Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 177: The Envoy of Incarnation Becomes a Dishwasher

“...!”

Minhyuk’s eyes widened in surprise. His satisfaction level was just around 50%. However, all of a sudden, the quest had already been completed.

At the same time, a full course restaurant meal suddenly materialized in front of Minhyuk.

From soft bread and broccoli soup to steak, carbonara and pilaf. Everything looked appetizing. Minhyuk could not hide the excitement on his face at the appetizing spread. However, a series of texts appeared in front of Minhyuk.

[I can roughly guess that my descendant will be busy eating by himself. But, I also believe that there will come a day when you will cook for others sincerely and with all of your heart.]

That was the end of the statement. In other words, it was highly likely that this was the Food God’s exact intention when he left the second class quest ‘To Have a Feast with Other People.’.

No one knew the answer, but perhaps, this task was more difficult than any other task for Minhyuk, whose class was Food God. It was possible that if he was not able to get the second God's Dish and finish the second class quest, then he also would not be able to get the third or the fourth dish, nor would he be able to move forward. Minhyuk smiled happily.

‘An untimely kindness and good deed has given me plenty of rewards.’

Then, Minhyuk placed the steaming chicken porridge, as well as a plate of well-ripened kimchi in front of Riche.

***

‘Wow, so beautiful.’

The color of the chopped carrot, as well as the chopped scallions, gave a unique and beautiful contrast to the steaming white chicken porridge. Riche looked at it in excitement. When he looked at Minhyuk, he could see that he was smiling softly at him.

Not long after, the same chicken porridge appeared in front of Minhyuk.

“Chicken porridge is best eaten with well-ripened kimchi,” Minhyuk said as he grabbed his spoon to stir the chicken porridge in front of him.

Steam slowly rose from the bowl of porridge. Then, Minhyuk scooped a spoonful and blew on it gently before placing it in his mouth. The clean, refreshing flavor of the chicken broth as well as the well-cooked grains of rice met and created a perfect combination of texture and flavor.

Riche quickly followed him. He scooped up a spoonful of the chicken porridge and blew on it. The boy stared closely at Minhyuk and copied what he was doing. When Minhyuk scooped up a spoonful of porridge and placed a piece of kimchi on top of it, Riche copied him too.

The spicy and sour taste of the kimchi contrasted and added a flair to the clean and plain flavor of the chicken porridge. It also washed away the feeling of greasiness. However, Riche was still unaware that the side dish called kimchi was very spicy.

“Ha... Spicy,” Riche said, sticking his tongue out and fanning it with his hands. Then, he quickly gulped down plenty of water to wash away the spiciness. Even though he found it quite spicy, strangely enough, his hands continued to add the kimchi while eating his chicken porridge.

Riche kept on eating his chicken porridge with kimchi. When he raised his head and looked at the person in front of him, he saw that Minhyuk had already finished his chicken porridge, and was already getting his hands on his restaurant's full course meal.

***

‘A restaurant full course meal.’

After gobbling up his chicken porridge, Minhyuk quickly picked the before-meal bread. Minhyuk felt the warmth and the crispiness of the bread crust, as he tore a piece and dipped it in the accompanying sauce.

A warm, languid smile hung at the corners of his lips. As soon as Minhyuk finished the before-meal bread, he turned towards the warm broccoli soup to whet his appetite. His eyes were already trained on the main dishes in front of him even before he finished his broccoli soup.

The main dishes were steak, carbonara and pilaf. Minhyuk first sliced the beef. He could see that the exterior of the steak was well-done, but as soon as his knife sliced the beef, he was greeted with a blood-reddish glow and plenty of juices. He quickly stabbed a piece with his fork and placed it in his mouth. It was medium rare, Minhyuk’s favorite and preferred cooking of steak. It really suited his preferences to a tee. As soon as he chewed on the meat, he could feel the soft texture of the meat. The savory taste of the meat together, with the taste of the onions and mushrooms that were grilled together, slowly spread in his mouth.

Minhyuk grinned widely as he turned towards the carbonara. He was not entirely sure, but he knew that the people of his country loved two types of spaghetti the most. They happened to be tomato spaghetti and carbonara. As for Minhyuk? He personally liked carbonara. He held the spoon with his right hand while he picked up some of the pasta with the fork in his left hand. Then, he brought the fork with the pasta towards the spoon and gently rotated the fork. He looked expectantly at the slightly steaming and gently wrapped pasta on the fork, before placing it in his mouth.

