The Late Cook Ascends the Tower - The Late Cook Ascends the Tower chapter 10

10 – Episode 10. Violence and carnage_(2)

It really was an instant.

The wild boar, which was covered in black fur, bounced slightly from its place, and Pong! And turned into two pieces of trimmed meat.

The left and right splits are exactly the same as when they were shipped from the slaughterhouse to the butcher shop.

It’s a little difficult now that the front and hind legs are attached to the torso, but…

‘This is enough for me.’

If it wasn’t for Jessica, I would have had to deal with the blood, skin, and organs myself.

Even with a kitchen knife, it might have taken an entire day.

If you look at the food service industry as a battle for labor costs, how much should Jessica pay for her labor costs?

If I can’t do it, won’t it be over 50 gold?

‘As expected, my Jessica… I love you as much as 3,000!’

It’s unfortunate that the intestines, head meat, and pig’s feet are missing. Maybe upgrading the card later will improve it?

This is enough for now.

“Wow… there are artifacts like that. That’s interesting…”

I went to work with Dana’s exclamation behind me.

This time it is done by hand.

Grabs Jessica in reverse and separates her legs from her torso.

Put the knife into the joint, turn it, and disassemble it.

The front and hind legs fall off in an instant.

『Succeeded in separating the ingredients with the effect of the cooking card.

Obtain the item [Trimmed boar’s body].

Obtain the item [Trimmed Boar Hind Leg].

Obtain the item [Trimmed Wild Boar Foreleg].』

‘Okay, this works just as I thought.’

The grooming I am doing now was also one of the experiments.

What would happen if you didn’t make a finished dish, but just wrote a cooking card for the ingredients and processed them?

I had a question like this, and I just got the answer.

The fact that if you trim ingredients while using a cooking card, they are converted into trimmed ingredient items!

Next, I put a sheath between the bones and pulled out the fascia.

Since you never know how tough a wild animal’s meat will be, you’ll have to remove all the tough parts.

Then, a series of voices burst out of my head.

『The quality of ingredients increases with the effect of cooking cards.

The grade of the item [Trimmed Boar’s Torso] Will be switched from Common to Rare.』

Hey… Just as I thought this time too.

Okay, let’s keep going like this.

The experiment continues.

**

After frantically grooming, I looked up and saw that the air was surprisingly cold.

How many hours has passed?

I don’t know exactly, but it must have been at least two hours.

Far from getting tired, the more I do it, the more I feel that my hands move forward without clogging.

Perhaps his physical abilities were calibrated while possessing the game.

If it wasn’t for that, as soon as I started grooming, my hands and arms would all be destroyed.

Cutting meat is too hard work for a guy who has lived as a gambler for two years.

And… This is just my prediction, but I think there is one more reason for my efficiency besides my physical ability.

At first, it was just planning and execution.

At some point, I realized that my mouth was smiling.

‘It’s fun.’

Even though the dawn is getting closer. To the point where I can’t stop working even though I’m sleepy.

This feeling is fresh.

How long has it been since I thought cooking was fun?

“Wow… You are a real chef. He looks like a real chef, not just with cards.”

Ugh. It’s been a while since I’ve been soaked in emotion, but I’m disturbing you.

Come to think of it, Dana was there.

I thought he was asleep because he was quiet throughout the grooming process.

It’s cold, and the city is so quiet that it’s almost deafening.

And yet, Dana’s eyes were still clear.

Someone comes closer and exclaims while looking at the prepared meat.

Both cheeks were frozen red.

“Wow… That’s how you make meat. Are you all right?”

“Why don’t you go and sleep? The weather is cold too.”

“Hee hee… Are you thinking of me? Or are you kicking them out?”

“Think of it as you like.”

“Then I will think you are thinking of me… and I will refuse.”

Either way.

Does he have good stamina as much as he is strong?

Dana seemed extremely happy, even though it was a terribly boring job to the eyes of the average person.

She goes back to her bench and pats her legs, humming her unsolicited hum.

Hoo, I’m distracted by meeting a strange kid.

I need to focus.

Now that the meat has been arranged to the point where it can be grilled right away, it’s time for the ingredients.

Among them is [Salt mineral].

I’m so glad I found this in a store.

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No matter how wild a dish is, you can never give up seasoning with salt.

In its current state, it’s just a pale pink stone, but if you turn it into powder, it will become salt.

Maybe because it is a mineral type, it is rich in minerals and tastes better than refined salt.

The meat preparation must have been successful, and I am looking forward to the future results.

But…

“Awesome!”

How do I break this?

No matter how hard I tried, no matter how hard I hit Jessica’s handle, the rock salt wouldn’t budge.

Did you think it was too easy?

I thought that if I touched Jessica, she would turn to powder in an instant, but there was no reaction at all.

Perhaps it is because [Salt Mineral] Is entirely edible.

Then… Do you consider hitting the floor as a cooking card?

I don’t know. Let’s find a solution.

The core of kitchen work is the ability to solve problems.

The only way to become a chef is to skillfully deal with accidents that happen dozens of times a day.

And I am a figure in the game and in the kitchen.

You can barely get rid of rock salt with your eyes closed.

Looking around the objects in the room, I looked for possibilities.

It was then.

“What are you doing? What are you going to use those stones for?”

The moment I heard Dana’s voice, it felt like lightning struck in my head.

