Gourmet Gaming
Chapter 1335

Chapter 1335

Chapter 1335

“After meeting with His Majesty Minhyuk, we have decided that I will be in charge of you. He has also given each of us a house to live in,” Ruba said.

Ruba had gathered all the former evaluators and brought them back here after they went their separate ways to search for their families. Forlorn at having lost everything in their lives, they were now given another chance at this place. Although small, they were each given a house they could call their own.

Ruba had all the qualifications to be their leader.

One asked, “Sir Ruba, do you know the emperor ruling this empire? How did you know that he’s giving us these houses?”

In the end, they were still outsiders. They once belonged to kingdoms and empires that had all disappeared and turned to dust. So, it was more correct to say that they were outsiders and wanderers.

Ruba shrugged. “He’s my grandfather.”

“...?!”

“...!”

Genuine surprise flashed on every single one of their faces.

“He does not look like one at all...”

“Gods don’t age, right?”

Anyway, Minhyuk was Ruba’s grandfather. That was a fact, and it explained why Ruba could obtain information others would typically have difficulty getting.

Then, another man stepped forward and said, “If he’s Sir Ruba’s grandfather, he’s also our grandfather.”

“Yes, yes! That should be the case. Let’s all treat him as our grandfather and treat him nicely!”

“Yes. Let’s take care of our grandfather from here on out.”

A few nodded in agreement, claiming they would also be Minhyuk’s grandson. Still, they were just a handful. Most of them were just nodding along for the sake of it.

Ruba looked at them in confusion.

Then, one of the former evaluators stepped forward and stated, “There isn’t any blood relationship between us. Don’t you think there’s a problem with us calling him grandfather just because he’s Sir Ruba’s grandfather?”

Ruba had expected that there would be frequent disagreements among this group of people.

‘Chaos has selected them after much consideration.’

They, who had been serving as evaluators, had only recently been able to recover their memories of the past. Like Ruba, they were all well-known and respected humans in the kingdoms and empires they belonged to. Yet, they said these arrogant people would go out and treat Minhyuk as their grandfather.

However, the times had changed. Things were completely different now from a thousand years ago. Despite the changing times, Ruba was still certain about one thing.

“My grandfather is the father of my father. He is someone I must care for and whose words I must carry out all my life.”

People’s respect and love for their parents and grandparents were much more profound in the past. Of course, it was not as if Ruba thought that the love, care, and respect the children showed their parents and grandparents were not deep.

‘The world has changed a lot.’

From what Ruba could see, the children no longer lived with their parents these days. They no longer needed to see each other often, what more if they were their grandparents? For those who came from the past, their parents and grandparents remained people they had to respect, care for, and follow for the rest of their lives.

“We’re very grateful to Sir Ruba’s grace and your grandfather’s kindness for giving us a house. Regardless, we don’t know exactly who he is. What kind of achievements has he made? What does he do? How can we treat him as our grandfather, support him, care for him, love him, and even sacrifice our lives for him if we don’t know who he is?”

“Uhm... Yes. That’s true.”

First, since he would be their grandfather and they would have to be filial to him and treat him with care and respect, they had to understand and know who he was. Ruba understood them completely.

‘They’re just saying that they don’t want to regard those who weren’t strong and outstanding like us as their grandfather, especially since they aren’t related by blood.’

Ruba had tried to mock Minhyuk, but his words in the heat of the moment had led him to establish a grandfather-grandson relationship with Minhyuk. He thought it was a bad relationship before, though that was no longer the case.

‘I should show them how amazing my grandfather is!’

Now, he was like a grandchild attending elementary school, shouting, ‘My grandfather is amazing!’ to his friends.

“Look, guys. My grandfather, His Majesty Minhyuk,” Ruba said, smiling happily, “has made outstanding achievements. He also holds a significant position and has done much for the world...”

Just in time, Minhyuk appeared. He looked charismatic as he strolled with his hands behind his back. Just then...

“Your Majesty Minhyuk!” Someone shouted from somewhere. “The prime minister bought us chicken!”

Minhyuk hurriedly turned around and called back, “Chicken?!”

Then, he ran at full speed.

“It’s half-fried and half-seasoned, right?! Did you bring a lot of pickled radish?!”

Swoosh!

Ruba was speechless when he saw him run a hundred meters in three seconds. At the same time, the entire area was silent. Even the people who had been saying, ‘He doesn’t have to be someone great or amazing to be our grandfather' were silent.

“How come you’re treating such a person as your grandfather? My grandfather was a legend of the empire when he was still alive!”

