Chapter 1801 – [Second Dimension Restaurant – Undead Lich Wizard and Spirit’s Tears Sorbet]

First, what would you say if you saw an undead wizard eating spirit tear sorbet… It was quite fascinating.

Do you know why animals like dogs and wolves swallow their food without chewing it for long? That’s because I don’t have cheek fat. That’s because it doesn’t have cheeks, so you can’t chew it for a long time if you keep it in your mouth.

Likewise, since he is an undead, he has nothing but bones, so although he has teeth, he has nothing to call cheeks. He means that when you scoop out the sherbet and eat it, there are no ice particles or anything to prevent the water from splashing out.

Despite this, he ate the sorbet without making a single mess. Even though he didn’t have cheek fat, when he chewed the sherbet grains, not a single particle popped out. I’m not sure, but is it because I’m undead, or is it a reaction to my unconscious life activities?

Anyway, it was nice to have less cleaning up. Plus, I felt better when I ate it deliciously. Likewise, Eden, who is uncomfortable with the undead but likes the sight of him eating deliciously, watched with satisfaction from the kitchen.

[It’s delicious, it’s delicious!!!! It has a sweet taste that combines the benefits of various fruits. In addition, the fresh feeling of a forest full of vitality is conveyed deep into your soul!!!! Oh, give me another bowl!!!!]

“Yes, I will give it to you right away.”

Unless you are a serious news person, refills are a given at our store. That’s why Eden must have prepared separately, so this time she put more in it than before and set it all in an ice cup. I brought an ice cup filled with sherbet from the kitchen and placed it in front of him again, and he ran in and enjoyed it as if he had been waiting for it.

Even if you can chew and taste it, what happens to the water you ingested… It goes in, but there is no water pouring out of the cervical spine or anything like that?

Undead isn’t my specialty, so I don’t know what happens. How on earth do you digest food when there is no vital activity? Should I ask the Death Lord later?

It was the first meal in hundreds of years, and I wonder if it could actually be called a meal since he only ate dessert, but in any case, he finally calmed down after eating two bottles of sherbet worth of spirit tears. A bottle of spirit tears alone is quite a lot, and since he froze it, it would be quite bulky, but he didn’t seem to have any pain or any problems.

No, it’s made with high-alcohol alcohol, so you might get drunk, but where does it really go?

“Did you enjoy your meal?”

[How long has it been since I last experienced taste? But how is this possible? A dish that can be tasted by undead who have no sense of taste!!!!]

“It’s called English cuisine.”

[English language, cooking?]

I explained English cuisine to him. Since he was a wizard, he was smart, so even if I gave him a rough explanation, he could understand the basics.

“The minimum unit of the soul is the spirit. And by concentrating the spirit in the dish, you create a pseudo-soul or spirit crystal, and infuse it with an image to make you taste it. Even undead can feel the soul, right?”

[Yes, that’s right. Rather, because they are undead, they are bound to be more sensitive to spirits. Is that why it was so delicious?]

“It’s probably a taste I haven’t felt in hundreds of years.”

It is truly ironic that the undead are dead, so they are far from life, but are closer to the soul. It may be more shocking because it is a taste you haven’t tasted in hundreds of years, but on the other hand, you may find Youngja’s cuisine more delicious because you are an undead.

Hmm, then do you think English cuisine will be popular in Death Lord Kingdom? I’ve never heard of that place, so I’m not sure.

[But how can human power create something similar, even though it is not a real soul?]

“It is because of will. Spirit responds to emotions and will is power, so it is possible.”

[Hmm…!!!]

He was lost in thought as if he had come to some great realization. It seems like I’ve caught the hint of something that could grow further… Well, I guess good things are good things.

Meanwhile, I took a quick look at his life curve. What kind of life curve does he, the undead, have? And he wonders if his fate will change as he visits Elysium.

Even though I looked at other people’s life curves, this was my first time with an undead, and his life curve was amazing and strange. His life curve reached the point where an ordinary person would have died, and then passed the lower limit, but it was fluctuating at a negative number.

Ah, the reason I said that the curve of life is fluctuating is because it really is. That’s because his life curve is changing in real time.

Most of the life curves I see do not end at the lower limit, as if death were the final ordeal and the end. However, he digs further from the lower limit of death, reaches a negative number, shows a sharp curve, and finally reaches the lower limit of death again.

