Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 266: Emperor Asvon

“Y…Your Majesty!!!”

At that moment, everyone in the room prostrated themselves on the ground. Count Peru’s hope was also ignited.

‘He definitely said ‘I have a special relationship with him’, right?’

In other words, Emperor Asvon might not know the whole story. Or perhaps he had not find out about it. There were thousands of thousands of reports from all over the empire that piled up on Emperor Asvon’s desk every day. In addition, he might not be here just because of a foreigner. He did not know the reason why the emperor came here but Count Peru started to speak eloquently. He said, “Your Majesty, the Emperor, this man is framing me. He also tried to kill me by bringing up a ridiculous excuse that I was making chimeras.”

“…Is that so?”

Emperor Asvon turned to look at Minhyuk. When he saw that, Count Peru shouted with excitement, that the veins on his necks bulged out.

“Making chimeras in our family’s Asratue’s fief! What kind of nonsense is that?”

Then, the nobles who were prostrated on the ground also chimed in to fan the flames.

“Your Majesty! We’re sure that he’s an assassin sent by the Eivelis Empire!”

“That woman, Ellie, must have sent an assassin to shake up the Collodis Empire!”

“Please bring us justice and punish that sinner severely!”

Emperor Asvon nodded and said, “Good.”

The nobles all had greasy smiles on their faces. Then, Emperor Asvon said, “Stand up, everyone.”

“Yes!”

They all stood up as quickly as they could. Some of them had a hard time trying to hide their smiles. The corners of their mouth were twitching from the joy of reversing their situation. They looked gloatingly at the man with the sword in front of them.

Emperor Asvon and his knights were all very strong. In fact, Chaos, the captain of the knights, was a former knight from the Knight Tower and was approaching Level 650. The reason why his level was higher than Conir was only because Conir’s level was lowered after he became a chimera.

When they stood up, Emperor Asvon grinned widely and said, “I can finally beat you up comfortably!”

“Hahahahaha. That’s right!”

“That’s correct. Your Majesty! Punch him in the guts…! What?”

They tilted their heads in confusion. They were so drunk in relief, believing that they had already survived and lived through this disaster. However, at that moment, Emperor Asvon narrowed the distance between them and he punched one of the nobles in his guts.

Crack―

The man flew back together, his ribs cracking loudly. Then, Asvon grabbed the wrist of the noble right next to him as he twisted it quickly.

Twist―

“Keuhaaack!”

Then, he struck his neck with his outstretched hands.

“Ugh!”

Asvon looked at the crumpled nobles and said, “This is your punishment for the sin of touching my people.”

Bang!

“Keuaaaaaaack!”

“This is for the sin of using the children.”

Slam!

“Ugh, uaaaaaaack!”

“And this is for the sin of using the chimeras to kill innocent people.”

“Keuaaaaaaaack!”

“And the sin of taking advantage of my ignorance to deny this matter.”

Punch!

“Argh!”

Each and every single noble present collapsed with a shriek.

Emperor Asvon had come to this place with Paladin Corr. He had been informed by the paladin about Count Peru and his peers' use of chimeras. However, he did not believe those words then. Regardless, he still went with the paladin to this place to see the situation.

The moment they arrived in this place, a clever child approached them. The girl named Haze accompanied Emperor Asvon to the basement and showed him the imprisoned children.

Emperor Asvon was seething in anger when he learned of the truth. The anger that brewed in him was now being taken out on the nobles who took advantage of his people and the children.

Then, Minhyuk took out a dagger and said, “Your Majesty, I have received this dagger from Poison Dragon Ambacca. If you finish them off with this dagger, their souls will wander through the stream suffering from extreme hunger for 30 days.”

“That’s a very good dagger! It’s only right that they experience how terrible the deeds that they have done are!”

Along with his consent, Minhyuk approached the nobles rolling around the floor in pain. Then, he stabbed one of them by the neck.

[You have hunted Count Gener.]

[This is an NPC who has an accumulated Chaotic Number, your status will not become chaotic.]

