The Artist Who Paints Dungeon-Chapter 99

“It could have been intended as ‘cleanup’ rather than ‘punishment.’ It’s natural to want to get rid of people who break my rules, so I can’t say there’s no supervisor.”

“We need to know the results for sure so we can adjust the response level of the ‘black cloak’.... There was also advice from the former research team leader, Hunter Yoo Seong-woon.”

The black cloak wasn’t that important when he met a polite and kind person and showed them kindness. For the association, which had to consider all sorts of dangerous variables, the important thing was how this monster or whatever could harm humans.

“Isn’t there a way to find out the missing person’s location?”

“According to the witness’s testimony, he didn’t have a separate location tracking device.”

“Well, even if he had such an item, it’s possible it would have worked.”

“Still, it’s not enough to simply declare him missing and close the case.”

“Isn’t there a way to summon ‘Black Cloak’ separately?”

“I haven’t been able to find any information on that part yet.”

The association president opened his mouth amid the organized commotion.

“Let’s try to get the cooperation of the three major guilds.”

“...All three major guilds?”

“Yes, please contact the leaders of each guild.”

“Understood.”

Only the executives gathered here knew that ‘Black Cloak’ had another name, ‘Portrait of Geo.’ The person who bought it at the auction was none other than the collector, Bisabal. He was the head of the collector’s guild.

So asking for cooperation from the three major guilds here was no different from asking Bisabal to directly ask about the results related to the disappearance of Hunter Park Eun-gyeom.

Bisabal or ‘Portrait of Geo’ might be offended by such a direct and explicit request, but... .

“The collector will be more than happy to help if you show no intention of touching the artwork. I don’t know how ‘Black Cloak’ will react, but the curators of the collection will directly manage and understand the situation, so if things really get dangerous, they will refrain from doing so.”

Above all, judging from the direction the collection was moving, the curator currently in charge of ‘Portrait of Geo’ was most likely Gardener Yoo Seong-un.

He was a very serious person when it came to dealing with the existence of the source, so there was no harm in trying either way.

“We’ll wrap up this agenda here.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

“Then the next agenda is....”

The association was always busy.

So getting help from friends was often necessary.

Meanwhile, the peaceful cabin in the portrait.

“Today’s content is.”

Geo declared.

“It has been decided to be Gambas.”

“Gurururur.”

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Honey cried out in joy.

“Kuruk, kuk, gururururur.”

“Calm down, son. Gambas won’t fly like you when you rush them.”

The name of ‘Black Cloak’ has spread widely in the world, especially in Korea, but the details were not Geo’s business.

The ultimate positive mind who accepted the life of a portrait because he didn’t want to pay rent was just thinking about his meal peacefully today.

“I said gambas, but... hmm.”

Sergio, a great gourmet and big eater, had the biggest content in his life to decide what to eat.

Geo, who lives in a dream cabin with abundant time, energy, and capital, devoted his mind and body to preparing meals.

“Gambas al Ajillo is the original official name, right?”

“Kur?”

“Gambas is shrimp, Ajillo is garlic.”

“Kurur...?”

“Yes, if you translate it directly, it’s shrimp and garlic stir-fry.”

In fact, he said, ‘I’m going to make gambas,’ but what Geo was going to make today was completely different from the original.

“There’s no shrimp in the first place.”

The only thing they had in common was that they would use bitter olive oil and garlic. However, since the method of making them would be quite similar, Geo decided not to change his words.

“Honey, you know that club I saw last time? If you go to the warehouse, there’s a club I cleaned.”

“Crunch.”

“Go down with Dana and take as much as you want, including Dana and Grandpa’s. If there’s anything you want in the warehouse, take it out together.”

“Crunch.”

Honey nodded vigorously and flew over to land on Dana’s head.

Dana, who was lying on the floor, which was slightly warm as the spring breeze blew, flailed her front paws like a cat that had spilled.

“Crunch.”

“...Muaaaaang....”

Jooooooooook―.

Dana got up from her seat and stretched out her legs in an arched manner, moving her feet quickly.

