Leveling Up through Eating

Chapter 18: Proposal

Translator: ChubbyCheeks 

Minhyuk tilted his head in confusion. 

‘But I have to digest so I could continue to eat delicious food?’ 

However, he felt like he didn’t need to say that. 

“There are a lot of people in reality that do not even exercise at all, that’s why you’re really amazing. So I have a suggestion for you but before that I have to tell you who I am.” 

She was very determined. 

To be honest, it wasn’t that big of a deal for her to reveal her identity. She could always erase her character whenever. 

“I’m the Witch of Agony, Alicia.” 

As she said those words, she thought to herself… 

‘He’s probably going to be surprised, right?’ 

I’m 12th in the domestic rankings. 

The Witch of Agony. 

She was quite confident with herself. No, in fact she has the right to be proud of herself. She thought that Minhyuk would definitely have his eyes wide open in surprise. 

However, what she saw was Minhyuk putting a chicken wing in his mouth and him just pulling out the bones. 

“Bone extraction magic! You’re the Witch of Agony? I~ s~e~e~” 

“You’re not surprised…?” 

“I’m surprised. Ah, my chest is pounding! I fell off of my seat.” 

She looked at him suspiciously as he gave her a very calm response. 

“Ah, no. I’m really the Witch of Agony!” 

“Who said you’re not? Phew, it was so surprising that my chest… Even stopped beating for a moment.” 

Slap!

Minhyuk grabbed her wrist. 

Come to think of it, this guy is really handsome. 

Without realizing it, Armin’s heart skipped a beat. Then she heard Minhyuk speak in a serious tone. 

“I’m begging you, are you still going to eat two out of the remaining three chicken legs?! Wow, why didn’t I see you as this kind of person?!” 

“……” 

Armin stared at Minhyuk blankly. 

‘Are chicken legs much more important than my identity…?’ 

Minhyuk looked like he was extremely displeased. His eyes were glaring widely and he was huffing and puffing. 

She unknowingly apologized when she saw his state. 

“S, sorry.” 

“Huff, it’s good that you know. Watch out for the chicken legs next time.” 

After saying his part, Minhyuk grabbed a chicken leg and chomped on it.

Armin giggled. 

‘What is this…’ 

A lot of people wanted to shake hands with her. Wherever she went, she was considered as the top star.

It is really quite difficult to endure.I can’t even go out and enjoy things for myself. 

I usually spend my time at home, reading books and exercising. 

It’s really like hell. 

‘Does this person like to eat so much?’

This was a thought that suddenly came to her. 

There was only one reason why I became a sorceress. 

If she thought about it more deeply, the reason was because she was happy with it. 

To be honest, she wasn’t feeling that much happiness when she played as a light knight. 

And now she could feel a different thrill every time she used magic and was named as the Witch of Agony. 

“Actually, I want to ask you to join our guild Artheon.” 

However, Minhyuk’s attention was focused solely on the food. 

After Minhyuk finished the spicy braised chicken with chestnut, he lifted the lid off of a different pot and started to loosen the rice he previously prepared. 

“Hot, hot, hot, hot” 

He scooped a ladle of rice and mixed it thoroughly with the remaining sauce of the spicy braised chicken with chestnut. 

Her words would definitely be shocking to others. 

Artheon. 

Among the existing domestic guilds, it was named as the most powerful [1] guild. 

And their guild leader was…

The Witch of Agony, Alicia. 

She was currently Armin. 

She saw it clearly. 

‘This person can grind and polish by himself, plus he is very strong for his level.’ 

His attitude was definitely great. 

As the guild master, Alicia could determine whether a person can stand tall or not. 

With that said, the man in front of her gave her an odd sense of abnormality from the moment she saw him training.

She was grinning widely when she made her offer. 

‘He’s totally unconcerned.’ 

Anyone would have been thrilled. 

In fact, Artheon was a guild that everyone wanted to join but could not do so. There were even rumors flying around town that you could only get in the guild by bribing the members with tens of millions of hard cash. 

Minhyuk saw Armin watching him as he ate. 

Armin gulped in a daze as she watched Minhyuk mix his rice. 

“I’ll allow you to have a spoonful.” 

“Th, then just a bit…” 

Before she knew it, she found herself mixing together with the man. She took the spoon that the man handed over to her. 

