Chapter 67 (2/2)

“No, there is still a bit more left...”

“Give it to me.” Cha Jincheol’s bowl with plenty of meat was forcibly taken away.

I secretly squeeze the bag of poison while gritting my teeth. This bad guy. Eat it and go to hell. I squeezed out all of it without leaving a single drop behind. A smile like a devil appeared on my face.

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is giggling and watching with excitement.]

“Now, eat a lot.”

“Thank you. I’ll eat it well.”

I had a good smile on my face but inwardly, it was different. There was already a demon growing inside me.

The moment that Cha Jincheol put the soup in his mouth...

“Oof?!”

Clang!

Suddenly, he dropped the bowl and fell to his side. I swallowed the complaints in my heart. Huhu. There was no need to destroy the evidence.

“Oppa! What’s wrong?”

Mido was shaking his body but his eyes were on me. Cha Jincheol opened his mouth, “Uh...”

These were his last words.

[The user ‘Deadeye’ has died.]

* * *

A capsule door opened in the lonely silence. This was a capsule room dedicated to the Union staff. It was the place where Cha Jincheol connected to play the game.

“No, why poison me...?” He couldn’t understand. It was clear that the grandfather had poisoned him. It was due to the message he received.

[You have been poisoned by the Giant Spider King’s venom.]

[It is very poisonous. You will die if you don’t detoxify it in 10 seconds.]

The Giant Spider King. He was convinced thanks to this. Mido’s grandfather was the man he was looking for. The hero of Mulan and now Wolf Mask. Cha Jincheol didn’t confirm the ID but he was certain. It was because this poison could only be obtained by those who hunted the Giant Spider King.

“No, why poison me... Ah, really. Haha.” Cha Jincheol continued to laugh at the outrageous situation. Poison. It seemed that Mido’s grandfather misunderstood him. Cha Jincheol shook his head and emerged from the capsule. He walked to Yoo Minseok’s office.

Knock knock!

“Come in.” Yoo Minseok’s voice was heard and he opened the door. He looked up and smiled at Cha Jincheol. “You have been playing the game for the last few days. Is your mood better?”

“It is.”

Yoo Minseok smiled and asked, “You suddenly looked for me. Does this mean you found him?”

“Yes, I found him.”

“How did it go? Will he participate in the national team trials for the Challenge League?

“No.”

“What...? Really? Didn’t you mention the rewards?”

“No.”

“What? Are you kidding? You are just...” Yoo Minseok made a playful knife motion with his hand and Cha Jincheol burst out laughing. “Why are you laughing? Was I that funny?”

“Haha. No, it’s not that. I’m just reminded of what happened before.”

“What? What’s going on?” Yoo Minseok c.o.c.ked his head and wondered.

“I was poisoned.”

“Eh? By who...?”

“The elder.”

“...Crazy guy. It doesn’t make sense. Did you pick up something from the side of the road and eat it?”

“It isn’t like that. The elder is a chef.”

“What...? Your words are nonsense. Did you eat something bad?”

‘I didn’t believe it either.’

It was hard for himself to believe, let alone his brother-in-law.

“It is true. I saw it with my own eyes. If you don’t believe it, I’ll go to the capsule and get my game record.”

“...He is really a chef?”

“Yes.”

“......” Yoo Minseok didn’t say anything for a while. Then he opened his mouth again, “Crazy. How can a chef be so strong? Is it the power of a Star Fruit?”

“Maybe, I think so. There isn’t a heroic class among what we planned with that ability.”

”That is true. He isn’t even level 50 so the Star Fruit must be amazing. What type of powers did he gain?”

“We’ll find out eventually. Then I’ll get some rest first.”

“Yes, you’ve worked hard, Jincheol.”

Cha Jincheol closed the door and thought, ‘I’ll tell Mido tomorrow that I want to meet her grandfather.’

* * *

Meanwhile, Mido was bewildered. “Grandfather, why did Jincheol oppa die suddenly?” She was killing the incoming familiars and helium slime.

I put on a pretense. “Who knows? I don’t know.”

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is grabbing his belly at your lies.]

“Grandfather, you didn’t put anything in the food?”

“How can that be? You ate it as well.”

“Yes...” Mido glanced at me with suspicious eyes but quickly shook it off. “Ah, what was the reason? I’ll have to ask when he logs in tomorrow.”

...Ah, I hadn’t thought about that. I had done it because of my personality but I was worried about the future. Mido would be disappointed if that Jincheol told her the truth. What should I do? Should I kill him as soon as he logged in? I drew up plans in my head.

Then I heard Mido cry out, “Ah! I forgot! I’m supposed to broadcast today!”

“Broadcast?”

Mido manipulated something and a small window opened. Suddenly, she started talking to it. I watched in a bewildered manner.

“Hello, everyone! It is the Arkstar creator, Mido~! I’m going to introduce you to my grandfather today.”

It was the moment when my YouTube debut was imminent.

[1] Cute way of speaking