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Chapter 479: Naval Warfare (Bottom)

And that was exactly what Gorfido was, a beast that had a bloody history.

But now, in front of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s King Minhyuk, he was bawling his eyes out while swearing eternal loyalty. Minhyuk just smiled quietly. The words that he told Gorfido? He completely meant them. He truly wanted Gorfido to become an ordinary man, an ordinary husband, an ordinary daughter-con or son-con, and live an ordinary life while atoning for the evil deeds that he had done in the world.

‘I did not expect that Gorfido would swear his allegiance to me.’

It was true. Deep down, he also felt that Gorfido would pose a threat to him if he did not change. But Great Pirate Gorfido was now kneeling and making a pledge of allegiance to him. With this, Minhyuk was sure that Gorfido would live in his kingdom for the better.

So, he said, “Gorfido. From this point on, you will live as a citizen of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. I want you to atone for the atrocious deeds that you have done in the past. And… if you ever commit a single evil deed, you will meet my sword.”

“As you command!!!” Gorfido answered loudly and energetically while Minhyuk grinned at him. Meanwhile, the viewers watching the broadcast felt a huge tremor shake their hearts. Then, something unexpected happened again.

[The Absolute God was greatly impressed with you, who have given Gorfido a true ‘awakening and enlightenment’.]

[The mysterious Absolute God has bestowed a present upon you.]

[The quest: Gorfido’s Wish has achieved a 100% pirate wipe-out rate.]

[You have accumulated +30 STR and AGI, +21 STM, +20 WIS, and +15 INT in your Wagyu.]

[You have accumulated 150,000,000 EXP in your Wagyu.]

[You have wiped out 100% of the pirates. You have created a surprising achievement!]

[You have gained 1000 REP.]

[You have gained 100 CHA.]

[With the 100% completion rate of Gorfido’s Wish, you will be able to obtain the countless trophies, like artifacts, golds and treasures, that Gorfido has obtained in the ‘Pirate’s Grave’.]

[Gorfido will be able to recover the 10% of the 20% power deduction that was imposed upon him.]

‘Amazing…’

Minhyuk shuddered at the thought of gaining all of the artifacts and gold that Gorfido has obtained so far in the Pirate’s Grave. This was a reward that was completely out of this world.

Meanwhile, Mankai, the best BJ in Japan, watched everything on the sidelines. He felt a warmth spread in his heart at the sight of Gorfido swearing his allegiance to Minhyuk. After all, everyone would feel the same if they watched such a sight. Then, Korea’s representative BJ, Know-it-all Dictionary, approached him and said, “You could probably tell why I signed an exclusive contract with the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom now, right?”

Know-it-all Dictionary was also aboard the Battleship, hiding on the sidelines to broadcast the battle between Beyond the Heavens Kingdom and Japan’s King of the Sea Lundnu. However, to others, it did not make sense for a man like Know-it-all Dictionary to be tied up somewhere, even if it was the very first kingdom established by a player, right? Mankai had just laughed at Know-it-all Dictionary thinking that he had finally gone crazy.

But now…

“Hey, Dictionary. Can’t you give me a free pass to Beyond the Heavens Kingdom?”

“You’re in the Japanese Server so… No.”

“…”

Mankai still held a bit of hope. The regret that filled his face disappeared as he watched the kneeling Gorfido and Minhyuk with a slight smile on his face.

***

First things first. Minhyuk boarded Battleship and headed straight toward the Pirate’s Grave. Once they reached the place, he was able to gain huge rewards.

[You have gained 3,719 platinum.]

[You have acquired Gorfido’s Cowboy Boots.]

[You have acquired Bellod’s Longsword.]

[You have acquired 1,041 Aqua Stones.]

[You have acquired 301 Mermaid Princess’ Tears.]

[You have acquired 51 Iron Sea Lion’s Teeth.]

The notifications rang non-stop. There were also the artifacts, gold, and miscellaneous items that Minhyuk had received after killing the three Pirates of Despair earlier, as well as the pirates under Lundnu from before. Minhyuk simply calculated everything in gold.

