Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 52. What do you want to do in the future?

“Ahhhhh, it’s finally over!”

The three-day business period announced on the bulletin board has ended.

Time passed in the blink of an eye as I was frantically making and selling dishes.

Moreover, the business was so good that the amount of dishes sold was increased day by day, so in the case of yesterday, I could barely fall asleep at midnight.

Because I had to prepare in advance for the business the next day.

Hundreds of tortillas had to be made, and a large amount of soup had to be boiled in advance.

Because of this, even though the business was closed early, there was no time to rest from the afternoon until late in the evening.

‘That also ended today.’

“Good work guys.”

“Yes…”

“What’s wrong with the mumu response?”

“That’s… That man. He bought all the special dishes by himself today. How much money does he have?”

“I don’t know about that. But I’m sure he’s rich.”

A special cooking auction that lasted for three days.

To prevent one person from eating alone, the number of rice bowls sold only five on the first day increased to twenty yesterday and fifty today.

Even so, the person who did all the dishes won the bid.

It could be said that it was a truly disregarded resource.

‘Thanks to that, I can easily raise my attributes…’

The winning bid amount was also great.

On the first day, 100,000 gold each.

On the second and third days, the bid was won at 30,000 gold each.

From my point of view, among the people gathered in the plaza, there seemed to be very few people willing to pay more than 10,000 gold for a meal.

There is no one to compete with.

Even if he lowered the initial bid, he would have won the bid, but he shouted 30,000 gold from the beginning each time.

In the end, there was only one bidder for all three days.

It seemed that he was daring to prevent anyone from participating in the auction.

I don’t know if it’s because of his confidence or boasting about his money, but he looked a little great, and I felt envious.

‘It’s not some conglomerate…’

I also remember hearing that person’s name.

Since he was a game, he has been attracting people’s attention for his huge billing.

In addition, I heard that he is popular because he has a decent appearance and even broadcasts on the Internet.

Since I’m a foreigner who doesn’t speak the language, I’ve never looked for the broadcast, but I remember seeing a glimpse of the webzine translation article that Mr. Laura interviewed while passing by.

Everett Lowell.

The master of a huge guild called Angelic Slime.

‘It’s bothering me.’

Last time I was selling money here, I was invited to join the guild again.

During the business, he cut it off saying that he would not have a private conversation, but in the end, he had no choice but to meet and talk separately.

It was hard to refuse because it was a request from a person who spent a lot of money on the auction.

‘I am a slave to capitalism…’

“Mister! I think the business is over there too. They say it’s sold out today too!”

“Really? Then, can you go and tell the merchants to come? I have to pay the bills now.”

I had said in advance that I would do the settlement once all the business for three days was over.

First of all, since I’m in a position like the president, I have to collect all the proceeds and distribute them appropriately.

I want to give a lot, but I have to be careful because that can break the market order.

That’s why I hired the recipe as bait, not the money.

‘Of course, I can’t taste the taste I made myself. I won’t even be able to find soy sauce.’

“Oh, Mr. Chef. Thank you for your hard work for three days.”

“Yes. Thank you all for your hard work.”

“What did we do? All we did was take the soup the chef made in advance and heat it up and sell it.”

“It’s not easy dealing with thousands of people a day.”

I handed out a pouch containing twenty salted salts to each of the merchants.

To be honest, it is a lot of money that far exceeds the sales from selling soup.

“Heh heh, so many…”

“Thank you.”

“I’m not going to say no. This kind of thing wouldn’t even be money to the chef. Chuck.”

Knowing the price of the tacos I sold at a separate stall, they didn’t feel pressured at all.

Well, the money from the single taco is ten times the amount you just handed out.

Rather, it’s not strange to have complaints, but they know it.

The level of prices in Salem and other regions is different.

The spending of top players is enough to make even the richest people in Salem laugh.

“Here, I wrote down some jeon recipes. It might be difficult to get the same taste as the jeon I made, but after frying it a few times, you will have an edible jeon.”

“hahahahaha, this is it, this is it! I wanted this.”

“It tastes the same as the chef’s food, I can’t even think of such a thing. Since it’s so popular, they’re just trying to imitate it.”

“Well, why is such a simple dish so delicious? Anyway, we’ll go clean up the stalls, Mr. Chef.”

“Yes. Thank you very much for your hard work.”

I bowed politely.

Thanks to them, I was able to do business comfortably without complaints from the residents.

Of course, the same goes for these guys.

“Now, you guys should get paid too, right?”

A little expectant gaze.

Of course.

These guys were watching how much sales were generated right next to the stalls.

Even Melissa was in charge of the calculation herself.

There were a few mistakes, but we did well throughout the three days without any major problems.

“You, don’t give too much. We didn’t do much…”

“Why didn’t you do anything? If it wasn’t for you, how would I have done all of this by myself?”

“Mister! Melissa, please give me a lot of money! Melissa will save a lot of money and become strong soon!”

I like that Melissa is honest.

Mumu’s humble attitude is also cute.

“Since you guys will be reaching level 10 soon, save the money and use it to invest in your traits when you learn new skills. That’s why I give you a lot.”

Total sales from this business were 4,600,060 gold.

60 Gold is the money from selling the soup at the stall over there, 2 million gold by selling 1,000 tacos for 3 days, and 2.6 Million gold through auction.

It could be said that it was a huge sales.

