Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 20. You dare reject my offer?

I am Dylan, the guild master of the [Gold and Salt] Guild.

My top priority right now is to attract the man in front of me to my guild.

“Is this enough?”

He asks.

I nodded.

Fountain in the center of Temple Square.

Thanks to the sound of water gushing out of the fountain, it won’t be easy to overhear our story from far away.

“What do you mean?”

How should I tell the story?

Perhaps a chef with that level of skill would have received quite a few offers.

Maybe there is already a guild.

“Have you ever joined a guild?”

“No. I don’t have one.”

“That’s right. Guild masters don’t seem to have eyes to see. You haven’t scouted someone like Jeon Tae-min yet.”

He smiles shyly.

Unlike when he was doing business, he didn’t seem to be very wary of me.

I spoke directly.

“The jeon was delicious.”

“Ah, did you eat? hahahaha. I’m glad you liked it.”

“Besides, the buffs are amazing.”

“It’s not that great yet… It’s a long way off.”

It’s far…

Can you take it as a saying that there is still room for growth?

“Honestly, I’m coveted.”

“My dish?”

“No. Jeon Tae-min.”

“Yes? Me?”

Taking off pretentiousness.

I nodded slowly and continued.

“If you’re alone right now, why don’t you join our guild?”

I explained to him what was good about joining a guild.

The biggest difference between when you are alone and when you are united is information power.

It sounds obvious, but information is money.

“Hmm…”

“I saw infinite possibilities in Mr. Jeon Tae-min’s cooking. How long do you not intend to stay in this beginner area? Do you?”

“Thank you for the offer… But I don’t like it.”

“Yes? But rather than doing business here… Of course, crime is frequent and dangerous in other areas. But with our guild…”

“Sorry, I’m not thinking at all right now. I like this place.”

I was speechless for a moment.

I never thought he would refuse with a single knife without even showing signs of worrying.

But still.

It’s not over yet.

“I’m not just asking you to join the guild. Our guild has about a hundred members. It’s a large scale that you can’t find in Salem. I’ll make a proposal to Jeon Taemin. Run the guild with me. Don’t you want to see it?”

He gently scratched his cheek with his index finger.

‘Are you worried?’

“This is my first suggestion. I’ve never made a suggestion like this to any of our guild members. Only to Jeon Tae-min… Oh, if you want, I’ll take care of all the complex and difficult tasks. Jeon Tae-min is just our guild member. All you have to do is become a member of and cook. From preparing ingredients to distribution, we take care of everything…”

An opponent who suddenly shakes his head.

Then the painful words came back.

“Sorry, I really have no idea.”

“You promised me a position on the same level as me? With a two-person guild master system…”

“I don’t like it.”

“Well, then how about an exclusive contract…”

“No. Right now, I like my freedom. I’ll open the stalls when I want to open them, close them when I want to close them, and rest when I want to rest. Making a contract will restrict my actions.”

“……”

sh*t!

I’m going this far, but you’re rejecting it that way?

I tried my best not to show the rage rising from deep within.

“Jeon Tae-min, don’t you have any goals? Do you plan to live like a nerd like that? What sightseeing did you come to? We’re not playing games right now!”

“I know. I’m proud that I’ve been living more intensely than anyone else for a while. That’s why I like it even more now.”

I couldn’t find any agitation in his eyes.

She was very resolute, and I didn’t even feel the slightest hesitation.

“Kuhmm… You’re really going to refuse.”

“Yes. So, don’t go to great lengths trying to seduce me.”

Ah… This guy can’t.

I don’t feel any ambition.

The food I make is rather delicious, and it just happened to have a huge buff attached to it.

He is just a guy who has no dreams or hopes and is content with just a few pennies that come into his hands right away.

I despise a guy like that the most.

He was just born, so he lives.

He can’t die, so he can’t breathe.

‘I must have made a big mistake.’

Jeon Tae-min was not the kind of person I thought he was.

That’s just it.

‘Because of that kind of person, I… Do this.’

Today feels like an idiot.

The last few days of wandering from town to town to find him, I feel like I was wasting my time.

You’re laughing.

Some are struggling to survive, to live a better life.

A cheeky bastard who said he was just lucky.

“Okay. I hope you won’t regret turning down my offer.”

“Ah, I’m not going to do that anymore. I’ve already done it a lot.”

Hmm.

Being proud.

I felt an inexplicable rage from him.

What is it for?

Are you a fool who has a goose that lays golden eggs and doesn’t know its value?

Or was it simply because I was rejected with a single knife after a proposal I had been thinking about all night long?

It’s not even funny.

“Then let’s talk like this.”

“Yes. Thanks for the great offer. I’m sorry I turned it down.”

“Enough then.”

I turned right away from him.

I didn’t want to show even the slightest hint of regret.

So I took a few steps forward.

Then I suddenly stopped and asked him again.

“Jeon Tae-min.”

“Yes?”

“Do you do business tomorrow?”

“Ah, it’s meant to be, but…”

“I see.”

‘It can’t end like this.’

From now on, it is an emergency call for all guild members.

* * *

“Haaam.”

Melissa opened her mouth wide and yawned.

“Melissa then got a bug in her mouth.”

“Yum yum… Not enough sleep…”

The two girls followed me with dazed, half asleep faces.

“Mister, isn’t it too early now?”

“Yes haaan.”

“You can sleep more and come later.”

“No. The man is comfortable with us.”

Cute guys.

Since you keep being like this, I want to take care of you even more.

I took the children and headed straight to the temple.

