Chapter 22

Chapter 22

“This is where hyung stays?”

Jaeseong looked around the inside of the dungeon with curious eyes. And watching the slime that came out while managing the vegetable garden as if greeting he casually stepped back.

“This is a slime. The name is new recruit... was it 1 or 3?”

“U, um.”

“No need to be that scared. A big build guy cowering.”

Unlike me Jaeseong possessed a sturdy physique.

An appearance reminiscent of a cozy bear and the personality actually matched.

“These guys help with farm work right?”

“Yeah.”

“Amazing. How do they farm without hands and feet?”

“For now did you prepare everything we talked about?”

“A few too big ones I unavoidably left so a bit regrettable but I brought the rest.”

Jaeseong casually showed the bag containing his cooking tools. As far as I know he’s learning Korean food of course and Western and Japanese, recently even Chinese so it felt amazing.

“For now the prepared materials are cherry tomatoes and potatoes, and about carrots.”

“The materials are too ambiguous. Things like onions?”

“Oh, I should plant that later too.”

Hearing onion chili peppers also came to mind.

Essential to make spicy cooking.

While Jaeseong was regretting I brought the one remaining potato and numerous cherry tomatoes, and carrots similar in size to cherry tomatoes a bit.

Jaeseong who held and examined the materials tilted his head then soon smelled.

“Tomatoes too and carrots look uniquely. At least only potatoes I can recognize.”

“If the shape is unique does it cause hindrance in cooking?”

“That’s not it but if hyung didn’t tell me I think I wouldn’t even know what material it is. Can I try eating?”

“Uh. Of course.”

Tomatoes and potatoes he would have already eaten but I was quite curious what reaction the carrots harvested this time would show.

Jaeseong smelled then whether very curious immediately picked a bite-size carrot and brought it to his mouth.

Tok!

Crunch!

Along with a cheerful sound Jaeseong’s expression gradually stiffened. I asked with an expression full of expectation.

“How is it?”

“...Wait a moment.”

Showing a gesture to wait then soon closing both eyes and starting to savor the carrot Jaeseong had no words for a while after that.

About 5 minutes passed like that.

When it seemed about time to open the mouth he put another carrot in his mouth again.

“Hey, Lee Jaeseong. Speak and eat a bit.”

Even at such my words Jaeseong still closed his eyes and diligently chewed the carrot crunch crunch. In the end waiting a bit more then Jaeseong who opened his eyes exhaled a deep sigh.

“This is a bit troublesome.”

“Why? What’s the problem?”

Because the words said suddenly were conveyed negatively I urgently asked back. But rendering such my worry meaningless Jaeseong suddenly started rummaging in his own bag.

“Inspiration came! But there are too many!”

“Don’t surprise me. I thought something went wrong again.”

Before I knew it the slimes working below also came up wriggling and started circling around my younger brother seeing for the first time and watching.

Jaeseong who was startled watching the slimes now seemed not caring about mere slimes at all and only did his own work regardless of watching.

“Just in case I prepared various ingredients so I’ll try testing once. Ah, no kitchen is too regrettable...”

Before I knew it Jaeseong who fell into his own world and muttered soon started preparations then asked me.

“Hyung! Where do you get water?”

“Water comes out below.”

“Then I’ll have to make below. Move this together a bit.”

After moving Jaeseong’s tools together we entered the cooking process in earnest.

Unlike when I made boiled potatoes the full-fledged appearance expectations filled without knowing.

“Hm? What’s that?”

“Slime.”

Jaeseong who passed the still synthesizing Puu started cooking.

“I roughly thought what to make hearing the materials hyung told.”

“Curry?”

“Yeah.”

Familiar yellow powder caught the eye.

It was turmeric powder.

Wriggle?

Before I knew it all gathered the slimes watching what Jaeseong was doing started examining this and that with body movements full of curiosity.

Moreover they seemed to have gained interest in the smell of spices smelling for the first time.

“Ah, potatoes are too few. No more?”

“Um... if waiting a bit soon maybe harvestable?”

“For now since potatoes are one I’ll make 1 person portion first. I also bought one ordinary potato? Let’s make with this too and eat while comparing once.”

Soon after watching Jaeseong starting material preparation I blankly watched. The slimes also stuck beside such me in a line and started quietly watching.

Tak tak tak tak!

Along with dazzling hand movements the materials gradually started changing into forms good for cooking.

“Hyung, the tomatoes should be done about now? Turn off the fire and take out from the water and cool in cold water.”

“Okay.”

I took out the cooked cherry tomatoes from the boiled water and cooled in cold water. Then at Jaeseong’s words to peel the skin immediately I scraped the thin skin of the tomatoes.

Wriggle!

“Here.”

I gave one peeled cherry tomato to Mark Two begging thinking the cooking was already completed.

The guy who licked and ate tilted its head and made a gesture of is this right.

“Not completed yet. Wait a bit.”

Finishing the preparation of all tomatoes like that before I knew it Jaeseong who was stir-frying the materials received the tomatoes.

“A bit worried. The taste won’t be too excessive right.”

Jaeseong muttered what I was also vaguely thinking. But the smell being stir-fried was more amazing than this.

Saliva gathered on its own and the waiting slimes also bounced their bodies with excited appearances.

Undulate! Undulate!

“Here now if putting the curry...”

