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Published at 14th of May 2020 10:21:41 AM


Chapter 8

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Editor: Nets

 

It was a middle-aged man with a bulky build.

 

It was possible to assume that he was about mid-40s.

 

Cheol-ho tilted his head as if he had seen him once, and soon realized that he was the man he saw in the square during the day.

 

It was the man who was walking with his shoulders shaking quite badly .
The man asked quietly.

 

“Can I have ramen?”

 

“Oh, I’m sorry if you don’t handle ramen.”
Was there a reason he was asking for ramen? Cheol-ho tilted his head but searched the cupboard.

 

Ramen is still popular these days.

 

The price had gone up further, and the taste has changed a bit since they used other ingredients instead of flour noodles. Still,  the cheap substitute for a meal was no different than 30 years ago.

 

“Sir…”

 

“Yes.”
The man looked very depressed. The man also asked carefully.

 

“How much would a bowl of ramen cost?”

 

“Two dollars.”

 

He called it at a low cost on purpose. The man’s eyes were bright for a moment.

 

“May I ask you for five bowls, then?”

 

“Five bowls? Can you eat that much?”
“Yes, of course. I’m begging you.”

 

The man bent his back continuously. Cheol-ho tilted his head and looked at the man with his ability, detect eye.
-Tendency: Good

-Class: The god of food

 

-Class Achievement: Lowest

-Acquisition ability: Award
If one used the detect eye  more properly, they could see it in this way.
‘ I’m a food god.’

 

The ability to eat and eat was the ability that even the ironclad knew. One of my past colleagues had the ability to own it.

 

‘You get  stronger as you eat food.’

 

It also affected the quality of what was used as a material. For example, eating a high-grade monster would help someone achieve some results. If they ate more than that, they could become as strong, as much as they ate.
but.

 

There were two problems with the eating ability.

 

First, the early stages were too weak. After eating the meat of a moderately strong monster, it showed excellent abilities, but it was too weak in the beginning.

second 

 

‘Always hungry.’

 

They were hungry no matter how much they ate.

 

If they made a certain level of achievement, it was much less then, but it had always been a hungry ability from the beginning.

 

Sure enough.

 

-rumbling, rumbling-

The man’s stomach was constantly roaring.

 

Cheol-ho stared at him and went into the kitchen.

 

If he had no idea, he could have just let it go.

 

However, Cheol-ho knew very well that a person who had the ability to eat extensively was suffering from hunger. It reminds him of his past colleague’s abilities.

 

Also, propensity was good.

‘Perhaps, if your tendencies weren’t good… …you’d have ignored it even if you were a glutton.’

 

But good people were always struggling. In turbulent times, Cheol-ho knew that good people died first.

 

He felt strange. Thirty years ago, Cheol-ho looked somewhat sad when he thought he was a teenager.

 

He boiled the water in a large pot.

 

What food did he think of the most when he was hungry?

 

In the case of Cheol-ho, it wasn’t chicken or pizza, nor was it jokbal or bossam. It was ramen. Not Japanese-style ramen, just instant noodles.

 

Considering the spicy soup and the chewy side, he used to swallow his saliva without even realizing it.

 

Boiling ramen was no different.
First the water had to be boiled,  then the soup dissolved in it . One can put the whole noodle in, but he preferred to split it in half.

 

In the past, he actually liked to add different ingredients to ramen. But the end of tuning was pure love. Now, it was best to put the ingredients included in instant ramen and then beat one or two eggs while boiling.

 

It was hard to see eggs these days, so Cheol-ho decided to slice the Ataho steak into thin slices and put it on the ramen like Chashu instead.

 

He cut the grilled ataho sirloin that was left from when he was eating earlier. There were quite a bit of leftovers after eating.

 

“Hmm…….”
Originally, he was going to leave it like that and eat it again tomorrow morning with a little sauce, but he changed his mind.

 

‘If you’re a glutton, if you’re not good at learning, you’ll have a pretty good effect.’

 

If one thought the fried noodles were properly loosened, then the pot should be covered with a lid for 10 seconds. Then moved straight to the plate. Noodles swell quickly.

 

Cheol-ho smiled pleasantly, looking at the bowl full of ramen.
* * *

 

“Ugh.”

 

The man was startled and looked down at the meat in front of him.

 

“This, is this….?”

 

“I’m serving.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“Our store originally offers services to our opening customers. Come again next time.”

 

“…….”

 

The man looked at Cheol-ho and soon bowed his head.

 

“Thank you, thank you!”

The man turned his eyes to two plates of meat and a huge bowl of five bags of ramen.

 

Whoo-hoo!

 

First, he grabbed the noodles with chopsticks as hard as he could and lifted them up. Then blew the wind to cool the noodles. As it cooled down, the smell of ramen spread everywhere.

 

No matter how cheap ramen was, its unique smell always made anyone hungry. Holding the noodles with chopsticks, the man lifted the bowl with his other hand and slurped the soup once.
Next!

