Cooking Swordmaster [EN]: Chapter 175

Kainchel, seeing the person who emerged from the darkness, exclaimed in surprise.

“No way, Horizon?”

“…It’s been a while, human.”

The first sword guarding Eirenne, and the one protecting the World Tree of Deutschland [Germany].

Erich drew his sword at the sudden appearance of the elf.

“Why is a Deutschland elf in Britannia! Identify yourself!”

“He’s someone I know, an elf.”

“I see… I apologize. I must have been on edge with the border so close.”

As planned, they were supposed to cross the border with Erich’s guidance before sunrise.

But that plan hit a snag.

It was because of the news from Deutschland that Horizon brought.

“Adolf, who assassinated the king, has declared himself emperor and stained Weimar Castle with blood. That much is a problem between humans. But his collaborator seems to want elves.”

“Could it be Merlin?”

“That’s right. The life force that elves provide from the tree is said to further enhance the chimera’s regenerative abilities. Already, over thirty of my kind have been abducted by him.”

In the end, the alchemist of life, Merlin’s, evil hand has reached out to the elves.

In Deutschland, there is the elven city of Eldrad.

The reason it could exist was simple.

It was because the king had officially recognized it as an elven protected area.

Prince Gottfried was a man thoroughly steeped in human supremacism.

In comparison, Phiedler was friendly to the elves, and Adolf had no interest at all.

So, they thought that if only Gottfried didn’t become king, peace would continue in the future.

“It was truly a foolish act. To think that the peace they had merely borrowed would last forever and to settle for it…”

Elizabeth crossed her arms and nodded a few times.

“So, you’re in Britannia to ask for help?”

“…To be precise, we are cooperating with Prince Phiedler. I am here to convey his words.”

Horizon briefly explained the situation in Deutschland.

“Adolf possesses over a hundred chimeras. And he has released some of them on the border. They have extremely sensitive noses. It is impossible to cross the border avoiding them.”

Elizabeth’s face turned pale, having fought Tartaros before.

Barely ten of them nearly wiped out the elite Grand Cross.

But ten times that number is like having a national-level army.

And what if Tartaros gains the abilities of the elves?

“Ugh, it’s horrifying just imagining it. That’s almost on par with the Seven Deadly Sins?”

Erich’s face twisted.

Not only was his wife taken by the enemy, but he was also caught up in the vortex of civil war.

“…I don’t know if the fight between chimeras and humans can be called a civil war.”

Kainchel, who noticed something strange in Horizon’s story, asked.

“But if the entire border is covered with Tartaros, how is Horizon here?”

“They block entry, but they leave the exit alone.”

Then Elizabeth chimed in this time.

“You said there are only a few guarding the border anyway. Then why not just take them all down? Leave it to this big sister. Can’t you do that much?”

“…That would be difficult. Among the Tartaros, there is a boss who commands the others. If you don’t defeat it, it will immediately call for reinforcements.”

“How do you know that?”

“Someone I know was modified into a Tartaros. They are currently at the Magic Tower, looking for a way to return to normal.”

The Tartaros guarding the border are said to have a sense of smell several times better than dogs.

Those guys are hiding somewhere here.

‘If it’s a hiding place, I can find it using Fallen Star. But to take them down without being detected by them…’

Wouldn’t Le Mans, being a vampire, be able to approach without being detected by the Tartaros’ sense of smell?

Thinking that, Kainchel called the bat hidden inside his cloak.

“I apologize, Master. Even as a familiar, my body faintly carries the scent of blood. A trained hunting dog would easily detect my infiltration. Let alone Tartaros.”

“Even if you turn into mist?”

“For vampires, the scent of blood is like an indelible curse. Regardless of form.”

In the end, as long as it is a creature made of blood and flesh, it cannot escape the eyes of Tartaros.

“…Wait a minute.”

Kainchel took out Asura, which he had put in his two-dimensional pocket [a pocket with extra-dimensional space, like a bag of holding].

Wouldn’t a doll made of machines and gears catch them off guard?

“Asura!”

Called by name, Asura bowed.

“Strong and powerful morning, Chef.”

After being activated for some time, his clumsy speech became quite fluent.

But it seemed inevitable that he would still utter incomprehensible words.

“If there are many stray cats near the kitchen, catching them is also part of the apprenticeship, right?”

Asura, who had been lost in thought for a while, nodded as if he had come to a conclusion.

“I, can, catch cats.”

“It’s a bit of a big one, are you okay?”

Kiiiiing-!

As if to prove it, blades popped out of Asura’s body.

It was definitely not something that looked like it was for home use.

Asura swung the blade at the large tree standing in front of him.

Then, the tree instantly shattered and turned into small toothpicks.

“Meal finished. Pick teeth.”

“No, it’s not necessary.”

“Help!”

With this much power, he could easily handle one or two Tartaros.

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Kainchel made a lot of meringue and spread it over the widest possible area.

The structure was such that if a passing Tartaros stepped on it, Kainchel would be notified immediately.

Elizabeth frowned, watching Kainchel diligently making meringue from his hands.

“Boring! Let’s just blow up the entire border with 광익 [Gwangik, likely a powerful magical ability]. It’ll be hot and fun, right?”

