Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 274: Good Guy, Bad Guy, Weird Guy

“Sluuuuuurp!”

Conir took a big bite of his noodles. The sweet blend of the scent of olives, as well as the sweet flavor of the chapaghetti, spread in Conir’s mouth. Even the spiciness added to the chapaguri felt strangely addictive to Conir.

This time, both men took an entire egg and slurped it together with the noodles. The slightly greasy flavor of the chapagetti, the soft texture and yummy protein from the eggs were a perfect combination.

“Hmm. It’s very delicious since I made it with Conir.”

“Conir! Really delicious!”

After eating everything, Black Dragon was able to learn about Conir’s identity. He realized that Conir was Minhyuk’s vassal! He also realized that the reason why he looked quite familiar was because he was the Slayer of Frustration who made them suffer during their battle against the Demon Corps. However, compared to the previous time, he did not feel any pressure from Conir now. Conir was completely like a child.

Then, Black Dragon summoned Poison Dragon to play with Conir. His original name was ‘Poison Dragon Ambacca’ but he was much more charming and cuter compared to Destiny and Britney.

“Sit!”

Then, Poison Dragon sat down quickly.

“W, wow… C, cool!”

“Stand!”

Conir watched in admiration as Poison Dragon moved with Black Dragon’s words. Before they knew it, Poison Dragon had lied down with his belly out in the open. Black Dragon smiled pleasantly. Then…

“Dragon Tamer? Get out of the way.”

When Black Dragon turned his head, he could see dozens of people wearing golden robes.

“Ah,?so I was in the way. Sorry about that.”

Black Dragon hurriedly moved out of the way with Conir. The people stood at the place that Black Dragon and Conir had vacated.

“It’s clearly a dragon… but, it seems like the dragon did not find a proper owner.”

That was the voice of the man who had just them to get out of the way. However, Black Dragon just replied them with an easygoing smile. After all, Black Dragon and Conir were the ones who were blocking the passageway before.

“Hahahaha. But, this guy is quite happy to be with me. Isn’t that enough?”

“Hmm.”

The man did not say anything anymore. Then, Conir said, “Wow! Gold robe! Wow! So cool!”

“…What’s wrong with this punk? Maybe he’s a dimwit?” The man leading the group said, trying to cut off the conversation between them.

Black Dragon’s brows furrowed when he heard those words, “Aren’t you being a little harsh? Do you say that when you see children like him in our society?”

“Shouldn’t you call a dimwit a dimwit? They mean the same thing, right?”

Black Dragon’s brows wrinkled. He said, “I want you to apologize… These people that are a part of our society are not what you say they are. They are just people who are uncomfortable and sick. In the end, as we grow older, there will be a part or two of our bodies that will become sick and uncomfortable. Isn’t it our job, as people with morals and kindness, to understand them and help them with their inconveniences?”

“Pfft.?You must think that you’re someone just because you have a dragon with you?”

The people surrounding that man also chuckled at him. Black Dragon’s face began to harden as they continued to laugh at his words.

“I want to call him a dimwit, so what? You should just shut up and mind your own business.”

Black Dragon’s patience had run thin by then. When he heard those words, he snapped, and squeezed his left arm.

‘Fine.’

Craaaaaaaaack―

[Dragon Armor]

Beginning with Black Dragon’s left arm, white scales began to stretch out and cover his body. He looked like he was wearing a brand new white-scaled armor after the scales had covered his body. Even the helmet that he was wearing had changed into a helmet with the figure of a dragon on it. When Destiny and Britney evolved, they had acquired additional skills. One of them was this ‘Dragon Armor’.

Dash―

Black Dragon kicked the ground and dashed forward. In just a blink of an eye, the man that spat out those hateful words was now under the mercy of Black Dragon. With his hand on the man’s neck, ice began to cover the man’s entire body. When the man’s body was entirely frozen…

Crack!

…it broke like fragile pieces of glass under Black Dragon’s tightened grip.

“Then, from now on, I will teach you what morality and kindness are.”

“…!”

“…!”

“…!”

It was only a moment. Only three seconds had passed, but in that short moment of time, one of their guild members was forced to log out.

Silence pervaded the entire area.

***

“…!”

“…!”

“…!”

Aincarr and the Golden Staff guild members were all left speechless. The guild member who was forced to log out earlier was the mage named Rove, one of the top 20 mages in France.

