The Late Cook Ascends the Tower - The Late Cook Ascends the Tower chapter 11

11 – Episode 11. Ah… This… Is cooking.

Only 2 gold left, there are still ingredients left, but I don’t want to fail even once.

I’ve had enough failures in my present life.

I’ve seen hell from which I can’t escape no matter how hard I struggle, so this time I’ll do everything I can when I have the chance.

I took the meat fixed to the iron fence to the fire.

Fire distance is important. Away from the fire at first.

There is no thermometer, so the heat is slowly transmitted to the inside.

Instead, start at a very low temperature and bake as slowly as possible.

To summarize, would it be about reverse shearing using direct fire?

Chiyiyi-

Very slowly, oil drips down the heated fat.

The smell of the region spreads through the quiet night air.

I was worried about the strong smell of wild animals, but seeing that the smell is clean, I think my worries can be alleviated.

The smell of delicious pork belly…

The melted fat slowly flows over the meat, gradually turning the surface brown.

It was a long way before the delicious crust came out, but I hurriedly overturned the fence.

Because the night is still long.

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Be patient.

“Ugh, it’s cold… Dohyeon-ah, don’t do that and rest for a while. Come on.”

He won’t listen even if I tell him to go to bed like that.

Dana even brought a blanket and sat down on her bench.

Beside it is my blanket.

I will bake for another 4 hours. How long will that determination last?

I pulled the bench a bit over the fire and covered it with the blanket Dana had brought.

Roasting meat over a wood fire in an open sky.

It’s like a campfire because it’s covered with blankets.

I feel relaxed.

“Hee hee…”

I could feel her gaze, and every time I looked at her, Dana smiled like a ball.

I think he had the same idea, but there’s no doubt.

“This is not play.”

“I know.”

I don’t know what.

Looking at his expression, it seems wrong to send him back now.

To Dana, this situation feels like a trip or camping.

Perhaps, in that delusion, I was also forcibly raped.

The question keeps coming back.

“Dohyeon-ah, is it okay to just bake it?”

“Yes, but I will bake it overnight.”

“Why? Isn’t it convenient to cut and bake quickly? Or put it in a pot like my mom’s stew…”

What a terrible sound.

“It might be tough because it’s monster meat. You have to bake it slowly at a low temperature to make it soft.”

“Wow, you stayed up all night just because of that? Isn’t it the same meat anyway?”

“You said you were curious about cooking, right? Since cooking is original. I’m going to make it slightly more delicious by doing more things that I don’t have to do.”

“Ah… I see…”

I just sat there for 30 minutes.

Get up and flip the meat.

Now the surface of the meat is completely gray.

Since the fat tissue has shrunk due to the loss of oil, the excess fat removed during trimming is put back on top of the meat to maintain moisture.

30 Minutes waiting.

Turning the meat over.

Another 30 minutes of waiting.

Turn over.

I think they baked it for three hours?

Even though it was kept away from the fire, the surface of the meat gradually took on the delicious shape unique to grilled meat.

Dark brown crust, sparsely darkened parts.

A crackling sound from the meat.

The sound of Dana swallowing can be heard from the side.

She was looking at the meat with her eyes, almost like love at first sight.

“Haa… That sounds really good… It smells so good…”

Well, no matter how much mama stew there is, no fool will ever eat it.

Looking at this picture while starving would be a bit harsh.

But look around, look around.

“Don’t even dream. I will sell it.”

“But… I still have to taste it…”

“Originally, I should have, but this time I will sell every single bite. My entire fortune was at stake.”

“Ah… It’s a bit sad that you don’t even know how to taste while suffering like this.”

“It is better than toil and be broke.”

But what is it?

I feel bad when I think about it.

Since when did I start answering Dana’s questions one by one?

You can just ignore it.

Maybe it’s because I’m watching the fire all night.

When I look at fire, my head goes blank and I feel hypnotized.

I need to focus.

The morning air is getting colder.

Now I can see my breath every time I breathe.

One corner of the sky turns bluish, and soon the dark kitchen becomes bright.

The end is in sight now.

Let’s just focus on the next two hours.

Two hours only.

That’s it.

Then the dog… The sweetness…

Ah… Four… Do… Go…

That… Chi… My… Shi… Ka…

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“…!”

“Dohyeon!”

“Lee Do-hyun! Meat!”

“Huh?”

When I opened my eyes, I saw Dana’s face.

Close enough to see the blood vessels in the eyes as well as the texture of the skin.

Did anything exciting happen when you saw that the safety distance was ignored again?

Then he started shaking my shoulders as hard as he could.

