Leveling Up Through Eating

Chapter 1224

After the conversation with the God of Merchants, Minhyuk realized what he had overlooked.

‘It’s because the nobles on earth also visit the restaurant to eat.’

Nonetheless, the gods and the nobles were inherently different. Gods were almighty and omnipotent. They were the subject of the worship of the people. Was he supposed to make these kinds of beings personally come to the door of his restaurant just to eat? And just like the God of Merchants had said, the gods possessed a unique constitution that allowed them to live forever, even without eating.

However, this conversation also helped Minhyuk devise an idea to solve this problem.

‘If the gods don’t want to come personally, then why don’t we just find a way to let them order even if they weren’t present?’

Minhyuk immediately started the preparations. He immediately sent a whisper when he left the Absolute Gods’ meeting room.

[Minyuk: Hyemin’sDaddy, can you make me an iron delivery bag?]

[Minhyuk: Now that you say it… huh. You’re right?]

Minhyuk, unknowingly convinced by the sound logic, shook his head and returned to his senses.

[Minhyuk: Is it possible to make it so that the food in the iron delivery bag will not grow cold or soggy? And can you make it much lighter than ordinary iron delivery bags?]

The iron delivery bag that Minhyuk wanted to make was the iron delivery bag in the dreams of all of the delivery company owners. An iron delivery bag with a function that allowed food to remain warm even if the delivery took a long time! An iron delivery bag with a function that made it light no matter how much food was placed inside it! It was an item that the customers and the boss would also like!

[Hyemin’sDaddy: Please wait. Let me talk first with Hephaestus.]

Not long after, Hyemin’sDaddy’s whisper came.

[Hyemin’sDaddy: We can do it. We can reduce the weight of the iron delivery bag to a fifth of the original weight. We can also make it so that only the weight of the iron delivery bag is felt, even if you add a lot of food. Hephaestus said that we can also put in a function where the food will not spoil and remain as it is when you first put it in, even if it is placed inside for a week. We can also add a function to drastically reduce the size of the iron delivery bag and add more food inside. Ah. We can also make it so the contents of the iron delivery bag will not spill even if it’s shaken.]

It was the type of iron delivery bag that Minhyuk, in his own opinion, desperately wanted to bring out to reality.

[Minhyuk: Please make a hundred of them. How long will it take?]

[Hyemin’sDaddy: I think we’ll need three days or so?]

After Minhyuk finished sending the whispers, he turned to Brau and told him about his plans.

Brau immediately expressed his concerns, “Will they, immortal beings who do not eat, really order our food?”

Minhyuk had the perfect rebuttal. He said, “Think of the people who order late-night snacks; are all of them hungry?”@@novelbin@@

Of course, there were a lot of people like that. However, many among them just felt bored and wanted something to chew on. Some ordered snacks to complement their drinks. And some who ordered to eat with their friends. This was the part that Minhyuk was banking on.

“Do you know why people try to restrain themselves even though they like eating late-night snacks?”

Brau, an owner of a famous store, said, “Because they are afraid that they will gain weight…?”

That was precisely the case. The most significant reason people tried to avoid late-night snacks was not that they did not have money but because they were afraid they would gain weight. 𝖗𝘼ＮộВÈ𐌔

“The God of Merchants said that the gods could live forever even if they did not eat.”

Although it was phrased as a problem, Minhyuk could use this problem and turn it into an opportunity.

“The gods can live forever without eating, yes. That also means they will not gain weight even if they continue eating.”

Brau’s eyes snapped open. He gently placed his hands on his bulging beer belly. The belly that he had grown and nurtured with all the late-night snacks and alcohol! Was Minhyuk telling him that the gods could enjoy all of the late-night snacks that they wanted without worrying about having the same belly that he had?

“I- I’m so jealous…”

“Me too…”

‘Goodness! They can eat as many late-night snacks as they want, and their bodies will not change?’

The gods possessed bodies that could be the subject of envy of every single person in the world.

“What do we need to prepare?”

“I’ll make the menu. After that, you can apply them to the store.”

“If Minhyuk makes the dishes, then…” Brau trailed off in awe.

Even if Minhyuk only made the dishes once, Brau, thanks to his power, could reproduce them with 90% of their original taste.

And there was something that Minhyuk had realized, “Many of the gods hope to try the dishes made by the God of Cooking.”

Of course, it was only natural. It was only natural for them to be curious about the taste of the dishes that the god who governed over cooking tasted like.

“But the God of Cooking is an Absolute God.”

How dare the other gods bring it up to her, right? Besides, would it even make the God of Cooking look good if she cooked for the other gods? The answer to that was no.