[You have gained 6,154,673 EXP.]

[You have acquired 44 platinum.]

[The effects of Poison Dragon Ambacca’s Dagger have been triggered.]

At the same time, a shrieking soul sprang out of the fat and ambitious body of Count Gener.

[Keuaaaaaaaack!]

Count Gener shrieked loudly. His soul that escaped his body was immediately assaulted with extreme hunger. He felt as if someone was shouting in his head saying, ‘Eat! Eat everything!’

[H…hungry…]

Count Gener’s soul reached out towards the fruit that he was eating earlier. It seemed like he wanted to alleviate the extreme hunger that he was feeling right now. However, his hand only passed through the fruit.

[I’m hungry! I said I’m hungry! I want to eat!!!]

Extreme hunger pangs assaulted his entire being! However, he could not eat anything in front of him.

Minhyuk continued to stab the nobles who had fallen down on the ground with his dagger.

[You have hunted Count Argad.]

[This is an NPC who has an accumulated Chaotic Number, your status will not become chaotic.]

[You have gained 7,154,673 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have acquired 86 platinum.]

[The effects of Poison Dragon Ambacca’s Dagger have been triggered.]

When he hunted the nobles, the EXP that he received was higher compared to the knights from the Knight Tower. After all, it was very rare for a player to hunt nobles, especially nobles with high Chaotic Numbers. He continued doing that until most of them were dead, and only Count Peru was left.

“S…save me. Your Majesty!!!”

However, Emperor Asvon had no mercy for someone like him.

Slash―

One of Count Peru’s hands fell down to the ground. The pain of his hand being cut off was too much that all he could do was writhe in pain and struggle helplessly. Then, his other wrist was also cut off as well as both of his ankles.

Count Peru, the person responsible for all of this, had his hands and feet cut off. He was now facing a vicious death as a result of his atrocious deeds. Finally, Minhyuk approached him. Count Peru spoke spitefully as he watched him approach him slowly. He said, “Fufufufufufu.?Don’t think it’s over just because you killed me!!! Asvon!!! They will finish you off…”

Stab―

Minhyuk finally stabbed the dagger on Count Peru’s neck.

[You have hunted Count Peru.]

[This is an NPC who has an accumulated Chaotic Number, your status will not become chaotic.]

[You have gained 9,154,673 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have acquired 186 platinum.]

[The effects of Poison Dragon Ambacca’s Dagger have been triggered.]

There was an overwhelming amount of EXP from Count Peru showing the terrible amount of atrocious deeds that he had done. His reputation and a variety of things also added to that huge amount of EXP. By hunting the nobles present in this room, Minhyuk was also able to acquire 714 platinum.

Minhyuk watched them roam around in the air clamoring for food and moaning out their hunger.

[I’m hungry!!!]

[I’m so hungry I could die!!!]

[Please! Please give me something to eat!!!]

However, it seemed like this scene was invisible to Asvon and the others. After all, Minhyuk was the one who used Poison Dragon Ambacca’s Cursed Dragon, so he was the only one who could see them.

“Now that I finished this one thing, I would like to ask you a favor,” Emperor Asvon said solemnly.

However, Minhyuk had to do something before doing what Emperor Asvon asked him to do.

“May I please have a meal before we go?!” Minhyuk asked carefully.

Emperor Asvon looked at him curiously after seeing his expression. It was vastly different from the expression that he had earlier. It seemed like ‘eating’ was more important than his ‘request’ right now.

***

Haze was looking around in fear. They were still in Count Peru’s residence, but all of them were sitting inside the castle’s restaurant.

Emperor Asvon and the Sun Knight Order sat down with them and waited for one man. Emperor Asvon could have very well been angry, but instead of raging, he just sat there and watched the man carefully. He thought, ‘He’s the only person who can solve this curse…!’

Sadly, Emperor Asvon’s curse of baldness was so powerful that Corr could not treat it! This was the reason why Emperor Asvon personally came to pick up Minhyuk. According to Corr, his cooking had the power to fulfill whatever the other party wanted and desired.

