Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 16. Word of mouth

“Hmm…”

I woke up to the noise outside.

“What time is it… Huh?”

The time displayed on the system window indicated 2:00 PM.

‘Already…’

It seems like I fell asleep for the first time in a long time.

To the extent that I didn’t even have the nightmares I had every day.

Neither the figures of the party members who criticized me nor the voices I didn’t want to hear appeared to disturb my sleep.

Is it because I cried so much?

Or is it because I overate after a long time?

It’s been a long time since I came to this world and slept this long.

‘I… Was delicious… And the juice…’

I want to eat again.

You should still have the coins you bought yesterday in your inventory.

‘I’ll have to eat in a bit…’

Wash your face with the water brought by the accommodation owner.

Maybe it’s because it’s a beginner area, and the towels are very rough.

I barely took off the eye mucus with the cat’s face and brushed my hair in front of the mirror.

‘It’s too late today… What should I do?’

The rewards for running errands in the village are too small.

This is a beginner village.

But it was too late to go to the dungeon at this time.

I slept too much.

‘Should I watch the cooking…’

If I had known it would be like this, I would not have bought too much yesterday.

Because freshly baked hot pancakes taste much better.

‘But why are you making such a fuss?’

The front of the dorm is noisy.

I can hear the sound of boisterous laughter, and I hear the sound of fighting while standing in line.

After getting ready to go out, I gently lifted the wooden window.

‘Why are people here…?’

There was a huge crowd.

‘What’s going on?’

I looked around carefully.

Everyone had plates or glasses in their hands.

And everyone was smiling.

‘It’s that man.’

After checking the mirror one last time, I headed outside.

‘Are there so many people in this small town?’

Hundreds… Maybe even thousands of people.

On one side, there is an endless line.

On the other side, there are chairs and tables full of people who don’t know where they came from.

You can even see elderly people sitting huddled together on a cloth spread on the dirt floor.

I headed to the front of the long line.

‘As expected…’

There were stalls.

It was right in front of the Adventurers Guild.

“Sister!”

Today, Melissa, who is still bright and cute, called me and stopped me.

The eyes of the people standing in line were all at me.

‘That idiot.’

I approached her, trying to ignore her stinging gaze.

“Are you… Plotting here?”

“I’m working. I’m helping the stalls.”

Mumu also said hello and added to his words.

“My uncle asked me to help him because he was going to be very busy, so he gladly agreed. I didn’t expect it to be this hard.”

I turned my head and looked inside the stall.

I see a man cooking while sweating like rain.

And beside him, people who appear to be villagers, both male and female, are helping him.

“Tell them to line up properly in the back. Don’t cut in line!”

“Five pancakes per person. One grilled meat and one drink. If you want more, line up again!”

From the preparation of cooking ingredients to the calculation of the dishes to be sold.

Certainly, given the long lines, it would be impossible to do business without such help.

With the help of the people around him, the man was concentrating entirely on cooking.

‘It’s so fast.’

The ship seemed faster than yesterday.

His hand movements have changed to the extent that it feels like he is a different person.

It was on a different level to simply say it was because of my concentration.

“Sister! Doesn’t sister buy food?”

“Huh?”

Melissa grabbed my arm and shook it.

Mumu pointed it out to Melissa.

“Melissa. Do something. This is not a house toy. It’s a request.”

“Request?”

“Ah, the man requested a request from the adventurer’s guild that he needed someone to help with the stalls. He designated us.”

“That’s right! We’re the first people to know about your food. He pointed us out. Hee hee.”

Melissa proudly puts her hands on her hips and sticks out her breasts.

“You idiot. Get to work!”

The two girls’ job is to ensure that the flow of people waiting in line to order food and those who have already purchased don’t overlap.

If there was an empty seat at an outdoor table there, we escorted the customer there and cleaned the empty table, although there was little to clean up.

“Is it like this?”

“What is it?”

“When that man is doing business.”

“No. Originally, it was done in the field outside the gate, but today it was only done inside. I got permission from the chieftain and the adventurer’s guild.”

“Really?”

I looked at him again.

‘I wouldn’t be able to earn much by doing business in a place like this.’

Even if the buff effect is insignificant, if you have the taste you were impressed with, you will succeed in the city.

Once you taste it, you will want to eat it even if you pay ten or even a hundred times the price.

‘Why are you struggling to buy it?’

“Oh right!”

Then Melissa spoke to me.

“My sister and uncle’s cooking and buffs improved a lot in one day. I think they said they learned the skill, but it’s amazing anyway.”

“Is there a buff?”

“Yes. So, make sure to try it too.”

“Ugh…”

I want to eat too.

Freshly grilled meat, as well as jeondo with hot steam rising in white.

‘But you have to stand in line…’

The problem is that the line is too long.

I’ve never stood in line in the past, even for a restaurant.

Because I hate waiting.

But before I knew it, I was heading towards the back of the waiting line.

For some reason, I get angry.

I think I gave in to that man.

‘It’s only because the food is delicious.’

* * *

My calculations were correct.

Buff enhancement attribute is morale.

I only raised the attribute to 10, but the effect of the buff was quadrupled.

Of course, the attribute buffs like increased movement speed that came with my original recipe didn’t get blown up.

According to what I’ve checked so far, the Miracle Chef skill seemed highly likely to be applied only to stat bonuses.

