I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 153

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 153

The Tower Has Changed (3)

Sleeping wasn’t difficult.

The Great Wizard used 2nd Circle magic, Wind’s Hand, to cleanly clear away various obstacles.

Then he used 1st Circle magic, Soften Earth, to make the ground flat and soft.

“Step on it. Isn’t it squishy?”

Rachel stepped on the floor and walked around on it, and it was certainly fascinating.

It felt like there were springs laid under the hard ground?

“There’s no bed here.”

Baek Jin-woo smiled and settled into a corner.

Whoosh!

In the center, Pokryong naturally lit a campfire.

Warm flames blazed up, gently illuminating the surroundings.

With the summoned creatures here, keeping watch wasn’t difficult.

A perfect night where everyone could rest at ease.

“Ah, I never knew being able to sleep peacefully would feel this good.”

“We’re lucky. If we’d been just a little later, it would have been a disaster.”

The two shared many stories as the night deepened.

From the current state of the outside world to fundamental questions about what intentions the Tower of Trials might have.

The conversation continued endlessly, but they both knew.

That these were questions that couldn’t be easily answered.

Just sleep well.

And if we climb earnestly, won’t we get out?

For now, thinking that way was the best option.

“Let’s sleep.”

“Yeah, from tomorrow it’s survival again. Please take care of me… And.”

Rachel closed her eyes and murmured.

“Thank you for saving me.”

“If you’re grateful, repay me generously when we get out.”

I did receive runes from Olivia, but if I’d known it would be a place like this… I would have demanded something better.

Well.

If I mention what I need later, she’ll probably take care of it again, right?

The next day.

We continued moving.

Baek Jin-woo rode the Wyvern, and Rachel rode Baekho.

Thud, thud!

All the summoned creatures that couldn’t run well climbed onto Jakgeo’s shoulders.

Dampir, Ramba, Pokryong, creatures like these…

The movement speed wasn’t very fast.

It couldn’t be helped.

We couldn’t reverse summon them here, and had to match the pace of Jakgeo, who was the slowest.

‘This is really damn far.’

From the sky, Baek Jin-woo grabbed his forehead.

A mild headache was coming on.

The journey was much more arduous than expected.

The distance was on a completely different scale from what we’d seen on the map.

Even after moving for 10 straight hours, we hadn’t crossed a single mountain range.

‘And.’

As we continued moving, it became increasingly certain.

‘This isn’t just the inside of a tower.’

First of all, the sun rises and the moon comes up.

Although their appearance was quite different from what we know on Earth, it seemed like a similar planetary system existed.

Dense forests spread throughout the mountain ranges.

Clear water flowing along streams.

Wild animals visible here and there…

‘This is definitely another world.’

If all of this were fake, then even Earth would be fake.

This place was that full of life and, above all, too realistic.

‘Which means…’

Is the boss here, Asmodeus, also real?

Grumble.

‘Oh no.’

To make matters worse, I was even hungry.

The emergency rations we’d brought were now almost completely depleted.

“This won’t do.”

Finally, Baek Jin-woo made a decision and descended below.

– Grroar!

Baekho approached with a cry.

Thud!

Rachel jumped nimbly and landed next to Baek Jin-woo.

“What’s wrong?”

“Rather than just moving blindly, we need to make a plan.”

“A plan?”

“Yeah, solve the meal situation, do some training, and rest.”

If we keep moving in this simple-minded way, we won’t arrive even if we fly for a whole month.

“…I strongly agree.”

Actually, Rachel was also incredibly hungry.

Summoned creatures can only feel taste, but don’t feel hunger itself.

According to research, their metabolic processes are stopped.

Should I say time doesn’t flow for them?

Therefore, they don’t need to obtain energy through food intake, and they don’t age either.

But we’re not summoned creatures, are we?

Grumble!

A clock rang from Rachel’s stomach too.

Snicker.

Baek Jin-woo laughed.

“I noticed there were quite a few flying creatures on the way here?”

“…You want to catch those and cook them?”

“Of course. Is there any other method?”

“There isn’t… But.”

Who would do the cooking?

Just as Rachel was about to mutter.

– I will do the cooking, Master.

Hunkyo stepped forward.

“Oh.”

Baek Jin-woo’s eyes widened.

Hunkyo would cook?

Ah, that’s right!

An EX-grade Hunkyo is an existence with the knowledge to teach all summoned creatures.

‘Like with Grotelring last time.’

There must be cooking-related summoned creatures too, which means there’s cooking knowledge in Hunkyo’s head.

“Rachel.”

“Yeah?”

“Can you quickly set up the campsite again? We’ll stop moving for today.”

“Okay.”

“Send Baekho hunting. Hunkyo, Aso, and I will go hunting too. Doldoli will guard the perimeter.”

Quickly and efficiently!

Their meal preparation began.

– Krrrroooong!

Baekho howled.

– Master.

Hunkyo also approached from far away.

“Oh.”

“Wow.”

Baek Jin-woo and Rachel exclaimed in admiration.

The three had gone out and caught an enormous amount of fish.

– Waaaah! What’s all this?

Ramba seemed excited too, flying around the campsite in figure-eight patterns.

“Salmon!”

Rachel shouted.

– We were lucky. Spawning salmon were swimming upstream, and Baekho struck the area around them, knocking them all unconscious.

Ooh.

That’s good?

First of all, the fact that creatures called salmon exist in this world too is great news.

“How’s the taste?”

“I tried some as sashimi on the way back, and it’s excellent.”

Wow.

Salmon sashimi!

Slurp.

His mouth was already watering.

Right, climbing the tower is also for living and eating well…

Even while climbing, eating well is the best.