She could see the chestnuts peeking through the well-mixed rice and sauce. She opened her mouth and scooped a big bite. 

The sweet sauce that suited the rice well made her smile. 

“Ha, happiness…” 

“Nothing can be more blissful than eating, right?” 

“Yeah. In reality I only eat cherry tomatoes, salad and half an apple every day.” 

Minhyuk paused at her words.

Minhyuk was aware of that hunger more than anyone else. 

“Eeey. Then you can have two more bites. Wow, I, Minhyuk, am such a humanitarian. You definitely lost your appetite!” 

Armin grinned. 

“You really don’t care about me or Artheon but you definitely care more about eating. The average person would be jumping in joy with my offer…” 

“Are you certain that you would have fun once you join a guild? Is it because you’ll hear people say woow~ at your high level and good items?”

“Eh?” 

“I played this game because I enjoy eating. You have to have fun, I don’t need to join a guild to chase and seek high level players. I think that’s not necessary for me to have fun.” 

Armin heard his words. She blinked her eyes at Minhyuk.

A thought suddenly crossed her mind. 

‘That’s right… you have to have fun when you’re playing games…’ 

Before she even realized it… 

It has become her job. 

Games were made so we could have fun and enjoy. 

Do I really have to train with the sword?

I should do what I want like this man in front of me. 

Isn’t that what having fun means? 

“You got a point.” 

She smiled brightly.

Before they knew it, the two people had finished their meal. Minhyuk and Armin stood up. 

“Then, I’m going to go and find something more delicious…”

Minhyuk turned around as Armin spoke with hesitation. 

“Can I add you as a friend [2]?”

“Hmm…” 

“I’ll buy you something delicious later.” 

“I’ll dial it now!” 

“Not right now, I’ll add you once I get off of my alt character. I’m very thankful for the spicy braised chicken with chestnut that I had today~” 

She smiled gently. 

Then, Minhyuk quickly turned and moved to leave. 

“Just to let you know, I could eat 100 servings in one sitting. The price of my meals are as high as the price of a house.” 

“Pfft. Yes, yes. It’s fine.” 

He’s a person that can make you smile until the very end. 

100 servings alone? 

That’s definitely impossible, right? 

Minhyuk disappeared from her sight. Armin nodded as she watched where he left. 

‘Yeah. I should do what I want to do.’ 

She came to realize this truth at a strange place. 

***

[You have leveled up.] 

He finally reached level 10.

Minhyuk evenly distributed the 10 points he got from the Chestnut Demon King and the 5 points he recently received. 

He allotted 5 points for his STM, 5 for his AGI and 5 for his STR. 

(Minhyuk) 

Level: 10

Class: None

HP: 343 MP: 200

STR: 42+11  AGI: 32+14  STM: 20+9

WIS: 15+5  INT: 15+5  Rep: 10

Fullness: 100%/10

Bonus Point: 0

He has collected 200 chestnuts already.

The chestnut demons were around level 3~4 that’s why the more he hunted the less experience he gained. However, Minhyuk’s hunting speed was still very fast. That was why he reached level 10 so quickly. 

While he was hunting… 

[Alicia-nim is asking to add you as a friend.] 

[Yes / No] 

“Yes.” 

Minhyuk nodded. He then saw Alicia’s information in the friend’s window. 

[Alicia / Sorceress / Lv412] 

“Oh…… For real?” 

He was a bit surprised when she called herself Alicia. She was very famous. 

To be honest, Minhyuk had a lot of things to be suspicious about. 

Athenae has no alternative character system but she called herself Alicia. Aside from that, Minhyuk wasn’t that surprised compared to normal people. 

His father was the CEO of Ilhwa group, that’s why he was exposed to a lot of celebrities before he suffered from bulimia. 

She even asked him to join Artheon. 

Minhyuk’s mind was set on eating so he had to find a guild that could accommodate his whims. 

He has his father as his backer. 

Right now, Minhyuk was enjoying what he’s doing but his real purpose for playing the game was still for his treatment. 

If Minhyuk was really determined to continue eating then he could ask for his father’s support. 

Plenty of items, high leveled supports, and a huge amount of gold. 

He could have it all. 

But Minhyuk wasn’t doing this just for the fun of eating. 

Even if Minhyuk decided to join a guild he would definitely choose either General’s guild or a friend’s guild, he did not want to be a part of Artheon where there’s nobody that he’s acquainted with. 

