Chapter 2025
Chapter 2025
"Little monk!"
Paintaker emerged from his room and put his hands in prayer, then he approached Matthew. "Mr.
Larson."
Some of the cheekier girls took interest in Paintaker the moment he showed up. Their eyes shone, and
they quickly went over to him. "My, aren't you handsome."
They tried to rub his head, but before their hands could touch him, Paintaker drifted backward like a
phantom. His legs weren't even moving, and yet he moved backward anyway. That was one of Temple
of Youngwoods' techniques—Feather's Flight.
"Ladies, please." Paintaker put his hands in prayer and bowed.
Yet his blushing and refusal only piqued the ladies' interest more. Just when they were about to go
ahead and pat his head again, Paintaker backed off, and to everyone's surprise, leaped onto the wall NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.
and jumped onto the roof. That was yet another technique, and it went by the name of Lizard's Prowl.
Matthew was surprised that the usually soft-spoken monk had these skills. They mean him no harm.
Just wanted to tease him because they think he's cute. I shouldn't scold them. "Alright, that's enough."
He then asked the monk, "So how goes your research of the Reconstruction Pill?"
"I've figured out the gist of it, but I haven't made it myself. I'm not sure if I can recreate it."
Matthew nodded. I expected no less from him. If Matthew didn't know Christopher, even though he
needed a few days to figure out how the pill worked, the monk had already mastered it on the same
day.
The other contestants wondered what they were talking about, though they could guess that Matthew
had taught the monk about the workings of his pill. However, what Matthew said next surprised them.
"Good. Tell them what I told you. Once they know how the pill works, their master should get off their
backs."
"Of course, Mr. Larson." Paintaker leaped off the roof and landed gently on the ground.
The contestants were bamboozled. They couldn't believe Matthew would share the workings of the
Reconstruction Pill with them. When they snapped out of it, these contestants bubbled with excitement.
They wanted to thank Matthew, but he was already gone.
Matthew had sneaked out of the courtyard and sought out the receptionist. When he told her that he
was buying something to cook, the receptionist's eyes shone. He's handsome, a talented doctor, and
he knows how to cook? I want to marry him so badly.
She kept that thought to herself, of course. Matthew followed her lead and bought two big bags of food
back with him.
When he came back, the contestants were already immersed in the lecture Paintaker was giving. None
of them realized he was there. Time passed, and night descended. Eventually, the lecture came to an
end. Just when the contestants were about to focus on the lessons they were taught, the lad from
Valley of Herbs sniffed the air.
His focus on the earlier lecture took a lot out of him, and now that he had taken a whiff of the aroma of
food, his stomach started to rumble. "Something smells good. Someone's cooking."
His interjection broke everyone's train of thought. They looked around and saw a ton of food laid out on
the table in the courtyard, and then Matthew emerged from the kitchen.