“Around 18,000 platinum…?”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Everyone present was left speechless. That was right. Minhyuk earned 18,000 platinum when he came out at sea.

“How in the world…?” Genie asked in shock. As far as she knew, Minhyuk had called for them to the Japanese Server to help with his current situation.To think that they were able to earn 18,000 platinum, a money that was worth around nine billion if converted to cash, in that short amount of time.

“This much money is enough for the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s development funds, right?”

“It’s more than enough. I think there will be a bit of a surplus too,” Genie said with a smile on her face. She wondered how far Minhyuk’s opportunities could reach and thought, ‘Ah. It would be nice if we can fill in a bit of our citizens.’

Just like the saying: there was no end to a man’s greed, Genie felt greed flash in her head. But suddenly, something huge approached the shoreline of the Pirate’s Grave. Above that unknown thing, there were roughly 1,300 people. And when the unknown thing rose up, what greeted them was Sukhoe, with its eyes curved in a happy crescent.

“Oh~ Sukhoe, you’re here? Thanks for helping oppa with this request!”

“K, keok?!!”

“Suk, Sukhoe?!”

“O, oppa…?!”

While everyone was shocked, the people riding on top of Sukhoe landed on the Pirate’s Grave and immediately knelt down in front of Minhyuk and declared…

“Please take us with you!!!”

“We swear our eternal allegiance to you, King of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom!!!”

That was right. These people were none other than the captives. The dolphins were hard at work rescuing the captives that fell at sea and bringing them to a nearby island, while Minhyuk fought against Gorfido’s Pirate Ship and the other pirates. These rescued captives were mostly people that had been abandoned by their kingdoms and empires. And all of them wanted to be with the one that saved them, the King of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.

However, some of them were still on the fence. That was when Minhyuk hit the nail on the head and gave them a good proposal, “My subordinates will assist you and your family in migrating to the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.”

“Th… thank you!!!”

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

Most of the ones that were worried about the families that they left behind were the ones that were part of the navy before. Their addition to their kingdom would definitely reinforce their troops.

But what if their families were also added to the count?

‘There would be over 3,000 people coming…’

Genie glanced at Gorfido with a smile before approaching Minhyuk for a talk. Then, Minhyuk said, “Oh my. Of course~ That’s only natural~”

“Really? As expected. Hohohoho! That’s our Minhyuk!”

“…???”

Gorfido knew that they were definitely talking about him, but he could not hear the exact details of their conversation. Then, Minhyuk quickly dragged Gorfido away from the noise of the Pirate Grave’s shore to a quieter side. Minhyuk looked at the sunset and said, “The past few days have been tough.”

For Minhyuk, these past few days were really tough. After all, he could not have a proper meal at all! Now was the time to reward himself, who worked very hard. Just like the people that chose to reward themselves with food after a hard day at work, Minhyuk also began his preparations to eat his wagyu reward. After he finished all of his preparations, he quickly handed a bowl of bibimbap to Gorfido.

“This is a Korean dish. Try it.”

The truth was, this act had a different meaning.

‘Fufu. This will definitely stop you from asking me for a bite of wagyu!’

And Gorfido, who did not know anything, ate the bibimbap with relish. Then, as they watched the sunset, Minhyuk took out a bottle of cold beer and poured it in a glass.

Glug, glug, glug, glug~

Then, with the glass filled with the sparkling and golden beer, he watched the sunset and gulped it in one go.

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp—

It was a bottoms-up! After drinking everything, Minhyuk unknowingly exclaimed, “Kghhk~ That was refreshing!”

The fatigue from the past few days finally disappeared along with his exclamation. And before he knew it, the grill in front of him was already heated. Then, Minhyuk placed a bite-size piece of glistening red wagyu on the grill.

Sizzle—

The sizzle of the beef touching the grill rang loudly. Minhyuk only grilled it for around eight to ten seconds before flipping it.

Sizzle—

As the smoke rose, Minhyuk quickly used his tongs to flip the meat and cook it well before placing the juicy piece of beef in his mouth. Juice filled his mouth with each bite. The piece followed the perfect and fantastic formula: golden brown on the outside, soft and juicy on the inside.

