The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 196



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Episode 196

98. Decided to Become Famous – 2

“That guy is looking at you.”

“I know.”

Although their gazes only lasted a moment, Lee Han and Seol Myung could feel Chalcogen’s gaze in the arena.

What is the meaning contained in that gaze?

In contrast to those who were excited and making a fuss, Lee Han and Seol Myung remained cold and frozen.

“Do you want to meet me?”

“Hmm. I think that would be better. Goku.”

“Kill! Kill… … Huh? Why?”

“Can I see chalcogen up close?”

“Huh?”

There were some who wanted to see the monsters in the arena for themselves.

However, this request is not always accepted.

“Usually, if you’re a rich and famous person, you can see them through the operators of the stadium.”

“Who runs the arena?”

“The head of the Bronn family, Paloga, is the owner of the arena.”

His expression was like, “Why are you asking such an obvious question?”

He continued speaking without taking his eyes off Chalcogen.

“Other than that, if I were to fight Chalcogen as a fighter in the arena, I would be able to see him up close.”

“But that’s not easy either. If you want to fight a monster as powerful as Chalcogen, you’ll have to prove your skills in the arena. I think you’ll have to at least become a champion.”

Becoming a champion is not easy.

You must win a certain number of games while maintaining a winning percentage to challenge the champion.

Tara explained lightly that the process would take at least half a year, so it would be better to take a different direction.

“Or, you could gain fame and talk to Palo separately, and ask him directly. But why Chalcogen?”

“Just. There’s something I want to check.”

“What method are you going to choose?”

As expected, the match was a landslide victory for Chalcogen.

Perhaps because they had witnessed the power of a high-level monster of the calcine level before their eyes, the audience in the arena could not hide their cheers.

Seol-i Lee spoke to Han-i amidst the cheers that were so loud that the stadium was about to burst.

“I guess it’s better to take the easy way out?”

“Would you rather have fame?”

“huh.”

After parting ways with Wukong and his party and returning to the mansion, Lee Han headed straight to where the guests were staying.

Scholars, warriors, magicians, alchemists. Lee Han opened his bag after seeing the famous people from each position gathered and talking.

“What are you trying to do?”

“First, cooking.”

You’re probably thirsty and a little hungry because you’re talking so hard.

Thinking it would be better to make something simple to eat and drink, Lee Han started cooking right away.

“Hmm… … .”

“It smells delicious… …?”

Those who had been furtively glancing at Lee Han, who was suddenly lighting a campfire and cooking, focused on the pleasant scent coming from him.

And the sound of something frying was tickling my hungry stomach.

“Ahem. What are you trying to do?”

A Noelf who appeared to be an alchemist approached with curiosity.

Wherever his eyes landed, there was some fried yellow food.

“I think you guys might be bored while discussing this, so I’m making a quick snack.”

“Ohhh… … Are you going to prepare this for us? It seems like it’s just a waste of time.”

“Haha. If you are going to be a guest in the Brondese family, this is nothing.”

Lee Han, who was leisurely making fried food with a smile, held out a honey sweet potato fritter.

Noelf, who received it, bowed his head slightly in greeting and took a bite of the sweet potato fritters.

-Crispy.

The crispy fried batter crumbles and lets you taste the sweet honey sweet potatoes inside.

Since these sweet potatoes were carefully grown by Lee Han, their flavor was concentrated, and the taste was even more enhanced when fried.

“Huhhhhhhh!!”

Noelf’s eyes widened.

People who were secretly interested in his cries, which seemed to be unable to properly express the taste, began to approach him.

“Old man. What on earth is going on?”

“Fried food? Vegetable tempura?”

“Hmm… … These vegetables are hard to find in the East.”

“Huh… …? Could this be a honey sweet potato?!”

A warrior shouted out after spotting something he recognized among the vegetables that Lee Han had gathered to make fried food.

He strutted around confidently as everyone’s eyes were fixed on his reaction.

“It’s a crop that’s considered very precious in the West. Last time, when the Western merchants came, someone I served bought some and shared it with us. It was so delicious. I was planning on going with them later because they said we had to go to the West to eat it… … I didn’t know I’d see it like this.”

“Then what is this?”

“It’s a stone potato. And this is… … .”

Lee Han smiled and told me about the vegetables he had brought.

They all looked amazed and ate the vegetable tempura he had made, and only after they had somewhat whetted their appetite did they feel their faces turning red.

That’s because I realized that I hadn’t even introduced myself to the person who made this dish.

“Come to think of it, you don’t even know my name. My name is Roberto. I am an alchemist with weak skills. I am the senior alchemist of Pyro City.”

“I am…….”

Starting with Roberto, the diners introduced themselves. They all seemed to be people who had been doing business in the East. Lee Han greeted them briefly after hearing their introductions.

“A human from another world, from the West. My name is Lee Han.”

A strange rumor began to spread through the city.

There was a story about a peculiar guest among those who visited the Brondt family.

He was a man from the West with a talking cat and a fairy.

A talking cat is amazing, but a fairy is joining in.

Yet, what was even more surprising was that he called himself a human from another world.

Could it be because I can meet a human who disappeared a long time ago?

The city’s notables flocked to the mansion to meet the gourmet of the Brondt family.

And they were very satisfied with their meeting with Lee Han.

It had to be that way.

Everyone who met Lee Han did so because he ate dishes that could not be found in the East.

Every dish he cooked was exquisite, and the chefs employed by the homes of celebrities were dying to try it.

