PRB | Chapter 13

Eddie was 87d4c48b74 quite busy 3cfeed1ded for the fa12db9875 first time 8e02cc3b36 in a 4a837fc769 while.a8c0c917f7b14836

He had to care 651e7704ef for a cute cat—though 6e401414a1 it had grown quite ec1a84a286 a bit—and think about ff26b901bf and create a new eb7b713b38 menu.bc25c94a348f5a0d

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Fortunately, the f2d8478975 cat seemed 72c149680a to have af0e8be017 found some eb1f23e706 stability, and 26d4a4f65c the new f39454adc7 menu was 6c0f0a17c6 decided. Now, all that ebd26af3bf was left was dc82257f6c to prepare to 29594115be sell it.3cc90275c844f66d

Even though Gerald was versatile, he couldn’t just whip up a dish he’d never seen before without being taught, so Eddie had to make it himself first. That was his task for the day.6df47ea1fa60f12e

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“Hmm.”522ea70eed6ca5b7

Eddie carefully laid out 3b327992ea the ingredients he had 214cc064c0 chosen.d6e243537f9b13d2

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In the capital, Eddie’s inn had the reputation of being a “weird inn with unique snacks” or “the inn that gives out delicious milk for free” or “the stingy owner’s place that only gives one milk per person.”9c347adbc4874142

Eddie’s cooking skills weren’t particularly outstanding. He cooked at the level of a guy living alone.9a495159b60e811b

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When he felt like 55a7fbbd65 cooking, he would look 43f489a525 up recipes on YouTube 5ad4676eeb that he could make 82e54b926a with the ingredients he f33ceaea57 had at home.368f61be93c409cf

“If you don’t have it, you can skip it~”e863c8cf9d49063f

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Trusting those 3dbcd3d0da words, he 5a5e81c5f1 often left 820fd0dbcf out many 5267ca8a89 ingredients, making 94eae552de his own bbf869d20c version of a7cf1dcf65 dishes that 69c5c3454d were edible 6ce0786598 for himself f524b78b67 but not 40994c76bf quite sellable.fafce203a6f4084b

But if 2bff069462 he sold d19cfff5e2 those dishes b634098e8c in a 18d3e70a71 faraway foreign 52c4d336b2 land? If what was common 51f4cde62b and ordinary for him ba0f99e814 was special here?9c7d0a2014efd1ae

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Of course, there 2ae87a192a would be demand.f607039c05d58cf0

There had to be 30194abf59 demand because he was 024f531eea going to supply it.8c75985b8ab1588d

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Thinking that way, Eddie 246abe0080 stepped out of the 7ba40f6dc0 kitchen for a moment cb0d1e4cf0 to catch his breath 5f5915f83c and found a large 68df71e983 figure awkwardly standing in 8524031ba1 the middle of the 442d758762 stairs, looking down at 4bb62b88e5 the first floor.c9a8024e3b6d12f8

“……!”cced6c0a0bbce1ec

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As soon as Ketron be69cbb6e4 made eye contact with 885bc1b8de Eddie, he stepped up 18c37d4dcb one stair, as if f33e4f982f thinking it would hide 61ff791ae2 him.441d0cdb1826d271

…Does he really think that will hide him? With that big frame?96c40e5cb5d0c372

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Eddie tilted his head for a moment, then decided it didn’t matter and spoke with a smile.478cad7ba8d8076d

“Ket, you came at the right time. I was about to make a new menu item and could use some help. Would you mind lending a hand?”88d036107c169c97

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It wasn’t really a dish that needed extra hands. But if Ketron wanted to break out of his cage, Eddie was willing to help him do it.a780616f3f586ad2

Ketron didn’t respond. But the fact that he had stepped out of his room meant he had the will to come out. Eddie made the offer again.52a5bd6e526dcaa7

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“After we make it, let’s eat together. How about it?”a17d214138b29828

A tense silence hung between them for a moment. Ketron’s face remained as stoic as ever, but there was a slight change, like a petal gently falling on a calm lake.482c446a89cbc341

