Martial Arts Returnee's Game Broadcast-Chapter 317: After the Tournament

<Total Grand Prize: 2.6 billion>

[Team Category]

1st Place Team: 1.5 billion

2nd Place Team: 500 million

3rd Place Team: 100 million

[Individual Category]

Flaming Chef Award: 100 million

Recluse Chef Award: 100 million

Popularity Award: 100 million

Special Awards: 20 individuals, each receiving 10 million

[Additional Rewards]

All award winners will be given the opportunity to set up their own restaurant in the Hae Nam Pa commercial district with priority.

This was a brilliant move to directly bring the popularity generated by the tournament into the Hae Nam Pa district.

Of course, the participants who learned the harsh realities of the martial arts world from this competition all quit like dogs.

However, there was one person who, without a doubt, could not quit.

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"I'll become a humble chef from now on and live my life in humility. Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity!"

[You’re not going to be a martial arts chef anymore?]

"Well, martial arts chef... Isn't that a bit too tough? Being threatened with death by customers is just..."

[So you’re saying you’ll stick with being a martial arts chef?]

"...Umm, I’m just asking out of curiosity... but, is it dangerous if I don't become a martial arts chef?"

In Geumsu only realized after seeing Ha Eung Eung's silent smile.

‘Winning isn’t necessarily good!’

This woman was trying to force me into becoming a martial arts chef!

Unlike an omakase chef, who holds power over the restaurant, a martial arts chef holds power over the customers.

Having had his way for so long, this extreme occupation—being a martial arts chef who gets bossed around by customers, was her real plot!

With the tournament prize money in hand and the title of the best martial arts chef in the world, Geumsu would now be known as a martial arts chef rather than an omakase chef anywhere he went.

"Chef, let's work together!"

"Me too!"

"Hey, could you find a woman for the kitchen?"

"Leave the knife work to me."

With team members full of enthusiasm, there was no way Geumsu could refuse. He ultimately decided to quit his omakase restaurant and challenge himself with the guesthouse alongside his team.

‘Anyway, I'm opening a restaurant with rookies, if it fails, I can always go back to omakase. How much help can Hae Nam Pa even give me?’

Before he could even enjoy the 300 million grand prize shared by the team, time flew by.

<Congratulations! The first guesthouse in the Hae Nam Pa commercial district opens>

<In Geumsu's Best Martial Arts Chef Guesthouse>

Before anyone knew it, a sign was proudly hung, with banners and flyers spread everywhere, and the guesthouse became a sensation, with customers lining up every day.

Far from failing miserably, it became the most successful restaurant in the Hae Nam Pa district.

For some reason, it hit a mega-success, with Chinese-style restaurants popping up nationwide, and the best martial arts guesthouse started opening branches all over.

‘Now, I can’t even escape!’

In Geumsu, now stuck as a martial arts chef!

"Sir, our business is doing so well! We should hire more part-timers!"

"Wow, we're really making money."

"Ugh, kids. It’s not as crazy good as it seems. Why is that damn somen so popular when it’s the cheapest dish?"

"You haven’t seen the internet, huh? There’s a meme going around that if you eat somen quickly and leave, you can feel like a martial artist."

While the team members were energized by the sales, Geumsu couldn’t hide his growing anxiety.

‘What if some crazy martial artists suddenly storm the guesthouse and start a fight?!’

The side effects of the tournament were causing extreme stress!

‘They’ll definitely come. Someone from Hae Nam Pa, under that woman’s orders, will surely come!’

Geumsu was consumed by paranoid thoughts.

"Hello, I’m from Hae Nam Pa."

"They're here!!!"

"Yes? Ah, I see you’ve already heard. We offer protection if you pay a 10% fee from the profits. We can send personnel to protect the guesthouse from other guilds, awakened ones, or martial artists."

Fortunately, it wasn’t an attack, but rather protection services from Hae Nam Pa.

Thanks to that, Do Gwang-gi was relieved to find that the fatigue and stress of keeping an eye on dangerous individuals had reduced.

Unfortunately, Geumsu’s paranoia didn’t seem to ease.

‘What if that old lady suddenly pulls a poison needle from her cane? Or that kid suddenly throws a toy and cracks someone’s head open?’

Days spent unable to greet customers with ease!

Terrified, he couldn’t even have a conversation with customers out of fear of unknown martial artists.

Now, even if he returned to the omakase restaurant, he would no longer be able to properly engage with customers.

"U-um, s-sir!"

"Oh. Isn’t that In Geumsu, the martial arts chef?"

"H-Hae Nam Pa executive! I knew it!"

"Would you like me to sign something?"

"No, it’s fine."