“Wow. This is crazy,” Minhyuk exclaimed as he grilled two pieces at the same time. Before picking up a piece, he first washed the grease from his mouth with some beer.

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp—

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“Kghhhk!”

After a shout of admiration, he took a pinch of salt, sprinkled it on a piece of beef before placing it in his mouth.

“Wow. It’s melting! It’s melting…!”

Then, he placed a dollop of wasabi on top of another piece of beef. Each bite brought about the sweet taste of meat and spicy aftertaste of wasabi together in perfect harmony. After that, he brought out the green onion salad mixed with red pepper powder and sesame oil, before pairing them together with the beef. The crunchy texture of the salad and the savory flavor of the sesame oil went perfectly together with the beef. Sometimes, Minhyuk would eat some pickled onions and beef together.

Chew, chew, chew—

After eating everything, the notifications rang for Minhyuk.

[You have completed the quest: Gorfido’s Wish. You will now be able to acquire the accumulated stats and EXP in the Wagyu.]

[You have acquired +81 STR, +73 AGI, +69 STM, +70 WIS and +71 INT.]

[You have acquired 2,800,000,000 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[…leveled up.]

Minhyuk had leveled up five times in a row. His level had now reached 522. He watched the sunset disappear beneath the horizon, while gulping down the last of his beer.

“Kgghk~”

‘A fantastic dish and wonderful scenery.’

As he smiled at the perfect setting, Gorfido approached him.

***

Japanese Branch’s Special Players Management Team.

All of them had heard about the scary ‘legend’ spreading in the Korean branch. This legend referred to the members of not only their Special Management Team, but also the members of other teams gaining a lot of weight while watching Player Minhyuk.

This was mainly because they monitored Player Minhyuk and his famous mukbang real-time. Rumor had it that the employees of several branches that dreamt of dieting all failed and were left in frustration after watching him eat. The employees of the Japanese Branch did not believe this at all.

But now, more than twenty employees of their Special Management Players Team were drooling as they watched the screen.

“How, how can that…”

“Oh my God… Such a big slice of beef in one bite…? Ah, look at his Adam\'s apple bobbing as he drinks that beer…”

“There’s also the scenery! A glass of beer and some wagyu in front of the setting sun…”

“Kghhhk!”

All of them were drooling.

“How about having some wagyu for dinner tonight?”

“Hooray!!!”

“Waaaaaaaaah!”

The entire Japanese Branch realized at this moment that the outrageous legend was true! Then, they watched Gorfido approach Minhyuk.

[Your Majesty, what position should I take next to you?]

Gorfido’s voice drew everyone’s attention to them once again. Great Pirate Gorfido, the devil of the sea! What kind of position would he hold in the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom?

“As the greatest slaughterer of his time, maybe he’ll be an assassin?”

“Perhaps he’ll be the Commander-in-chief of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom?”

“No. His vassal, Brod, already has that position. N, no way… Don’t tell me he’ll become the Food God’s escort knight?!!”

The Japanese Branch guessed the position that he would give to Gorfido. But to them, they felt like the position would be too low for someone like Gorfido. That was when they saw Minhyuk’s lips twitch in joy as he said…

[Listen, Gorfido.]

[Yes, Your Majesty!!!]

Gorfido immediately knelt down on one knee as Minhyuk continued to speak in a jolly tone…

[Your job is to become a fisherman. Become the Fisherman King, Gorfido!]

“…?”

“…?”

“Fi, Fisherman…?”

“Fisherman King?”

“Keheok?!”

The entire Japanese Branch was left reeling in shock from the sudden and unexpected move by the Disaster-class player! Then, as if he was representing the feelings of everyone in the Japanese Branch, Gorfido’s face twisted in doubt and confusion.

[Did, did you mean for me to become a fisherman?]

[That’s right. But not just an ordinary fisherman. You have to be a Fisherman King! How’s that? It’s an amazing job, right? Keuhahahahaha! Hiyaa~ I think it’s a really fantastic job. Hahahahahahahaha!]

[…]

This was the fate of Gorfido, the man once hailed as the Great Pirate and the Devil of the Sea.