After Learning the True Meaning of "Omyom Chicken"
The Constellations were utterly confused about why Yuyeon kept craving chicken.
As the gallery burned with chicken talk flooding every post, the Constellations finally realized it. As Yuyeon's parents, what the hell were we doing instead of showing a proper example? They looked in the mirror. Who am I? Han Yuyeon's parent. Their minds stabilized, confidence surged. No wonder they say kids make the parents. Relaxed, the Constellations gathered opinions to sort things out again.
Of course, pooling opinions didn't yield any real answers. Naturally. No Constellation knew Earth culture well, and most had only seen humans for the first time on Earth. Amid the stalemate, an info post went up.
The Constellations thought as one: From now on, we must give Yuyeon proper education. Show this poorly raised child the right path! Filled with a sense of duty, they debated again—how to word the letter to Han Yuyeon.
Coordinating and unifying opinions wasn't easy. The Constellations swallowed sighs, agonizing as they exchanged views, finally succeeding in compromise.
Likes Farming fought valiantly, but to no avail. The letter, packed with the Constellations' heartfelt intentions, reached Han Yuyeon via fish.
Chicken is banned for life.
"?????????"
It was the first expression Han Yuyeon showed since being dragged into Hell difficulty.
Quick acceptance and flexible thinking are key to survival. No matter how absurd the situation, I've always accepted it fast and tried to think flexibly. But the moment I saw "chicken banned for life," my brain froze.
"......"
A life without chicken. Imagined. Humanity perishes. Because its strongest maid is banned from chicken. Having glimpsed that horrific future, I shook my head vigorously.
"No way. I need chicken."
Guardian of the Sword Realm bestows a blessing upon you.
"Trying to shake me? Using fish to sway my heart?"
This wasn't a letter fish. Not a whole giant fish either—just a few chunks of flesh plopped down. Picking up the meat from the dirt, the soil fell off automatically, leaving it pristine. Reveling in the maid's power, I glared at the sky.
"If you thought this would shake me, you're mistaken."
Nom.
What is this? So tasty.
◈ Strength +5, Vitality +5
S-grade dish, huh. Gotta be polite. I sat demurely, savoring the flavor, and greeted it.
Hello, I'm Han Yuyeon. I'm Kra/ken. Nice to meet you. Let me describe the texture. Thanks. Too much hassle. I'll focus on eating. Hng hng hng.
Snap out of it, Han Yuyeon. Chicken. Can you give it up? No way.
Sage of the Star Library bestows a blessing upon you.
A clump of weirdly shaped grass fell. Grass is grass, no matter how impressive.
"This won't shake my heart."
Checked for writing first, then popped it in my mouth.
Nom.
What is this? Weird taste.
◈ Mana +10
The more I eat, the tastier it gets. Not bad, grass clump sir.
"!"
Snap out of it, Han Yuyeon. A maid can't lose to grass.
Heavenly Power Star bestows a blessing upon you.
Meat fell, trampling my resolve.
"Truly grateful, but my heart remains unchanged."
Still gotta taste it. Who are you?
◈ Agility +10
Storm Griffon Wing Meat, I presume. Nice to meet you. I'm Han Yuyeon. Sorry on short notice, but you're delicious.
"Hmm. Starting to waver?"
Hand that Bestows Form bestows a blessing upon you.
Gasp. Liquid falling from the sky. Wasn't ready for guests, but here it comes. I dashed, caught and gulped it down. Who drops by so suddenly?
◈ Ability Points +10
Mr. Contour. Don't do this next time. Tasty, so forgiven this once. Thanks. Now I'm full and wanna rest, but blessings kept coming.
Gaze of Armaments bestows a blessing upon you.
Spear that Pierces All Things bestows a blessing upon you.
Master of Great Words bestows a blessing upon you.
Noble Lady Connecting Stars bestows a blessing upon you.
Hmm. After all that eating, feels like I forgot something. What was it? Checked the first fish again.
Chicken is banned for life.
"What's chicken?"
Numerous Constellations cheer.
Felt like I forgot something important.
Ban chicken from Han Yuyeon. No, make her forget the concept entirely. The provisional alliance, formed for one goal, finally sounded the victory horn.
Though infighting erupted right after victory. Anyway, they achieved the common goal, so mission accomplished? Now just teach Yuyeon to not die.
Likes Farming's intent was a bit impure, but it worked on the others somewhat. Our Yuyeon. Gotta feed her only tasty, healthy stuff. The Constellations became helicopter parents. They scoured for rare ingredients daily, sending them to Han Yuyeon. They taught her curiosities, marveling at her talents.
Before long, 95% of the Constellation gallery bait was all Han Yuyeon.
After Han Yuyeon was dragged into Hell difficulty. Even with zero news on her, the Tower gallery was always full of Yuyeon bait. No one else got pulled into Hell after her.
At first, suspicion. Hell broadcasts every step worldwide. Choices, results—all of it. No exceptions, including Yuyeon. Her entire 1F was shown, right? She cleared 1F for sure, but no 2F feed? Super weird.
Just 10 years old. Elementary kid sacrificing to save lives. Leaving only "Be happy everyone." Everyone could only pay respects to Han Yuyeon. Can't clear Hell, but best choice to protect people, right? A month passed, folks prayed for her soul assuming death soon. Two months, tears for poor Yuyeon. Three months, screams of "You can stop now!"
As Yuyeon tanked, more got exemptions. More clearing Easy to 10F. Then those without exemptions got greedy.
Tower gallery fights, another three months. Galleries started sensing weirdness.
The answer came in a horrific post.
People admired Han Yuyeon enduring that hell for humanity. The horrific guess spread as fact worldwide; Yuyeon became humanity's hero.
A year passed.
Tower gallery's goddess Han Yuyeon—what's she doing now?
"VV."
Deliciously grilling and eating meat. Omyomnom.