Leveling Up through Eating
chapter-23

Chapter 23: It’s Delicious if it’s 0kcal

Translator: ChubbyCheeks

9 It’s 0kcal if it’s Delicious

It was a ring with a pair of small white wings on it.

Minhyuk checked the item’s information.

‘Hoo.’

Minhyuk went on to check the information on the skill haste.

It was a good enough skill. Worthy enough for its unique class.

A 1.3 times increase in attack speed for 10 seconds.

As far as I know, when using haste, the higher the level the higher the time and increase in speed.

However, this was an artifact skill so it was a given that the level couldn’t increase any further.

“Minhyuk-nim, what do we do now…”

Rakku’s voice was tinted with anxiety.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes…?”

“Pork hunting!”

“Just the two of us?”

“Yes, don’t worry. I have tried it earlier, the one with the mini ant? They’re all easy. It will be alright, since Roy could get out of there safely alone then the sweet python is probably easy too.”

“Uhmm…”

“Let’s go!”

Minhyuk said that but he suddenly stopped.

“Why didn’t he disappear yet?”

“Maybe he hasn’t logged out yet? He’s probably swearing at us like crazy right now.”

“Is that so?”

Minhyuk nodded when he heard that.

Then…

“Eyy!”

He stepped on him with the tip of his big toe then walked away.

Team Leader Park was very shocked.

“Wow, this user. Except for his food consumption, isn’t he too perfect?”

He couldn’t help but hold his head as he watched User Minhyuk on the monitor.

He has the ability to read the flow and calmly make his decisions, plus his precise control when he attacks.

“Actually, Puppeteer Roy’s strength is around Lv20…”

Lee Minhwa mumbled as Team Leader Parked said…

“Show me User Minhyuk’s stats window.”

“Yes!”

“……”

“……”

The two of them remained silent for a moment.

Team Leader Park scratched his head.

“…What did he do to achieve stats like that while being a classless Lv10…”

“He ate well and exercised diligently.”

“……”

“That was what this user said the last time.”

“I don’t have to ask again because he was really true to his words…”

Team Leader Park wanted to understand him but his words were lost.

Then he said…

“However, it’s still too early for User Minhyuk to relax.”

“That’s right.”

Lee Minhwa nodded her head.

“We will now see the full power of the Puppeteer. Before, he had to move like a spear wielder.”

The Puppeteer was special. It was considered to be one of the strongest secret classes.

It wasn’t like there was no other user who has noticed the Puppeteer’s PKing. However, the Puppeteer was always successful in his PKing.

The reason was…

“He can immediately invoke the Ghost Puppetry after he died.”

“Yeah. It’s a very terrible skill.”

She nodded her head.

“He would stick to a user in a transparent viewing mode. And User Roy, who invoked the Ghost Puppetry and was clinging to the other user, would come back to life if the user hunts mobs. The more mobs he hunts, the more he will meet the fulfillment bar, the better chances he has at coming back to life. He can also make the corpses around him into his puppets.”

“Yes. Isn’t that too amazing?”

The new recruit, Lee Minhwa, was doing a superb job in memorizing all of the special users.

She smiled with delight.

“So here’s the problem. Aren’t there a lot of risks for Roy who still doesn’t have a high mastery of his Ghost Puppetry skill?”

“The strength of the revived mob is only at 60%. And the corpse can only be revived if there was no damage inflicted on it.”

“Yeah. You’re clever.”

“…Hmm?”

Lee Minhwa turned her head.

“Why?”

“Team Leader, it should be an undamaged body?”

“That’s right. At his level right now, if the mob gets damaged then his fulfillment bar would not increase.”

“……There is an apple on top of the head of the sweet python.”

“What’s wrong with that?”

“Team Leader. It’s an apple, you know?”

Her voice was full of frustration right now.

“That’s why I’m asking, what’s wrong… keok?!”

Team Leader Park looked at Lee Minhwa dubiously.

“A, apples are meant to be eaten.”

“Eyyy. That’s not true. The apple on top of the head of the sweet python is poisonous. If he eats that then his experience will drop.”

“Yes. That might be the case. Your experience will drop. However…”

She looked at the monitor and said…

“It’s much more delicious compared to regular apples.”

‘Ptui, ptui, ptui, ptui!‘

Roy glued himself on Minhyuk’s shoulder in his transparent mode. If anyone could see him, they would see that his body could not be seen and only his head was formed.

He continuously spat on Minhyuk’s head. However, he was in his transparent mode so his spit couldn’t even reach him.

At that moment, the sweet python appeared.

‘This damned bastard. The moment I get resurrected I will go and slit your throat!’

Hermes’ ring.

It’s a pretty expensive ring that I was going to trade and sell for cash later.

But this bastard took it.

‘Huhuhuhu, I can’t wait to see his expression once he sees me revive.’

So far, he had killed plenty of his enemies with this reversal.

However, for his death to be reversed he has to cling to the user’s shoulders and wait for the moment where they killed the mob. When the mobs killed have reached the 100% fulfillment bar then he could revive and stab them to death.

This time is no different!

“Oh, that’s the sweet python?!”

Minhyuk suddenly flicked his tongue.

‘?’

Roy had a strange expression on his face.

Minhyuk rushed towards the sweet python.

This sweet python was around 2m long with a bright and gleaming red apple that was as big as a fist attached on its head.

‘This rascal is really strong. What did he do to get this strong?’

Not long after, the sweet python collapsed.

Roy thought that no one could stop him from coming back to life and surprising them.

‘Well then, one mob has already been fulfilled.’

Usually, for a single sweet python, there would be a 10% increase in the fulfillment bar.

His reversal was truly very ‘soon’…

However, Minhyuk suddenly reached out his hands.