“Because of that, they will be curious about my dishes. At the very least, they will try to order once.” Minhyuk, with a lilt in his voice, continued, “If we can accomplish this, then you can replicate the flavor of the dishes with 100% similarity compared to the original 90%.”

***

Minhyuk, who had finished all of the preparations, finally opened the store. He and Beanie decided to hand out flyers to those who passed their store.

[You have made a bet with the God of Merchants.]

[Your current sales after three days: 0 gold.]

The result was only natural. After all, they had opened the store quite late. Three, four, five, six hours passed like that.

[Your current sales after three days: 0 gold.]

Alas, not a single order came in. At that moment, someone came into the store. It was none other than the God of Merchants.

The God of Merchants, with a mocking look on his face, said, “Your total sales are still at zero. You only have a few days left. You decided to do delivery… hmm, it’s not bad. At least you chose to do something…”

The God of Merchants looked like he expected this outcome.

“You know you cannot stop now that you have started, right?”

Minhyuk just laughed at the God of Merchants in response.

[God’s Voice.]

[You’re receiving your first order!]

At that moment, a particular God’s Voice rang. Minhyuk, who received the first order, moved busily inside the store.

“Well, do your best.”

It was just one order. The God of Merchants did not care much about it. He just turned around and stepped out. Nonetheless, Minhyuk was fully aware of the ripple that this first order would bring about.

***

The Absolute Gods were sitting in the meeting room and having a long discussion. They had been at it for no more than ten hours and had already grown tired of it.

At that moment, the God of Judgment, who abided and implemented the rules and laws, opened his mouth and said, “The next generation Battle God has opened a restaurant. I was told that he has started something unfamiliar called… delivery?”

“I also heard about that.” The Battle God nodded.

Unfortunately, no one was placing their orders yet. Perhaps this was the only natural course of outcome.

‘The gods, who do not need to eat, will use what you call a delivery system…?’

Suddenly, someone knocked on the closed doors of the meeting room.

“Who’s that?”

The Absolute Gods looked confused. Then, a man, Guardian God Obren, stood up and opened the meeting room doors.

When Obren opened the door, the Absolute Gods saw the baby piggy named Beanie carrying an iron delivery bag with the words ‘Fast Delivery’ written on it and a helmet used by people riding motorcycles for delivery on his head.

“Oiiiink. Oink, oink. Oink!”

“Your… delivery is here?”

“Who ordered?”

“I ordered it,” Obren said, accepting the iron delivery bag without expression. Then, he placed glasses filled with cool and refreshing iced americano before the frowning Absolute Gods and said, “Everyone’s exhausted. Let’s have some drinks first.”

The Absolute Gods looked perplexed. Of course, they understood the Guardian God’s desire to help Minhyuk.

“Guardian God. We don’t drink coffee that is not made from Grania’s Beans, the beans grown in our Land of the Gods. The beans that he grows are no less than God-grade beans and are said to have the best taste in the world,” the Battle God said, drawing the nods and agreement of the other gods present.

“Yes. I have never had coffee that tasted better than coffee made from Grania’s beans.”

The Absolute Gods also enjoyed coffee. It was only natural. After all, they would often get tired from their discussions and meetings.

Obren just bit the straw and took a huge sip of his iced americano in response. Then, he said, “Who grows your coffee beans?”

“That… Well, our aides…”

“This coffee is made by Barista God Ben. It is also made from the beans that he had grown himself. Which one will satisfy you more, the coffee beans grown by your subordinates in the Land of the Gods or the coffee beans grown by the Barista God?”

“...?”

“...?”

Strangely enough, Obren’s words made some sense. Which would satisfy them? The coffee beans grown by their mere servants or the coffee beans grown by the Barista God?

Intrigued, the Battle God grabbed the glass of coffee and began to savor its scent. He thought, ‘The rich scent tickles your nose and immediately brings a smile to your face.’

Then, he slowly took a sip.

[You have drunk the Coffee Made by God.]

[The effects of the caffeine inside the coffee wash away all of your fatigue and exhaustion.]

[Your mind is getting clearer.]

The moment the drink entered his mouth, the Battle God felt a cold, refreshing air blow through his already overheated head. At the same time, his confused and hazy mind was jolted awake. The more shocking part? The coffee tasted so good that even the coffee made from Grania’s coffee beans could not compare.

“...”

The Battle God could not break free from the lingering afterglow from the coffee. Dazed, he ended up sipping all of the coffee in his glass.

Gulp, gulp, gulp–

The Battle God, who was no match against the coffee’s rich taste and refreshing flavor, laughed after inhaling everything.

“This is crazy… How… How come the beans grown on earth…”

After seeing his reaction, the other Absolute Gods began to taste the coffee. Like the Battle God, they were excited and thrilled by its excellent taste.

