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"What?..." the fuck.
?!!
In front of him there are 4 roast turkeys, maybe others who saw it would be delight, but not for Cale.
Well... He'd be delight if all the roast turkeys were in the normal state. The problem is, there's only one that looks normal.
The other three looked half raw, yellow like a lemon, and the other one was charcoal black with toppings on it.. humm what is that? Gold sprinkles?
He bet that the normal ones were made by Beacrox team, whereas the black as charcoal ones must be Choi Han's team and who suggested sprinkling gold must be Alberu.
Choi Han was not only bad at lying, but also at cooking. It was known by everyone.
Yet, the raven insisted on wanting to participate the competition and of course, Cale agreed. He afraid that if the single-lifer wasn't allowed to participate, he would turn upside-down the mountain or in the worst case would kill him.
...
Flashback
“Human, human..” Raon shouted from a distance and immediately shot towards Cale at the speed of light. Cale who saw that wished he could use his power of the unbreakable silver shield.
Unfortunately, he had already promised not to use his ancient powers with his family.
PUKK
“Uff.. It hurts,” Cale muttered whilst rubbing his stomach.
"You're so weak, human! Even though I've already slowed down my speed," exclaim Raon.
If you know my body is weak, why are you still doing that.. tsk
Even though Cale thinks that way. He still gently patted the black scaly body. Cale felt that something was missing and looked left and right around him.
Seeing his human distracted as if looking for something or someone, Raon said, "Noona and Hyung are with Lemonade Grandpa and Beacrox, once their business is over, they will be here soon. Human, you don't need to worry," Raon was keen unlike certain someone.
“Humm,” Cale humming.
The peaceful atmosphere there made Cale want to sleep again. Cale decided to close his eyes and surrender to darkness. That's what he wanted to do until ..
"Young master, it's not good if you sleep in the rocking chair for more than 6 hours, your back will be sore"
"That's right, nya~"
"That's true, nya~"
- He didn't realize that he was torturing me here. hiks.. hiks.. I work like a slave (Crybaby)
- Be patient, his head is sturdy like my power. Very stubborn. I have advised him many times about his health and he has never done anything. (Super rock)
- He said he wanted to be a rich slacker. But he just stayed in the room, I couldn't stand the urge to spend money anymore. AARGGHHH (Cheapskate)
- I want to steal the bad guys' value again. (Sound of the wind)
- SHUT YOUR XXXX MOUTH. (Sky eating water)
- Hiks, I'm hungry. (Glutton Priest)
The voices of Ron and the two cat tribe along with the ancient powers's screaming in his head made Cale startle and not sleepy anymore.
"Yes, yes." Cale replied as he glanced at the items On and Hong were carrying in their human forms.
“What's that?”
"Here, take a look," On explained as she removed the cover of the basket, "It's turkey~ We got a lot from citizens, they said they gave us this because it's almost Christmas and as a small tribute to you because you beat the white thing, nya!”
That's right, he's done Calebab and is taking a break in the black castle. To be precise, his family forced him to do that. Right, he gladly accepted it. His slacker life is no #1 after all.
"Yeah, they also sent this to Henituse Estate so they won't running out of stock," Hong added.
Hmm, why would they run out of stock? Don't tell me they brought a whole farm here. Ha ha ha. No, that's impossible. Even though they called me with that cheesy nickname, did they forget that I used to be trash?
Cale continued to deny the reality.
"We'll cook all kinds of turkey, nya~"
"Wow cool, nya~"
"By the way, this is our first time tasting turkey." Once again, On and Hong's voices chiming this time with Raon.
"You haven't? At all?" Cale asked while furrowing his brows.
"That's your fault, human!" Raon point his paw at his father figure.
Cale frowned deeper, “Me? Why?”
"Whose fault is eating steak every day!" Accused Raon.
"You know, you can ask Beacrox to cook another meal, right?"
"That, it's up to me!" Raon stuttered, then flying towards his siblings leaving Cale who was looking at him with a puzzle look.
He didn't want to admit that while eating steak with Cale, he always content of the treatment he got. Cale will cut the meat then feed it to him. Lastly he'll wipe his mouth which was splattered with sauce full of attention.
Raon flew one of the turkeys with his flight magic then stated, "I just found out the shape of a turkey like this."
"It looks the same as chicken, nya~" say On and Hong at the same time.
“Indeed, they're still one ordo anyway,” Cale told them and nodding his head.
Cale got up from his rocking chair, but all of sudden his legs felt cramped from sitting too long.
Ron who had been quietly standing beside Cale instantly helped him up, “Aigoo, young master, you better not just spend time in your room,”
Didn't you guys tell me not to go anywhere? He didn't dare say it out loud afraid of the servant's benign smile.
"You should exercise, nya~"
"My noona is right! You were already skinny, but now you look like a stickman. Don't you want to have a strongbuilt body like Choi Han, nya?"
Please, don't compare me to this novel protagonist, darn it. I'm just a side character and I'm a minor villain.
