Thus, whether one curses this way or that, what difference does it make?
What has already been done cannot be undone!
What has already been taken cannot be returned!
The one who was sent to buy meat has returned with a green pig-human. My heart is burning with worry!
Yeonseo thought that perhaps Shia might be stronger than herself, the strongest S-grade Hunter in humanity.
She was even overestimating Shia to the extent that she could become the new beacon of hope for Hunters, guarding humanity, following her retirement.
Yet, it’s absurd that such a child got robbed of meat by an orc, and the follow-up measure was to bring the orc whole?
But then, I can’t be angry…
With such a bright smile on her face and the thought that she could soon eat orc meat, she even made a childish giggle inappropriate for her age. How can I be angry at that face?
“…So you mean that they captured this thing in retaliation for having the meat stolen?”
“Yes! No, no… It’s not retaliation. The Saint does not retaliate, Yeonseo unnie.”
What nonsense is this…?
“So you mean those orcs lying dead in front of me have not been retaliated against?”
“Those orc’s death was the work of the Meat Fairy coming to take revenge for meat! Right, guys?”
-LMAO XD
-Ah haha, just keep it coming XD
-Cursed on XD
-This crazy girl doesn’t seem to stop cursing even in front of Yeonseo!
-They must be close, haha XD
-Cursing in front of Yeonseo… how rare!
Shia, showing the nasty viewers’ chat window, shrugged her shoulders as if to say her words were correct.
‘In my 86 years of life, I’ve never met someone who fits the word ‘nonsense’ so well…’
She’s kind and truly a saint, but why is she acting like this?
Is it because of the broadcast?
She’s saintly.
Kind.
Pretty.
Strong…
But why does she act like this?
“Haa, okay Shia… Let’s say bringing the orc is fine. I hear orc meat is delicious, so it should taste good if we grill it.”
“Right?”
As expected, Shia nodded, as if she knew Yeonseo would agree with her.
With a strangely confident smile, Shia nodded, causing the massive Divine Power pouch attached to her chest to sway in rhythm.
“But Shia, while I agree that orc meat is delicious… what should we do with it now?”
“Uh, of course we have to dismember it.”
“Do you know how to dismember? Are you a butcher?”
“…Uh, wasn’t it you who knew how?”
Ah, I get it now.
She just brought it without thinking at all.
“This old lady has chopped monsters into pieces many times, but I’ve never butchered them by parts…”
“Um…”
Gasp…! What should I do!?
Seeing Shia’s panicked face, Yeonseo couldn’t help but sigh.
-Hahaha XD
-Did the streamer come to Yeonseo without any strategy?
-I thought she had some grand plan!
-Haha XD
-Did she cause trouble today?
-No strategy?
Still, after listening to the situation, Yeonseo understood Shia’s feelings.
Excluding the malicious predation, Shia must still have a lot of things in her stomach, having purchased 2 million won worth of meat from butcher shops in Jeongseon.
Having her precious meat robbed unexpectedly, going back to Jeongseon to buy meat again would have been awkward. Above all, as a returnee, Shia would have been curious about how delicious the orc meat would be and what flavor it held.
During the ethics audit at the Bureau, she had thought Shia was such a kind girl with a strong patience, but she never expected her to throw such a tantrum just over food.
‘Yeah, yeah… let’s try to understand. It seems she’s on a broadcast, so she might be acting close to a concept to stimulate the viewers… Besides, it’s not like that insatiable appetite belongs to Shia herself… or is it…?‘
Yeonseo desperately hoped that Shia’s irresponsible tantrum was all just a concept.
After all those years of struggle in the previous world, would the result be a nonsense saint in the modern world not be a bit sad…?
“Haa, Shia, I got it. This old lady… no, this unnie might not be of help, but I’ll do my best to assist.”
“You’re really going to help?! No way?!”
Shia’s expression changed completely at the mention of help, making her seem like not a saint but a ravenous beast instead.
“Then, first, it looks incredibly dirty, so…”
[Miracle – Purification]
The white Divine Power enveloped the two orcs, washing away all impurities that clung to their bodies in an instant.
Turns out… orcs weren’t actually green but had a light flesh tone all along.
-What?! Why did the color change?
-Orcs have long not been washed. Dirt and waste have accumulated over time, causing their skin to appear green according to the wiki.
-Huh?
-Hahaha XD
-So the orc meat I had at home a few days ago had green skin?
-What else? They probably didn’t sanitize it well, haha!
In fact, Shia’s purification was such an extraordinary miracle that it could completely erase everything designated as waste, bacteria, and filth that the orc’s skin color changed.
