An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror.

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Chapter 20: As Expected of Ken-San, the Ally of the Common People

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“Now that I’m done with the prep work, let’s start making crab based dishes right away.”

〈You’re going to cook here?〉

〈I thought you’re going to take it back to the surface first.〉

〈I think this is the first time I’ve seen someone cook in a boss room right after fighting it.〉

〈This feels disrespectful toward the boss, but I kind of like it hahaha!〉

〈Never thought of that before〉

“I figured it would taste better if we ate it in the boss room. You know, like how curry tastes better when you eat it outside? Like how the meal you have on a camping trip always taste more delicious than the meal you have at home?”

〈I think I kinda get it.〉

〈Still, eating the boss in the boss’ room might be a bit too much though.〉

〈Freshly caught crab. Must be super fresh.〉

〈Like how fishermen eat their catch right after they caught it.〉

〈Somehow, I kinda agree with you there.〉

“First, I will prepare it as sashimi.”

I cracked open the crab’s massive leg shell to reveal the tender, plump meat inside. I cut the plump crab meat with a knife and served the pieces neatly onto a plate.

〈When did he get a cutting board and plate?〉

〈I guess he always carry them around with him. A true chef.〉

〈Yeah, but where did he keep them?〉

〈Well, he did manage to store those minotaurs he defeated somewhere. A cutting board and a plate is not a surprise compared to that.〉

I offered the fresh crab sashimi to Miku Kanamoto and she gulped.

“A-Are you sure it’s okay for me to eat this? I didn’t even do anything during the battle…”

“I mean, what’s the point of a collaboration if I’m going to eat it all by myself?”

“I-I see…! The-Then I’ll gratefully accept your generous offer…”

Miku put the King Death Crab sashimi into her mouth and her eyes widened in surprise within the next moment.

“Deliciousssssssssssssssssssssss!!”

Miku screamed at the top of her lungs.

“Wha-Wha-Wha-What is this?! The sweetness?! The umami?! And this perfect hint of saltiness?! The natural sweetness of the crab spreads throughout my mouth! And the texture! It’s so plump and firm! I’ve never had crab sashimi that tasted this good before!”

She pressed her cheeks with both hands and smiled delightfully as she showered the crab sashimi had prepared with praise. Curious, I tried a bite myself.

“～～～～!Ye-Yeah. It does taste different than regular crab. The deliciousness is on a whole different level.”

〈I want to eat it.〉

〈This is food torture.〉

〈I’m already happy just by seeing Miku-chan eats delicious food.〉

〈I want to eat Miku-chan.〉

〈Stop it, you pervert.〉

〈I want to eat God-OldMan〉

〈You again?!〉

“Manager-san, here. You should try some too.”

“Oh, no, no. I’m not good at giving reactions, so…”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. You don’t need to give a good reaction or anything. No need to hold back. We have plenty of crab meat with us as you can see.”

〈I want Kaga-san to eat some too!〉

〈Eat it for us, Kaga-san!〉

〈I want to eat Kaga-san too, so I will open my mouth wide.〉

〈You pervert, just get out already.〉

“The-Then, just one bite…～～～!? De-Delicioussssssssss!!”

〈Her personality changed in an instant. lol〉

〈Is it really that good?〉

〈I’m so jealous~〉

〈Watching a beautiful woman eat good food is always a delight〉

〈…Is it though? I don’t think that’s the only reason…〉

After that, I made various crab-based dishes. We grilled the crab over charcoal, made crab shabu-shabu and I even made crab miso porridge. We enjoyed all parts of the crab to our heart’s content.

“But still, what an incredible amount of crab meat we got.”

“Yeah. Just one leg of the crab is the size of a big tree. You would need to have a restaurant to be able to finish it all.”

“…And a big restaurant at that. Not just an ordinary small restaurant run by a single chef.”

“Yeah, that’s why I will offer a limited crab set meal for my restaurant after this.”

〈WOOOOHHHHHHH!!〉

〈This is what I’m waiting for!〉

〈So if I go to Ken-san’s restaurant, I can eat that crab!?〉

〈I HAVE TO GO!〉

〈This stream is a clever way to promote his new menu…〉

〈But won’t it going to be expensive? It’s crab, after all.〉

“Of course, I will set a reasonable price for the crab set meal since the procurement cost is practically zero for me. Well, I still need to include the taxes though.”

〈As expected of Ken-san, the ally of the common people!〉

〈People are going to come flooding in for sure.〉

〈I’m going to line up at the restaurant right now!〉

〈Don’t panic. Just look at how much crab meat he has. He’s not going to run out of it anytime soon.〉

〈Remember, don’t disturb the neighbors.〉

〈But still, the tax for lower-level boss materials must be pretty high.〉

〈I thought dungeon tax is flat 20%?〉

“Well then, should we head back to the surface now? Uuuuh… Where is the portal…?”

After defeating the boss, a teleportation portal to return to the surface would appear in the boss room.

“Ah, there it is. It’s there, over by the rocks beyond the shallows. Let’s use it to get back to the surface.”

But then…

“-!”

I sensed a terrifying bloodlust coming from behind. I quickly turned around and true enough, there stood a beautiful woman with blond hair.

“I.FOUND.YOUUUUUUUU~”

Her voice was filled with malice. The ominous voice sounded like something that came straight from the depths of hell. The fact that the said voice was coming from a woman as beautiful as her made everything even more terrifying.

〈An intruder?〉

〈A fan maybe?〉

〈Doesn’t seem like it though.〉

〈Besides, this is the lower level, you know? Getting down there is not an easy feat.〉

〈You guys, doesn’t she look familiar…?〉

〈That’s Nana Tendou〉

〈Nana Tendou?〉

〈The S-rank explorer?〉

〈Yeah, I saw in the news that she returned to Japan recently.〉

“Who-Who-Who is she…?”

“Don’t tell me… Is that Nana Tendou-san?”

Miku Kanamoto was trembling in fear, but Reika Kaga seemed to know who this blonde beauty was.