Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Ara despite the attention concentrated on her was steadfastly munching and chewing pizza.

“Mine! But if becoming my subordinate I’ll consider!”

“Ara nim! Please just one more bite to me!”

While I was exchanging stories with Baek Taeseop she had seated Kang Hanul and subdued Jeong Soyeon.

Scary, this Ara!

But because there was spare food at Bokkeum I could take out foods as if nothing and treat the guests.

“Then, here.”

“Hehem, I’ll eat well.”

Baek Taeseop tried hard to keep dignity but couldn’t hide the saliva leaking. His secretary also before I knew it received one piece of pizza from me then soon shouted.

“Item! This item display is appearing?”

This pizza, no less an item.

Salad regrettably didn’t become an item but pizza became an item possessing a new ability like mattang.

‘Because materials ambiguous the effect also ambiguous but...’

The core of pizza cheese and dough were ready-made so a bit regrettable but anyway could become an item.

[Rough pizza imbued with mana]

For 1 minute resistance to all negative effects rises faintly.

For 1 minute stamina doesn’t decrease.

Extremely ambiguous and faint stats.

Nevertheless I thought positively.

‘If Ara continuously eats this?’

The effect is weak but Ara had ‘gluttony’ that can absorb infinitely. If continuously eating pizza someday wouldn’t those cheat-like effects arise permanently?

“This... surprising.”

Baek Taeseop with tremendous patience didn’t put the pizza in his mouth and examined the effect first.

Already would have seen the fruit and vegetable juice’s effect too but showing different item effects per food seemed interesting.

Like that showing sharpness fitting Iron Blood Guild’s representative while examining Baek Taeseop slowly bit the pizza.

“Uum?! Uuuuum?!?!?”

Eeh? That not going wrong?

Baek Taeseop’s eyes turned white.

Momentarily surprised I approached then soon Baek Taeseop whose pupils returned started eating the pizza greedily.

“A? Where did it go?”

Then Baek Taeseop looking for the pizza.

Even after eating himself not realizing eyes.

“Want one more?”

“Ueng?”

To the flustered Baek Taeseop I gave one more piece of pizza. And I also held one piece in hand.

“I’ll eat well. Aam!”

Bit one bite of pizza.

Preferable freshly made warm state better but soon at the materials’ flavor filling the mouth couldn’t come to senses.

‘The freshness felt making cherry tomatoes into sauce!’

At the same time fluffy potatoes spouted unique sweetness and formed a collab with tomato sauce.

Fresh sweet! Plus the savoriness of potatoes felt with deep aftertaste!

‘Aftertaste cleaned with clean Ambergrill.’

Aa... if even cheese or dough made with materials I made!

“Hehe. Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong’s expression funny.”

Before I knew it Ara who approached beside me grinned and said. Without knowing the expression collapsed.

Casually looking back Ara Hongryeon’s personnel also savoring pizza and looking mindless faces.

‘If accompanying salad here!’

Already thanks to Ambergrill even caught the greasiness of cheese but couldn’t give up salad.

Crunch!

Cucumbers and carrots mixed in the handmade balsamic sauce Jaeseong made danced freely in the mouth.

“Uum.”

Closed eyes and appreciated the deep taste of vegetables for a moment.

The fresh taste approaching much more directly than pizza gave another fun.

“As dessert Leila.”

The 3 kinds set continued like a simple course meal and gave tremendous satisfaction.

“Uheuk, heuk!”

At the sudden sound turning the head hyung Hanul was even shedding tears from emotion. The appearance of a big man grabbing the floor and crying... was a bit burdensome.

But everyone was just enduring and expressions were all a sight. Even Han Seokjun who always doesn’t reveal emotions well couldn’t hide the twitching corner of the mouth.

‘...Can I handle this?’

Still only circulated pizza. But if already this degree the moment treating a full course...

I expected but at a much bigger reaction than thought slight fear came over.

Wondering if food still remains a lot and looking at the snack container Ara was holding.

Slurp-!

Ara noticed my gaze and stealthily hid the snack container behind her back. Seems hard to yield more than this.