‘But he sent Rove out just like that?’

‘Th…this is crazy. Does this mean that he has a higher magical attack than Rove’s magical defense?’

Aincarr was flustered. His family was a fairly prestigious French aristocratic family. Because of that, he had never learned how to be considerate towards others. What he said to the boy was the reason why this happened. Basically, the situation right now had unfolded because of his careless words.

“Attack!” Aincarr hurriedly ordered his men. The rankers under him quickly gathered. The mages began to prepare their magic, while the archers loaded their bows with arrows. Then, they all fired their attacks.

[Piercing Arrow]

[A strong arrow that pierces the enemy’s vital point.]

[Dragon Arrow]

[A fire arrow shaped in the form of a dragon which can devour the enemy.]

[Open Fire]

[Once the arrow is shot, it will only take 0.3 seconds to kill the enemy.]

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh!

Dig―

Black Dragon placed his weight on his toes as he dashed forward. Dozens of arrows rushed towards him, but he did not care. Then, something moved on his right arm.

“The being on my right arm is going to go berserk!!!”

“…!”

“…W…what!!”

“Crazy bastard!”

They thought that Black Dragon was just spouting crazy nonsense when something surprising happened. Blazing flames burned and stretched out from Black Dragon’s right arm.

Crackle―

The blazing flames slowly formed and turned into a sword that could burn everything. ‘Dragon’s Tear Sword’ was something that Black Dragon had received together with the Dragon Armor. It was an artifact that allowed Britney to change into the shape of a sword.

Shwaaaaaa―

When Black Dragon brandished the sword, a powerful force poured out of it and slammed into the incoming arrows.

Shwaaaaa―

Pipipipipipipipi―

The arrows failed to reach their target as they disappeared into nothingness. The strong force did not stop and even surged forward to devour some of the guild members who were casting their magic from behind.

“Keu…keuaaaaack!!”

“Aaaaaaargh!”

“Keoheok!”

More of Aincarr’s guild members disappeared after receiving one shot.

‘Th…this is sick…!’?

Aincarr was now panicking. The man single-handedly dealt with dozens of high ranking mages and archers from France. No, it was safe to say that he overwhelmed them completely.

Aincarr did not know this, but Black Dragon was a candidate in line for a new class—the Royal Class. The candidates chosen for the Royal Class were people who had reached the peak of their own classes. Even though Black Dragon had yet to transfer to the Royal Class, he was several times stronger than before, after Britney and Destiny’s evolution through the Dragon Orb

Just like how twenty Level 400 players would not be able to fight and overwhelm a single Level 500 player, the members of Aincarr’s guild also could not overwhelm the extremely powerful Black Dragon.

Their biggest problem was that dragons had innate ‘magical defense’ and ‘magical attack’. In other words, Black Dragon had received a tremendous boost to his magical attack and defense the moment the Dragon Armor and Dragon’s Tear Sword had formed. This was the main reason why he could easily break through Aincarr’s guild members’ magical defense and deal enormous damage to them. Their strong magical attacks were also reduced when fighting Black Dragon.

Grab!

Once again, Black Dragon dashed forward, quickly grabbing the neck of one of the mages in front of him.

Crackle―

[Destiny’s Wrath]

[A huge explosion of flame will erupt, just like an active volcano erupting.]

Baaaaaaaaaaang―!

A huge explosion broke out as it engulfed the mages in the surrounding area. Not long after, the mages finished their casting. Their skills began to burst out on a rampage.

[Fire Spear.]

[Lightning!]

[Fire Field]

[Firestorm]

Grrrrrrrrrrr!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Attack spells flooded Black Dragon, who then punched the ground.

Crack!

A shield made up of gigantic bones sprang up from the ground. Black Dragon quickly hid behind the shield as he prepared for the incoming impact that would collide with his shield.

Baaaaaang―!

However, no matter how powerful they thought their attack was, they could not penetrate Black Dragon’s bone shield. Then…

“Conir!!! Conir is angry!!! You’re bullying Black Dragon!”

Fwoosh―

“Urkk!”

Fwoosh, fwoosh―

Conir began to move quickly. His movements were quite elusive. In just a few seconds, Conir was able to log out some of the mages near him.

‘This is ridiculous…!’ Aincarr thought, finding the situation to be completely absurd. What he thought was a hindrance was actually such a strong person!