“It’s an apple, an apple!”

“Minhyuk-nim, that’s a poisonous apple!”

Rakku hurriedly told him.

In cases like this, the poisonous apple would not be dropped by the mob however the user could decide to take it away or not.

Usually, users would not care too much about this poisonous apple but Minhyuk still took it off and checked it.

“Did you check it?”

“Yes…”

Minhyuk trembled.

To be honest, Minhyuk already knew about the sweet python’s poisonous apple. He has checked it in advance.

Rakku laughed when she saw him trembling.

“Did you expect that it was a good item? Eyy, it’s really just a miscellaneous item. The store wouldn’t even buy it. Quickly throw it away and let’s move forward.”

Roy, who was perched on Minhyuk’s shoulder, nodded while he listened to Rakku’s explanation.

‘That’s right, you shit. Huhu. You should understand that it’s a miscellaneous item, okay? Now throw it away, move on and don’t touch it again!’

However, Minhyuk mumbled something right after.

“Rakku-nim, do you happen to like Blue Velvet?”

“Eh?”

Rakku was confused.

Blue Velvet was one of the most popular girl groups these days.

Minhyuk was very excited whenever he thought that he could eat an apple that was much more delicious than a regular apple.

“Ppappa, ppalgan mat~!” (R, red flavor~!)

“……”

“Gunggeumhae, honey!” (curious, honey!)

“……?”

“Kkaemulmyeon jeomjeom nogadeun doksagwa geu mat!” (The taste of poisonous apple that melts when you bite more!) [1]

He looked at the apple as if he was in love with it.

The apple was a shocking red. It’s surface was smooth with no bruise in sight.

Minhyuk opened his mouth wide and took a bite.

Crunch!

It was the light, cheerful sound of biting a juicy apple.

The sweet apple juice filled every corner of his mouth. He could hear the crunch in his every bite.

Crunch, crunch, crunch.

His mouth was filled with a refreshing sweetness.

“Yeah, it’s delicious if it’s zero calories~”

“……”

Rakku really did not know what to say, she was left utterly speechless.

There are a lot of dishes I can cook that use apples.

I can make jam and spread it on bread or I can just grind it and drink it.

In addition, it is a fruit that is both very delicious and extremely healthy. It can help you maintain healthy teeth and prevent diseases like constipation and diabetes.

Minhyuk, who gnawed on the apple until only its pit was left, smiled happily.

“Kyaa, this flavor is the reason why I eat apples.”

Minhyuk then looked at Rakku.

“Would you like to try one too, Nim? Well, this is just like when we’re hunting together, it’s totally fine!”

“…No, thank you.”

Her expression screamed ‘Who the hell is this guy?’

And Roy, who was on Minhyuk’s shoulder, was very bewildered.

‘T, this guy is crazy!’

However, he soon returned to being calm.

‘Hoo, hoo, No. It was probably because he was just curious. Which crazy bastard will sacrifice 5% of their experience continuously just to eat apples?’

There was no guarantee but Minhyuk would probably stop picking the apples on the sweet python’s head.

If he doesn’t touch it, then I will be able to fill the fulfillment bar.

“Hooowoo! It’s an apple, apple!”

However, Roy’s dream was shattered.

Minhyuk easily dealt with all of the sweet pythons that appeared. He continued to hunt sweet pythons as he moved forward.

“Waah, so happy…”

Minhyuk smiled happily as he, once again, ate another apple.

Roy shouted at him.

‘Shit, this is an apple-crazy bastard! What a crazy bastard, he’s the only one who would eat this experience-draining apple just because it’s delicious. Wow. I have never seen a guy like this in my life before!’

However, Minhyuk just picked his ears.

‘Who’s insulting me?’

Rakku opened her mouth and talked.

“W, what in the world is wrong with you… That was your hard-earned experience points…”

“Nim.”

Minhyuk spoke to Rakku in a serious tone.

“Yes?”

“Have you tried eating 5,000 cherry tomatoes every day?”

“Are you talking about elephants?”

“……”

“?”

“Don’t tell me to stop if you haven’t tried it yet. If you eat 5,000 of those everyday then you will be like me.”

For no reason at all, Minhyuk felt a tingling at the tip of his nose.

15 minutes later.

‘Ugh, waaaaaaaaaah! This is impossible!’

Roy started screaming again.

The ghost puppetry’s fulfillment bar should be completed within 30 minutes. Otherwise, he would receive twice the amount of penalty. This was the side effect of ghost puppetry.

At that moment…

Fwoosh

Roy’s transparent figure slowly disappeared.

Minhyuk was completely oblivious, he just kept on picking his apples.

He continued to move forward with Rakku and finally made it to the end. They have finally arrived in front of the boss room.

‘Porky, just wait a bit. Hyung is coming.’

Minhyuk’s expression grew solemn.

There was a thick iron door in front of him. If he pushed this iron door then he would find it.

Creaaaak—

A loud noise accompanied the opening of the iron door.

And finally…

Bang!

Once the door was completely opened, Minhyuk tightened his grip on Valan.

[1] This is the lyrics to Red Flavor by pfft Blue Velvet… I mean Red Velvet. With the strawberry changed to poisonous apple. Lol. I added the translation beside it. He just wanted to tell Rakku that he was curious about the taste of the apple. The first two lines were 빨간 맛 궁금해, 허니 which can be translated as Curious about the red flavor, honey

TL’s corner!!!

Ptui is the sound of spitting, jsyk. Kek.

Pffft. Blue Velvet… author-nim wth. PFFFT HE SANG RED FLAVOR. I am rolling on my bed laughing. ㅋㅋㅋ

Hello!!! I dropped 3 chapters this week… Just because. Lol. Have fun reading. See you next week.