Chapter 11
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Translator: Wjin
Chapter: 11
Chapter Title: Delivery into the Dungeon
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‘I need to take the initiative to suppress the system's viciousness.’
Yes, it was a system that handed out fantastic basic items and rewards, but she had to keep a close eye on the calculations.
"That's right, milord! Your humble servant Mimi has a word for the esteemed System! No matter how S-Rank it claims to be, how dare it impose its tyrannical quests on my master, who's little more than a fledgling?!"
They said the arm bends inward, and sure enough, Mimi snapped out of the system's feigned tears and took Chae-ryeon's side.
‘Oh, good girl. That's my Mimi!’
Chae-ryeon lit up with delight, but the system—the very one that had sent Mimi to her side—could only react with disbelief.
[( ; ᷄ᾥ ᷅ )]
[system: Whose side are you on right now……]
“Of course, I'm on my master's side!”
Mimi declared it without a second's hesitation, bold as brass. Chae-ryeon was moved to tears, while the system was left speechless.
“Mimi!”
“Master!”
[system: ……. ]
The master and servant embraced fiercely, rubbing cheeks in perfect harmony.
“So, no more forcing unreasonable quests from now on, right?”
Chae-ryeon flashed her eyes, but the system played dumb.
[ ?ʅ(｡◔︎‸◔︎｡)ʃ? ]
[system: 404 Not Found]
“Hey, you're not a computer—you're a system for awakeners!”
Where did it pull that sleight of hand from?
As Chae-ryeon showed no signs of backing down, the system seemed to judge it couldn't win and tried to flee again.
[system: Time to run!]
‘Trying to run again? Not on my watch!’
Just before the translucent system window vanished, Chae-ryeon swiftly began reciting the contents of her tattered notebook in a loud voice.
The rustling of flipping pages filled the portable shop, accompanied by Chae-ryeon's clear, resonant voice.
“Crab croquette sandwich, high-protein kimbap, sweet potato soup that would make a witch weep, speed-up home-cooked side dishes for busy office workers……”
She rattled them off faster than a rapper—the names of recipes Chae-ryeon had diligently collected since childhood.
From ones she'd glimpsed over her restaurant-working parents' shoulders to those inspired by TV food shows, which she'd recreated herself. The variety was vast.
A collection of recipes reinterpreted in Chae-ryeon's own words. It was her unique weapon, one she wouldn't lose to anyone in.
“Tteokbokki sweetened without sugar, chewy chestnut paste galbi, sizzling japchae, gooey gorgonzola, piping hot tomato stew for camping……”
The quest window reacted swiftly to the nonstop menu barrage.
Ding— Ding— Ding—
[Tutorial Sub-Quest: Pick Your Menu!]
[Quest in progress—collecting recipes mentioned by the user.]
[Count complete.]
[Total recipes mentioned so far: 30.]
[Register all mentioned recipes to the menu?]
[YES/NO]
[(o_O) !]
“Of course YES!”
The system froze in shock from its attempted escape, but Chae-ryeon didn't give it a chance to counter. She shouted YES.
[All recipes registered to the menu in bulk.]
[Number of orderable recipes increased!]
[Currently orderable recipes: 30]
[Quest requirement exceeded with recipe count. Quest complete.]
[Sub-Quest: Pick Your Menu! Complete]
[Quest Progress: 2/3]
The second quest wrapped up in an instant.
[(oㅁO) !]
[system: But the pricing quest won't be so easy!]
“You're right.”
Pricing was the core of any food business.
Taste and care mattered, but without the right price point, customers wouldn't order easily.
For Chae-ryeon, who planned to take orders and deliver to hunters of every rank—not just the high tiers—pricing was a highly sensitive issue.
“But... System.”
[system: ……? ]
Chae-ryeon grinned slyly in a low voice.
“The quest only said to set prices. It didn't attach any other conditions, did it?”
[system: ……! ]
‘I've gained something from knocking out those two sub-quests just now.’
The vicious system had doubled down on quests with talk of balance patches, but the success criteria had turned out surprisingly simple.
