Cooking and Rewards
(3rd POV)
Harry, the cooking god, looked at the ingredients he had picked from the fridge and drawer which was under the chimney as he activated his skill known as [Pro Gamer Cooking] which was previously known as [Cooking].
He had discovered another new trait of the system which allowed him to edit the names of his skill to make it easy to say or look cool while uttering the magic words.
As the skill activated, the green eyes of Harry grew fiercely as his time slowed down around him, at least according to his perception when in reality, he was moving fast so that his cooking may be done before the awakening of the relatives.
[Pro Gamer Cooking-
Skill that allows you to cook five star meals in a jiffy without requiring others to help you.
Benefits:
Knowledge on all types of cooking
Make delicious food, with or without good ingredients
Your perception speed increases, when near cooking equipment and food
High concentration on the food, disabling you from the outside medium.
Body moves faster to accommodate more people, so that many enjoy.
Allows you to gain the trait (Ambidextrous) to use both hands to cook almost like a robot with your proficiency]
“So that’s why everything seems slow and no sound of construction which is happening outside of our home is distracting me from cooking”
Harry thought in surprise but didn’t give much thought as time was very vital for him, and so he started to cook. With both hands he oiled the pan and made the omelet which he was going to serve.
Within a few minutes, the food was ready and the skill automatically deactivated. Due to the sudden return of perception back to normal, he was slightly woozy but through his will, stood strong.
He arranged the plates and filled it with a healthy breakfast which was not hazardous for survival and alongside was tasty like junk foods. Truly he was a god at this, and since he knew this, his pride took him to the top pedestal making him feel rejuvenated.
With this power, he got, he had the capability to rise and adapt to become the strongest, and when he looks back at his past, from the future he would proudly say,
“Stand proud Harry, you cooked and became strong”
He arranged the filled plates on the table cloth, before quickly filling the glasses with water. While he may dislike his relatives, he dare not to kill them since he still didn’t have the required mindset to be a murderer.
He aimed to be strong but he was oblivious to the sacrifices that this path would lead him to make due to his hunger for power. After that he sat on one of the chairs, and now it was a waiting game to let them descend down.
Fortunately, the footsteps above him made him realize that they were all awake and soon would descend. So quickly he arranged the chairs as he was not allowed to sit with them.
They believed he was tainted like the people who cleaned the sewer but Harry didn’t relent under pressure and broke from childhood, his patience was strong and he was waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
After all, revenge doesn’t have to be only killing or constituting harm, since letting a man live with a broken mentality was much more diabolical than killing him. After all death and physical harm was simply the easy route out of your guilts and sins.
But psychological breakdown would be stuck with you, not daring to leave after all, bruises and wounds fade but not the harm done to the brain which was like the motherboard of humans.
The first to descend was Dudley who still looked tired and sleepy while rubbing his fat little eyes, but seeing Harry woke him up from his tired state as he sneered and probably would have started to taunt him like usual, if not for the food that laid on the table in front of his eyes.
The little piggy leapt to the table and thankfully the chair was there to stop his motion otherwise he would slide through the plates and then would blame Harry, complaining that he had pushed him.
And since the parents were biased towards their child, they would quite literally ignore the difference of weight. They were certainly filled with prejudice but they couldn’t be considered evil.
Well except for Vernon and Dudley, since they were a devilish pair of father and son while Harry respected the beautiful Petunia Dursley who was his aunt, because sometimes she did take care of him, tending to his fever and wounds.
She had love for him but never showed him, and this confused Harry since he didn’t know the rivalry that his mother and Petunia her sister had.
“Woah, these look so devourable”
Dudley commented as he sat on the chair and waited for his family patiently while ignoring Harry, because he wanted to lay him off for a while since he appreciated someone who could make good food, even if it was the freak.
Then descended Vernon and Petunia, while Vernon was stumbling down the stairs due to his bloating physique caused by his inability to get healthy, Petunia was the direct opposite.
Her blonde hair, glistened in the night lamp that was on since yesterday and her face barely had any wrinkles, she looked quite pretty. Her figure was off complimenting since even when she gossiped all day without going to gym, she still kept herself lean with curves in the right places.
Overall, Harry would say she was quite attractive though if she improved her attitude, her beauty would increase as thoughts which were evil or impure would damage your looks ruining your inner balanced aura.
Vernon grunted at Harry while Petunia looked at him with slight warmth in her eyes which were capable of piercing the soul of any human, but she still sneered at him.
Harry and his relatives didn’t have any more conversation but when the food fell on the tongues of his relatives, their eyes widened and their heart clenched at the taste.
The taste was otherworldly, almost like if it had descended from the kingdom of god, now no one would admit it out loud since they still thought Harry as a freak.
But he knew due to the quest completion pop up screen which hovered in front of him.
[Quest Completed
Rewards:
Increased reputation with Petunia Dursley [11/100]
Increased reputation with Vernon Dursley [-01/100]
Increased reputation with Dudley Dursley [04/100]
Spared off beating, slight HP increase
Key To Goblin Dungeon (Risky at current level, but worth it for the EXP)]
Harry raised his eyebrows at the reputation, looks like being a blood relative does have its perk due to Petunia having the highest affection for him.
The reputation of Vernon was not at all surprising, since it almost seemed as if, in his past life, he had killed someone precious to Vernon and he still carried the judge.
Once again Harry was pleasantly surprised as he expected reputation with Dudley would be in negative but it was in positives, but he should have guessed this due to him being a child still who couldn’t hate someone completely.
The instant dungeon key was added to his inventory which he would use later when he had the time to do so but first he needed to check his stats for his HP gain.
[HP: 35/100 (Starved but not beaten)]
Oh wait he forgot to eat, so he quickly grabbed the small portion of food that he had kept for himself and slowly ate it savoring every bit of the royal flavored food.
He was in heaven, and he was filled with pride at his cooking skill once again, which slowly healed his shy heart. Another notification blocked his vision.
[Starved Condition Removed]
[HP regained]
[HP: 100/100]
After he regained his HP, he was ridden of the feeling of tiredness and now he felt energized which made him feel like if he wanted, he could pick a truck, that’s how much energy he felt like he had.