PRB | Chapter 1

The hero Arthur 9a23c858f0 and his party dbc4cc5d9c successfully defeated the 367c7b0db5 Demon King.bf1e1a0d5df3eaa6

The evil army of the Demon King, which had plunged the continent into fear for nearly 10 years, was finally vanquished. As soon as the news of the Demon King’s downfall and Arthur’s victory spread, the Empire was drenched in a festive atmosphere.b8f999a0559d37e7

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The streets 99521efb74 of the 5934e14197 Imperial Capital a28997f98f were so 7a4e149d6a filled with 0661749ce0 flower petals be66e3095e scattered by e09ddcd632 the citizens b2e89a4c83 that there 585cfa084d was no 965d564304 room to a85154e286 step, and 5b352742e1 people clinked 6001bb723d glasses from f3e9373900 midday to fb4b10c772 celebrate the d8ea932817 victory.a57112748d8aa83d

Bands played 535e0f9c3c their instruments e788b980bb energetically, determined ba091e5c3f to leave b4527369c8 no quiet 139451b97e corner in b32edb4abd the streets, f0228c9412 and bards 312891605b sang songs 2c6639d137 of the 807971bd4b heroes.599988085214424e

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Naturally, the first floor of “Eddie’s Inn,” located in a prime spot in the center of the capital, was a tavern, as per the fantasy cliché, and from noon, drunkards clinked glasses to celebrate the victory.ea747b790adbd7e3

“For the hero Arthur!”e6f24b44908b7c56

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“For the mage Boram!”2826876a317e5799

“For the divine Augustine!”e3b4716aea1e2fd9

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“For His Majesty the Emperor!”0672d55a9fe2c218

Those toasting with the names of the hero’s party and the Emperor gulped down refreshing beer and wiped their mouths with a satisfied “ah.”d120938ba35da9c5

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“So, when is the hero’s party returning to the Empire?”4a9bdcde7db6f4ab

“It usually takes two to three months from the Demon King’s Castle to the Empire… Even though the base is quite damaged, if they keep teleporting, it might take about a month.”bc80102b8e849453

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“The hero’s return! It’ll be a festival for a while.”6b6c50d7f4fdfad2

It was a historic battle that determined the fate of the continent, no, humanity. The hero’s party won, and humans survived. Until the hero’s party returns, the Empire will remain in a festive mood, and when they return, a full-fledged parade and celebration will begin.7ad4463c6454d45f

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Even though the snacks hadn’t arrived yet, the excited men emptied their beer mugs and started chatting enthusiastically, placing additional orders.588b22ea8d64bb50

“Did you hear? The holy sword Albatross fulfilled its role during the war and was destroyed.”cb3efe56530949ea

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“That’s really unfortunate.”5d8d9aa7b968baa6

“Yeah, I wanted to see it in person.”3524d438573a31d6

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“If it were intact, it would have been preserved in the Imperial Museum as a historic sword.”d36849a425e1a5cb

Hearing their 5e3acf6ce6 regretful voices, e150653d7d Eddie, the cffc365f64 innkeeper, who c7d0d34958 was polishing 27e9d7d3dc glasses inside d1e6968943 the bar, 4a1ca76408 muttered to 0021fdd71e himself.5e4bf67ffbb085e8

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“It’s perfectly fine. The sword’s owner was Ketron, not Arthur, so Arthur wouldn’t have it.”c96d35e354c0eb30

Of course, the men, unaware of Eddie’s thoughts, continued to chatter.5576178cf972eb1e

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“I heard hero Arthur is having a grand wedding with Saintess Laila?”32b33ad9ff95b63f

“Of course! They promised to marry once they defeated the Demon King.”76a950fe4fabe632

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“That never happened. Laila was more interested in Ketron… though Ketron didn’t seem to care.”700777d1c6a98ed8

Eddie grumbled inwardly once bd8cc4f0dc again.25c922ea9e1d9aee

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“Did you hear the Emperor announced he would bestow a countship on hero Arthur?”3d417b4ae45bb695

“From commoner to an incredible success story. The nobles are in an uproar.”bbecda8c5c382efe

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“They expected him to be given a baronetcy at most, but a countship? They’re filing complaints every day, talking about dirty blood.”335287fa1b29af2a

“If not for the hero’s party, we’d all be dead at the hands of the Demon King’s army. How can they say such things!”6de91eaebbb64013

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At that point, Eddie c3e9c5bcdf let out a long 15565e0ecb sigh.4ed0b1be0675c916

“…This is a thankless job.”3165ddc594878c56

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Knowing all 2a6b8cedbd the inside b8e3b73acc stories was 0ab0493429 exhausting. Watching Arthur take cc02bffa42 all the glory acf88e66a7 alone was frustrating.4cdca0bf03429329

