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nChapter 132: Chapter 132

n“… That’s what happened. I apologize, Sir.”

nHo Sung Lee hung his head low in shame.

nBowl was stuck to Ho Sung Lee’s leg.

nMin Sung simply looked at them as if they were pathetic and sighed.

n“This happened because you’re weak.”

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n“…”

nHo Sung Lee and Bowl both hung their heads like children being scolded.

n“It’ll get more difficult from now on. You have to get your ** together and focus. You have to get stronger if we want to protect the restaurants.”

n“… Okay.”

n“… Yes, Master.”

nHo Sung Lee and Bowl mumbled their answers.

n“Answer me properly,” Min Sung snapped.

nIn response, Ho Sung Lee and Bowl simultaneously chanted, “Yes, Sir!”

n“Did you bring the recipe and ingredients?”

n“Of course!”

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nHo Sung Lee tapped himself in the chest and spoke confidently.

n“Let’s eat.”

nAs soon as Min Sung made his command, Ho Sung Lee laid out the picnic blanket and took out the equipment from the item window.

nFirst, he took out a rice cooker.

nAfter that, it was a frying pan, pot, plates, and spoons.

nOnce he took out all of the equipment, Ho Sung Lee began taking out the ingredients.

nWhat he took out was…

nRice, Kimchi, pork, onions, green onions, peppers, minced garlic, hot pepper flakes, soy sauce, and salted shrimp.

n“Kimchi stew?”

nMin Sung asked.

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n“Yes, that’s right. Since it’s my first dish, I figured I should make something easier. Chef Jang recommended it.”

nMin Sung crossed his arms and nodded.

n“Then let’s begin!”

nHo Sung Lee washed his hands and then proceeded to wash the rice.

nAs for the Kimchi stew broth, he poured in the water that washed out the rice into the pot.

nHe then added pork into the water and brushed off his hands.

n“Hey, Bowl. It’s your turn to step up.”

nIn response, Bowl walked over.

n“Don’t make the fire too strong, or it’ll burn. Can you do that?”

nBowl confidently drew a circle with his bone finger.

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nHo Sung Lee sighed nervously.

nIf he didn’t control the heat properly, it would become hard to cook within the tower.

n“Okay. Then let’s try it. Heat up the rice at medium-high heat, and for this Kimchi stew, make it stronger. Can you do that?”

n“I don’t know. I’ll try.”

nHo Sung Lee watched Bowl and licked his lips nervously.

n“You can’t make the fire too strong. Then you’ll ruin Min Sung’s meal.”

nAt that point, Bowl also tensed up.

nBowl knew very well just how important meals were to his master.

nSo he had to be very careful.

nHowever, he had never used his magic this way before, so he hesitated.

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n“Bowl,” Min Sung called.

n“Oh! Yes, Master!”

nBowl flinched and looked back at Min Sung.

n“It’s okay if you fail.”

nMin Sung’s words comforted him.

nBowl turned around toward the rice cooker and pot and controlled his magic with great focus.

nBowl’s eyes grew dark as Aura appeared at the tip of his bone fingers.

nManifestation of dark magic.

nFlick!

nBoth the rice cooker and pot were lit by dark flames.

n“Wow! You lit up both at once. You’re full of confidence, huh? And the fire is…!”

nHo Sung Lee smiled in awe and then got startled.

n“Hey, hey, hey! It’s too strong! Turn it down.”

n“Okay!”

nBowl used all his might to lower the intensity of the fire.

nThe fire began decreasing in intensity.

nAfter seeing that Ho Sung Lee flinched.

nBowl’s dark magic flames were so strong that it began cooking the food in no time.

nIn order to not miss the right timing, Ho Sung Lee added Kimchi and Kimchi brine to the water and added minced garlic soy sauce, and hot pepper flakes according to Woong Jang’s recipe.

n“Oh yeah. Salted shrimp.”

nHo Sung Lee found the salted shrimp and added it to the Kimchi stew.

nAfter stirring it with a spoon, he took out the green onions.

nSince the green onions weren’t sliced, he had to do it himself.

nHo Sung Lee went into the item window. He took out a knife and then began slicing the green onions.

nThe sliced green onions were added to the Kimchi stew.

nThe Kimchi stew already gave off a scent and steam.

nHo Sung Lee sighed with nervousness and watched the stew boil when.

n“Oh yeah. The rice!”

nHe realized he never checked the rice.

n‘I hope it didn’t burn.’

nHo Sung Lee carefully opened the lid to the rice cooker.

nBowl’s flames were majestic.

nThey were strong enough to cook the food at high speed, but it didn’t burn.

nThe fire was perfect.

n“Good, perfect.”

nHo Sung Lee closed the lid with a satisfied smile on his face.

nThe rice was almost ready, and the Kimchi stew was almost complete as well..

n“Bowl, you can turn off the fire under the pot now.”

nIn response, Bowl turned off the flame.

nAfter watching the rice cooker, Ho Sung Lee lifted his hand.

n“Stop!”

nHo Sung Lee exclaimed.

nBowl turned off the flame underneath the rice cooker.