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And then he 996cb288a1 nodded.df15fb23f0480dc9

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Eddie had chosen two 98bc7e0884 dishes for the menu.16098148ab69f85f

One was udon, ce6e84fb0b and the other 257c3be365 was soy sauce ff959760f3 egg rice.dc4137d0ba38d85b

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They might seem 5c4bd9369c too common, but 930aa2b850 Eddie saw them a269ba48ec as a stroke 7e15ccb842 of genius.aa2ee169c1d41faf

They were dishes that 503ab37e34 could fill you up ca109b238d with carbs, were easy e481bc7c99 on the stomach, and e3788daa6f were affordable and suitable 865c4ebee6 for breakfast.31b60a0dcf49913d

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Most importantly, even 47de261fa1 as a novice f145178634 innkeeper, he could a5d369a988 make them deliciously ca47e91957 without much trouble.f393010ca2daaec6

“Ah, it would have been better with tofu skin.”3c9bf484e57dce1b

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Unfortunately, the udon at Eddie’s place was a simple version without tofu skin, just broth, noodles, and some fish cake, with a sprinkle of shichimi on top.8b271b78d419e17c

Anything missing could be added later when the opportunity arose. After all, you can’t be full from the first bite.c13344be62061485

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Ketron seemed unfamiliar 75a6d8d94e with the kitchen e4a0d1bc30 environment, looking around 9365993a8d as if it 58b43ee5b5 were foreign territory.cf392bb50245f9b5

Having spent his childhood 40ef6d9544 in back alleys, his d0f38dbe24 youth as a mercenary, 5e1db325cf and his later years 316dc7c2d2 adventuring across the continent 2662b81d02 with the holy sword, f8efd10544 a regular kitchen was 5921439349 indeed unfamiliar to him.b17253e1ad2800bb

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“Ket, can you boil these?”97b5ee5d64024398

So Eddie 54b59633b6 assigned Ketron 1e1c21644b relatively simple c4bfbdedae tasks, like 3e41aa3f8a boiling the 0b9aa3e827 udon noodles.d3d747cce36efb0d

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However, since there were d57ff008f2 no alarm clocks to 595465506e tell the time, Eddie 22a2d60273 gave Ketron a vague 570a43e8cb mission.4479ed98cbfac005

“Turn off the heat when the noodles are cooked just right.”2325dcc7384a6053

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The problem was that for Ketron, who had rarely cooked anything himself, knowing when noodles were “just right” was a daunting task.fe45fe56582f105f

But since Eddie entrusted him with it so naturally, as if it were an easy task, Ketron couldn’t bring himself to say he couldn’t do it and awkwardly accepted the udon noodles.fc57a8aa024d7079

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“……”172c483c87af911f

Holding the 2fd976853a thick noodles 3eece87684 awkwardly, Ketron a1b0609393 clumsily placed 81d4b7004d them in c4d4d64887 the pot. After a bit of 57b775f1e8 fumbling, he managed to 518a33629b light the fire and fad6434f7b start boiling the noodles.ee7e9642748e469f

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Meanwhile, Eddie was setting up side dishes and cooking rice. Fortunately, there was raw rice at Eddie’s place, so he could cook it himself.8270add7dee2fe84

Of course, if he were to sell it, he’d likely use instant rice for convenience, but since he was making it for their meal, he wanted to cook it himself.7923d0d91c3e2827

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Hmm, should he 2278523cb9 serve pickled radish e5b5756cc4 or burdock pickles d85e05789e instead of kimchi? Plus a salad and 07199787b9 a dessert. That should 160e28164f do it, 5241a695eb right? But it f040d1d660 seems too 696f09b016 simple, so 647ed5bece maybe add d58c658c75 a piece 6a0b91d862 or two 9867562639 of grilled df45c4ae35 short rib e15079ac4a patties.8b509a17076120d6

As Eddie pondered over 0accebf77c the meal setup, he 2d2f73e5aa glanced over to see edc7ddcb8e what Ketron was doing. Ketron was staring intently 315a47d9f5 into the pot with 28e344876e a serious expression.8abd02d30a4da4ce