“Now it’s your turn, Yeonseo unnie!”
With Shia’s sparkling eyes as if trusting her completely, Yeonseo couldn’t help but sigh once again and snapped her fingers.
Snap!
“Haa, I’m not sure if this will work…”
But meat is still meat… it ought to work somehow!
○○○○○○
At that moment, Yeonseo thought for a brief moment.
-Just looking at that expression, she looks like she’s facing an S-grade dungeon boss raid.
-Ah, that moment when battling against the lich knight, right?
-LMAO XD
-Exactly that expression, haha XD
-But in reality, she’s just a butcher?
-Hahaha XD
“Just a bit more…”
“There! Right there…”
Have Yeonseo and Shia even been this focused on something recently?
Yeonseo was concentrating to the max since she captured her first S-grade raid monster 50 years ago. Shia beamed a happy smile every time the adorable meat surfaced from beneath the hefty portions.
Their goal was samgyeopsal.
One of the representative sections of pork, renowned for its perfect balance of savory fat and lean meat, was the orc that, if emerged from the dungeon, could easily pass as an anthropomorphic pig with all bodily parts, organs, and even the cuts of meat positioned identically to a regular pig.
“Samgyeopsal is said to be from the abdominal area, from the 5th rib to the back legs.”
“Haa, with how plump the meat is, I don’t even know which is which.”
“Stay focused! Yeonseo unnie can do it!”
With one eye closed, Yeonseo pointed her finger at the orc that was suspended in the air using spatial manipulation.
If Yeonseo slowly lowered her finger, the space would split in that direction, causing the orc’s flesh to be sliced.
“Strong and beautiful Yeonseo unnie.”
“…Why are you saying this, Shia?”
With Shia suddenly showering her with flattery, Yeonseo turned her head.
While it’s nice to be called an unnie, this doesn’t feel quite right.
“You know how important it is to score while butchering, right? If the ribs and samgyeopsal come out together, it ends up tasting horrible and bland.”
“……”
“You know the ideal samgyeopsal has an even thickness of fat and muscle layers. So be careful, unnie, or you’ll butcher poorly!”
Shit, this little sister…
Yeonseo felt something boiling inside but held it in till the end.
Yeah, this old lady must endure.
Isn’t this all because of the sole wish to feed that skinny little Shia?
How hungry could she have been to eat raw dungeon cabbage…? Wait, thinking about it again just makes me mad?
“Huh…!?
“Oh… this is bad.”
It seems Yeonseo’s distracted thoughts influenced the cutting, as the cut she was making on the orc ripped.
It’s not just poorly cut meat.
It was as if the fatty layer that held the intestines up got shredded, causing the pork belly to tumble to the ground along with the long intestines of the orc.
“Ah…”
-Aaaahhh!!!
-Aaaaack what is that!!!
-Hahaha XD
-Failing to butcher, huh?!
-No wonder it looks censored, but why can I imagine it so vividly? HAHA!
With not only the meat torn but also the precious intestines all spilled out, Yeonseo sighed.
While a clean orc meat could make for great soup with those intestines, this one slip would result in waste.
“Haa… it seems this old lady has truly aged…”
“No, it’s alright.”
Shia smiled at Yeonseo as if it were nothing to be worried about.
But why…?
You’d think a girl earnest about food would be angry or at least grumpy about losing meat all at once…
‘Indeed, the saint is indeed a saint.’
“Well, we can just do it again.”
“Huh?”
[Miracle – Great Healing]
A burst of white light shone, and the torn meat and intestines reverted, restoring the orc back to its original state.
Oh… so that’s how it works…
-Oh… it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Great Healing!
-Every time I see it, it truly amazes me!
-See, the streamer is confirmed S-grade!
“That’s amazing healing ability.”
“Hehe, it works as long as it’s not dead long or just the bodily parts remain!”
“Oh? I’m glad I didn’t report to the Association. If I had, those noisy guys would have bothered Shia a lot….”
“Kuh, kuu?! Wh-where is this….?!”
Snap!!
Before Yeonseo could even react, Shia’s tentacles quickly broke the orc’s neck.
“…………”
“…………”
-Hahaha XD
-Hahaha XD
“Shia, didn’t that orc just come back to life?”
“No, nothing happened.”
“…….”
I-I see. If you say so, then I’ll believe it.
Yeonseo decided to think she was losing her mind and saw things that weren’t there.
No, it must be an illusion.
It has to be!
She shook her head to forget what she just saw and refocused on butchering the orc.
“Yeonseo unnie. If cutting out just the samgyeopsal is hard, I can help, so could you loosen up your body a bit?”