‘But, come to think of it, more than half of it is Everett Lowell’s money…’

Anyway, rich people.

How much money do you have?

Over 90% was a net profit because we didn’t spend much on materials.

Of course, the rice brought from the Carlisle boar or the beast village is priceless.

Because I was in a hurry to raise the attributes right away, I had no choice but to hold my tears and trade in the name of special cuisine.

First of all, you have to live and see people.

“Now! That’s 100,000 gold per person. This is Mu-Mu’s. This is Melissa’s.”

“Poetry, poetry, poetry, 100,000 gold? If 100,000 gold… One, ten, hundred, thousand… Ooh! How many can you buy?”

“Hooray! Mister! Now that the business is over, can I go to Melissa’s house? I want to buy presents for my parents and younger siblings and show off.”

“Yes. Of course.”

Even the children do not refuse the heavy bag of gold coins I offer.

Because I know that even if I give it generously like that, I will still have 4 million gold left in my hands.

“Now, this is a lemon.”

“Huh? Me, me too?”

“Yes. You had a hard time reheating the tortillas too. It was hot and you sweated a lot.”

She won’t listen to her even when I ask her to take off her heavy armor and wear simple clothes.

That’s why I’m covered in sweat in front of the hearth.

Of course, even I, dressed as a chef, sweated a lot.

“I didn’t sweat! And the money is fine. I won’t take it.”

“Why?”

“I don’t like it. I didn’t help you to get money… I just let you eat.”

“Take it. Quickly. Stop talking nonsense.”

“What nonsense!”

“My arm hurts, so get it quickly. You should also invest in some more traits. The party’s tank needs to be strong to keep the party members safe. Besides, you’ve even got a Sacrifice chain. If you don’t take it, they won’t feed you?”

“I told you not to threaten me with food!”

“So take it quickly. Before you scatter all this money in the plaza”

Lemon pursed his lips, and he forced ten platinum coins into his hand.

Judging by the look on his face, he doesn’t seem to hate it that much.

‘Private?’

“First of all, master the defense increase attribute among the passive skills. Then, increase the max HP increase attribute.”

“Don’t nag me. I’ll take care of it…”

“If you want to do it, do it. Tanks should listen to the healer.”

“Yeah…”

Anyway, in the end, I’m going to do what I’m told, but I’m sure I’m going to have a good time like that.

“And let me know if you need money urgently in the future. I’m thinking of setting aside about a million gold as an emergency fund for the party.”

“Party emergency money?”

“Mister, what is that?”

“Well, it’s literally an emergency fund. I’m going to put some of the money I make into an emergency fund.”

“Where do you collect them and use them?”

“Well, various things. If you have money, it has a place to use it. For example, if a very rare piece of equipment needed by a party member comes out on the market? In that case, you can use this money to build it. For equipment that is unique or legendary, it is money. No matter how many you have, you can’t live without a seller, so you have to save up money in advance so you don’t miss out when the opportunity comes.”

“Ah…”

I was a little taken aback when I saw Lemon burst into exclamations.

“Lemon, didn’t you know this while you were at that level? You don’t know when it’s a game, but in this world, there are always cases where you need to spend money quickly…”

“No, I… Just… In the old parties, everyone took care of themselves…”

A sharp shadow casts over her expression.

I wondered if I had said something useless again, so I quickly changed the subject.

“Now then, let’s talk about the future of our party. Everyone sit down at the table.”

“Suddenly?”

“What’s the matter? There’s an order, and there’s a lot to talk about.”

“Hey… So, are we going to keep partying with you and your sister?”

“Of course. Why? Do you hate Mumu?”

“Melissa is great!”

“Melissa! Stay still. That, there… No, that’s… We’re low level… And we’re not helping the party at all.”

Me and Lemon looked at each other with wide eyes.

Then he laughed.

I want to help the party.

That wasn’t just our story.

It was a new feeling to see that these young guys are also going through various worries.

‘Well, I must have thought about that too.’

From the children’s point of view, it might have felt like they were being dragged one-sidedly by me.

Because of this, this kind of time was absolutely necessary.

I wanted to ask the doctors inside the children, what they would like to do in the future, and what they would like our party to be like.

Because we don’t have a hierarchical relationship.

Although the level and age are different, everyone is equal as one party member.

“How about Lemon? Do you think Mumu and Melissa are what we need for our party?”

“Me?”

“Yes. Your opinion is important too.”

“I…”

The twinkling eyes of the two little girls turned to Lemon’s face.

“I’m… I like it. I’m cute… I’m the lifesaver… Then I don’t like you?”

I crossed my arms in front of my chest and put on a solemn expression.

He narrowed his forehead and spoke with a serious face.

“Hmm… Mumu and Melissa… You guys… First of all, your level is too low. Even if it’s low, it’s too low.”

Mumu’s eyes sank into the palm of his hand.

A face full of disappointment.

Tears began to well up in Melissa’s eyes.

I hurriedly continued my next words before they burst into tears.

“So I want to help you two level up quickly. As a party leader. I want to, but what do you guys think?”

Melissa’s expression, which looked like she was about to burst into tears at any moment, bloomed brightly like a flower.

“Okay! Melissa wants to level up quickly! Help me!”

However, Mumu’s reaction was completely different.

Slowly I cried, and finally burst into tears.

But there was nothing to worry about.

Because those were tears of joy.