“Eat what you’re given.”

Elli, who runs a restaurant in the capital, is a gruff but hardworking chef. He’s living a peaceful life until one of his regular customers tricks him into joining a suspicious journey he never wanted to be part of. The rest of the group — a ruthless knight and a flirtatious mage — can’t be trusted, and the endless road ahead is filled with danger. Ancient forests where trees breathe, mountains haunted by snow leopards, dazzling city cooking contests, and ballroom thieves — a strange and winding adventure awaits them.

“I’ll buy a house right next to your restaurant and cause chaos every single day. Just watch.”

Chester, a fearless knight, finds himself burdened with a secret weakness after starting the journey he once dismissed as a nuisance. Red hair, red hair — that damn red hair! Why does he keep catching himself staring at him? And why does his body move on its own whenever that man’s in danger?

“Why are you pressing your head against my shin?”
“I can’t sleep without a pillow.”

A forest crawling with bandits, empty pockets, mythical beasts, and the chef’s relentless defiance — even as they reach the southern lands, the danger is far from over.

“I’d give my life for His Majesty. This kingdom means that much to me.”

Pablo Fairvissel, one of the Seventeen Sages and a royal scholar, uncovers suspicious clues during what he thought was a simple assignment. Now he stands at the crossroads between cowardice and loyalty.

“I want to know more. About Chester.”
“You’ve changed quite a bit yourself.”

As the group grows closer, they find themselves stepping into the enemy nation of Chir. Will they survive the perilous journey and return to Antila?

A tale of foolish heroes caught in a grand conspiracy and an inescapable fate.

Original Novel:
Bomtoon, RIDI, MrBlue, Bookcube

Original Webtoon:
Bomtoon, Lezhin, Kakaopage, RIDI, Naver Series

Official Translations:
Thai: Lezhin, Webtoons
Japanese: Piccoma
Others: French, German, S.Chinese