My problem-solving skills…

I finally found the answer.

“Dana, are you bored?”

“Oh! Why? Do you want me to do it too? But I can’t cook?”

Even though the words and expressions are different, they are very different.

I wanted to meddle while watching, but Dana’s eyes were so shiny that it was hard to look at her.

And now I noticed, Dana seems to lose her sense of distance when she gets excited.

Her face is uncomfortably close… Her snort seems to be within reach.

“For now, keep an appropriate distance.”

“Yes! What next? What should we do? What am i doing?”

What do you do, you have to break the stone with your ignorant power.

But if you hand over my items carelessly, the items will evaporate according to the golden rule.

This is the only way.

First of all, [Salt mineral] Was placed on a wooden cutting board, and the tip of Jessica’s handle was placed on it.

Her hand gripped the handle as hard as she could.

And after making up my mind, I asked for ruthless violence.

“Come on, Dana. Would you like to hold my hand now?”

“Like this?”

“Yes. Good job.”

“What is this? Is this also cooking?”

“Wait a minute… Take a deep breath. It’s okay. Press hard.”

“Like this?”

aaa!!!!! Father!!!!

Crispy!

『Succeeded in separating the ingredients with the effect of the cooking card.

Obtain 5 items [Salt Mineral Pieces].』

Okay, the experiment was a success.

No, maybe a real fan?

Is the source of the crispy sound coming from salt or my hand?

When I came to my senses after the intense pain, fortunately the salt was broken.

Whew, that’s good.

I found out that I could cook with the power of others as long as my hands were in contact with the ingredients.

Since I screamed inwardly, I also brought Gao.

Pain is just equivalent to work.

Now that the salt is small enough to fit in a stone bowl, you can take your time and grind it into powder.

“Ah, did you try to break that stone? But what are you going to use the stone for?”

“You don’t know what this is?”

“Yes. Isn’t it a stone?”

“It’s salt. It tastes salty.”

“Huh! Really? No one ever said anything like that! Even the store sister!”

“Only those who know this know.”

“Then… Are you going to use that for cooking too? I hate that.”

That one?

What Dana pointed at was the [Unknown tree fruit.] That had been placed on the workbench.

Come to think of it, she was also in Dana’s warehouse.

That one with tiny fruits hanging from the branch.

Is it because it’s been neglected for a long time, or was it originally made that way?

I don’t know why, but the fruit was completely dry enough to be used right away.

Every time Dana saw it, she put on an expression of disgust.

“That doesn’t really taste good… You’d better leave it out.”

“The oil stew was not properly seasoned, and it was tasteless because I ate it whole.”

“Ah, I heard it’s really spicy, isn’t it? The chewing sensation is also strange.”

“This ignorance. In the Middle Ages, this was more expensive than gold.”

This is pepper.

As soon as I found this in Dana’s warehouse, I cheered inwardly.

It is proof that there are spices in the world of TOE as well.

Even though there are only a handful of spices I got from the store, this is somewhere.

You may discover more materials in the future.

No, 100% of the time it will.

Because this tower has 100 floors.

Maybe you’ll be able to get rare ingredients that you haven’t tried in real life.

For example, truffles…

No, let’s dream big.

Rather, there may be fantasy materials that do not exist in reality.

Somewhere in the tower there is a floor where dragons live, so what would a dragon’s heart skewer taste like?

I’m getting more and more excited.

I am looking forward to the results of the cooking.

Twice and turn one lump of salt in a stone bowl until it is powdered.

Then shake off the peppercorns and spin and spin.

『The effect of the cooking card has brought out the performance of the ingredients to the maximum!

Obtained the rare grade item [Grinded Salt].

You have acquired the rare grade item [Finely Ground Pepper].』

With this, the material preparation is complete!

I put the kindling in the fire earlier, so after a while, the fire will move to the firewood.

If you wash the cookware before that, the time will be just right, right?

Today’s cookware was this.

The cast iron fence that surrounded the fireplace.

If you stick meat here and put it on the fire, you can cook it just as I imagined.

I removed one of the iron fences in the best condition and began to clean it.

Seeing that, Dana came over and asked.

“Why are you cleaning that?”

Because… Of course I’m going to use it for cooking, so I clean it.

But Dana just put on a face full of question marks when I told her.

Perhaps the concept of washing is vague here.

Well, diseases are classified as card effects, and there are no germs.

Washing may be a meaningless act.

Moreover, even if it’s a player from another world, he’s an NPC.

But it doesn’t matter. Whether there are germs or not, I plan to thoroughly take care of hygiene.

It’s self-esteem in a good way, and it’s just an obsession in a bad way.

“Because it is a product to sell to others. I don’t want to make disgusting food.”

**

While cleaning the iron fence, the side of my face kept getting hotter.

So when I turned my head, Dana was always at the end of the heat.

She sits on her bench and stares at my face.

I think it’s time to adapt, but the gaze is more burdensome now than when I was cooking.

That’s why I’m starting to wonder.

Does he really want to look around?

Then why?

It’s a great gamble with all my money, but what does it mean to him?

Well, no.

Perhaps I have already fallen for Dana’s target.

Seeing that you keep paying attention…

Now let’s keep our spirits up and get to work.

Now the wood fire is burning brightly.

The meat anchored to the iron fence was seasoned perfectly with salt and pepper.

Then…Now.

Let’s start cooking.