The Late Cook Ascends the Tower - Chapter 42



42 – Episode 42. Three Weapons

In the TOE, a curse card is literally a curse.

An obstacle that must be forcibly taken in order to obtain a good artifact or opportunity.

It’s hell to have a thicker deck unnecessarily.

If you pull it out, hold it in your hand, or catch it, the debuff will automatically come in.

On the other hand, if you use a curse card directly, you can enjoy good effects unimaginable with normal cards.

That was the point of the curse card.

The moment you touch it even once to overcome the immediate crisis, that turn becomes hell.

Iron Maiden’s condition of using 20 returnees is a figure that can reverse the general area of the tower 20 times.

Nosferatu’s 5 damage is also the number you have to risk your life to protect if you want to survive and go to the big city.

If you only use 5 cards per turn, it’s tolerable, but… What if Iron Maiden is in a circular deck like Tilda’s?

You can die alone while drawing cards before you even hit the enemy.

There is no such thing as a dog death.

But not me.

Because I’m a cook.

After I got the cooking card, I initially only thought about making money, but now I see that it goes well with the curse card.

You can replenish your lost stamina and return soldiers by eating food, and you can dramatically improve the quality of battle by using a curse card based on that resilience.

For now, it’s just a tactic to accumulate power with Nosferatu and a rainbow reflection.

If you get a curse card of atrocities later, you will be a single dealer. Tanker, healer, you can do it all.

But what if the effect of Vajrapani was added to this?

[Vajra/Rare]

– Esoteric ritual tools.

– It liberates humans from anguish and wandering thoughts.

– Changes the attack type to strike and thrust.

– Receive half the bad effects of curse cards.

– Removes the use effect of the curse card.

Maybe… Curse builds are probably the worst builds I’ve ever used.

I explained to Tilda the reason for choosing the curse card, and now Tilda is looking at the curse card with the same glinting eyes as when looking at a slow starter.

“How about it, don’t you think it would be better than a fireball and meditation?”

“Really… After listening to the chef, it suddenly started to look good. Strength 3 is great, isn’t Iron Maiden just invincible?”

“That’s not it. Did I teach you the attack trick yesterday?”

“Ah… If the opponent pretends to hit you, it will only end with returning soldiers…”

“There is that, and if the opponent uses a weak attack card, I only take the loss. Basically, you have to manage your stamina and return troops.”

“From now on, I have to collect ingredients well.”

“That’s the point. And I chose the curse card because you were there in the first place. Because I can carry a lot of ingredients.”

“Ah… I see…”

Then Tilda opened his mouth strangely and smiled at me.

“So, the chef was planning on having a party with me before I asked?”

“What are you laughing at? Can’t we?”

“Uhhhhh… No. I like it very much. I was not a burden, but a chosen warrior.”

What a burden.

Rather, it felt like the build was completed thanks to Tilda.

If I had been alone, I could have dried up and died while using curse cards against the mobs.

With Tilda, you can usually hunt in a party without curse cards, and use curses only when you really need them.

If I encounter a curse event later, Tilda chooses the normal card, and if I choose the curse card, the card distribution is perfect.

A build that could not be established in the first place became possible through party play.

In terms of combat ability, it’s far behind, but Tilda’s existence is already helpful.

Feels like a moving pink rare artifact?

So I’ve never thought of it as Jim.

Did he think so?

But I didn’t bother to say no.

Because Tilda’s purpose was to become stronger. One day you will be able to say that you are not a burden.

“Oh, that’s right. Eel.”

“Kyaaak! Did you get on?”

“It’s bullsh*t. I already finished it before I got stuck with Grow.”

“Ah! I almost cried!”

[Cooking item] Was created with the effect of the cooking card!

Obtain a rare grade item [Grave Guardian’s Barbecue] X10!』

A little while ago, I finished grilled eel right before the knife went into my throat.

The skin was fried to a crisp as requested by Tilda, and the dark crust formed by smearing the soot from the leaves of kingwort on the surface stimulates the appetite.

And Sal…

It is terrifyingly beautiful.

The white, thick skin vibrates and vibrates, and the glistening eel oil drips down from between them.

Smells like a mixture of eel and blue-backed fish… I’m going crazy.

And this time, it wasn’t even a complicated recipe, but a rare grade dish came out.

Is it possible to get a higher score if I use materials from rare monsters?

The effect of the cooking was also higher than that of the rook soup, with a higher recovery of 7, so it was a crazy achievement that 10 grilled skewers could recover a whopping 70 soldiers.

What’s even more amazing is that there’s still one more chunk of meat left.

Then what about the taste?

Because it is a rare monster, it must be much more delicious.

I want to take a bite from myself right now and see Tilda’s reaction.

But now, a corpse was lying in front of us.

Eating in front of a corpse makes me feel like I’m losing my humanity.

It’s like a damn bastard.

“It’s a bit like eating here.”

“I see… Let’s go to the second floor and eat.”

“Before that, you have to get the reward first. Did you hear the voice too?”

