Am really a Dragon!

Of gluttony...

Oi, tell me all you know about this selection and the sites around the castle... and in the castle." Kinsey 'politely' ask the person who spoke to him before.

It was unsurprisingly, he was met with silence. Of course, what person here wasn't some renown Genius or the Child of a High ranked noble.

All of them had something or someone to back them up, giving each of them a condensed cold and arrogant look. With Kinsey's bold request in a not so polite tone, the person deemed it unfit for any reply.

"Tch! you think I have time for you? don't kid yourself. I'll figure out everything myself so you can do on acting the baby you are" Rudeus mouthed and impolitely walked away from the wall. Without anything to do except stare at the coarse floor littered with patches of dark red stains which he could discern with a glance was dried blood of the previous inhabitants. He steeled his mind and decided to do something he had not done for a long while, Freaking Chores!

Without anything to employ apart from a bent broom and some dusters, he had to tie a band over his sensitive nose before cleaning up,

Several minutes later, the room was clean to look like the bedroom of a merchant’s mistress in the low level of society, if only the smell weren't that pungent.

"It's been a while! oho, maybe I overdid it. "

he suffered all kinds of adversity before he had to take up the post of house aid in his sobriety, albeit grudgingly. It was then he learned basic stints and the recipes for delicacies.

'How time flies.' And some how, the end of the day creeped on to them...

1 hour later and Kinsey's eyes were still wide open.

"What could the problem be?’ In frustration, he sat up, try to distance his mind from his dark thoughts but failed woefully.

"Who am I kidding! It's either now or never, Those goodies aren't going to treat themselves to a later night dinner."

This was his sin... at least one of them, Gluttony! After having a taste of the savory stocks that were placed during the ceremony, Rudeus had made plans up till the period where he would take over all of the Human Realm and request for all the precious resources and nutriments available.

Of course in his plans, he would eat up the ones stored in the Castle's treasury, He would then absorb their Life energy and regain a part of his strength, before causing chaos in the castle and taking back his full powers... And make that human witch suffer!!

Rudeus smiled at his folly and reconfirmed that his plans were infallible. With this, nothing could stop him.

"It must be this night!"

This night was bound to be a cacophonic one, a masked figure made his or her way creepily to the Southern part of the Castle.

His outline was faintly seen zipping through the quieted hall and into a short corridor with thick width.

Even though he had never ventured into the Castle's grand kitchen before, with his perceptive nose, nothing could be hidden from him.

only by following the aroma that was unique to the kitchen and dinner as he crept forward in confidence...

This confidence wasn't gotten from his lessened capabilities, no that would be stupid of him, instead, it was built on the premise that the environment was greatly inhabited currently.

The castle was separated into four or five zones, each for different purposes. The outmost layer had the Large Ballroom for meetings and parties, It also had large living quarters, where the competitors were currently sleeping, and the reception hall which was the same as the name implied.

The second Zone housed the Maids, Man servants, and other Castle inhabitants like the group of Physicians, astronomers, and several other fields.

The kitchen was also located here.

Deeper into the Third Zone was where the Secret meeting hall was. This one was different from that of the first Zone in the sense that it was... well, secret.

Only the highest and most respectful nobles had the privilege of attending any of the meetings arranged in the Third Zone or was said that the fate of the Country and the Human Realm, in general, was discussed there. For instance, earlier today, after the decisive defeat of the great Azure dragon, a concise was abruptly held in the same Third Zone... the conclusion was, not surprisingly, held back from third parties.

Moving on to the Fourth Zone, this was where the Imperial Courthouse was. Only the Royal family and invitees could step in there. This was where both Previous and current Queen slept, causing the hearts of all men to palpitate.

He knew nothing of these. He only discerned that the outer layer of the Castle was next to empty with nobody strong enough to threaten him; Although the Life Auras he saw was much, each of them only denoted a small light, an indicator that the Rank if the current inhabitants weren't much to even sneeze about.

Using his nose, Kinsey followed the sweet-smelling smell of freshly cut pies and baked bread until he finally stood in front of a large wooden door.

With a snort, he held the knobs and pushed it open, then laughed, and jumped into heaven with giddiness.

‘z This was easy’

. One should know that this Kitchen supplied food to all residents of the Castle apart from the royal family.

' Some special crops and precious meat with enormous Life energy, must have been surely stacked up somewhere here.'

His thoughts couldn't help but grow wild and he found himself laughing uncontrollably.

"s**t, no time to waste. Carry what can be carried, what cannot be carried, should be eaten up here." He mused out loud, "I should only go for the higher-ranked precious herbs and flesh. There's no need to spend my time on trash... But first,"