binnovel Chapter 48 Can that radio demon beat you?
Chapter 48 Can that radio demon beat you?
"Hmm...I remember Miss ■■■ also mentioned that her job was a chef, right?"
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased and Moses finally seemed less tense, he breathed a sigh of relief and casually said this to you.
At first, Moses thought you would be mean because you always had a cold face, but after you brought them something no matter what you did, and your attitude was far more polite than any other queen of evil he had ever met, Moses began to take the initiative to talk to you.
"That's just a load of nonsense."
Billies retorted without holding back.
"Yes, I work at the Hell Inn in District 1."
You prop yourself up on the table with your arms and gently reply to the little devil in front of you, who looks embarrassed after being scolded by Billies.
"Oh! That's the joke that the daughter of the King of Hell made? So your direct boss is from the royal family?"
After hearing what you said, Billy, who was sitting sprawled out in his seat, became interested.
He propped his chin on his hand, looking at you with an expression that was half mocking and half teasing.
"Yes, but I hope you can give my 'boss' some respect. There aren't many things that can make me angry, but it just so happens that someone slanders my boss."
With your expression still calm, you cast a fairly gentle smile at the outspoken little devil.
But this was the first time Billies had ever felt a chill from your smile.
"..."
"Fine, fine... what a crazy woman..."
Seeing that you were unhappy but still chose to be kind, the little devil immediately shrugged as if surrendering.
During the time I've spent with you, Billiz has come to know that your strength is unfathomable—after all, how could an ordinary demon sense a threat miles away?
If he could, he wouldn't want to mess with you, who are currently treating them fairly well.
Perhaps Billies was rough and reckless, but he was also decisive and clear-headed.
"Then you must serve all sorts of different demons, right? Can you cook for members of the royal family?"
Millie, who seemed somewhat curious about your work, asked you questions with great interest.
"...Yes, I will serve members of the royal family, sinner lords... well, other important figures as well."
Angel, the porn star, should be considered a big shot, right?
You silently thought this as you covered your face with your crossed hands.
"The primordial demons don't actually recognize the lords among you sinners, but I'm still very curious about the difference between sinners who call themselves lords and ordinary sinners?"
Viya, who had only eaten half of the foie gras in front of her, put down her knife and fork and interrupted.
She did look quite curious.
"Well... to put it simply, the Sinner Lords are like gang leaders among sinners, right? For example, the 3Vs that most of you are familiar with; these three currently control half of the economic lifeline of the Pride Ring..."
While you were speaking, the waiter brought over the other dishes that Viya had ordered, along with the little devil.
These dishes, which only embody the essence of internet celebrity cuisine through their plating, are all, without exception, dishes that look to be of average quality.
It's all show and no substance, you can't even be bothered to comment further.
"Unlike the absolute hegemonic ring lords and the upper-class native nobles of Hell, although I learned about them through books and the demons in the inn—most of the sin lords recognized by sinners control human technology and the lifeline of the Pride Ring. They use this to profit in Hell and gain a large number of supporters."
"But the most important thing is that they have countless souls under their command. I heard that the total number of souls of all the sinner lords is over a million."
You rearrange the dishes that the waiter had placed on the table for the people in front of you who were listening to you, and then you begin to talk eloquently.
"As for their strength... I can only say they are somewhere between ordinary sinners and nobles. Although most native demons do not recognize sinner lords, there is an unspoken agreement among sinners not to provoke them. After all, to become a lord, one must have a certain level of strength."
You shrugged, having been busy eating ever since the food arrived, and said, "To be honest."
"So, you're also serving a sinner lord? Is he strong... uh, or are you stronger than him?"
Viya sat across from you and asked this question in a hesitant tone.
She seemed to want to express something, but it appeared that what she wanted to express was something she found difficult to say.
You can see a subtle worry in the eyes of the demoness, whose entire face is submerged in the blue light reflected from the aquarium.
Admittedly, you were a little surprised that she was worried about you.
"Oh... well, I'm just a poor little cook, and the person I serve is a big shot from the golden age of a certain great power on earth. He is the infamous Broadcast Demon."
