That night, Dylan returned to the buffet restaurant where they had eaten once it was closed. Using his lockpicking skill, he easily opened the door and calmly walked inside. He then disarmed the surveillance cameras and made his way toward the kitchen. When he entered the kitchen, he saw a silent chef ghost standing in front of the stove. Dylan saw that its feet didn't touch the ground and its body looked like it was only a torso.

Without wasting time, Dylan approached the chef ghost. The ghost turned to look at Dylan; its face looked sad when it turned, but then seemed surprised when it fully turned to face Dylan. The ghost turned, stared at Dylan, and remained silent.

"This restaurant now belongs to your younger brother, Nick," Dylan said with a smile.

The ghost didn't answer, but its originally sad face suddenly changed to one of relief, with tears streaming down. After that, it turned to the stove, looked at it with a grateful expression, and continued to cry.

"He knows what happened, right?" Dylan asked in his head.

[Of course. I displayed everything we did right in front of him.]

"Hmm... okay, that's better," Dylan replied in his head.

After waiting for a moment, the ghost turned back to look at Dylan. It bowed down, trying to reach for Dylan's hand, but its hand passed right through Dylan's.

[He wants to come with us, sir.]

"Huh? Like Ryan and Megan?" Dylan asked.

[That is correct, sir. He wants to be a chef at our house. I've already told him everything.]

"Hmm... if his cooking is as good as this restaurant's, I definitely want him. And it seems like Ellie, Maya, Lena, and Amy like his cooking... Aaron, Clara, too, and Fiona and Iris ate a lot yesterday... I don't mind, but please don't let his form look scary," Dylan said.

[Hmm... very well.]

Suddenly, the ghost's body emitted a bright light. The ghost's face looked surprised, yet comfortable and happy. It turned to see firefly-like lights surrounding it, and its hands lifted, trying to catch the lights. Then the light became extremely bright, making the entire dark kitchen instantly luminous. Dylan covered his face with his arm and turned away, waiting for the light to disappear.

Not long after, the light began to fade and finally vanished. Dylan lowered his arm, but his eyes widened because he saw a beautiful and antique-looking teapot, similar to Aladdin's oil lamp from the 1001 Nights story. Out of it emerged a handsome genie with a thin half-body beard and wearing chef's clothes, with his lower body connected to the teapot's mouth. The genie looked confused; he raised both hands, then tried to pick up a knife and a pan.

After that, he floated over to the stove and tried to turn it on. His face became cheerful, as if his wish to cook again had been granted. He immediately turned to look at Dylan, then floated in front of him.

"What do you want to eat, Master? Name your wish," the genie chef said.

"Um... I'm full right now. What's your name?" Dylan asked.

"My name is Noah. Nice to meet you, Master," Noah replied cheerfully.

"Ok, um... you can look around for a bit, okay?" Dylan said, unsure what else to say.

"Very well, Master."

Noah immediately floated around the kitchen. He opened the refrigerator, grabbed a pan from the rack below, and began doing all sorts of things like a chef. Dylan spoke in his head,

"Oi KATS, why did you turn him into a genie?" Dylan asked in his head.

[So he wouldn't be too scary, sir. Genies grant wishes, and chefs grant what we want to eat, so it's the same thing.]

"Your understanding is a little weird... I wonder how Ellie, Maya, Lena, and Amy will react when they see him? Last time they saw Megan, Maya and Amy passed out," Dylan replied.

[Don't worry, sir. They will get used to it.]

"Should I just put him in our bunker, you think? Not in the kitchen upstairs, since that one isn't very big," Dylan muttered, glancing at the teapot.

[That would be best, sir. We can utilize his abilities to the fullest.]

"Alright, let's go home," Dylan said.

Dylan immediately approached Noah, then he spoke to Noah, who nodded at Dylan. After that, Noah started cleaning up the kitchen, putting the utensils he had taken back in their place. Then, he slid into the teapot. Dylan picked up the teapot and opened the lid.

"How do you feel inside the teapot?" Dylan asked, even though there was nothing visible inside.

"It's like being in my own apartment, Master. Thank you for giving me such a beautiful place," Noah's voice echoed from inside the teapot.

