Gourmet Gaming-Chapter 1351

Chapter 1351

[The voting to disqualify the God of Cooking and the God of Will has started.]

[You can change your vote once.]

The scheduled voting day finally arrived. With the God of Incitement’s interference, many of the celestial dwellers were leaning toward agreeing to the disqualification of the two gods. And it was no different from the other gods.

The God of Incitement possessed plenty of skills that could sway his opponent’s thoughts. He was using those powers to sway the hearts of the gods.

[The current voting results are as follows - Agree: 67%; Disagree: 33%.]

The results were overwhelmingly in favor of the disqualifications.

[Total Days of Doing Repetitive Actions: 175.]

Raker could see that they were still struggling. Of course, they would eventually awaken from their dreams and start cooking in earnest.

‘I’m also curious. What kind of power does the Infinite Will, Effort, and Bravery have?’

It was a very unusual power. Why? Because it could eat away the will, effort, and hard work of the chosen targets.

On the other hand, Raker also felt afraid.

‘What is the power of 175 days of repetition?’

Regardless, he wasn’t too worried. Although it was still the early stages of the voting period, the results were leaning overwhelmingly towards agreement.

‘Alright. Let’s say that they will be able to create something that surpasses the greatest dish created by the God of Cooking in the past.’

Still, would that change the results of the voting? No. Not at all. The God of Incitement’s hold on the people’s minds after the brainwashing was not that easy to break. It would remain in effect unless they experienced a strong shock.

‘Even if you make that dish, the results will not change,’ Raker thought, a deep smile etched on his face.

Unbeknownst to him, a man was watching him from a distance. He was none other than the God of Judgement.

The God of Judgment stroked his chin and thought, ‘I can put you to the stand right away for cheating.’

If he did that, it would expose all the irregularities and nullify the voting results. Of course, the God of Judgment was not leaning to any side. However, he knew that the God of Cooking and the God of Will would not want to stop this without being able to prove anything after doing all of that repetition.

‘It’s not too late to bring judgment upon him later. For now, let’s wait and see.’

***

Tak, tak, tak, tak... tak...

The sound of the muyu in the God of Will’s hands slowly died down after he watched the God of Cooking finish creating her skill. He had judged that this was enough.

‘I can’t hold on any longer...’

To be honest, his body had already reached its limits long ago.

Thud!

The God of Will collapsed not long after the sound of his muyu stopped. Minhyuk and Arlene, who finally sensed the abnormality, immediately ran to him.

Minhyuk was very shocked to see the God of Will soaked in cold sweat with his limbs twitching intermittently.

“Why? Our minds and bodies were recovering...”

‘Ah!’

Minhyuk remembered a part of the skill description that he saw earlier. Only at this moment did he realize why this happened.

“From what I can see, the recovery does not include the God of Will.”

“How can he... that’s 175 days...”

“I’m exhausted,” the God of Will whispered, a faint smile on his face. “I’m sorry. The only thing I can do is strike this muyu.”

His voice was filled with sadness. It broke Minhyuk and Arlene’s hearts to hear him say that the only thing that he could do was to strike the muyu in his hands.

“I don’t think someone who can endure 175 days of repetitive striking of the muyu can be called incompetent and useless.” Minhyuk smiled faintly.

The God of Will looked at him, his eyes slowly falling shut as he murmured, “I’m going to sleep for a bit...”

Then, he lost consciousness.

[The God of Will has stopped his repetitive actions.]

[The Infinite Will, Effort, and Bravery has been terminated.]

[You will wake up from your dreams soon.]

[Total time that passed in reality: 165 hours.]

“There are only three hours left,” Arlene said as she clenched her fists tightly.

“The skill: Joy of Cooking has to be applied before the cooking starts. You only get one chance.”

“It won’t be easy. Not only do I have to apply and incorporate the Joy of Cooking to this dish, but I have to make sure that the dish I make will satisfy everyone.”

Minhyuk smiled. “You can do it. Because you’re the God of Cooking.”

Minhyuk had seen what kind of power and determination she possessed when she created her skill.

“Thank you for believing in me.”

If Minhyuk did not believe in her and pushed her to move forward, then she wouldn’t have come this far.

“Infinite will and effort. We have obviously shown this, right? Then, what about the final part? The bravery?”

“Who knows...?”

The two turned to look at the God of Will. The only person who could tell them the answer had fallen asleep.

“We’ll find out once he wakes up.”

***

[There are three hours left before the voting ends.]

[You can change your vote once.]

[The current voting results are as follows - Agree: 79%; Disagree: 21%.]

The expressions of Minhyuk and the God of Cooking turned ugly the moment they woke up. This was because the results were far more disastrous than they had expected.

“Why...”

“How...?”

