Chapter 1569 – [What Is the Best Dish]

The people going in this case are me, Eden, and Phantom. There were three like this. In fact, it is only natural that there is no one else who has that much pride as a chef.

Although it looks like what was written on the invitation that was given to me without someone knowing, it covers my face on the other hand. It’s okay for me because I have the Raccoon Man mask, but Phantom completely changed his face.

The Phantom’s original face was a handsome man with waist-length black hair who looked like a beautiful woman, but his changed appearance looked like a proper man with short blonde hair. That face is a pretty face in its own way, but compared to the original face, it looks quite ordinary, so I was quite surprised.

“What, what on earth is that face?”

“This is my face before I went through an ordeal. I used to live with this kind of face… But it’s pretty normal, right?”

“He’s pretty handsome.”

“That’s too much praise.”

Aside from the Phantom’s face, the Raccoon Man mask that covered my face was an item that was not widely known in the dimensional civilization, even if it was unknown on Earth. Even though I know I’m a Lord, I don’t know how I operate on Earth.

What should I say… Isn’t something famous in Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do also popular in Seoul? Even in the Internet age, things change depending on interests and such.

So even if I wore a Raccoon Man mask, no one would recognize me as the Winter Lord. On the other hand, no one recognized Eden wearing the Wakamo shrine maiden mask, so it was easy to move around.

The three of us reached the location written on the invitation. But there was nothing there, and as soon as we arrived, the dimension gate opened.

“It is a dimension gate that only specifies the time and location… Moreover, the gates were overlapped, making it difficult to track.”

“Oh, I feel like I’m really going into the depths of a secret organization. Let’s go!!!!”

If they had invited Eden, they probably would have invited at least me and at most Phantom. So it’s better to go and see it first and decide what to do.

If you make a mistake, you can stop it physically. I say I have pride as a chef, but my real priority is Eden. If a problem arises with Eden, I will make up my mind to turn it all over and crush it to pieces.

But, as if knowing that, the Phantom shook his head and said.

“I told you that those bastards have brains, too. As a chef, they will probably use their hands to keep their pride in check. That will make them even more angry.”

“Well, I guess I’ll have to see it first and decide. Anyway, let’s go.”

“Okay.”

We entered beyond the Dimension Gate. It feels like I’m not just going through one gateway, but I’m going through three or four doors that look like a hallway but lead to another space. It is a hallway that is at most a dozen meters long, but it spans several dimensions.

It’s difficult for the average person to figure out their location through that, but to us, other than Eden, it was a meaningless story. There are as many as three people with sensory abilities here, and two of them are Lord Absolutes.

Anyway, the place we arrived was a huge space that looked like a colosseum. Near us, numerous ingredients… Including meat, vegetables, and seafood were stored well, and numerous spectators cheered around them.

-Wow!!!!

-Eden!!! It’s Choi Eden!!!!

-The founder of English cooking has appeared!!! Could it be that the rumor that he was participating was true!!!!

Haha!!!! The dark cooking world is also quite worth seeing!!!!

There were people who came to see it in person, but the majority were holograms. In other words, it meant connecting somewhere separately and being there. In a way, it was a way to make it easier for viewers of Internet broadcasting to feel, but what is important now is not them, but the intention and purpose of the person who invited us here.

Soon, the opponents from the dark cooking world who had invited us appeared. There are two figures covered in thick robes. And there was one person who looked like a red-haired human male standing in front of him. They probably seem to be representatives of the underworld cooking world, and I thought I knew who was in charge among them.

In one of them, I got the feeling that the same range of sensations overlapped with what Eden felt before when she awakened her ‘sensing’ ability. Eden probably noticed it too.

“It’s okay!!!!”

“Uh huh, why are you greeting me like Ruri there?”

“But isn’t it important to say hello? Anyway, it’s nice to meet you!!!!!”

Eden waved her hand and said hello, and the red-haired man responded with a smile.

“Wow, you look like the founder of spiritual cooking. I am Darkon, the current head of the dark cooking world.”

“Hello, my name is Eden Choi.”

“You even introduce yourself, but the two people behind you just ignore you.”

“I’m sure you all know who we are anyway.”

The two unidentified chefs followed Eden. At that point, the story was almost over. They probably know our identity well.

On the one hand, leaving it as is would be believing in our pride as chefs. If not, Lord and the Absolute would get so angry and go on a rampage, who would be able to stop them?

