Chapter 2054 – [Salary Lupine (Hopeful) President]

King Bloodier Castle is still floating in the skies of Korea, but other Bloodier Castles have gone into dimension jump and disappeared. On the one hand, it is proof that the harsh atmosphere is over.

And I was invited to King Bloodier Castle to talk about this and that. Of course, I wasn’t empty-handed, so I packed up a lot of The Worst and took it instead of a bribe.

“My stockpile!!!!”

“I’ll make more later.”

“Oh, that’s enough.”

It’s really popular with bloodiers. Hagisa Ruru also tends to drink Worst more than Spirit Tears when she’s at home, so considering that, it’s only natural.

Anyway, I was familiar with King Bloody Castle by now as I visited it often. Of course, the sinister atmosphere is still a bit annoying, but at least it was okay to know that there was no hostility toward me as a guest.

And at the invited spot, I face the other corps commanders who were waiting in advance.

“Hey, are you here?”

“It’s a good thing I finished work quickly and came back.”

Dispair, the 1st Corps commander, and Dragunity, the 2nd Corps commander, were in the middle of a meal, as expected of bloodiers. First, I won’t tell you what the ingredients are, but please don’t eat things like that when guests come.

I nagged them as I took out the Worst I had brought. Now that we’ve seen each other often, it’s not like we’re friends, but it’s enough to ask how we are and talk normally.

“When guests come, eat it later or at least make it, so they can’t recognize the shape. Are you eating it raw?”

“Customers who come here don’t react too much to seeing something like this. Are you going to eat it too?”

“I don’t deal with human flesh.”

I try to ignore the fingers that are left to one side like leftover crumbs. Telling Bloodier not to eat people is like telling a carnivore to starve because you feel sorry for the animals being eaten, so you can’t criticize them for that.

If you look at it, I didn’t tell Lulu not to eat at all, but only told her to eat. If you look at it, it’s like being able to eat only chicken for the rest of your life, but not being able to eat meat from other pigs, cows, etc., So Lulu is amazing for a bloody jay.

“It’s not like chicken, it’s better than top quality Korean beef!!! I eat it because I like it!!!”

“The two of you are still the same. In fact, perhaps your relationship has become better than before.”

“I think you can understand the analogy of falling sesame salt. Oh, I heard you got married, but haven’t you seen the live broadcast yet?”

“I’m keeping the timing, so don’t rush me. And drink The Worst in moderation. The other corps commanders who are messing around with Lulu should also have something to drink.”

A drinking party breaks out immediately. I open the bottle of The Worst I brought, add various snacks, and spend some time drinking.

The Worst was just bland for my taste, and since the food here was just a side dish, I didn’t really care, even though I didn’t have anything to eat. Also, I don’t have a good stomach enough to eat human meat while I’m sitting next to him.

“Wow, the taste is deeper than before. I like this bitter taste.”

“It’s a taste that melts the pain of the transcendent and the self-loathing life… Snacks aren’t all that bad, but compared to alcohol, they’re just a mouth-watering treat.”

As King Bloodier sat down and started talking, this story came up. No, the reason he came from over there was because of Lulu, so he had to tell the corps commanders that the matter had been resolved in advance.

“The matter related to Lulu has been concluded with his forgiveness. The two corps commanders will have no objections, right?”

“I came here thinking they were going to eat Lulu for swearing at a human, but that was all they did? Since Lulu no longer eats other humans, did they even kill her?”

“No, I didn’t kill him.”

“It’s okay if the person involved has forgiven, but I think at least punishment is necessary. How did you punish those who insulted Lulu?”

“First, I am being criticized not only in Korea but also internationally, and the public opinion from now on will not be very good, so I plan to leave it as is. Killing someone is easy, but wouldn’t it be more difficult if I had to live in the world at the level of a semi-criminal?”

“Hmm… Well, let’s just move on to that.”

Dragunity seemed to realize that I was siding with the distribution industry and helping them survive, but they just ignored it. In fact, I didn’t lie, and the punishment for that is enough to replace it with negative social attention until people forget.

Moreover, if the distribution industry became more compliant, one of the projects I had planned to do with Lulu could be resolved. If Lulu forgives him, and he likes it, then this is an issue that can be easily overlooked without causing any problems.

Dragunity seemed to be overlooking the situation as he knew and accepted it, but Dispair expressed regret. Since I came in person, I guess I thought I would pick something up and leave.

“What, I thought I was filling my stomach, but now I’m starving.”

