Komatsu's Love Defense

A Lu stood quietly among the group of butterflies, with red butterflies flying all around him. He really enjoyed the feeling of these red healing butterflies landing on his body.

Machi looked at his three men lying on the ground, their bodies covered with red butterflies. He felt relieved, which meant that all three were still alive.

The Zonggai trio hurriedly jumped off the bus jellyfish and ran towards the Land of Healing.

I walked behind Jie Nuo who was standing in front of the window. The red butterfly on her body had already flown away. I said to her back, "That...Grandma Jie Nuo!"

When Jieno heard me calling her, she quickly turned her head and looked at me as if she wanted to say something.

My body straightened unconsciously, my shoulders stretched back, and I showed unprecedented confidence: "I plan to go back to the hotel now and start making the soup of the century!"

Setsuno's face glowed softly, and her bright eyes sparkled with deep concern: "Komatsu, you must be a little tired, is it really okay to take a break from life?"

I shook my head and rejected her kindness. At this time, the Walleye penguin chick that had been following me slowly walked to my side and called out to me: "Yo, yo, yo..."

When the Walleye penguin chick walked up to me, it tilted its head slightly and stared at me.

I walked up to it, gently stroked its head, and comforted it: "This is the cub of the Waldorf penguin I met in the Ice Continent. It has been following me ever since, so I had no choice but to take it with me."

Jie Nai glanced at the Wallflower penguin chick in my arms and raised her eyebrows slightly: "I see, then I'll take you back to the hotel!"

I hurriedly thanked Jie Nai: "Thank you, Grandma Jie Nai!"

"Tieping...you come and lead the way for Alu and the others. I'm going to prepare to perform acupuncture next and will go directly to your master's rebirth center!" Jieno turned around and stared at Tieping.

She planned to send me back to the hotel and then rush to Yosaku for acupuncture treatment.

Tieping quickly straightened his body and saluted Jieno: "Yes, sir!"

A Lu looked at me, his eyes full of trust and expectation: "Xiao Song, it's up to you from now on!"

I smiled, my face brimming with confidence: "Don't worry, I will definitely cook the soup of the century!"

After saying goodbye to Aroku, Takimaru, Machi and others, I boarded the bus jellyfish and flew towards the Gourmet Hotel where I work.

After the bus jellyfish flew by at lightning speed, Setsuno and I soon arrived at "HOTEL GOURMET", the hotel where I work.

The bus jellyfish landed lightly in front of the Gourmet Hotel, and I led Jie Nai into the hotel.

Many diners at the Gourmet Hotel were surprised to see the appearance of the national treasure of gourmet food, Jieno. They were full of doubts as to why Lord Jieno appeared here.

My bald manager couldn't wait to come out after learning that his chef was back.

The moment Smith saw Nai Jie walk into the Gourmet Hotel, he seemed to be struck by a bolt from the blue, and was completely stunned: "This... This is actually, Lady Jie!"

"Please... please come this way, quickly! Prepare the best treat immediately!" Smith hurriedly invited Grandma Jie to come in, his voice trembling slightly, and hurriedly asked people to entertain Lord Jie Nai.

Jie Nai declined Smith's kindness. She looked at the environment around the hotel and couldn't help but exclaimed: "No need, no need. I'm going back soon. This is really a nice hotel, Xiaosong."

I feel very honored by Jie Nuo's compliment on the Gourmet Hotel: "Thank you for your kind words, Granny Jie Nuo! If it is convenient for you, please dine in our restaurant. I would like to express my gratitude."

Setsuno said with a gentle smile on her face, "Oh, thank you for the gift. I would rather drink the delicious Century Soup than the hotel's Western-style meal!"

After hearing what Setsuno said, I knew I couldn't keep her, so I could only nod and say, "Okay, I'll go cook the soup of the century right away!"

I walked towards my own exclusive kitchen, and the Walleye penguin chick followed closely behind me like a little tail.

Jieno looked at my gradually receding back, smiled slightly, then turned and left the Gourmet Hotel.

Jieno was very much looking forward to seeing how long it would take me to cook the soup of the century, because she had spent a lot of time and energy to prepare this soup.

I carefully selected the ingredients for making the century soup. By the time I picked out all the fresh ingredients, night had quietly fallen.

I stared at the array of ingredients on the table—the closest thing to 21st-century ingredients I could find at the market—and wondered if they would recreate the soup I remembered.

"Host, you have to work hard!" The electronic voice of the system came, silently encouraging me.

I didn't say anything, but washed the ingredients on the table carefully. I lit the fire and put the chicken skeleton of the stuffed chicken into the pot to boil.

As the heat gradually rises, the essence of the ingredients blends in the pot, releasing rich layers of aroma.

I frowned because I couldn't smell the aroma of food. I could only pick up the knife and cut vegetables such as golden carrots and plum onions into even-sized pieces.

In order to fully display the deliciousness of the stuffed chicken skeleton, I patiently boiled it for an hour. Then, I carefully put golden carrots, plum onions and Michelin peppers into the pot and simmered it slowly over low heat.

I scooped a spoonful of soup into a small dish, then picked it up and took a sip: "Ahem... "

I didn't taste the soup at all, but I was choking and coughing non-stop. After I finally calmed down, I just felt dizzy.

I touched my forehead, but didn't feel anything: "I...what's wrong?"

"Host, do you want to take a rest?" The system was a little worried about me, but it was just an intelligent body after all and could not sense my physical condition.

I shook my head and refused decisively, "It's not just Granny Setsuno, but also Alu, Takimaru, Machi, and those kids from the slums. They're all waiting for me to make the Century Soup as soon as possible!"

I put the shellfish that had been prepared in the basin into the soup and slowly boiled it. While I was waiting, a round white little head poked its head in cautiously from the kitchen door.

I looked at the Walleye penguin chick cowering at the door and said to it apologetically, "Sorry, little guy, you can only wait for me outside now, okay?"

The Wall Penguin seemed to understand what I said. It stood at the crack of the door and nodded its head sensibly. I added the remaining ingredients into the soup one by one and cooked it patiently.

The soup was finally ready, but I couldn't taste anything, so I had to scoop out a portion and carefully pass it to the Walleye penguin chick.

I squatted and watched it drink contentedly, feeling very happy, because I knew very well that this was not the soup I remembered. But I had to save the soup in the pot to entertain guests tomorrow.

After it finished the last drop of soup in the bowl, I cleaned up the kitchen. It was already late. I picked up the penguin and returned to my cozy nest, ready to have a good night's rest and continue working hard tomorrow.