Leveling Up through Eating

Translator: ChubbyCheeks

PR: MattForgenti

47 Minhyuk’s Activities

The Dragon King’s eyes widened in surprise.

‘Th, that grip is definitely……’

The item that would come out of the ancient treasure chest was random. However, with just one glance, the Dragon King could already tell what item it was. If his memory served him right, then the grip of the item that he had seen was something that belonged to the Ancient Water Dragon.

The Dragon King’s Palace considered the Ancient Water Dragon as God Roves’ agent. To put it simply, it was similar to the Phoenix that was revered highly by the Eivelis Empire. Among all of the Ancient Water Dragons, the most outstanding of them all was Barraca. And the power that the Dragon King felt from the grip was clearly from Barraca.

“Have you checked it?”

“Not yet.”

The Dragon King waved his hand as if to urge him so Minhyuk hurriedly checked the item’s information.

(The Ancient Water God Barraca’s Greatsword)

Rank: Legendary

Restrictions: Minhyuk’s Attribute Artifact

Durability: ∞ / ∞

Attack Power: 732

Special Abilities:

━  A 10% increase in STR and AGI.

━ An increase of 5 levels to your Passive Skill: Greatsword Advanced Mastery.

━  A successful attack has a 15% chance of triggering the state: difficulty in breathing.

━ Reduces attack failure probability by 50%.

━ Skill: Artifact Subspace

Description: This is a sword made out of the bones of the Ancient Water God Barraca and God’s mineral, Adamantium. It is also called the Supreme Sword in the world of Gods.

‘……T, the attack power is a bit ridiculous. Right?’

Minhyuk was not usually surprised by anything that was not delicious but this item had definitely surprised him with the 732 attack power attached to the item. It was even higher compared to Rumad’s Demonic Sword and it even had a special ability that could increase the Greatsword Advance Mastery by 5 levels.

Minhyuk reached his hand out as he grabbed the sword with all his might.

[The Greatsword Advanced Mastery Lv5 has been applied.]

[The giant greatsword will feel lighter than a normal sword in your hands.]

[Your attack power has increased by 12%.]

The Advanced Mastery was a passive skill that couldn’t be raised easily by anyone. If one would consider the average users, the user would only be able to achieve Lv 3~6 in their mastery if they insisted on using a single type of weapon from Lv1 to Lv400. The only way for them to increase their mastery beyond that was to use the weapon more than anyone else. However, his Advanced Mastery had increased to Lv5 all at once.

Minhyuk lifted the sword up and swung it to the best of his abilities.

Vwooooooong!

‘It’s light……!’

It was surprisingly light in Minhyuk’s hands. He felt that it was even lighter compared to Ellie’s Sword. If he used this sword and successfully landed an attack, he would also have a 15% chance of inflicting a difficulty in breathing debuff on his enemies.

It seems like it’s useful.

The reason was simple. If he was in a fight and the enemy suddenly suffered from suffocation then he would have huge advantages. Experiencing difficulty in breathing so suddenly would be quite difficult. Even if one ran for 100m with both his nose pinched and his mouth shut, the probability would still be low, what more if he was in a fight. If his enemy suffered from difficulty in breathing even for just a moment in the midst of a battle would break his concentration which would then allow a better chance for him to stage an attack or to catch his breath.

And there was also the Artifact Subspace. In other words, it meant that he could place the greatsword within the subspace when he has no use of it and just summon it if he needed it. 

Minhyuk took Ellie’s Sword as he looked at it tenderly.

‘Instructor Valen, please don’t feel upset.’ 

Valan was the sword that he had received from Instructor Valen of the Scarecrow Training Grounds and he had promised to use it well so he wanted to say to him to not feel sad that he wouldn’t be using it in the near future.

He unequipped Ellie’s Kitchen Knife from Valan.

Shwaaaak!

In just a blink of an eye, Valan and Ellie’s Kitchen Knife were separated completely. Once the two separated, Minhyuk took Ellie’s Kitchen Knife and placed it on Barraca’s Greatsword.

[Would you like to equip Ellie’s Kitchen Knife?]

“Yes.”

Ellie’s Kitchen Knife completely covered Barraca’s Greatsword as it started the equipment process. Not long after, the image of a Phoenix was imprinted on the previously blank and rugged Greatsword.

