An Old Man Restaurant Owner Is Unparalleled by Relying on His Old Tricks. It Turns Out, He’s the Legendary Dungeon Conqueror. - 40

Chapter 40: Nishida’s Followers Are Increasing in Number

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【New S-rank】 Ken-chan’s Restaurant Part 31【Domain of the Gods】

Anonymous Explorer

This is the birth of a new S-rank explorer! The tenth S-rank explorer of this country!”

Anonymous Explorer

I already knew Nishida is going to become an S-rank explorer when I first saw his livestream. 

Anonymous Explorer

The typical “been here before it’s cool” comments.

Anonymous Explorer

I already knew Nishida is amazing when I first saw Nishida’s post.

Anonymous Explorer

I already knew Nishida’s true strength even when Ken-chan’s Restaurant was still empty. 

Anonymous Explorer

Stop. This is not a competition.

Anonymous Explorer

Anyway, I don’t think Nishida should stop at just S-rank. I think he’s beyond that.

Anonymous Explorer

He’s an S-rank among S-rank.

Anonymous Explorer

Yeah. There are huge differences in strength even among other S-rank explorers.

Anonymous Explorer

It can’t be helped. The highest rank available in this world is S-rank. 

Anonymous Explorer

I know for certain that he’s stronger than Nana Tendou.

Anonymous Explorer

But, she wasn’t going all out. There was no way she could go all out against Nishida. She was holding back.

Anonymous Explorer

In that case, you can also say the same about Nishida.

Anonymous Explorer

Losing because you’re holding back is so lame though! LMAOOO

Anonymous Explorer

Anyway, let’s talk about the rank between the S-rank explorers in this country!

Anonymous Explorer

Well, the first place definitely belongs to Seia Jinguji.

Anonymous Explorer

Yeah, he’s way ahead of the rest.

Anonymous Explorer

Huh? Nishida is obviously the strongest.

Anonymous Explorer

I beg to digress. Nishida is in the top five at best.

Anonymous Explorer

Being in the top five among all the S-rank explorers when he just got promoted recently is something to be proud of though.

Anonymous Explorer

Then, who’s in second place? My vote goes to Toranosuke Marukawa.

Anonymous Explorer

What about Aoi Kadoyama?

Anonymous Explorer

According to a certain self-proclaimed explorer expert, first is Seia Jinguji, second is Ryo Hyodo, and third is Aoi Kadoyama.

Anonymous Explorer

So everyone agrees Seia Jinguji is the strongest.

Anonymous Explorer

That ranking is completely biased.

Anonymous Explorer

Yeah. What complete bullshit.

Anonymous Explorer

In the first place, only a small portion of the achievements of S-rankers is made public. So we, the general public, really can’t rank them ourselves.

Anonymous Explorer

There’s a rumor that the blog is actually run by someone from the Dungeon Management Agency though. 

Anonymous Explorer

So you’re saying that ranking is based on insider information? Well, that makes it more plausible then.

Anonymous Explorer

Come on, there’s no way that rumor is true. Don’t be ridiculous.

Anonymous Explorer

If they’d be fired on the spot if they got caught! LMAOO!

Anonymous Explorer

Yeah. No one would take stupid risks like that. 

Anonymous Explorer

That rumor is just stupid tactic to make false information sound more valid. Stupid people always fall for that tactic easily.

Anonymous Explorer

So in summary, Nishida is the strongest, right?

Anonymous Explorer

Nah, no way in hell. LOLOLOL

Anonymous Explorer

In any case, I believe Nishida can soar even higher.

Anonymous Explorer

How? S-rank is the highest rank to exist. Nishida is already at the top. LOL

Anonymous Explorer

More importantly, I’m curious what he’s going to make from the bananas he got in the deep levels. 

Anonymous Explorer

You’re more interested in that than Nishida’s ranking…? Yeah. Same.

Anonymous Explorer

He’s going to make banana curry. He posted about it on Y. There are pictures too.

Anonymous Explorer

I just checked his post on Y. Wow! It looks incredibly delicious!

Anonymous Explorer

And for the meat, he’s going to use Minotaur meat!

Anonymous Explorer

Alright. That’s it. I’m going to his restaurant now.