n“How did it turn out?”

nBowl asked as he looked down on the rice cooker.

nHo Sung Lee opened the lid.

nAs soon as he saw white rice underneath the steam, he sighed out of relief. He closed his eyes and fell over backward.

n“We succeeded, Bowl.”

nIn response, Bowl cheered and ran round and round with his arms in the air.

nMeanwhile.

nMin Sung took a spoon and tasted the broth of the Kimchi stew.

nHo Sung Lee got back up. He looked at Min Sung and gulped.

nAnd then…

nMin Sung laughed.

n“It’s delicious. You did a good job.”

nHo Sung Lee punched the air and expressed his joy.

nBowl must have been happy as well because he climbed onto Ho Sung Lee’s head and played with his hair.

n“Agh! That hurts!”

nWhile Ho Sung Lee tried to get Bowl to come off, Min Sung put some rice in a bowl and added Kimchi stew into another bowl.

n“Let’s eat.”

nIn response, Ho Sung Lee threw Bowl aside and got ready to eat.

nWhile Min Sung and Ho Sung Lee got ready to eat, Bowl also sat with them.

n“It looks delicious.”

nHo Sung Lee laughed as he scooped Kimchi stew int a bowl.

n“How would you know what’s delicious?”

nIn response to Ho Sung Lee’s teasing, Bowl’s eyes fired up.

n“S-sorry.”

nSo Ho Sung Lee apologized while breaking into a cold sweat.

nMin Sung took out a holystone from the item window and tossed it over.

nBowl opened his mouth wide. He chewed the holystone and then rolled on the ground with happiness.

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nThe rice was more delicious than expected.

nThe white grains of rice shined as if someone rubbed them with oil.

nThen what would the rice cook with Bowl’s magical fire taste like?

nHe got a spoon and tasted it.

nThe sweet flavor and the sticky texture teased the tip of his tongue.

n‘Impressive.’

nIt was really delicious.

nMin Sung scooped up more rice and added the Kimchi and pork of the stew on top.

nHe took a bite.

nGulp.

nThe rich flavor of the Kimchi stew filled his mouth and down his throat.

nThe deep flavor of the Kimchi stew along with the oily pork was phenomenal!

n“Ho Sung. You did a good job,” Min Sung praised.

nHo Sung Lee laughed and tasted the Kimchi stew himself.

n‘It feels like it tastes even better when I eat it here.’

nThe taste of Kimchi stew inside the Black Tower made for the most perfect meal.

nPerhaps the impact of the Kimchi stew was even stronger because of the packed lunch they had eaten here before.

n‘In any case, it tastes good.’

n‘It was a good idea to cook here.’

nThe thick soup of the hot Kimchi stew reinforced the idea that he made the right decision.

nThe sensation of the Kimchi stew was warm and cozy.

nBy eating the Kimchi and pork with the rice, the rice disappeared in no time.

nIn particular, the thick pieces of soft pork diversified the meal’s taste.

nIt was not long before they emptied their bowls.

n‘So delicious!’

nIt was a satisfying meal indeed.

nAs for the dishes, they used their magic to take care of it.

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nHo Sung Lee hoped that if he told Min Sung about Wang Wei, he would kill him immediately, but that was all too hopeful.

nEven while they ate, he showed no interest in it whatsoever.

nMin Sung didn’t care even when he first heard it.

nAll he cared about was clearing the tower and eating in between.

n‘Of course.’

nHo Sung Lee’s mouth changed shape into a frown.

n‘That human doesn’t care if we die.’

n‘He’s so cold!’

nAs Ho Sung Lee thought that way and passed the 9th floor…

nA monster appeared.

nOn top of the monster’s head was the name, ‘Legendary Pirate Captain’.

nIt looked like Bowl

nIt was just bigger and taller.

nThe monster, which was dressed like a pirate from the Middle Ages, radiated with a blue Aura.

n“Sir! Bowl and I will take care of that monster,” Ho Sung Lee suggested.

nBut Min Sung looked back at Ho Sung Lee as if he didn’t trust him at all.

n“We can do it. Please trust us.”

nMin Sung sighed and gestured them to go ahead.

nAfter Ho Sung Lee and Bowl nodded at each other, they got ready for battle.

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nThe reason why he was raising Ho Sung Lee and Bowl was just in case they were needed.

nNo matter how powerful he was, he wasn’t able to protect all the restaurants from the monsters alone.

nHowever, the tower was too difficult for Ho Sung Lee and Bowl to handle.

nIt was bothersome, but he had no choice but to invest time into raising them.

nMin Sung crossed his arms and watched Ho Sung Lee and Bowl fight.

nBowl used his slowdown skill.

nAfter that, Ho Sung Lee ran toward the monster.

nHe was holding the Death Knight Sword.

nAlthough the Legendary Pirate Captain was under the slowdown spell, he easily blocked the attack with his pirate sword.

nHo Sung Lee was taken aback, but he continued to make his attacks.

nBowl also used his magic attacks from behind, but it was not very effective.

nMin Sung watched Ho Sung Lee and Bowl fight with a frustrated look on his face.

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