[Pajeon]

– Well-roasted green onion pancakes with a sweet, rich green onion flavor. Eating it with soy sauce on a rainy day is a delicacy.

– Effects: Stamina +5 (+5, +10), Intelligence +5 (+5, +10)

– Buff duration 1 hour

Since you don’t appraise, you can’t know the hidden buffs and details, but thanks to the newly learned skills and characteristics, you can see that the status increase effect has increased significantly.

Moreover, since it is a drainage feature, the effect of the final buff will increase exponentially as the basic buff value of the dish increases.

‘I can only make pajeon for now, but soon.’

My number one goal has become to make money.

It doesn’t take a lot of money to get the character up to 30.

Shooting up to 50 is possible if you work hard for a while, and 60 is the same as the basic knowledge of old players.

It is still too early to go beyond that, as you will have to tighten your belt while feeling bone-crunching hardships.

‘First of all, I have to make money from stalls and invest it until I’m 30.’

Promise 5% of sales as tax to the village chief, and pay 3% to the adventurer’s guild as seat tax.

He gathered other disgruntled restaurant owners and employees and hired them after promising them three times their average daily earnings.

‘It’s a day anyway.’

Just one day.

You can’t repeat this in the same town for days.

You can’t make other restaurants close, and no matter how delicious it is, you get tired of eating it every day.

“The leek has arrived.”

“Next came the order of pumpkin pie. Summoner man.”

“Yes. I’ll make it right away.”

“My young friend is very passionate. That’s why people don’t come to my restaurant. If I were 10 years younger, I would have followed you and learned how to cook.”

“hahahaha…”

At first, the old men who were standing in the dark because they couldn’t find anything to do were gradually getting better at their work.

No, I was originally good at it, but it was closer to getting used to it.

‘I’m going to set a great record today.’

Orders are pouring in endlessly.

I learned the chef license and master cooking skills, and even though my speed has doubled, I can’t handle it at all.

At least, people are helping me with taking orders and paying bills, so it’s a shame.

Like that, I couldn’t take a break and continued cooking.

Then, a system message popped up before I knew it.

[Cooking reputation has exceeded 1000.]

[The first reward skill of Cooking Fame has been unlocked.]

‘Already?’

Of course, it is also true that the stalls started aiming for this.

However, the time it took to accumulate 1000 points was much shorter than expected.

I opened the skill window while I was cooking.

Then, I boldly chose the treasure chest that I was trembling like crazy to open right away.

[You have selected the 1000 cooking reputation reward.]

The box opens with a splendid effect.

Then a new skill emerged.

[You have acquired ‘Skill: Failure is the mother of success’.]

[Skill: Failure is the mother of success]

– Failure is the fastest shortcut to success. You who are not afraid of failure deserve success.

– This is a passive skill.

– Every time you taste a failed dish, you begin to notice some of its deficiencies. By endlessly making up for deficiencies, you will be able to complete new dishes faster. Don’t be afraid to fail.

‘…Is that a good thing?’

Probably a good skill.

Since I am not a professional chef, I was worried about how to find various recipes, but with this skill, the number of repetitions of failure would be significantly reduced.

At least you’ll know what the problem is.

Just.

‘Having to eat something that has failed is a bit…’

Can I eat a little?

“Summoned man! I ride?”

“Yes? Ah… I’ll come to my senses!”

I did not stop my hand.

I couldn’t do that at all when I saw a lot of people standing in line.

‘A break for the time being is a luxury. Attribute 30 is the goal first.’

Tomorrow I plan to go to another village and repeat the same thing.

Sand is another town, the next day is another town.

Let’s sell grilled meat and jeon all over Salem and raise the attributes properly!

The reputation level that follows is a bonus.

* * *

Palais, the only city in Salem.

If you want to cross from Salem to other areas, it is a city you must live in.

Because it is the only temple in this region that has a warp portal that allows you to move between regions.

“Dylan, did you hear that rumor?”

“Rumors?”

“Why, they say there’s a dish that’s very popular these days. Pajeon?”

“Pajeon?”

“That’s why. Korean cuisine.”

“How do I know Korean cuisine? I’ve never tried it.”

“Really? I thought he’d become quite famous lately.”

“Recently. Six months ago? One year ago? At that time, I was only playing games in the corner of the house.”

“hahahaha… Me too.”

Dylan is the head of the merchant guild based in Pale.

At the time when the base was a beginner area, it couldn’t be called a great guild.

It was a 4-month-old guild founded with the purpose of gathering people who were unable to make ends meet in dungeons due to their lack of combat power and earning money through trading.

“But why?”

“Think about it. Why did Korean cuisine suddenly pop up in this world?”

“Well? Guess who made it because they miss their homeland.”

“You can do that as you please? You know that on this floor, if you don’t have skills, nothing works.”

“Hmm…”

“The cook is certain.”

“So?”

“Doesn’t it smell like money for some reason? You know that? Cash food prices have skyrocketed these days.”

Dylan narrowed his brows, pondering.

“Food on the rise… What if it has a buff effect?”

“That’s what I mean!”

Dylan’s mouth slightly raised, and he licked his lips slowly.

“I feel the same way. The smell of money… But until we confirm the truth, let’s not have high hopes. It will only increase our disappointment.”

“Of course.”