This was because I tried to copy the dish that Lee Han made at the owner’s request, but I couldn’t even try.

The reason was simple.

Because there are no materials.

“So, to make that dish, things like sweet potatoes or rock potatoes are essential.”

“Moonlight tomatoes? What are they?”

“This is the first time I’ve heard of the name custard berry.”

Given these circumstances, the celebrities had no choice but to visit the mansion again to taste his cooking.

And, the continued visits reached the ears of the head of the household.

“therefore…….”

Palo Bronde, the head of the Bronde family, had a troubled expression on his face.

I went out of the city to hunt new monsters to put in the arena.

After catching the chalcogen last time, I wandered around here and there hoping to catch a new high-level monster, but I had no luck.

After soothing my regret and returning to the city, I found the mansion bustling with guests and strange rumors.

“You want to invite a guest named Lee Han to your mansion?”

“Ahem. Ahem. Well, that’s true.”

Yakt, a rhinoceros beast and one of the city’s celebrities, was not on good terms with Palo.

Yacht has long been a vassal of the city’s rulers.

So how could you possibly like the family that currently rules the city?

Even so, it was natural to feel good when such a person came to me in person to express his regrets, but the problem was that even Paldo did not know much about this man named Lee Han.

I came here today and just had a quick chat with my family. What can I say?

“We have decided to invite guests to our mansion this time. They are very distinguished guests. I would like to invite Mr. Lee Han for them.”

“Well… … That’s not something I can decide on my own.”

It wouldn’t matter if he was a member of the family, but he is a guest with the black family’s badge.

There is no way to decide his whereabouts at will.

I also wanted to further tease the annoying Yakt who only came to complain at times like this.

“Let me check it out.”

“Ahem. Ahem. Will you do that for me?”

It was quite pleasing to see someone who usually looked down on him with contempt, calling him a hunter who went around hunting monsters, bow down before him.

Palo got up from his seat, feeling a faint sense of pride rising within him.

“Where is Mr. Lee Han now?”

“He is in the garden behind the mansion.”

“Let’s go.”

After speaking lightly to his subordinate, he headed towards the garden.

And I was surprised.

There were always people in this place where diners often gather, but this is something else.

There were a lot more people than usual.

A few diners who recognized him hurriedly greeted him, and he nodded slightly to them before turning his eyes to a man in the center of the crowd.

‘Huh… … Really?’

human being.

A now vanished race sat before the fire.

Next to him, a pure white cat was yawning leisurely, and a fairy was looking down at something with a serious expression.

No, not just fairies.

Some of the diners were lying face down, concentrating on something, not even glancing at the owner, Palo, who had arrived.

‘What are you doing?’

He approached her, tilting his head, and glanced at Lee Han.

A small ladle was heating up the crackling campfire.

“White sugar?”

Unlike the brown sugar commonly used in the East, the sugar he used was as white as snow.

I heard that in the West they use that kind of sugar.

“It’s your first time here. If you’re a first-time visitor, you can go first.”

“uh?”

As the people waiting in line nodded, Palo looked at him blankly.

“What would you like? There are stars, triangles, circles, and squares.”

“What is that… … .”

“Okay!!”

That was when.

An elf next to him stood up and blew up his flagship.

What he was holding in his hand was a yellow star-shaped candy.

“Okay! Okay! How is it? Explain!”

“Meow. It’s okay.”

“I’ll have some moonlight tomato juice, please! That’s secretly delicious!”

“Okay, I see. I think I should grow some moonlight tomatoes. I’m done.”

“okay.”

After receiving permission from the explanation, Lee Han extended his hand.

At that moment, Palo’s mouth opened wide.

Something ridiculous is happening.

“Ohhhhhh!!”

“It’s amazing every time I see it!”

The garden floor was trembling and something was growing.

I rubbed my eyes and looked closely, and it was a green leaf.

In an instant, pure white fruits begin to grow larger on the growing plants.

“What is that… … .”

“It’s called Moonlight Tomato, my lord.”

While one of the family members spoke cautiously, Lee Han made juice using large moonlight tomatoes.

The elf who received it, Roberto, took a sip and the eyes of those around him were filled with envy.

“What would you like to do?”

“Uh… … Um. That. In the shape of a star?”

When he asks Lee Han again without realizing it, a sigh breaks out from beside him.

Regardless, Lee Han melted the sugar in the ladle over a campfire.

When you add white powder into the sugar liquid that has quickly become liquid, it begins to rise and turn golden.

He tapped the stick with his hand, lightly placed it on the iron plate, pressed it flat, and then lightly pressed it against a star-shaped iron mold before handing it out when it had cooled.

“… … What do I do with this?”

“You can just cut it as shown in the picture.”

He looked around with a serious expression.

Everyone else around him was doing their best to cut something similar to what they had received.

“……hmm.”

He hesitated, then pulled out his fingernail and gently placed it on the star-shaped groove.

And I tried to cut it into a star shape, imitating the people around me and grinding it little by little.

It’s strangely addictive and focused.

He created a gap while sweating, and he ended up putting in a little effort because of the savory taste he felt without realizing it.

-Wooduk.

“… …Why?!”

I just put a little bit of force into it and it collapsed.

When Palo, who had been looking at it with eyes mixed with despair, looked at Lee Han to make another request, he smiled and pointed behind him.

“Please stand in line.”

At his cold words, Palo turned sullen and headed towards the end of the line.