“Wake up! Hurry!”

Wait, it’s vibrating so fast… I’m going to vomit… Whoops!

But, I think I forgot something… What was it?

“Ah, Sibal! My meat!”

When did you fall asleep!?

I quickly checked the meat, and fortunately there were no burn marks.

On the contrary, she is showing off her perfect figure under the sunlight.

“Whew, that’s good. I almost choked it at the last minute.”

The flesh is eaten by the smoke of firewood, so you can see bright red smoke rings, and the surface is dark brown and perfectly maian.

It was clear that the fat and skin would be crispy in the mouth.

In addition, the oil that sparkles like a star on the surface of the meat, and the smoke that rises.

Just looking at it makes me salivate.

I’d like to take a bite right away, but… After that, I have to be patient.

As I let out a sigh of relief, Dana stabbed me in the lower back.

Looking at the arrogance in his eyes and mouth, it was clear that he was excited that he had woken me up a moment ago.

“It’s only 30 minutes. Turn over every 30 minutes, right?”

“Did you know?”

“Of course not. I work so hard, what if the onlookers do something different?”

“There is nothing impossible. Still… Anyway, I lived thanks to you.”

“Really…? So, did it go well because you cooked with me?”

“Yes. It’s nice to be with you.”

I hate to admit it, but thanks to you, I saved the meat… I have to admit it.

It was my mistake.

I couldn’t have imagined such a lame mistake in the past.

It seems that the tension has dropped during the game.

You have to be alert in the future.

“By the way, when does the cooking end?”

“It’s done now. Just cut it and you’re done.”

“Wow, I can’t wait to see it finished. Do it quickly.”

Yes, as Dana said, I will cut it quickly.

Now I’m stuck somewhere and take a nap, and you go back to the store too.

Even if selling is an afterthought, I want to go back alone for now.

Last night, there were a lot of things that I couldn’t help, and I was hypnotized and put Dana in the work, but…

I fell asleep like an idiot.

Thanks to Dana, I was able to use a good kitchen and even protected the meat.

Still.

I pulled out the fence and put it on the table.

Now grab Jessica and put her blade between her ribs.

The red flesh between the split ribs shows off a fantastic figure.

Meat swaying softly even when the wind blows, and oil dripping between them.

Perhaps the mere grasp of her hand will crush it all?

Perfect.

It’s unpleasant to not be able to eat even with such a lewd guy in front of you…

This is the end of cooking.

『Cooking card effect created the first [Cooking item]!

Obtain a rare quality item [Giant Grilled Bone Meat]X3!

Obtain a rare grade item [Roasted Tender Baby Wild Boar]X4!』

When the cooking card was removed, the meat was made into a cooking item.

Now, the 7 pieces of meat that have become items on the table show off their appetizing appearance.

Somehow, it seems like a sparkling effect has been added, and it looks like it’s slightly floating in the air.

Is it because of the mood?

And the fact that a dish that started with common ingredients has a rare grade means that the level of perfection of the dish is high?

I’ll have to experiment with that in the future, but…

Now, I was curious about the performance of the cooking item itself.

It’s my first job as a cook, and I’ve never heard of cooking items.

If the cooking item has various buff effects like [Alchemist]’S potion, it’s best, and if it’s a condition for using a combat card like [Drug Addict’s] Flask, you can get stronger faster than other jobs in the future.

Is the cooking card the goose that lays golden eggs? Or is it a weak buff that barely covers the weak character’s performance?

Actually, anything is fine.

Because I’ve confirmed that food itself is precious in this world.

Whether it’s poop or diarrhea, I’ll turn it into gold.

Let’s check the results.

[Large bone-in meat grilled over direct fire]

– Grilled animal meat with bones, made with skillful workmanship.

– When used, reduces Recaller Curse by 4.

[Grilled tender baby wild boar]

– The belly of a young wild boar that has been seared on fire. It is soft with a lot of oil.

– When used, recovers 2 HP.

The result of checking like that is…

Reduction of return sickness and health recovery?

In the first place, items with these two abilities, regardless of whether they were good or bad, did not exist in the TOE.

Returnees can be cured with potions that can be purchased at shops in large cities, and in large cities, which are located on every 10th floor, their health is automatically restored.

Or obtain an extremely rare recovery card.

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Other than that, it’s an absolute figure with no means of recovery.

Because of these two pine-like systems, all jobs go through hardships.

“Dohyeon, what’s wrong? Is it because you don’t like cooking?”

You don’t like it?

Can’t that be?

I’m just busy estimating the possibility of an item.