He dropped the curry into the pot where the tomatoes were melting and boiling bubbling.

“Ooh? The smell is amazing?”

I ate rice but the stomach started getting hungry.

But Jaeseong was only stirring the pot with careful eyes.

“Now if waiting a bit it’s the end.”

Covering the pot’s lid we had a time of patience.

The slimes bounced their bodies cutely and begged but I said to wait a bit.

“But hyung.”

“Hm?”

“Do these guys eat rice too?”

“Yeah. That’s why they’re waiting now right.”

“Aa...”

“In terms of people there’s also a guy who eats about 10 person portions.”

“What to do? I didn’t bring that many materials?”

“Already filled the stomach. Just show the taste.”

Already while harvesting carrots I let them fill their stomachs to their heart’s content. Of course looking at these guys’ appetite it seemed they would go in endlessly.

“Done. Completed.”

The curry was completed.

Opening the lid a rapturous scent started vibrating inside the dungeon.

“Wow, plate quickly. No, rice?”

“Here.”

The curry was placed on white rice.

Carrots and potatoes, onions and mushrooms, and even meat pieces.

Visual also passed. Above all the smell made it unable to wait anymore.

“Let’s eat. Originally to check the curry seasoning I have to taste a bit, but this time I also endured.”

Jaeseong also held out the completed curry with eyes full of expectation.

I scooped one spoon then felt the curry’s scent ravaging the brain and put it in my mouth as is.

“...!”

The ecstasy directed in cooking comics I saw when young. The scene I thought was too excessive expression and rather laughed now became reality.

Gulp.

The curry sauce that ravaged the tongue kept hitting even while going down the esophagus. The scent went without saying.

No, rather the main was the scent.

Mana cherry tomatoes, potatoes cultivated here, and even mana carrots.

I thought if gathered it might rather be excessive but rather causing synergy it caused an explosion of scent.

‘Ah, the curry is a bit regrettable.’

Rather to the extent the turmeric’s scent is buried in the materials’ strong individuality. Shall I try cultivating turmeric myself once too?

“How is it? Hyung! How is it say something!”

“Crazy. Just no words.”

“If you say that how do I understand.”

“Just try eating directly yourself once. It’s a taste to the extent of the question arising if I can taste such a curry again while living.”

Jaeseong didn’t refuse and immediately did one bite of curry himself too. Then immediately both eyes opened wide then soon closed his eyes and started savoring.

No but with just one bite feeling the taste for almost 5 minutes each it’s a bit frustrating.

“Here, you guys do one bite each too.”

While Jaeseong was analyzing the taste I gave the slimes who waited until now a chance to taste one bite each.

Then the slimes who ate the curry while showing happy body movements trembled their bodies.

“Haha! That delicious?”

That body movement felt too cute and the desire to feed more delicious things kept arising. I haven’t married and raised a child but isn’t it a similar heart.

Feeding one bite of curry each it ran out quickly.

In the end I woke Jaeseong who was still appreciating the taste and this time made him make curry using ordinary potatoes.

“Hmm...”

The curry completed like that clearly wasn’t that bad but something was lacking.

“If I knew it would be like this I should have eaten this first. Too no emotion.”

“Still not delicious?”

“There is taste. It was words that it’s regrettable compared to the first.”

Of course even this alone if selling outside people would clearly line up. But right after tasting something more excellent than this the evaluation became harsh.

“Anyway there are many things that can be cooked besides this so for now cultivate onions and green onions, and some garlic. Chili peppers and sesame if possible too. Since making gochujang and sesame oil seems good.”

“Okay. Anyway these guys are experts so I just have to plant.”

Until now there were no failed crops.

There were some not harvested but looking outside they were growing well so it looked okay.

And hearing Jaeseong’s words I became curious what taste it would be if making gochujang or sesame oil, and doenjang or soy sauce with my crops.

‘Doenjang might be a bit hard because of meju but if possible since I can make soy sauce at once too let’s think.’

While Jaeseong and I were worrying together like that the slimes deliciously ate up the curry they made. Because the curry made with ordinary potatoes was made quite a lot it was an amount the slimes could be satisfied with in their own way.

“Completely emptied. No need for dishes either.”

“Our kids eat well.”

“But when do you harvest these crops? Does it take about 3-4 months?”

“Hm? What are you saying. About a week is enough.”

“...Hyung you of all people what are you saying. How does harvesting crops take only a week. Ah! Is it the sound that the harvest time is almost due so a week is enough?”

“No. Just from planting seeds to harvesting about a week is enough. Honestly things like tomatoes or carrots seemed to be done in 3 days. This also was done in two days at first. Now because the variety was improved it takes a bit longer.”

“...”

Jaeseong lost words and looked at my field.

Still if thinking in the line of common sense I seemed able to fully understand Jaeseong’s heart.

“But hyung.”

“Hm?”

“Do the slimes keep working without even resting?”

Watching the slime that polished off the curry and went out to the field again Jaeseong asked as if puzzled.

“Not resting but playing.”

“What?”

“Farming isn’t working but playing. To those guys.”

“Hyung. Even if my hyung labor exploitation is a bit...”

“What are you saying! Where is there a good boss like me!”

Letting them play to their heart’s content in the field, feeding meals every day, and even bringing a dedicated chef like this how can you call such me labor exploitation!

I’m a slime welfare company!