“Loosen up? What do you mean…?”
As Shia suggested, when Yeonseo relaxed her body, she suddenly felt something chilling crawling up her legs and arms.
Creeeak, slide…
“Ugh…!?”
Looking down in surprise, Shia’s three tentacles from her back were tightly gripping her legs and waist while the other two held her arms from the shoulders to the wrists.
Though startled by the sudden sight, Yeonseo believed Shia wouldn’t commit any terrible acts, so she literally let her body relax.
However, to the viewers watching from a third-person perspective, it was quite an indecent sight.
“Haah, y-you scared me… couldn’t you at least say something?”
“Ah, I’m sorry.”
Despite being 86 years old, it’s universally known Yeonseo looked just like a beautiful 20-something, rivaling idols.
Moreover, she even had a better body than her granddaughter Yeonhwa, given her youthful, fit appearance, which made her bound by tentacles even more conspicuous in the public chat room, causing it to ignite with comments and clips.
-Whoa, so hot…
-Wow!
-Yeonseo-nim looks extremely beautiful from this angle!
-She always was beautiful!
-But she looks especially pretty today. LMAO
Even the once clean atmosphere of Yeonseo’s broadcast began to heat up, and Shia’s broadcast of nonsense escalated to a level of utter madness.
-Wow, crap!
-Pyaa pyaa pyaa!
-Way more interesting than casual adult content?!
-I can’t believe how wildly exciting this is!
-Shia with tentacles and Yeonseo…
-What is this? A breakdown?!
-Tonight is it!
-So hot…
-In C 219, this might become a hot topic!
-Yeonseo and the tentacles…!
-Title: The strongest S-grade Hunter but a third-rate hunter against tentacles!
-The guy above might get to collaborate with the viewers!
-Hahaha XD
“The little brat who just spouted nonsense, remember this, huh?”
[‘Kusotori’ donated 250,000 won!]
“Please buy something for Yeonseo-nim with this. Please. Yeonseo-nim’s stream has donations off, so I can’t donate. I’m so sorry! I’m so sorry! I’m so sorry!”
“Huh, I was a bit startled, but what do you plan to do with this?”
“It’s not a grand thing like sharing feelings or sensations, but this way, I can feel what Yeonseo unnie feels. It means I can help fine-tune any slight tremors you have.”
“Oh? You should have done that earlier!”
Thus, Yeonseo and Shia began to butcher the orc meat together.
An exciting collaboration with Shia’s tentacles aiding Yeonseo made for a much more delicate and refined movement, allowing Yeonseo to successfully separate the samgyeopsal first.
Next came the pork belly, neck meat, tenderloin, sirloin, front leg meat, shank, rib meat, buttock, shank, and even the organs and intestines. Each piece was meticulously cut following Yeonseo’s fingers.
The blood had already been drained out, causing no problem at all.
“Huh, that ended faster than expected.”
“So next meat…”
“No, I’m fine.”
With another snap of her fingers, a whole orc’s body nearby transformed instantaneously into the same state as the butchered orc.
“Wow, how did you do that?”
“Just replication. I copied the cut sequence as I butchered the orc meat. Since its shape is similar, I figured it wouldn’t cause any issues.”
-Uh, can we get more of Yeonseo and the tentacles, please?
-Why is it over already?!
-Ah, I couldn’t clip it!
-Bummer!
-It ended so fast…
Of course, while the malevolent viewers were disappointed they could no longer see drawings of Yeonseo surrounded by tentacles, neither Shia nor Yeonseo cared about that.
Yeonseo began to organize the butchered pieces of orc meat.
Though they had only butchered two orcs, the amount of meat from a single orc exceeded imagination, certainly satisfying Shia’s appetite.
The meat alongside dungeon cabbage was sent to the grill, and the remaining portions were stored in a freezer connected to Yeonseo’s house.
“Alright. Good work, Yeonseo unnie. From now on, I’ll handle it myself.”
“Huh? What are you talking about? Can’t we just grill the meat and eat it with cabbage?”
“What are you saying? When eating, one always must do their best to enjoy the meals! Not to mention, it’s my way of apologizing for creating a fuss today.”
“Oh, I see. Alright, let’s see what kind of skills you’ve got, Shia.”
“Hehe, it’s nothing special.”
Onward to the ingredients!
Guessing at least 100 servings of orc belly would come out.
Since grilled pork belly is the best indulgence, it was first passed over.
Then she had ready supplies of king oyster mushrooms, onions, chili peppers, green onions, and the dungeon-grown cabbage that Yeonseo planted herself—a perfect selection for a feast!