“A sec, come to think of it… I haven’t added General as a friend yet.” 

He forgot about it. 

‘Where is it, add friend request…’ 

Not long after, Minhyuk discovered the search box in his friends list window. 

He entered General and typed the code number that was taught to him. 

Each nickname has an attached code number that’s why it was possible to have the same nickname for different players in Athenae. 

Once Minhyuk entered the code, he pressed on the “Friend Request” that popped up. 

[You have become friends with General-nim.] 

He heard the notification and not long after a whisper from General came. 

[General: Man~ You know how to add friends now? Oohjujuju [3].]

[Minhyuk: I’m such a man, yeayea] 

[General: Did you eat yanggaeng?] 

[Minhyuk: I ate it, it was really delicious…] 

[General: So where are you now?] 

[Minhyuk: I’m heading back to the village now. Ah, more importantly I just met the user Alicia the Agony.] 

[General: Again, again. I told you not to lie to your hyung.] 

[Minhyuk: She was a novice though, she told me that she was Alicia herself then suddenly wanted to add me as a friend. She said that she would buy me a meal.] 

[General: It’s not Alicia, maybe it’s Olicia hehehehehehehe] 

[Minhyuk: But it’s really Alicia? Her level is 412?]

[General:……For real?] 

[Minhyuk: Yes, for real.] 

[General: Wow… crazy…! You’re now friends with Alicia the Agony? The person famous for being extremely cold? No, what did you do, how did you get close with Alicia?] 

[Minhyuk: I was just eating diligently……] 

Minhyuk was also very puzzled. He was just eating diligently and was just trying to finish his digestion. 

[Minhyuk: How about Artheon? She asked me to join but I refused.] 

[General:……Why didn’t you go there, you’ll definitely get a lot of support from there!] 

[Minhyuk: Is the guild important. Actually, I hesitated when she asked to add me as a friend, she wasn’t even guilty about my chicken legs.] 

[General: What do you mean by chicken legs again? Anyway, it’s good to know more people in Athenae. You have received a contact. Congrats.] 

Is this really worth celebrating? 

If it was in the perspective of other users then Minhyuk thought that it was quite possible. 

[General: Hyung’s still hunting so I’ll whisper with you later. Have fun.] 

[Minhyuk: Yes, enjoy!] 

Minhyuk closed the whisper and continued to go down the mountain. 

‘When we really meet later maybe I could really eat enough food that’s worth as much as a house?’

As he thought like that, he walked at a brisk pace to get his chestnut yanggaeng faster. 

***

He flew straight towards Tasty Yanggaeng. Minhyuk stood still in front of the store the moment he arrived. 

“Hello!” 

Allon came out quickly. 

“Oh, boy you’re back!” 

Allon welcomed Minhyuk warmly. 

“I’ve collected the chestnuts.” 

“How many did you get? 50?” 

It wasn’t that long since he left the store. That was why Allon thought that he only got 50 pieces. 

“It’s 200 pieces.” 

“…200? In such a short time?” 

“Yes, it was quite easy?” 

The people who received Allon’s quest would sometimes tell him… 

You’re giving me such a difficult quest just to get some chestnut yanggaeng? 

However, Minhyuk gave him 200 chestnuts in such a short amount of time. 

“Ah, I also got this.” 

Minhyuk rummaged through his inventory. 

He then pulled out the big king of chestnuts. There was no information shown on the great king of chestnuts. 

These were cases where the items were completely useless or it wasn’t owned by Minhyuk, maybe the reason why there was no information was because he took it away. 

Thud! 

Allon’s eyes widened when he saw the great king of chestnuts.

***

Footnotes 

[1] 사대 if you search for it it means submission to the stronger or worship of the powerful. So I guess it means that Artheon is the most powerful guild domestically. 

[2] 친추 : it says that its a slang for adding friends. It’s 친구 (lit. Friend) + 추가 (lit. Add, addition)

[3] he first said 이열~ so I’m guessing it’s either Yo~ or Man~ then the last part is 우쭈쭈쭈 which is like comforting someone in a cute way. Or like when you’re talking gibberish to a kid. Lol. 

TL’s CORNER!!!

Eyy, the 2 chapters of the week. Which do you prefer, two chapter dump at the middle of the week or 1 chapter on Tuesday and 1 chapter on Saturday (GMT+8)?

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