Chapter 21 - Clearance

Edited by Silver Wind

Meanwhile, the chef was oblivious to the fact that the castle owner had been tied up tightly in her room as he devoted himself to the preparation of a sumptuous lunch.

In the main hall, only the chequered shirt otaku was present.

When he woke up, he discovered that not only did his teammates disappear, even the female housekeeper had vanished, and it had led him to think that they had all died under unknown circumstances. Thus, he kept trembling and he did not dare to go anywhere. Now that he finally met someone, he was so moved he stood up.

“You, where did you disappear to just now?”

Shen Dongqing pulled his chair and sat down: “We did a little something.”

The chequered shirt asked, “Did you find any clues?”

Shen Dongqing bit into the well-done pork chops and had no time to answer, but with his serious expression, it made the chequered shirt stiffen.

Chequered shirt probed: “What’s wrong?”

However, the only answer he received was Shen Dongqing looking up at him with a blank look as he subsequently said: “The mushroom sauce tastes better.”

Chequered shirt: ……

Unexpectedly, it was Zhou Wenyan who spoke up: “It would be best if you stayed in your room and don’t come out no matter what you hear later.”

When the chequered shirt otaku discerned that he was being serious, he no longer had the appetite to continue eating and he dashed back to his room to hide. If you had to know, the people who did not heed Zhou Wenyan’s advice and went to meet the Earl late at night all ended up dead, and he certainly did not want to be the next one.

After they ate and drank to their satisfaction, they returned back to the Earl’s bedroom.

The Earl widened her eyes and glared at them resentfully. She had wanted to chant some curses prior to this, but Shen Dongqing had shoved a handkerchief in her mouth before they left for their meal, and she could not make a single sound.

Just then, Wu Jia woke up.

He was a tad bit stupefied and even felt an aching pain at his neck. “What happened? How did I pass out?”

Shen Dongqing, the culprit who had knocked him out, looked away.

Seeing his appearance, Zhou Wenyan could not help laughing.

Wu Jia: “Seriously, what happened?”

“She did it,” Shen Dongqing placed the black pot on the Earl’s head without the slightest hesitation.

Earl: ???

…… 】

After a period of meaningless gibber, the soft little girl spoke again, albeit weakly.

【 B-level Copy [Earl Carlisle’s Invitation] has been temporarily closed for maintenance 】

On the bright side of things, at least it was a temporary shutdown for maintenance and not a permanent shut down…

【 Congratulations on completing the task, Closing in Progress– 】

【 With a score of A in this instance, you are awarded with 2000 points, no special reward drop 】

【 Remaining Player Points: 1500 】

Shen Dongqing rubbed his eyes and muttered: “It’s over?”

He looked at the translucent floating window and queried: “Can I play it again?”

Among all the games he had played, this was the most fun.

The chef knew how to make so much delicious food, and he was a little unwilling to leave.

【 …… 】

【 NO!!! 】

Regretful, Sheng Dongqing said: “What a pity.”

Just when the system was about to kick up a fuss, someone knocked on his door.

Shen Dongqing ambled towards it on bare feet.

As soon as he opened the door, the early morning sunlight poured in.

Shen Dongqing narrowed his eyes in discomfort before he noticed the figure standing at the door.

Zhou Wenyan was wearing a long trench coat and it accentuated his slender frame. With one hand in his pocket and the other on the door frame as he bent over slightly, he said, “Good morning, can I have breakfast with you?”

Shen Dongqing rubbed his stomach and hesitated. “I’m full.”

Blame the chef in the game for having excellent cooking skills.

His answer was slightly insensitive.

Fortunately, Zhou Wenyan was already used to it. Smiling, he said, “Whether it is lunch or dinner, anything is fine as long as you are willing.”