“Amazing.”

The Dragon King looked at the scene in front of him with great interest. This was the first time that he had seen something like that.

Meanwhile, Minhyuk gingerly held Valan as he placed it inside his inventory very carefully.

‘I’ll keep this with me.’

He decided to keep Valan inside his inventory and not sell it. After all, it was a companion that had accompanied him from a lower level up until this day.

After he finished everything, he swiftly went to the point.

“Snow crabs, I want to eat snow cra…… No, you said that I would be able to get snow crabs as a reward!”

“……Hmm?”

The Dragon King frowned when he heard Minhyuk’s words. It was as if he couldn’t understand what he meant.

‘I have snow crabs.’

However, the snow crabs were sealed with magic and would only be unsealed and gifted to the man hailed as Food God once he returned.

“The rewards said that the Dragon King would definitely give me snow crabs. Dragon King-nim!”

Minhyuk smiled brightly as he demanded for his rightful reward once again. When the Dragon King heard the insistence in his tone, he asked him a question just to make sure.

“Boy, your job class……” 

“It’s Food God.”

“……!”

“……!”

“……!”

Jevis, Kiari and the Dragon King’s eyes all widened in shock.

That’s the legendary hero who saved the Dragon King’s Palace in the past!

‘So his descendant has come here.’

Is this what they call fate?

After a long time, the new Food God had saved the world that the previous Food God had once saved. It seemed like it truly was fate.

The Dragon King nodded his head as his hand twirled in the air. Once his hands stopped moving, the space was slowly torn and two firm and fat snow crabs appeared in the air.

[You have acquired the Dragon King’s Snow Crab (2).]

“I handpicked two of the best snow crabs out of millions so it is only natural that it tastes more delicious compared to the others. Unfortunately, you will not be able to get any special abilities from them.”

“Yep! Thank you very much!”

Minhyuk’s mouth kept on twitching with how happy he was. He also took this moment to ask what he always wanted to ask.

“Ah. By any chance, do you know where the pure extract is?”

When the Dragon King heard his words, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

“Boy. Why don’t you ask me to root out a pillar off of my Dragon King’s Palace and give it to you?”

Of course, the Dragon King was only joking around.

Minhyuk on the other hand……

‘Huh? Where did I hear that before?’

Suddenly, he recalled Instructor Roina and Instructor Valen who were madly in love with each other.

***

Kiari guided Minhyuk to where the pure extract was located. 

The pure extract was located near the palace. They were able to arrive at where it was just by passing through a narrow passageway on the ground. Once they arrived, Minhyuk could see a small puddle in the middle of a dark cave. He could also see the black water slowly dropping on the small puddle. And the black water that was collected in the puddle was clearly bubbling due to carbonation.

‘D, don’t tell me……!’

He quickly approached the puddle as he pulled out a ladle and poured the pure extract on some glass cups.

‘……C, cold!’

His hands felt numb from the coldness. The cup felt as cold as a drink that was just taken out of the freezer. Then, he slowly placed the cup on his mouth as he took a swig.

Glug, glug, glug!

‘……T, this taste!’

Minhyuk knew that the pure extract was carbonated water. But now, he knew that it was cola.

“Kyaha! As expected, cola is definitely coca!”

Minhyuk drank the cola in one gulp and alternated the glass cups as he filled them with pure extract. It was so cold to the point that he felt like his throat was burning but he still drank it in one shot because it was refreshing.

Then, he heard the notifications.

[You drank the Pure Extract.]

[You have acquired 25 STR and 30 AGI.]

Pure extract was also considered as a medicine so he was able to get some special points from drinking it.

Minhyuk took one final glass and drank it happily.

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp━

And once again, he couldn’t help but let out a ‘Kyaaah!’ with how refreshing the taste was.

Then, Kiari spoke up beside him.

“Thanks.”

“Hmm?”

Minhyuk, who just finished letting out a burst of exclamation, looked beside him. He saw the rabbit Kiari bowing her head. Her body was even almost folded in half with how low she bowed at him. He could even see her fluffy and round tail wriggling in embarrassment.

In fact, Kiari had only always focused her attention to learning how to defend the castle and how to attack with her swordsmanship. This was why she was quite unaware about this creature that everyone calls a man. However, even if he was human, she still couldn’t help but feel a huge attraction towards him. To put it simply, Kiari had a crush on Minhyuk.

