Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 538

538. A Meal in the Gluttony Realm

Even though the meal was just another battle for Se-un, the monsters here embodied the very concept of ‘meal.’

“I’m hungryyy.”

“Something to chew. Something to swallow. Something to drink!”

Slimes that devoured anything they touched, and monsters with 90% of their body consisting of a giant mouth.

There were giants with dozens of mouths all over their faces and bodies, and creatures that wielded huge tongues like tentacles.

Monsters perfectly suited to the name Gluttony Realm.

As Se-un stood on the battlefield—no, the dining table—the chef’s voice rang out.

“The appetizer is a light warm-up! Your hunger is important, but please remember, this is a dish to be served to *that* being, so make it the best dish possible!”

“A dish?”

Se-un stopped moving, just as he was about to swing Durendal. [Durendal is likely a reference to the legendary sword of Roland, a paladin in the Carolingian cycle of literature.]

He thought that defeating the monsters would be a straightforward way to clear the area, like a typical hunting ground, but the chef’s words made him reconsider.

Sure enough, the chef’s additional order came right after the monsters’ roars.

“Ah, just so you know. That being prefers soup for the appetizer, so please keep that in mind!”

No system message appeared.

However, Se-un had climbed to the 92nd floor of the Tower, found the Hall of Myriad Demons, and cleared hundreds of hidden dungeons in the Tower.

Even if a system message didn’t appear, it was clear to Se-un that the chef’s words were an important hint for this trial.

‘Soup, huh.’

Only monsters were in front of him.

Appetizers and soups all of a sudden—it was hard to understand, but…

‘Is that it?’

Se-un could vaguely guess what it meant.

After all, he always had a constellation by his side who made similar demands.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ realizes that this place is not a table but a kitchen.

‘You figured it out quickly.’

He pondered for a moment.

How to cook ‘soup’ here.

The answer came quickly.

This kind of cooking was similar to what he had done for Beelzebub just before coming to the Gluttony Realm. [Beelzebub is one of the seven princes of Hell in Christian demonology.]

– The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[Sea Blaster]

– The best offensive magic among the Blue Tower’s pure water-based magic, which summons a massive tidal wave from the ocean and sweeps away everything in sight.

The Blue Tower’s water-based magic was not favored by combat mages.

There were ways to create extreme water pressure and shoot it out, but water magic was generally the weakest in terms of attack power among all elemental magic.

Therefore, the Blue Tower’s mages used ice magic, which utilized ice, instead of pure water-based magic.

They would freeze enemies, stab them with sharp ice, or crush them with huge blocks of ice.

Water magic was pushed aside by the strength of ice magic, and most of it was relegated to applied or life magic.

However, this magic was different.

Kwaaaaaa!

A massive tidal wave erupted from Se-un’s body.

Not just a wave. A tidal wave, literally.

A huge tidal wave that sweeps the coast, destroys villages, and swallows islands.

“Water-!”

“Thirst, thirst-”

“Drink- Kwaaaack!”

The tidal wave swept over the monsters on the table.

The creatures, who were endlessly thirsty, unknowingly opened their mouths and accepted the tidal wave, but the result was disastrous.

Kwagwagwagwak!!

Sea Blaster.

Its power completely ignored the shortcomings of water magic as it was known until now.

The tidal wave that devoured everything surpassed the Stone Magic of the Yellow Tower, which was considered to have great physical power, and the cold seawater threatened to extinguish even Hellfire, which boasted extreme elemental power.

“Kwaaaack!”

“Stom- Kwaleuk. Stomach, Kwaleuleuleuk.”

The moment they touched the tidal wave, the monsters’ entire bodies fractured.

The moment they were swallowed by the tidal wave, the water pressure inside the tidal wave distorted their entire skeletons.

Inside that huge tidal wave, the monsters were brutally torn and crushed as if they were put in a blender.

Even Se-un, who used the magic, was surprised by its power.

‘If the terrain is right, it would be the best magic.’

Although it was called a table, there was a wall-like border at the end to prevent the monsters from escaping.

The tidal wave surging in this limited space was more powerful than any other magic.

Eventually, all the monsters on the table lost their lives in no time.

Thanks to using such powerful magic, his mana circuit felt empty, but Se-un looked at the chef in the sky with a satisfied expression.

“Soup. Is this enough?”

Looking at Se-un, the red-skinned chef tore his mouth wide and replied.

“So perfect! Perfect!!”

* * *

Se-un’s prediction was perfectly accurate.

The trial of the Gluttony Realm had two purposes.

First, to satisfy the user’s hunger. In other words, to defeat the monsters of the trial.

Second, to complete the dish for ‘that being’ that the demon was talking about.

The first was a mandatory condition, but the second was a kind of option.

And Se-un began to clear the Gluttony Realm’s trial by thoroughly meeting the chef’s demands.

