Chapter 317

Translator: rainbowturtle

Editors: LD & Jyazen

It was dawn when the sun rose again. It wasn’t until the wind blew the cold morning dew that I walked out of the tower of wind. The iron door was firmly closed like nothing had happened. I once again looked at the iron door and thought deeply. It was because I was worried about Punghee and Kerenos, both of whom were beyond the door.

“Well, they will be fine.”

I learned yesterday that Kerenos’ teacher, Mugen, was a high elf who was close to Flora. Mugen was a peculiar one who insisted on the spear and accidentally received the Storm Spear. To my surprise, I never thought that he had actually studied the Storm Spear under Zephyrus, one of Gaeram’s four generals. I hadn’t expected the matter to be resolved like this.

“You really don’t know people. It is said that life is all about not knowing one step in front of us...”

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ nodded in sympathy.]

[The third apostle, ‘Atlas,’ says that Punghee can do a good job.]

I once again looked at the iron door and shook my head. In any case, Zephyrus was very pleased with Kerenos. Zephyrus persuaded the other three generals and allowed Kerenos to teach Punghee the Storm Spear. Thus, there were no big problems. The key was whether Punghee could overcome Gaeram’s soldiers and beat the four generals, but this was a problem that time would solve. Punghee would definitely be able to achieve it based on the persistence and hard work that I saw earlier.

“Yes. We have to do our job. Let’s go back.”

* * *

At Erebos, the base of the Zeus Guild...

It was a night of long pain and healing. Camille’s sincere care and her Divine Firefly Acupuncture relieved Michael’s pain. Finally, Camille managed to separate demon king Asmodeus’ aura from Michael. It was possible because Kim Sujeong was helping by her side. The two of them who worked hard were taking a break in the next room. It was Park Muyeol and Inumusiki who were guarding Michael’s side. Additionally, there was Damian who could be considered Michael’s best friend.

The three of them waited anxiously for Michael to wake up.

“Umm...”

Finally, Michael opened his eyes.

“Have you regained consciousness?”

[As expected, Camille’s treatment is the best.]

“Michael, are you okay?”

Park Muyeol, Inumusiki, and Damian spoke at the same time. Michael watched the three of them and slowly opened his mouth, “This place...?”

“It is a treatment room. Camille healed you.”

Michael nodded at Damian’s words. He dimly remembered it. The last memory before he went to sleep was Camille’s needle piercing him. She had clearly said...

“...Did it succeed?”

Damian had to know the meaning of the question. He bit his lip and nodded slowly. It was to avoid touching on Michael’s sense of loss as much as possible. “Uh. All the demonic energy in your body has been removed.”

“......”

Michael said nothing. He just felt empty. He just stared at the ceiling with an unfulfilled emptiness. He was no longer a Star Fruit ability user. Then what would happen to his life? Was all that was left was to fall?

“Don’t be too sad. People can’t always stay in the position of the best. There are things like this. It will also pass.”

Michael saw Park Muyeol comforting him. Michael felt like crying the moment he heard this. They were very meaningful words.

‘This will pass...’

One meaning was that when a person was doing well, don’t be complacent because it will pass by. The other meaning was to endure when having a hard time in anticipation of the coming happiness. Michael guessed that Park Muyeol was referring to the latter meaning.

Michael deeply reflected on the words. They seemed like important words that shouldn’t be forgotten in the future.

“...Thank you.”

“Um, yes. The light is back in your eyes. This is you.” Park Muyeol tapped Michael’s shoulder. Now Michael would no longer fight himself. It was heartbreaking to see such a talented young man lose strength. Michael was a young man with as much talent as his grandson.

Just then, Inumusiki approached with one hand on the sword at his waist, moving his ears in the peculiar manner of a dog.

[Would you like to be my Star's Beloved?]

“......!”

“......!”

Michael and Park Muyeol both had wide eyes.

* * *

From early in the morning, I handled a kitchen knife for the first time in a while. I had been stimulated by the sight of Kerenos and Punghee working hard. I thought I had disregarded cooking too much. In any case, my essence was a chef and I should regain my heart. In any case, I started cooking in Metheus’ square while surrounded by people.

The dishes were varied. I succeed in expressing the weather in my dishes using the cloud recipe I obtained a while ago. Warm sunlight, clouds, and a cool breeze mixed together to form a dish that was placed on a plate. It was the first step to being a true Weather Chef.

“Wow, look at that cloud!”

”What does the sun taste like?”

“I can feel the wind blowing from this plate!”

There might be the huge buffs but I hadn’t expected the popularity of the weather dishes to be so great. In the vicinity, an auction suddenly started and people lined up to buy my food. For reference, it was Helena who passed by and started the auction. Her eyes glowed when she accidentally found me and said it should be sold.

In any cases, the dishes I sold were really hot. Helena’s business acumen had grown rapidly after meeting Aren. Her devastating tactics made the players pushovers and it brought me great benefits.

“Groan, I need a break.”