Conir was already someone powerful, so how could those mages that had low physical defenses and a basic HP amount withstand his blows? Even the cute Poison Dragon, who just had its belly up in the sky earlier, started to spray out powerful poison against them.

[Poison Dragon’s Deadly Venom]

[You will be left in a daze as soon as it hits you.]

[Nullifies magic casting.]

“Wh…what kind of bullshit is this?!!!”

“Goddamnit!”

The Golden Staff was among the top three guilds in France. The pillars of the guild were even present. Being caught in a bind like this made the mages flustered.

Just when the mages were starting to panic…

Baaaaaaaaang―

…a gigantic bolt of lightning slammed into Conir and made him fly back.

“Damn bastards! I did not want to use this.”

The attack came from Aincarr. He was currently holding a small wand with sparks flying out its ends. It was the ‘Lightning’s Wind Wand’, a legendary artifact. No, perhaps it was something that was far better than legendary artifacts, one that showed a strength that was almost on par with Demigod artifacts. A powerful bolt of lightning would be unleashed with every swing of the wand. However, the mana consumption was 1.5x greater than normal. This powerful artifact that could unleash a bolt of lightning without any casting was a perfect complement for a mage that was considered to be the weakest in close combat.

The moment he brandished the wand…

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

…dozens of lightning bolts fell and struck Conir and Black Dragon.

“Urkk!”

[You have been hit with a strong lightning bolt.]

[You will be stunned for 3 seconds.]

Aincarr was the top ranker in France’s Mage Rankings. He was also ranked second in the Global Mage Rankings. Compared to the attacks of the other mages, his attacks could hit and damage Black Dragon.

Then, Aincarr stopped and said, “Let’s call it a day. We’ll also apologize for what happened earlier.”

Aincarr knew that the losses between them would only increase if both sides continued to fight. No, to be exact, something far more embarrassing would happen to his side if they continued to fight.

“I hope you will be kind to the people who are sick and unwell in the future.”

Black Dragon calmed down when he saw Aincarr speaking and trying to make peace with them, even though he could continue his attack. Conir also stopped when he saw Black Dragon stopping.

“R…right. I got it. Kid, I’m sorry for this time,” Aincarr said, looking at Conir, who was a distance away from him.

However, in his heart, Aincarr thought differently, ‘This dimwitted and disabled punk…’

Then, Black Dragon said, “Let’s go Conir. We have received their apology.”

“Conir! Conir will follow Uncle Black Dragon’s words!”

Both of them began to move. Then, at that moment, Aincarr saw how angry his guild members were so he tried to pacify them, not realizing that he was speaking out loudly, “We should minimize our losses so we can kill the Frying Pan Killer. It’s the correct choice for us to stop here. Calm down.”

Black Dragon turned back again and said, “On second thought, let’s just kill them all here.”

***

Another monarch had appeared at the entrance to the Demon World. He was Monarch Arch, a fighter class that had both of his hands wrapped in bandages. He was also garbed in rough, rugged leather armor.

If the Mage Monarch was in charge of leading the mages and archers units, Arch was in charge of the melee classes. He was also ranked fourth in the Global Fighter Rankings.

Unlike Aincarr, Arch was someone that was not designated in the Demon World. ‘Designated’ meant that they were assigned to that place.

Most of the summons and the return scrolls would only be applicable if players had been to those places before. Arch had not yet visited the Demon World’s Tower, so he had no stored area near the place. He thought that he would get there quickly if he passed by this place. More than 60 melee class players began to move quickly towards the Demon World’s Tower.

“GM. Calauhel will reward the first person who killed the Frying Pan Killer, right?”

“I suppose.”

Arch’s blood boiled while he was deep in thought. As a fighter, he would feel a sense of camaraderie whenever he watched videos of the Frying Pan Killer, who even beat the Olympic gold medalist, Carr. That was the reason why he wanted to fight against the Frying Pan Killer, even if it was just once.

‘Of course, it will only be a one-sided victory.’?

Even if he was the Frying Pan Killer, he would still not be able to handle this number. Hence, Arch continued to walk forward with that thought.

Suddenly, a man blocked their path. The man was wearing a black robe while holding a staff. One of the man’s sleeves was lowered since he was holding a staff. From his exposed wrist, they could see a stark mark glaring sharply on his fair skin.

‘X…?’?

Arch had also seen the manga One Diss, so he could tell what the X mark meant.

“A friend’s token?”