“Our Dragon King’s Palace will never forget you.”

“……Right.”

Minhyuk nodded his head.

“Where will you be going now?”

“The Imperial Palace of Eivelis Empire.”

Ellie had given Minhyuk a bunch of return scrolls to the Imperial Palace of Eivelis Empire so he could easily come back to that place wherever he was.

Kiari nodded her head.

Minhyuk was supposed to give Boroto the pure extract that he collected so he hurried over. In a blink of an eye, Minhyuk and Ben disappeared in a flash of light.

Kiari looked at the spot where he disappeared. They could see that the young man that stood in front of her was the same person who ate the rabbit’s liver. However, Jevis just nodded her head.

‘God’s treasure had finally found its true owner?’

She also heard the Dragon King say……

‘It seems like the new legend of the continent had stopped by our palace.’

Kiari smiled lightly as she recalled their words.

***

Minhyuk was able to meet with Ellie as soon as he arrived in the Eivelis Empire. After she finished cooking for Ellie, he was scheduled to return to Valkyrie Kingdom. It seemed like he was so busy that he had to jump from one place to another.

“You’re back.”

“I’m back, noona!”

When Minhyuk looked at her, it seemed like he could feel that she was truly energetic since Ellie’s complexion was rosy.

Without waiting any further, Minhyuk began to fillet the meat of the flatfish and the rockfish as he made sashimi right there and then. Slice after slice of sashimi was slowly placed on a white plate. Not long after, the white plate soon became familiar in Ellie’s eyes.

It was the Phoenix.

Minhyuk had placed the sashimi on the plate in the form of a Phoenix. Of course, he did not forget to leave some ingredients for the spicy fish stew.

“Let me set it up.”

Minhyuk swiftly placed the lettuce and the perilla leaves on the table. He also did not forget to lay down the chojang with soy sauce and chojang with vinegar, wasabi sauce, rice, garlic and octopus.

“Well then. Shall we eat?”

“Can I eat with you?”

“Of course.”

Ellie nodded her head in agreement. The food that Minhyuk made was quite a lot so it was no problem sharing the food with each other.

First, Minhyuk lifted three generous amounts of sashimi on his plate.

“Hiyaa!”

The slices all look plump and fresh with how transparent they were. It looked so delicious that no one could resist taking a bite out of it.

And as expected, Ellie also went for the sashimi first. She picked a slice and placed it in her mouth.

Chew, chew, chew, chew━

She could feel the chewiness of the sashimi in every bite that she took. And the more she chewed on it, the more she could taste the savory and plain flavor of the fish. This time, she clamped three pieces and dipped it in chojang all at once. The sweet and sour flavor of the sauce met with the bland flavor of the sashimi and blended to create a delicious harmony of flavors. Then, she dipped it in the wasabi sauce. The flavor of the wasabi and soy sauce seemed to add a deeper flavor to the sashimi which made it all the more delicious.

“Let’s see.”

Minhyuk picked up some perilla leaves. Then, he firmly placed a sashimi on top of it together with some ssamjang and garlic. He also did not forget to add some spicy peppers in his wrap. After wrapping them in the leaves, he placed it in his mouth directly.

“Heuhahaha, sashimi is so delicious!”

A smile curled on Minhyuk’s mouth. The fragrant scent of the perilla leaves together with the delicious flavor of the garlic, pepper, ssamjang and sashimi had combined and slowly spread in his mouth. It was quite spicy and he could feel his mouth turning numb with it but it was still very delicious!

Then, he picked up some octopus that he had placed on the table as a service. He quickly placed the squirming octopus sashimi in his mouth. He could feel it move and wriggle every time he chewed and by the time that he swallowed it down his throat, he could feel that it had all gone soft and chewy. 

The two of them happily ate sashimi together.

“Hoo……”

Ellie closed her eyes to savor the flavor of the food that she just ate. It was so delicious that she couldn’t help but let out a small smile. The taste of the food made her recall the memories of the past. She felt like she was still that young girl with her father.

When she opened her eyes again……

“Oh?”

Before she knew it, Minhyuk was already peeling a bag of ramyeon noodles over the pot of boiling spicy fish stew.

