S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 220



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220. Locally sourced food ingredients from the Demon World

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“Anyway, the festival will continue without interruption, right?”

When Cheon Do-woon asked, Park Su-kwon nodded.

“Yes, it won’t be interrupted. However, some games may be canceled because the field is so damaged.”

Although the restoration team was working on the playground, it seemed difficult to restore it to its original state in a short period of time.

“So what’s the next game?”

“There are cooking games that utilize lunch time.”

“Cooking? Cooking at the sports day?”

“It’s not about evaluating the taste. It’s about having the audience vote on the process of making it. Since they are Awakened, the process of using a knife or cooking with fire is flashy.”

It was a game where they were judged on which team had the best performance. After the game, they each had lunch with the dishes they had made, so it was like killing two birds with one stone.

“It’s a cooking performance. It sounds fun. How many people can participate per team?”

“There is no limit to the number of people. Usually, the entire team goes. The more people there are, the more glamorous it looks.”

The siblings’ eyes sparkled after hearing the explanation.

Cooking performance. It’s a game prepared for them.

The siblings rolled up their sleeves. Cheon Do-woon also smiled with interest.

“Okay, okay. Hygiene is important when cooking.”

Baekho Lee opened his suitcase and took out the aprons he had prepared for each person.

It was an apron with a coconut design printed on a clean white background.

They wore aprons with solemn faces. The fluttering of the aprons created a stylish atmosphere.

“This, this is…! The Coconut Family now has team uniforms!”

Kim Na-ri clenched her fists and shouted. The Coconut Family’s team uniforms turned into white aprons.

“Here’s a hat too. You can’t have a performance without a chef’s hat.”

Baekho Lee, who was well-prepared, handed out long white hats.

The hat also had a coconut design printed on it.

“Oh oh, the apron and set…! Cool. This is cool!”

Kim Na-ri put on her hat with a moved expression on her face.

The team members all wore hats and aprons, giving them a very professional feel.

“It’s not over yet. Dodak is the cornerstone of our team. Dodak’s apron can’t be left off.”

Baekho Lee held out a small apron.

Since Dodak couldn’t wear a hat because of the leaves on his head, it was best to just prepare an apron.

When Cheon Do-woon saw that, he put Dodak on the table.

She spread out her apron to show off to the king.

-Huh, huh?

Dodak’s eyes shook as he looked at the apron. The leaves on his back also fluttered once.

The surroundings became quiet as sharp eyes scanned the apron up and down.

In particular, Baekho Lee, who had prepared an apron, waited for the evaluation with sweaty palms.

-Huh, huh?

Dodaki tapped the apron with the cane he was holding. The durability was satisfactory.

I took a look around the apron. The finishing touches were also satisfactory.

I also quite liked the coconut picture on the apron. The design was also passable.

Dodaki looked at Cheon Do-woon for the last time. Cheon Do-woon nodded after seeing that she was also wearing an apron.

-Ouch, oh yeah!

This is a set of clothes with an assistant. That contributed greatly to Dodak’s passing score.

-Whew!

“I guess I passed.”

Cheon Do-woon smiled and brought the apron.

Dodaki lifted both arms and prepared to put on the apron. After passing the shoulder straps through, she tied the waist strap with a ribbon to complete the look.

The coconut apron-wearing dodak is complete.

“Okay, that’s it.”

With even Dodakki wearing an apron, everyone was ready to go.

The group laughed with satisfaction. Park Soo-kwon, who was watching the situation from the side, was just puzzled.

‘Why do these people always get excited at weird places?’

In regular games where the score is high, he wears a roughly drawn paper mask with crayons, but in mini-games where the score is low, he wears an apron and a professional hat.

His eyes were more serious than ever.

What is the reason? I don’t know. These are people you really shouldn’t try to understand. Park Soo-kwon said, trying to maintain his composure.

“Well, by the way. Actually, I came here because I wanted to ask you something.”

“What is it?”

“I’m talking about a gate that’s been tied to the sky. Can our government investigate it?”

Park Soo-kwon said, pointing to the center of the playground.

There, high in the sky, was a fake gate that Cheon Do-un had sewn with thread.

“If you let go of the string, that gate will probably disappear. So….”

“I won’t let you down, so look into it.”

“thank you!”

Park Soo-kwon nodded and greeted.

“I’ll tell you when the results come out.”

“Of course! Since you cooperated, of course I should share it with you.”

“And that. Is there anyone among the government judges called D? If not D, he’ll be called Dando.”

