Taste of Power: Jin-Woo's Culinary Level Up

Jin-Woo

According to this gourmet cookbook, preparing food with precision can improve dexterity stats.

Jin-Woo

If I can hunt S-rank monsters, a cucumber salad should be trivial.

Jin-Woo

(Cooking Skill: Level 1. Dexterity: 347. Patience: 122. Time to increase these numbers.)

Jin-Woo

Preparation is key in cooking as it is in hunting. Ingredients positioned for optimal workflow.

Jin-Woo

(This cucumber's structure seems straightforward. No obvious weak points, but the skin might require a sharp blade.)

Jin-Woo

Kitchen knives are too basic. Iris has served me well in dungeons—it should make quick work of vegetables.

Jin-Woo

(Perhaps I'll even unlock a cooking-related skill with my dagger.)

Jin-Woo

(I'll approach this like a precision strike—quick, clean cuts without wasted movement.)

Jin-Woo

Slice Strike technique—cooking version!

Jin-Woo

(Wait—is Iris activating a skill? That's not supposed to—)

Jin-Woo

What the—!

Jin-Woo

(This... is not how Gordon Ramsay does it.)

Jin-Woo

(Cooking Attempt Failed. Patience -5. Cleanliness of Kitchen Area: Critical Failure.)

Jin-Woo

Maybe hunter tools aren't meant for every task. Some battles require specialized equipment.

Jin-Woo

(A true hunter never gives up after one failure. The dungeon of cuisine still awaits conquest.)

Jin-Woo

The proper grip... pinch the blade with thumb and forefinger for control. Not like wielding a weapon.

Jin-Woo

(Sometimes strength must be restrained. Precision over power. This is a different kind of challenge.)

Jin-Woo

Not bad. Uniformly sliced, consistent thickness. This would pass inspection in any S-rank restaurant.

Jin-Woo

(Cooking Skill: Level 2! Dexterity +3, Patience +10. Different skills for different battlefields—a lesson worth learning.)

Jin-Woo

Next up: Mastering the egg flip technique. I wonder if Shadow Extraction would work on an omelette...