Chiiiiiik…
“Wow…”
Sizzle! Bubble bubble…
Gulp.
“Uh, when will it be ready?”
“Just a little longer.”
“Let me help you with…”
Thud!
Some of the right claw gets chopped off by the blade.
The kitchen knife rises again.
“Please stay still.”
“Yup.”
Beta was seated again.
[Hahaha]
[Are you really cooking several dishes at once?]
[Lily learned cooking skills?]
[OMG]
[What kind of soup, stew, sashimi, and everything else are you making? Hahaha]
[You’re really good at cooking, huh? Hahaha]
[What on earth are you?]
[Look at the kids drooling. Hahaha]
[Oh boy, I’m getting hungry all of a sudden.]
[Can a unicorn be a good cook too? This…]
[Wow]
[That’s a modern-day ideal wife, Lily OMG]
[Now you just have to marry me, yeah?]
[Hahaha]
[?]
With quick hands, the dishes are completed one by one.
Even though I told them to stay still, it seems they couldn’t help but start sharing the appetizers and side dishes I’d prepared.
“Ahem.”
“This is torture…”
However, most of it was already organized by the resort, so there wasn’t much left to do.
I finally checked the taste of the crab stew filled with various seafood.
“Mm.”
It’s delicious.
After serving a decent amount of food, I sat down as well.
“Dig in.”
“I’ll enjoy it!”
“I’ll savor it, sister! No, boss!”
“I’ll eat well.”
Everyone took a bite or dug into the crab meat.
And then everyone stopped.
[?]
[?]
[Why the pause?]
[What’s going on?]
[Huh?]
“……Wow.”
Joah was the first to speak after tasting the stew.
“Wowwwww…”
“How is it?”
“It’s incredibly delicious… Is it the crab that’s tasty?”
“Is this real?”
“What is this…?”
“Awesome.”
With Joah leading the way, everyone suddenly burst into conversation and hurriedly stuffed food into their mouths.
I watched them with satisfaction while checking the chat window.
“Yes. I just cook a lot in my usual time. What do you mean, ‘it’s like a drug’? I just made it tasty.”
If my skills are drug-level, then it can’t be helped.
I said this with a smile, and the chat window went wild.
‘I had no choice but to cook.’
Traveling through a world full of war made it hard to get proper food.
Moreover, there weren’t even any ingredients for spicy flavors, so it goes without saying.
In the end, I learned to cook for quite a long time and kept cooking whenever I had the chance, sharing it with others too.
Though I could survive without eating, enjoying food was also important.
Clatter. Clatter.
In the brief moment of chatting in the window, most of the food I had distributed was suddenly gone.
“Um…”
“That person…”
“There’s plenty, so eat more.”
After bringing out the new dishes, I also took a bite of the soup.
“Mmm.”
It’s still delicious.
Tasty.
■
“Thank you for the meal!”
The meal ended.
All that claw boasting about so much meat was gone, and the group sadly scraped every drop of broth from their bowls.
If I had known this would happen, I should have taken a bit more.
[I’m hungry, ah]
[What’s with the mukbang? lol]
[Culinary + Mukbang is quite fulfilling]
[I’m jealous, I want to taste Lily’s cooking…]
[Seriously, I’m so envious]
[What now?]
“Now we’ll chat a bit before wrapping up. I plan to stream once more tomorrow. I’ll share what we’ll do then.”
After a brief greeting, I gave the editor and manager a chance to say a few words.
The editor and managers spoke awkwardly.
I looked at them cutely as it was time for the final act, White Autumn.
White Autumn stepped forward and grinned.
“Hehe. I played in the water with the boss earlier.”
Curious, right?
[?]
[Whoa]
[Water… play?]
[Did you wear a bikini?]
[Wore a bikini??????]
[???]
[Whoa]
[I can’t believe it]
[For real?]
[Why not show it!!!]
[LilKini for real?]
[Show us!]
“…I didn’t wear one.”
I tried to rein in White Autumn, who seemed ready to go wild again.
…Of course, I had worn one in front of the mirror for a bit, but my body rejected it, so I left it behind.
I’ve never worn it in front of others.
[Show us, show us, show us, show us, show us]
[LilKini is a major event]
[Wow]
[Incredible]
[I’m so jealous, really]
[Can’t you show us?]
[Holy shit]
“……Streaming ends for today.”
The broadcast was turned off.
“White Autumn?”
“Yes, yes?”
“Let’s talk a bit.”
Looks like we need to have a deep conversation.
“Yikes.”
■
The resort’s interior was quite spacious.
Various facilities were abundant, from typical entertainment spots like karaoke and billiard rooms to unique features exclusive to Deoen.
Beep.
I unlock the room door with the card key I’d received.
As expected from what was called high-end, the interior of the room lived up to its reputation.
