Gourmet Gaming-Chapter 1325

Chapter 1325

[Chen Wuhan: How dare you ignore our Chinese Communist Party?! I will never let this go! The Supreme? I will show you what will happen when the game’s Supreme ticks the great China. First, I will pressure Shaomi...]

A vicious smile appeared on Chen Wuhan’s face as he sent the whisper.

[Minhyuk has blocked you.]

“...?”

Anger rushed to the top of Chen Wuhan’s head when he realized that he was... coolly blocked by the other party.

“Uwaaaaaack! This damn bastard!!!”

Chen Wuhan exited the game and began chewing his nails.

If it were an ordinary person in his position, they would not dare to act rashly and jump around because of the screenshot in Minhyuk’s hands. Alas, Chen Wuhan was a reckless person.

‘What should I do to make him fall from grace and into the depths of despair? No. What should I do to make him suffer greatly?!’

Chen Wuhan no longer wanted anything else from Minhyuk except revenge. As he thought of ways to get revenge, a story that he had heard in passing flashed in his head.

‘The second patient suffering from eating addiction...!’

Although it was not a well-known fact, the director of one of the psychiatric hospitals in China had reported that they had accepted the second patient suffering from eating addiction.

The director of the hospital had a connection with a member of the Chinese Communist Party. However, the director had committed too many mistakes that they could not cover up for him. So, the director was executed. As for the patient? Minhyuk had taken the girl in.

The small gears in Chen Wuhan’s head started spinning wildly as they began to form a very petty and underhanded trick.

‘From what I know, the girl came to China from Greece.’

The girl definitely stayed in China. In other words...

‘Then, how about we claim that she’s Chinese and use that to naturalize her?’

Since Minhyuk took the girl in, they would be able to confirm that he’s also Chinese.

Chen Wuhan hurriedly moved to push his plan forward.

***

There were more than a hundred people sending DMs to Minhyuk’s personal SNS account every day asking him for money. Some even sent him threatening letters written in blood with words like, ‘I’m going to kill you!’ There was even someone who threatened to blow up the Ilhwa Group. This was the kind of life the Supreme lived. Behind the glitter and glamor were countless hideous things that he had to deal with.

Nonetheless, Chen Wuhan, a superior party member of the Chinese Communist Party, was a bit different from these people. He had real influence. And China was a country that implemented ridiculous policies. The world could never imagine how extreme they were in implementing them.

Decades ago, they had made a policy where teenagers could only play games for three hours a day. There was also a time when they locked up a world-renowned actress for an entire year. These things had become a global issue, and they had received countless criticisms. China just snorted and ignored them all.

Because of that, a small number of Chinese people were given enough courage and would often do things that went beyond common sense. On top of that, the words of the senior party members of the Chinese Communist Party were the law.

‘They won’t be able to move recklessly for a while.’

If a screenshot of one of the senior party members threatening Minhyuk were to be revealed to the world, it would not end with just criticism. It would also pose a considerable problem to China, a place that liked to show off its pride and arrogance.

Anyway, Minhyuk threw Chen Wuhan to the back of his mind. At that moment, a notification popped up in front of him.

[In twelve hours, the first Pillar Assembly will begin.]

The place where all the Pillars gathered was still unknown to the world. Since he had no information, he had no idea what would happen there. Maybe it would only be a very dull place. However, the fact that all of the Pillars would be gathered in one place was far more surprising than anything else.

‘Rausch said that he will come to Korea to play.’

Rausch, or Calauhel, was the master and the owner of the Rotschilde Family. He had told Minhyuk that he would come to Korea and meet with him today. So, he logged out of the game to meet with the man.

***

According to official sources, the Rotschilde Family’s assets were worth more than fifty quadrillion dollars. That was what was officially declared. Unofficially, their assets were said to be more than a hundred quadrillion dollars.

This wealth had placed Rausch in a position where even the wealthiest business tycoons would not have had the chance to get their hands on his business card. However, despite being in such a high position, he was unable to see much of his parents in his life.

The only thing that Rausch did at home was to take business and management lessons and manage their businesses. The game of Athenae was the only thing that brought color to his otherwise dull life.

Rausch did not have friends in real life. Thanks to Athenae, he was able to make new friends. Whenever he met with them, they would only talk about the most trivial of things. However, Rausch found those things to be very fascinating.

Locke had once cried, laughed, and screamed about how he had kissed a woman once during their meeting. When he met Minhyuk, everything would be about eating. He would start their eating with food and end their meeting with food. Listening to him talk always left Rausch hungry.