Curious, Dylan used his all seeing eye and was shocked to see that the situation inside the teapot genuinely looked like a fully equipped studio apartment with a lounging sofa, a television, a single bed, a kitchen, and even a bathroom. Furthermore,

Dylan also saw many other electronics like a PS5 game console, a microwave, an air fryer, a blender, a refrigerator, and a heater or AC.

"Why does it feel more comfortable in there than in my own room," Dylan muttered to himself.

Dylan closed the teapot again, then picked it up. He walked out of the restaurant and headed home. After arriving home, he carried the teapot down to the underground bunker and immediately placed it on the kitchen counter. Noah emerged from the teapot, his eyes widened, and his mouth immediately broke into a wide smile as he saw the bunker's massive kitchen with complete equipment. He floated to the refrigerator and opened it.

He saw the fridge was fully stocked, as Dylan had been storing plenty of food for the last month. Then he turned to look at Dylan with sparkling eyes and a very happy face.

"This is incredible, Master! I will definitely make the best food for your family," Noah said cheerfully.

"Oh... okay, thank you," Dylan replied with a smile.

"Pleasure to work with you, Master," Noah extended his hand to Dylan.

Dylan shook Noah's hand. Then Noah began wandering around, checking out the entire kitchen. He even entered the storage room below where drinks, food seasonings, canned and instant foods, backup cooking equipment, and other items were kept. Seeing Noah so happy and seeming perfectly suited to that kitchen, as if it was meant to be his place, Dylan smiled, then turned and walked away from the kitchen.

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A week later, at lunchtime, while Dylan was working at the construction site, Ellie, Maya, Lena, and Amy were sitting in the living room, holding their smartphones. They wanted to order healthy food for their lunch. But before they could order, Megan suddenly walked into the living room.

"Mistress Ellie, Mistress Maya, Mistress Lena, Mistress Amy, the food is ready in the dining room. Master Aaron, Mistress Clara, Miss Fiona, and Miss Iris are already there," Megan informed them.

Naturally, Ellie, Maya, Lena, and Amy immediately looked at each other, then put down their smartphones. They stood up and walked to the dining room. Their eyes widened at the sight of lots of delicious and healthy food on the table, exactly what they wanted. The four of them immediately sat in their chairs. While looking at the food,

"We've been eating great food for a week now, haven't we? Dylan said we have a chef, but I'm not allowed to go down to the bunker to see him cook," Ellie said.

"Same here, I'm curious too. This food is delicious, and the funny thing is, it always matches what I'm craving, even though my craving only exists in my head," Maya added.

"Don't overthink it, just eat and trust Dylan," Lena said, picking up her cutlery.

"I'm going downstairs, I'm curious," Amy said, standing up.

"Um... I don't think that's a good idea," Aaron said, also standing up.

"That's right, sis Amy, don't," Clara added, who also stood up.

"It's yummy... you don't want to eat, sister?" Fiona asked with her mouth full.

"Yeah, it's yummy. I want seconds," Iris added with her mouth full.

"I'm going down, I want to see the chef working here," Amy replied, walking out.

"He... hey, Amy," Maya said, standing up to follow Amy.

"I want to see and introduce myself too," Ellie stood up.

"Same here, I'm actually curious," Lena added, also standing up.

Aaron and Clara looked at each other. They had already seen Noah before and were starting to get used to him, as they often spent time in the bunker.

"Clara, you go with them," Aaron said.

"Okay, I'll take my smartphone, and if anything happens, you come down, alright?" Clara replied.

"Okay, hurry up, or they'll get downstairs first," Aaron replied.

"Yeah, I'm going," Clara replied, standing up.

Clara immediately ran out of the room after taking a drink. Aaron continued to eat calmly and relaxed. Twenty minutes later, "dling," a message came into Aaron's smartphone. He opened it and shook his head because of the content of the message:

"Sis Maya, sis Amy, and sis Lena passed out when they saw Noah. I'm hugging sis Ellie right now. Can you please come down?" Clara asked.

Aaron immediately stood up, then he told Fiona and Iris to finish their food. After that, he walked out of the room.

"I told them not to, and that it wasn't a good idea, didn't I? Ugh, amateurs," Aaron muttered while chewing his food.

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KATS' secret quest :

- Family of thirteen (9/13)

- Ghost servant (3/5)

- Red Blood's pieces (2/5)

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