() As soon as he entered Leslie's carriage, Kirito was immediately confused by the piles of food in front of him. In addition to vegetables and fruits, there were also fresh fish, meat, cheese and other processed items.

As for the food, you can tell at a glance that they are all high-quality and fresh ingredients.

"Are you on your way back from shopping? Are these the ingredients prepared for the dinner?" Kirito looked at the shelves from the seat of the carriage with a hint of surprise in his tone.

In response to Kirito's question, Leslie shook her head in denial and said: "The preparations for the dinner dishes have been prepared for a long time. These are the ingredients for Master Gulem's dinner today."

"These...all are enjoyed by Gulem alone? As far as I know, he doesn't have a family..." Kirito's tone was full of surprise. A situation like this is no longer gluttony, but more like illness.

That's right.

"Yes, Master Gulem eats them all alone. We never hoard ingredients, because the finished dishes depend on the freshness and quality of the ingredients. In the past, there were chefs who only used slightly damaged ingredients, and they were criticized on the spot.

The master fired me."

"Is that so..." Kirito had heard more or less about the existence named Gulem. Of course, that was in the catering industry. It was said that the other party had a very tricky appetite and was always looking for something he had never seen before.

Ingredients that have been tried.

"As long as the master lives in this world, it is impossible for the chef to find another job. Allowing the master to taste the most delicious dishes in the world is the chef's motivation for survival." When Leslie said this, her face changed.

A subtle smile appeared on his face. Of course, neither Kirito nor Darian could understand the meaning of this smile, because neither of them wanted to understand it.

"It seems that this is why your master chose to live in the forest." Looking at the vast green forest in front of the carriage, Kirito murmured to himself as if he understood.

"You are right, in order to make the best dishes, top-quality ingredients are indispensable - this sentence is my mantra."

"Fine ingredients...are they indispensable...?" Kirito murmured, with a hidden smile on the corner of his mouth. It was a smile that was completely dismissive of this sentence. He stuffed his mouth with fried bread next to him.

The beautiful squirrel girl noticed this smile and nodded in subtle recognition.

"What a stupid human being..." Dalian's lips moved and she muttered in a low and melodious voice.

"Actually..." Kirito's heart moved, and he reached for a fried bread wrapped in oil on a large plate in front of Darian, with cinnamon-scented sugar on top.

"What are you doing?! Rude guy, who allowed you to take away my fried bread...ah..." As soon as she saw Kirito's behavior, Dalian stopped immediately, bared her teeth, and tried hard to

Pretending to be ferocious, all he got in exchange was for the 'criminal' to roll his eyes.

"Ms. Leslie, actually do you know..." Under Leslie's puzzled gaze, Kirito slowly took a bite of the fried bread in his hand, chewed it, and felt the fragrance wrapped in the soft outer shell of the fried bread.

It spread in the mouth, and it took a while before he said: "The fried bread in my hand now is actually a peerless delicacy..."

At this moment, Leslie's expression stiffened and her eyes were constantly changing, as if she was recalling certain memories from the past.

"Food is not created to satisfy taste buds, it is to let human beings experience the taste of happiness. If you only work hard for this, you will always stop here." As this sentence ends.

, Kirito stuffed the fried bread in his hand completely into the end. However, Leslie felt that Kirito's words were like a huge hammer hitting her heart.

"I don't quite understand what you said." Leslie's lips moved and she looked at the beautiful young man who just made a statement that shocked her heart. However, at this time, the other man had already closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep like Sleeping Beauty.

Sleeping.

"Your fried bread... is really delicious. Even though it is not made with high-end ingredients, it still makes me feel happy." Leslie stared blankly at the beautiful dark girl in front of her who said this.

Finally, she fell silent.

The mansion of a well-known gourmet is located on a high platform overlooking the depths of the forest. This building was once the residence of the lord of this land a long time ago.

Dining table with ornate candlesticks and silver tableware.

Landlords or wealthy families were chatting happily throughout the venue. Of course, the center of the conversation was tonight's dinner party.

"Why are there so many people here? It's so suffocating." In order to avoid the crowd, Dalian hid in the shadow of the pillar in the living room, and complained quietly: "What a bunch of untouchables." Dalian's rude declaration may be

Because he was not used to crowds, his face was full of displeasure.

"Good evening, young lady, is this your first time here for a dinner party?" A young aristocratic man came to strike up a conversation, but Dalian just pretended not to notice with a pretty face.

"Did you know? The chef of this mansion can cook without causing pain to living animals. It is said that even if a chicken or other animal has its head cut off, it still has a calm expression on its face.

