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Within the Winning Ranks

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“Seventh place. He’s within the winning ranks.” (??)

The results up to the third day were announced, and finally, Leon’s food stall had jumped into the winning ranks. Moreover, with the unexpected advertising effect from the Gourmet King, sales were increasing at an accelerating pace, and he was fiercely chasing the top positions.

“At this rate, can he aim for first place on today’s fourth day?” (??)

“No, that’s probably too difficult. Especially since the top three are currently far ahead of the others. Even if sales match yesterday’s, he won’t reach them. However, if he continues until the final day tomorrow, he should definitely be able to overtake them.” (??)

Leon already had a clear view of victory. Of course, it depended on sales today and tomorrow, but he probably would not fall below yesterday’s numbers. If there was any concern, it was sabotage from rival shops. When he had his men follow the suspicious man from yesterday, Baby Sura, they confirmed he was connected to participants ranked near the top.

“Fufufu, surprising them is surprisingly fun! I might get addicted to it!” (Silvia)

Just in case, Leon had Silvia lightly threaten him, so it was unlikely he would interfere again. However, there was still the possibility that other rival shops would carry out sabotage.

“Well, if that happens, it happens.” (Leon)

While thinking that, Leon was preparing for the fourth day at his stall.

“Hm?” (Leon)

Leon noticed something. A boy wearing very tattered clothes was approaching his stall. He looked about the same age as the twins or perhaps slightly older.

“I’m hungry… I want to eat too.” (Boy)

He appeared to be a child from the slums. He was so thin it was pitiful, probably from not having eaten properly.

“‘Nn!’” (Arc/Iris)

Remembering their own past circumstances, the twins pulled at the hem of Leon’s clothes.

“Well, it can’t be helped…” (Leon)

Sighing, Leon served curry and handed it in front of the boy.

“…Is it okay?” (Boy)

“Yeah. But eat it slowly, okay?” (Leon)

“Okay!” (Boy)

Ignoring Leon’s warning, the boy seemed extremely hungry and quickly stuffed the curry into his mouth.

“I told you to eat slowly…” (Leon)

Since curry was quite spicy, eating it on an empty stomach could damage the stomach. There was no helping it, so Leon secretly cast a support magic to temporarily strengthen the boy’s stomach. A man was secretly watching this behavior.

“Kukuku, he really is just a child. Looks like I can use this to sabotage him.” (Unknown Man)

On the fourth day, a long line had already formed before sales began. At this rate, sales would definitely surpass yesterday’s. In fact, the results greatly exceeded expectations. Sales almost doubled compared to the previous day. It seemed that rumors were spreading rapidly, and people from all over Barbara’s city had come flooding in. Even Leon struggled to handle the endless stream of customers but overcame it with superhuman stats.

“Did you see that boy’s movements…?” (Staff 1)

“No, not at all…” (Staff 2)

“Before I knew it, he had more than ten plates of curry served…” (Staff 1)

“Well, if you can eat something that delicious, I don’t care how.” (Staff 2)

Although the boy’s movements were a bit suspicious, like a chef beyond a chef, thanks to the curry, it fortunately didn’t become much of an issue. Putting that aside, with today’s sales, it wouldn’t be strange for him to jump to first place on the fourth day. Leon’s curry had now become a hot topic throughout the city, so it was hard to imagine sales suddenly dropping tomorrow.

“Still, even the prepared stock saved in the item box is almost depleted, so I’ll have to prepare again for tomorrow.” (Leon)

It was a happy problem.

(Another thing I’m worried about is… there were a lot of people who looked like slum residents around the plaza…) (Leon)

Attracted by the smell of food, their numbers had been slowly increasing since the first day of the tournament. But today, the increase felt sudden and significant. Moreover, for some reason, they only watched Leon’s stall from a distance.

(Maybe they learned that the boy ate curry for free and thought they might get some too? I hope it doesn’t become troublesome.) (Leon)

Leon’s suspicion would come true in the worst possible way.

 

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“Alright, I finally got first place on the fourth day.” (Leon)

The fifth day. The morning of the tournament’s final day. Leon checked the rankings up to the previous day and learned he was now in first place. Since the results were public, customers also knew. His stall, which had made a sudden comeback from behind in the fifth area to become first, was a hot topic, so victory on the final day was almost guaranteed. However, when Leon arrived at his stall, full of confidence, he witnessed an unprecedented sight.

“Huh?” (Leon)

His stall was surrounded by countless people. There was still over an hour before sales started. It didn’t look like customers who could no longer wait and had already started lining up. Everyone looked shabby, clearly without money. They were slum residents.

“Ah, here he comes!” (Slum Resident 1)

“The shop owner!” (Slum Resident 2)

When they noticed Leon, they all turned to him at once. Then, they shouted with joy.

“Hey, you! You’re going to let us eat curry too, right!?” (Slum Resident 3)

“We’re really grateful! We haven’t eaten anything lately!” (Slum Resident 4)

…He never said any such thing.

Leon groaned inwardly.

 

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