But even so, the courage of the people who attended this event, even as a hologram, is incredible. No matter how you bypass the connection, the opponent is a phantom who is no different from the king of dimensional civilization, and seeing that it is easy to find and destroy him, the issue of food seems to have a different weight.

“Thank you for accepting such a sudden invitation. I would like to treat him to a simple meal. Would that be okay?”

“If you give it to me, eat it.”

“Me too.”

“I’m curious about something. Oh, if it’s small, could you give me 5?”

Soon they served us food. What can I say, it appeared quickly. A woman wearing revealing clothes, like a racing girl, appeared in front of us, pulling a cart and serving us food.

The dish was something like bruschetta, an Italian dish. It’s just that the garlic bread underneath is a little small and the ingredients on top are not ordinary.

There were no expensive ingredients used or anything like that. It’s just… Ah, you have to try cooking to know it. Anyway, I picked up the dish I brought.

It was like a two-finger-wide piece of garlic bread, and the ingredients on top were salmon, olive oil, pepper, tomatoes… And various other ingredients that were not from the Earth. The sight of chunks of salmon cut into large pieces and placed on bread will naturally whet your appetite.

To be honest, looking at the bright red flesh of salmon is bound to make you want to eat it, unless you hate fish. Anyway, I decided to give it a try, so I just picked one up and took a bite.

Although it was as small as a finger food, the taste and flavor were beyond that. The salmon had a unique aroma, probably because it had been smoked, and the taste of pepper and other spices tickled and stimulated my nose.

The acidity of the tomatoes balances out the taste of the dish, and the garlic flavor of the crispy, grilled garlic bread balances it out. Just like the world’s three branches, the three are exquisitely balanced to achieve the best taste.

“Wow!!! Delicious!!!!!!”

“Eden, you only like delicious food.”

“Honestly, isn’t it delicious?”

“It’s actually delicious.”

The skill level is quite high, and if simple finger food dishes can be made with this level of perfection, I wonder what other dishes will be like.

Especially… The skills of Darkon, the head of the dark cooking world. That person also had the same ‘sensing’ ability as us.

“Same type of stand…!!!”

“I think the level is different. It’s probably not Lord-level, but Walker-level, and it gained ‘sense’ as its first ability, and since it’s not human, it’s probably quite old. It has more cooking experience than you and also has the ability, so it’s not for nothing that it’s the head of the dark cooking world. Furthermore, it’s not like he was in charge of it.”

“Hmm.”

A lord is called a lord, but if he awakens two abilities, he is called a lord level. At least one of the basic elements of becoming a Lord is awakening two abilities. And if only one has been awakened, it is called a walker class in the sense that one walks that path.

Darkon, the head of the dark cooking world, is a walker-level person who has awakened one ability and is also a transcendental person. If you look at the rank itself, it was higher than Eden, who was at the level of a rod.

As you awaken your abilities, your rank increases, but that’s not everything. Just think of the fact that my teacher, Cheonsalje, who has no ability, is one of the strongest among the transcendents of the unmanned world.

Eden thought for a moment and then shouted at them.

“Dark Cooking World!!!! I challenge you guys to a cooking battle!!!!”

“Wow, that’s ambitious. Even if he’s young, he’s the one who was taught as a child of the Winter Lord and created a groundbreaking recipe called Youngja’s recipe, so he’s qualified to challenge our dark cooking world.”

“If I win, I will release the people who kidnapped me to study English cooking and stop doing bad things!!!”

“The conditions are big. So what are they willing to bet on?”

“I will bet you the cooking secrets of Youngja’s cuisine!!!!”

No, was there such a thing? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of it… Oh, maybe you didn’t tell me? If that’s the case, I can understand it.

A dark culinary world that pursues the best taste. To them, the secret of cooking was fascinating, and in addition, the secret of Youngja’s cooking, which would become famous in the future, was so fascinating that they passed over it without even knowing it.

-The secret to English cooking…?

-As he is the founder, of course he must have a secret!!! You bet that!!!

-It may be said that it is young, but the battle between the founder of English cooking and the underworld cooking world… Is exciting!!!!

The crowd cheers, they are spectators, but they are also supporters of the dark cooking world. In order for an organization like this to run, it would take a lot of money, and a talented chef is bound to have a lot of sponsors.

For those who pursue gourmet food, it doesn’t matter whether the other person is a criminal or not. All you want is for the food that comes into your mouth to be delicious.

“Okay, I’ll accept it. But since they requested a duel, let’s decide the rules!!!”