, just like falling asleep, the fish can still continue to swim in the tank even with only its head and bones left——"

"You mean the chef here can do it?!" Upon hearing the content of the other party's words, Kirito raised his eyebrows and asked the noble man in front of him.

"Ah! Beautiful lady, I'm glad to have aroused your interest." When he first saw Kirito's pretty face, the aristocratic man immediately showed a shocking expression. The star under the corner of his right eye seemed to exude infinite charm.

Her beauty mark made him almost want to kiss Fangze.

"...Why do you bother to do these strange things?" Kirito didn't bother to explain his true gender, because this matter made him even more concerned.

The aristocratic man showed what he thought was a perfect smile and explained to Kirito. The most important thing was that when an animal dies, a substance called adrenaline is produced in the body. It is said that this substance can cause meat problems.

Things like hardening, deterioration in taste, etc. that affect the taste.

"What he just said...what do you think?" After using some means to send the noble man away, Kirito asked the dark beautiful girl in the shadow. The social smile on his face just now had long since disappeared.

Nothing left, his expression serious.

"It's so ridiculous. How can ordinary people do it?" Dalian said coldly, her tone full of disdain that could not be concealed.

"Is that so? If I want, I can achieve this state." Human beings have looked at you. In my eyes, you are just a gorilla wearing a human skin but possessing brute strength."

"I can't help but take your words as a compliment." Rubbing his eyebrows that were aching from Dalian's poisonous tongue, Kirito finally had no choice but to use his ability to comfort himself.

"What a nice collection of books!" Looking at the books on the bookshelves all around, which were all about cooking techniques, Kirito gave a very objective impression, and then told the history and origin of the books he saw one by one.

"It's really good. As expected of Kirito-sama, who is known as the 'Perfect Man', he really has good taste." Unlike those fat-headed gourmets in my impression, in front of me is a middle-aged man named Gulem.

The owner is more like a serving soldier than a gourmet.

"The perfect man?" Darian beside him looked at Kirito beside him with doubtful eyes.

"I think this girl with a fairy-like appearance must be the legendary Black Reader. I really admire her name for a long time." The first time Gulem saw Dalian's exquisite doll-like appearance, it really left him with a perfect impression.

impression.

"In the past, Kiritani Kazuto was a perfect man who combined character, literacy, knowledge, appearance and everything else. Even the king at that time had such a legend. If you ask the upper-class noble ladies about the man they want to marry in the future, who is the man?

What type? Nine to ten percent of aristocratic ladies say they want to marry a man who is perfect for him."

"I am really lucky to be praised by you, but unfortunately, the lost years will never come back. In the end, my title of perfect man will also be the title of the next man who is more perfect than me."

." Weiwei performed aristocratic etiquette, and the smile that could kill all women instantly made the only girl next to her look in a daze.

"I never imagined that you were still a playboy in the past." Even though she was in a daze, Dalian still did not forget to use her natural poisonous tongue.

"There is no need to talk in circles. I believe that as long as some high-level officials basically know that the books collected by the famous bibliophile, of course, also include that bookshelf - Danterian's bookshelf, the Black Reader next to you

This is the best proof.”

"Well..." A mocking smile appeared on Kirito's face and he avoided answering. Darian lowered her head and clutched the clothes around his waist in silence. Her expressionless profile was like a beautiful ceramic figure.

I.

"Hmph." Gulem snorted happily and said the name of the book he wanted to get - "Supreme Conditioning Meditation Book".

"One of the countless fantasy books you have - I just want to borrow this one. A book that should not exist in this world, but if you should know where the book is? Inherited

You, the fantasy library named 'The Devil in Charge of Knowledge and Books' - Danterian's Bookshelf."

Hearing this, a trace of pity flashed in Kirito's eyes, and he shook his head helplessly as if to refuse.

"You want money?! Then there's nothing to hesitate about. I'll be able to fill in the amount you want on the check right away."

"That's not the case." Kirito sighed as if annoyed and said, "Even as the keeper of the key, I can't lend you that phantom book, because..."

Along with Kirito's unfinished words, Gulem felt as if his heart jumped into his throat.

"Because as early as thirteen years ago, the book - "The Meditation Book of Supreme Conditioning" has been loaned out to this day. However, the main reason why we are here today is to recycle this phantom book. Today is just the right time

It’s the time when the loan period expires.”

"You... said... what?" At this moment, Gulem felt as if the sky was falling, and the broken doll with broken strings fell softly into the sofa, a fact that made him despair.

.

"Thirteen years ago, it was also the time when you became a famous gourmet, so...since thirteen years ago, you have been tasting the food in the "Supreme Conditioning and Meditation Book"." Kirito said without any hesitation.
Chapter completed!