Ujiwoo, who had come out craving some somen, was greatly disappointed when his request for an autograph was refused by Geumsu.

"What’s going on with you these days, Guild Leader?"

"Huh? Why do you ask?"

"Well... it’s just... I’m worried you might suddenly hold an attack tournament at the guesthouse... I haven’t seen you around lately..."

"Haha, you’re joking. You’ve got a sharp tongue."

Ujiwoo laughed for a while before sharing his story.

"These days, the Guild Leader is training in martial arts or hanging out with Mark2... no, spending time with the kids. Sometimes he’s playing with a cloud dragon in Gladiator Training."

"Of course...!!"

Playing with a child. There was no way that malicious woman would be purely spending time with kids.

Just as he suspected, she must be teaching martial arts to children and the elderly and planning to wreak havoc at the guesthouse when he least expects it!

Once an arrogant man, Geumsu had now become a trembling, cautious coward.

"Ah, you’re too busy cooking and preparing the next day’s ingredients, so you don’t even get to watch V-tube, huh? Playing with the cloud dragon is no big deal. The Guild Leader’s really into new skills these days."

"New skills... what do you mean?"

"He said he reached the peak of swordplay and is now having fun flying on clouds, scattering sword energy bombs on the ground."

"!!!"

"He’s been having fun obliterating the ancient territories of Daecheon Iron Kingdom, reducing them to a primitive state. Haha."

Unable to bear the intense stress, Geumsu’s head turned white.

"He’s become so gentle. When I first met him, he was so lively and full of energy. I guess it’s true, you should work moderately and go enjoy life."

Ujiwoo clicked his tongue as he left, but Ha Eung Eung, who had been watching from a distance, nodded with satisfaction.

[Going forward, still take only a 10% fee, but if you notice any change in them, report back.]

Following her orders, a disguised Hae Nam Pa spy, wearing a guesthouse headband, nodded.

"As instructed, I will keep monitoring them."

As long as Geumsu doesn’t return to his old arrogant ways, his safety shouldn’t be at risk.

‘Now that he’s become a martial arts chef while working under the protection fee, I hope he’ll start behaving properly.’

Ha Eung Eung thought to herself as she blended into the crowd, disappearing.

This was the moment she closed the book on her strict teaching of In Geumsu, which had spanned three months—from the World’s Best Martial Arts Chef Tournament to the establishment of his guesthouse.

While In Geumsu benefited the most from the tournament’s rewards, second and third place winners, Peng Hui-long and Yoo Yo-hyun, also achieved their own results.

"Ha Eung Eung. When I saw your name, I wondered if you were the Ha Eung Eung from the Martial Arts Records."

[So you must be a member of the Peng family.]

"I’ve heard stories from Pang Cheol-san about the Empress's dirty desires and the world’s most beautiful woman. Do you remember her?"

She certainly couldn’t forget.

Pang Cheol-san, one of her life-risking allies and a key figure who gave his life for her, had trained her. The martial arts from his family, the Hubei Peng family’s modified Five Tigers of the Five Paths, helped her reach her current level.

[That name brings back memories.]

"I’m glad to hear that. It’s a relief to know that his sacrifice wasn’t in vain."

Peng Hui-long had come to find Ha Eung Eung for a reason that wasn’t too grand.

"I wanted to see if you’re a woman worth risking your life for, and how you’ve used that life since then."

[Do you think I’m living well enough, in your opinion, living for both the Peng family and myself?]

Peng Hui-long nodded.

"I’ve heard that once every hundred days, you rarely smile, but when you do, it’s said to be as beautiful as a fairy. That wasn’t just flattery, huh? Keep that smile, don’t lose it."

[If you want, you can join my sect.]

"If Hae Nam Pa revived in the modern martial world, there’s no reason why Hubei Peng family can’t. I’ll personally take care of Peng family’s future and lead the modern era."

With that, Peng Hui-long proudly went his way. Ha Eung Eung, who had been trying to build a Peng family guesthouse next to the World’s Best Martial Arts Guesthouse, reluctantly waved him off.

‘It seems the people from the Martial Arts Records are becoming more noticeable.’

Because she had a special bond with martial artists, the National Security Bureau’s response had become more passive.

However, Ha Eung Eung didn’t know that and had a bad feeling that the returnees might soon cause a big problem.

‘Maybe I should disguise myself and visit the guesthouse?’

If a martial artist who returned from the past comes, they won’t resist visiting the guesthouse.

Lately, even the senior members avoid sparring with her, so it would be a lucky chance to hold a guesthouse sparring match.

While Ha Eung Eung secretly imagined this amusing sparring, she was disappointed when no such battle took place.