For reference, except for the wraps and the meat itself, all other ingredients were inside Shia’s backpack.
Not knowing what dishes to make, she had filled her bag with any assisting ingredients she could find.
“So, what are you planning to do?”
“It’s going to be something like pickled chili peppers…? But I can’t recall the exact name for it since it was something served at a meat restaurant I went to after finishing my military service.”
-???
-What?
-Military?
-Wait, she’s a girl, how could she…?
-A military-grade high school girl?
-No, she’s a military-grade saint!
-I guess she must have been an officer or something…
Not that it matters too much.
Ignoring the debates about Shia’s military service by the viewers, Shia started by chopping the chili peppers first.
For the green onions, the plan was to finely chop them, then coat them simply in gochujang for a quick fix.
And similarly with the oingo-chili peppers:
First, finely chop away and slice the onion thinly. Remove any spicy seeds inside, then mix them with soy sauce and…
“Oh no, no sugar…”
During the last time, while cooking stewed wyvern eggs, sugar bursts had ruined all the contents in her backpack!
“Want me to lend you some?”
“Yes!”
Snap!
With a light snap of her fingers, brown sugar appeared in Shia’s arms.
While this was supposed to be white sugar, brown sugar should be pretty good too… right?
Fortunately, with the sugar from Yeonseo’s home in hand, Shia proceeded to make the pickled chili peppers by mixing a couple cups of soy sauce, one cup of vinegar, a cup and half of brown sugar, and two cups of water.
-We can actually see the streamer in the kitchen without talking; she looks kinda cute.
-No, that girl has always looked cute when not talking!
-She looks cute anyways, haha!
-Wow, she really is cute today!
-For real!
Even Shia’s previously clean sections began to burn the chat and incendiary messages raged with nonsense.
In contrast, Yeonseo seemed relaxed cooking as she chatted with Shia, along with the aroma of what she was making!
“Hah, I want to eat!”
Usually, when cooking, she can’t hold herself back from snacking in the middle of it.
Dungeon cabbage was naturally delicious enough that it needed nothing else aside from maybe taking some home to eat later.
“Should we eat now?”
Though she did want to make some soybean paste stew as well… regrettably, she just didn’t know how to.
“Shia?”
“Yes?”
“Do you like eating rice with soybean stew? I thought I saw you enjoying it well in that Hapjeong meat restaurant…”
“Yeah, I do like it; however, time is limited and we lack ingredients…”
“Is that so?”
As those words left her mouth, Yeonseo began a video call on her smartwatch.
[Yes, Yeonseo-nim, what can I do for you?]
Shia knew who this was.
While she hadn’t actually seen them face to face, Yeonseo often referred to this person as Director Lee from the Bureau.
“Oh, were you at lunch, Director?”
[Ah yes, yes, we are having a group meal with the staff now…]
“Is that so?”
Snap!
In an instant, a bubbling soybean stew with warm rice appeared before Yeonseo and Shia as if it should have always been there.
[…? Yeonseo-nim, what does this mean…?]
“It’s just that we needed rice and soybean paste. What a coincidence, huh? Don’t worry; we’ll finish eating and then send it back to that coordinate.”
[No, please, that’s my food, Yeonseo-nim!!!]
“I will treat you the next time. Get something expensive. Don’t pettifog!”
[Hah… understood…]
With Director Lee’s resigned sigh, Yeonseo couldn’t help but snicker.
“That Director is always fun to mess with. Haha…”
“…….”
Though Yeonseo expressed shock at Shia’s brainless nonsense, Shia seemed somewhat afraid of Yeonseo’s sadistic tendencies.
Regardless, with the ingredients prepared, it was all set.
Grill, iron pan, nearly 100 servings of pork belly, Shia’s pickled chili, and green onion salad, along with the stolen soybean stew and rice from Director Lee.
Whatever restaurant that soybean stew came from, it looked pretty appetizing. The rice too looked fluffy and golden…
“Alright, let’s eat.”
“Yes~”
Finally, it was eating time!
Yeonseo first sampled the pickled chilies Shia made:
“Oh….”
Surprisingly, it was quite good!
Not only was the taste excellent, but she wondered if Shia had any experience cooking back in her previous life with the impressive seasoning levels.
Since she had lived as a hunter, Yeonseo hadn’t had much of a chance to cook, possibly making Shia’s cooking ability surpass hers completely.
“The flavor is actually quite good and…”
“…slurp… Hah, hah…”
While she intended to praise her, Yeonseo could see Shia’s gaze fixated intensely on the still-grilling meat!
