Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Seeing sister-in-law’s reaction hyung Yeongseong also quickly chewed the carrot.

Crunch!

Along with a fresh sound the reaction immediately popped out.

“Uum?!”

“I showed carrots last time right? I improved that once more.”

Of course it wasn’t that the improvement happened because I wanted but since the result was good it’s fine right.

Hyung Yeongseong or sister-in-law Siyoung were busy chewing the carrots so listening to my words or not.

“I brought a bit more so eat slowly.”

“There’s more? Mr. Gyuseong, are you an angel?”

Sister-in-law joked and stealthily held out her hand. I gave more carrots to such her.

“Hahaha! Our Gyuseong is an angel is an angel. An angel who came down for us!”

“Eh, it was luckily catching so even if you praise too much it’s troublesome.”

“Gyuseong, luck is something that doesn’t come anytime and doesn’t come to anyone. It only comes to prepared people.”

“Ah...”

“The 3 years I watched you. You didn’t give up and made effort. You were already prepared to accept luck.”

I just said it containing humility but certainly empathy was felt.

If I just gave up would I have dual awakened? Even if dual awakened if in a state of giving up farming?

“If saying that hyung is the same too.”

“Hm?”

“Thanks to the warmth you treated me with hyung could also accept luck like this. You know I only traded with hyung right?”

“...Right.”

Hyung Yeongseong awkwardly scratched his head.

Watching such an appearance while chewing carrots sister-in-law smiled playfully.

“Filming a youth drama?”

“A, no it’s not that...”

“You also eat carrots quickly. I’ll eat them all?”

Seeing sister-in-law laughing heartily the thought suddenly came that this person was certainly the awakener who once represented the Republic of Korea.

‘If the poisoning is treated will she step into dungeons again?’

If so a huge wind would blow in the domestic awakener industry. First the fallen status of Ara Hongryeon would rise again.

Anyway it was a story a bit distant from me.

Anyway my top priority goal was cultivating crops harmoniously with the slimes in my dungeon.

‘Shall I learn farm work a bit more professionally.’

Immersed in thought alone like that hyung Yeongseong stealthily poked me.

Wondering if there were more words to say and raising my head hyung Yeongseong awkwardly held out his hand.

“Me some carrots too.”

* * *

The Ara Hongryeon Guild was fully tasting the ripple from the shortest clear of a grade 4 dungeon.

Interview offers came from here and there and unprecedented invitations were coming in from various places.

People regarded this as the signal flare of Ara Hongryeon Guild’s revival and wanted contact even more fiercely.

“Hoo. It’s hard.”

And that ripple couldn’t avoid Jeong Soyeon the domestic youngest grade 6 awakener who could be called Ara Hongryeon’s signboard.

The manager approached her who finished the schedule after a long time and was catching her breath.

“There’s a dinner appointment with the gourmet meeting until 6:40 PM. Shall we cancel today?”

“No. That I have to go. My only joy is gourmet.”

Jeong Soyeon already swallowed the saliva turning in her mouth and expected the dinner appointment. Of course the faces she would meet weren’t very to her liking but it didn’t matter.

Just eating delicious things she was happy. To begin with she was the type who even if people around spoke didn’t pay attention because eating.

“Then we’ll depart in 10 minutes.”

“Yes. But where was it this time?”

“It’s Bare Fist Guild.”

“Not a restaurant.”

“The invited chef is chef Seong Yundo of Epic Course. Probably fine right?”

“Oh, if that person today’s worth expecting.”

Jeong Soyeon’s face was full of a bright smile.

Toward such her the manager worried whether to say the information he knew then in the end carefully opened his mouth.

“Th, I heard the 2nd team leader is also participating this time.”

“...It doesn’t matter. Since I’ll only eat.”

She said so but the bright expression soon withered. The manager wondered if he said for no reason then soon went out so she could rest a bit more in the room.

Left alone Jeong Soyeon soon tapped the phone then suddenly recalled Gyuseong she met a while ago.

