CH 55

Chapter 55 A Way to Efficiently Raise the Cooking Skill Level

After completing our quota of attacking the kobold Room as usual, we went down to the 15th floor to hunt the orc general for the temporary B rank exam.

We encountered several orcs along the way, but they were all killed by Nina and Ian, who turned into battle junkies, and they turned into drop items before they could attack us….

Nina’s eyes are that of a carnivorous beast, and she has been saying, 「Meat… all you can eat meat…」, since a while ago….

Before hunting the orcs, I gave them permission to use some of the ingredients for themselves, but… I guess it was a mistake.

「Master~, how big is the orc general? An orc is about 2 meters tall, so it must be very big!」

Her voice is cheerful, but her face is serious….

It’s true that the meat of high-ranked monsters is delicious, but… do you really want to eat the orc general’s meat that badly?

…… Well, my stomach has been growling since a while ago, so I’m not one to talk….

「The Orc General I saw last time was about 3 meters tall. It looks just as ugly as an orc, but the meat is quite delicious.」

The Orc General’s meat has beautiful marbling and almost no animal smell.

The meat has a mild taste, but it has just the right amount of fat and sweetness, and this delicious meat can be used in a wide range of dishes, so it’s sold at a high price.

「The meat is a drop item in the labyrinth, so the amount of meat you can get from one is less than the amount you can get outside the labyrinth, but… since it drops as a reasonable-sized chunk of meat, just like regular orcs, I think Nina can handle it easily even with her small body.」

I see….

「Alright, Nina! You should make a steak after we’ve hunted the Orc General! There’s a safe zone behind the boss’s room, so let’s all eat our fill and then go home.」

「Yes! I wonder how it tastes like~ ♪」

The only material we have to deliver to the guild is the magic stone.

The meat will be stored in our stomachs.

「Bumoooo!」

When we opened the large gate of the boss room, there was an Orc General, which wasn’t much different from the one I saw before, roaring in the center of the room.

Oak General

Rank: B

Skills: Polearms 40, Body Strengthening 68, Command 3

「It’s big~! I hope the meat is big too~. Water Arrow! Water Arrow!」

「I agree. Air Cyclone! It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten the orc general’s meat, so I am really looking forward to it. Nina, I’m looking forward to your cooking.」

「Bumooo….」

………

It ended in 10 seconds.

Are you guys that hungry for high-quality meat?

Even though both of you eat the same food as me… food made with good ingredients….

「Huh? …… Where’s the meat?」

After the Oak General disappeared, what remained wasn’t a chunk of meat, but a round something that’s about the size of a basketball.

That’s….

「…… It is a rare drop, a testicle. It is said that the drop rate is about 10%….」

I don’t want that kind of rare drop!

Give me meat!

I remembered the taste of the oak General’s meat I ate a long time ago, so my stomach has been rumbling noisily since a while ago….

Change it to a normal drop!

「The orc general’s testicle is many times more effective as an aphrodisiac than normal a orc’s testicle. The testicles from the labyrinth are of particularly good quality, so the purchase price is higher….」

I don’t need it….

「…… It seems that the boss of the 15th floor will respawn in an hour, so let’s wait in front of the gate and try again. …… That filthy thing is worth some money, so go collect it.」

「Understood.」

「My delicious meat….」

Nina, I feel the same way.

Ah… my stomach is rumbling again….

I have to wait for another hour, huh….

「The smell of cooked meat sure makes you feel happy~」

「That’s right~. It was a very long one hour. Nom… so delicious~!」

The Orc General immediately turned into a lump of meat by Nina and I, who had reached our limit of patience.

Now it is being cooked, spreading an appetizing smell.

Nina (12)

Level: 69 (290/690)

Job: Slave (Master: Jink)

HP: 690/690

MP: 32/71

Skills: Swordsmanship 21, Body Strengthening 15, Shieldmanship 35, Water Magic 1, Earth Magic 1, Farming 2, Cooking 27

「Huh? Nina’s Cooking Skill has suddenly grown?」

「Really? Yay!」

「Perhaps… the Cooking Skill is easier to level up when she cooks with the materials she hunted herself.」

We had been killing only slimes and kobolds until now, so I didn’t notice it.

Assuming that the condition for leveling up the Cooking Skill is to cook with the materials she hunted herself….

「We can still raise our levels in the kobold room, but let’s raise our levels in the orc room next time. If Nina makes the food with the meat from the orcs we hunted, her Cooking Skill will improve efficiently!」

「I want to hunt the Orc General and cook its meat from time to time~. This sweet, aromatic smell and the gentle but deep taste… I want to eat it every day! …… Master, two extra steaks are ready!」

「Thank you. Nom. …… Delicious. Can make one more?」

…… I’ve decided!

Let’s drop by the boss room at least once during the leveling to help Nina level up!

If her Cooking Skill level goes up, this will taste even better.

「Nina, can I have two more?」

「Leave it to me! I’ll also have two more!」

The Orc General’s chunk of meat, which was fairly large, is now less than half….

Even if it takes time, I guess it would be better to come to the boss room once a day and collect the meat….