Anonymous Explorer

And it’s “limited” to 1000 servings a day! LMAOOOOO!!!

Anonymous Explorer

The limit just keeps increasing.

Anonymous Explorer

Blink once and the limit becomes 10.000 servings a day.

Anonymous Explorer

Just how is Nishida able to cook that many meals himself?!

Anonymous Explorer

It’s Nishida. Of course he can.

Anonymous Explorer

To be precise, only Nishida can do it.

Anonymous Explorer

I wonder if he will hire part-timers someday.

Anonymous Explorer

If he’s hiring, I’d like to apply.

Anonymous Explorer

I’m going to apply if the meal is provided by the house.

Anonymous Explorer

I can easily imagine the flood of people applying as part-timers if the meal is provided by the house.

Anonymous Explorer

There’s no way a regular part-timer could keep up with the pace at Nishida’s restaurant though! LOLOLOL

Anonymous Explorer

You know what, you’re right. No one could do it. He might have to hire top-tier explorers. 

Anonymous Explorer

Top-tier explorers wouldn’t do part-time work, though, haha!

Anonymous Explorer

I’ve been eating there almost every day lately. The meals that don’t use dungeon ingredients are so delicious too.

Anonymous Explorer

I go every day too. I might have become someone who can’t live without Nishida. To be honest, my head is full of Nishida. Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida, Nishida.

Anonymous Explorer

Stop it! Now the word “Nishida” is not leaving my head! LMAOOO

Anonymous Explorer

God, Buddha, and Nishida!

Anonymous Explorer

Eventually, Nishida will make the world goes round and round.

Anonymous Explorer

Believe in Nishida and you too, shall become Nishida.

Anonymous Explorer

That makes no sense, lol.

Anonymous Explorer

The number of Nishida believers is increasing…

Anonymous Explorer @GodOldManFan

I got to see God Oldman fighting in person. He is the true god indeed. 

Anonymous Explorer

Huh? Don’t tell me… You were one of the examinees?!

Anonymous Explorer

I wonder who you are? Were you on his livestream too?

Anonymous Explorer

Come on, tell us your real name! Anonymously, of course. LMAO

Anonymous Explorer

No response, huh?

Anonymous Explorer

There’s no way they’d write their real name in a stupid forum like this, hahaha!

Anonymous Explorer

Alright. So it was just a bait then.

Anonymous Explorer

Did I just witness the birth of a new inside joke?

Anonymous Explorer

That person is a regular here. Maybe they finally got close to Nishida in real life for real… And they’re an explorer too…

Anonymous Explorer

There’s something about that person that makes me think they were speaking the truth.

Anonymous Explorer

RUN NISHIDA!! RUNNNN!!!

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“A lot of things happened but anyway, I’ve become an S-rank explorer.”

“Oooh! Congratulations!~”

“I expected nothing less from Ken-chan! Of course you’re able to rise this high in such a short period of time!”

“I watched your livestream in my working hours. It was pretty rough, huh?”

I was giving my report to my friends during our group call. I told them that I had become an S-rank explorer. 

“To be honest, I didn’t want to get promoted. After all, I only started dungeon diving again just to promote my restaurant.”

“Then why did you take the exam?”

“My niece asked me to. It turns out, my niece is working at the Dungeon Management Agency right after graduating.”

“Ahahaha! Right, right. You’ve always been a doting uncle!”

Kawakita laughed.

“But you have more than one niece, right?”

Higashiguchi asked. I nodded and answered. 

“Yeah, I have 6 nieces. That’s right. All nieces.”

I had two older sisters and each of them had three daughters. Nanoha was the oldest and the youngest was still in elementary school.

“Six…”

“I-I see…”

“That’s… I don’t know what to say…”

“Hm?”

I tilted my head to the side, confused by my friends’ reaction. 

“By the way, what about you guys? Are you going to try dungeon diving again?”

“Hahaha~ We’re already too old for that.”

“I don’t have the time for it anymore.”

“I have kids now.”

“I mean, Minamino aside, Kawakita and Higashiguchi… You two are in the same positions as me though…”

I sighed in exasperation at my friends, who dodged my question with lame excuses.

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T/N: So Nishida’s friends are all OP too?!