“Fill up with alcohol instead. I brought almost everything I had stockpiled at The Worst.”

“That’s not bad either. But if possible, why don’t we bring in the death row inmates or those who can be legally killed over there as snacks?”

“Hey, even though the death penalty is legal here in Korea, there is a difference between putting someone to death and giving them blood to eat.”

“We’re going to kill them anyway, so wouldn’t it be better if they were used as food for us?”

“The death penalty is punishment, and if you eat it, it is predation, so it is treated completely differently.”

The death penalty is the highest punishment in a society governed by law. Even though I tortured and killed a death row inmate, that was to provide added comfort to the victim’s family, not that the punishment was wrong.

But that changes when you feed it to Bloodier. Even if death is the same, the death penalty will no longer be the death penalty… So the meaning of the death penalty will fade. So, it was against giving bloodier food even to death row inmates.

“Looking at me, if I were to be wrong, I would be a president who is against the law and reckless and kills people, so I’m picky.”

“That’s so damn good. The Worst is confiscated.”

“Taking something away after giving it is the most shameful thing!!! I can’t give it to you!!!!”

It feels a bit odd to see Despere, who is the commander of the 1st Corps among the Bloodier Corps commanders, acting like a child. I felt like I was looking at her bare face as if she was a career woman on the outside, but at home she didn’t clean and walked around with her panties on.

King Bloodier was drinking The Worst along with some snacks that I don’t know when he brought us as he watched us chatting amicably. However, in Anju’s case, she felt a bit of déjà vu, and it turned out that she was the Hand of God, the Arc Shine that she had killed before when she went on a dimensional trip with Mary.

“How does he taste?”

“I’m eating it well because it tastes similar to the Morian I ate before. I really like the hypocritical taste.”

“I’m glad it’s delicious.”

The gods that I passed down to him and ate were Morian, who kidnapped Eden and used him as a warrior before trying to kill him, and Aksha, the great fighting god. But looking at it, there was something strangely in common, perhaps because I was the new bastard I was annoyed by.

First, not only did he stab another god in the back, but he also cosplayed as if he was a great being in front of his followers, and his tendencies are similar, so even though his divinity is a little different, his taste seems to be similar.

“I wanted to try that once, but even if I asked, they wouldn’t even give me a finger.”

“My son-in-law gave it to me for my father-in-law to eat, but I will eat it alone. Anyway, you only eat the delicious food for yourself instead of sharing it, so it’s the same for everyone.”

“Eating alone is a Bloodier specialty. Share it with others.”

“If he had that kind of personality, we wouldn’t have been afraid and didn’t do that in the first place.”

We talk in moderation and conclude the meeting. However, as this incident became a global problem, various things had to be done to cover it up and calm it down.

In the past, when I saw people taking pictures of politicians shaking hands, I criticized them for putting on a show for votes, but now I can do that. It seems like a lot of my thoughts have changed since I became president.

“Even if it’s just for show, people need something to make them feel safe, so please appear on official broadcasts.”

“Oh!!!! Do you want to share a room with your dad?”

“No, because the material of lintel is too light. And if you broadcast it, it is a mukbang at best, but if you choose the wrong ingredients, it can be a disaster.”

“Ah, now that I think about it, I heard that he was doing something like an internet broadcast while he was president. But I don’t want to go out on something like an official room or something like that.”

“I thought so. But I’m glad he appeared on the official broadcast. At that time, I just came out and answered some questions, took some pictures, and then went back.”

“Well, that’s about it. Considering the Worst I received, it’s worth the hassle.”

King Bloodier smiled as he looked at The Worst piled up on one side. If you look at it, it looks like a person looking at a treasure trove of abundance.

It’s a drink I made, but it’s bland to me, and to people other than Bloodier, it’s not well-received for its taste… But I really like it.

“It’s a decent drink. This is the first time we’ve had a drink that suits our tastes. So, since we’re giving this as a reward, the other corps commanders who were sent to fill Lulu’s empty spot have no complaints.”

“Huh? Was it something like that?”

“Didn’t you know? He would have been similarly responsible for the duties of the Great Demon King.”

“No, the Great Demon King doesn’t give rewards or anything just because the seat is empty. Anyway, if that’s the case, we need to increase the production of The Worst. I’m a bit busy with the President’s work, but if you’re going to have such a hard time because of Lulu, there has to be a lot of supply. I will do it.”

“Oh!!!!!”

