Hell Inn: Rebirth - I Became a Chef in Hell

Chapter 66: A Flower of Blood and Flesh

**Warning: Contains potentially disturbing content!**

Amidst the low-class flirting, you, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"……what?"

The young female demon, whose head was covered by a hood, thought she had misheard.

But ■■■'s voice is so distinctive.

She would recognize her emotionless, flat voice, as if she were discussing "the weather is nice today," even if it were burned to ashes.

Moreover, she quickly realized from the bursts of laughter of the sinners around her that the seemingly random remark had indeed been made by ■■■.

"Hey girl! I told you to get lost! Don't push your luck!"

It might be because their trip was indeed important, but it seemed that several members of their team were genuinely considering "wasting time."

The burly criminal tossed the tattered, half-armed Billy to another criminal nearby as if he were picking up a wildcat, and then immediately charged at you menacingly.

The burly criminal who seemed to have a lot of authority appeared to be taller than you.

He was originally wearing slouchy trousers, but now he had a cheap belt tied around his waist, with a string of modified, tattered brass knuckles hanging from it.

But when faced with a weapon that supposedly "can cause fatal harm to sinners," you merely glanced at it and looked away.

Judging from the aura above, the white part on the knuckle duster should have been modified with angel steel—but if he hadn't attached angel weapons to it, that thing might still be able to hurt you, but if he had... uh.

Because you're bored, you just stand there without doing anything.

Perhaps seeing that you remained unmoved, even indifferent, the burly, unidentified criminal's temple veins bulged, clearly indicating that he was angry.

He took his brass knuckles off his belt, seemingly intending to teach you a lesson—

But in the blink of an eye, the menacing man suddenly stopped less than half a meter away from you.

Upon realizing that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move an inch, the male demon immediately understood that this was the "good deed" you had done.

He was about to yell at you, but he suddenly found that he couldn't open his mouth, as if it were glued shut.

The burly criminal's obvious abnormality quickly attracted the attention of his accomplices.

Perhaps because they didn't expect you to actually attack them when you were alone, the male criminals immediately started glaring at you.

"What have you done, you filthy woman?! We've really been too kind to you!?"

"Damn it, I don't believe you can take on more than a dozen of us at the same time!?"

"She kept coming back for trouble after I told her to get lost? That's awesome, hahaha! Today I'm going to fuck this bitch!"

The other kidnappers, who had just been standing there watching the show, weren't stupid either.

Upon noticing the burly criminal approaching, you seemed to freeze in place. Several male criminals immediately swarmed you from different directions—

...Ha, the stuff in hell is surprisingly united in times like this.

Standing still without moving, the expression on your face could even be described as boring.

You simply can't be bothered to figure out where these guys' stupidity and confidence come from.

Similarly, the moment those sinners rushed towards you, they also froze in place, just like the burly sinners before them.

The chaotic footsteps, laughter, and shouts that had been echoing in the alley came to an abrupt halt.

You, who hadn't moved an inch from beginning to end, slowly walked around the male sinner in front of you, who reeked of stench.

When you pass by him, you don't even bother to give him a glance.

The sharp heels of the Eastern sinner's riding boots tapped on the ground, producing a crisp and pleasant "clack-clack" sound.

Before they could even react to what had just happened, the IMP imps were gently lifted from the still demonic hands and then carried obediently toward the direction of ■■■.

"Ouch! What the hell are you doing?! Don't pull my arm, it fucking hurts!... Huh?"

Billy, floating in the air, was quite unpleasant. Even after you saved him, the little devil kept cursing and swearing as he found himself being stretched by that force.

But after the "click" sound, Billies, who had already planned how to let out a shrill scream, looked at his arm, which he could now move freely, with some surprise.

"Oh... wait? It seems I can move around freely now...? So you've cured me?"

Billy, who had never seen such an ability in Hell before, showed a look of surprise and curiosity that could almost be described as "naive".

His right shoulder had been dislocated when he was protecting Viya, thanks to the impact from that burly man. But after his arm was wrapped in the force of [unclear], he felt that his arm didn't hurt as much as before.

