The Villain’s Recipe - Chapter 11.1
“How is raising game tiers even that important?”
Ryu Ji-yeon had been working hard lately to somehow reach the Diamond tier. She loved games, but she didn’t quite have the talent for them. As they walked along chattering about such trivial matters, a delicious aroma suddenly pierced their nostrils.
“Huh?”
“Eh?”
“Ack?”
The three people standing there looked at each other and then back at the dining room. The scent was drifting out from the open door of the dining room.
“What are they doing today?”
“True. This doesn’t smell like canned goods.”
The three stealthily approached the dining room and peeked inside the door. What unfolded before them was a whole new world.
Chae Ji-won narrowed his eyes and asked.
“Was our dining room originally like this?”
“No. Wasn’t it a spider breeding ground?”
“Right?”
“Did they remodel?”
At Park Jung-woo’s words, Chae Ji-won shook his head.
“Why act surprised now?”
Even as he said that, his body honestly inched further into the dining room. It didn’t take long for them to spot three people sitting quietly and eating.
“Oh?”
The person who greeted them first was Ma Jin-cheol.
“Did you return safely from your mission?”
He was the most rational and gentle person in Zero.
“Y-yes! But.”
“You’re wondering why the dining room changed? I paid a little attention to it this time.”
No, rather than that, they were curious about what Ma Jin-cheol was eating. Fortunately, he quickly caught onto Chae Ji-won’s intentions this time as well.
“It’s beef and egg porridge.”
While Ma Jin-cheol was explaining kindly, the youthful young man sitting beside Baek Seok-gyol spoke up.
“Would you like some? There’s still a lot left.”
Chae Ji-won nodded without even realizing it. He first seated his accompanying colleague and Park Jung-woo at the table.
“No. Get your own bowls first.”
Sui gave them that piece of advice.
“Do it yourself.”
Only then did Chae Ji-won hastily jump up from his seat and ladle out three portions of porridge from the bone soup cauldron. Then, the moment he nervously scooped up a spoonful and ate it, his eyes opened wide.
It’s delicious. It was a completely different feeling from the canned goods they had eaten just to survive. The taste of the porridge softly dissolving in his mouth was almost indescribable. At first, he moved his spoon quietly, but before he knew it, he began gobbling it down hurriedly.
Only after finishing a bowl did they figure out Min-ha’s identity. He is a guide. A guide just like Park Jung-woo. However, his rank looked higher, and above all, Baek Seok-gyol didn’t utter a word of complaint even when he touched his body. Watching him and then looking at Ma Jin-cheol, the latter nodded.
That meant their guess was correct. Finally, Zero’s leader, Baek Seok-gyol, had found a guide whose wavelength matched! Normal Espers received guiding even if the wavelength match rate was low. Because that was the only way to survive. However, their leader, who had an unusual temperament, would cast guides aside if they bothered him even slightly.
Chae Ji-won desperately fought the urge to clap. Yet, interpreting that somehow, Min-ha told them they could eat more porridge.
“Thank you!”
He exclaimed right away and ladled out more porridge. In no time at all, the bone soup cauldron was completely empty. Chae Ji-won stepped up to take charge of the dishwashing. Since he was the only person in Zero who occasionally made things in the kitchen, he was reasonably skilled at washing dishes, too.
Once their stomachs were filled with warm food, the nerves that had been standing on end naturally settled down. Even though they hadn’t received guiding from Min-ha like Baek Seok-gyolhad.
Min-ha made people able to live.
“The power of delicious food is amazing.”
At Chae Ji-won’s words, Park Jung-woo, who was helping with the dishes nearby, replied.
“Truly. I had a proper meal for the first time in a while.”
A warm atmosphere lingered in the dining room.
Baek Seok-gyol said to Min-ha.
“Was there any need to feed those guys, too?”
