Chapter 2671 – 2671. God’S Atlantis

Starting with the recognition of the King of the Heavenly Demon and the Master of the Sky, many Divine Seats began to take an interest in my fried rice.

「A fallen star is curious about your fried rice.」
「A golden collector hopes to purchase a plate of fried rice.」
「A blood-soaked flower is intrigued by your fried rice.」
「A lewd gourmand wants to taste your fried rice.」
「Endless Abundance desires your fried rice!!!」

Among these, the one who seemed to want my fried rice most passionately was Endless Abundance. She had been making a fuss since earlier.

‘Even if it’s not a direct sponsorship, sending these messages must consume AP.’

Sponsorship messages aren’t just about sending money. I was sure the system would take a cut. It was the same with real-life internet broadcasts. I heard they took 30% as a fee.

“I’m sorry to all the Divine Seats, but I don’t cook fried rice carelessly. For perfect fried rice, the time and place must be right.”

It was nonsense to anyone who heard it.

However, Elena, who had eaten the fried rice, nodded with a serious expression.

“That’s right. This fried rice is worth that much. I will respect your intentions.”

「The Master of the Sky agrees.」
「The King of the Heavenly Demon respects your intentions.」

Even though their behavior was a bit off, two Divine Seats who were among the highest in terms of divinity were defending me. Thanks to that, the messages from other Divine Seats decreased.

「Endless Abundance wants your fried rice!!」

Endless Abundance.

Of course, I knew her identity. She was one of the twelve Olympians, Demeter, the sister of Zeus.

‘She’s also Hera’s sister. She doesn’t appear much in the original story, and she’s a goddess who is only briefly mentioned in the setting book, so I don’t know much about her either.’

The fact that she was Hera’s sister was important. If I treated her poorly here, Hera’s heart might change.

“However, today, I will make an exception and serve fried rice only to Endless Abundance.”

I cooked the fried rice with a solemn expression.

[Cooking fried rice.]

Click.

I entrusted my body to the skill. My body moved on its own, skillfully cooking the fried rice. I was actually bored to death. It took about 5 minutes for a plate of fried rice to be completed. It was fast, but… it was painful to just watch without a smartphone.

[Fried rice is complete.]

“Endless Abundance, please take this fried rice.”

The fried rice disappeared.

About a minute later.

「Endless Abundance sponsors 100,000 AP.
 “Oh, this is the most delicious fried rice I’ve ever had! It’s even more delicious than ambrosia! How did you make such fried rice without even using your authority?!”」

“Haha. The important thing is proper fire control and the skill to bring out the original flavor of the ingredients.”

「Endless Abundance recognizes you as the God of Fried Rice.」

Being recognized as the God of Fried Rice didn’t increase my stats.

“Now, I will make special fried rice for the mistress of Olympus.”

I took out a golden apple from my inventory.

「Golden Apple
 Eating a golden apple will randomly increase your stats once for the first time.
 Eating a golden apple makes you one year younger.
 Rank: S」

As a reward for dominating Area 4,010, Hera’s Garden, I could get 200,000 AP and one golden apple every month. It was a precious item that I could only get one of per month.

‘I should use it when I need to. I tried it once before, and it tasted amazing. I don’t know if it will go well with fried rice, but the fried rice skill will take care of it.’

[Cooking fried rice.]

My hands began to move.

[Fried rice is complete.]

Fried rice that shone with a golden glow. It wasn’t a metaphor; it was actually shining gold. It looked like fried rice made of gold. I didn’t even add an egg.

「Golden Fried Rice
 Fried rice made with rare ingredients in perfect proportions.
 Very delicious.
 First consumption increases random stats by 2.
 Rank: SS」

Elena and I stared blankly at the golden fried rice, swallowing hard. Even the subtle aroma of the fried rice was extraordinary.

‘I can’t believe I made an SS-rank dish! Even a dwarf artisan can’t easily make an SS-rank item.’

「You have created the first SS-rank or higher dish in Atlantis.」
「This is an achievement recognized by the gods.」
「The title ‘Grand Chef’ is granted.」
「All stats increase by 1.」

‘There was even an achievement like this!!’

Thinking about it calmly, it would have been stranger if there wasn’t one. Atlantis had aspects similar to a game.

‘Still, I didn’t expect to be the first.’

Indeed, the ingredients that went into this single plate of fried rice were enormous. It was impossible for an ordinary person to even obtain one of the ingredients.

‘Judging by the fact that the fried rice I made before didn’t have a rank… I must have to meet some conditions I don’t know about. In this case, the golden apple must have been one of those conditions.’