“So we all just sit and wait?”

– That’s right, Master. I’ll do my best to cook with salmon as the theme.

Shing!

Hunkyo drew his sword.

Thud thud!

Aso also set down the ingredients he’d brought back with both arms full.

There was all sorts of stuff.

Long stone slabs, charcoal, herbs, unidentifiable tree leaves, large leaves, mushrooms, and so on…

“This is amazing…”

Rachel wiped her drool and marveled.

She was already envious of the summoned creature called Hunkyo, but coming here made her even more envious.

That was truly ‘all-purpose’ itself!

“I’ll start with the sashimi first.”

From that moment, Hunkyo’s mad movie began.

Whirrrr.

Baek Jin-woo’s filming equipment was capturing it all!

Splash!

First.

He cleanly washed the salmon in water the Great Wizard had prepared.

Thunk!

He placed a salmon that wasn’t dead yet on the smooth stone cutting board Aso had brought.

Simultaneously.

Swish, swish, swoosh!

He cleanly removed the scales with his long sword.

– Wooooow! Hunkyo is so cool.

– Really amazing, Hunkyo-nim.

The sight was so spectacular that Ramba and Pokryong gaped in admiration.

Chop, thunk!

Next, he cleanly cut off the head and tail.

Swoosh!

He stuck the blade into the belly and sliced straight down from top to bottom.

Scrape, scrape!

After removing all the internal organs.

Splash!

He washed it clean with fresh water once more.

– Salmon has many bones and small bones in the flesh. I need to remove all of these…

Hunkyo closed his eyes and located the bones with his fingers…

Flick, thwong!

He flicked his fingers, gracefully extracting the bones.

Then perfect salmon flesh with the skin removed was born.

– Now, I’ll slice it.

Hunkyo laid the knife at an angle.

Slice, slice, slice, slice, slice, slice!

He cut it cleanly to 1cm thickness without a single error.

Then he scraped it clean with his sword and beautifully plated it on another washed stone.

– Master, please try it first.

Hunkyo is a summoned creature who knows etiquette.

Everyone was drooling, but the master comes first no matter what!

“Thank you.”

Baek Jin-woo immediately picked up a piece and ate it.

And.

‘Ah!’

The moment it entered his mouth, he screamed internally.

It literally just melted away.

The soft, rich flavor of the salmon spread across his tongue tip, conveying that deep taste directly.

It felt like a living salmon was flapping on his tongue?

“…”

As Baek Jin-woo trembled all over with a moved expression.

“What’s with that reaction! Let me try too!”

Rachel couldn’t hold back either and quickly grabbed a piece to take a bite.

And then.

“…Insane!”

She shook her body as if struck by lightning.

‘A masterpiece!’

This was a work of art.

The softness and freshness of the salmon, and that melting sensation felt like… it captured the nature of mountains and valleys in a single bite.

– I’ll keep slicing, so please eat slowly.

Pokryong too, and Ramba too.

Both the Dampir and the Great Wizard.

They took bites and exclaimed in admiration.

Of course.

Hunkyo wasn’t satisfied with just that.

Knowledge about salmon continued to flow into his mind.

‘Grand Master Chef’ (S-rank).

A unique summon that had never appeared in either the game or reality…

But surely the information to teach him remained in his mind.

Swoosh!

This time he skewered the cleanly prepared salmon on a sharp wooden branch.

He added charcoal to the campfire and fixed the salmon over the charcoal fire.

– Aso.

– Yes!

– You have an important job. Slowly rotate it at exactly this distance while grilling. So it cooks evenly.

– Got it!

– This is food for Master to eat. You must approach it with the attitude of martial arts training.

– Of course!

Crackle!

The salmon cooked over the fire.

However, Hunkyo wasn’t satisfied with just that.

When it was properly cooked, he brought broad leaves and wrapped and tied up the salmon.

This way it wouldn’t burn, and the salmon’s moisture would be preserved making it more tender.

“Wow.”

Rachel sniffed with her nose.

As the salmon turned golden and the skin became crispy, a savory aroma wafted up.

The charcoal-grilled salmon wasn’t the end.

Salmon stone plate steak.

Salmon stew boiled with mushrooms, herbs, and root vegetables.

And so on.

The amazing thing was that the seasoning was perfect even without using a single spice.

“Baek Jin-woo.”

“Yeah?”

“This is amazing. It makes me want to climb the tower, doesn’t it?”

Rachel was sincere.

More than food eaten at high-end restaurants, food made like this in nature when hungry tasted much better.

Moreover.

Didn’t they have Hunkyo who could make any ingredient delicious!

“We need to train after eating too.”

Crunch!

Baek Jin-woo said while taking a bite of the charcoal-grilled fish.

“If the difficulty has increased much more than the previous game, Asmodeus will likewise become more difficult. Rather than going recklessly, let’s get stronger as we go. Hunkyo will help too.”

Hunkyo’s overpowered aspect was that he drew out the highest potential abilities of his summons.

In other words, Rachel too.

If she received Hunkyo’s education, she’d be able to control even stronger S-rank summons.

‘This isn’t the time to be picky about this and that.’

Probably from the 51st Floor onward, capable humans would need to gather together and clear it raid-style.

However.

He couldn’t just wait for other Players to reach the 51st Floor.

He didn’t know how it would turn out, but he planned to try clearing up to at least the 60th Floor with just the two of them.

“Alright. Whatever.”

Rachel nodded.

“I’ll do whatever you tell me to do.”

The leader had already been decided.

It had been that way since ancient times.

The person who provides food is originally the leader.

Rachel was ready to follow whatever Baek Jin-woo said.

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