Jio nodded at the sight of the two children disappearing, carrying a small basket made to fit Dana’s body in their mouths.

“We’re getting along well.”

“Kuu?”

The sun god asked if Dana could go to the freezing cold ice storage, but Jio shook his head.

“Dana is not the family I drew, so she might be affected by this forest, but she was so cold and strictly speaking, she wasn’t a normal creature, so there was no problem going to the ice storage. Dana wouldn’t get sick because of the cold, unless she went to another dangerous place.”

Jio thought to himself as he calmed the elders of the household.

‘You’re particularly concerned about Dana.’

Jio understood that feeling. Honey would come to get the attention and affection she deserved today, but Dana would often not know where the child was if she was left alone.

‘She doesn’t cry unless it’s time to eat...’

She seemed to be worried about the sun god a lot because she would disappear when she didn’t really want to eat.

She survived well in that barren ‘vein of jewels’, so I didn’t think anything bad would happen, but anyway, I could respect her enough because her grandfather said so.

“Then I’ll....”

Seafood becomes tough if heated for too long. The clubs and trumpets that Honey and Dana would bring were going to be added at the very end, so Geo could just do the rest.

“Honey and Dad don’t like spicy food that much, so I’ll put in just the right amount of spices.”

“Kuu, ku.”

“Yes, I’ll adjust it so that you can enjoy the flavor, so don’t worry too much.”

“Ku....”

“Spicy food certainly wasn’t that common in Giovanni’s world. It might feel unfamiliar.”

Gio poured olive oil generously into a shallow, wide square pen.

“But spicy food was very developed in the town of Edlan.”

“Kuu?”

“I also thought it was unusual. Usually, in coastal towns where you can often find fresh seafood, spicy spices aren’t used much....”

In principle, spices are used to make the flavor richer, but they are also used to cover up the unpleasant smell of ingredients.

It was also common on Earth to use strong, stimulating pepper powder to mask the gamey smell of meat or seafood.

“It was a hot and humid climate. The annual temperature difference was also large. Since it was an environment where ingredients would spoil easily, they extended the preservation period by using spicy food... or maybe they were trying to achieve a sterilizing effect.”

Above all, the specialty of Edelun Village was seafood such as clubs and trumpets, but there was a region among the neighboring villages that specialized in spices.

Since it was easy to obtain such spices, it may have been a good environment for the development of spicy foods in various ways.

“Among the representative dishes of Edelun Village, there was spicy fried fish. It was a menu that was often sold at taverns, and if you asked, you could add dry bread and dip it in red oil.”

“Kuuu...?”

“It was spicy, but it went especially well with bread thanks to the unique flavor of tomatoes and the rich oil of the fish. The fish used there was particularly oily and plump, and the oil that flowed out of it was truly ecstatic.”

“Kuu....”

“Now that I think about it, it would have been nice if we could have added pasta noodles.”

Recalling that memory, I decided that the gambas I was making this time would also be served with bread and noodles.

“I have ciabatta and baguette that I made last time, and I think it would be good to lightly bake them both in the oven. Which do you like better, olive ciabatta or cheese ciabatta? I also have a baguette baked with dried tomatoes.”

“Kuk-kuk-kuk....”

“Yes, you’re wise. I’ll follow my father’s advice and give them all a little bit. Dana may not know, but Honey is a big eater like me, so she’ll be able to enjoy it without any leftovers. It’s a good thing I baked the bread in advance.”

Knowing that Geo was very interested in cooking, Yoo Seong-woon often gave him ingredients as gifts.

It included unique flour and vegetables that could only be purchased in the current world, and Geo happily owed Yoo Seong-woon a favor.

‘I should treat him like an older brother.’

He was full of the composure of an adult, capable, and had a gentle personality, so he was friendly. In order to survive in this hellish Republic of Korea, Geo decided to faithfully cling to Yoo Seong-woon today as well.

“Ah, it would be delicious to eat cream cheese and smoked salmon on top of a baguette....”