The effects of the Bravery part of the Infinite Will, Effort, and Bravery were not yet showing up. Despite the countless sleepless nights of doing repetitive work, there were still no visible results.

‘Don’t tell me...’

The faces of the two crumpled even further. Would the effects only be triggered once the God of Will woke up?

[The percentage of people in agreement has increased by 2%.]

However, the God of Will was completely knocked out. And seeing him in that state, the two could not bear to wake him up to give them the effects of Bravery.

The two looked at each other.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

A lot of people had already left the central plaza. Why? Because they thought that there was no longer any need to see anything, especially now that the results seemed clear. Nevertheless, Minhyuk and Arlene began to cook in the plaza. The dish that Arlene wanted to make was none other than chicken porridge.

Arlene’s eyes suddenly began to spin. Thankfully, Minhyuk supported her until she came back to her senses. Only then did she start cooking. Minhyuk stood right next to her and quickly assisted her with the process, allowing her to cook more easily.

The God-grade chicken in their hands had an excellent flavor. However, it was a bit tough, so it needed to be boiled for a very long time.

Tak! Tak, tak, tak–

Minhyuk swiftly chopped the ingredients while the God of Cooking began to boil the chicken.

If Minhyuk were the one cooking, the chicken’s attacks would not have much effect on him. However, the head chef at this time was not him, but the God of Cooking. The chicken struggled, fiercely refusing to be cooked. As it struggled, the hot water that surrounded it splashed out and soaked Arlene.

Shwaaaa!

Despite the heat and the steam coming out of her in waves, Arlene persisted and continued to cook.

An hour went by.

[The percentage of people in agreement has increased by 1%.]

The percentage of people in agreement with their disqualification continued to increase.

Another hour went by. Arlene was finally able to cook the chicken. She moved to tear the meat apart. However, she ended up staring at her hands in a daze. She was having a hard time tearing the chicken meat apart. The chicken’s strong power was stopping her from doing so.

Unfortunately, she had poured almost all of her concentration into the dreamspace. Now that she was making the real bowl of porridge, she was left distracted and unable to focus. At this moment, Arlene realized something.

‘I can’t...’

She realized she couldn't do it. That even if she completed this dish, she wouldn’t be able to surpass the God of Cooking’s Soup. The results were disastrous. All of the hard work and effort that they put in for 175 days had all gone up in smoke.

Tears began to well up in her eyes as the strength slowly drained from her legs. At this point, she realized that no matter how hard she tried, all of her efforts were useless and in vain. Perhaps the reason why her master could not continue to work hard was that he had seen only the impossible in the path of the God of Cooking. How dare she say that she could do something that even her master could not do?

Countless negative emotions, including doubt, anxiety, and concern, surged in Arlene’s head. She even thought of surrendering. It was not just her. Even Minhyuk was feeling the same.

In cooking, there’s this feeling or intuition that the chef could feel. This intuition told them whether the dish that they would make would be a success or not. And right now, their intuition was clearly shouting at them that this dish was going to be a failure.

The dish that would be created using this chicken that was difficult to tear apart would only be at God-grade or Absolute God-grade at most, if it succeeded. They wouldn’t be able to get what they wanted.

Then, at that moment, their gazes turned toward the God of Will.

–I’m sorry. The only thing I can do is strike this muyu.

The God of Will told them that it was the only thing that he could do. He even told them that he was not good at anything else. Did he know? Did he know if he could make it to 175 days of repetitive actions without any help? Did he know for sure that he would be able to endure despite suffering from a pain that was far more terrible than the pain that they endured? The answer to that was no.

The two suddenly woke up from their trance.

[You have realized the true meaning of the God of Will.]

[The God of Will is a god who will show infinite will and effort even if he’s not sure of his success.]

The two tried to gather their courage. Even if they thought that they could not do it, they would work as if they could. They repeated it in their minds over and over again.

Standing firmly despite knowing that they could not do it.

Never backing down and never feeling discouraged, even in front of a person who was much stronger than they were.

Fighting despite the impossible situation.

This was courage.

This was bravery.

The God of Cooking’s will and determination burned brightly once again.

[Infinite Will, Effort, and Bravery. Bravery is now showing its strength!]

[Infinite bravery and courage are now filling every single part of your body!]

The effects of the skill were triggered. Perhaps it would only be triggered the moment they realized why the skill was called Infinite Will, Effort, and Bravery.

[Bravery and courage begin to settle in you after 175 days of will and effort.]

[All of your cooking abilities have increased by 58%.]

[Your chances of making a higher grade dish have increased by 86%.]

[You possess the courage and bravery to make any dish.]

She started to tear the chicken apart. The very same meat that she found hard to tear earlier had now grown soft in her hands.

[All of your cooking abilities have increased by 85%.]

[Your chances of making a higher grade dish have increased by 96%.]