One reason.

“Are you here?”

“Yes. Which side is the kitchen?”

“You can follow me, priest.”

Today, I’m going to show off my cooking at a special breakfast for the people of the temple.

Of course, I am not in charge of the entire breakfast, but a few pancakes are added as part of the buffet.

“Why are you working here?”

“It’s not work, there was a request. I just readily accepted it.”

There is nothing wrong with being seen well by the temple people.

It’s not like I want to do this every day, it’s just once.

Since I can earn points just once, it is a business that remains for me.

Especially considering the commotion in the square yesterday, it is beneficial to accumulate virtue in this way.

Oh, isn’t it kind of like talking about virtue in a temple?

‘Due to the nature of the main class, I’ve been in and out of this place often, but this is the first time I’m coming to the kitchen.’

Meal preparation was completed in an instant.

There were only about 100 people in the temple, including all the guards.

For me, sending a hundred copies is no longer a chore.

While frying pancakes, I watched the culinary skills of the chef hired by the temple.

‘Hmm…’

Watching that scene, I thought about the new menu.

‘I want to use ingredients from the dungeon for my next dish…’

Now that I have a skill, it’s too wasteful to rot it.

‘I haven’t decided what kind of dish to cook, but I can still apply the recipe.’

It was also interesting to watch other people cook.

I learned a lot from morning.

If vegetables imitate how to handle vegetables, and meat imitates how to handle meat, a new dish will be created before you know it.

I also have a trump card.

‘I have to taste the dish of failure… But, well, creation always comes with pain.’

“Let’s go eat, too. We’ve been given permission to do so. We still have plenty of time until the business starts.”

“Yes!”

We settled at the temple until breakfast.

The priests of the temple are of course, from apprentice priests to guards and messengers.

I was able to converse with various people.

Actually, it wasn’t what I was hoping for.

It was just that I couldn’t help it because the procession continued to praise my food.

‘Hey, let’s have some food too.’

“I ate well.”

“Me too! Let’s go to business now, mister!”

So we had breakfast in the dining room of the temple.

Beautiful girls are burning with enthusiasm today as well.

It seems that he liked the incentive he gave me yesterday.

Even a small gold coin is a lot of money, but the price of adventurer’s equipment varies greatly depending on the quality.

‘Still, a single gold coin is not enough to buy something useful.’

When I said that I would pay incentives whenever I helped the store from now on, they were very motivated.

He said he would earn a lot of money and fit high-end equipment.

‘There’s never a time when you’re so full of energy as when the goal is right in front of you.’

Just like me.

‘Now that Attribute 30 has been filled, the next goal is to secure ingredients in the dungeon!’

Ah, of course before that.

For the time being, the stalls will be closed to focus on developing a new menu.

So, in the meantime, you should save up enough money to play and eat.

“It’s ten times the price today, so I won’t be as busy as yesterday.”

“But do you really want to live? No matter how much you do, it’s ten years old…”

“That’s because Mumu doesn’t know. Money isn’t everywhere, but where there is money, it’s overflowing. I think really rich people treat five silver coins as tidy money, right?”

I’m not sure either.

It is unknown whether rich people will come to eat my food.

Five silver coins per sheet in Salem, a beginner area, not in other areas.

How many people would pay this much for a meal?

‘If it sells, it’s good, if it doesn’t sell, then what?’

“Let’s go. Open the stalls and you’ll get an answer.”

“Yes!”

“Gods aaa!”

“Go… Let’s go…”

“Mumu! Stronger! Let’s go!”

“Noisy. Stupid Melissa.”

We headed for the plaza in front of the temple with a happy heart.

* * *

“Minister. How many people are there in total?”

“Isn’t that one thousand people?”

Dylan looked at the crowds gathered in the plaza in front of the temple and raised the corners of his mouth.

I immediately asked the vice guild master Sheeran.

“Sheeran, did you pay the people?”

“Uh. It’s just over. I paid for five tickets and two drinks. Three silver coins for each person. He’s crazy enough to sell such a precious dish at such a low price.”

“Hmph. What an idiot.”

Dylan was still angry with Jeon Tae-min.

Sheeran didn’t ask why.

Somehow, I felt like I knew it.

“Based on yesterday’s sales volume, this amount should be enough. I’m sorry to the other residents, but I can’t take away that precious dish.”

“Take care of people’s mouths. Arrange the guild members well among the residents so that they don’t overlap. If he knows that we made it up, he will never sell it.”

“Okay.”

The plan was going smoothly.

Dylan’s plan for the guild was as follows.

One. All guild members recruit five or more villagers each.

Two. The residents are gathered in the square early in the morning and the necessary expenses are paid.

Three. As soon as Jeon Tae-min’s stall opens, other guests are not allowed to come in, and the residents who are recruited take over the front row.

Four. Everyone in line buys as many dishes as they can afford.

Five. It pays daily wages to the residents invited and collects the dishes they bought.

It could be said that it was a kind of canteen.

Commonly, when buying limited edition shoes, it is a tactic used by some vendors who want to resell them at a high price.

Now, Jeon Tae-min is the only supplier of buff dishes.

This was the only way to monopolize all the dishes from him who rejected his invitation.

‘And six. The purchased dishes go to other regions and sell them for dozens of times more expensive.’

This is how you make money.

Hanryang Jeon Tae-min.

In his cold gaze, he saw Jeon Tae-min walking slowly from the direction of the temple.

‘You can do whatever you want. I’ll buy all of your dishes this way.’