When the chosen one checked the time again, he realized it was almost 6 p.m.
Even if she rushed to the next place to deliver the item now, she probably wouldn't have enough time. Not to mention that both places are unfamiliar and would take some time to find, even if she found them quickly, there definitely wouldn't be enough time.
That way, the palace steward will definitely come and kill him that night.
There must be other ways...
Just as he was thinking of ways to salvage the situation, the kitchen door opened, and the multi-talented chef returned with a large pile of ingredients. Seeing the clean kitchen, he couldn't help but laugh: "You're really great, you've been waiting for me."
"Thank you, but I still have one task to complete, and I'm almost done with it."
The chosen one nervously told the chef, but saw him smile even more broadly: "It's no big deal, I have a way. Since you cleaned the kitchen so well, come over here."
The chosen one was secretly delighted, never expecting that his simple obsession with cleanliness would actually bring him rewards.
He followed the multi-handed chef to a bucket, who pointed inside: "Hide inside. After tonight, you can work with me in the kitchen from now on. Don't worry about those palace stewards causing you trouble."
"Thank you so much."
The Chosen One breathed a sigh of relief, not expecting his troubles to be resolved so quickly. He quickly hid in the bucket, only to see the multi-handed chef close the lid with a strange smile.
Then, the barrel began to tremble, accompanied by a brief scream from the chosen one inside, and the live stream displayed "GAME OVER".
The live stream didn't immediately go black. Viewers saw the chef take a pair of hands out of the bucket and stick them into his body. Soon, the flesh around the hands began to wriggle and quickly assimilate them. All that was left in the bucket was a pile of meat sauce.
"You're really great..."
Yin Zhu wouldn't encounter this situation, because she had already left the kitchen to deliver something to her next workplace.
After all, the work schedule didn't mention that I was supposed to clean the kitchen.
If you dare say you'll wash the dishes, I dare say I'll only wash the dishes.
If you ask me why I didn't do any extra work... it's not on the work schedule. If you want me to do it, you'll have to pay extra.
Besides, perhaps based on some kind of intuition, Yin Zhu felt that this multi-handed chef was not a good person. He should not belong to the royal palace stewards, as his clothing was very different, so he was naturally not her superior.
However, this guy asked her questions as soon as they met, and if Yin Zhu hadn't been specifically instructed by Hua Ji, she might not have been able to answer him.
Afterwards, the multi-talented chef assigned Yin Zhu extra work. If Yin Zhu really spent time cleaning the kitchen, given how dirty it was, she might not have enough time to complete the next delivery task.
Finally, and most strangely, before he left, he told Yin Zhu to wait for him, saying he had other things to do…
Yin Zhu described it as: extremely vicious.
Whether it's wasting time waiting for a multi-tasking chef or fulfilling their subsequent requests, it's not a wise move. Especially if you've actually cleaned the kitchen yourself, a little extra time won't make a difference, and you'll probably do whatever the multi-tasking chef asks for anyway.
You won't even know you've been scammed.
Yin Zhu's guess was pretty much correct. By the time he delivered the items, it was almost 5:30 PM. The two locations weren't very close, and it took Yin Zhu quite a bit of time just to walk around the Oeyama Royal Palace.
The worksheet asked Yin Zhu to deliver a pastry.
The royal steward who collects the pastries is a somewhat frightening-looking male monster with a tall, long red nose and red face. He wears an outfit that looks very much like the style of the Cherry Blossom Country and has two large wings on his back.
This looks a bit like the tengu from the Japanese folklore of the land of the Sakura.
As Yin Zhu presented the pastries with both hands, her eyes were fixed on the face of the royal steward, her mind filled with doubt: Shouldn't this guy be a benevolent god in mythology?
Yin Zhu, who only had a superficial understanding of Japanese culture, was unaware that tengu were also divided into different ranks in the class-based society of Japan. Moreover, not all tengu were benevolent gods; some mythological tengu were monsters with long bird beaks that would use those beaks to snatch children, making them man-eating monsters.
What are you looking at?
Seemingly because Yin Zhu had been staring at him for too long, the Tengu butler touched his face. Although he looked rather frightening, his voice was very magnetic.
Yin Zhu compared the voices in her mind and found that this one was a bit crisper than Wei Chuxing's, which seemed to suit her taste better.
However, the answer still needs to be given:
“I’ve noticed that you look different from the other ghost servants here.”
This was indeed part of the reason why Yin Zhu was staring at him. After all, in the Oeko Mountain Royal Palace, where beauties were everywhere, there were not many palace stewards who were pleasing to the eye. Fortunately, their numbers were small and their frequency of appearance was even less, so they were not easy to look at.
“Your higher status proves that being good-looking is useless,” Yin Zhu replied earnestly.
[3. Lord Demon King prefers quiet places. Please remain silent when working within the Ōeyama Royal Palace. It is best not to make any sound before being questioned by your superiors.]
Finally, finally a higher-ranking ghost spoke to her!
Yin Zhu felt like she was about to suffocate. At this moment, she desperately wanted the other person to say a few more words. The longing in her eyes was almost overflowing, which made the Tengu Butler turn his head away awkwardly. He pretended to be relaxed and said, "Beauty is often very useful."
"But if beauty can't protect you and only brings you trouble, then that's terrible."
Yin Zhu was not referring to herself, of course, since she had come here voluntarily. These were the other captured ghost servants. Even if Shuten-dōji was reincarnated as a woman, these captured ghost servants would not have a good ending, let alone when Shuten-dōji was a man.
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