Luxurious but not overly extravagant, the room definitely gave a sense of being on a trip.
I threw myself onto the bed.
Maybe it’s because of Deoen’s special tech, but it felt way more comfortable than anything in reality.
I stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment before glancing at the card in my hand.
Speaking of which, I heard this card can be used for the ‘underground’ facility…
“Shall I go take a look?”
Kiki.
♥1
♧1
♧4
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The first floor of the Kiki Beach Resort is the lobby.
From the underground second floor to the third floor, there are dining and service facilities, and from the fourth floor to the top, there are guest rooms.
And the underground.
Upon entering the third underground floor, I came across another lobby with a dark atmosphere illuminated by soft lighting.
A guide quietly standing at the lobby desk.
Unlike the guide on the first floor, he was wearing a black suit.
His height made him look a bit cute.
“Welcome. You have arrived at the Kiki Island private facility.”
“Private? Doesn’t seem very secretive to me.”
Aren’t you outright handing me a card and saying I can use the third underground floor?
In response to my question, the guide replied deadpan.
“It’s the name given by the owner of the island. So this place is a private facility.”
“I see.”
So they say.
In that moment, the words of the apple flavor popped into my mind, and I looked at the guide’s chest.
Five strawberries.
Three more than the guide on the first floor.
“Would you like to enter?”
“Yes.”
“Please give me the card.”
I handed him the card.
The guide inserted the card into the nearby recognition device, removed it, then held onto the card for a moment.
A jingling badge.
For just a brief moment, I could see something intangible moving.
“Here you go.”
“What do I do with this?”
“You are a guest of the resort. We have credited 50,000 KP to your card as a basic payment. KP is the currency to be used in private facilities. Once you run out of currency, you can no longer use the facilities.”
I took the card back.
Is it like a casino?
Sounds like it could be fun.
“If you exhaust all your funds or reach a certain level, please return to the desk.”
“Running out means there’s a way to recharge, but what does a certain level mean?”
The guide, who had maintained a blank expression, slightly shifted his face.
He seemed a bit expectant.
“You will naturally find out.”
For some reason, I feel like that’s going to be true.
“?”
Kiki.
♥1
♧2
♧3
■
As I opened the door to the dark space, what greeted me was a massive area with a high ceiling.
Black and red. And a space filled with gold.
Numerous people sat at tables, engaging in games or seated in front of slot machines.
It really was like a casino.
“What should I do first…”
I like games of chance, but I’ve never gambled.
Money doesn’t hold much meaning to me, whether I have it or not, and I’m not someone in desperate need of cash.
I wasn’t someone who desperately craved money.
I didn’t even have the time to care about such entertainment districts in the first place.
But if I had to try, it would definitely be the slot machines…
Tiriririririririring~
“Uh? Oh! Ohh strawberry three!!!”
With the cheerful sound of music, a woman jumped up.
Even though it was quite loud, no one really cared.
Only the people sitting next to her were licking their lips, but it wasn’t a particularly watchful atmosphere.
“Wow, I thought I was going to lose everything. Joah has already leveled up…”
“What are you doing?”
“?!! Boss?”
The White Autumn, who had disappeared for a free time, shouted much louder than before.
She clearly said she was going to the second-floor facilities, so why was she here?
“Weren’t you going to karaoke?”
“Oh, that’s… regular facilities didn’t seem interesting. So, I thought I’d see what Joah and I could find and heard there’s a casino underground.”
Hehe.
White Autumn smiled as she pulled a card from the slot machine.
“How much did you win?”
“I just barely recovered 50,000. I would have been completely out of it if I hadn’t won this.”
Thank goodness for that, totally.
Hoo~! Taking a deep breath, White Autumn straightened her shoulders back with a bit more confidence and pointed to another side.
“I’m going to do something else now, do you want to come with me, boss?”
“Let’s just play one round of this first.”
“Yep!”
I sat down in front of the slot machine.
As soon as I sat down, a panel-like thing popped up.
“Place your cards here.”
“Cards…”
As I placed the cards, they were immediately sucked into the machine.
The three tiles began to slowly tick-tick around with fruits.
“Now you just need to enter the number of how much you want to bet, pull that lever over there, and we’re good to go.”
“Hmm… then lightly.”
Since I have 50,000, I’ll just go with about 30,000…
I quickly entered the number and pulled the lever without hesitation.
Tiriririririririring~
“What?! No way you start like that…!”
“I believe in myself.”
“Losing 30,000 is a huge deal! I barely managed to gamble when I had 20,000 left…”
Tick. Tick. Tick.
“If I lose…”
“Huh?”
◆
Tick
♥
Tick
♧
Tick
♥ ◆
[7 7 7]
♧
“Jackpot?”
“Holy.”
Bababababababam!!!
Money poured out.
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