 

He opened his mouth wide and inhaled the noodles. Nearly a bag of noodles disappeared in one bite. The man chewed the noodles as they were, and drank the soup.

 

‘You’re a good eater.’

 

Cheolho looked at the figure with a pleased look. The man emptied out a bowl containing five bags of ramen. After drinking the soup neatly, he wiped his mouth with a napkin and looked at the meat plate.
Cheolho, who was watching, swiped across the fork and knife.

 

“Thank you.”

 

The man bowed his head, holding a fork and slicing the meat with a knife.

 

“Oh my God, the meat is so thick.”

 

While shaking his head, the man looked at the meat for a while as if he was ecstatic.

 

“Beautiful, huh?”

 

A man nodded at Cheol-ho’s words.

 

“Beautiful.”

 

“You know something.”

 

“Hahaha.”

 

The man smiled merrily and took the meat to his mouth. And he closed his eyes slightly while chewing. Yes, that meat should be savored and eaten.

 

Cheolho liked such a man.
For so long, the man slowly ate Ataho sirloin.

 

Then, he took out a wrinkled bill from his pocket.

 

“Sir. I’m sorry for the mess of the money. I really enjoyed the meal. Thank you.”

 

“Don’t mention it.”

 

Cheol-ho stared hard at the back of the man leaving the store.

 

The man visited the restaurant for a while after that.


His orders were always consistent when he came. Five bowls of ramen. It was the cheapest food.
Whenever he came, Cheolho deliberately served other dishes as a service.

 

He used to come to the restaurant with an extremely hungry face every time, bowing his head and emptying his plate clean , then going back.

 

It was a great pleasure to have a customer who enjoyed the food. The man always emptied his plate neatly so as not to leave a drop of soup, and thanks to that, Cheol-ho greeted him by trying various dishes every day.

 

On the other hand, he was curious. What the hell was he doing for a living?

 

* * *

 

Then came one early morning.
On his way back from shopping in the morning for the first time in a long time, Cheol-ho saw the back of a familiar man. He assumed he failed to find a job again today.

 

The man pulled the walker out of his backpack and put it on.

 

The man tramping somewhere in a rugged walker left Seodaemun Road, headed for an area where construction was in full swing, and bowed to a man who appeared to be a construction site executive.

 

The official looked as if he was familiar with it.

 

Cheolho looked at the figure with a wave. He had expected it.

 

Not getting a job was the case even before Cheol-ho moved to another world 30 years ago. It was so hard to get a job.
The reality now continued even in the midst of a complete change of times. The present era was harsh on those who do not have natural talent. It had become an age of perfect inequality.

 

“……”

 

” You must be hungry. “

 

The man covered up the three breads given at lunchtime and grabbed his stomach.

 

“…….”

 

It was the sorrow of a person who can eat and eat.
‘I heard it feels like a ball made of needles is rolling around in your body.’

 

A food and body expert once said he felt such pain due to extreme hunger. Three slices of bread won’t leave your liver. The man went to the tap and drank water. He worked again after lunch time.

 

Cheol-ho watched the man who came out trudgingly after sunset, receiving his daily wage. Today’s labor was about $100 a day.

 

If someone had been working nonstop all day, they could at least spend a little on themselves , right ?

 

Every time he passed by a fancy and delicious-looking restaurant on the street, the man paused and turned his eyes away. Putting his hands in his pockets.
A $ 100 bill received per day was held in hand. However, he shook his head.

 

His mouth was watering, but he spat out and walked with his eyes closed.

 

Did you think they had a family?

 

Aren’t you hungry?
Suddenly, he saw a group of children in school uniforms walking over there.

 

The man hid his distorted face with a stomach ache and smiled brightly at the crowd. And he waved, but soon shook his head with a sullen face.

 

He turned on the side of the alley where Cheol-ho’s restaurant was located.

 

Cheolho kicked the ground lightly once.

 

Paaang-!

 

Cheol-ho’s body moved with a soft wave sound. Cheol-ho, who moved like a breeze, suddenly arrived in front of the restaurant.
He would have to get ready for a guest.

 

* * *

 

The man who had seemed to be coming soon somehow did not come over on time. Did he go somewhere else? He felt a little upset, but he shook his head.

 

Cheol-ho was feeding his newly made stew to tangerine in his arms.
He ate the stew as if it were delicious.

 

Dragons seemed to be a very fast-growing species. Cheol-ho tilted his head to look at Tangerine, who had already doubled in a few days.

 

The tangerine was now the size of two chihuahuas. It seemed to be getting bigger.

 

Cheol-ho looked at something like plastic lying on the floor. He could now assume that this guy has shed.
Dragon skin basically did break away at this stage of growth. It was the shape of a tangerine, but it was a crispy dried skin like a well-done seaweed.

 





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