And now, those steep life curves are being redefined again. It still reached a negative number, but at least the life curve was flattening.

I glanced at him, wondering if something had happened. If I know what he went through or the situation, my perspective as a roadie in charge of trials will also be able to grow.

“It seems like you’ve been having a hard time lately.”

[… To be honest, that’s right. These days, I’ve been filled with frustrating and indescribable feelings. I guess it was my human part that was hidden in an undead body.]

Even people who are crazy about magic have humanity. Even if he became undead, it remained.

But he stayed, so it’s a problem. I wouldn’t have known it if I had become a monster-like lich who had lost all intelligence. I was able to maintain my rationality and endured until now, but even that was slowly reaching my limit, and the embers of my humanity were fading away.

If he had lost his humanity… A crazy transcendent wizard would have emerged. Wouldn’t they have tried to destroy that world like some absolute master in a coin attack?

Well, considering that there was an end to his life curve, there was probably a person or being on the other side who could deal with it. It’s like God gives you a warrior, or there are wizards who are at least as good as that, if not better than that.

His fate, which would have been that way originally, changed when he came to Elysium. While eating Youngja’s cuisine, he rekindled his dying humanity.

It is not surprising that English cuisine originally had the effect of treating mental problems. Moreover, the very act of eating something and tasting it as an undead was also an act of restoring humanity.

[Oh, if it’s okay, could you please call the chef who made this ice cream? That’s because I want to express my gratitude.]

“Please wait a moment. Eden!!!”

Soon Eden came out of her kitchen at the sound of her calling him. When dealing with other customers, she smiled with a smile that a man would fall in love with at first sight, but this time, her smile seemed a bit forced.

I guess it can’t be helped that the other person feels uncomfortable. Honestly, that can’t be helped.

[Are you the chef who made the ice cream?]

“Yes, my name is Eden Choi. Did you enjoy your meal?”

[That’s right. For the first time in hundreds of years, I can feel very satisfied. But where did you learn about English cooking?]

“I created it. I developed it while thinking about people who are spiritual and cannot sense taste.”

[Ah!!!! In fact, it’s no different from creating a field of magic!!! You still look young, it’s amazing!!!!]

When other guests saw Eden, they reacted in some way to his appearance, but they didn’t really pay attention, perhaps because he was an undead and had no sexual desire. Rather, it is Eden’s talents and abilities that are responding.

Since he is that kind of person, he must have maintained his intelligence and humanity for a long time even after becoming undead. Then, he slowly reached his limit and recovered after coming to our store.

“That’s amazing. There’s still a long way to go. Next time you come, I’ll treat you to something even more delicious.”

[I’m looking forward to it. Since I became undead, my sense of time was meaningless, but it was going to be a long week.]

“If you need it, can it be packaged?”

[No. Sometimes, there is joy that can be felt just because it is limited.]

The article below will probably taste more delicious if you eat it once a week than if you eat it every day. Even though the meat used is different every time the adventurer party visits, the stew they order when they come to our store once a week adds to the anticipation, just as the stew they eat is special.

He got up and ate well and changed his fate. And he pays for the meal he ate.

[I have a hard time interacting with ordinary people because of my body, so I don’t have any money to spend there, but there are things that can make money. It was originally meant to be used for magic research, but since he ate something delicious, he will have to pay for it.]

Perhaps through subspace magic, he pulled out a pouch from thin air. It was a pouch made of pretty good material, but that wasn’t the important thing, what was important was what was inside.

Inside the pocket were dazzling jewels. It is not an ordinary gem, but a gem imbued with high density mana.

Precious metals such as gold and gems are good for storing mana. Sometimes you can use things like mana stones or magic stones, but the efficiency varies from time to time. If you look at it, the gem itself is an artificial gem, but that makes it easy to store mana, so the efficiency of mana storage seems to be exceptional.

[The jewel itself must have some value. If you want to get the right price, ask the wizard who created that staff for an appraisal.]

“Okay, I’ve received the payment.”

[Then see you in a week. I’m looking forward to it.]

