Chapter 3

Dungeon Food Truck Owner - Chapter 2 (3/302)

Dungeon Food Truck Owner Chapter 2

<What do you mean, "on hold"?!>

“Kyaahhhh!!!”

Startled by the sudden loud voice, Ji-eun screamed. She quickly turned around and saw the driver's side door opening and closing by itself.

“Gh... Ghost?”

<Ghost? Really?!>

“There's a ghost in the truck!”

<It's not a ghost, so calm down!>

The voice, which seemed inexplicably flustered, soon mixed with static, and then calm classical music began to play.

Ji-eun, who was backing away from the truck, seemed to be calmed by the driver's side door, which had been opening and closing wildly, now stopping wide open.

“...Who are you?”

<Crackle... Ah, ah, my beautiful voice. Microphone test one, two. One, two.>

“...?”

<Isn't the volume set too high, owner? If you keep listening to music so loudly, your hearing will get worse when you're old.>

The voice, now clearly smaller, started nagging.

Ji-eun still couldn't understand why she had awakened as a Food Truck Owner, and now the food truck was talking to her. To make matters worse, a system window popped up, asking if she wanted to proceed with the tutorial she had decided to put on hold. The 'YES' panel was shining brightly.

“...”

“It's really suspicious...”

“Are you mad at me?”

“...Why did you suddenly become so calm?”

As Ji-eun continued to ponder, the suspicious system window finally revealed its true nature. It felt almost human, persistently urging her to proceed with the tutorial.

<Well, you have to start the tutorial since you'll be doing business soon.>

“Who are you, saying that?!”

The system window kept shining, and the unknown voice continued to speak.

Ji-eun, who had lived 21 years as a non-awakened person, was now awakened as the absurd class of a Food Truck Owner. After a moment of shock, she started to feel annoyed.

<Ji-eun's Food Truck.>

“Yes, I'm Ji-eun.”

<...No, that's the name you gave me.>

“Eek?”

<Exactly. I'm a spirit awakened because you named me.>

Why is a spirit coming out of a truck?

Ji-eun blinked in confusion.

Since she had never been interested in hunters, she didn't know what a spirit was. She looked bewildered as the voice revealed it was a spirit.

“A spirit?”

<Yes, I'm a spirit bound by a contract to a hidden class awakener. Your class is so absurdly a Food Truck Owner, so I woke up in this truck.>

“...Do hidden classes usually have spirits?”

<Some do, some don't. Since you're an awakener of a non-standard class, think of me as a guide.>

So, to put it in game terms, the spirit acts as a guidebook for each class, explaining skills and how to level up, like a beginner's guide.

<First, accept the tutorial.>

“...Accept the tutorial.”

- This is a class-specific quest that can only be done once. Future business preparations will be influenced by the awakener's skills.

- What food will you sell today to earn money... to feed customers? Choosing the menu is the most important issue. Please select a menu you are confident in from the following options.

1. Korean cuisine

2. Western cuisine

3. Japanese cuisine

4. Chinese cuisine

5. Snacks

6. Fast food (e.g., hamburgers, sandwiches)

7. Desserts

8. Bakery

As Ji-eun looked at the menu options one by one, her face became quite serious, unlike before.

When she applied for the food truck contest, she never intended to run the truck with just one menu. That's why this custom-made food truck, made to the winner's specifications, was equipped with a small oven, a griddle, and a gas range.

Ji-eun had been developing numerous recipes since she was young, but her specialty was Korean cuisine. She knew and excelled at most Korean dishes. She had also practiced Japanese and Chinese cuisine, and recently, Western cuisine by watching YouTube and other professional cooking channels.

The only areas she lacked confidence in were desserts and bakery. Even so, she had been practicing at a cooking school for the past six months to prepare for the contest.

Baking and pastry, which rely on precise measurements rather than experience and skill, were also very appealing, and she was currently very interested in them.

Thus, it was difficult to choose just one out of the eight options. Feeling frustrated, Ji-eun pressed the system window and dragged from 1 to 8, as if using a mouse.

- All menus have been selected.

