Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 27. Lemon’s Sacrifice

Before proceeding with the full-scale quest, there is something you need to do first.

“Knights! Come and have a meal! Commander, can you take it and distribute it?”

I’m not trying to cook here right now.

I just deliver the dishes I prepared in bulk yesterday through the commander.

Grilled meat and jeon, plus drinks.

“…Summoner?”

The commander looked at me with a shocked face.

“It looks like the other adventurer parties haven’t come yet, right? We’ve prepared enough for them, so please hand it over generously. It’s a dish with buffs, so it’ll be a big help to survival.”

“No, why… Did you buy this on purpose? Aren’t these the dishes that are popular in palais these days! I heard that they are very expensive…”

‘You don’t seem to know that I cooked it myself…’

I didn’t explain, just laughed.

“It’s expensive. It’s a lot cheaper than a human life.”

“No matter how much…”

Facing his moved face, I felt a little guilty.

‘I have to lay the ground rice in advance.’

I’m going to do something very sorry for them.

If you score points in advance, there will be less gossip.

“Thank you! Enjoy your meal!”

The knights who handed over the dishes thanked me.

“Uhhhhh, what the heck is this…”

“I heard that this dish is so famous, and there was a reason! I’ve never tasted anything so delicious in my life!”

“What kind of gravy… Kwaaah! Biting my tongue!”

“No, they give you such precious food for free? I’ve never heard of such a summoner!”

After tasting it, there were a lot of voices praising the food and me.

Our party also took a seat next to the drivers and started eating.

Since the cooking buff has a duration, we talked in advance to eat it after entering the dungeon.

“Uncle!”

“Huh?”

“Cooking buff got stronger again!?”

I whispered softly so the others couldn’t hear.

“Ah, we deliberately left out only the a la carte dishes we ate. A la carte dishes have double the buff effect.”

“Wow… Doesn’t this make hunting too easy?”

I just laughed at Mumu’s question.

There will be no comparison to the days when she was hunting alone with Melissa.

Not only the cooking buff, but also my buff will be added.

There is also a shy knight there.

‘Oh, they eat well…’

Miss Lemon glanced at me and quickly turned her head.

Since a while ago, I’ve been eating delicious jeon and meat without saying anything.

‘With her, her children won’t get hurt…’

But you have to be careful.

That’s why this quest is so difficult for children.

[Special quest is in progress.]

[Step 1: Find the Ghost!]

– The ghosts that appeared in the Blue Wolf Hill are doing something suspicious. You must find it quickly.

– Take down the hordes of goblins that stand in your way and hurry up to find the ancient specter.

– Objectives: Defeat the Goblin Shaman (0/100), Defeat the Goblin Sentinel (0/500), Find a group of ghosts (0/1)

‘The first step is warming up.’

“I enjoyed it. It was still very tasty.”

“Quaaa!”

The children finished their meal.

Melissa is drinking her second glass of juice.

It’s not that the buff effect overlaps, it’s just because it’s delicious.

Cooking buffs do not overlap in the case of the same stat buff.

It was confirmed through experiments that only the highest stat buff was applied among the dishes eaten.

However, if you eat grilled meat, pancakes, and even a drink, you can receive four stat increases, including strength, stamina, intelligence, and spirit.

So, you don’t have to make a dish that uses a variety of ingredients at once, such as pizza.

‘But I want pizza…’

The problem is that there are so many things I want to eat.

‘There is nothing urgent. I just need to make them one by one.’

The new menu I’m thinking of right now is also a dish I chose simply because I wanted to eat it rather than a buff effect.

And I deliberately chose this place to get the most important ingredient for that dish.

‘First, I have to complete the quest.’

“Shall we leave now after the meal?”

“Yes!”

“Let’s go!”

“Isn’t Lemon-sama ready?”

“Yes.”

I called everyone together.

“Then please gather around. I’ll buff you.”

“Wow- Exciting!”

“True!? The man’s buff was really good, wasn’t it?”

“Idiot, do you realize that now?”

“What are you saying stupid mumu! The food is so delicious that I just forgot about it for a while!”

The two girls bickered, but quickly calmed down as the flashy buff production began.

I turned all the buffs in an instant.

Because he wasn’t a spirit character, his mana ran out in an instant.

However, there is no need to waste potions.

The amount of natural recovery due to the attribute is sufficient.

This is not a high-level dungeon where you have to use heals and various skills right away.

“Then let’s go.”

[You have left the safe area.]

In an instant, we started climbing Wolf Hill.

“Wow-“

“What? Why are they so fast?”

“It’s so fast…”

An exclamation burst from behind his back.

The voices of the knights, who burst out in surprise at the speed of our movement, gradually faded away.

* * *

Puck! Puck puck puck!

[You have defeated the Goblin Shaman.]

“What the hell… What are you doing, Mister?”

“Huh? What?”

“No, what kind of priest beats monsters like that? He’s much stronger than me!”

“Mumu, isn’t it because you’re weak, not because you’re strong?”