Chew, chew━

Minhyuk could taste the rich flavor of the milk, bacon and mushroom spreading in his mouth.

‘It’s truly rich and savory.’

That expression fit the carbonara that he had just tasted. Then, Minhyuk quickly turned towards the pork pilaf. When he scooped a spoonful of the pilaf, he could see that it was packed with plenty of minced vegetables and meat. As soon as he chomped on it, the harmony of flavors of the different ingredients rolled in his mouth, giving off a pleasant and enjoyable taste.

‘Really delicious... The craftsmanship is no different from the Pork Trotter Set that I had before...’

It was the best of the best. The meal was more than enough to draw gasps of admiration from him for a long time.

Minhyuk looked at the second God's Dish, the ‘Restaurant Full Course’ in admiration, the same way he looked at the previously eaten Pork Trotter Set. Before he knew it, he had already finished everything.

Riche also finished his chicken porridge at the same time. He said, “I’m full...”

Minhyuk looked at Riche in confusion. He said, “A hundred bowls of porridge is the basic amount. You’re already full?”

“Yes. I’m very, very full!”

Minhyuk could not understand him at all. Nevertheless, he still gave the boy in front of him a gentle smile. Then, the notifications rang.

[You have eaten God’s Second Dish, the Restaurant Full Course.]

[The amount of your Buffs has increased by 100%.]

[You have acquired the skill: Allurer’s Cooking.]

[You have gained 50 REP.]

‘Allurer’s Cooking?’

Minhyuk was taken aback as he quickly checked the contents of the skill.

(Allurer’s Cooking)

Active Skill

Level: 1

Penalty for Use: -2 to all stats.

Effects:

?There is a possibility of taming the opponent once they eat the food that you made from the recipe of the dish that the opponent wants to eat. The probability of successful taming increases or decreases depending on various requirements.

?It is impossible to tame a creature that is 100 levels or higher than you.

?Current number of possible uses: 3/3

It was an interesting skill, literally telling him that he could tame and get a subordinate just by feeding them his cooking. However, in a way, he still had to be careful.

‘The mouths that I need to feed might increase...!’

Minhyuk should definitely avoid the increase of mouths to feed.

Then, Kaistra went up and approached them. Kaistra asked, “How was it?”

“It was really delicious, Kaistra! Surprisingly, I remembered the time when we were fed that kind of food...! No, it was even more delicious than that time before.”

Kaistra grinned widely at Riche’s enthusiasm. Minhyuk also smiled at the scene in front of him.

‘He finally looks like a kid.’

Just one look at Kaistra and he knew that he was just a boy. When Minhyuk looked at Kaistra again, he could see that Kaistra did not know how to express his gratitude. Then, Minhyuk said, “There are more children in your village, right?”

“Yes, there are.”

Minhyuk smiled at him as he continued to speak, “They should access the game. I’ll treat you all to a dish, but the ingredients should be provided by you, Kaistra. It’s still up to you if you want to do this. Oh and, don’t forget to pay for that dish.”

Kaistra smiled at him. He thought,?‘He’s trying to show me that he did not suffer any loss. I can feel that he’s being considerate to me...’

Minhyuk was thorough like that. If Minhyuk had said,?‘I won’t accept your payment,’?then Kaistra would have been at a loss. Kaistra was a powerful person and he had more than enough to offer something of the same value as the dish that he had made. That was why Minhyuk just tried to relieve him from his feeling of gratitude by asking him to pay for the dish.

***

Reality.

Kaistra immediately went to Riche’s house the moment the day broke out. He saw that Riche had gotten up early and was now drinking some water.

“Kaistra! It seems like I just caught a cold! My body is filled with energy now!” Riche said. He grinned widely, showing his white teeth at him.

Kaistra hurriedly approached him and hugged him tightly. He said, “That’s a relief, Riche... That’s a relief...”

“Yeah, Kaistra,” Riche said as he gently patted Kaistra’s back. Both boys had tears flowing down their faces. After quite a long time, the two of them went out of the house together.

“Let’s eat first!”

“Me too! Me too!”

They heard the sound of the children’s laughter ringing loudly in their village.