“Have you been listening to anything? You can’t eat potatoes just because you’re hungry, even if they’re not cooked yet.”

Perhaps the metaphor resonated with her heart?

Elizabeth nodded obediently.

“That’s right, potatoes are good. I really like them too.”

After obtaining the signature, the connection of cooking skills became more organic.

In particular, being able to contain Fallen Star or Flambe’s flames in meringue became very useful.

‘The former can be used for wide-area detection. And the latter can be used like explosion magic.’

In addition, using onion swordsmanship allows you to spread much more meringue with the same amount of aura.

Only those two can be used now. But it will increase further in the future.

Elizabeth’s eyes lit up when she saw Kainchel using aura like detection magic.

“Meringue, onion swordsmanship, and Fallen Star? The kid’s skills are so inefficient.”

The number of other people’s skills she can possess at the same time is only 5.

Right now, it was filled with the most efficient ones.

With the installation of nearly a thousand meringues completed, all that remained was to wait.

But it didn’t take much time.

“Found it, Asura. If you go to the coordinates I tell you, there will be an ugly cat causing a ruckus. Teach him a lesson.”

“Help!”

Asura moved at a tremendous speed according to Kainchel’s command.

A monster with a human body, a lion’s face, a snake’s tail, and goat’s legs.

In addition to that, Tartaros was created by collecting the advantages of various species.

The individuals used for patrol are of a type that has extremely developed sense of smell.

The boss’s order to him was to immediately contact him if he discovered anyone crossing the border.

But what Tartaros can detect is only living things.

In the end, he was sniffing until Asura approached right next to him.

“Cat, help!”

Asura’s eyes lit up when he found Tartaros.

He knew what his purpose was.

It is to become an automaton that can act like a human for the creator.

Astolfo said.

― Asura, listen carefully. It is impossible for a doll to move like a human. But you were born to make the impossible possible. From now on, you will learn to cook under Chef Kainchel. That will make you more perfect.

He doesn’t know what cooking is. But other dolls told him.

Astolfo eating ribs looked so happy.

“I, make, cooking. Asura makes.”

Weeeeeing-!

Asura’s rotating arm cut Tartaros’s body in half.

“Gwooooo-!”

Tartaros writhed in pain.

But his body did not regenerate.

The immortal cells that Merlin has are limited. It is not enough to implant it in all individuals.

In the end, only the boss was implanted with immortal cells in the detection individuals.

After all, there is no life form that can escape Tartaros’s sense of smell.

But that was a clear miscalculation. Because Kainchel had subordinates made of inorganic matter.

Kainchel muttered, putting the Tartaros’s corpse, which had turned into rags, into his two-dimensional pocket.

“You cleaned it up very neatly. You will be the best apprentice chef.”

“Help!”

Only then did Kainchel understand what Asura was saying.

And he smiled and stroked his head.

“That’s right. You were a huge help, Asura.”

Asura smiled following Kainchel.

Looking at that appearance, he was undoubtedly a 10-year-old boy.

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Gwooooo-!

Potsdam became a sea of fire due to the attack of over fifty Tartaros.

The lord of Potsdam was Marquis Nicholas.

He was the leader of those who followed Phiedler.

Adolf laughed wildly as he watched the burning territory. Horns, which can be said to be the symbol of the dragon, were growing on his head.

“It’s so refreshing. How dare you disobey this Adolf’s orders? I have obtained the power of the dragon following the Sword Master! Soon the entire continent will kneel before me!”

Merlin clicked his tongue at Adolf’s thunderous voice.

“Tsk, we’re getting along because our goals align, but with that kind of personality…”

But as simple as his personality is, he is a very useful pawn.

“If I can get my hands on the elves, my cute Tartaros will become even stronger. Then I won’t need the cooperation of such fools anymore.”

Adolf grabbed the neck of the commander of the Potsdam territory’s knights and asked.

“Where is Marquis Nicholas?”

“…I can never tell you.”

“A tearful loyalty. But, the target is wrong!”

Pajik-!

In the end, the commander’s body slumped in Adolf’s hands.

Adolf threw it far away as if it were annoying and asked.

“Merlin. Have that good-smelling guy track down Marquis Nicholas.”

“I am sorry, but they seem to have already left this place.”

“What!?”

But soon a smile appeared on Adolf’s lips.

Marquis Nicholas is a man who would rather give up his life than give up his territory.

But the fact that he ran away like this means that he has something more precious than the territory by his side.

“Phiedler… I will definitely tear off your neck with my own hands.”

After that, it’s the turn of the man who gave him tremendous humiliation in Britannia.

“I’m sorry to bother you while you’re busy, Your Highness. I’m just going to catch a few elves for a while. It seems like there are not enough individuals to use for synthesis.”

“Okay. I am always grateful for your cooperation. If the day comes when I rule the continent, I will give you a small country as a gift.”

“Thank you.”

A man with the power of a Sword Master and a dragon, Adolf.
A man who can create as many Chimera Tartaros with tremendous power as long as there are enough materials, Merlin.

In just one month, they were able to gain most of the Deutschland territory.

But they did not know that a joker had broken through the strict surveillance and infiltrated.

Meals of the defeated soldiers #1