“Ramyeon is always good, right?” 

“Of couuuurse~” 

Minhyuk grinned wildly as he added the ramyeon noodles in the pot. He also did not forget to add his handmade sujebi in the pot. The spicy fish stew boiled loudly as it cooked the ingredients in it. Ellie first took a spoon to have a taste of the soup.

“Not yet. It still needs to boil more.” 

“Yes!” 

The spicy fish stew would taste better the longer it was boiled. In particular, the starch from the ramyeon noodles as well as the sujebi would make the soup thicker and tastier. But the noodles were just added so it still needed to boil more.

Then, Ellie took another sip before nodding her head.

“It’s done.” 

“Oh.” 

Ellie was the first one to scoop out some ramyeon noodles on her bowl.

Then, Minhyuk scooped out a huge amount of noodles before ladling some hot soup. Minhyuk’s bowl was overflowing with water parsley, crown daisy, ramyeon noodles and flatfish. He quickly blew on his noodles before slurping it up.

“Oho. Ramyeon noodles are the way, the truth and the life.”

Then, he took a sip of the spicy soup. Only a sound of admiration could be heard from his mouth.

The soup tastes just right!

If he boiled it more then it would taste too salty so he swiftly turned off the stove. Then, he continued on slurping his noodles as he picked the flesh of the fish away from its bones.

When eating spicy soup, rice couldn’t be left out so he filled up the amount that was lacking in the bowl. Ellie had already finished two bowls of rice when Minhyuk glanced at her. But she was in a good mood and was smiling so brightly so Minhyuk did not remind her.

Once she finished eating, Minhyuk finally heard the notification for his quest completion.

[You have completed the Linked Quest: Make Rockfish Sashimi for Ellie.]

[You will now be able to master Ellie’s Swordsmanship.]

[You will now be able to get ancient cooking ingredients.]

After the notifications rang, Ruth, who was standing by the side, began to move. He swiftly handed Minhyuk a skill book and a small box.

Minhyuk realized something as he was trying to open the locked box and check the ingredients inside.

‘I don’t have a key?’ 

“I know what you’re thinking. I’ll look at your swordsmanship before you see something that you will want to eat.”

The key dangled from Ellie’s hands as she smirked slyly at Minhyuk. Ellie had now become proficient in training(?) Minhyuk.

Minhyuk pouted as he reached out for the skill book. In fact, Minhyuk’s skills had already evolved and leveled up with King Varen. And right now, his skills will be strengthened further again. The only thing that was different from last time was that Ellie was not personally teaching him. This time, he would learn the skill through a skill book.

Minhyuk checked the skillbook before acquiring the skills. He couldn’t help but sigh in relief after he checked the skillbook.

‘There are no restrictions.’ 

Minhyuk was not able to learn skills through skillbooks due to the restriction in classes. However, this skill could ignore the restrictions just like the Intangible Sword.

“Acquire.”

Following his words, the skillbook floated in the air as it flashed with a deep red light. The red light was sucked by Minhyuk’s body which caused the surrounding to be blown by the wind.

Shwaaaaa━

[A chapter of Ellie’s Swordsmanship has been added.]

[You have mastered the Blooming Sword. Deep (Burst).]

[A sword will indiscriminately rise from the ground and attack your enemies within 8m from your position. It will cause a penetrative explosion that will have an additional 70% damage.]

[You have mastered the Splitting Sword. Rain (Soar).]

[A powerful red sword will fly at an enemy. Your sword will have an additional 110% attack power.]

***

Footnotes

[Coca-cola] Okay. Hold up people. Lol. This came shocking to me as I did not go around looking for the meaning of coca cola. Lol. But coca is derived from coca leaf (what they use to make cocaine) while cola is derived from kola nuts or cola nuts which is a source of caffeine. It seemed like originally, coca-cola uses these two ingredients as the main ingredient for their soft drinks. Hence why it’s named as Coca-Cola. However, I believe that it was because it was mainly produced to be a patent medicine instead of a soft drink that we have used today. I believe the ingredients of coke are now different but it’s still a trade secret. But I’m sure there’s no cocaine in there anymore. Back

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What, is that now five Legendary Artifacts for Minhyuk? His sword, his armor, his helmet, his frying pan, and Juis’ cup.

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