I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 182
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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 182
Cream Bread Chef (2)
SKY is a guild that the entire world pays attention to.
Yubaek is the same.
Because of this, the speed at which news spread was tremendous.
– Oh, just seeing Jin-woo Baek is enough for me! Korea? I’m departing right away.
First.
A person named Marianne departed.
A French Michelin three-star patissier from restaurant ‘Jore’!
She was a woman who boasted excellent baking skills befitting her 30 years of experience.
– Do you know? Cream bread is Japan. The passion to melt the Wind Fairy’s tongue with my fingertips has ignited. I will definitely participate.
Tokyo’s baking artisan, Tanaka Yuichiro!
– I’ll go to present cream bread that combines Brazilian tradition with modern flavors.
– Boston Michelin two-star, sous chef of The Oyster House, Edward Roberts. I’ll attend.
– I’m a bread master from Florence, Italy. I’m a Le Cordon Bleu Professor graduate.
Famous bakery owners, Michelin stars, master bakers from various countries, even professors from the world’s top 3 culinary schools.
Renowned people submitted applications along with their certificates.
“Aaaah.”
“I thought we’d rest for a while, but again?”
“D-documents are pouring in!”
Yubaek staff began getting busy again.
“Don’t reject them for being too famous!”
“As long as their experience isn’t too short and they meet basic qualifications, accept them all! It doesn’t matter how much budget we spend!”
“Understood!”
“Pass me the documents!”
“Yes, here!”
But smiles bloomed on their faces.
They knew well.
That bonuses come when days like this arrive.
And sure enough.
“I brought good news! After this contest ends, they’re giving out 100 million won overtime pay again, so please work hard!”
“Kyaaaah!”
“Great!”
“Documents! Bring more!”
The best owner is one who pays well.
Yu Ji-a’s golden leadership was still strong, and headquarters overflowed with vitality as always.
It wasn’t just the communities that were in chaos.
Governments of various countries were also in chaos.
Especially countries that weren’t summoning powerhouses but summoning underdeveloped nations didn’t have such opportunities often.
Their citizen becoming a SKY member?
That alone would be tremendously powerful.
To give one example?
Wars that would happen don’t happen.
No country would want to antagonize SKY.
As a representative example, look at North Korea above.
They used to act up all the time, but after Korea became the world’s number one holder, haven’t they been quiet as a mouse without any official announcements or provocations?
They know they’d face forced unification if they misspoke once.
In the midst of this.
The Portuguese government moved especially actively.
First, the president summoned the prime minister and numerous government officials.
“The nation’s future depends on this issue! Don’t we lack a Player Zone? In this situation, if our citizen becomes a SKY member… The influence would be unimaginably powerful!”
The president argued strongly.
“Immediately summon all bakers capable of participating in the competition.”
“Five excellent bakers have been selected as candidates…”
When the prime minister spoke, the president glared.
“Only five?”
Are you kidding right now!
“That’s insufficient. Tell all citizens who can apply to apply! Ah, and. Let’s also call a fairy studies doctor.”
“Fairy studies doctor? Does such a thing exist?”
“If it doesn’t exist, can’t we create it! Announce that we’ll invest in fairy studies research starting today! Tell universities to form research teams too! We’ll provide full budget support!”
“T-to that extent?”
“Tell culinary department professors to collaborate and immediately create the best cream bread recipes by type.”
Desperate proposals poured out within the meeting room.
Everyone wondered if this was right?
But since the president was leading, what could they do.
They had to follow.
‘It’s fine.’
The Portuguese president was confident.
The most famous city for cream bread in Europe is Lisbon.
‘Our traditional dessert, Pastel de Nata.’
He believed that cream bread’s charm could surely captivate the fairy’s heart.
‘Absolutely.’
They must catch Baek Jin-woo’s eye with this opportunity.
Absolutely!
It’s truly a pitiful phenomenon.
A single SKY announcement causing a cream bread craze worldwide.
My goodness.
The phrase ‘cream bread lottery’ became a trending term.
If you’re lucky enough to suit the fairy’s taste, you’d really hit the jackpot?
‘I didn’t know it would be to this extent.’
Yu Ji-a smiled bitterly.
She was currently at the mansion to meet her grandfather.
Daeseong Palace in Hannam-dong.
It’s always splendid and magnificent.
‘Though it’s below our Yubaek City.’
Click, click.
When Yu Ji-a arrived, her grandfather came out dragging his slippers to greet her.
“Hehehe, my pretty granddaughter! You’ve really caused quite a stir!”
“Did you see it?”
“Of course, it’s Yubaek’s business, how could I not see it! Kuhaha. Come sit here. Bring some coffee.”
“Yes.”
A nearby attendant secretary bowed and entered the kitchen.
Swoosh.
Yu Ji-a sat down and asked.
“Why did you call me?”
“I called because my granddaughter is pretty. Must there be a special reason to call? This old man feels hurt.”
“…You don’t call your other granddaughters.”
“Oh my!”
Yoo Byeong-cheon, who scolded with spirit, soon laughed heartily.
Something never seen before.
It was a genuinely bright expression.
“That cream pastry contest. Doesn’t it smell a bit like money?”
“Pardon?”
“If that cream pastry gets selected. We could patent the recipe and make some serious money selling it worldwide.”
“Haha, that’s true.”
Yu Ji-a was thinking the same thing.
The business name would be “Ramba Cream Pastry”!
Since Ramba had often been shown munching on cream pastries in the media, it would probably be a sensational hit.
“Couldn’t our Daeseong get in on that?”
“Grandfather?”
“Don’t worry, kid! Once you marry Baek Jin-woo anyway, all of Daeseong’s shares will be yours!”
