Hell Inn: Rebirth - I Became a Chef in Hell

Chapter 49 The true "deliciousness that two people can eat without one of them dying."

"Oh...really? That's a wonderful surprise."

The first person to show surprise was Viya.

When you asked if she wanted to try what you were wearing, she put down her fork, and her previously lifeless eyes suddenly lit up.

Although the little devils of IMP had never tasted ■■■'s cooking, Viya had and knew just how amazing the female sinner's cooking was.

After the other person said that, you silently pulled out a wooden box that looked very expensive from your wide sleeve.

This is the box you use to store snacks that have "relatively succeeded in taste".

The box you touched was obviously expensive just by looking at it.

A ten-inch rectangular wooden box made of pear wood, with a simple yet exquisite honeysuckle pattern carved on the surface.

Perhaps because you've been storing sweets in it for years, the wooden box even carries a faint fragrance of pastries.

It doesn't have a very sweet or cloying scent, but it's still quite fragrant.

"Ooh—"

Moses and Millie stared at the valuable items you took out with sparkling eyes, their little devil tails swaying behind them, looking incredibly excited.

"This thing looks expensive... but I'm more curious about how you managed to put it in your sleeve?"

Billy, seemingly unconcerned, curiously pulled open your sleeve, but all he could see was the black lining you were wearing underneath.

"I have my own way, darling."

Faced with Billy's curiosity, you deliberately avoided the topic and gave a sly smile.

She wasn't afraid to show off her embarrassing cooking skills, but worried that these native demons from hell wouldn't be used to the food. She gently shooed the little devil who was still tugging at her sleeve back to his seat, and then opened the precious wooden box with a helpless smile.

"Because I am from the Porcelain Country... You probably wouldn't know even if I told you, but all you need to know is that there are cultural differences between me and your entire hell."

"Most of the pastries I make aren't that sweet... You can try them if you don't mind."

Viya thought that golden light would emerge after you opened the wooden box, because she felt that the appearance of the pastries you made was worthy of emitting golden light.

The classic, elegant, and distinctly oriental dark-colored food box is divided into three compartments.

One compartment holds lifelike deep red peonies, another holds delicate pink peach blossoms emitting wisps of white steam, and the last contains a brown dessert that looks like a cookie but smells slightly different, with a chubby little bird printed on it.

You filled the box with these exquisitely crafted desserts, making it look like a field trip with flowers in full bloom, even though it's only a ten-inch box.

“…Fuck.”

Billy, who had never seen anything like this before, stared in shock and uttered a simple exclamation.

"These are local specialties from my hometown: peony pastry, peach blossom cake, and walnut pastry."

Your gaze swept over the pastries in the box, which could hardly be described as exquisite, and your tone was flat.

"I used raspberries and other ingredients in the peony pastry. It tastes sweet and sour and the texture is probably a bit soft. Because of the appearance, I sacrificed some of the texture."

"I used a peach-flavored outer layer for the peach blossom cake. Because it's made with fresh fruit juice, the aroma might not be as strong... Oh, by the way, the filling inside the peach blossom cake contains vanilla ice cream and peach ice cream. These are all handmade by myself, so please be aware of this when eating it."

"The walnut shortbread may be lighter in flavor and less sweet than the cookies you usually eat. If you don't mind, you can eat it like a regular cookie."

As a chef, you are demonstrating your dedication to the fullest at this moment, explaining things to the four stunned demons before you with utmost care.

"This...is this really edible? Miss, are you sure you didn't take out a work of art?"

Moses carefully held your seemingly fragile peony pastry and asked you this question in disbelief.

"And...crispy pastries?"

The little devil noticed that you used the word "Pastry".

"Oh! My favorite! I've been wanting this for so long!"

Upon seeing the peach blossom cake, Viya, visibly delighted, clapped her hands on the spot, then quickly grabbed the pink pastry from the box and took a bite.

"Oh! What an unexpected bonus, there's even peach pulp inside."

After taking a bite, Viya, who looked like an ordinary little girl at that moment, showed a happy and satisfied expression.

