Chapter 37. Our Restaurant Is Operating Normally... Probably?
Chapter 37. Our Restaurant Is Operating Normally... Probably?
I walked slowly.
As the saying goes, the more you prepare, the more content you get.
As expected, they were trying to restrict my departure through diplomatic pressure via a live press conference.
They were also canceling all flight routes from Korea to China.
It wasn't just flights—they were blocking every port, including Yantai, Shanghai, and Tianjin.
"People are so naive."
"They really are. Here we are, flying over."
Everyone knew that Laila and I could fly.
But they probably didn't know we could manage intercontinental travel like this.
"Hero, look at this! The community boards are buzzing about you, too."
[ Author: Anonymous ]
[ Title: Demolishing a building lololol ]
[ Content: (Chinese press conference) They must have felt how screwed they were in real-time, the spokesperson was freaking stammering lmao ]
└ They were given a chance and they pulled this crap?
└ Lmaoooo what a dumbass lol
└ Alright, demolition time~
└ But isn't this gonna be controversial later?
└ The dude's demolishing his own building, what's the problem?
On another post, there were comments tinged with concern.
[ Author: Anonymous ]
[ Title: But what about the people inside? ]
[ Content: If you just smash the building, won't the people inside get hurt? ]
└ You idiot, it's Monday, the Forbidden City was closed.
└ Nah, there wouldn't just be tourists, there'd be maintenance staff.
└ Oh? Good point.
Don't worry.
I wasn't the kind of person who recklessly caused trouble without thinking about those things.
"Laila, you know?"
"Of course."
The President had been emphatic about that point from the start.
No matter what happened, no ordinary civilians could be hurt in the process.
"Hero, apparently Beijing is right below us."
"Really? Then let's slowly..."
I tossed the orb, and it transformed into a drone shape and floated in the air.
[ World's Strongest Hero : Arrival ]
[Lolol it's been ages since we saw you floating in the sky]
[So the Forbidden City is right below this?]
[Are you gonna smash it with the Thousand-pound Hammer?]
"No, we have to do an opening before the content."
Only amateurs started the stream and jumped straight into the content without any setup.
You had to grill the pre-show just enough to get the viewers' anticipation boiling over without burning it.
I descended with Laila.
What I saw were countless soldiers and tanks forming a defensive line.
[Hmm, a tank in front of the Forbidden City... could it be?]
[Hey hey hey lol]
[A-huh!!!! That's a ban, mentioning that!!!!]
I fiddled with my earring, pulled out my 'Holy Sword,' and grinned.
"Nice to meet you. I'm the Hero."
An incredible roar of cheers (?) erupted from the soldiers at that sight.
[Cheering my ass lololol]
[I dunno any Chinese, but I definitely heard caonima lol]
The moment I took a single step, they started aiming their guns at me.
Then, a man with brilliant epaulets on his shoulders emerged from among the soldiers.
"[In Chinese] You have now entered Chinese territory illegally!"
"What's he saying?"
"He's saying we've illegally entered the country?"
"[In Chinese] Turn back now and I will not hold you responsible!"
"He's saying if you turn back now, he won't hold you responsible?"
Yeah, you people had always been that shameless.
So I decided to be a little shameless this time, too.
As I swung my club around and approached, they opened fire.
─ Rat-tat-tat-tat!
But everything just bounced off my body, their gunfire completely useless.
Laila, on the other hand, deployed a barrier and blocked every single bullet.
─ Ting-ting-ting-ting-ting!
"Put one on me too..."
"Oh my, Hero, you wouldn't even get a scratch if you were hit, right? I think if I got hit, my clothes would tear."
Realizing that ordinary bullets were useless, a tank turret swiveled toward us.
[They're aiming a cannon at a person?]
[Is he even a person?]
[One, two, three, four lmao]
[Isn't thinking about firing a cannon in this busy downtown area insane?]
Well, if I did this and there was collateral damage, they'd definitely blame me anyway.
[What's that bastard doing?]
[Is he getting into a batting stance???]
[Holy shit lmaoooooo]
[This guy is seriously ridiculous lololol]
"Laila, can I ask you to make sure this doesn't explode?"
─ KWA-BOOOOOM!!!
The shell flew at a terrifying speed, making the ground seem to vibrate.
But with a skilled stance, I struck the incoming shell perfectly.
'Careful, don't break it...!'
─ CLANG!!!
The shell that met my club flew high into the sky.
I hit it while controlling my strength so Laila's barrier wouldn't break.
─ KWA-BOOOOOM!!!
The shell exploded in the sky, looking like a sunset below.
It was like...
"Whoa, a home run!"
[Did he just say home run lmao]
As we watched the giant firework go off, several tank turrets fired simultaneously.
─ Clang! Clangg! Kwa-boom!