At some point, Shia’s eyes were red with excitement as she burned with hunger, eagerly waiting for the meat to finish cooking.
“You must be very hungry…”
“Yes, hehehe… slurp Hah, hah… gulp”
“If you’re that hungry, you can start eating now…”
“No, it has to be well-cooked—only perfectly grilled samgyeopsal will keep the juiciness in and yield the best flavor! If you eat it before it’s well-cooked, it’ll taste bland!”
“…That’s true.”
Yet seeing her drool like that sparks something akin to sympathy…
‘Had I known, I’d have grilled them beforehand…’
Just a little longer, just a little longer…
Moreover, orc pork belly is known to have an exceptional balance of richness and fat compared to normal pig meat!
No matter how weak a monster is, it is still a monster.
The mana and fat density within the meat certainly would provide unrivaled flavor!
Sizzle, sizzle…
“Gulp… Huh…r..”
Sizzle, sizzle, orc…
And just as Shia’s red eyes fixed onto the meat for a full 6 minutes and 43 seconds, a single slice of pork belly began to take that beautiful marbled sheen.
“Hehe…”
Finally smiling, Shia was about to grab the meat with her chopsticks but hesitated.
“………”
Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip…
With a trembling hand, Shia set the piece of meat down onto the plate rather than into her waiting mouth, presenting it to Yeonseo instead.
“…Um, me? Why? Why are you giving it to me instead of eating?”
“U-unnie… slurp… you’ve been put through so much today because of me. To make up for it, I must feed you first, or I won’t be able to… slurp… eat.”
“Pfft, you…”
Yeonseo couldn’t help but let out a laugh unexpectedly.
The sight of Shia drooling buckets while demonstrating an incomparably stronger appetite than regular humans but maintaining her kindness towards others brought a chuckle from her lips—the saint truly is adorable beneath the nonsense.
“It wouldn’t be fair for you to eat first when your younger sister hasn’t eaten yet. Let’s eat together!”
“Slorp, y-you are right… Hah! Hah…”
“Wipe that drool off your mouth. Here, I cut it precisely in half. Now eat.”
“Y-yes, yes… Heh!”
Shia immediately dug into the meat as soon as permitted while collapsing on the other half!
Chew, chew, chew… gulp…
“Hah… aaaah…!”
Delicious!
This is incredibly scrumptious!
The pork belly sizzling hot off the grill with crust outside yet juicy and tender within had created a taste that resonated deep and harmonious within her senses!
This—this is what samgyeopsal is. This is pure ecstasy…
“Hmm, it seems quite tasty.”
Seeing Shia’s blissful face, Yeonseo couldn’t help but take her share of pork belly that she had reserved for herself!
Though she had feasted on orc pork belly a few times before, could it be because she had butchered this current meat herself? Or maybe it was because she was eating it alongside Shia?
In that moment, Yeonseo felt this was the best pork she had tasted yet!
“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.”
“Isn’t it?! Isn’t it?! Hehe, it’s amazing!”
“Yeah, yeah. From now on, we must keep going!”
-Hey, share some with us!
-Streamer, we forgot about us, haha!
-That must be delicious…
-Whoa…
So, Yeonseo and Shia kept on grilling and eating the pork belly without taking breaks!
Whether on the broadcast or through the viewers’ cries for being ravenous, they consumed the picked hot peppers and green onion salad in a whirlwind as they devoured more and more!
Though Yeonseo was 86 years old, as a hunter her appetite was vastly greater than a normal person’s.
It seems the power gained from her enhanced space manipulation came from her food, after all!
“Wow, together with the dungeon cabbage that Yeonseo unnie cultivated, it’s on another level!”
“Mmm! For sure… the delightful sweetness of the cabbage paired with the savory pork belly is just perfect.”
Delicious!
It’s unbelievably delicious!
Shia felt blissful purely from the flavors unraveling from her meal.
But more than anything, eating with someone else rather than alone made it all outweigh the flavor!
‘…Menelapie probably would’ve enjoyed this too…’
As an empress, Menelapie must have had a refined palate…
‘Teresa would have liked this too…’
The sweet lady always claimed everything tasted great around her…
Hehe, delicious!
Yet, it also felt a bit sad.
She felt nostalgic.
She missed them both.
“Shia, would you like some beer?”
“Sure!”
“Oh, Director Lee, I’m gonna need…”
[What now!?]
Beer and meat… dungeon cabbage… pure bliss!
…But I want to eat more!
I want to eat more together!
Together, together…
Gulp, gulp…
It’s delicious….
