Chapter 17: New Adventurer Bern (15). Hierarchy
The cleaning mission became more efficient with time.
At first, Bern had to assist by subduing the monsters and tossing them in front of Blanca. But as the battle progressed, Blanca was soon able to massacre monsters on her own, flinging mid-tier spells like regular attacks.
What started as Bern feeding kills to Blanca gradually evolved into a system where Blanca focused on her own hunting, Bern focused on his, and Renya took over the role of fire prevention. With that, the monsters were, quite literally, on the verge of extinction—thoroughly slaughtered.
“Here, please try this! I may not look it, but I, Renya, have a decent bit of confidence in my cooking!”
Evening darkened the sky with its inky tones.
Bern, receiving the grilled skewer Renya offered, swallowed involuntarily at the intoxicatingly strong aroma.
Bern’s body, being a product of clone magic, was sustained by the Crown Prince’s mana, so he didn’t need to eat regularly like others.
Still, eating food did help him recover some mana—albeit inefficiently—and more importantly, his sense of taste functioned perfectly fine.
Crunch.
The moment he bit in, a wave of spicy heat and greasy flavor flooded his mouth.
The wild texture and gamey scent stimulated all five senses, but not so much that it was unpleasant.
That was thanks to the powder sprinkled on the meat, which subdued the odor considerably.