I batted them all away.
"This is gonna be endless at this rate."
[What, you wanna break the tanks?]
I rested my club on my shoulder and thought for a moment.
"Laila, can you immobilize the tanks a bit?"
"Something like that is simple."
As Laila recited her spell, several orbs radiating a brilliant light appeared behind her.
Soon, the orbs rotated around Laila and then shot toward the tanks.
─ Hiiiissss...!
As the orbs grazed the tank barrels, the front parts of the barrels melted away entirely, like ice melting.
We paid no attention to their shock and walked right past them.
"Well, you shot a cannon at a person, so fix that yourselves."
"Excuse us~"
Saying that, we cut through their ranks and moved with Laila.
As I stepped inside, a fairly wide courtyard came into view.
"Wow, it's huge."
"It really is."
"Wait a sec."
─ KWA-BOOM!
Since they might annoyingly follow us, I smashed the main gate so they couldn't come in.
In the process, someone's (?) portrait was also destroyed.
"Tell them to just print another photo and put it back up."
[Lolololololololololol]
[Does he even know who that is? lmaooo]
[He just smashes everything so refreshingly.]
Then, while scouting for a suitable spot, I pulled a small banner out of my coat.
[? What's that?]
[Where'd a banner come from lol]
[Is he gonna put up a 'Do Not Enter' sign or something?]
Ignoring the viewers' questions, I grabbed the ends of the banner and shoved them into the stone wall.
[Our restaurant is open for business as usual...?]
[Crazy bastard lolololololololololol]
[The Forbidden City's mysterious restaurant opens lololol]
"Gotta do what I gotta do even if I'm wrecking the place."
Going further in, I saw a few people who looked like public security officers threatening us with guns.
"Are those the guys doing maintenance on their day off?"
Laila gently and politely asked them to leave.
At that, their faces turned pale and they bolted away in a hurry.
"What did you say to make them that scared?"
"I just said the Hero is an S-rank Hunter."
Sheesh, they ran away from just that?
Well, if Laila said so, it had to be true.
"Ah, so this is the building where the emperor lived?"
[Yeah, that's right]
[It's a place tourists can't enter anyway lolol]
[Look at how huge that chair is lol]
I stomped my way inside with my shoes still on.
Then I sat on the giant throne as if I were the emperor.
"How do I look?"
[Doing this at a tourist spot... reminds me of an ugly Korean]
[This guy seems like he'd leave graffiti on a coral reef lol]
"Alright, jokes aside, let's start the demolition..."
Just then, I felt a strange flow of Mana from outside.
A considerable number of people were heading this way.
A-rank Hunters at minimum.
"Oh, they're here?"
[They're here? The hell lmaoooo]
[It looked like they also really didn't wanna come but were forced to?]
[See that guy on the far right? His legs are shaking?]
"What, did you come here because you want to get buried along with the buildings?"
At my words, their faces turned pale.
They were also afraid of a fight they didn't want.
"[In Chinese] Do you even know where you are?!"
"[In Chinese] Do you know what you are doing right now?!"
"What's he saying?"
"Just pointless drivel."
"Really? Then...."
─ KWA-BOOOOOM!!!
I stood up from my seat and completely smashed the throne where their ancestors (?) had sat with my club.
Not only the throne, but the floor was also deeply dented.
I tapped my club and glanced over the lot of them.
I had no intention of hurting them, but if they were to attack first, I was prepared to break a bone or two.
But seeing them, their fighting spirit was already crushed.
"You gonna fight? Or not?"
Even when Laila translated for them, they just stood still.
"Right, you guys aren't guilty of anything."
─ Kwa-boom! Crash!
I smashed every wooden pillar, marble floor, and rafter I saw in the Forbidden City.
"Ahh, this is stress-relieving."
[But why are they just standing there blankly lolol?]
[Well, they can't just jump him]
[And even the next best option, the Saintess, is also strong as hell lmao]
While they were watching, one building had already been reduced to nothing but its frame in an instant.
[He really stripped it down to the bone]
[Look, only the skeleton's left]
"What's next? The Hall of Supreme Harmony? The Hall of Central Harmony? Which should I break first?"
[Just go for the Hall of Supreme Harmony]
[You're breaking one as you pass by, right?]
As I walked out of the building that was now just a skeletal frame, I saw another group approaching from afar.
Judging by the feeling, Hunters on par with S-rank were coming.
And Chen Longwei was among them.
"A mere hunter from a small country dares...!!!"
"I will crush the pride of this barbarian scum right now!"
"Aha, so you're looking for a fight?"
The situation was on the verge of exploding, and they were about to lunge at us.
At that moment, Chen Longwei stepped in front of them.
He bowed his head politely.
"Sir, is it truly impossible for you to just turn back...?"