"It's not that I'm cured, I've just repositioned your arm and reduced your pain. If you want to fully recover, I advise you not to move it around too much."

Despite enduring so much stench, you maintained your composure, responding calmly as you moved like a nimble shadow among the frozen kidnappers.

The tail of the Eastern Sinner spun twice unimpeded in the alley, making the tall female demon appear nimble and swift.

"Viya, are you alright? I'm sorry I'm a little late."

Regardless of the circumstances, you apologized first and then steadily took Viya's extremely thin body from the skinny kidnapper's hands before carefully removing the hood that had been roughly put on her head.

The ink-flowing dragon that slipped from your wrist rustled and chewed through the ropes binding Viya's hands and feet before obediently returning to your sleeve.

The little owl standing in front of you looks rather disheveled; the knitted hat she always wears on her head now looks like it has survived a huge ordeal.

Meanwhile, Viya in your arms was stiff like a bird that had been startled, her pink eyes wide open and unblinking.

"...Okay, okay, it's all over now."

Seeing the other person like this, you, who really don't know how to comfort people, didn't ask the stupid question "How are you?" or force her to talk.

If you get too emotional at this moment, Viya will also feel bad, so you should maintain a normal tone and calmness.

...But that doesn't mean you don't care about Viya.

Knowing you're completely inept at handling these kinds of situations and not good at comforting people, you could only gently smooth down the feathers that had all puffed up on Viya's neck with your hands, being as careful as possible.

The fingers of the sinner from the East are cold, so cold that they have no warmth at all.

But her movements were gentle and composed, without being impolite or overly urgent.

She just stood quietly in front of her. Although she wasn't enthusiastic, Viya could still see a hint of worry in her always indifferent expression.

"...Darling, are you hurt?"

Seeing that Viya had no reaction, you knew that the young nobleman in front of you might be a little frightened, so you tried to soften your usually emotionless voice.

To avoid appearing too condescending, you, who are significantly taller than the other person, slowly bend down.

Once you were at eye level with Viya, but not too impolite, you reached out and carefully smoothed the messy feathers at the corner of her eye.

But right after you did that, you noticed that Viya seemed to shake the entire city, and then—like a little rocket, the whole bird flew into your arms.

She didn't make much noise, only using her two slender arms to hold your waist.

Caught off guard by the sudden hug, you let out a short "uh".

The black robe of the Eastern sinner billowed in the air for a moment, like the expanding feathers of a bird.

They hovered arrogantly in the air for a moment, as if protecting the girl in her arms, before falling back down. The cool sleeves finally landed on the little girl's thin shoulders like a mother's caress.

A hint of surprise flashed in your eyes, and you widened your eyes slightly, but quickly reached out and gently hugged Viya back.

Upon witnessing this scene, you notice that Billies, still floating in the air with his arms crossed, seems to be looking at you with a mixture of envy and confusion.

Meanwhile, Millie and Moses beside him were checking each other for wounds.

Seeing this, you didn't say anything, but silently let the little devils floating in the air land on your shoulders and head.

Billy didn't stand on ceremony. After landing on your shoulder, he naturally and smoothly hugged you as well—...as if he were seamlessly joining your warm moment with Viya.

"Damn it... I don't know what you did... but someone who ruins our plans like this will die a horrible death!!"

The skinny man, whose mouth had been deliberately unbound by you, lay stiffly in the van, shouting unwillingly.

"Silly girl! Do you know who we work for?!"

Perhaps because he realized that you had completely ruined his business deal, the skinny man, who seemed particularly unwilling to accept it, started shouting and yelling.

...The idiots in hell are so noisy.

You regret breaking the spell that sealed the other person's mouth after not getting any important information from them.

"Fuck you... nobody here cares who your backer is, okay?"

Just as you subtly took two steps back with Viya to avoid contaminating her with her foul odor, Viya suddenly lifted her little head from your arms and cursed in a tone as if she had been crying.

The little girl's "fuck you" sounded so soft and gentle, you were really afraid that Viya's insult from a teenager might actually give the other person a thrill.

……

But it doesn't really matter anymore.