Right now, it was around noon and the sun was shining down from overhead. During the short break, players flocked in and asked me for photos. It was annoying to take it one at a time so I just took a group photo. In any case, it was time to rest.

“Gasp. Let’s look at Arkstagram.”

[Connected to Arkstagram.]

It didn’t take long to connect. I was able to check my profile straight away.

[Choi Chuntaek (69 years old) [South Korea]

[3 posts]

[100,897 followers]

[139 following]

-You’re sick.]

“Hmm, I’ve crossed 100,000.”

It was definitely 50,000 when I saw it a while ago. Now it had passed 100,000 without me knowing. This was all due to the live broadcast video that Mido asked me to do.

“It is definitely very effective.”

I naturally bit the cloud confection in my mouth. At the same time, I uploaded the group photo I took on Arkstagram. I didn’t forget to write down a few things. Now I was a bit familiar with it.

[(Photo) One Shot with these sick people.jpg]

@Choi Choi Chuntaek_sick people.

Shortly thereafter, there were a lot of hearts and comments.

[Mido has commented on your post.]

“Hmm?”

I immediately read Mido’s comment.

@Mido_Grandfather. You have to do hashtags...

Ah, right, I had forgotten. However, doing hashtags was really annoying. I wondered why someone had to write so many words. “Ah, what annoying hashtags. I won’t do it.”

I immediately replied to Mido’s comment.

@Choi Chuntaek_ annoying.

Then a large number of comments was received.

└????? Cute ???

└ The world’s coolest grandfather.

└ It is nice to see the relationship between the two.

└ I wish you a long life.

└ Be strong.

Well, the comments were roughly like this. Still, it was fortunate to have many good words.

“Why are you smiling like that?”

“......?”

I turned my head at the voice. There were no signs when this person appeared. “What? When did you come?”

“I came here before. You were really into your cooking. Now.”

It was Park Maksun. She came down from the broom she was riding and walked to me using a cane.

I smiled and offered a dish I had made. “Want a bite?”

“I would be sorry if I didn’t give it a go.”

“Then let’s eat in a quiet place.”

“Okay.”

I brought her to the lord’s castle. Once I finished cooking, the users around me quickly disappeared. We sat at a cloud table to eat the weather dishes together.

Wow, who made it so amazingly delicious?

“I don’t know if it will suit your taste.”

“It is nastily delicious.”

“......”

Was it nasty or delicious? In any case, it seemed delicious based on her expression. I was glad. Even so, speaking like this...

She asked me, “Aren’t you curious about how I lived in the meantime?”

“I am curious. Please tell me how you have been.”

“Kukuku. Orabeoni, you are still indifferent. In the past and now.”

Then Park Maksun started telling her story with a real smile.

* * *

At Windia, the windy hills...

The windy hills and vast Aiolia fields were still peaceful. Many users traveled through this place on the way to new adventures while others were busy moving back to Mulan. The top of the hill was always crowded with people. It was natural since it was chosen as one of the most beautiful places on the Ark Continent. This place had become more popular after the World Competition and was a must-see attraction for anyone with Arkstagram.

In any case, it was a late evening when the moon and the stars were having a good friendship. It was a time when a couple whispered words of love. Suddenly, a portal opened at the top of the humans and unidentified figures poured out.

“W-What? What is this?!”

"Kyaaak! I’m scared!”

A man who pulled out his sword to protect his love was wary of the unidentified figures and raised all the senses in his body. However, the unidentified people weren’t monsters. They weren’t enemies. They were the constellation who fled from the Star Flow System. Among them was Aries, the sheep zodiac and the leader of the 12 Zodiacs.

[Oh, my head...]

Aries had a stinging headache as she raised herself. She looked around. The other constellations were grabbing their heads and groaning. Some were shaking their heads and trying to get up. In addition, there was a man holding a sword in front of her. She knew he was scared based on his eyes.

[Lower your sword. We aren’t enemies.]

“Ah, yes. I’m sorry.” The human man spoke to her in a very polite manner and then sighed with relief.

Aries asked the man, [Is this the windy hills?]

The one who answered was the human woman next to him.

“That’s right. This is the windy hills.”

Fortunately, the dimensional door had sent them to the right place. Aries once again recalled the situation. The constellations, including herself, were able to come here because the sacred creature of the wind, Aiolos, and the wolf constellation, Remus, protected them from the demons.

Aiolos had told her this—‘Find the one who cooks with the weather.’

Aiolos said this was the only thing he could do to help the constellations who had lost their place. Aries knew the Weather Chef. In the past before Ragnarok happened, Alexus the Weather Chef was very famous among the constellations. He was someone who almost reached the position of constellation.

“......”

Aries thought about it for a moment before deciding to find the Weather Chef. She was obliged to defend the last will of Aiolos and Remus, whose fates were unknown.

[Where is the Weather Chef?]

The moment Aries asked this question, the human man and woman exchanged looks. There was only one person who cooked with the weather on the Ark Continent. Furthermore, any user who didn’t know him were spies. The two players had to know.

They answered at the same time. “Grandfather Choi Chuntaek?”