"Ahh! I have an idea, how about we have an outdoor activity??" Raon's suggestion.
"I'm bored of having picnics, nya~"
"What if we do different activities, nya?"
Cale no longer listened to what the children were talking about and focused his steps towards his bed. Just as his ass landed on the silky sheet, the children came rushing towards him.
"Human, can we have a competition?" Raon asked with sparkling eyes.
"We had a discussion earlier and we agreed to hold a cooking competition, nya~"
"Turkey cooking competition! I've seen in the market someone sells roasted turkey and it looks very delicious, nya!" Hong said while shoving the turkey into Cale's face.
“Don't bring it close to my face, it smells fishy, Hong” Cale said as he covered his nose.
"It's not a fish, nya~"
“Yeah, whatever,” Cale gave up on explaining further. "If you really want to eat roast turkey, all you have to do is ask Beacrox to make it or just buy it at the market. No need to bother doing it yourself and do you guys know how to cook it?" Cale explained.
"Then you'll never leave this room, nya!"
"I can ask Grandpa Goldie, he knows everything!"
“Do you agree, Cale?” On asked the redhead's approval.
There was no way Cale could refuse that request especially since the children were his weakness, “Do what you want.”
- Finally, I can eat a lot of turkey! (Glutton Priest)
- Eat a lot Cale, you skip breakfast too often. You slept for 14 hours like a baby. (Super rock scoffed)
- Someone called me? (Crybaby)
- No. (The rest of the AP's)
Cale ignored the voices.
"Yeyy!! I will invite a lot of people, just wait here human, you don't have to come," After saying that Raon teleported to god-knows-where.
"Yes, yes."
"The more the merrier, nya!"
List of participants for the cooking competition:
1. On
2. Hong
3. Ron
4. Beacrox
1. Choi Han
2. Alberu
3. Raon
4. Lock
1. Hannah
2. Saint Jack
3. Rosalyn
4. Mary
1. Deruth
2. Violan
3. Basen
4. Lily
Cale read the paper that had his family's name written on it.
Well, this will be fun *smirk*
He was glad he didn't have to join this activity because he, Eruhaben, and Sheritt would be the judges, meaning he just needed to sit back and eat.
Speaking of being busy, why would his hyung want to participate? Well, that's none of his business. Raon must have said something that made Alberu agree to the 7 year old's request.
(His guess was correct, Raon persuaded Alberu by saying that his human would grant all the wishes of the winning team in this competition. Of course Alberu had high hopes. He was eager to inaugurate his sworn brother as prime minister. It was before he saw his name being in the same team as Choi Han, his hopes were immediately crushed by a mere fact).
And the day come
The competition was held in the open field of the Black Castle. Cale sat flanked by Eruhaben and Sheritt. From where he was sitting, he could hear the clatter of cooking utensils and the noise of conversation mixed together.
"Put more into it, nya~"
"Lock, please get me a xx size pan to put this in,"
"Hold the wings, don't let go."
"Oppa don't interfere!"
"Yey, it worked heheh"
"Preheat the oven first"
"No, don't press that or, or else-"
Cale also turned his attention to the smell of the spices that was carried by the wind. Smells good, I can't wait for them to finish cooking. F*ck, it made me drooling. But what is this ominous feeling?? Nahh, just forget it.
"There's only 10 seconds left!" Sheritt said, raising her voice so the participants could hear her clearly.
10!
"Cut the tomatoes properly!"
9!
"Put the lettuce on the side of the turkey!"
8!
"Smear again with a lot of lemon."
7!
"Turn off the oven!"
6!
"It's done."
5!
"Wait, why is the time so fast."
4!
"Hey! I'm not done yet!"
3!
"Put some gold sprinkle on it."
2!
"How come it's not ripe yet."
1!
"It doesn't matter, the important thing is that we did our best."
"Finished! Representatives of each team please bring the food to the table," Sheritt said excitedly.
Flashback End
...
"Which one should we taste first?" Cale asked Eruhaben & Sheritt.
"Mine, mine. Taste what we made first!" shouted Raon who was no less excited.
“Uhh..” Cale looked at Eruhaben with unsure gaze, but Eruhaben only raised his eyebrows in response.
- I already told Raon the recipe for making roast turkey. But something can't be changed. That's okay, Cale.
Eruhaben spoke to Cale via telepathy to defend himself.
"Fine. Please cut this," after finishing saying that, the maid immediately carried out the task. "Here Young Master, Dragon-nim, and Lord-nim," the maid handed each portion to the three of them.
Cale gulped down his saliva before bringing the meat to his mouth.
Munch, munch, glek.
Woww it's a miracle I'm still alive. I had expected it to be bitter, but I didn't expect it to be as sweet as apple pie.
Wait..
Apple pie? Don't tell me..
"How does it feel, human? I know you really like apple pie, so I added apple pie to it too!" Raon fluttering his wings.