[Your courage and bravery are burning brightly and covering everything.]

[The God of Cooking’s courage and bravery are being spread throughout the Land of the Gods.]

The crowd that had dispersed earlier once again began to gather in the plaza.

Crackle!

The power of bravery of the Infinite Will, Effort, and Bravery materialized into a red haze that slowly drifted to the sky.

Arlene successfully tore all of the chicken’s meat. Then, she poured the chicken into the pot, which was already filled with boiling glutinous rice, minced carrots, and chopped green onions. Once everything was in the pot, she began to stir the chicken porridge.

Her bravery burned brighter the moment she put the chicken in the pot and began to stir the porridge.

[All of your cooking abilities...]

[Your chances of making a higher grade dish...]

[Your courage and bravery...]

The notification that constantly rang in her ears left her feeling delighted.

The heat emanating from the boiling porridge in the pot left sweat dripping down Arlene’s forehead. Minhyuk, who was assisting her, pulled out a handkerchief and helped her wipe the sweat off. Finally, Arlene turned off the heat. The chicken porridge was finally complete.

Arlene’s face was stained with joy as she looked at the completed chicken porridge. Her heart pounded as she raised her hand to check the dish. However, it did not take too long for the smile to disappear from her face. Minhyuk, who also checked the dish, was sporting the same expression.

‘There’s only a hair’s breadth of difference...’

It was literally just a hair’s breadth. The dish that Arlene had created could be said to have almost caught up with the God of Cooking’s Soup. But this small margin had stopped her from surpassing it.

‘I couldn’t make it...’

Even so, the God of Cooking chuckled in relief. She did her best. That was why she had no regrets.

[The God of Cooking failed to create a dish that surpassed the God of Cooking’s Soup. The challenge has fail—]

But before the notification could end...

[You have shown infinite will, effort, and bravery. It shows its most significant power at the last minute.]

[The God of Will praises the completed Chicken Porridge.]

[All of the Chicken Porridge’s special effects have increased by 10%.]

Arlene’s head snapped toward one side. There, she saw the God of Will smiling faintly at her. He had finally regained consciousness after fainting from exhaustion.

The God of Will’s skill was something that could not be activated at will. He could only trigger the skill if the will, effort, and bravery that the targets had shown had surpassed the level set and recognized by the system.

To put it simply, this did not happen because of the God of Will’s intervention. It was solely because of Arlene’s will and effort. This was the result of all of that.

[The God of Cooking has successfully created the most excellent dish.]

[The percentage of people in disagreement has increased by 4%.]

[The percentage of people in disagreement has increased by 6%.]

[The voting will end in five minutes.]

[The percentage of people in disagreement has increased by 3%.]

The crowd grew larger. And for those who could not come to the plaza, the God’s Voices passed on what was happening.

[The percentage of people in disagreement has increased by 4%.]

In an instant, the people voting against the disqualification of the two gods had shot up to 41%.

[The voting will end in two minutes.]

Raker was confident that they would not be able to turn the tables in just two minutes. But his confidence suddenly wavered. Why?

[The Joy of Cooking has been applied to the God of Cooking’s Chicken Porridge.]

[The Joy of Cooking in the God of Cooking’s Chicken Porridge has been activated.]

[Everyone who sees the God of Cooking’s Chicken Porridge can eat the chicken porridge whenever they want. The chicken porridge that they will be able to eat will have the same taste and flavor as the God of Cooking’s Chicken Porridge.]

The God of Cooking and her master had one wish in common. They both knew that it wouldn’t matter how excellent the dish was. If there were only one bowl of this dish, then only one person could eat it. Their wish was to make a dish that would remain forever and could be eaten by everyone whenever they wanted.

[The chicken porridge that can be taken out from the God of Cooking’s Chicken Porridge will have buff effects.]

[The buff effects will be 20% of the permanent effects of the original dish.]

The dish that Arlene had created possessed both permanent and buff effects. Coupled with the fact that anyone could take this dish and eat it whenever they wanted, the power it possessed could cover the entire Land of the Gods.

[The God of Origin votes against the disqualification of the two gods.]

[The God of Judgment votes against the disqualification of the two gods.]

[The Battle God votes against the disqualification of the two gods.]

As if on cue...

[The percentage of people in disagreement has increased by 13%.]

[The voting will end in ten seconds.]

[The percentage of people in disagreement has increased by 3%.]

[The voting will end in five seconds.]

[The percentage of people in disagreement has increased by 7%.]

[The voting will end in three seconds.]

[The percentage of people in disagreement has increased by 11%.]

[The voting has ended.]

[The voting results are as follows - Agree: 6%; Disagree: 94%.]

[The majority of the votes have decided to scrap the petition to disqualify the God of Cooking and the God of Will from their position as Absolute Gods.]

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