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Chapter 53: The Forbidden Core of Flavor
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2026-06-06 09:40:50The metal door hissed, slowly opening with a harrowing, grinding sound.
Standing there was the figure who had haunted Bima’s every nightmare. Antonius, the Ancient Master Chef, but not the Antonius he knew as an ally.
He stood tall in an all-black robe that seemed to absorb the light, his eyes covered by a digital visor radiating a cold, blood-red aura.
"You thought you could poison my system with that broth, Bima?" Antonius
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