An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 14

Chapter 14: Out of Topic

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【Old Man】 Ken-chan’s Restaurant Part 8【Streamer and Dual Wielder】

Anonymous Explorer

Anyone missed the guerilla livestream?

Anonymous Explorer

Stop joking around.

Anonymous Explorer

There are over 100.000 viewers even though he didn’t announce the livestream beforehand. LOL

Anonymous Explorer

He’s definitely on par with the other popular streamers. 

Anonymous Explorer

The content of his livestream is amazing. Footage from the lower levels is rare after all.

Anonymous Explorer

There are hardly any dungeon streams of the lower levels in this country.

Anonymous Explorer

Only Dragon Channel, I think? That channel is famous too.

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveKen-sama

Ken-sama is super cool! I got hard while watching him. 

Anonymous Explorer

The new limited menu is Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Set.

Anonymous Explorer

It looks insanely delicious. I’m drooling right now. 

Anonymous Explorer

Getting cockatrice meat and mad bee honey is crazy hard. You won’t be able to eat that kind of meal anywhere else. 

Anonymous Explorer

There will be a huge line at his restaurant for sure. 

Anonymous Explorer

Only 500 servings per day! Hurry and get it!

Anonymous Explorer

The joke is too obvious LOL

Anonymous Explorer

Even though there are 500 servings, but it’s going to be a struggle to get it. 

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveGodOldMan

I want to bite into God Old Man’s grilled chicken with honey mustard. 

Anonymous Explorer

Got a creep lurking here.

Anonymous Explorer

Nishida is practically unparalleled in the lower level, but isn’t he just an F-rank explorer?

Anonymous Explorer

Hurry up and raise his explorer rank, you useless Dungeon Management Agency.

Anonymous Explorer

What rank do you think he actually is?

Anonymous Explorer

Definitely A-rank AT LEAST.

Anonymous Explorer

S-rank.

Anonymous Explorer

I don’t think he’s S-rank yet. There are only 9 S-rank explorers in Japan. S-rank is the top of the top. 

Anonymous Explorer

But he’s way too strong for an A-rank. Just think about it. How many A-ranks can solo the lower levels?

Anonymous Explorer

The gap between A-rank and S-rank is huge. I think the top A-rank explorers can solo the lower levels just fine. 

Anonymous Explorer

There are wide gap of strength between explorers that can dive into the lower levels. Besides, the deep levels are on a completely different level. Only S-rank can dive into the deep levels. Just because he can defeat the monsters at the 12th and 13th floor of lower level, doesn’t mean he’s strong enough to be an S-rank explorer. 

Anonymous Explorer

Oooh~ So the difference in strength is that big, huh?

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveGodOldMan

My God Old Man is the strongest. I refuse to hear any objections.

Anonymous Explorer

By the way, I saw in the news that one of those 9 S-ranks just returned to Japan on a short notice. 

Anonymous Explorer

Her name is Nana Tendou.

Anonymous Explorer

The most beautiful explorer. 

Anonymous Explorer

She’s so beautiful, but she’s also one of the top explorers. 

Anonymous Explorer

The real representation of being blessed with two gifts. 

Anonymous Explorer

I heard she’s in a party with other top explorers around the world since there aren’t many explorers on her level in Japan, right?

Anonymous Explorer

But why is she suddenly returning to Japan? One of her family got in an accident or something?

Anonymous Explorer

Out of topic.

Anonymous Explorer

Back to Nishida.

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveKen-sama

I want to marry Ken-sama.

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveGodOldMan

Huh?! God Old Man belongs to me!

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveKen-sama

Is that a declaration of war! Come at me!

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveGodOldMan

The heck?! You want to die that badly, huh?!

Anonymous Explorer

Weird people are starting fight with other weird people. LOL

Anonymous Explorer

Stop trolling!

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveKen-sama

I’m being serious here.

Anonymous Explorer @ILoveGodOldMan

Same. Not even kidding. 

Anonymous Explorer

These guys are worse than trolls. lol

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The new limited menu was welcomed with open arms by the people. Customers flocked to the restaurant almost daily. Since the 500 servings I planned would run out by noon, I decided to increase the servings to 1000 servings per day. Although I had gathered a lot of ingredients, but I started to run low on stocks. It seemed I would need to go into the dungeon at night to gather more ingredients. I was extremely busy since I had to do everything on my own.

“But still, I can keep doing my best since my customers keeps saying my cooking is delicious.”

“A true chef.”

“In Ken-chan’s case, I don’t think any part-timers can be of much help to you.”

“Exactly. Ten part-timers can’t be compared to one Ken-chan.”

“So? What do you want to talk about?”

“I’m up for anything.”

“Is it love talk?! You finally have love problems?!”

“No… Actually, I’ve received a request for a collaboration. I’m not sure what to do about it.”

I was having a video call with my old friends amidst my busy days. Why? Because I had received a request for collaboration through my Xtube account’s DM. 

“Who’s the one requesting?”

“It’s the idol that I helped during my previous livestream.”

The one asking for a collaboration was Miku Kanamoto. To be precise, it was her manager, Reika Kaga, who had reached out to me through DM.

“Ohh, Miku Kanamoto,huh? She’s getting more popular recently. There are rumors she’s going to be the center in the next comeback.”

“Kawakita, you’re oddly well-informed about idols.”

“Wwell, I actually follow her updates.”

It almost hurt me physically to know a fellow 40 year old man was following the update of a teenage idol. I really needed to be careful of him. 

“This guy always liked idols and actresses since we were young. That’s the reason why he’s still single right now.”

“Higashiguchi, you’re still single too.”

“So is Ken-chan.”

Other than Minamino, all of my friends were still single. He really had to work hard on helping the declining birth-rates for our sake.

“I think you should go for it. Besides, you’ve saved her before, right? This might be a chance for you. Big age-gap couples are common in the entertainment industry. So I don’t think she minds the age gap between you two either.”

“Stop shoving your dream onto me. I’m not into that young girls.”

“Right?! It’s clear to see Ken-chan’s type is the manager, not the idol.”

“N-No… That’s not true…”

Flustered upon hearing Minamino’s comment, I tried to deny it.

“Don’t try to deny it, Ken-chan. I know you prefer mature women who seem capable at her job.”

“Now that you mention it… You’re right.”

Even Higasighuchi agreed with Minamino. But then, Kawakita…

“According to Wikipedia, her manager is 29 years old. Her name is Kaga-chan. Wow. The age gap is super reasonable.”

“I’m telling you, it’s not like that. Besides, 10 years is still big for an age gap.”

10 years age gap… Right. I was already 40. 

“By the way, does Wikipedia even have the information of idol’s managers now?”

“She’s a special case. She’s so popular, so much so that she has a decent fan base of her own. She’s been featured on TV a few times too.”

“I see…”

It wasn’t a surprise. She was really beautiful after all. While getting with the idol might seem like a pipe dream, but maybe the manager… Well, not like I had any illicit thoughts about them, but still.. Being hit by reality was still a bit shocking for me. I was already this old, huh…

“Anyway, I think it’s best if you accept the collaboration request. Also, don’t forget to get her autograph for me. Please tell her to write it to Kawakita-san.”

“Why would I get her autograph for you?”

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