A Wizards Misadventures

~~Level Twenty Four~~

"TRUE! The bar is the finest place in not only Nazerick but the WORLD! Fit for divinity themselves!" I sipped the ale. It was sweet. It was better than the wine at some of the parties Yasaka dragged me to so the penguin wasn't wrong. Eclair, he said his name was?

"So which of the supreme beings made you?"

"Ankoro Mochi Mochi, of course!" That was a weird ass name for a person but alright.

"Can you tell me about him?"

"HER!" He yelled. "Mochi Mochi was a wonderful, kind, and utterly perfect lady of class and refinement! Her skills in the culinary arts have influenced Nazerick to this very day! Myself and Pestonya have upheld her legacy with VALOR and PRIDE!"

"You're clearly enthusiastic about this but could you quiet down a little? I came here for peace and quiet, not to get yelled at."

"Of course. Sorry, Mister Mavros."

"Thanks. So Mochi Mochi was a chef? I thought all of the supreme beings were more focused on combat."

"Most of them were. Mochi Mochi, of course, was recruited for her immense mastery of cooking! Her works were so fine that, when consumed, filled Nazerick's supreme beings with passion and vigor beyond that of any norm! Besides that she was a stellar mage, though the greatest mage of Nazerick is and was Lord Ainz."

"Magical food?" I hadn't heard that one before. The agriculture I made for Nature's bounty sort of counted but that wasn't too edible and was more along the lines of magical plants than magical cooking.

"Indeed! I have some skill in the art. Care for a dish?"

"Sure. Surprise me."

"I shall!" The penguin excitedly waddled off behind a door to do his thing. I pulled out my phone and checked the time. I had six hours before I needed to meet with Yasaka. I still had plans for Earth Bet on my phone. I selected them all and moved them to a folder. I was still pissed about how wrong things had gone there. Fucking Taylor… I tried, at least. That counted for something. And I still got the Simurgh under my control.

Nevermind that. I didn't want to think about it. It was a failure to me and I had to focus on other things now. Should I pick up a gift for Kunou? She would probably be happy to just watch a show and eat some snacks. Yasaka wanted me to go celebrate the end of the Old Satan Faction with her. I wouldn't be doing any politicking myself but I did need to have a chat with Gabriel. It might not be any of my business what she was scared about but I still wanted to know. I just had a bad feeling about it.

Besides, new runes to learn? I was pretty interested in that.

Finally Eclair waddled out of the kitchen, a plate balanced on a flipper. "Here, an oven baked, wood stove, dragon meat pizza!" I wasn't expecting that.

"Dragon meat?" I looked at the pizza. Instead of pepperoni it had salami-like sheets of meat layered over it. It seemed kind of like muscle, devoid of any visible fat.

"Indeed! Poison dragon meat, though be assured that it's entirely safe to eat, not that actual poison dragon venom will harm you I'm sure. The dough is simple but the cheese is from demonic goats, giving it a spicy tang that goes with the poison dragon meat. There are other ingredients if you're interested in hearing about them."

I was already taking a bite. I gave a grunt of surprise at the flavor. It was REALLY spicy pizza. After a moment, though, the spice faded away to a much nicer burn. "I like it." I said, grinning at it. I'd never had a spicy pizza before.

"HA! Of course! My cooking skills are unrivaled and someday I shall stand at the PINNACLE OF COOKING!" I let him yell this time in favor of taking a few more bites.