Park Soo-kwon nodded his head, puzzled by the sudden question.

“Yes. The guy sitting in the third row of the judges’ table is nicknamed D.”

Cheon Do-woon looked at the place he had said.

As if they were reluctant to reveal their identities, the people from the government all had their faces covered.

‘If it’s the third seat… it’s that guy.’

Cheon Do-woon poured his mana on the person Park Su-kwon had mentioned.

That’s it for now. No matter where he runs off to, I can catch him.

After the sports day is over, let’s go see if the author is really the instructor in charge. Cheon Do-woon thought with a sly smile.

[Now, we will begin the cooking performance mini-game. Participants, please come forward.]

Just then, as the playground maintenance was finished, the announcer’s voice rang out.

“Then shall we go?”

The cooking performance of the Coconut Family. It’s time for it to see the light of day.

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Their majestic steps stopped in front of the table assigned to their team.

The Coconut Family’s expression was serious.

That was until I opened the box of food preservation materials that had been delivered to the team.

“Huh…? Brothers. These ingredients are really not fresh.”

Nam Ki-seok was shocked when he opened the preservation box. Lee Baek-ho, who was acting as the manager, was also surprised and came running.

Weak vegetables and old meat. Even the meat was fat-free and full of fat. It was the lowest grade of cheap meat.

The amount of seasoning and salt to add flavor also seemed woefully inadequate.

“Hey, these aren’t ingredients I prepared. I only ordered the freshest ingredients… I think the ingredients have changed.”

“The contents have changed?”

“Yes. If you look closely, you can see a mark where the tape has been ripped off once. Someone must have tampered with the item before it arrived.”

“Another sabotage?”

Cheon Do-woon looked up at Rep. Park Woo-jung’s office.

The congressman, who was observing the situation outside the window, turned pale when he met Cheon Do-woon’s eyes.

‘Oh, I blinked!’

I forgot to withdraw the sabotage operation I had ordered during the day.

“I, I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s true! I was so focused on getting the festival going again that I…! Please believe me!”

He waved his hand and shouted out the window, even though he knew it wouldn’t reach the playground. He also shook his head.

He opened his mouth wide, hoping that someone would recognize the shape of his mouth.

The struggle to prove that it was not intentional was desperate.

Cheon Do-woon snickered when he saw that.

“I guess there was some mistake.”

“Then what should we do?”

Since this isn’t a place to evaluate taste, the dish itself just needs to be made to look presentable.

But since I had to solve the meal with the food I made, I had to skip lunch and think about it.

The intention was to starve them and drain their energy so they could win the second half.

Cheon Do-woon closed the lid of the material box.

“There’s nothing we can do. Let’s procure the materials locally.”

“Local procurement?”

“Uh. If it’s shipped directly from the production site, we can ensure freshness. Since we don’t have time, let’s go to the sea where it’s easy to get.”

Baekho Lee was puzzled by Cheon Dowoon’s words.

The sea was far from here. It didn’t make sense to ship seafood when there was no time.

He didn’t understand what Cheon Do-un was saying, but the other party members did.

“The sea. It’s nice. Should we go hunting for the first time in a while?”

The siblings laughed as they took out the return stone.

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Oh Seung-cheol, the leader of the AA team, was a huge fan of the Dodak Tripod.

I prayed to God every day to let me meet him in person even just once.

He achieved that dream today, but he wasn’t happy.

“What on earth did I do to him?”

As the thought of picking a fight with Cheon Do-woon crossed his mind, he slumped like a withered scallion.

“Captain, calm down.”

“Is this really the case? I kicked away the opportunity of a lifetime. I’ll spend the next ten years regretting what I did today and kicking the blankets off my bed every time I go to sleep.”

“I told you it’s okay. Think about it. He didn’t even care about us.”

“That’s right. If it were you, Tripod, our sabotage would have seemed like nothing more than a fly fluttering around.”

The team members encouraged Seung-cheol Oh. Of course, it didn’t comfort him at all.

“A fly? That’s shocking in its own way.”

As he let out a sigh, the announcer’s voice rang out.

[What the heck is going on? Coconut Family Team! There seems to be a problem with the ingredients. I guess we won’t be able to eat like this.]

The host noticed the change in the Coconut Family team and said.

Oh Seung-cheol’s eyes sparkled at that.

‘There’s a problem with the materials?’

This was an opportunity, a chance to open the conversation by sharing their materials.

Let’s give them the best ingredients and apologize for what happened in the past. If we can use that as an opportunity to get to know each other and build a relationship, that would be even better.