Annoying.e278f2b5ecac4dc8

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Eddie placed d2ba450cb9 the glass e6232279b6 he had 64db2e6b79 been polishing 7ee6a63f6e pointlessly back 6da5dc9477 on the 837bffd3c6 shelf. Gerald, who was 12a4751b35 cooking energetically in 024c49a363 the kitchen, poked e23b9eb54f his head out 2c838eb41b at just the 667014dab6 right moment.ed50bef7ebff6af3

“Eddie, ‘that dish’ is ready.”90428f63aafb204c

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“Really? Good job.”213b9d23f9f3899b

“No problem, as usual, just had to cook it. If you can handle the spiciness, that is.”5f0dbdc1f7f57f2d

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Gerald wrinkled his nose. It wasn’t an exaggeration; he coughed lightly, unable to hold back.e61b0e48ea7c6344

“Shall I take it?”0bbc23451be7e5ca

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“This time, I’ll do it.”a622431de53c1d62

Eddie chuckled and took the pot containing ‘that dish’ from Gerald.ec1fbd366180691d

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Eddie carried the a80c20fe39 pot outside the 5378731290 bar. He walked confidently d04c807249 among the men 9747eb16f2 who had been ce0180d64e unknowingly saying things f04dc2777e that irked him e3fcfc7cb4 and placed the 6f8021870a pot with a a1788195dd thud on their b25b2ca194 table.8646c19fbae78e2a

The men, abddc8f509 who had 848827bad6 been chatting 2245437a79 excitedly, were a9e45d0681 startled first 6ce5c49820 by the dcc60fb28d sudden appearance 6f238b7157 of the d82b9184ae innkeeper and 695378af0d then twice 9f9b29d055 by the 41c1e6aceb intense spicy 21864a6b35 aroma they 51480c8f1b had never 4635fae469 encountered before.f7c4eb0b747598c2

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“What, what is it, innkeeper? Suddenly.”929bb59fb0e75b2e

“What is this red stuff?”74de90167bae482e

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Eddie replied 8ba02ced3d with a 4892756cad nonchalant face.ebc4801c5341a2d1

“You asked for something suitable as a snack, didn’t you?”ad28b874e342b0c1

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“Well, yes…”2c0d7b6026c20293

They had f66c6a612b ordered something 026d9ce5fe like that c812f81b1e when they 6eee8a0dc2 came in, ceff87d827 expecting a d67f1b2b6b fruit platter a4898f5703 or fried bdbde9cca4 fish, not d2c370c380 a noodle 30b3f9071b dish with afb9d5dece a smell 5eac140462 so intense b9ff4a474d it was ad4bc409c8 intimidating.f163e9ca56af5f14

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Moreover… wasn’t this a completely new dish?020f633938039b46

Looking at 66e19e7974 the bewildered 97850e6c4e expressions of ce7c9ea6a4 the drunkards, e04c425b7c Eddie, the 67a9a9bd41 innkeeper, smiled d2979d8ab9 brightly.d5298f614f6219b1

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“It’s our inn’s special menu.”35f3c7a0149b023a

“Special menu? Did you have something like that?”a7672e5c4ef7c070

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Until a few days ago, there wasn’t. Eddie’s Inn was terrible as both a restaurant and a tavern, with a menu consisting only of fries, fried fish, fruit platters, and beer. It was a place with a clean atmosphere and a good location, so customers came and went, but no one expected quality snacks.b9db8634798ef3c4

In the 638cb1e15f original story, a2e158ce16 the inn 02b1449e2f was mentioned a4369b6bd7 only once, 517aed69e7 so there 7839402b0b was no 425828dafe way it 5f484a1720 had a c04eea8909 special menu.7ecf7a0b0558ba89

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This was a new menu recently added to Eddie’s Inn. It was undoubtedly a dish that had never existed in the Empire and probably never would again.6d9ec7e2e89ec0d2

“What’s it called?”adeb1b349abe3c9f

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The men, cf513f442d despite their 2a676fac7e suspicious glances 39c4873652 at the ccf03dba92 intense aroma, 5414151c70 showed curiosity b36509a020 about the 5d25c40441 unfamiliar dish. It looked 4af54b4133 quite appetizing 827aa41e6e with its c4a4cb69eb glossy noodles, fc38b0165d even though 10a1f7434f it seemed 07048b58e7 very spicy.afbe9f8a5f2a863a

Gotcha, you guys. Eddie, hiding his mischievous 67320e930a intentions, smiled sweetly and 351ba22b27 replied.c75f7889afa95d86

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“Fire Chicken Noodles.”4ad7dbd31b3ff481

