With just one word, George, who was about to turn Volcano Giant into an actual volcano immediately stopped.
His rationality returned in an instant, and the ambient temperature gradually returned to normal.
A hint of clarity flashed through George’s eyes. Upon returning to normal, he surveyed his surroundings and immediately understood what had taken place.
George looked at Ol’ Lasov who was covered in dust and said sincerely,
“I’m so sorry Ol’ Rasov. I’ve caused you trouble.”
Seeing that everything was finally over, Old Lasov heaved a sigh of relief.
He stood up and wiped his face briefly. Hearing George’s apology, he quickly shook his head and said,
“It’s not your fault, child.”
At no point did Ol’ Lasov think about blaming George. He looked at George with a gentle expression, then at Vanessa, who had been smiling all this while, with a scathing one.
“All I can say is, some people are too rude, so rude that it makes people wonder if their identity is a disguise.”
Even when insulted like that, the smile on Vanessa’s face didn’t fade. Her gentle smile seemed to heal everyone who saw it.
However, the anger in Ol’ Lasov’s heart was not so easily appeased.
“Hmph!” Ol’ Lasov turned his head and instructed his staff,
“The few of you, quickly get up and help clean up. We’re waiving everyone’s bills today.”
The second half of the sentence was directed at the customers in the restaurant.
Upon hearing Ol’ Lasov’s order for everyone to leave, the customers also didn’t hang around any longer and walked out of the door.
Before leaving, they didn’t forget to bid George goodbye.
“We’re leaving now, George.”
“Bye George.”
Like Ol’ Rasov, none of these people held a shred of anger towards George.
Every crime had its perpetrator. They had no intention of blaming George for the terrible situation they got into.
Instead, all these people, subconsciously or consciously, glared at Vanessa in either dissatisfaction or anger.
The grudge had been cemented.
Vanessa wasn’t the least bit bothered by all this. The unchanging smile on her face made Selia, who had been observing her all this while, if there was anything that could get her to stop smiling.
Her smile was pretty, it also became too much after a while.
Besides, Celia didn’t know if her smile was genuine or if it meant something else.
Meanwhile, George was still saying goodbye to adventurers he was familiar with.
“That was fierce dude. I really wanna know, how did you become so powerful?.”
“You just need to eat as much as me,” George replied seriously.
Of course, everyone thought he was joking.
However, there were also people who believed him. After all, George’s appetite was too abnormal. Yet, he did not become obese despite his gluttony.
Therefore, some of the smarter people present guessed that maybe George really was able convert food into energy and use it to become stronger.
The one who asked the question shrugged resignedly and gave up.
“Then forget it. I think I’d go bankrupt before I become stronger, even if I only ate one-tenth of what you eat.”
Even if he did believe George’s words, there was nothing he could do besides envy him.
After all, George’s appetite was simply too terrifying. He could genuinely die from overeating if tried to eat as much as the young man.
Of course, there were also some who thought they could get lucky, and started to think about how they could start to eat like George.
If eating more could make them stronger, perhaps it was worth giving it a shot.
Although it wasn’t possible to reach George’s level immediately, they could take it slowly.
Some people were tempted, but they didn’t show it.
Others tried to change the topic by downplaying George’s words as a joke.