Exactly speaking the crops Gyuseong brought.

“I want to eat again.”

As dinner time approached carbohydrates that would fill satiety were suddenly craved. And the potatoes, mashed potatoes eaten last time even if trying to forget couldn’t be forgotten.

“I should have asked for the number at least.”

Then suddenly Kang Hanul’s existence came to mind.

If Kang Hanul he would clearly know Gyuseong’s number. Moreover since he said he sometimes buys and eats his crops the thought came of asking about him at this opportunity.

“Team leader, shall we depart?”

“Yes, I’ll go out now!”

Bare Fist Guild belonged to the top 10 guilds.

A guild that received sponsorship from a giant company and among new guilds particularly stood out and grew in an instant.

The guild building was also built by the supporting guild side and was splendid. It couldn’t compare to Ara Hongryeon but an atmosphere enough to put strength in the shoulders and walk around was prevalent.

“You’ve come, awakener Jeong Soyeon. I’ll guide you inside.”

It seemed people who arrived in advance existed as voices came from inside. Soon as Jeong Soyeon entered familiar faces welcomed her.

“Oh my, Soyeon. Long time no see.”

“Ah, unnie Sehee. You’ve been well? Oppa Donghun also long time no see.”

Jeong Soyeon who finished greetings found her seat and sat and everyone’s gazes gathered on her. Mostly close people so gazes that could be playfully passed but Soyeon the team leader of the guild recently raising stock price felt a bit burdened.

“Do you have something to say...?”

“How did you do it?”

“Ah, Yeongdeungpo?”

“Even if a grade 4 dungeon that time was honestly a level that doesn’t make sense. Even overseas there are no such cases.”

“That’s company secret. Hihi.”

Trying to pass slyly but another person intervened. An awakener of Bare Fist Guild who particularly followed Jeong Soyeon usually.

“It’s a secret even to us, unnie Soyeon? Ay, too much.”

“Ha, haha...”

While Jeong Soyeon was smiling awkwardly people arrived one after another and took seats. Because it was a meeting once a month the piled up stories poured out.

And what occupied the biggest proportion of those stories was naturally Ara Hongryeon.

“Wow, how does it take only 27 hours? Really crazy?”

“Moreover just a dungeon. A dungeon that ultimately failed once because of an unidentified monster. But this time proudly bringing the unidentified monster’s corpse intact...”

Even while exchanging stories among themselves the secret gazes toward Jeong Soyeon didn’t cease.

The fact that the only Ara Hongryeon Guild awakener seated in this meeting was her also played a part.

Like that while watching not quite eyes and patience was reaching the limit suddenly silence came.

Wondering what happened Jeong Soyeon turned her head and there Kang Hanul smiling contentedly was entering holding something huge.

“Uahaha! Looking now it seems you have a lot of interest in us! As it is I brought the ghost stingray confirmed this time so look to your heart’s content!”

Thud!

At Kang Hanul’s crazy action of bringing the monster’s corpse whole the audience froze. Whether or not Kang Hanul called an employee and ordered.

“Try cooking this a bit.”

“Yes? Yes...”

An action the same as acting as if no one was there but since a person famous for eccentric behavior the Bare Fist Guild employee couldn’t dare refuse.

In the meantime Kang Hanul sat next to Jeong Soyeon with good humor.

“Hey, kid! Why are you making a tearful face alone here! Uahaha!”

“How did you bring that again?”

“Hm? Stingray? I told hyung and took out just one.”

“...The guild master allowed that?”

“Eh. Of course I lied a bit saying for research purpose. Uahahaha! Ah, but the research purpose is right right? Directly eating unidentified ingredients is also a kind of research! Uahaha!”

Ah, certainly...

Feeling this guy seems a bit missing screws Jeong Soyeon ended up smirking without knowing.

“Smiling like that how good! Anyway today I also participated after a long time so I’m expecting a lot!”

“It’s chef Seong Yundo. You know Epic Course right?”