“Melissa, be quiet!”

Mumu seemed shocked to see me hunting goblins.

“I have a high level. Mumu will become much stronger.”

“But… Sister, is it really like that?”

“…Well.”

“No, even Mr. Lemon, why are you doing that?”

“You’re strange… You’re stronger than me. Priest.”

“That’s because I’m a strong and agile character. There’s also a cooking buff. And I’m better than Mr. Lemon. Don’t say anything strange.”

“Hmph.”

Three women look at me suspiciously.

I ignored it and went on to defeat the goblins.

The first step is linkage and nothing is needed.

It’s enough to defeat a group of weak goblins by myself, let alone me.

Goblin Shaman (100/100)

“End of Shaman!”

Goblin Sentinel (455/500)

“There are a lot of sentries over there!”

“Let’s go!”

“It’s so sweet!”

We slaughtered the goblins in an instant.

At the foot of a distant hill, I see knights with dogs moving.

It seems that the several groups next to him are adventurers who participated in this quest.

‘I’m sorry, but you won’t have a chance to play an active role this time…’

Of course, our party cannot defeat all the monsters in this dungeon.

The scale of this dungeon is beyond imagination.

But for that reason, they won’t be able to do anything.

I know the location of the ghosts and the place where the summoning ritual takes place.

‘Let’s finish it before they come.’

Sure enough, Melissa shouted.

“Huh? There they are! That’s right, mister? Ghosts!”

“Yes. That’s right. Those guys are specters.”

“Then what’s next to me?”

“Medium boss.”

We accomplished the first stage goal of the quest in an instant.

[You have completed the first stage of the special quest. The quest information has been updated to step 2.]

[Step 2: Defeat the ghosts and summons!]

– The mysterious specters summoned by the goblin shaman master shaman are undergoing a higher-level mysterious summoning ritual. We must hurry to stop this.

– The monsters that have already been summoned have started rampaging. They are very powerful creatures and require special attention.

– Goal: Defeat the Goblin Shaman Grand Shaman (0/1), Defeat the lost summoned kin (0/10), Stop the summoning ritual of demons (0/5)

‘This request starts now.’

Goblin Shaman Grand Shaman is the mid-boss of this dungeon, but compared to other beginner area dungeons, it boasts almost boss-level strength.

Moreover, the summoned monsters are similarly powerful.

In particular, the level of attack power is enormous for beginners to handle.

If you are in a party made up of only beginners, you will never be able to defeat them easily.

‘A lot of people died here in the early days of the opening…’

“You’ll have to be careful from here. Lemon-nim, please be careful not to jump out at the children.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t worry! If it’s a boss, I caught it with you once. Right, sister?”

“Yes!”

“I’m sorry, but they’re not on that level. You really can’t be careless.”

I said this to warn you, but I’m not too concerned.

At Miss Lemon’s level, she would be able to withstand it without a professional healer.

“Let’s deal with the summoned monsters first! Since this is the first time, we will lure only one monster.”

“Yes!”

“Okay.”

Miss Lemon moved slowly.

Settling down in a suitable place where there is no interference from other monsters, I threw the chain of restraint at the rampaging black-and-blue wolf.

It has the name [Summoned Lost Clan], But its appearance resembles a four-legged beast, especially a wolf.

The battle has finally begun.

“You can attack as much as you like. There is a level difference, so there is no need to worry about aggro.”

“Yes!”

“Fire Arrow!”

I also changed the buff and went on the attack.

“These guys have the characteristic of flashing right before they die. When their eyes glow red, they attack not only the tank but the entire surroundings, so you have to step back for a while. Especially mumu. You’re a melee dealer, so you have to be careful.”

“Yes!”

“I’ll give you the signal first, but you’re nervous.”

“I will.”

I’m memorizing these guys’ patterns.

Nothing dangerous will happen.

“Mr. Lemon said it was his first time here, right?”

“Yes.”

“You just need to block other attacks with your shield. However, if this guy makes a forefoot attack in succession with his right foot and then his left foot, immediately use the Iron Wall skill. ? It’s to prevent that. Well, it doesn’t hurt much if you fall because you have a level.”

“Okay!”

“Now!”

Her iron wall skill was cast.

Bang!

He hit the ground right in front of her with both feet.

But nothing happened.

“Nice!”

“……”

“Nice Lemon!”

“I, Nice…”

The attack on the lost family was easier than expected.

In an instant, we exhausted him.

Then the final outburst pattern began.

“Mumu! Now!”

“Huh? Well, now, for a moment…”

However, a problem occurred.

Mumu attacked so excitedly that I couldn’t get the timing right to fall back.

I hurriedly cast a protection barrier at Mumu.

And then!

[Party member Shinlemon used ‘Skill: Sacrifice Chain’.]

“What?!”

[The defense of all chained party members increases slightly.]

[The effect of the protection barrier being applied to connected party members is increased.]

[Shin Lemon-nim has now received damage from other connected party members instead.]