“Hehe. It looks delicious! Curry!”

Despite this fear-inducing sight, Mihyuk continued to smile happily.

Haze could not make heads or tails about the situation right now. Earlier, Minhyuk looked colder than anybody else, but now he was warmer and brighter than the rest of the people sitting here. Even if the emperor was sitting in front of him, Minhyuk still stubbornly insisted that he would eat.

As a result, Haze was now making the curry that she was most confident in making. The meat that she used in the curry was chicken. At Minhyuk’s request, she also prepared a traditional Indian blueberry lassi, tandoori chicken, salad and garlic naan.

Before the curry came out, Haze made sure to give Minhyuk an Indian-style soup. Compared to other soups, the Indian-style soup was a bit more watery. Minhyuk took a sip of the soup, and smiled happily.

‘Isn’t the meal you eat after doing hard work very delicious?’

Finally, the curry that he had been waiting for came out. It was served in a traditional Indian iron bowl with lit candles underneath it that prevented it from getting cool. He could not find any other vegetables inside the curry like the one that he had eaten domestically. However, once he placed his spoon and chopsticks inside, he could see the chicken that was used in the dish.

Before he started his meal, Minhyuk first took a sip of the blueberry lassi. Lassi was a traditional Indian drink. It was a type of fermented yogurt that was good to drink when cold and when one wanted to refresh themselves. As soon as he took a sip, he could taste the sweet lassi, as well as the bits of blueberries that added texture to the yogurt.

After taking a sip, Minhyuk grabbed the large garlic naan. He tore a piece off of the steaming garlic naan, before dipping it in the curry. Thick curry clung on the naan as he placed it in his mouth, allowing the sweet taste of curry to spread in his mouth. This type of curry had both sweet and spicy choices. Since Minhyuk preferred the sweet flavor, the curry that was served to him was also the sweet curry.

“Delicious… Haze. You’re really a curry master!”

“Hehe,” Haze smiled bashfully.

Meanwhile, Minhyuk scooped out a large serving of curry. The spoonful was filled with a lot of chicken and curry that he spread on top of the torn garlic naan. He also made sure to carefully place the meat on top of the garlic naan. Just like that, he placed the entire piece into his mouth. The unique scent and the sweet flavor of the curry and garlic naan swirled and spread in his mouth.

This time, Minhyuk stretched his fork towards another food. It was none other than the tandoori chicken. Tandoori chicken got its name as it was baked in an oven called ‘tandoor’. It was a unique Indian dish that was cooked with a variety of spices and yogurt. There were even some blackened parts on the reddened chicken when he looked at it.

Minhyuk quickly sliced a piece of the tandoori chicken with his knife and fork before placing it in his mouth. As soon as he chewed the chicken, he could taste the unique taste of tandoori chicken. He could taste the spiciness, the sweetness, as well as the uniquely dry texture of the meat. When he dipped it in the red sauce that accompanied the chicken, the spiciness was amplified. This was the tandoori chicken that one might get tired of, if they ate it often, but would occasionally float in everyone’s head.

After eating the tandoori chicken, he focused his attention back to the curry. This time, he poured the curry over the rice placed on the plate. He made sure to mix everything thoroughly before eating it. Curry could be eaten with naan, a type of bread, or rice. It was entirely dependent on the tastes of the one who ate it. Of course, curry tasted different in every country, but these two were still the best choices for curry’s accompaniment.

While Minhyuk was eating deliciously, Haze hesitantly called out, “Oppa.”

“Huh?”

Minhyuk turned to look at her. Then, Haze said, “I have nowhere to go… Can I go with you?”

The notifications rang again at that exact same moment.

[Haze, the one who can become a legend, vows her eternal allegiance and loyalty to you.]

Minhyuk’s body began to tremble. He thought, ‘The…these punks! Why are they all doing this to me?!’?

Minhyuk’s expression was distorted in pain. He looked like he was about to cry again.