“And there’s also my grandfather! He led the soldiers and made outstanding achievements during his time as the kingdom’s commander! Hey, you too! Say something!”

“There’s this man called Rencel. He was notorious. The entire world knew him for taking away the lives of countless people. Murder, robbery, assault! He did everything! He was someone who left everyone in terror.”

“Rencel?! What a bad guy!”

“He’s a total m*therf*cking bastard, no? That’s right. Your grandfather punished that person, no? If he punished that trash, wouldn’t he be considered an outstanding person?!”

“Rencel is my grandfather...”

“...”

“...”

“...”

“Anyway! We can serve him as the emperor, but we will not treat him as our grandfather!”

“It’s strange to treat someone with deep love, respect, and care just because he’s Sir Ruba’s grandfather. Right?”

At that point, Ruba had already grown angry. It was only natural. After all, these people were openly ignoring and mocking his grandfather, Minhyuk.

“Do you even know how great my grandfather is?!”

“Didn’t he just run because he heard that there’s chicken? I’m sure his teeth are very healthy and strong.”

“I promise to repay His Majesty Minhyuk’s grace ten times over. Still, I will not treat him as my grandfather.”

At this moment, it struck Ruba deeply that the people before him were all stupid.

“Of course, we know he’s the Pillar of the Gourmands. He’s an outstanding person, yes. Personally, I think the only thing he’s great at is eating. He just needs someone to support him with his eating and cooking.”

Humans' basic necessities to live were food, clothing, and shelter. Food was considered a top priority. Therefore, the people here had already assumed a Pillar related to eating would exist. But that Pillar was just that.

Ruba could no longer take it. Like an angry boy whose grandfather was mocked, his anger flared, and he immediately stomped to where Minhyuk was while shouting, “Grandpa!”

“Hoho. You’re here? Do you want a bite of chicken?” Minhyuk welcomed Ruba with a playful tone of voice while showing him the chicken that he was eating.

Seeing Minhyuk sit there at ease, the anger that almost boiled over Ruba’s head slowly died down. At the same time, an amusing and interesting idea flashed in his head.

“You should know about the evaluators that I brought, right?”

Minhyuk nodded. “I’ve left you in charge of them. What’s the matter? Is there a problem?”

“There’s no problem with that.” Ruba did not bother to tell Minhyuk what had just happened earlier. He brushed it off and said, “They’re just very curious about you, grandpa.”

“Well, that’s understandable.”

After all, the evaluators were ignorant about what was happening worldwide. It was only natural that they were curious about the world and Minhyuk, who embraced them and showed them incredible generosity.

“Grandpa, do you mind if we follow you around today? To observe the work that you have to handle as the emperor?”

“Hmm.”

The request was not necessarily impossible to grant. However, Minhyuk’s position was higher now. And they were just learning about the current trends and ways of the world.

“My schedule is a bit brutal. Would that be fine?”

Ruba snickered to himself when he heard Minhyuk’s positive response. He immediately answered, “Yes, it’s fine.”

“Alright. I’m about to finish my chicken and start dealing with everything in my schedule. You should call everyone now.”

“Yes!”

Ruba immediately ran after hearing Minhyuk’s approval.

***

The former evaluators who came to observe Minhyuk’s daily schedule were still talking about their grandfathers. It was like a dam had been broken when they started talking about their grandfathers and couldn’t stop. So they just treated the conversation as idle talk.

Even though they were walking behind Minhyuk, they continued to talk about their grandfathers. Of course, they were speaking under their breath to avoid attention and not cause much damage. Their topic mostly revolved around Gen’s grandfather.

“That’s amazing. You’re saying that Gen’s grandfather met Battle God Belson?”

Gen shrugged his shoulders at them.

“I heard that the Battle God personally extended an offer to him. But he refused the position, remained an imperial inspector, and left his name in that position. That’s not the only surprising thing.”

“...?”

“...?”

“Do you know about the God of Death?”

“Heok!”

“Th-the God of Death?”

“Shh!”

They immediately shushed him, their index fingers covering their lips as if the God of Death’s name was the same as Vol-them-ort.

“I’ve heard a story that you will die if you talk about him.”

“That’s just a rumor. Anyway, my grandfather told me that he defeated one of Hell’s Knights, the Death Knights, when the God of Death descended on earth and wreaked havoc!”

“Wowwww....”

“Woaaaah...”

“Your grandfather is amazing.”

Gen shrugged his shoulders again. “That’s right. With a grandfather like that, I think treating His Majesty Minhyuk as my grandfather is too much of a courtesy. You should tell your own stories too. What was your grandfather like?”