Perhaps sensing her concern, you suddenly smiled and winked at Viya in front of you.
"But fighting is not allowed inside the inn, so don't worry about my safety, darling."
You deliberately took a detour here, lowered your eyelids, and then lightly tapped the rim of the wine glass in front of you with your fork.
Because you can't drink alcohol, and Viya is suspected of being a minor, you didn't ask the waiter to serve you alcohol.
Besides, you don't believe this trendy restaurant can have any good wines; they're just taking advantage of customers' lack of knowledge by serving wines packaged as expensive brands.
After all, you didn't smell anything particularly noteworthy in this restaurant.
Perhaps sensing that you had no intention of continuing the conversation, Viya seemed to understand something and didn't pursue the topic further.
"With your personality that seems to be able to step on anyone, don't people really like picking on you?"
Billy was happily eating the food on his plate, seemingly not particularly concerned about how good it tasted, as he asked you while chewing.
Although the little devil's eating manners were really questionable, you still answered very honestly: "Of course there are. The radio devil I just mentioned is one of them. He's very good at making me angry."
Don't say you're making this up; everyone has seen how this guy usually annoys you.
But I wonder if Alastor will sneeze when you say that while he's away from home?
"You and this... uh, radio demon, don't get along very well?"
Perhaps because she noticed that Alastor appeared quite frequently on your end, Viya, who is particularly perceptive in this regard, asked you this question in a somewhat amused tone.
When asked this question by Viya, you shrugged, unsure how to answer, neither confirming nor denying.
"Speaking of which, miss, don't you eat anything?"
Moses, perhaps noticing that you hadn't eaten anything from the restaurant except for that initial bite of foie gras, suddenly asked you that question.
“I’m on a diet, darling, and sinners won’t have any major problems even if they don’t eat.”
At least that's how you are.
You lied without batting an eye, and that's what you were thinking.
As you said that, Viya, who was cutting the rodent meat on her plate, looked you up and down, then lowered her head again with a disbelieving expression and continued eating.
However, she seemed to have little interest in eating.
The truth is, you have no idea that the little devil in front of you has already been spoiled by your taste buds.
"Oh……"
Seeing that you had made your point clear enough and that you didn't seem to be going to refute it, Moses obediently lowered his head and ate the food he had ordered.
"Who's going to eat all this? Do you even have enough money left for us to order another round? Damn, this is weird, why am I getting hungrier the more I eat?"
Perhaps unable to contain himself any longer, seeing that no one was complaining and all his attention was focused on the food in front of him, Billy muttered a few words of resentment as he viciously chopped at the food on his plate.
“Moses, you should learn from the woman in front of you; you should also go on a diet!”
The little devil, whose eating manners were truly unsightly, pointed at Moses next to you with his cutlery, which was still stuck with meat, while stuffing food into his mouth.
"...How many times do I have to say it, I am not fat at all!"
Upon hearing this, Moses, who initially appeared merely displeased, nearly chopped up all the plates under his command.
Perhaps because Billy's outbursts would indiscriminately crush everyone, the already murmured voices around you immediately became even louder.
To prevent Viya's father from overthinking things, you haven't activated your stance to block Billy's voice.
Actually, you really want to say to the people around you whom you don't really like, "How come you feel superior just because you're eating at a trendy restaurant?"
Before Billys started making a scene, you could look down on them for their racism, but now that Billys is making a scene, you are indeed at fault—but you suspect that Billys is doing it on purpose.
Because ever since that manager started racist remarks against you, Billy's expression and tone have never been pleasant.
……
Let's try another approach then.
Before doing so, you looked around to be on the safe side.
Some customers brought their own drinks, while others brought takeout desserts. It seems this popular restaurant doesn't prohibit customers from bringing in takeout food... at least desserts are allowed.
Because you see a pair of demon sisters come in carrying small cakes, eat them, and then leave unharmed, and it seems that no demons charge them extra.
After carefully confirming that what you were doing was alright, you remained silent for a long time before speaking mysteriously to Viya and the little devils in front of you:
"Since everyone seems a bit unhappy right now... and I don't think there's any rule against bringing in desserts... perhaps you'd be interested in trying some of my pastries?"