The materials provided by the skill [Today's Recommended Dish (Lv.1)] are now expanded to all categories.

“Huh?”

She had simply dragged all the options because she didn't know what to choose, but it seemed to be a great move. If the materials provided by the skill were limited to one category, it would have been disappointing, but according to the system window, she could now receive almost all materials.

<Your insight is excellent. You have the makings of a businessman.>

“No, I just know how to cook everything...”

Regardless, she had definitely achieved the best result in the first step of menu selection. The material supply level was not just a reduction in raw materials but a free raw material supply cheat key! This was the first step to creating a miracle where every item sold would result in 100% pure profit.

- When you select a menu to make, the corresponding materials will automatically generate in your inventory.

- The freshest materials will be supplied daily.

<Choose a menu.>

Hearing the command to choose a menu, Ji-eun thought about the food she had decided to sell from the next day and smiled. It was a menu that was easy to prepare.

“B.L.T. Sandwich.”

B.L.T. Sandwich.

A sandwich named after the first letters of its three main ingredients: Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato.

It's a simple dish made by layering lettuce, bacon, tomato, bacon, and lettuce between rye bread or a rye bagel.

The inventory automatically opened with the notification.

As the skill description stated, the inventory was automatically filled with rye bread, bagels, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and various dressings and sauces.

“Wow... This is insane.”

It was truly insane. Ji-eun's eyes widened when she saw the numbers written in the bottom right corner of each material.

“Looks like enough for 200 servings...”

She never thought she could sell 200 sandwiches on the first day. Even if she could, she had a certain speed at which she could make sandwiches. Freshly made sandwiches had a different flavor compared to pre-made ones.

She had considered making them on the spot as soon as orders came in. According to her standards, 200 sandwiches were far too many to handle in a day.

However, the system window was merciless.

Menu: B.L.T. Sandwich

- Slice tomatoes into quarters (0/50)

- Prepare lettuce (0 heads/20 heads)

- Cut bread in half (0 slices/100 slices)

- Cook bacon (0 kg/15 kg)

- Boil eggs (0 eggs/200 eggs)

- Make sauce (0 L/5 L)

- Cut cheese (0 slices/200 slices)

- Progress: 0%

- The quest will end when all materials are prepared!

“Do all of this...?”

She was trapped.

She was stuck in the quagmire of preparing materials for 200 sandwiches.

She had never imagined the tutorial would proceed like this. Ji-eun looked at the enormous amount of materials pouring out of the inventory onto the truck's cooking area and muttered in despair.

“Insane...”

<Ha ha ha ha! 200 servings by yourself!>

The spirit of the food truck laughed, looking at the countless sandwich materials that had instantly covered the cooking area, sink, and floor, like a large bomb had dropped.

<Remember that thought.>

“What thought did I have?”

<I can't help you with the tutorial.>

“No, you're a spirit! Do something with magic!”

<Think of yourself as the owner of a successful food truck and prepare the materials.>

Well, of course, 200 servings of sandwiches weren't impossible, but Ji-eun had never prepared such a large amount of materials before.

Consistency is key in sales!

Some sandwiches are big, some are small. If there's even a slight difference in the ingredients inside, customers will notice.

Why is there a difference in quantity and size when they paid the same price? Such complaints would surely make the business difficult. That's why Ji-eun had prepared a ruler to cut the ingredients to a consistent size.

“Wow...”

But Ji-eun wasn't unhappy with the current situation. She was actually very satisfied.

The tomatoes were not the type with blemishes or split sides, but fresh and plump, as if just picked. The bread was warm, as if freshly baked. The cheese had a rich aroma, and the bacon was of moderate length and size, neither too fatty nor too lean.

The eggshells were rough and fresh. When she tore a bit of the lettuce with her hands and put it in her mouth, it was crisp and made a loud crunching sound.

This was truly a golden opportunity. To be able to cook with such materials every day...

Ji-eun, now filled with emotion, muttered.

“The best...”

The highest quality materials prepared!

Free supply of the most important ingredient in cooking!

“Alright, let's start!”

Thus, Ji-eun's unexpected first food truck business preparation began.