“Um! Of course I know! Though I didn’t go often.”

Then Kang Hanul stiffened his expression and muttered seriously.

“Kid. Do you know why I suddenly participated in this meeting?”

“Did you come because there’s a separate reason?”

“Yeah.”

Suddenly showing a serious appearance Jeong Soyeon also straightened her posture. Confirming that appearance Kang Hanul opened his mouth.

“These days whatever I eat is insufficient.”

“Yes?”

“Younger brother Gyuseong..., after eating younger brother’s food whatever I eat I feel insufficient. Actually just filling meals without much expectation is still possible, but if eating expecting something the satisfaction of the expected amount doesn’t come.”

Jeong Soyeon received a creepy feeling.

Because his words were in line with the joy of gourmet disappearing.

‘Can’t feel the sensation of delicious anymore?’

That was an extremely serious problem for Jeong Soyeon. And of all things the problem was that she also experienced Gyuseong’s crops after.

“I, I still haven’t felt like that yet...”

“It might differ by person, or maybe because you haven’t eaten younger brother Gyuseong’s food much yet.”

“Ah...”

“But you know. I don’t regret eating younger brother Gyuseong’s food. Even if returning to the past again I would have definitely eaten younger brother’s food.”

“I...!”

The moment Jeong Soyeon resolved and was about to ask for Gyuseong’s number the host of this meeting appeared.

“Whistle!”

“Ooh! Guild master today you dressed up a lot.”

“Ah?! Is the food coming out now? I’m dying of hunger!”

Receiving people’s cheers the Bare Fist Guild’s guild master who entered bowed his head.

“Thank you for coming the long way. The cooking will be ready right now so no need to worry.”

Wink!

The Bare Fist guild master who closed one eye toward the whining awakener soon greeted Kang Hanul.

“I’ll gratefully receive the newly confirmed monster you brought this time. I’ll try to repay with good cooking.”

“Expecting!”

When the greeting ended as he said the cookings started coming out in a line immediately. Servers busily went around and took care of the awakeners.

“Ooh! The savory taste is alive!”

“As expected chef Seong Yundo. Won’t the chef come out separately and greet once?”

While everyone was eating satisfied the Bare Fist guild master watched that appearance contentedly.

Then slowly turning his gaze and looking at the place where Kang Hanul and Jeong Soyeon were...

‘Hm?’

Watching the two’s faces whose expressions were somehow strange he tilted his head.

“By any chance not to your taste?”

“A, no. It’s delicious.”

Jeong Soyeon answered urgently but the Bare Fist guild master could notice there was no soul in that answer.

But surprised at such her own appearance was Jeong Soyeon also the same.

‘Why?’

Clearly there was taste.

But something was lacking. Was it because expectations were too high, or because tired today she couldn’t know.

“Insufficient.”

Then Kang Hanul opened his mouth.

In an instant people’s gazes gathered on him.

“Eh? It’s okay though...”

“Yeah I was also eating thinking really delicious.”

Since tastes differ by person and preferences differ it could be so. But what people found puzzling was that the Kang Hanul they knew wasn’t a person with such a picky taste.

“What is insufficient?”

In the end the Bare Fist guild master asked.

Then Kang Hanul said honestly.

“I ended up eating something much more delicious than this. After that my taste isn’t like before.”

“Much... more delicious? Y, you’re saying than this?”

“Yeah.”

Since it didn’t seem like joking no matter how looking the Bare Fist guild master asked with a serious expression.

“Hyung Hanul. What on earth did you eat alone leaving this younger brother?”

“Hehe. Curious?”

Kang Hanul smiled and winked at Jeong Soyeon.

Jeong Soyeon who received that gaze also smiled without knowing.

Though usually bickering the existence of Lee Gyuseong was a secret only the two knew in this place so a natural reaction came out.

“It’s not that the chef’s skill is lacking. It’s only a problem of the materials. Next time I’ll bring once. I’ll show what the best taste is.”