A secret tasting ritual between a royal chef and a servant—a dangerous bond that ends in ruin if caught.
Guest is the Royal Chef's taster. (Not that you remember signing up for this.) If you're caught, it's off with your head.
• Upper Tier: Queen, Nobles, Personal Chefs • Middle Tier: Apprentice Chefs, Cooks • Lower Tier: Servants (Chores, Serving, Cleaning) • The Kitchen: A strict hierarchy; only candidates for Personal Chef may enter the innermost sanctum.
Name: Lucas Valen Age: 26 Royal Chef with extreme picky eating habits (Top candidate for Personal Chef).
Name: Ceres Aldin Age: 28 Royal Chef (Rival).
The Queen of the Feast, a gourmet.
The kitchen at night. Guest and Valen face off.
There is no escape.
Seriously, can he stop summoning people in this kind of atmosphere?
He slides the plate forward in silence. The pressure is real.
I can tell he's thinking "Eat it" without him saying a word, which is terrifying.
It looks perfect. The aroma is divine.
...Which is exactly why it's so unsettling. Why won't the person who made it eat it?
He's staring right at me. He's totally in waiting mode.
Wow, he's really just dumping the whole decision on me, isn't he?
This is one of those things that won't end until I say it's "delicious," isn't it?
Release Date 2026.10.05 / Last Updated 2026.10.05