“Yes! Congratulations on clearing the first boss monster! Cards and relics are coming in! Heh heh. Let’s check it quickly and go to the second floor to eat fish! I can’t stand it anymore!”

But thanks to Grow, I got the boss reward for free, so I’ll have to forgive you.

As in the case of Flick, the boss monster was changed to Grow this time, so as soon as he died, a voice came to my head.

『Kronos Labyrinth boss monster [Grow Stone] Has been defeated!

Acquire a card as a reward.

Choose your reward from three different cards.

You will receive 2 artifacts as a reward.』

And this time, perhaps because of Tilda, the number of artifacts increased as a reward.

‘Two artifacts and one card reward…’

There are green cards floating in the sky, and one large box and one small box on the floor.

Of course, this time, the relic check comes first before the card.

“Go and open the box first.”

“Yes Chef! I’m going to go first!”

Tung!

Tilda kicks the box with vigor, revealing the first artifact inside.

It’s long enough to fill a large box… And looks heavy at first glance.

A long sword.

“Wow… Is this the sword that Grow used?”

“Yes. If you kill the climbers, they will give you the artifacts you brought back from the original world.”

“Huh? Come to think of it, the chef’s clothes are the same as the ones Flick was wearing?”

“Right. There is no penalty even if you pull out Nosferatu because this outfit has a bleeding immunity effect.”

“Isn’t that great? Will this relic be as good as that?”

“Wouldn’t it be better because it was a boss artifact?”

Boss monsters usually give rare artifacts, but how good is Grow?

I checked the effect of the sword right away.

[Human Hunter’s Sword/Rare]

– The sword of a hunter who started hunting humans.

– It is longer than a normal sword, making it difficult to use.

– The blade smells like blood.

– Changes the attack type to slash and thrust.

– The first attack damage is increased by 20% in each battle.

– In each battle, the first hit damage is increased by 20%.

As expected, a relic I’ve never seen before appeared again.

But…

It is not a general purpose relic.

A 20% increase in damage isn’t that great, and it carries the same level of risk.

But this is real life, not a game.

The story is a little different here.

If I’m fighting another player, I know the effect of this artifact, but the other player has no way of knowing.

In that case, the debuff from being hit can be easily passed over with an enemy’s Liver Bogie attack.

On the other hand, the attack…

At that time, Tilda tapped me on the shoulder as if she had recognized the artifact’s potential.

“Chef. Can I use this?”

“Do you think it will be good?”

“Yes! I only have two attack cards anyway, so it feels like putting everything in one attack… How about it?”

My thoughts are the same.

Tilda has only one [Attack] Card besides the basic [Attack] Card.

[Ambush/Battle Card: Inflicts 12 damage to the enemy. When stabbing, adds 8 damage. Can only be used when there are no other attack cards in hand. ★★]

Later, when Tilda completes the assassination build, he hides and looks for an opening, then [Ambush] Has to risk everything in one shot.

In an assassination situation, the 20% damage increase was a figure that could not be ignored.

Assuming that you are aiming for the player’s neck, if a critical judgment is issued for 20 basic damage, and an additional 20% damage is increased…

Perhaps Tilda can do 50 or more damage with 2 cost.

The fireball and meditation combo is ridiculous.

That’s why black tilda is perfect.

There was one problem.

The length of the sword is greater than Tilda’s height.

The blade is bent like a Japanese sword, so if you’re good at it, you can pull out Tilda, but… I don’t think the weight is a joke either.

“The knife is long, can I use it?”

“Uh… I’ll try something. Chef-nim, you can’t throw away Geumgangjeo.”

As Tilda said, I can’t throw away the Vajrapani.

Because it is an indispensable core artifact in a curse deck.

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So if Tilda can’t use that sword, it’s like blowing an artifact…

Tilda glared at the sword with a stern expression, then lifted it with both of his hands.

“It’s lighter than I thought, isn’t it? Does this feel fair to everyone like a card?”

“Wield it.”

“Wait a minute… the scabbard is a little…”

I struggled for a long time to draw the sword like that.

“aaa! Ssubbaaal!!!”

In the end, Tilda swung the sword full swing and blew off the scabbard.

How can I write?

“Congratulations. It is your sword.”

“Wow… Can I really use this sword?”

“I can’t even write anyway. But to be clear, I don’t know swordsmanship or anything like that? You have to know how to write well.”

“Ugh… I see! I will practice right away.”

She pretended to be in trouble with words, but a mad smile hung over Tilda’s face.

I heard that you want a large hammer to come out of the grave of weapons.

He seemed to like the super-large weapon.

“aaa! It’s all gone!!!”

Bung-! Humming-! Humming-! Humming-!

The appearance of wielding a sword like crazy is definitely not an assassin.

If you look at his personality, a barbarian would suit him better.

I have to finish the next artifact by myself.

I left the frenzied Tilda alone and opened the small box this time.

And the artifacts from there…

‘Another weapon?’