They didn't talk about anything else, just small talk. However, he enjoyed participating in such conversations. Because of that, Rausch’s visit to Korea grew in frequency.

And today, too, Rausch came to Korea and went directly to Minhyuk’s house. When he arrived, he met Oh Changwook, who said, “Minhyuk’s still taking a shower. He’ll be out soon.”

Rausch sat on the sofa to wait for Minhyuk. Just then, he felt someone’s eyes on him. Someone was peeking at him from behind the wall.

Rausch, who thought that there was danger, immediately called out in a pompous manner, “There’s an intruder. Bring me my shotgun!”

“...?” Oh Changwook looked at him in confusion. Then, he felt embarrassed when he saw Rausch reacting like that. He thought, ‘Ah... That’s right. Rausch does not know much about what’s going on in the world and how it works...’

Rausch, who was clueless about the ways of the world, had only heard about some countries that allowed private possession of firearms. And he thought that it was the same here.

Oh Changwook, who heard the seriousness in his tone, waved his hand and said, “There’s no intruder. That’s Philos.”

“Philos?”

‘Aaaah. I heard about that child, too.’

He heard that the girl was the second patient suffering from eating addiction. According to Minhyuk, the girl was now an orphan. With no parents to care for her, Minhyuk took her in after he met the required qualifications and became her legal guardian.

Rausch had only just heard about this story. He was a busy man. Most of the time he spent in Athenae was devoted to hunting. Because of that, he had never actually met Philos before. Anyway, Rausch had no interest in the girl.

‘Children are noisy. They’re no good.’

That was what he saw on TV. Kids were loud and would always cause trouble.

Rausch did not want to pay the girl any mind. He just sat there and waited for Minhyuk. Then, Philos slowly and quietly approached him. She looked up at Rausch with her big, clear eyes.

‘She looks pretty.’

Rausch did not know what family affection was. As mentioned before, he rarely met his parents. In fact, in his entire life, he had only met his parents a total of five times. Their butler practically raised him. Even though he was the only child, he didn't receive any affection from his family.

The girl looked up at Rausch and yawned. She climbed up the sofa, rested her head on Rausch’s thighs, and promptly fell asleep.

“...”

Rausch looked at the girl sleeping on his lap. For some reason, this girl, who acted like a very friendly puppy, left him feeling some kind of warmth.

Rausch was usually met with flinching stares whenever someone saw him. He was someone who was both respected and feared by people around the world. And children? They did not even approach him because of their parents’ reproachful gazes.

To be honest, Rausch had never felt someone else’s warmth. As he savored this unknown feeling, he unknowingly raised his hand to brush off the girl’s disheveled hair. At this moment, Rausch realized that a smile was plastered on his face.

‘I’m just looking at her. I’m not even doing anything. But it’s making me smile?’

Then, Minhyuk finally came out of the shower. He said, “Oh. Rausch! You’re here? Sorry. I was thinking about food, so it took me a long time in the shower.”

However, Minhyuk was left puzzled when he saw Rausch raise his index finger to his lips. At the same time, a sense of uneasiness flashed in Minhyuk’s head.

‘No. Why is her Heart Thief skill still working even in reality?’

Philos had a very special skill. She had a strange power that made her more appealing to others. This skill was only supposed to work inside the game. For some odd reason, it was also working in reality.

Rausch said, “Can I go out on a date with this little lady?”

***

Once a month, Philos could go out and eat something delicious. And today was that day. So, Philos held the hands of a strange foreign uncle and went outside.

In her eyes, the uncle was strange. Why? Because many strange men were wearing black and white, surrounding him. The uncle’s eyes also carried loneliness and an odd sense of innocence.

Philos had heard that this strange uncle did not know much about the ways of the world. At that time, Philos thought, ‘So, being innocent and pure means not knowing anything?’ So, she held the uncle’s hand even more tightly.

“...?”

The uncle clutched his chest and said, “F-from now on, I’m your adoptive dad.”

The uncle said that he would be Philos’ dad from now on.

“Is there anything you want to eat, daughter?”

Philos had written down all the things she wanted to eat in preparation for her once-a-month allowed outing. After all, this was the only day she was allowed to eat whatever she wanted.

The first on her list was hotdog. To be exact, hotdog from Maengranghan Hotdog[1] The place was located on the first floor of a building in downtown Seoul. Philos had a happy smile on her face when she ate the hotdog.

Then, Philos looked up at the tall building and said, “Wow...”