“…”
Grandfather.
Since last time, really.
He’s serious about this.
Yu Ji-a chuckled.
Well.
Thanks to grandfather, there was some truth to how things had unexpectedly connected.
She was honestly grateful for that part.
“The business sounds good. But we’d have to give Yubaek a substantial commission too.”
“Of course! This old man has been in business for how many years! I’ll pay more than the industry average!”
“Then let’s have our business team discuss that part later. I’ll think about it positively.”
“Heh, hehehe.”
Yoo Byeong-cheon burst into laughter as if pleased.
My goodness.
When that young granddaughter left home to join the headquarters, he wondered what kind of thing had entered his house…
Now she runs a business much larger than Daeseong.
“So about children…? Haven’t you had any yet?”
“Grandfather, what children! How long have we even been together!”
“Hey! You young folks! This won’t do! Should I invite you to another drinking party?”
“Stop it, stop!”
“Kekeke.”
“Anyway, if that’s why you called me, I can go back now, right?”
“At least eat before you go.”
“…You know I’m pretty busy these days.”
“Hehehe. Yes, yes.”
Yu Ji-a.
She’s grown up a lot.
She even knows how to refuse this old man’s meal.
Yoo Byeong-cheon’s expression became strange as he watched Yu Ji-a’s retreating figure.
The coffee the secretary had brought out wasn’t even cold yet.
But then.
“You seem happy?”
The executive assistant asked carefully.
“Of course, wouldn’t I be? I don’t show it, but my heart races every time I see my granddaughter!”
It had to be that way.
Just as South Korea became a world power because of Baek Jin-woo, Daeseong was about to leap forward as a global corporation because of that.
The group he’d devoted his life to was becoming a pride that transcended continents, and the day when the name he’d built would resonate throughout the world was right before his eyes!
As a businessman, he couldn’t help but be delighted.
‘To taste this before I die.’
Something an ordinary person could never experience…
It was tremendous exhilaration and pleasure.
One week later.
Bustling.
Countless applicants were lined up outside Yubaek City Gate.
The line seemed endless, and surprisingly, all of them were document screening passers.
“Wow.”
“One person gets selected from all these?”
“The competition is insane.”
“Now I see why they call it the cream pastry lottery.”
The method was simple.
Throughout the garden, temporary cooking stations and refrigerators full of ingredients were installed, and applicants entered one by one to take their positions.
Total cooking time was one hour per chef!
When time runs out?
They had to go back outside the main gate and line up again.
– Now, now, we’ll begin the cream pastry contest as of this time! All ingredients are available, but if anyone needs foreign ingredients, please let us know anytime! We’ll procure them somehow!
One of the staff announced with a speaker.
– Then begin!
As the signal dropped.
The chefs at the front began filling the cooking stations one by one.
Before long, the chefs filled the plaza.
Clank!
The main gate closed.
Cooking began simultaneously.
Swoosh, chop!
Some bakers were sifting fine flour through sieves, while other chefs whipped special vanilla cream.
Someone was adding floral scents that fairies loved.
And someone else was adding rich cinnamon fragrance.
– Ahhhhh.
Watching this, Ramba made an ecstatic expression.
“Ramba.”
Baek Jin-woo was a bit worried.
Could Ramba eat all that bread?
“Will you be okay?”
– Of course, what do you take this Ramba for! Ramba doesn’t discriminate against cream pastries!
That was true.
In the past, she had devoured giant cream pastries much larger than her body in just a few seconds.
She didn’t seem to get full or anything.
Well.
It probably wasn’t a concept of digestion to begin with.
Summoned creatures don’t feel hunger.
Ding!
When a chef finishes cooking, they ring the bell.
Then Ramba comes over and munch munch! eats it.
Then.
– Hmm, no. It’s delicious but! It’s not that taste mother made!
If she shakes her head, it’s elimination.
That person has to make it again.
The time limit is 1 hour anyway.
When time runs out?
Beep beep beep beep beep!
The alarm installed on the table rings.
Then that person has to go out and get back in line.
Of course, giving up midway is also possible.
“Phew.”
Baek Jin-woo decided to stay and watch over this place.
‘Right now I’m focusing all my attention on Ramba.’
He was looking forward to it.
What would it be like if Ramba’s potential abilities awakened!
Occasionally when a really innovative chef appeared, Baek Jin-woo would take a bite too.
‘Damn, this is delicious.’
His tongue was melting, melting.
But still.
– So delicious! But… that’s not the taste.
– Hmm? This cream is too thin. Ugh, it’s dripping down as soon as I take a bite! But it still tastes good!
– The cream is sweet, but it lacks depth of flavor.
– Huh? The bread should be evenly crispy, you know? It needs to be evenly crispy, but this part is too soggy. This won’t do!
What an incredibly discerning critic had emerged.
A few chefs were amazed by what Ramba was saying, but most just accepted it.
It was already a widely known fact.
After participating in leagues and appearing on mass media a few times… rumors couldn’t help but spread.
That Baek Jin-woo’s summons were somewhat special.
But what could anyone do about it?
In the old days, he might have hidden it for fear of drawing attention, but now it didn’t matter.
There was no longer any being in this world that could do anything to Baek Jin-woo through force.
Even ten Rachels wouldn’t be enough.
Because Pokryong’s stacks had accumulated to an absurd degree.
And that very Pokryong?
Even now regularly goes around dungeons.
– Nom nom nom! Haah, I’m so happy! But… sorry! This one’s not it either!
Anyway.
Ramba’s expression looked happy.
That was enough.
Eat lots of cream bread and be happy, Ramba.
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