The braised chicken and rice and black pepper steak had dealt many of the guests present heavy psychological blows. It was already bad enough that they could only see and smell the dishes without being able to taste them, yet their frustrations were only being compounded further by the unreserved praise delivered by all those who had tasted the dishes.
When the king finally finished his steak and put on a content smile, everyone heaved internal sighs of relief, thinking that their ordeal was over.
However, the voice of a demon suddenly sounded outside the palace.
"The chef invited by the second prince will now be offering his third dish to His Majesty!"
The attendant entered the palace once again with the same 10 female servants. On this occasion, the platters they were holding were more than twice as large as those with the previous two dishes.
"There's more?"