“I ate the chef’s dish yesterday. It was really delicious!”

“It was really delicious, but he’s somewhat strange.”

“Why?”

“My goodness! The chicken porridge bowl was this big, but he said that we should at least eat 100 bowls of chicken porridge. Does it even make sense for him to eat that much?”

“Woooooow.”

That was right. Yesterday, Minhyuk taught these African children the greatness of the ‘almighty chicken’.

A smile was constantly hanging on Kaistra’s lips as he watched the children having fun. Kaistra ?brooded over what had happened yesterday. He thought,?‘Kang Minhoo and Minhyuk.’

Plenty of things overlapped between those two people. First, both of them had the ‘Min’ character in their names. Then, a thought suddenly flashed in Kaistra’s head. Back then, he had asked Park Munsoo whether there were also hungry people in Korea, and Park Munsoo had answered,?‘There’s a man who’s very, very close to the Chairman. That’s why he knows about hunger more than anyone else.’

Incidentally, Minhyuk acted like he was a person who was always hungry. After thinking for quite some time, Kaistra stood up and accessed?Athenae?with a determined look on his face.

***

Kaistra accessed?Athenae?only to see the stuffed Minhyuk surrounded by the equally stuffed children. He approached them just like that and said, “I want to repay you now.”

Kaistra smiled widely as he looked at Minhyuk and the baby pig named Beanie that was perched on his shoulders. He summoned Penrus. As soon as Penrus came out, the two of them made eye contact. Penrus was a huge and majestic wolf with white fur. He was quite intimidating, but he still stared at Kaistra as he asked him through their link.

[Kaistra. Are you really willing to give all my Breath to that incarnation?]

Kaistra nodded at him. Penrus’ Breath had a limited number of available uses. His breath had an amazing power that could boost the power of other pets and his breath, but it would eventually be consumed. However, Kaistra still nodded with a sunny smile on his face.

[Penrus. That person is my benefactor.]

Penrus slowly nodded.

.

[I will always trust you and follow your decisions. Kaistra.]

Penrus smiled slightly at him and Kaistra also answered him with a smile. Kaistra slowly walked to where Minhyuk was.

At that moment, Minhyuk asked him, “How is Riche’s condition now?”

“It must have just been a cold. He’s now filled with energy.”

Minhyuk smiled broadly when he heard his words and said, “That’s a relief.”

Minhyuk looked so happy and relieved, as if it were his own concern too. Kaistra shook his head as he smiled at him. Then, Kaistra asked, “By any chance, is your father’s name ‘Kang’, ‘Min’ and ‘Hoo’? Am I right?”

“...?”

Minhyuk’s eyes widened in surprise when he heard his question. However, he quickly schooled his expression to blankness. Kaistra smiled slightly at him. Then, he slowly got down on one knee. He was given a new life by a single person, and that person was the Ilhwa Group’s chairman, Kang Minhoo. He might not be aware of his existence, but Kaistra truly cared for and respected him. Now, he had even received his life’s second blessing from Kang Minhoo’s son.

Kaistra put his hands together and prayed, “Uhmbad, ahbad, sa baht.”

It was their tribe’s ritual. There was a saying in Kaistra’s tribe,?‘You must not forget if you have been given kindness. And you must remember and honor the person that had given you such kindness as your friend, forever.’

This was the ritual of connection. Kaistra mumbled the words in order before slowly opening his eyes. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Minhyuk staring at him. He said, “I don’t know you, but I am indebted to your father. I would also like to repay you for that.”

Minhyuk looked at him in confusion as sweat began to rain down from his forehead. He thought,?‘W…why does this sound familiar?’

Then, the next words that came out of Kaistra’s mouth brought infinite shock to Minhyuk. He said, “I want to follow you, Minhyuk.”

“...!”

Kaistra was a God Class holder, the Envoy of Incarnation and ranked ninth in the unofficial global rankings. He was currently at Level 482. However, he willingly bowed his head and asked to follow Minhyuk.

‘If the Ilhwa Group did not come to our village at that time, I wouldn’t be here in the first place.’

Perhaps, it was Minhyuk and his father that had given him a new life. Kaistra did not regret the words that he had spoken. Whether it was him or his father, he would be willing to follow them forever.

Minhyuk hesitated for a moment, before asking him with trembling lips, “Are you good at washing dishes?”

“...?”