Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"Are there any requirements for participating?" Esdeath asked.

"No, there are no requirements for registration."

"If you would like to send a chef to participate, you can register at the competition venue."

Fang Rui gave a brief explanation, and Esdeath seemed thoughtful before asking another question, "If you're sending out invitations, you must be traveling to many worlds! May I come along?"

The purpose of our collaboration is self-evident.

They'll definitely be looking for a suitable opponent along the way for a thrilling and exciting battle.

“Okay.” Fang Rui had no reason to refuse. His mission was to deliver the invitations, and he wouldn’t stay in one world for too long. If Esdeath was engrossed in battle, he wouldn’t wait and would just leave her there.

"Thank you," Esdeath said politely.

In her daily life, Esdeath is very normal, just like a normal young girl, and very polite.

But when it comes to certain things, it's a completely different story.

"I'll be staying for a few days. Take care of whatever you need to do as soon as possible."

Chapter 469 Preliminary Preparations

As the Empire's strongest warrior, Esdeath could easily leave the capital, since no one would stop her.

Unfortunately, the above situation was from a few months ago. Since the night raids became increasingly rampant, the nobles were all in danger, and only the strongest part of the empire, the capital, gave them a little sense of security.

Therefore, Esdeath needs to argue with some people before she can leave the capital.

Ultimately, Esdeath left safely, since no one could change her decision once she made it.

As for the night raids, their assassinations will not cease while Esdeath is away, but they will be somewhat more restrained.

After all, some of the people involved in the night raid would leave to participate in the cooking competition organized by Fang Rui.

After leaving the capital, Fang Rui wandered around the nearby mountains and forests, capturing any dangerous species he encountered and then grilling them...

"Mmm! Even simple grilling tastes amazing!"

Fang Rui praised him, Orpheus nodded in agreement, and Darkness did not refute him.

“I think…it’s very ordinary!” Hong sang a dissenting tune.

However, the others ignored him and discussed whether to capture some dangerous species to supplement their ingredient pool for the cooking competition.

"I think it's possible!" Although Darkness didn't quite understand what the cooking competition Fang Rui and the others were talking about was, since it was a cooking competition, the more ingredients the better.

“I agree!” In Orpheus’s view, the more ingredients there were, the more she could eat.

"Well, in that case, let's add a task!"

As he spoke, he added gathering ingredients to his to-do list. However, considering the skill level of the participating chefs, there was no need to capture too many high-level dangerous species; one or two would suffice...

After all, chefs with truly exceptional skills are extremely rare.

"...Don't tell me that the additional tasks are also our responsibility."

Fang Rui's several clones suddenly appeared around Fang Rui himself, their expressions somewhat cold and solemn.

Looking at the group, Darkness's face flushed slightly. His earlier fantasies resurfaced in his mind—the group together…

Darkness shook his head a few times, then looked back down at the fire.

"The capable should do more! Don't think too much about it..." Fang Rui gently advised.

Fang Rui has mastered many clone techniques, but the most commonly used one is Shadow Clone, mainly because it consumes little energy and is easy to use.

One significant drawback of shadow clones is that their personalities are derived from the original user, resulting in similar thoughts and frequent instances of them contradicting the original.

"Are you serious?" The clone was speechless. If the capable should do more, then why are you, the strongest one, so leisurely? Give me some work!

"Hey! Don't worry about it! Your work experience and fatigue will all come back to you, so it's like I'm working too~"

Fang Rui coughed and changed the subject, but if they continued the previous topic, he felt he would be dragged into work.

"Tch!" The clones didn't dwell on the matter any longer. If they could have persuaded the main body, they would have done so long ago, instead of dragging it out until now.

"We'll collect the dangerous species; it's on our way anyway."

Furthermore, the dangerous species collected can also be provided to Tiamat. After gathering information, Tiamat should be able to replicate them.

"It's up to you guys now~" Fang Rui said upon hearing this.

"...Accept it!"

The clones had no intention of lingering and threw out one dangerous creature after another, which Fang Rui quickly stored in his storage space.

After the handover was completed, the clones immediately left. Although there was no Misaka Network, Fang Rui's clones could communicate through methods such as telepathy and would not capture duplicate dangerous species.

After counting the items, Fang Rui seemed thoughtful. "A one-day stay should be enough."

The efficiency of creating clones is very high. Besides, Fang Rui doesn't intend to collect all the dangerous species; capturing some is enough.

“One day? You tell me first, what are you going to do on this day?” Hong suddenly raised her head.

She had a... bad feeling about letting Fang Rui arrange the activities.

Perhaps it's based on experience, even though they didn't spend much time together.

"Nothing much, just grill some meat and vegetables here and wait for the others to come back."