"It's yummy, Raon. It's the most delicious turkey I've ever eaten." Cale was not serious when he said that. He will regret it for sure.
Raon who heard that in an instant moved his tail left and right like a puppy, satisfied with the praise he received.
Cale himself was still wondering. Why did hyung and Choi Han let Raon do that?! They know that turkey fill is not apple pie.
He thought that while taking turns glancing at Alberu and Choi Han. Choi Han looked like he was about to cry from being stared then bowed slightly and mouthed, "I'm sorry, Cale-nim. I tried to stop Raon, but student-nim kept urging Raon to do it."
His hyungs just smiled without feeling guilty.
Cale who felt that he had been betrayed by the emperor started a revenge, “Hyung-nim, you must be tired of cooking this, have you tried? Definitely not, let this humble person feed you,” he started to stabbed the meat with a fork.
"Ahh there's no need, I already have. Thanks," Alberu reject.
However, Cale did not give up. "Another bite won't hurt, come on." Alberu who wanted to resist again instead felt something land in his mouth. "Chew it, hyung. How does it?" Cale wore an evil smile on his face.
Alberu complied and answered, "It tastes amazing," while wiping his mouth with a handkerchief.
Amazing my ass, it taste like vegemite. The only difference is that there is an additional sweetness from the apple pie. Hah after eating it, he can still talk bullshit.
Cale was too focused on digging a hole in Alberu to notice that Eruhaben and Sheritt who were next to him were using magic to secretly dump the remaining meat.
"Next, we will determine the winner after we have tried all the dishes," explained Sheritt.
"Try ours, nya!"
"Yeah, nya! Ours must be tastier than the youngest team."
"No, mine is definitely better than yours!" Raon denied.
“Okay, let's try it,” this time Cale smiled happily. He was sure Beacrox's dish would be as delicious as his steak.
Just as the maids were about to cut the meat, Beacrox stopped them, "let me do it, here."
The three of them ate leisurely, Beacrox's cooking was unquestionable. No comments.
"Next, let's try Rosalyn's team dish."
For some unknown reason Beacrox had now taken over the role of the maid in charge of butchering the meat.
“How does it taste, young master Cale?” Mary asked in her GPS monotone voice.
"Yes, it's.."
"You're saying it's delicious, right? Don't lie, I tried it myself, it tasted like shit!"
"Hannah, stop.." Jack interceded.
"Oppa, you know it's not good to lie, so shut up. Rosalyn unnie tried her new potion, she said it made the food cook faster but it didn't. We should just bake it in the oven. Tch"
"Hey.." Rosalyn sneer at that.
"My students still have a lot to learn from me apparently," commented Eruhaben.
"I can help you if you need my guidance," add Sheritt.
"Yes, Eruhaben-nim and thank you Sheritt-nim," Rosalyn's sad face disappeared without a trace.
"Let's move on to the last team. Henituse team!"
Why does the lemon smell so strong? It's so sour.
"Try it, son. I already asked Ron, he said you really like lemons so I prepared the turkey that has been soaked in lemon water for 2 hours," said Deruth.
That old man.. Father is also easy to deceive, duhh.
"Yes thanks Father, I will try it."
Raon's cooking team was even better than this.
With that, Cale put the meat into his mouth and munching it quickly so that the lemon flavor that emerged would went down his throat shortly.
Deruth who saw it, thought that his son was very enthusiastic and was determined. From now on, he will provide various lemon-flavored snacks at his residence so that his first child will often stay there comfortably.
"How? It's to your liking, right?" Now it was Violan's turn to speak up.
"Yes, Mother."
"I'm glad if that's the case." He kept being stared at by Basen and Lily while eating so he couldn't help but finish what was on his plate. He didn't want to disappoint them.
Meanwhile Eruhaben and Sheritt did the same with Henituse's dish. They dump it away stealthy.
"Now we're going to tell you how many points you got," Sheritt's voice came back.
"From Team Raon, 8.5 points out of 10!"
"From Team Beacrox, 9 points out of 10!"
"From Team Rosalyn, 7 points out of 10!"
"The last but not at the least, Team Henituse, 8 points out of 10!"
"The winner is Team Beacrox! Congratulations!"
"Yeyy! we won, nya~"
"Spectacular! Finally we can beat youngest, nya!"
"HUWAAAA..."
The bawling made everyone focus on one creature.
"THAT'S NOT TRUE! HUMAN SAY MY COOKING IS THE BEST! " Raon screamed and cried in the arms of his mother, Sheritt. Sheritt also calmed her son and singing a lullaby hoping her son would fall asleep.
But, that's not enough.
Raon cry loudly and his black mana fluctuated making the castle sway. Those who could not balance their bodies fell kissing the floor.
"HUMAN IS LIAR! HUWAAA"
"HUWAAAA"
Cale froze on the spot not knowing what to do. Instead, he received pitying looks from others.
"HUUWAAAA"
Ohh no, he is screwed.
The End.