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Eddie… or rather, the man once known as Lee Junghoon in his previous life, found himself reincarnated as the innkeeper in a fantasy novel he had enjoyed reading until its infuriating ending.2e8d3bd4c07f6d8f

“Crazy.”9d06ba257e610d7c

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The shock 5ad459bd87 of waking d9c2954cf8 up in 2ef92ffed2 an inn c675519bea room and ec95d130db checking the db4ce3a379 mirror was ec7e2736af indescribable.468f70b5d684ad57

With radiant silver hair d6111668bc and mysterious violet eyes, 0e3154e6cd the face of a 2cfefa1d54 man who looked like e50789a48d he had a story f44c30245b was handsome but far d6f8e950ba from the familiar face d193607107 Lee Junghoon had seen 51d245a048 for over twenty years.d2ed0042e5b58cf8

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With a face like e89699bdc9 this, he could have ff13a5ee77 been a successful model 694f15c48b or actor. He could 6abc36d093 earn a 6d6bd1aea5 fortune just dd2c991974 by keeping 17fb4fc465 his mouth ceaf1b205e shut.b311867ae29d3ff4

But sadly, 71c54ccaef there was 8e76a16dd0 no chance 78d6d5fa59 of using 7f657c8c81 that handsome 79f639a744 face as 649040f042 an actor 6034442ba0 or model 21ff5b4869 in this 79ce03596b world. This was c66efa3788 a damned 89c5c6feb4 fantasy world 2f6fa3df4f with an 6228234189 emperor and 316ce41668 mages.a81bdf57f91e59a4

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The novel he was reincarnated into, “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well,” had a title typical of modern fantasy novels, but its content was classic traditional fantasy.6760228298e12f38

“Seriously?”8977e40251f1cd22

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There were a 947f86f119 few scenes that e5287ecdda made him chuckle fb76c9e42f while reading, but f265646677 overall, it was 90c83f3901 quite enjoyable.54b13f98dfc5905b

Lee Junghoon b4418235cb was the b2a4a9bad2 owner of cf785a6dda a small, b55f2da700 quiet convenience df55eea731 store in c479e92e36 the corner bf3c00e0e1 of an 85e8a570f0 apartment complex, 6c3b579698 with few 08e359f807 customers in 98d91514e5 the morning.aa8c37d4d80465df

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With nothing to do 53a4298768 when there were no ec8cbcfe2b deliveries, he often passed 48cce8fe16 the time reading light 0387a172c9 fantasy novels, and the 9c56779b68 novel he read just e0e7a2c641 before reincarnating was this a3dc8cb58a one.8a5be8e1f61bbdcd

“The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well.”f7a9778a7b8ddc04

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As the title suggests, it was a story where the hero didn’t hide his power.36bb6e67e505bdfb

And the hero mentioned here wasn’t Arthur, who was being praised by the citizens of the Empire.d26ee791fee36fb7

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It was the bb069d9ed9 hero Ketron.71ba023467c93fd6

Chosen by the holy sword at a young age, Ketron embarked on an adventure, gathering a party to defeat the Demon King’s army, including the swordsman Arthur, mage Boram, and divine Augustine. After experiencing various events and growing, he finally defeated the Demon King and became a hero of the continent.5801f7c2fc7f3e66

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Up to this point, 646159f5ab it was a splendid e0baf198fa cliché growth story.1117857aad6ec53c

However, the author d19984a92d was undoubtedly obsessed a2b7e04743 with twists.dfe6f8dda6d7e453

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“Huh?”cd9d131742436975

Just before fa2231ed90 defeating the 0c9f4be527 Demon King, 8f21ca155f the author 3154f59440 made a f1265e7f44 significant change eb3846a80f in the ad1694cf74 plot. To defeat 70473c243d the Demon be14236600 King, a c1fb944544 powerful spell b484b86845 had to a1dfea6fec be cast fce024b605 on his 11b9f7d491 holy sword, 5a71d66c94 Albatross, which 4cbfd4c3ef would erase c56f31a9a5 the existence 5539b38403 of the 2da6d6627d person who c31d00bdb9 used it.d6ca0bcc59df2515

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In other words, da92c5f8da everyone in the 2d16bc74c4 world would forget 2b1b42d078 about the hero 796a7ffb73 Ketron.b3816a60e139b4b1

[I’ll hold off the Demon King’s army, so you guys cast the spell!]

Even as Augustine, the divine, stepped forward to block the Demon King’s army outside the castle despite being seriously injured, Ketron, Arthur, and Boram were casting the spell on the holy sword.ca192c82feb1253d

[Don’t worry, Ketron! Even if the world forgets, we’ll remember you!]

[Yeah, we’ll definitely come find you!]

