Labyrinth of Desire

Labyrinth of Desire, VIP Guest Area.

Machi said to the staff member, "If necessary, we wouldn't mind participating, either."

Hearing this, the two Gourmet Gang members under him looked anxious. "Boss Machi, surely that's—"

Before they could finish, Machi said, "It's fine. You all saw Leiyin's strength and Coco's gambling skills just now, right? They're completely trustworthy."

"If we're really going to gamble, we might as well try something even better!"

At that moment, a man over three meters tall, wearing a chef's hat and possessing somewhat ugly features, had somehow appeared behind them.

Other than Leiyin, no one had noticed him.

"B-Boss?!" The bald staff member finally spotted his boss and jumped in fright, looking terrified.

The little giant-like boss wore an inscrutable smile. "I'll be entertaining you personally. Please proceed to an area even more exclusive than the VIP section. Why don't we gamble for something more interesting?"

This burly little giant was the boss of the Underground Culinary World, Leibbeala.

Coco looked up at the boss and asked, "By 'good stuff,' do you mean something more valuable than rare ingredients?"

Leibbeala didn't answer him. Instead, he invited them farther inside.

A faint smile curled at the corner of Leiyin's mouth. "It's truly an honor to be personally received by the boss."

Leibbeala walked ahead, and everyone followed behind him.

Machi moved to Leiyin's side and whispered, "Hey, is it really okay to follow him so rashly? Who knows what the Underground Culinary World has waiting for us."

Leiyin said to him, "Machi, don't you want to know what could be more valuable than ingredients?"

At that moment, Coco looked at the screens hanging on the walls, where rows of ingredients were displayed. "On closer inspection, although the prizes in the VIP section are all prohibited ingredients, none