Umm, to the slimes she yielded well. At that time because the amount was many?

“If becoming subordinate give! Not subordinate!”

“Hehem.”

As if reading my thoughts Ara shouted.

This is quite troublesome.

Watching people still not coming to senses later if time I should call Jaeseong and hold a cooking show or something.

“Mr. Gyuseong!”

“Huk!”

While thinking other thoughts for a moment Jeong Soyeon approached and suddenly grabbed my hand.

“Really delicious! Really! Really!”

“Ha, haha... Thank you.”

Indeed Ara Hongryeon’s 1st team leader!

A firm grip was felt. Indeed traces of tremendous effort to the extent becoming the youngest grade 6 awakener were visible.

“Younger brother Gyuseong! Can I hug once too!”

“No.”

Cutting off hyung Hanul’s proposal the sullen appearance was funny.

“Umm, special service.”

Ara who was watching those appearances ultimately whether deciding to yield started going around to people and sharing food.

Once the decision was made whether not feeling regrettable Ara’s appearance with a smile on the whole face was impressive.

“Ooh! Leila is also an item!”

“This carrot salad is crazy?! Not that liking greens but if this even eating only salad three meals a day is fine! Uahaha!”

“To taste this mattang again... thank you, Mr. Gyuseong. Thank you, Ara.”

Seeing everyone happy appearances the mood was good.

And I stroked the head of Ara who willingly yielded.

“Our Ara kind. Knows how to yield too.”

“I’m amazing!”

Ara looking up at me spouting nose breath was too lovely.

“Mr. Gyuseong, really a sorry story but by any chance can you grant a request?”

While people were savoring the taste for a long time Baek Taeseop approached me and said.

“Yes. Please speak.”

“Eating this pizza suddenly son came to mind. Now fallen into coma but until the year before last consciousness was there.”

Baek Taeseop’s lonely smile felt pitiful.

Gradually feeling but appearances different from the Iron Blood Guild’s representative known to the world.

“I actually wasn’t that close with my son. The mutual conversation opening a bit started after the son returned poisoned. Why didn’t get close early when healthy I regret.”

“...Unfortunate. No words to comfort.”

“Not brought out words hoping for comfort. Because no one else’s but my fault. But the reason bringing out this story is because of Mr. Gyuseong’s pizza.”

Baek Taeseop inhaled a bit then soon as if resolved bowed his waist to me.

“What the son on the sickbed wanted to eat most is pizza. Actually until poisoned I even managed the son guy’s diet and didn’t let eat as wanted. One of the most regretting matters, but after knowing the son’s circumstances couldn’t let eat the wanted food because of health.”

“Aa...”

“I know it’s a shameless request. Just as a lacking father I want to grant what the son wants even now. If the poison is treated with the antidote..., I definitely want to feed Mr. Gyuseong’s pizza to the son.”

Under the bowed waist Baek Taeseop tears dropped drop by drop. Including me all people quietly looked at that appearance.

An old man who could boast of achieving success as a social position was now confessing his own negligence.

“...Representative.”

“Please, Mr. Gyuseong.”

“Representative, stand up.”

I raised Baek Taeseop’s waist.

What meaning is arguing right and wrong here. Not that I’m Baek Seunghyeon and not his family.

Just that there is something I can resolve was important.

“I’ll try making a more perfect pizza than now.”

“That words...!”

“As soon as Mr. Baek Seunghyeon’s treatment completes I’ll make unforgettable memories.”

Even if compromising cheese can’t I somehow do up to dough?

I had confidence to make a more delicious, no more perfect pizza than the currently completed pizza.

Because the current me possessed a plant that seemed to match as dough material.

‘Gluttony’s dungeon is the answer.’

The strange dungeon plant that tasted like bread.

How about making dough together with Jaeseong with that? Probably much research and effort needed but a matter sufficiently worth investing.

And can add toppings a bit more, actually pizza also has countless kinds.

No need to treat only one kind of pizza right? Just open a pizza buffet.