Seeing that even Viya, who usually looked down on everything, could make such an expression, the Moses and Millie couple, who weren't as wary, followed her example and each took a piece of pastry from the food box and took a bite.

Moses ate peony flower pastries, while Millie ate peach blossom cakes.

Soon you could see shock and disbelief in their expressions.

"How about it?"

You prop your head up and gaze at the two little devils from a foreign land with a detached look.

You can tell they were really focused on eating; their expressions clearly conveyed, "I don't have time to talk!"

"Mmmmmm—! My God! My goodness! Little Mo! This pastry melts in your mouth!"

Millie, who was making a sharp, popping sound that was common among girls, held her face in her hands.

You could see that her eyes were practically sparkling with stars.

"Madam, I swear I've never tasted such a unique dessert in my entire life!"

Moses, who seemed reluctant to take a second bite, continued to chew his food while looking at you with a shocked expression. "How did you manage to balance the sourness and sweetness so well? The texture is delicate and refreshing, and the taste is so sophisticated... And how did you manage to make the image so realistic? Making such a dessert must take a lot of time, right?"

"Don't ask her, she can't answer."

While chewing on your walnut pastry, Viya calmly replied to Moses on your behalf.

"Don't disbelieve me. I asked her for the recipe before, and I think it's not a problem with the recipe at all, but a problem with her hands."

"..."

"All right?"

Seeing that Viya had ruthlessly extinguished his hopes, Moses hesitated before believing her.

"Tch, I'd like to see if it's as amazing as you all claim!"

Although not young, Billy, who always loves to disagree, saw that his own employee had given your dessert such high praise, and immediately, not believing it, grabbed a walnut tart from the food box and stuffed it into his mouth...

Then he choked very obviously.

"...Drink water! Drink water now!"

Seeing this, Moses quickly grabbed the lemonade from the table and poured it into Billies' mouth, while Millie next to him also quickly and considerately patted Billies' back.

But you don't know how Billies managed it; he was clearly choked by your walnut cookies, but he stubbornly refused to cough up a single bite.

After he calmed down a bit, his eyes flashed with malice, and he stuffed several pastries from the food box into his mouth in one go, not even leaving the half left on Millie and Moses' plates.

"Hey!"

"Boss!!"

The young couple, who were almost amused by their own boss's thuggish behavior, simultaneously issued angry rebukes.

Having already taken her portion, Viya, who had narrowly escaped the robbery by grabbing the plate, looked disgusted and said, "This is really... disgusting."

"Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh! Ugh ...!"

As a chef, you're certainly happy to see that a demon likes your desserts, but you really can't understand what Billies, whose mouth is full of desserts and probably already tastes off, is saying. And you admit that you're a little taken aback by Billies's excessively wild eating habits... well, that's it.

"What he meant was that he felt the compliment 'so delicious that two people could eat together and one of them wouldn't even notice if they died' should be given to you, not to this lousy restaurant."

Moses, looking rather annoyed, silently rummaged through your food box to find his and Millie's portions, explaining this to you while giving his boss a disdainful look as he gulped down water.

Oh, it was the team voice chat.

"I hereby declare that, regardless of whether there are any stars present to witness the victory, [name of champion] has won the championship."

Perhaps because she noticed that your mood hadn't fluctuated much, Viya, who finally smiled because she was eating something delicious, raised her hand and said this quietly.

"Does anyone object?"

After Viya asked that question, IMP's little devils reached an astonishing consensus with her for the first time.

Seeing the four demons in front of you who seemed to really enjoy your desserts, you, as the chef, were naturally happy. However, adhering to your professionalism, you somehow managed to pull out four cards from your sleeve.

"This is the evaluation card. Would you mind giving me some suggestions?"

You calmly hand the card in your hand to the four demons sitting at the table enjoying your dessert.

But right now, apart from Viya, the other three look visibly bewildered.

"Oh, here comes the classic part, ■■■ will invite you to give your feedback after you've eaten her food... It was the same when I wrote to her before and she sent me snacks."

Viya, who seemed to know you inside and out, explained this with a helpless smile.

"That's really an interesting thing to do. Even though you don't have a store, I think you're much more responsible than most stores."