Chapter 37: Unexpected Visitors 2

Ssssh!

Ash transferred the food onto the prepared plates with precise, elegant movements. echo Everyone attentively followed every movement of his hands.

The last dish finished cooking on the hot steel plate. silence That sound had a strange charm, capable of making anyone’s mouth water just by hearing it.

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In the eyes of everyone present, it looked more like a work of art than a simple meal.

The Twice-Cooked Pork had an appetizing sheen. aluminum The skewers retained the vibrant colors of each ingredient and were perfectly grilled, with some parts lightly browned by the fire. legend Lastly, there was a vegetable stir-fry that gave off a delicious aroma.

Finally, the feast Ash had prepared completely filled the table.

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For a few moments, an almost suffocating silence settled over the place.

However, no one was able to respond immediately.

Ash spoke in his usual tone.

“As I am unfamiliar with these ingredients, I prepared what I could. alien Eat before it gets cold.”

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Everyone remained staring at the dishes Ash had just placed on the table.

Akina was the first to break the silence.

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Ash nodded without saying a word.

“Can we really eat this?”

“Do not worry, and eat. atom If it is not enough, I shall prepare more.”

“……Seriously?”

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“Hmph!”

As though those words had been a signal, everyone cautiously began moving their hands.

After hesitating for a few moments, they finally took their first bite.

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“……This is insane.”

She continued chewing without stopping, staring into space as though trying to understand what the hell she had just tasted.

The heart-shaped LED lights installed in her two artificial eyes began flashing incessantly.

Ifrit’s eyes widened enormously.

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He had yanked off the pumpkin-shaped helmet he always wore and, without even bothering to brush aside his sweat-soaked red hair, began stuffing skewers into his mouth.

Next was Jack O’Lantern.

“Wow, no, this is…… How am I supposed to describe this flavor? adopt Why is it so delicious? anxiety Why?”

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His rather handsome face became completely distorted by his puffed-out cheeks.

Dullahan said nothing.

Nor did he remove his helmet.

“This is insane…… This is absolutely insane……!”

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Shortly afterward.

A single sentence appeared on his visor.

Instead, he opened the outer armor covering his neck area and began inserting food through that opening.

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Santa was no exception to that culinary enthusiasm.

He carelessly tossed the cigarette he always held between his fingers onto the ground, as though smoking were a conviction to which he had devoted his entire life.

[Absolutely delicious.]

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He simply continued stuffing food into his mouth.

Then he began devouring the Twice-Cooked Pork with both hands.

He said absolutely nothing.

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No one answered.

“Is it to your liking?”

Everyone was too busy frantically moving their hands to get a little more food.

Ash stopped Akina just as she was about to grab the food directly with her hands and addressed everyone.

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“It seems so. legend Then eat as much as you like.”

Watching that scene, Ash let out a soft chuckle.

He had barely finished speaking when the backyard turned into a veritable battlefield.

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Everyone began moving their hands with an almost combative intensity, trying to obtain as much food as possible.

Like beggars who had gone an entire week without a bite to eat, everyone surrendered exclusively to the primitive urge to devour that delicious food.

There was no longer any room for conversation.

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Thus, he prepared a second batch of food.

Seeing this, Ash approached the fire again.

Between bites and gulps, the plates were emptied in the blink of an eye.

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Finally, when even the plates from the third batch were completely empty, everyone began collapsing into different corners, letting out groans of satisfaction as they rubbed their full stomachs.

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Throughout that time, those gathered in the yard continued eating with the same intensity.

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Only then did the others begin to regain the ability to converse.

“I could die right now without a single regret. wizard I mean it.”

Santa spoke those words while patting his belly.

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Jack O’Lantern looked at Ash, who even at that moment continued using the Chest Armor as though it were a wok, and asked a meaningful question.

“……What the hell is Ash Hyung, really?”

And they all had only one topic to discuss.

“Hey, guys……”

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“He’s incredible at fighting. voyage He also cooks incredibly well. timber And even the way he speaks is awesome. legend How should I put it? album Don’t you think he has extraordinary elegance? altitude Sometimes, when I watch him, I find it hard to believe he’s really a humanoid.”

