Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 1127

Chapter 1127

Sprout Academy.

The young students were sitting on their chairs and waiting for the arrival of their new director.

Meanwhile, Rundalk was standing outside the classroom with his heart thumping wildly. From what I heard, most of the children in the classroom were ages five to eight, and the oldest child was no less than nine years old. Because of that, he prepared Beanie doll masks and balloons for them.

‘Fufufufu. The kids will like this event that I have prepared. Ah, what if they fight to get more balloons?’ Rundalk thought, imagining the scene as he wore a doll mask and entered the classroom.

“Oink! Oink, oink! Oiiiink!” Rundalk imitated the sound of a pig before saying, “I’m your new director, Rundalk! Oink!”

The classroom was filled with silence. The only boy and the oldest child in the class said, “Director, we don’t want to play with doll masks. This is the sacred time for learning.”

With an elegant wave, he grabbed a mug of cocoa and sipped.

“Ah. Oh. R-right.”

“We’re also showing courtesy to you by keeping quiet. So, please remove your mask and introduce yourself properly.”

“Ah. Oh. Yeah...” Embarrassed, Rundalk took off his Beanie doll mask. “Ah, how should I introduce myself?”

Rundalk was not quite used to these things because it had been a while since he had come out to the world.

“Haa...” The nine-year-old boy sighed.

Although he was just a child, his expression clearly shouted, ‘Do I have to tell you that too?’ as he crossed his legs, making him look like he was fifty-five.

“Since you’re the director of the great and noble Sprout Academy, it’s important that you tell us your name, age, and what kind of history you have had.”

The boy looked like an interviewer. At this moment, Rundalk recalled the words that Haze had told him.

–Sir Rundalk, kids these days mature very quickly.

The boy, who was elegantly chugging his cocoa, turned his palm over and gestured as if he were saying, ‘It’s fine; just tell us.’

Rundalk said, “My name is Rundalk. I’m 4,989 years old this year.”

The boy sighed when he heard his words. “Haaaa...”

“Phew...”

“Haa...”

“Hmm...”

“...?”

“Director, please don’t joke around with us.”

“...”

“We did not come to the Sprout Academy to play around.”

“...?”

“We are sitting in these seats to reach our most outstanding selves and continue the pride and greatness of His Majesty Minhyuk.”

‘No. Are kindergarteners usually like this? They don’t like playing...?’

This was not the case of maturing quickly at all. These children were already acting like old people. However, Rundalk was telling the truth, so he continued telling them his history.

“If we’re talking about history, then I was once hailed as the ‘Supreme.’” Rundalk then went on to tell them every single detail he knew.

But as he spoke, the reaction of the Sprout Academy children became even colder. Rundalk was confused.

The boy looked sharply at Rundalk and said, “So, Director. You’re saying that you’re the Supreme and a powerhouse comparable to Immortal Sorceress Helenia in power?”

“I have defeated dragons with my bare hands. I used to be someone who could become a Pillar, but I was too greedy. In the end, I failed to become one.”

‘Why would a person like that become a director for the children’s school in the first place?’

‘I have never seen someone called the Supreme in the books.’

Yes, the children of Sprout Academy did not believe a single word Rundalk said.

The boy, Brelin, gently shook his mug filled with cocoa and gave a blunt review of their new director. He said, “The cocoa tastes quite bitter today.”

“...” Rundalk was rendered speechless.

“Next time, please give us an informative and constructive education rather than a fun and playful introduction. Please don’t treat us as if we’re children. We’re already five, seven years old. We’re all grown up. Ha.”

Rundalk believed that it would be absurd to get angry at these cute little children. Nevertheless, he still found them cute, albeit they carried a different charm(?) from normal kids.

‘Of course, this isn’t what I wanted things to play out.’

To be honest, Rundalk had imagined it differently.

‘Director Rundaaaaaalk.’

‘Are you saying that our director is the Supreme?!’

‘For real? Woaaaaaaah!’

He thought they would gather around him like little rabbits, though this wasn’t so bad either.

Then, the bell rang. The children began to stand up and take their bags. When Rundalk saw the children carrying their own rabbit bags and turtle bags with serious looks on their faces, he almost laughed.

