Hell Inn: Rebirth - I Became a Chef in Hell

Chapter 44 "It's fucking delicious" restaurant

The first thing that catches your and Billies' eyes is an image with a huge title that reads, "The Mysterious Demon Returns! The Stars' New Darling 'LubbyRuffy'" (image not shown due to personal reasons).

The space that should have represented a person was replaced by a tall, mysterious black figure and a red question mark. On the other side of the long image was a portrait of the owner of the restaurant called 'LubbyRuffy'.

Judging from the menu and the overall decor, LubbyRuffy appears to be a restaurant run by a Gallic criminal.

You effortlessly swipe your finger across Viya's phone screen while quickly reading the useful information.

But after scrolling through the article several times, you realize that most of the content praises the celebrities for their excellent taste and even generously shares their exclusive recipes... This restaurant will likely become one of the most sought-after restaurants in the Arrogance Ring in the future.

"Every restaurant that the star personally visits becomes a hit, but so far no one knows the demon's real name and gender. However, I guess that a demon who can outrun the hellish paparazzi is no ordinary demon."

Perhaps because she had spent so much time with you, Viya's already soft voice now spoke in a gentle tone.

"But this demon is very capricious. He doesn't care about any of the hype he causes, nor does he care about cooperating with others. He seems to care about nothing... which is pretty cool."

"Pretender."

Seeing that Viya gave this mysterious demon such a high evaluation, Billy, who had been unconvinced from the beginning, quickly offered his own sharp comments from the side.

"You don't understand anything, old man."

Viya rolled her eyes.

"This mysterious demon appears at unpredictable times each time. I don't know if it's intentional or if it's hiding from the demons that are waiting for it... Oh, by the way! Did you know that there are still demons betting on which restaurant the stars will appear at in online social groups?"

Millie said this excitedly on your shoulder.

At the same time, she also took out her phone and placed it in front of you.

The mobile webpage displayed a voting website with the names of many restaurants in the Arrogant Ring and the number of votes they received.

You glanced casually over the place, noticing several familiar restaurant names along the way.

"Yes, because of the explosive popularity of the Stars' Revelation, there are imitations of the Stars' Revelation, and there are also people betting on Him... However, so far it seems that only this highly praised mysterious demon 'Stars' Revelation' stands out."

Moses swiped Millie's phone next to you.

"But don't the stars usually only visit one store once? How come He is suddenly stationed at a particular store?"

At this point, Moses, who seemed slightly confused by Millie's earlier remarks, scratched his head.

"Who knows? Maybe He was just tired? Or maybe this restaurant is really delicious?"

Millie, who didn't seem to care much about the "celebrity-sponsored" persona, shrugged indifferently.

"This shop has the recipes left by that mysterious person and the tokens left by him. These two points alone are enough to make most demons believe it without a doubt."

“He probably left these things as a simple mark at first. I guess He didn’t expect things to turn out this way.”

Viya put her phone away and started typing on it again, but you felt like she wasn't chatting with anyone, but searching for something else.

"In fact, many people who study the Stars' Revelation believe that this mysterious demon never thought he would become famous. Otherwise, he would not have ignored those famous demons who came to him for cooperation—unless he had other goals."

"That makes sense... but there are actually people researching this person? It's really... uh... it's hard to put into words."

I knew that most demons in hell were very idle, but I didn't expect you to be this idle. Your lips twitched.

"This is the store he just mentioned that has a host of celebrities personally overseeing it."

After Billies killed another group of assassins who had designs on Viya, the female demon, who looked particularly frail in comparison to you, leisurely held out her phone to the sinner from the East once again.

You have been standing on the street corner for quite some time now.

"It's so fucking delicious!"

Perhaps because of the store's name, you were momentarily at a loss for how to respond, and your speechless state unconsciously caused your entire face to scrunch up.

"If someone becomes famous but ends up having to run this restaurant... then this celebrity's taste is really not very good."

Your merciless evaluation.