Elena looked at me with pleading eyes. Even I wanted to eat this fried rice, so there was no way she wouldn’t feel greedy. Moreover, you could even gain stats by eating this dish.

But I shook my head.

“Later. This is an offering to the mistress of Olympus.”

If we ate the fried rice after saying this, Hera would be very disappointed.

「The mistress of Olympus is subtly anticipating it.」

• • •

I headed to Hera’s temple. I met the usual priestess.

[Opening the Heavenly Eye.]

Immediately, vision on.

“You’ve come in less than a week. If you had given up, you wouldn’t have come… Have you already prepared the offering?”

“I have. It’s not something I only obtained with money, so I’m sure the goddess will be pleased.”

“Very well. I will guide you.”

The priestess said with a smile.

She looked the same as usual. But I knew she was on her period. She was wearing a sanitary pad inside her panties. Blood was flowing out, and the pad was red. As a professional observer, I knew she was bleeding more than other women.

“Sniff sniff. Did a battle happen near the temple?”

“A battle? Who would dare do such a blasphemous thing? Nothing like that happened.”

“Really? But why do I smell blood? Sniff sniff.”

“…Blood smell? Suddenly, a blood smell… Ah….”

The priestess closed her mouth and blushed slightly. I pretended not to know and just sniffed the air.

“My nose is very sensitive. I smell blood somewhere… I don’t know where it’s coming from. Sniff sniff.”

“The, the goddess is waiting. Please follow me.”

“Hmm. I’m sure the smell is coming from this way….”

“The smell is not important! Please follow me quickly!”

She was becoming more venomous because of her period. I stopped teasing her and followed her into the usual stone chamber alone.

As if waiting, light fell from the ceiling.

「This is the temple of the goddess Hera.」
「The vision of the Divine Seats is blocked. Other Divine Seats cannot see inside the temple without the permission of the goddess Hera.」

Hera appeared before me, sitting with her legs crossed.

Snow-white skin, passionate red hair, cow-like breasts, and haughty eyes.

“Present the offering you have prepared.”

「Dawn of the Desert
 A beautiful necklace.
 Enhances the wearer’s charm.
 Holds the secrets of the desert.
 Rank: A」

「Starway
 A bracelet containing the magic of the archmage Hallen.
 If you have a magic (B) related trait or skill, you can learn the magic arrow of the archmage Hallen.
 Rank: B」

I took out a pink diamond necklace and a blue bracelet studded with small jewels. Hera just looked at them without much emotion.

Contrary to expectations, Hera didn’t seem very interested in jewelry.

‘Am I screwed….’

But there was still hope left.

I took out the golden fried rice from my inventory. Since time didn’t flow inside the inventory, the fried rice was in the same state as when it was just made.

Hera’s gaze turned to the golden fried rice and didn’t leave it.

“…Are those three, the offerings you are presenting?”

“Yes, Lady Hera.”

“I will accept the three offerings.”

As she gestured, the three offerings floated into the air and slowly flew towards Hera.

「Completing the Trial of Marriage.」
「You can receive the Blessing of Marriage (S) from the mistress of Olympus.」

Fortunately, the trial was completed. There was no way a goddess like Hera would go back on her word, so I would be able to receive the blessing.

“Food from the lower realm spoils quickly, so I should eat it as soon as possible.”

Light gathered in Hera’s hand and turned into a spoon. She gracefully moved her arm and put a spoonful of golden fried rice into her mouth. Hera’s eyes widened. Then, her hand moved faster. The golden fried rice quickly disappeared.

She let out a small sigh after finishing the plate cleanly.

“…I have no choice but to admit it. I am experiencing the shock I felt when I first ate ambrosia again today. Among the offerings I have received in the past few thousand years, nothing is as good as this fried rice.”

“I’m glad you are satisfied, Lady Hera.”

“On the day of your wedding with your wife, I will bless you.”

“Thank you, Lady Hera.”

Hera’s body began to shine again. She was about to disappear. I quickly called out to her.

“Lady Hera. I would like to express my gratitude to you, even if just a little.”

“Express gratitude? Will you offer a new offering? If it’s fried rice like the one just now, I wouldn’t refuse.”

“That’s a bit difficult. Instead… I will give you a massage. I am very confident in massages, even if I’m not good at anything else.”

“A massage?”

Hera frowned slightly.

‘…Did I say something wrong?’

I proposed it because Hera didn’t seem to be in a bad mood, but maybe I made a mistake.

“You somehow knew that I like massages.”

“Huh?”

“My daughter, Eileithyia, is also an excellent masseuse. Let’s see the skills of a mortal.”