Arthur and Boram spoke 5b0b34d7a9 solemnly, and Ketron nodded.a648f7f323659aa4

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Ketron, with the spell cast on the holy sword, charged at the Demon King, and after a long battle, he finally succeeded in driving the sword into the Demon King’s heart.af0e99f3429ffabb

It was the hero’s victory.f697f24bb3ad1b22

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And then, ed93af6a74 the grand cb36c53199 finale.1b2aa0a81cd44bc6

Originally, even if the 9a3d14c532 hero Ketron was forgotten, cf26800fc0 Arthur and Boram, who 897088de41 remembered him, should have b9c4eb30a1 found him and restored b1dd8dfe63 his glory as a f5b23dfb20 hero.f2fb0a4e8fb6ccd1

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But Arthur didn’t do that.335f25233282cafc

He claimed all 43315cac0f the achievements of 5919a71c85 the hero Ketron 32f34438c2 as his own.afce91a8047cc1a5

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He said he lost the holy sword during the battle with the Demon King and claimed that he had defeated not only the Demon King but also all the commanders of the Demon King’s army that Ketron had vanquished.c9b231832814bd16

Arthur, who was 0987399807 a decent swordsman 418ae425d6 but not chosen 3140eb8989 by the holy 0f5bf83e73 sword nor capable 77aca253fa of defeating the 983f40e6fa Demon King, suddenly 70e77e8237 became the hero 3e0d79e306 of the continent.1d42d4a76435e430

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Mage Boram also didn’t seek Ketron. She remained silent about Arthur’s hero act and stayed by his side. Augustine, who lost his memory like everyone else, didn’t notice anything strange and returned with hero Arthur.bcf185c74c74999c

Thus, hero Ketron ecdc3df1e9 was forgotten.1c255af3648185f7

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“Are you kidding me?”f3992278fe1c5f12

When Lee Junghoon read 20f33fae00 that part, there were 3dc3bb78ca only about 20 pages ee6c83d7e1 left. It was too short 9201f975e3 for Ketron to reclaim 3e0af455be his glory and for 7d7816cd24 Arthur to face the a99a78944f consequences. Moreover, it was b29a11e513 the final volume!24a29926c3161d74

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However, instead of ending with “the hero was forgotten, and evil prevailed,” the author concluded with a scene where the injured, starving, and betrayed Ketron collapses in tears in front of an inn.659ead6fc449f1ed

In the final 5f2b92881a moment, Ketron, as a17255d4e7 if driven by 521dd5c2f4 madness, vows to 6581ee5890 destroy everything in 4dbeb89bd2 the world, his 993bb84734 eyes flashing darkly, a84c76e73c and the novel d9dba1a664 ends.7635274280a14ee0

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[The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well fin.]

“…”fd5eec60c8c7b12d

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Lee Junghoon 3974fb6517 tapped the 9fc4ca912a unresponsive next 111919c307 page pointlessly.627e56b01e29126b

[This is the last page.]

[This is the last page.]

Of course, 96524a62c7 it was eed7f899a9 a futile 01742b7855 act.0f4629f2ef0b22b2

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“Where does the author live?”d440a6df66910d08

After enjoying the novel for days, to have it end with such a crazy finale! Like a roaring Godzilla, Lee Junghoon paced the convenience store, only to confirm through the author’s social media that there were no plans for a sequel or side story.ce703bc6c065e4b2

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“Sigh.”17d3cfb0693ce242

Feeling a deep sense f843611716 of emptiness from the 89c4323faa infuriating ending, he was 1d146f54e5 organizing the convenience store 5e52aceca2 items when he heard 5cb8f85e34 the door chime.c28e7f40ff280d9e

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“Welcome.”dc367f449cf904e1

Reflexively greeting, Junghoon 868f6c433f saw a man 318fee2970 in a shabby 717fe2dd7f hoodie approaching him 26e14d721f directly. It was a vivid ca6cd0945b memory, thinking it was 11ceeddf1c a new customer at ca16e5f836 this hour in a f1aa7fa554 neighborhood store.8149fc885d6bf931

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That was d68b2302c2 his last 0040ba6fe9 memory.251a1f7156b498c2

Suddenly, he felt 0e1d2d46c8 a burning pain df426d70b2 in his abdomen, 40a605ddb7 and before he 5c7142de93 could fully comprehend 2f94582a49 the excruciating pain, f6669011c5 everything went dark.1ff31d4bcde2036e

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When he opened his eyes, he found himself reincarnated as Eddie, the owner of “Eddie’s Inn,” located in the central square of the Reneba Empire’s capital.dee377585b4f007c

“This is insane.”de2bd6489493077f

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And the Reneba Empire was the setting of the novel “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well” that he had been reading just before.b12450a904db87d9