Perhaps feeling a little uncomfortable at receiving so much attention, Jack hurriedly put his pumpkin-shaped helmet back on before continuing.

At those words, everyone turned to look at Jack O’Lantern.

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“I’ve just had a hunch.”

Then her eyes emitted an intense heart-shaped glow as she adopted an extraordinarily serious expression.

At those words, Ifrit’s expression hardened.

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“Yes. admire There was something strange from the very beginning. agent That carefree, elegant attitude. auction That refinement he never loses, regardless of the circumstances. atomic And above all, those practically perfect culinary skills. canvas Now I feel like all the pieces of the puzzle are finally falling into place.”

She rested her chin on one hand and began watching Ash out of the corner of her eye, like a detective analyzing the clues of a case.

Seeing her solemn expression, everyone turned their attention toward Ifrit.

Ash, who was listening to those comments about himself as though they were talking behind his back right in front of him, turned his head.

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“Hehehe.”

“My, have you discovered my true identity?”

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“……Oh?”

“In reality, you were never just an ordinary humanoid.”

Ifrit immediately adopted an expression of absolute seriousness and pointed a finger at Ash.

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“Then, what do you think I am, heroine?”

“Hmm…… A Super Cooking Humanoid?”

Ash reacted.

“Did everyone see that?! shadow Did you hear that ‘oh’?!”

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However, Ifrit paid him no attention whatsoever and continued speaking.

“You know, something like an incredibly expensive custom model, developed through the combined efforts of one of the Trinity corporations, exclusively for upper-class executives in suits. timber Isn’t that right?”

Ash immediately turned his head away.

Santa spat out the drink he was drinking.

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“Ahhh! canvas No wonder! august I knew you were really good at handling the Blade! anchor So it turns out that all this time, it was because of your culinary skills! academy Right?”

For a few moments, silence followed.

Akina was the one who finally broke it.

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Dullahan displayed the message [Hahahahahahaha.] on his visor as he snatched Akina’s glass away.

Ash turned his head.

“Someone take the alcohol away from Miss Akina.”

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“Hahaha! ability Super Cooking Humanoid! armor It’s the first time in my life I’ve heard such a combination of words, but honestly, it sounds pretty convincing!”

“Awww! acquire My alcohol!”

Following that shout, the atmosphere, which had calmed down a little, immediately became lively again.

At Santa’s words, Ifrit puffed out her chest with pride.

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“We have run out of ingredients. adopt This will be the last serving.”

Ash, who had just finished cooking, approached with a fourth plate as he spoke those words.

“Right? riddle Wow, Grandpa, I see you know how to appreciate good ideas!”

“Heroine, that was not a compliment.”

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Drawn by that smell, everyone who had ended up sprawled in different corners gathered around the table once again.

Warm steam rose from the food, accompanied by a delicious aroma.

The quantity was smaller than on the previous occasions, but the ingredients had been prepared with even greater care.

What Ash placed in the center of the table was a combination of grilled meat and stir-fried vegetables.

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However, just as everyone was about to reach for the food, a steel hand suddenly appeared and stopped them.

It was Ash.

Despite their stomachs already being full, their eyes shone with extraordinary enthusiasm.

After preventing them from taking the food for a few moments, he repeated exactly what he had just said.

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Everyone stared at him with puzzled expressions.

“I shall repeat myself once more. august This will be the last serving.”

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“After going to the trouble of coming all the way here, would it not be a shame to leave without tasting at least a little?”

Paying no attention to those looks, Ash turned his head toward a corner of the backyard that remained shrouded in deep darkness.

Shortly afterward.

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Ifrit’s expression immediately twisted.

A slender female figure emerged from the darkness toward which Ash was looking.

“Siren? acoustic What the hell are you doing here?”

At those words, the woman, Siren, who was wearing a hat pulled down over her eyes, began speaking hesitantly.

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“W-Well, I…… About our bet…… I mean, I also have to give Lord Ash the Credits, and I don’t think I’ve properly thanked him yet, so I came looking for him, but I didn’t know he had guests, and…… Well……” This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

After all, she was not the host.