The God of Cooking said, “It’s just like how you will be able to produce different tastes and flavors in cooking even though you used the same ingredients.”

While everyone basked in the afterglow brought by the coffee, Beanie, who already looked grumpy, looked around them with his arms crossed in front of his chest.

“Oink. Oink, oink. Oiiiink…!”

“What is he saying?”

“He says he’s busy, so he’s asking me to settle the payment immediately.”

“So, you understand the pig’s words, Guardian God…”

Obren asked Beanie, “How much is one glass?”

“Oink. Oink, oink.”

“One glass is worth 500,000 gold? Well, that’s not too bad.”

The Absolute Gods were once again in awe.

“A coffee that tastes like this is only worth 500,000 gold?”

“Did you say 500,000 gold? Not 5 million?”

Grania’s coffee beans were worth their weight in gold. It was beyond expensive. If traded in the human world, it would be worth hundreds of millions of gold. The funny thing was, no matter how expensive the beans were, as long as this God-grade ingredient was grown in the Land of the Gods, the Absolute Gods would not be able to enjoy its special effects.

This was why they were amazed to learn that a cup of coffee with such superb taste and effects was only worth half a million gold.

“Do you deliver in Hell?” the God of Death Louis asked.

“Oink!”

“From what I heard, there will be a delivery surcharge?”

“...?”

Anyway, delivery was available.

Beanie, who finished counting and settling the payment, stepped forward and took out some cake.

“Oink. Oink, oink. Oink!”

“Review event… If you participate, then… you will be able to get a slice of chocolate cake made by Minhyuk himself.”

“What’s a… review event?”

“I’ve been hearing many unfamiliar words today, huh?”

“It’s giving the store an evaluation.”

Beanie then proceeded to hand a paper over to them.

The Absolute Gods did not care much about money and wanted to try the cake that Beanie took out so badly. They have all eaten a dish made by the God of Cooking. And they could not forget the delightful taste that it brought to their mouths. How well would the cake made by the Food God himself taste when paired with this already excellent glass of coffee?

So, they all participated in the review event and began to write on the paper that the baby piggy handed over to them.

Then, Beanie said, “Oink. Oink, oink. Oiiink!”

“He said that the reviews given by those who participated in the review event will be posted in front of the store for everyone to see.”

The pig was a complete swindler! Shouldn’t he tell them that beforehand? Beanie, who had cheated(?) the Absolute Gods, did not care. He left promptly after getting their reviews.

***

The responses to the review event(?) left by the gods were pasted in front of Minhyuk’s store. And the gods passing by? Of course, they were bound to be interested in the reviews left behind by the Absolute Gods.

[God’s Voice.]

[The God who is Good at Construction says…]

[Two glasses of iced americano, please.]

[God’s Voice.]

[The God who Likes to Drink Alcohol says…]

[Something to help with a hangover, please.]

[God’s Voice.]

[The God who Rules Over All Armies says…]

[I want to treat the soldiers, who are working hard, to a meal. Do you have something good to recommend?]

Minhyuk responded to the Battle God’s question. He said, “Then… how about some gukbap? It’s a warm soup that can fill their stomachs.”

[God’s Voice.]

[God’s Voice.]

[God’s Voice…]

The notifications constantly rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

[Your current sales after three days: 38 platinum.]

[Your current sales after three days: 97 platinum.]

[Your current sales after three days…]

[Your current sales after three days…]

Minhyuk laughed as he watched his sales increase rapidly.

[God’s Voice.]

Then, at that moment, the greatest and most shocking customer appeared.

***

God of Origin Athenae was the creator of all things and the mother of all gods. She was very interested in Minhyuk, who had created a new wind blowing all over the Land of the Gods.

However, she was very upset about something. Guardian God Obren had treated all the Absolute Gods to a glass of coffee but completely forgot about her.

“...”

Athenae, with a sullen look on her face, felt a sudden wave of sadness wash over her. At the same time, she also thought that she wanted to try it herself.

Perhaps it was only natural. After all, even the rich would lick the yogurt out of its cap, no? It was only natural for someone to be curious about new cultures and food.

Athenae left behind how upset she was with Obren and proceeded to order a coffee for herself.

Immediately after that, a baby piggy with an iron delivery bag on his back appeared in front of her.

***

Minhyuk was fully aware of the impact that the order placed by the greatest and most amazing customer, who had the name Athenae, would bring.

‘With this, our sales will increase even faster.’

[God of Origin Athenae has participated in the review event.]

It was a magical event that everyone would participate in! Even the God of Origin could not ignore it. Minhyuk checked the review that Athenae had written through Beanie in real-time.

[The coffee was delicious. The free cake given is also tasty. Unfortunately, the delivery guy is a bit rude.]

“B- Beans…?”