Fang Rui glanced at Hong, not quite understanding why Hong was so nervous. Did she think I was going to cause trouble?

"A picnic?" Yesterday was a picnic, and today is another one. Hong wants to try other cooking methods.

"Could we change it? I'd like to eat something else, like hot pot..."

"You have too many demands, but I'm the one who's supposed to cook! If you want hot pot, then make it yourself..."

"If I knew how, would I be saying this here?!"

"If you don't know, just shut up and wait for your food. Don't offer so many opinions!"

Watching the man and the dragon argue, Darkness was a little at a loss. He wanted to stop them, but didn't know how to start.

Orpheus ate in silence, ignoring the argument between the two and Darkness's panic. After finishing all the food, she reached out, grabbed Fang Rui's clothes, and tugged at them gently a few times.

That's all~

Seeing Orpheus point to the fire, Fang Rui's lips twitched slightly. He really wanted to say that he... wasn't a chef!

Unfortunately, his role in the team was that of a chef!

"We must find a chef as soon as possible!" Fang Rui covered his face with one hand.

Although he has some interest in cooking, cooking all the time is a very boring and tedious thing.

While the group was chatting, some things were happening in the capital.

When Esdeath proposed leaving the capital, many nobles immediately objected. However, given Esdeath's status, they did not explicitly oppose her departure but instead offered various reasons to persuade the emperor to stop her from leaving.

However, the emperor was not so easily persuaded and instead sought the opinions of the two generals... and a certain obese "minister".

The minister naturally wanted Esdeath to stay in the capital. According to his investigation, Night Raid's strength had significantly increased, and the bodyguards he had hired might not be able to guarantee his safety. Keeping Esdeath in the capital was a safer option.

However, the "minister" was well aware of one thing: Esdeath did not particularly value the position of general. If he were to force her to resign, she would likely resign and leave the empire.

The "Minister" has some understanding of the current state of the Empire, possessing the strongest Imperial Arms as a hidden trump card and two generals as overt trump cards.

He wasn't worried about the resistance; he could easily handle it.

He couldn't be sure if the empire would perish if he lost a general, but he was certain that something bad would happen to him.

Therefore, the "minister" agreed to Esdeath leaving the capital.

Some people are a deterrent simply by existing.

The other general was responsible for protecting the emperor and would not interfere in other matters.

In short, Esdeath's request for leave was successfully granted.

News of Esdeath's departure from the capital spread rapidly, and the wicked nobles trembled with fear of a night raid.

Meanwhile, Ye Xi was discussing who should stay behind and who should travel.

As a foodie, Akame was the first to raise her hand.

A cooking competition—just hearing the name tells you there will be lots of delicious food.

The team leader was responsible for contacting the resistance and couldn't leave. Considering Esdeath would leave, this was a good opportunity, so very few people left, only two in total.

Esdeath found Fang Rui, and the other two went directly to the venue, which was the Sailing World.

On the other hand, people in the maritime world also received news from Fang Rui that he was going to hold a very large-scale culinary competition. With the help of Morgans' World News, the news quickly spread throughout the world...

Countless chefs are eager to win a prize in the competition and make their name known throughout the world.

The King of Chefs will resound throughout the world!

Ah! What a beautiful name!

The world is stirring; a momentous event is about to unfold…

"Really..." Sakazuki rubbed his temples. The Navy was busy dealing with the pirates, but there were always some people causing trouble.

Once the culinary extravaganza is held, the already restless pirates will become even more rampant, and a period of chaos is inevitable.

The new world government is temporarily unable to provide strong support to the navy, and Dragon is searching for a suitable way of governing the maritime world...

"Hahahaha... What does it matter! Holding a grand event will attract pirates, which will be perfect for wiping out the gathered pirates!"

Garp held a bag of senbei (rice crackers) and smiled happily. The trip of several retired naval officers had come to a temporary end, and they were returning to the navy to serve as instructors and inspectors, responsible for training new soldiers and investigating and dealing with corruption.

"Make the arrests after the event concludes; we mustn't interfere with the competition," He reminded everyone. After all, it was Fang Rui's event; how could they go against him?

"How many pirates do you think a cooking competition can attract?" Zephyr's question drew everyone's attention.

"Since it's an event organized by Fang Rui, the prizes must be pretty good. Greedy pirates will definitely be eyeing it, while those who see reality will compete for rankings. Foolish ones..."

"It's estimated that they will storm the venue and guard it, trying to snatch the prizes from the winners."

Sengoku shared his speculation, and the others largely agreed with his view, believing it was indeed very likely to happen.

"In other words, we just need to stay where we are. There are plenty of cooks in the navy, so let them participate and try to win a prize."

"I agree!" Garp was the first to agree. "As the Marines, how can we lose to pirates!"