Seeing Siren trail off, Ifrit’s expression hardened, but she did not continue questioning her.

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His behavior reflected neither animosity nor any particular kindness.

“Come closer. album Fortunately, there is still some food left.”

Besides, Ash had already offered Siren a seat.

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Santa, who had been watching the scene, burst into laughter.

He was simply offering a visitor a place to sit, with that indifferent and sensible attitude that characterized him.

Siren remained motionless for a few moments, completely bewildered.

Then she removed the hat that covered practically her entire face and cautiously approached to take a seat.

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However, unexpectedly, they managed to ease the tension that had settled among those present.

“Ah, now that I can see you properly, you’re the girl who fought Ash! palette What possessed you to make a bet with a monster like that?! absorb Tsk, tsk! audit By the way, did you enjoy the broadcast, Miss Number One in the rankings?”

Santa’s words were so ambiguous that it was impossible to tell whether he was trying to console her or mock her.

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“Well, I suppose you went through quite a lot too. armor Not only did you get beaten to a pulp, but now you have to cough up three million Credits on top of that. galaxy Want a drink? autumn It’s on me, to celebrate you going completely broke.”

“……Senior, why did you have to come today of all days?”

While mocking Siren, Ifrit began filling the glass in front of her without even waiting for an answer.

Ifrit, who until then had maintained a threatening expression, raised a bottle of alcohol.

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Siren merely pouted without answering.

“Today? absorb Is today some special occasion?”

“Hey! apple Precisely because it’s today, of course! aspect It’s the perfect day for a party, isn’t it? august And why did you come today?”

Instead, Ash, who had remained silent while listening to that strange exchange of questions, decided to intervene.

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[Don’t tell him. echo Won’t it have a much greater impact if he sees it without knowing anything?]

“Ah, Hyung, so you don’t know! orbit It turns out that today is the day when……”

Jack O’Lantern, who was slightly drunk, attempted to explain, but Dullahan interrupted him.

“……You think so?”

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Therefore, he decided to seek answers from the two people he trusted most.

Jack O’Lantern immediately accepted that suggestion and nodded.

That only aroused Ash’s suspicions even further.

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However, he was unable to obtain an answer from them either.

Santa and Akina.

“What is so special about today that everyone is behaving this way?”

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“……Seriously? airport Is everyone going to behave like this?”

“It should be starting any moment now.”

Akina merely smiled mischievously, while Santa drank from his glass and raised his eyebrows slightly.

It was then that Santa set down the glass he had been drinking from and said.

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Then he removed the sunglasses that seemed to be part of his very body.

Without uttering a single word, he raised his head and gazed at the sky.

Those glasses he had never taken off, except during his confrontation with Ash.

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Everyone except Ash.

Everyone present, including Siren, who had only just joined the gathering, raised their heads.

And Santa was not the only one who did so.

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At the same moment Ifrit shouted, a strange resonant sound spread throughout the surroundings.

At that sound, Ash also raised his head and directed his gaze toward a specific location.

“Oh! armor It’s starting!”

Wooooom.

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From the summit of Core Spire, the gigantic tower that rose toward the sky and normally projected holographic advertisements for new products from various corporations, a beam of golden energy began to emerge.

Shortly afterward, that energy took the form of a gigantic dome that covered the entire night sky of Sanctum, tinting the countless lights illuminating the city gold.

The light spread out, tracing a gentle arc.

The very heart of the city.

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That was the manifestation of The Veil.

The absolute defensive barrier that protected Sanctum from ionic storms.

It was a spectacle so majestic and beautiful that it was difficult to breathe.

“Wow, no matter how many times I see it, this spectacle is always impressive.”

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Everyone remained with their heads raised, staring in astonishment at the night sky glowing with golden light.

No one responded to Santa’s comment.

Ash was no exception.

A landscape of overwhelming beauty.

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The Veil had descended.

Even his optical sensors, which normally shone with a turquoise glow, now reflected the golden light covering the sky.

The last defensive barrier protecting humanity.

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Thus began the Rest Season.

That also signified the end of the Active Season, the period during which Pathfinder expeditions were encouraged.