Philos did not go out often. For someone like her, who had been trapped in a psychiatric hospital in a rural village in China, these tall buildings were unusual, strange, yet at the same time wonderful.

“Do you find this building amazing?” Rausch asked gently.

“Yeah!” came Philos’s reply.

From today on, Philos also had a dad who would wipe the catsup from her mouth.

“Acquire it,” Philos’ new ‘dad’ said to the men wearing black and white behind them.

The uncles, with several black bags in their hands, headed somewhere. After a while...

Rausch declared, “Now, this is yours.”

“Wow!”

‘From this day on, this building is mine!’

The young and energetic Philos felt very happy. Then, they went to the amusement park.

“Hehehehe! This is so fun!”

The strange uncle was afraid of the rides. Still, he rode with her. This made Philos very happy.

“Did you have fun, my dear daughter?”

“Yes!!!”

“Acquire it.”

The uncles wearing suits went somewhere again with their black bags.

“From this day on, this amusement park is yours.”

“Wow!!!”

The uncle bought Philos an amusement park. But he did not stop there.

They also went to the zoo to see the animals. Philos saw lions, tigers, zebras, elephants, and pigs inside.

“Are they cute?”

“Yes!”

“Acquire it.”

She, who was still holding the uncle’s hands, went to get some drinks. The drink was filled with sweet and chewy pearls, and it made Philos smile whenever she took a sip.

“Is it yummy?”

“Yep! It’s yummy! Hehe!”

“Acquire it.”

“Acquire it.”

“Acquire it.”

“Acquire it.”

The uncle kept on repeating these strange words. However, the clueless Philos did not care. All she knew was that she liked this strange uncle who kept on buying her toys(?).

Then, strange black cars suddenly appeared in front of them. Small Korean flags were fluttering in front of the vehicles. Not long after, another peculiar uncle, whom Philos often saw on TV, stepped out. Philos ran forward in excitement. But when she saw the gigantic and mighty men coming out, she hurriedly hid behind Rausch.

Rausch looked at the people walking toward him and said, “Don’t block my daughter’s path.”

“...?”

The other strange uncle, who often appeared on TV, looked at Rausch in confusion before slowly stepping out of the way.

***

Minhyuk looked at Rausch, who was still holding Philos’ hand, in confusion. He stared at Rausch, who was showing a meaningful expression, as he slowly put down the dozens of contracts that he had handed over to him.

“NOOOOOO. You told me that you would take her out to buy her something delicious and get her some clothes and toys. Why did you acquire three buildings, an amusement park, and a zoo for her?!”

“I thought that she would feel overwhelmed and uncomfortable, so I did not buy her much. I was going to buy her the Wocean World and the Harribean Bay.[2] But I stopped myself because I’m afraid she’ll grow spoiled.”

Minhyuk blinked blankly at Rausch. Then, he thought, ‘Ah. That’s right. He’s loaded.’

He was not just loaded; he was very, very loaded. Ten quadrillion was equivalent to ten thousand trillions. That was why Rausch could easily say something like this. Perhaps in Rausch’s eyes, he honestly just bought Philos a few toys and fed her a delicious meal.

“Noooooooo. Even so, all of this is worth hundreds of billions of won. Why did you buy these things for her?!”

“Then, are you saying that it’s alright for our Philos to hear that she has nowhere to go?” Rausch said as he promptly covered the young Philos’ ears.

Minhyuk shook his head, “That’s not it.”

However, the surprise did not end there.

“Noooooooooooo! You met the president earlier? Why did I hear that you told the president to get out of the way because he was blocking your path?”

Rausch’s eyes snapped open. “So, are you saying that it’s fine for you that Philos gets scared?!”

“...That’s not the point?”

For some strange reason, Rausch’s words sounded very convincing.

‘Wait. No. Why are they all saying that they are Philos’ dad, mom, brother, sister, and even uncle?!’

Locke was her dad. Genie was her mother. Even Minhyuk’s dad, Minhoo, called Philos his daughter. Everyone who met Philos would treat her as their daughter.

Swoosh!

Goosebumps rose all over Minhyuk’s back.

‘Woah... If someone dares to touch Philos, then... they will be in huge trouble.’ freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Perhaps that person would be buried alive without them knowing it.

1. 맹랑한(wild, rambunctious, aggressive) 핫도그 - This should be the one it's referring to in real life 명랑(lively, cheerful)핫도그. ☜

2. 우션월드랑 해리비안베이 I did a double-take. lol ☜