So the Lich Wizard Kristoff finished his meal and returned. Perhaps because he returned, Tiv’s power was extinguished, and Eden felt much more relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

He was an interesting guest in many ways. Although Eden had a hard time, she is still at a level where she can endure it, so it’s okay. Rather, if we overcome the current situation, wouldn’t we be able to become stronger than we are now?

“I need to practice so that I can serve something more delicious next time I come.”

“Practice so that you can make spirit dishes from scratch. Ah, but can you eat ordinary spirit dishes? First, spirit tear sherbet is mostly water.”

“We’ll just have to wait and see about that. After all, you’re not going to come once, right?”

“That’s right.”

Aside from everything else, the magic gemstone substitute jewels that the Lich Wizard Kristoff gave me were sent separately to Gray at Delta Castle.

You can send it below, but the person there is not a stranger to Gray, so if you send it, they will pay a little more attention and give you an estimate. Elysium and Two Dimensional Restaurants are not stores run with the intention of making a profit, but that doesn’t mean they’re stores that just want to lose money.

And a while later, a separate communication came from Gray.

[Uh, okay. How are you?]

“No, how long has it been?”

[That’s right. Anyway, speaking of the jewelry you sent me earlier, did you get an estimate for that? I will send the settlement money to your account separately.]

“You didn’t steal it, did you?”

[Hey, do you think I’m going to take away the reward for the efforts of a child like my nephew? In fact, if you had hit me more, I would have hit you.]

“That’s right. If I had tried to rob them, I would have gone to destroy Delta Castle.”

[You bastard!!! Considering how powerful you are, that doesn’t sound like a joke!!!!!]

“You are the leader of a large dimensional civilization, so what are you afraid of at Delta Castle?”

[It’s easy for me to be your bastard. Even Roda has compatibility issues, and since I’m an absolute mother, the gap is clear. The problem is that even if I kill your son-of-a-bitch, he won’t die, but I’m afraid that all my children will die because of his power.]

“Hmm.”

If I fight with Gray, I will definitely lose. My current power is capable of rubbing against the Absolute, but even if I put that aside, the compatibility with the Absolute is bad. If I, a man with many sins and absolute pride in dealing with the concept of judgment, fight, wouldn’t the outcome be obvious?

You would have a better chance of winning if you fought Tiv. I may have suffered in vain before the load, but now that I have reached the load, I can resist Tiv’s power and have good compatibility, so I will be able to fight well.

“Anyway, how much did it cost to send you that? I don’t know if it’s worth the cost of the meal.”

[It came out pretty well. No, how much did you think you were worrying about the cost of food?]

“It’s a civilization based on magic engineering. Even if it’s a transcendent item, if it’s an item containing mana, the market price won’t be low, but on the other hand, it won’t be high.”

Delta Castle is a civilization based on magical engineering. Magic, plus science. I use a mixture of two things, but in the end, one side is magic.

Even if it is an object created by a transcendental person, how would it compare to an object from a dimensional civilization based on magic? Whether the quality of handmade products made by people in the Middle Ages and modern mass-produced products is the same is a different question.

But… It seems like those jewels were valued at a higher value than I expected.

[If you sell all of that, it’s the amount to buy a house on the outskirts of Delta Castle.]

“Oh, that much?”

[No matter how much you don’t enter the dimensional civilization, you are a transcendent. A wizard like that has stored his mana so densely that its value cannot be low. On the other hand, it was given more value because it was a Delta Castle that used magic engineering.]

Even though it’s on the outskirts, it wasn’t cheap to live in Delta Castle. Just as it is impossible to buy a house in Seoul, no matter how narrow it is. No, there’s no way a house would be cheap before that.

On the one hand, it meant that even though there were only three people, he was the biggest among the customers at the two-dimensional restaurant. No, they say they made a big deal on their first visit because they liked it, but what would a customer who pays for a house be if he wasn’t a big deal?

“Ah, next time I’ll treat you to something really delicious.”

“My daughter was also a slave to capitalism.”

“Even if you’re not tied to money, you can’t help but pay a huge amount of money. It’s like paying server fees in a gacha game.”

“That’s a metaphor that makes perfect sense.”

Even though Chairman Naomoto, the adventurer’s party, and other customers could not yet make a loss at the Second Dimension Restaurant, the Lich Wizard seemed to be a customer who could make a surplus.

… Next time I come, I think I should make spirit tear sorbet Everest.