The commotion did not end there. The captain of the subjugation troops, Vald, was shocked after trying the food as well. He exclaimed, "O…oh my goodness!" 

The other soldiers also started shouting one after the other. 

"Huh, what's this!" 

"It's absolutely delicious!" 

“This is the most delicious tonkatsu that I’ve ever had in my life!! It’s not just the taste, m… my abilities have also increased!”

The soldiers had a better understanding of the concept of increasing abilities and leveling, compared to the players.

'This...' 

Runie saw that there were easily more than thirty people who had the same reaction as her.

'Is he really just a beginner chef?' 

She could not hide her shock and curiosity. From the reaction of the people around her, she even doubted if her friend had been truthful with her, about chefs receiving contempt because of their incompetence.

'Even priests can't cast this many buffs....' Runie thought. However, perhaps it was because she was clueless about the class itself, that she could not understand the situation. 

'Ah, that's right. Ravel, from our guild… he should be one of the few advanced-level chefs in the country, right?' 

There were only about 100 advanced-level chefs in the country. Runie had heard that the dishes cooked by chef Ravel were the best. Even his buffed dishes were considered to be pretty good. Of course, it still could not be compared to the buffs from priests with a similar ...