“Next is the salad! I’ll guide you to the garden, so please prepare the fresh crops as best as you can!”

The field completely changed.

The table disappeared without a trace, the floor turned into loose soil, and hundreds of plants grew on it.

Plant preparation.

It seemed like a simple request, but of course, the plants here were all extraordinary.

“Chishishishik-”

“Uuuuuu.”

There were grasses wriggling with green tentacles, leaves with saw-like teeth, and plants that opened their mouths like the jaws of beasts, waiting for prey.

Demonic realm’s killer plants, which even demonic beasts avoided, were blooming all around.

‘Salad, huh.’

There are various orders in a course meal depending on the country, restaurant, and chef.

Still, salad right after the appetizer? It was different from the order Se-un had in mind, but what did it matter?

Eating salad after the appetizer must be that being’s taste.

Clang.

Se-un was just clearing the trial.

– Through internal energy, the fifth form of the Blood Wolf Sword Art, Blood Wolf Multitude Hunt, is enhanced.

Plant preparation.

In other words, he couldn’t use magic in the salad dish.

He had used quite a bit of mana in the previous dish, so this time he rotated the circuit to recover mana while wielding his sword.

Swish.

“Is this size appropriate?”

“That being respects the chef’s individuality! It doesn’t matter if you cut it big or small. Just prepare it in your own way!”

“I like that.”

He was worried that he might have to match the size, but it was a relief that he didn’t have to worry about it.

With the chef’s permission, Se-un swung his sword to his heart’s content.

Without using any magic, just simple swordsmanship, there was no one who could stop Se-un, who circulated internal energy with the Supreme Divinity Art and ran around the battlefield with Butterfly Steps. [Supreme Divinity Art and Butterfly Steps are likely martial arts techniques or skills within the story.]

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is making a sad face, asking why you aren’t using your authority.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is whimpering, saying that cobwebs will grow in his mouth.

I’m sorry to Beelzebub, but I had to leave the monsters’ corpses behind for the additional conditions of the trial.

If I used the Authority of Gluttony, all the dishes I had prepared would disappear.

“Good. Very good! Next is the fish dish!”

As soon as all the plants in the garden were cut down, the battlefield changed in an instant.

The loose dirt floor disappeared, and the surroundings turned into the demonic realm’s unique red sea.

Flap!

The fish that jumped above the surface of the water had sharp teeth that didn’t suit fish at all.

Below the surface, the shadow of something huge moved, its size impossible to guess.

“What are the conditions this time?”

“Anything is fine! As I said, that being respects the chef’s individuality! Ah, but from my experience…”

The chef pulled at the corners of his mouth. His expression was filled with a mischievous feeling, as if to say, ‘I wonder if this is possible too?’

“He recently ate grilled fish cooked with electricity, and he seemed to like it especially.”

“I see.”

With Se-un’s answer, lightning flashed non-stop over the red sea for a while.

* * *

After that, the battlefield continued to change, and Se-un’s cooking continued.

“Next is the most important main course! The main course is specially divided into two courses, and the first one is lightly prepared with birds!”

The next battlefield was a towering cliff.

It was a place where not only huge birds but also flying creatures such as wyverns, which didn’t suit the word ‘birds’ at all, existed. [Wyverns are legendary winged creatures, typically depicted as dragon-like with two legs.]

“Then, the main course of the main course! You can create a meat dish as you wish!”

Next was a vast, blood-red prairie.

It was like a place where all the demonic beasts he had seen while passing through the demonic realm were gathered.

Among them were demonic beasts that even Se-un had never seen before, and of course, Se-un hunted, no, cooked all the monsters there.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is sobbing, saying that he shouldn’t have come after all.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is complaining that it’s torture to have such delicious food in front of him and not be fed.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is sucking his thumb, saying that his stomach is sticking to his back.

Beelzebub’s whining was constantly heard, but he ignored it lightly.

He could just prepare a grand feast for Beelzebub later. Right now, clearing the Gluttony Realm was the priority.

‘How should I cook the next one?’

While dealing with numerous monsters, Se-un had a faint smile on his face.

That’s because this was a place that even Se-un was clearing for the first time. It was a hidden trial that could be called a hidden floor, not just a hidden dungeon.

He was focusing more on combat than adventure now, but Se-un was an adventurer to the bone from the start.

Exploring new places and clearing them in new ways was Se-un’s calling.

“Amazing! It’s the first time I’ve seen such a great chef since then!”

“That guy would be good for the best main course.”

“MoooOOOO!”

What the chef had prepared at the end of the main course was a cow.

It had a mountain-like body, thick muscles like steel rippling on its body, and its eyes were dyed red with demonic energy.

After all, the main course of a course meal should be beef, right?

Whoosh.

Flames of hell soared above Se-un’s palm.

“Rare? Medium? Well-done?”

The chef left even this to Se-un.