‘Pulling out the portable shop and registering the shop name counted as success. Just naming the recipes did too.’
Honestly, for the recipes, she'd been scared it would require detailing every ingredient and step.
But in her panic, she'd just shouted menu names endlessly—and it accepted them!
‘Then pricing should work if I just set it right now!’
There was no reason not to use this clever loophole.
“All menus, priced uniformly at 45G!”
She used the exact price from Min Hae-yul's previous order.
‘It's the amount the system itself specified, so it shouldn't be an outrageous price.’
Ridiculous pricing wouldn't count toward quest success.
But with the system's own price for the first delivery order, Chae-ryeon had nothing to fear.
‘Worst case, I can tweak it later.’
Ding-
[Set price of all registered menus to 45G?]
[YES/NO]
[(°o°)(°o。)(。o。)(。o°)(°o°)(°o。)(。o。)(。o°)]
Even as the system spiraled into meltdown, Chae-ryeon didn't stop.
“YES, YES, YES!!!”
[Pricing all 30 registered menus at 45G.]
[Prices can be adjusted anytime. Discounts available as a service.]
[Please set prices considering market fluctuations and fair rates.]
[Sub-Quest: Set Your Prices! Complete]
[Quest Progress: 3/3]
[system: Oh my god……. ]
Ding-
[★Quest completed within time limit★]
[Reward: Summon Scroll for 'Manager Sol-chan']
“Yes!”
“Master! Success! The quest is safely complete!”
Seeing the quest confirmation, Chae-ryeon and Mimi jumped for joy.
[system: Ah, but this progress is straight-up cheating……. ]
A brand-new title dropped right in front of the trembling system.
[New title granted to user blitzing through Tutorial Quest at unprecedented speed.]
[Title: [Koreans Love Quick Quick] granted!]
[Fame +20.]
[Passive Skill: 'Tutorial's Blessing' granted.]
[Holder of this title gains the right to refuse unreasonable quests!]
[system: ……. ]
[=͟͟͞͞(๑º ﾛ º๑) ]
Chae-ryeon held out both hands innocently and smiled at the stunned system.
“What was that you said earlier?”
[system: Ch-cheater needs a balance patch……]
[Passive Skill: 'Tutorial's Blessing']
[Holder of this title gains the right to refuse unreasonable quests!]
“Whaaat~?”
[system: N-no, nothing……. ]
[system: R-reward…… coming right up……. And I won't mess around anymore……. ]
“Hey, when did I say not to mess around? I just said don't grind me too hard.”
The system's composure cracked at Chae-ryeon's deadpan response, shedding a single tear.
[system: Even for the sake of ■■■…… sob. Wh-what a bully.]
“What did you just call our master~?”
Crabs stick with crawfish, greens with greens.
Mimi, already dyed in Chae-ryeon's colors, narrowed her red eyes and demanded an answer. The system quietly deflated.
[system: N-no, nothing……. Reward first^_ㅠ…… sob sob.]
[Sub-Quests (3): Complete!]
[Reward: 2000 EXP]
[Lv. 2 → Lv. 3!]
“Woohoo! Level up!”
The system had forgotten one crucial fact while tangling with Chae-ryeon.
Koreans take leveling deadly seriously...
As joy and despair clashed starkly, another alert chimed.
[Congratulations on reaching Lv. 3.]
[Passive function added to user's unique skill.]
['Where Are You, Customer?' hungry hunter detection now active at all times.]
[loading……]
[Scanning for hungry hunters in the dungeon.]
[Navigation for delivery detecting……]
[S-Rank Hunter, Shin Ha-rang detected!]
‘An S-Rank Hunter?’
The first order had been from an A-Rank hunter, but she hadn't expected the top-tier S-Rank on the second.
‘And this guy's the guild master of [Wing Guild], the private guild our first customer belongs to, right?’
After Min Hae-yul's order, Chae-ryeon had done some basic research on the current hunter scene.
Nothing too in-depth—just hopping into hunter internet communities for info and eyeballing the lists of top domestic rankers who'd cracked the world rankings.