“Thank you, Mr. Gyuseong! Just with the antidote already thankful but entrusting even such a trivial request really...”

“Since doing anyway do the best.”

At my words Baek Taeseop who teared up again soon said with a serious face.

“Already since awakener Kim Siyoung completely cured I believe the antidote’s efficacy, but if my son’s treatment successfully finishes I, Baek Taeseop will regard Mr. Gyuseong as a lifelong benefactor. This is not merely an individual’s declaration, declaring as Iron Blood Guild’s representative.”

“Uh, yes...”

“First as the first evidence I the representative of Iron Blood Guild declare unlimited cooperation with Ara Hongryeon.”

“Hup!”

The sound of the audience surprised and inhaling was heard up to here. And Iron Blood Guild’s secretary moved like broken opening and closing his mouth.

“But, under the condition that Mr. Gyuseong enters Ara Hongryeon.”

“That words...?”

“Iron Blood’s cooperation depends on Mr. Gyuseong’s existence. If Mr. Gyuseong joins another guild this condition heads to that guild.”

“Hmm.”

“And, second.”

Baek Taeseop’s atmosphere changed.

Baek Taeseop who started emitting an energy overwhelming the audience to the extent wondering if the person tearing up a little while ago raised his head arrogantly.

“Actually this is the main point. Mr. Gyuseong, come to our guild. I’ll promise the best treatment than any guild existing in this world.”

“The old man finally went senile! Dare saying such words in front of us?”

Before I even said words flustered hyung Hanul revealed momentum and confronted Baek Taeseop. But Baek Taeseop whether no thought of retreating, rather answered smiling leisurely.

“I’m Iron Blood’s representative. With guild master Han Seokjun and 2nd team leader Kang Hanul, close with you guys but I also have pride. Received favor this much to Mr. Gyuseong staying still is rather rude. And the choice is ultimately what Mr. Gyuseong does.”

Clearly a matter against reason.

Intercepting me who already decided to contract with Ara Hongryeon in the middle was not good to see in many ways.

But society is cold law.

If presenting better conditions can cross anytime was the principle of this floor. Moreover I was in a situation not even stamped the contract yet.

“I, no we are confident. The name of Republic of Korea’s 1st guild wasn’t obtained for free.”

“...When 1st guild. Terror Guild caught up long ago.”

Hyung Hanul’s momentum broke a bit.

As a 1st generation awakener who experienced all sorts of matters he also the current situation is annoying but the expression of knowing well nothing can be done.

In the meantime I who became a bit calmer looked around for a moment.

Ara tilting her head not knowing what the matter is.

Representative Baek with an arrogant expression but will to definitely take me visible.

Iron Blood Guild secretary with a still astonished expression.

Hyung Yeongseong whose expression unknown and hyung Hanul and Jeong Soyeon with resentful faces.

But...

‘Guild master Han Seokjun.’

Han Seokjun was just contentedly looking at this scenery. Then meeting eyes with me he nodded small.

As if respecting my choice.

“Mr. Gyuseong, don’t know if okay to say such words now but I hope you decide in the direction beneficial to Mr. Gyuseong.”

Then Jeong Soyeon brought unexpected words.

But the words weren’t the end.

“But I if possible want to do together with Mr. Gyuseong. Might be greed but if Mr. Gyuseong becomes the same family I think I’ll be really happy.”

And hyung Hanul also deeply sighed and tapped my shoulder.

“Yeah... right. Right words. The kid said right words after a long time. Ultimately the decision younger brother Gyuseong does. Didn’t know it would become like this but we all hope younger brother Gyuseong does well. Well, not that regrettable.”

Seeming to stop words then soon grinned.

“Might say why not holding but, actually in heart I want to kneel and beg to do together with Ara Hongryeon. But don’t want to make younger brother Gyuseong troubled. In my view younger brother Gyuseong is a person who should play in bigger water.”

“Hyung...”

Usually the mischievous hyung Hanul but now looked quite adult.

Like that receiving everyone’s gaze I slowly organized thoughts and opened my mouth.

“I...”