Genetics and inheritance had a much larger impact than one could imagine. Those born from people with excellent genes were most likely to become geniuses. Of course, it was only natural that they would also be strong if they inherited the genes of strong parents and ancestors. Simply put, since everyone here was amazing, it was natural that their grandfathers were also fantastic.

“My grandfather has visited the Elven Forests and chatted with the elves.”

“E-elves?!”

“The race that does not have a good relationship with humans?!”

“Woah! He’s amazing!”

“Can I say something too?”

“What is it?”

“Have you heard of the Jack-of-All-Trades?”

“Heok! Are you talking about the person who could make everything and anything?”

“My grandfather has passed down the spoon that he created to us. It’s our family heirloom!”

Everyone was in awe.

“I’m... I’m so jealous...”

“How did he get a spoon made by the Jack-of-All-Trades?”

“Your grandfather is amazing. Are they close, by any chance?”

“Hehe.”

At that moment, everyone’s eyes naturally turned toward someone. The man had an arrogant smile and had been silent all this time. His momentum and aura were so great and formidable that they could already tell what kind of grandfather he had.

“Have you heard of the land where the other races lived together?”

“...?!”

“...?!”

“...?!”

Everyone was shocked. That land had existed for a very long time. Many stories had been told about those races living in a completely different land from the world where humans lived.

The other races were said to slaughter humans whenever they invaded. Whenever the empires and kingdoms sent troops to try to subdue them, the army they sent would always end up being wiped out. This thing happened every time in every era. In the end, the humans gave up.

‘Messing with them is like committing suicide.’

The man said, “My grandfather accidentally stepped on that land. And in that place...”

“That place?”

“What happened?”

“He came back alive. He said that the members of the other races had discovered him, but he ran desperately until he eventually escaped the land.”

“Wow. Amazing...”

“From what I heard, no one has ever come out to tell the tale from that land.”

The former evaluators had been paying almost all their attention to their conversation while walking. Without realising it, they soon reached the warp gate.

“Where are we going for the first stop in the schedule...” Someone asked.

Minhyuk had already entered the warp gate and disappeared from their sight. They hurriedly followed and entered the warp gate too.

The man whose grandfather accidentally entered the land of the other races and made it out alive, Rouen, thought, ‘Where will His Majesty Minhyuk go for his first schedule?’

The light from the warp gate slowly disappeared. When Rouen saw the scene before him, he could not help but shriek, “Aaaaaaack! Heuaaaaaaack!!!”

Why? Because several members of the other races had surrounded them with weapons in their hands.

Although the former evaluators were stronger than ordinary humans, they were regarded as legends and were only around Level 600 after their bodies were returned to their original ones. On the other hand, they had heard from the rumors that the Orc King and the Werewolf King were above Level 800.

There was an even bigger problem. Including Minhyuk, the total number of people who came here was only one hundred and ten.

“Uwaaaaaaack!”

“Wha-what the hell?!”

“Hiiiiiiik!”

“Th-the warp gate must have malfunctioned!”

“Hiiiiiiik! At the very least, I got my memories back!”

Every single one of them screamed when they realized that the members of the other races surrounded them. There was even someone who let loose of his hold on his bladder after recalling the rumors about the werewolves eating the limbs that they tore apart from their enemies.

Some of them even recalled the conversation that they had earlier. These beings were those who had never spared a human’s life ever. It was to the point that coming back alive from their land could be a huge bragging right and the center of attention.

“Chwiiiiiik... Human...”

The gigantic orc, the Orc King, stared at them. All of the former evaluators who met the gaze of the Orc King avoided his gaze. This was because there seemed to be a deep enmity and hostility in the Orc King’s tone when he uttered the word “human”.

At that moment, Minhyuk stepped forward and hissed, “Orc King! Didn’t we talk about this before?”

‘What? What did they talk about? And what is with that commanding tone?’

“Look at others kindly.”

The Orc King’s gaze landed on Minhyuk.

The situation was perilous. The former evaluators judged that it was tough to deal with all of the members of the other races present here, even if Minhyuk was a Pillar. But then, at that moment...

“Chwiiiik! He... hehe. Chwiiik! We’re still not used to it. Chwiiiik.”

The Orc King’s eyes slowly widened as if he was trying to look more gentle. Then, he looked at Minhyuk again and said, “We’ve been waiting for you, benefactor!”

“...?”

“...?”

The former evaluators were confused by the sudden turn of events. They looked around at the hundreds of thousands of members of the other races bowing and shouting the same thing simultaneously.

“We’ve been waiting for you, benefactor!”

Minhyuk looked at them, his gaze filled with charisma and majesty as he said, “That’s better.”