“Do whatever you want.”

“We, the three great kings of the dark cooking world, will step forward. Do you think the last two people will step forward over there?”

“This is a competition where the secret of Youngja’s cooking skills is at stake, but I can’t leave it to others. I will fight alone!!!”

I was worried about Eden, so I secretly asked him out of my own will. Anyway, I think it would be a bit burdensome to fight alone when we are here.

[Eden, are you okay?]

[Are you okay. And if Dad and Uncle Phantom come forward, it’s no different from winning twice, but even if you win with cheats like that, you won’t be able to convince them.]

[You’re doing this on purpose to rehabilitate that side.]

Even if you win the competition, if you cannot give in to your heart, the dark cooking world will continue to exist. In order to get rid of them, the foundation had to be shaken.

Even if we fight and win, they probably won’t be easily convinced. The condition of the duel was that he not commit a crime, but it was meaningless if he couldn’t change his mind. Even if it doesn’t break the law, there is always room for different interpretations.

For now, Phantom and I decided to watch. Of course, if a problem arises, I will intervene.

“In the dark cooking world, three people, including me, the leader, will decide to take action!!! From that side, there will be one Choi Eden!!!! There will be three battles, so it’s a best-of-three game!!!! The first battle will start in an hour! !!”

“Good!!!”

“The judges… Will be made equally by the researchers we kidnapped.”

“Isn’t it better this way? If you want to be free, you can take my side.”

“If our food is delicious, doesn’t that mean we can eat even more delicious food when we’re kidnapped? That makes it fair.”

“Oh, you might think so.”

“And in this competition, I will ban English cooking. I can’t use that either, but I won’t use this either. It’s a competition of pure cooking and taste. Do you understand?”

“As you wish!!!”

Oh, the ban on English cooking is a bit of a painful penalty.

Of course, the conditions are the same since the other side can’t be used, but the penalty on Eden’s side is still large. Eden is young, has relatively little experience compared to the other side, and is still in the midst of learning about dimensional civilization.

The only thing that is superior to them is English cooking, and wouldn’t it be a bit dangerous if it were left out?

“It’s okay. And don’t rely too much on English recipes. There’s a lot to study, but cooking isn’t everything.”

“Hi, our Eden has grown up.”

“That’s right. You may not know since you were watching from the side, but I feel a bit confused because it has grown so much while I haven’t seen it for a while.”

Anyway, there was an hour left until the first match started, so we told Eden a few things in the meantime. There is still more to learn from Eden than what he has learned, so I plan to teach him various things at least through his attributes.

But that time passed quickly, and before we knew it, it was time for the first confrontation. Eden took the cooking clothes and cooking tools provided by us over there.

“It looks like they didn’t do anything special.”

“Because we want to create the best taste, not to bring others down. Moreover, there are also us.”

There are two people with the highest sense abilities. There is no way a trick would work in a situation like that, and we can’t do anything pointless because we know that the moment we do it, we will physically take action. If you don’t do it in the first place, there won’t be any problems.

However, on one side, there was a gambling game going on for the audience to see how this match would go.

“I win and all the pocket money I received from Uncle Phantom!!!!!”

“Eden, why are you betting on yourself there?!”

“I know I’m going to win, so wouldn’t it be a shame to walk and win money?”

“You’re very confident.”

Well, it’s much better than being nervous or unsure.

Anyway, the preparations were over, and soon the first opponent appeared on the other side. Of the three robed men who were with Darkon, one came up on stage and immediately took off his robe.

The man who appeared was a large orc. In addition, there was an obese male orc with a protruding belly, but on the other hand, there were lumpy muscles hidden beneath the flesh.

What should I say… Feels like a bear? Bears may be thought of as dull, as they have the image of a foolish bear, but they are definitely one of the top predators. Moreover, considering the burn marks on his hands, he seemed like a skilled cook.

“My name is Sorban!!! I am Sorban of the Red Ax Clan!!!! Since ancient times, the fighting power of the taste of calories!!!! Meat is the truth!!!! I will defeat you with my meat dish, Choi Eden! !!!”

“I don’t know if I lost, but that meat dish is welcome, so give me some later!!!!”

And the first confrontation unfolds. We decided to sit in the stands and watch Eden’s fight, but Phantom was munching on popcorn that I don’t know where he got it from.

“Do you want some popcorn?”

“Okay, give me one.”

A cooking battle unfolding before your eyes!!!! Honestly, this is a really fun angle!!!!