While this name is slightly better than those of shops like Color Ring that make you worry about getting syphilis just by hearing them, it still sounds pretty outrageous.

"Oh! What's really interesting is the latest news about this restaurant. It seems that a group of celebrities are currently at that restaurant. How about it, are you interested?"

Perhaps finding your expression hilarious, the female demon, whose ultimate goal no longer seemed to be going to the restaurant, glanced at you with a smirk and then playfully nudged you with her elbow.

"The restaurant's slogan is even 'So delicious that two people can go there and neither of them would notice if they died.'"

With her eyelids drooping and looking lazy, Viya stared at her phone screen and chuckled as if she were watching a joke.

"...Since you've put it that way, then I'll have to comply, my lady."

Although you disliked the restaurant for using fake celebrity endorsements for marketing, you still nodded in agreement with a bit of reluctance.

The worst thing you can do when making friends is to spoil the fun.

Moreover, although Viya said she wanted to go with you, this little devil clearly intended to treat the restaurant as a place for amusement.

"awesome!"

Seeing that you seemed to have decided to eat at this restaurant, Millie and Moses, who had been joining in the fun, immediately gave you a high five on the shoulder to celebrate.

But Billies next to him seemed to have a different opinion.

"...Wait! Hold on a minute! This place looks like one of those trendy restaurants where the food is awful but they charge exorbitant prices, hoping to rip you off completely. We can't afford to go to a place like this."

Upon hearing that you were really planning to go to this restaurant called "So Delicious You'll Want to Die," Billy, who had been searching for information about "Celebrity Invitation" to avoid becoming disconnected from those around her, suddenly appeared and rejected your idea.

"Hey boss, don't be such a spoilsport!"

Seeing this, Millie, who knew exactly what kind of person Billies was, let out a long, disappointed sound.

After all, when it comes to money, one's boss's word is law and cannot be overturned.

I really hope he can be like that when it comes to salary.

"Yeah, boss, we rarely get to come here..."

Perhaps seeing his lover's somewhat disappointed mood, Moses, trying to salvage the situation, pointed his finger, intending to persuade his hellish, shrewish boss once more.

“Shut your sexy little mouth, Moses! If we can’t pay, I’ll hang you out the door and say it’s all this lunatic…”

Before Moses could finish speaking, Billy, swift as the wind, had already pinched the little devil's face with gritted teeth and forced him to shut his mouth.

It's so smooth, it's like watching a play.

You watched the whole thing and felt a surge of emotions.

"...As for this matter, you don't need to worry about it at all. I'll cover all the expenses for today. You just need to enjoy yourselves and protect Viya's safety."

Faced with the internal strife among the imps, you calmly separated Moses and Billies with one hand, and then uttered the most inspiring sentence for the imps that day in your unwavering voice.

"Holy crap! Really?"

The little devil who had just been stopping Moses from speaking was now hugging him, looking utterly shocked.

"Uh... Hello? Your food and entrance fees for today are all reimbursed by [unclear], okay?"

Seeing that the carefree Billies seemed to have lost his memory, Viya, who was standing next to him with her back bent, rolled her eyes and said something in an annoyed tone.

“But sir, we cannot let this kind-hearted sinner lady…”

After having eaten the sinners of the East all day, perhaps feeling that what he had done was indeed wrong, Moses, the most conscientious member of the IMP, weakly tried to say something.

But before he could say anything else, Billy, who was already holding him, immediately pinched his mouth shut again.

"You're asking for a meal from a sucker... uh, no, a kind-hearted demon and you refuse? You should be nailed to the pillar of shame in hell and exposed to everyone!"

Billies, his expression so exaggerated that his eyes were bloodshot, squeezed his employee like a paper cup.

You, watching the other person perform the whole thing on your shoulder: "..."

Viya, her face full of disgust, said, "If others knew I knew these guys... I'd rather kill myself."

...IMP's corporate career really is something you can see the end of at a glance.

Without offering any opinion, you silently and quietly followed the phone's navigation with Viya towards the "Delicious to Death" restaurant, your face expressionless.