Chapter 177 The King in Yellow's Contract
Hakuto went to the Suzuki Family again. Shub-Niggurath had already told him the result of her intervention. Hastur would reside within Hakuto, like Cthulhu, provided that Hakuto also gained Hastur's recognition.
Simply put, Hastur had to eat something delicious. Once a dish moved Hastur, he would become Hakuto's Spirit and lend him his power.
Shub-Niggurath also told Hakuto that it would be best to make a dish that didn't exist in this world. Only such a dish could move Hastur and make him recognize Hakuto.
Of course, if he didn't get recognition, he could try again next time. But whether Jirokichi could hold out that long was another matter.
For Shub-Niggurath and Hastur, besides Hakuto, the agent, it didn't matter what happened to the rest of humanity.
Hakuto relayed Hastur's conditions to the Suzuki Family. They naturally didn't dare to object. They had just seen two great beings nearly destroy the world.
The Suzuki Family wasn't stupid. They knew very well what they could and couldn't do.
But Shub-Niggurath had reminded Hakuto that he couldn't make a dish that already existed in this world. That meant he could only make a dish that didn't exist. That left only one option.
After thinking for a moment, Hakuto decided on a recipe.
"Help me prepare some ingredients."
Hakuto directly had the Suzuki Family prepare the ingredients.
Facing his request, they naturally couldn't refuse. They quickly delivered the ingredients he wanted.
For the Suzuki Family, as long as it wasn't something particularly hard to get, they could easily gather what Hakuto needed.
Six hours later, Hakuto placed a peony flower, as beautiful as carved jade, into boiling water.
Instantly, an ocean scent washed over everyone. The Suzuki Family's members kept breathing deeply, their mouths constantly secreting saliva.
Looking at the soup in Hakuto's hands, the Suzuki Family's mouths watered, but no one dared to touch it. Did they want to die? Didn't they see who the soup was for?
Hakuto placed the soup before Jirokichi. Jirokichi's eyes immediately opened, and like a puppet, he began to drink the soup.
Hakuto naturally didn't forget the two big shots residing within him. He also served himself a bowl.
After drinking the soup, a crackling sound came from his bones and sinews. Hakuto felt his body had become much stronger.
This bowl of soup directly strengthened Hakuto's body considerably. Previously, after dealing with Kirari, Utaha and the others for six hours, he had felt weak.
Now, Hakuto felt he could handle ten without a problem.
After finishing the soup, a beam of light flew out of Jirokichi's body. This beam of light instantly landed on Hakuto. Then, an earring appeared on his ear.
He hadn't pierced his ears, yet the earring seemed to grow out of his flesh.
He touched the earring with his finger, then looked at the unconscious Jirokichi. He said to the Suzuki Family, "Alright. Suzuki Jirokichi's matter is resolved. But I'm curious why he was targeted by such a being."
Hakuto was puzzled. Why had Jirokichi been targeted?
More precisely, why had the King in Yellow turned his gaze upon him? Just casting his gaze on Jirokichi had caused this.
If the King in Yellow had resided within him, Jirokichi would have long been dead.
After all, not everyone could contract with such a big shot like Hakuto.
"We... we don't know either. I'm afraid we'll have to wait for my cousin to wake up before we can answer that question."
Suzuki Shiro's expression was somewhat embarrassed. Hakuto didn't say much. He just looked at Shiro. "Then we'll wait."
Shiro immediately said, "Then I'll have someone prepare dinner immediately."
It was already past nine in the evening. Shiro certainly wasn't that clueless. But Hakuto shook his head. "Compared to that, there's something I want to ask you."
Hakuto now wanted to ask Shiro one thing. Did the Suzuki Family have any relationship with the Black Organization?
"Please ask. I will answer truthfully."
"What is your relationship with the Black Organization?"
Suzuki Shiro paused, then asked, "Are you referring to the Black Organization that uses alcohol names as code names?"
"Correct."
"We have no close relationship. We have cooperated to a certain extent. That's all."
Hearing this, Hakuto nodded slightly. He didn't say anything else. That meant what the other party said was true. The Suzuki Family had no relationship with the Black Organization. Hakuto didn't need to meddle.
Just then, Jirokichi gradually woke up. Hakuto said to Shiro and the others, "You should explain it to him first."
Shiro immediately stepped forward and told Jirokichi what had happened to him. After listening to Shiro, Jirokichi stood up and expressed his gratitude to Hakuto.
Hakuto shook his head indifferently, then asked Jirokichi, "How exactly did you end up being targeted by such a being?"
Jirokichi's tone was grave. "It started when I received a statue. After receiving that statue, I noticed some changes in my body."
"A statue? Where is that statue now?"
"Please follow me."
Jirokichi led Hakuto to a basement, or rather, an underground treasure vault. After a series of verifications, the vault door was opened. Then Jirokichi took out a statue and handed it to Hakuto.
"This is the statue I received. After getting this statue, I felt like something was changing in my body."
Hakuto looked at the statue, the corner of his eye twitching slightly.
"Cthulhu."
The voice Hakuto uttered seemed to be automatically blocked. To the Suzuki Family's ears, the sound "Cthulhu" became a rustling static like a TV with static snow.
The Suzuki Family weren't stupid, so they naturally didn't pry further.