Chapter 1370 (1/2)

“What? He’s gone?”

News of the guest’s visit also flowed to Idan’s ear. Idan naturally prepared some dishes. It was the duty of the palace chef—not the official title, but Idan himself thought so—to serve the king’s guest.

“I prepared as many dishes as possible. Why?”

However, the guest left. It was absurd news for Idan.

“Hasn’t he been looking at restaurants all day? Isn’t he a guest who came to experience the unique food culture of the Overgeared Kingdom?”

“That seems to be the case.”

“Then why did he leave without eating my dishes?”

“...Maybe something suddenly happened and he was busy.”

Idan’s kitchen was called a ‘training center’ among the people. Soldiers and knights visited Idan’s kitchen to carry out the order of ‘raising their poison resistance.’ No one came to eat, but Idan didn’t know reality. He once turned away from the public’s appetite due to his strong artistic temperament, but hadn’t he compromised with the world these days? Idan started actively using the magic powder called salt and believed his cooking was enough to capture everyone’s taste buds.

“Hmm... Too bad.” This would’ve been an opportunity to let the guest know how great the cuisine of the Overgeared Kingdom was. Idan shook his head and grabbed the soldier who was withdrawing from the kitchen. “In any case, thank you for the news. I have nothing to give you in return, but I prepared a lot of food so enjoy it.”

“Huh? I have no training today... I have to do guard duty...”

“What does training have to do with this? It is lunchtime so eat before going.”

“I will be disciplined if I leave my station...”

“Huhu, look at this guy. Are my dishes so delicious that you don’t know how much time passes when eating them? If you’re really worried then I’ll remind you of the time. Rest assured and eat.”

“......”

Idan’s kitchen was larger than any other kitchen in the castle. It was used as a training center for poison resistance training so it was efficient for it to be large. This point seemed to ignite Idan’s illusion. Perhaps Idan believed his cooking was acknowledged, which was why he was assigned the large kitchen...

The soldier clicked his tongue at this thought before frowning and grabbing his stomach.

“Aaack, my stomach suddenly... Uhh... I’m going to skip lunch today and head to the bathroom.”

“All of a sudden?”

‘I heard there are refugees in the nearby mountains.’

Mediah, Belto, Gauss, Rotemon...

As many as five kingdoms had perished in the last 10 years. The wars caused by humans and the invasions of the great demons created countless refugees. Most kingdoms were preventing the influx of refugees due to financial and security reasons, but the Overgeared Kingdom welcomed them.

It was an expression of confidence that they could handle any enemies mixed in with the refugees and the finances were being filled over and over by the raid teams of the Overgeared Kingdom. The most important thing for the new kingdom was to increase the population.

***

“We've finally arrived.”

How many rivers and mountains did they cross to avoid the surveillance? They also experienced all types of dangers as they broke through forbidden areas. The Judar paladins, who disguised as refugees to enter the Overgeared Kingdom, finally arrived in the capital of the Overgeared Kingdom, Reinhardt.

“It was purely due to Sir Yame that we could arrive here safely.”

The paladins praised Yame. Yame—he was the player who rose to be the first paladin of the Judar Church after Toban betrayed the god and changed religions. He was 5th in the paladin rankings and felt reluctant about the current situation.

‘It is crazy no matter how I look at it...’

On the day when the Overgeared God Church was born and the statues of Goddess Rebecca were removed from the Overgeared Kingdom, a revelation descended on the Judar Church. It was a revelation to severely reprimand Grid, who betrayed the goddess and confused the people the moment he gained the status of a god.

Fortunately, there was no order to harm Grid. God Judar still wanted to give Grid a chance, whether it was due to the memory of blessing Grid in the past or the achievements Grid built up so far. It was God Judar’s will to recognize Grid as a new god, but he had to submit to Asgard.

‘However, will Grid listen...?’

It was permitted to build temples for the Overgeared God in the Overgeared Kingdom but the temples of the three gods (Rebecca, Judar, and Dominion) had to be built next to them. Next, statues of the three gods, that had to be twice the size of the Overgeared God, were to be erected next to the statues of the Overgeared God.

Yame confirmed the will of God Judar specified in the revelation and covered his face. As the number one paladin of a church, he had a vague understanding of the concept of a god in Satisfy. He knew that Grid might still be weak, but he was a special being among the gods since he was born out of people’s desires. It would be a betrayal of the people’s desires if Grid accepted the demands of God Judar and obeyed the existing gods.

Even now, it was difficult to increase the number of believers. If this happened, then the future path of the Overgeared God Church was blocked. Would Grid accept the will of God Judar when he obviously knew this?

‘He will reject it unconditionally.’

In the first place, the envoys of the Judar Church were refused entry to the kingdom and they had to disguise themselves as refugees. It was frustrating to him that the paladins thought everything would be fine as long as they met Grid.

The vice-captain patted Yame’s shoulder in support as he sighed.

”Don't worry. Reidan’s foolish lord refused to let us enter the kingdom due to his excessive loyalty to the Overgeared King, but the king is a good and wise man. Right now, his eyes are blinded because he is intoxicated by becoming a god. Once he meets us and realizes God Judar’s will, he will be filled with spirit and make the right choices again.”

“......”

He hoped so but... Ah, he didn’t know. Would he die if he told Grid these crazy words? For now, it was important to carry out the revelation. Even Pope Damian lost his position after refusing to carry out a revelation. Yame tried to control his unpleasant thoughts and nodded.

“You look miserable. You must’ve had a hard time coming here after losing your kingdom.”

Just then, an NPC called Idan arrived through the bushes. It was an NPC who felt ordinary just based on his voice alone. He pulled out lunch boxes from his bag.

“I am a chef. You don’t need to be so cautious.”

‘I’m not cautious.’

Being the first knight of the Judar Church didn’t mean being the strongest in the Judar Church. Just as the Rebecca Church had the Templar, the Judar Church had several sub-organizations and hidden strong people. The paladins accompanying Yame now were those hidden strong people.

They had detailed stats and out of the ordinary titles, skills, magic, item enhancement, or alchemy. For example, they had wide area buffs that could increase skill damage resistance, increase weapon damage, or mana and elemental rapport. Once these buffs were stacked together, their strength became hard for a player to reach. There were even buffs that were triggered after certain conditions were met. It reminded him of Grid or Damian during the Demon King’s Subjugation. It meant they were some of the strongest people in the worldview.

Of course, this was the kingdom that had Grid, Piaro, Mercedes, and Braham... it was also the middle of the Overgeared Kingdom that had Lantier Faker and Bow Saint Jishuka. No one would be able to stand up to them, but anyway...

“Haha, I’m not vigilant. Thank you for the food.”