Brelin, the nine-year-old boy who had just criticized him, was carrying a cute Obren character-themed bag. Rundalk could not help but look at him with a fatherly smile as the cute bag completely contrasted with his grave look.

When Brelin saw him looking at him, he spoke dignifiedly and said, “Hmph. Are you looking at this?”

“...?”

“The creator will go through a certain process to create ingredients that are better than others at the same grade.”

Like doing quests or creating dishes that are better than others of the same grade, Minhyuk decided to borrow the system's power to find a method for doing this.

[The conditions to be fulfilled to create ingredients better than others at the same grade will be revealed later after the skill has been made.]

This completed all of the preparations. Minhyuk, with his heart in his throat, clicked the “yes” button under the question, ‘Do you want to complete the skill now?’

[The Supreme Skill Creation Scroll is attempting to create a skill based on the conditions set by the item user.]

[The Supreme Skill Creation Scroll adjusts the parameters of the skill on its own.]

Ring!

[You have acquired the Supreme Skill: Ingredient Creator.]

It was a success! Minhyuk immediately checked the skill’s information.

(Ingredient Creator)

Supreme

Level: 1

Mana Required: 30,000

Penalty for Use: None.

Cooldown: 24 hours.

Effects:

•The Food God’s Ingredients can be supplied all over Athenae. They can account for 4% of all the ingredients supplied in the world.

•You have to meet all the conditions required by various ingredients to create ingredients.

•The Food God’s Ingredients can be obtained from quests related to the Beyond the Heavens Empire or from dungeons, fields, and hunting grounds that belong to the Beyond the Heavens Empire.

•The skill creator can only use the Food God’s Ingredient once every four months.

•The skill creator’s vassals can only use the Food God’s Ingredient once every six months.

•The skill creator has to complete something to create ingredients with better effects than other ingredients of the same grade.

•The skill will level up once you successfully finish distributing the first supply of the ingredients.

•Sealed.

•Sealed.

Excitement coursed through Minhyuk’s veins when he saw the completion of the skill. Although he could only supply 4% of the ingredients worldwide daily, it was still fine. The fact that there was a “level” in the information meant that there was a chance that the amount of ingredients that he was allowed to supply to the world could still increase.

Now, there was only one thing that he needed.

“Haze, it’s a success.”

“...!” Haze found it very unbelievable.

‘My god! He likes eating so much that he created things to eat...?’

What was that term that others used for this? Was it Successful Otaku or something?

Leaving that aside, Minhyuk still had one more important thing to do.

“I’m going to the Luvien Empire.”

***

At the same time.

Rundalk and the Sprout Academy cuties headed to the Luvien Empire before stopping at a grassy meadow at Berlin’s command.

Berlin said, “Here. Let’s have our meal here.”

“Alright, let’s do that.”

The soldiers who escorted them brought their lunch boxes and distributed them to everyone.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Brelin said. He laughed at the stacked lunch boxes while holding onto his cute Obren bag.

“I can’t wait.”

The boy looked very excited.

“This is a lunch box made from the ingredients harvested from the place called the Beyond the Heavens’ God’s Field and the noblest and divinely-grown livestock,” Brelin said excitedly, a small smile on his face.

“This meal was prepared by Beyond the Heavens’ Emperor Minhyuk for us. I haven’t opened it yet, but I can already feel how great it is.”

Brelin sat down and finally opened the lid of his lunch box. Then, a look of admiration flashed on his face.

“As expected...” Brelin was in a trance. He excitedly said, “This lunch box is like an art. His Majesty, the greatest chef in the world, has truly shown how much he cares about us. The food is decorated beautifully. It’s too beautiful; I don’t think I can eat it.”

Brelin held the bridge of his nose and shook his head, saying, ‘Goodness.’

Meanwhile, Rundalk also opened the lunch box that was distributed to him.

“...?”

Inside the lunch box were Vietnamese sausages cut in the shape of octopuses and delicious, mouth-watering gimbap. There was also a fried egg in the center, where Minhyuk drew a heart with catsup.

“I can’t believe I’m allowed to eat this lunch box comparable to art. I’m truly very grateful.”

“...?”

‘What a very peculiar kid,’ Rundalk thought as he looked at Brelin.