“Hoo…”

I knew that other corps commanders were filling Lulu’s vacancy as part of their duties as a Dimensional Bloodier, but this was the first time I learned that The Worst was used instead as a reward. If you work in place of Lulu, who is now in charge, and not someone else, there should be some kind of reward.

When I said I was mass-producing The Worst, Disfair and Dragunity showed interest and responded positively.

“What is the quantity? Is it enough to build a factory?”

“If you want to build a factory, I will provide full support, even personally. Instead, I will provide a guarantee of a portion of the production volume…”

“Hey, it’s not easy to make Youngja-aged liquor. It has to be done by hand.”

It can be made in advance, but regardless of that, English cuisine itself requires the help of a willing person to make it. Even if I build a factory, I have to use my hands in the end, so as long as the country has limited human resources, I can’t make a lot at once.

Still, if you work hard, you can make a certain quantity, but the quantity is not that large because the main target of drinking is Bloodier. So it is not produced to the point where you can drink it in abundance.

Nevertheless, since it will be made in its own way, you will be able to drink it in abundance compared to now. However, I had no intention of giving it away for free, so I had to negotiate separately for that.

“As a dimension species, how about giving me 10 bottles every time I go to work?”

“Why don’t you just give it to me?…”‘

“It’s 10 bottles… If you go out once, come back, take a break, and drink it, it will disappear quickly.”

The Worst is not a liquor that can be served in small bottles. To begin with, The Worst’s base is whiskey, so it’s strong enough for an average person to get drunk by drinking just half a bottle, let alone 10.

However, since there are only 10 bottles of The Worst, I think it is a transcendental drink and a drinking quantity worthy of Bloodier. But then something suddenly occurred to me.

“Ah, that’s right. Then how about this as an additional condition? If you go out to work and don’t eat the main sapient body of that civilization, plus 5 bottles.”

“Huh?”

“Hmm?”

“When you go out to work, you eat people separately from your work. I’m telling you to stop doing that.”

Let’s take an example.

Bloodier’s job as a dimension species is to dispose of things like plants and animals belonging to the lower part of the ecosystem by eating them. In short, he is a dimensional level cleaner.

But the problem is that Bloodier doesn’t just move around and eat what he is assigned to do. If we were to tell them, who are gluttons, gluttons, and gluttons, to endure the food in front of them, would they tolerate it? At the very least, it would be self-control to give chicken and beer to someone who has been on a diet of only vegetables for a month.

It’s one thing to just walk around and eat, but there’s a lot of damage to eating while going to work. If we produce and feed Worst in our own way, the number of people preyed on will at least decrease slightly.

The corps commanders, including King Bloodier, seemed to be quite thoughtful. To them, humans were delicious, but The Worst was a much tastier drink than most humans, so they were having trouble choosing.

“If I go out to work and just dispose of people without eating them and come back, I guess that means there are 15 bottles in total, right?”

“At that point, I think you can drink a little more sparingly. Just drink two or three bottles, or even just one or two bottles sparingly…”

“Lulu, who doesn’t eat anything except me, eats unlimited The Worst at my house. If she goes to work without eating anyone else’s food, she should get a bonus like that. What do you want to do?”

“Hmm…”

10 bottles for work. And if you don’t eat it, 5 more bottles.

Since the bonus is actually 50%, I think Bloodiers will refrain from eating people for no reason other than to relieve their appetite or go out to work because they are hungry. You may be hungry the same way, but if you’re going to fill your stomach the same way, it’s better to fill your stomach to a certain extent with a delicious drink to those who call it Worst, rather than eating something ordinary or slightly delicious.

Among Bloodiers, there are some who are gluttons, so even though there are those who prefer to eat a lot… You can’t just turn down the charm of The Worst. I think it’s a good condition because quite a lot of people will survive even if they eat just a little less.

However, it remains to be seen how effective it will be. I hope it has a big effect.

“It’s a pretty interesting condition. Okay, I’ll accept it. I’ll get the consent of other corps commanders later. Instead, you’ll have to increase the production of Worst by that amount and send a corresponding amount according to our request.”

“Instead, don’t abuse it by boosting your workload for no reason.”

“I’ll take care of that. If I don’t, there will definitely be trouble and problems.”

I don’t know how it happened, but I felt like it was flowing, and as if it was no big deal, I signed a cannibalistic restraint treaty with Bloodier. It’s thanks to The Worst, but well, good is good.

When I go back, I’ll have to bring some pochi to Eden, the originator of English cuisine.