“Lee, Leader! The other teams are thinking the same thing!”

A team member shouted. Oh Seung-cheol looked around in surprise.

All the surrounding teams started to open the boxes of materials in a frenzy, to distribute the materials to the Coconut Family.

“We can’t lose! We have to give it to you first! Hurry up!”

“Woooooo!”

“Prevent them from opening the boxes of supplies!”

The AA team members glared and formed a line. The other teams also took a defensive stance as if they would not give up.

The host, who saw that, grabbed the microphone with an excited face.

[What the heck! For Koreans, the dining table is an inviolable territory that must not be touched! There was a tradition of not disturbing each other during mealtime minigames, but that is about to be broken!]

At the center of it all was Cheon Do-un.

The time-honored tradition of the Spring Festival is about to be shattered by the evil spirits of the heavens.

“Get out of the way! We’re giving him the ingredients!”

“No. That can’t be. We will serve you the best grade Korean beef sirloin that we have prepared.”

The AA team spoke with a heavy face.

“What you’ve prepared is nothing more than B+ grade ingredients. Are you planning on putting something lower than Korean beef in that person’s mouth?”

“That’s right. Look at this green onion we prepared. And this garlic! And this fish! We’ve prepared everything with S-grade quality! Do you think you can beat this?”

AA Team leader Oh Seung-cheol shouted while showing off their box of materials.

The other teams backed away from the fact that it contained only the highest grade ingredients. They groaned and lowered their heads in frustration.

“I… I lost.”

Thud. One of the opposing team slumped down in a frustrated pose.

The opponent is the highest grade Hanwoo sirloin. It was obvious which team’s ingredient Dodak Tripod would choose.

[Well, I don’t know what it is, but it looks like we’ve won or lost! The winner is Team AA! I can’t hear the conversation because it’s far away, but judging by the expressions on their faces, it looks like some pretty cruel words were exchanged!]

The host shouted as the frustrated faces of the team members appeared on the screen.

Oh Seung-cheol, the leader of the AA team, turned around in high spirits.

Now all you have to do is put the ingredients neatly into a basket and bring it to me.

“This, this is top grade sirloin! You’re giving this to us? What’s your name?”

Oh Seung-cheol’s face turned happy as he imagined Dodak’s tripod saying that.

The relationship that Kkotdengsim has created may lead to the relationship between himself and Dodak and the tripod becoming master and disciple.

As his imagination traveled to Andromeda, the host’s surprised voice rang out.

[Hey, Coconut Family Team! What are you doing? You’re suddenly opening the gate… Huh! D, you’re going in! The team members are going in the gate without a single weapon… Aah, even a child is in the gate!]

A panicked voice rang out.

Not only the audience, but even those participating in the game were shocked.

“Pur, is this a performance?”

Someone muttered. If even a child is in there, they’ll come out right away.

I thought so, but the gate remained closed, and the entire stadium became quiet.

People were speechless with their mouths open.

[What, what is this… The gate closed with the child inside. Should I, should I send a rescue team… .]

As the host spoke intermittently in embarrassment, the gates began to open one by one.

The first to come out was Nam Gi-seok. He stopped by Cheon Do-un’s yard and brought out a whole box of preserved food.

“What, what is that? Where did you get that? Why is there something like that inside the gate?”

People were surprised to see the box of materials that Nam Ki-seok had brought. Before they could panic, a new gate opened next to them.

This time, a criminal appeared with water dripping from his entire body. He was holding three clams the size of a human head on each side of his body.

“Th-that’s… a clam from the demon world!”

“It’s the devil’s raw clam!”

“Oh my god. Where on earth did you get that?”

Another gate opened amidst the commotion, and this time Yujia came out.

The basket she was carrying was full of red moss.

“Wow, even red moss…! That’s red moss! It’s definitely red moss!”

As it was a festival for the Awakened, people immediately recognized what the siblings had brought.

The alchemists in particular looked at them with faces that seemed ready to drool.

No one would have thought that red moss would be used as a substitute for ssamjang.

At the last gate, Cheon Do-woon and Kim Na-ri came out.

They too were soaking wet, and each held an octopus arm the size of a human torso in their hands.

I took each leg of an octopus monster from the sea.

People’s mouths opened wide at the sight of the octopus monster’s legs flapping so fresh they almost rippled.

“Okay. This completes the direct shipment from the mountain.”

Cheon Do-woon smiled as he placed the fresh octopus legs on the table.