You stared indifferently at the skinny man lying in the van, as if he were a corpse.

"Oh, that's scary... So tell me, who's your backer?"

Billies seemed quite curious, but his arms were crossed, though his expression was one of disdain.

"Kidnapping this noble girl was ordered by one of the 3Vs. You don't know that the person next to you is a native noble from hell? You're such a clueless idiot!"

"Furthermore, you should understand the consequences of offending the 3Vs in the Pride Ring... Ughhhhhh!!!"

……

After the other party introduced themselves as 3V and repeatedly emphasized Viya's identity, you felt like an idiot for having such high expectations, and inexplicably felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation and embarrassment.

Unwilling to listen to any further explanations, you expressionlessly sealed his mouth again, then used your strength to suspend him in the air of the alley like a piece of cured meat.

After the other party finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly fell into a state of intense awkwardness and silence.

"..."

"Uh... ■■■You...you listen to my explanation, it's not what you think...I..."

Seeing her identity being exposed without reservation, Viya, who hadn't done anything wrong, suddenly panicked and stammered a few words next to you.

The little owl with the deep voice seemed to be trying to explain something to you, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

Not knowing what to say next, Viya looked like a child who had made a mistake.

She tilted her beak, her head hanging low in dejection, as if deep in thought. But her right hand gripped your sleeve tightly.

"Hey! Little girl, I told you so! You should have said you were from nobility from the start! Do you think the sinner would care?"

Seeing that the atmosphere had suddenly become awkward, Billy, whose emotional intelligence seemed to have been devoured by something, suddenly made this nonchalant remark from the side.

"Shut up, boss!" "Say less, boss!"

Seeing this, the quick-witted Millie Moses immediately reached out and covered Billies' mouth.

"..."

"...Viya, do you like flowers?"

But in the midst of this awkward atmosphere, the Eastern Sinner, seemingly completely unconcerned about the farce, did not continue with what appeared to be the most serious topic at hand.

The tall, oriental sinner, who maintained a frighteningly calm demeanor throughout, repeated the extremely abrupt question once again in a nonchalant tone.

Feeling a little guilty and suspicious, Viya opened her mouth.

She looked up, puzzled, at ■■■ whose face even held a gentle smile.

"..."

"I guess... it's alright? I probably prefer the flowers of the human world... I've heard my dad talk about the flowers of the human world."

"Even an ordinary sea of ​​flowers can sometimes resemble a sky full of stars... So, maybe, maybe I still like flowers."

Although I don't understand why you would ask such a question at this time, or what the point of the question is, Viya still answered you seriously—though her tone was a little hesitant.

"Oh... really? That's great."

The moment Viya finished answering, you let out a low laugh, then calmly reached out and clenched your fist in mid-air.

When the Eastern sinner did this, what Viya noticed first was the bulging veins on the back of her hand, which seemed to be throbbing due to some kind of emotion.

For some reason, your skillful movements give the impression that you've been waiting for this moment for a long time.

And so, in just a moment, from the burly sinner who first rushed towards you, to those sinners whose bodies tilted as they ran towards you... and the skinny man who was suspended in mid-air by you.

Accompanied by a series of dull "thumps" and a chilling sound of bones twisting—

In just a few seconds, the alleyway that had been occupied by the kidnappers was filled with red mist.

As you finished your action, the heads of those sinners exploded in the air into flowers of blood and flesh.

Fragments of blood and bone were fixed in the air into "petals" of various shapes.

Their brains, on the other hand, were preserved intact in the bloodstream that was suspended in the air, appearing chaotic yet aesthetically pleasing.

The sinners whose heads were blown apart didn't even have time to utter a pitiful cry before becoming silent human "bouquets." But the most tragic of all were the skinny sinners you hung in the air.

Because he only exploded after you had kneaded his body into a ball of flesh and blood.

You may not know whether he felt pain or despair when you crushed him into a ball of flesh in silence, but he was definitely the largest and most prominent flower in the entire "bouquet" you presented to Viya.

You secretly want him to like you and make you the center of attention, but even if he has objections, you won't let him voice them.