Even if it wasn’t salmon, thinly sliced ​​sausage or ham would also be a great combination. Geo brought the dried fish from the ‘Breathing Sea’ that was drying in the yard and sliced ​​it thinly and widely.

“Good, it’s dried well.”

“Kuk-kuk.”

“I’ll leave the preparation to my father.”

He sliced ​​the garlic that he had previously prepared into not too thin pieces and poured it onto the pen that had not yet heated up.

The teddy bear, who was slicing a baguette with sun-dried tomatoes sprinkled on it, turned to Geo at the sound of something pouring out.

“Kku?”

“Huh? There’s nothing wrong.”

“... Kku?”

“This much garlic should be normal.”

“... ... .”

The teddy bear soon gave up and started slicing the baguette. Thanks to the doll having fingers, it seemed that he could cut it with a knife, if only barely. Geo continued cooking the gambas with relief.

‘You have to put the garlic in at a low temperature so that the oil can release its flavor.’

One thing to be careful of is that if you leave the garlic in the olive oil for too long, it will burn.

However, the garlic grown in this forest cabin was particularly hard and had large grains, so even if you leave {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} it in long enough to bring out its flavor, it wouldn’t suddenly burn out.

“And....”

Geo took out the dried Milky Way Mary.

“Where was the pestle?”

“Kuuu.”

“Oh, I see. Thank you for letting me know.”

Thanks to the sun god’s instructions, I was able to take out the pestle that had been shoved in the cupboard. The Milky Way Mary, which had been dried in the sun, was black and transparent and shiny, but its grains were too hard to break with my hands.

Crack, crack.

“.......”

A spicy and pungent scent rose.

‘It’s similar to pepper, after all.’

Should I say it was pepper with a hint of chili pepper scent?

‘It won’t be spicy even if I put in a lot, so let’s put in a little more.’

The scent of pepper is highly volatile, so if you leave it for too long, the scent won’t come out well. However, Milky Way Mary didn’t have that, and its strong scent lasted a long time, so it would be fine to put it in olive oil by now.

“I put in some pepper too....”

Next came the weeping.

“I’ll just put a little bit of this in.”

“.......”

“If the spicy scent is too weak, it’ll be too oily and you won’t be able to eat a lot.”

“...Kkuu... .”

“Trust this son.”

When cooking with a lot of oil like this, dried spices were better. This was because when moisture enters the heated oil, an eco-friendly and high-performance bomb is completed.

‘And I dried the ul-eum-ja-ri ​​in advance for this day that will come someday.’

If ul-eum-ja-ri ​​is dried in the sun for more than a month, it turns pink and has a very sweet taste. However, when I dried it gently on a slightly heated pen in the house, not in the sun, like roasting a rat, its spicy scent became stronger.

‘The color is still blue-green, so it feels noticeably different from red pepper powder...’

Still, the scent was similar.

‘The sweet smell that made the scent overly complicated has also disappeared a lot.’

The ul-eum-ja-ri ​​that was completely dried by fire was as fluffy as a thin blue-green Korean paper, and the ends were crinkled like lace. When I put in the ul-eum-ja-ri ​​cut into appropriate sizes, the spicy scent that had been quiet even when the Milky Way Mary was added was clear. It started to come out.

“This is it.”

“Kku.”

“.......”

Geo, who had clenched his fist without realizing it, lowered his arm.

“...It won’t be very spicy.”

Oh really.

He pretended to be a court lady just in case, because of the suspicious gaze that didn’t go away, but it wasn’t that spicy after all.

Even Sergio, who didn’t have a great tolerance for spicy food, thought that if it was this good, even a teddy bear with a mild appearance wouldn’t have a big problem tasting it.

“Really.”

“.......”

“If a father doesn’t trust his son, who will trust me?”

“Kku.”

“Abusing trust? This is the kind of trust that is meant to be used in times like this.”

Unfortunately, the suspicion of the spicy kid wasn’t something that could be easily dispelled.

The adults who had wasted their time continued a strange standoff until Honey and Dana arrived.