’s true. It didn’t work directly, it looked like it hired an assassin.”

“……”

If you are an assassin, there is a place where you can be caught.

Dark alleys still exist here, and there are plenty of parasites that feed on ordinary people.

There is an Assassin among the player’s classes.

Of course, the same class exists among the residents.

Not as one of the combat classes that go on to raid dungeons.

Classes are just powers given by God, and whoever uses them, where and how, the choice is up to the individual.

Even if you use that power to make murder a living, you won’t be punished immediately.

‘It won’t be easy…’

Considering my level, of course the assassin’s level should be similar to mine or higher.

Of course, the cost of hiring them would have been prohibitive.

Even with that, did you try to kill me?

What did I do wrong?

It’s ridiculous.

If that statement is true… Even if it isn’t, the bitter memories that come to mind will now be remembered as the worst moments.

“You came here on purpose to say that?”

“Well… Yes.”

“Why? Didn’t you agree once?”

“Me?”

“If it wasn’t like that, you should have dried it on the spot. If you said it, Mincheol would have come to his senses, too, right?”

“……”

“Wasn’t it?”

“I told you earlier. Mincheol’s been weird these days. He doesn’t listen to us. Ever since you left the party…”

Myeong-sik’s gaze stings at me.

It became strange because of you.

That has changed since you left.

Since you were that famous chef, he got weirder.

It was as if he was criticizing me.

But I raised my head confidently.

Because I didn’t do anything wrong.

“You guys really intend to bully me until the end.”

“Taemin… Mincheol… Just help me out. If you come and bow your head just once, he’ll put it all down. Rather than live in anxiety about when an assassin will stick a knife in your back. ..”

Ha… sh*t… Where did the dog bark?

In the end, you say you’re telling me to bow my head first?

Why me?

Fear of assassination?

I couldn’t help but laugh.

As I laughed, Myeong-sik’s face grew more and more distorted.

“Hey, Myungsik Park. I’m hiring an assassin to kill you. Do you think you’d come in front of me and bow your head? You’re sorry? Please let me live one more time? What kind of dog are you talking about!”

“That’s…”

“These idiots only think of them until the end. But I thought they came to tell me to be careful of assassins because they have old feelings, what? Bow down to Min-cheol Kim? Do you even know what you’re talking about?”

“……”

“Come to your senses, you bastard! If you were a friend of Min-cheol and had a little bit of camaraderie, you should have beaten him to come to his senses! He wouldn’t come looking for me like this!”

Park Myung-sik didn’t say anything more.

“Assassin? Tell them to come! I’ll give you a big blow. And you’d better be prepared. On the day that Min-chul Kim’s plot causes even a little damage to my comrades…”

“……”

“At that time, I really won’t leave you alone. Okay!?”

“Taemin-ah…”

“Go and tell Minchul Kim. If you’re going to kill me, make sure you do it. If I survive, I’ll definitely take revenge! And now, please, let’s not see each other again. Please!”

I turned coldly.

This time there was no word coming from behind.

After returning to the stall, I slowly looked back.

Park Myung-sik was already nowhere to be seen.

* * *

“I heard the shouting from here?”

As soon as Laura saw me, she opened her mouth.

“No big deal.”

“Really?”

I sat down at the table.

I was screaming so loud that I couldn’t hear it.

Rin comes to me while he is eating and hugs me tightly.

I gently brushed his hair.

Due to the racial characteristics, this guy must have heard the loudest in his ears.

“Nothing happened. Sorry for worrying you.”

“What did the assassin say?”

I replied with a sigh to Laura-san, who continued to question her.

“Yeah… It looks like someone is targeting me.”

“What!?”

Lemon jumped up from his seat.

The spoon that had slipped out of her hand hit the table with a loud thud.

Lemon’s ears aren’t as bright as Laura’s, so he must have known her situation now.

“Lemon, don’t get excited and sit down. Now that you know, it’s time to prepare.”

“You’d better be careful. Assassins in this town are famous for not discriminating between nobles and lords for money.”

“Yes. Thank you for your concern.”

“Can I help you? How about an escort for a while? Honey, do you have enough money for that?”

If you sell the food, you can cover the cost of hiring an escort.

“I’ll take care of that. Oh, Ms. Laura, please use the informants to investigate.”

“Yes. It’s not difficult to arrange it. I want to continue eating my own food, so please don’t die.”

“Are you dying?”

“No, Melissa. It’s okay not to worry.”

“Still, wouldn’t it be dangerous to travel by ourselves?”

Mumu also helped out with a word.

The anger that had risen was slowly subsiding.

There are so many people who really care about me.

Of course, for one person, cooking is more precious than my life.

“Can’t you guys get stronger quickly and protect him?”

“Yes? Are we going?”

“Why, Mumu won’t protect you?”

“Melissa! Melissa will protect you!”

“No… I want to protect you too, but my level is still…”

“Then I’ll have to level up sooner.”

“Yes? hahahaha… I will…”

I tapped Lemon lightly on the shoulder, who had a more serious face than anyone else.

“Huh?”

“Do you want to talk to me for a minute?”

“Ah, yes…”

I moved to a place a little further away from the lemon and the table.

Everyone is looking at me suspiciously, but I can’t help it.

It’s not a story to be told to children.

“Lemon. I want to buy some…”

“Huh? Suddenly what?”

I immediately started preparing.

Previously, ask Lemon for a list of her cache items that she has.

There were a lot of miscellaneous junk in it, but there were still a lot of useful things.

“A whistle for self-defense and flares from the goddess.”

“Huh? Why is that all of a sudden?”

“Why? Read the descriptions of those two items.”

Lemon slowly checked the item information.

“Huh? Oh, did this have this effect? I thought it was just a toy…”

A whistle for self-defense.

This is a cache item that automatically activates and sends a sound warning when someone commits an indiscriminate murder nearby.

Originally, it was a method that only worked for players, but as it moved to this world, it was changed to a method that works regardless of residents.

There is a feature that does not work for wars such as Territory War or killing through official missions such as killing bandits and criminals.

It’s a bit disappointing that it’s a one-off item, but fortunately I had plenty of lemons.

‘Anyway, it’s a coveted inventory.’

You have to take this out and wear it around your neck for it to be effective.

Now, everyone in our party will have to wear this whistle for a while.

Another item, Goddess Flare, is no different from regular flares that emit powerful light when used.

However, the difference is that it blesses good citizens and curses villains such as assassins.

Blessing effect reduces damage received by 30% in person-to-person combat.

The curse side increases damage taken by 30% in person-to-person combat.

“Mister, can’t you… Do you intend to fight?”

“Of course not.”

“No matter what, Mr….”

“Why? Because I’m a priest? You don’t seem to know much about it. Do you know who the Assassin class’s worst match is in person-to-person combat?”

“Could it be, Priest?”

I didn’t answer and just laughed.

‘If you want to lose, come in somewhere. You criminal bastards.’