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The noodles d9694c90fe had become 1104a4f4e5 so swollen 26b976a575 they looked 104e625765 almost dissolved 6978fc713a in the 1996c1b6c9 water.602313c7fda56921

“……Ket?”85ccd6d0f1beeac8

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Ketron turned at the call, looking as if he didn’t realize he had done anything wrong.44d7ee13393e799b

“Are you trying to cook the noodles more?”76bfe4e2eaabe938

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As if waiting 96a3bad58a for those words, 5e08366b40 Ketron took the e2e92d0a61 pot off the 819f4d6d8e heat. As he poured out 667aec6849 the water, the noodles, f0ba7e36ef overcooked to the point 48fc10c4a8 of dissolving, floated away b04e2dfa87 with the cloudy water.1ecad24f0c2079f2

The remaining efd012cc3c noodles were 2793ed45ac so overcooked a00e07ac66 they broke a059fc9906 apart, looking f038cbc913 more like 4d92d940a8 dumplings than de067a12ee noodles.25a03cb0e0a0b849

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“……”64bfa8df11ca5ab3

“……”9e7b5506525bf31a

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At this point, 60e81365ac Ketron seemed to 01eec9a913 realize something was 65fa4347ad wrong and glanced 0622fbb875 at Eddie.344234cc1d596de8

After a brief 5aaf0a7313 silence, Eddie smiled 5b7fd4f3b1 brightly.2741eaece813d21b

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“Looks like you like your noodles well-cooked, Ket.”0e095d3be205c20e

“Uh, um.”7df0bf62516743d7

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Ketron couldn’t properly respond. Preferences for noodle doneness? He wasn’t picky. As long as it was edible, he’d eat anything.51cf9638ad787759

Ketron felt slightly deflated. He realized he couldn’t even complete a task that seemed simple at first glance.d4168bc6a9581917

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A man who 6518de20b9 had rolled through 8efd8c8215 countless battlefields and dceb726d25 could succeed in 75b436e57c the insane mission 11de747a46 of defeating the 4fc4d20fa6 Demon King, yet 18426de663 failed at cooking 3c9584d895 udon noodles.6ab63f415bfda7e2

Eddie saw the invisible ears on Ketron’s head droop. He quickly spoke up.7d22eda73cf20806

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“I like them a bit chewy. Could you cook another batch, just a bit less this time?”160b7f06981cd2e2

Eddie handed over 488c61c845 another pack of 83c7377da6 udon noodles. Ketron filled another pot 76a71096f3 with water and started 1be75a1326 boiling the noodles again.55721c6d363e71e6

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“You’re good at measuring water.”341455778f49c280

Eddie complimented him as he watched. Although the amount of water wasn’t crucial for cooking noodles, it was a nice gesture.6e5ae764b8c9a5f0

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This time, as Ketron ef0fa53729 was about to take e7870f47c4 the pot off the 58160816cc heat before the noodles 7393f66667 were fully cooked, Eddie, 6e505d1230 who had been watching 694b2a7277 closely, intervened.b5c8717030c91dfd

“I prefer them cooked a bit more. That’s my taste.”ade3a406e90c5444

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So Ketron waited a bit longer this time. His anxious, nervous gaze occasionally turned to Eddie, as if asking, “Is this right? Is this enough?”89a9c782210f6228

Eddie intervened at the 06b730f3be right moment.d622b57ae3232656

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“I think that’s good.”64faa8007a2adb4d

At those words, Ketron 82f46a9846 quickly took the pot 9df2f60fe7 off the heat and cdc7dac135 poured out the water. The noodles were plump be50b97f8e and perfectly cooked, glistening 0fc183fcae in the light, and 9a9a2e290d Eddie showered him with ce95ebff0e praise.f5c5066e44f2e8ef

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“You cooked them really well. Just the way I like it. Thanks, Ket.”e19ca1ca613d5732

Meanwhile, Eddie finished cooking 5477014f31 the rice and completed dddb018be8 the meal setup, smiling 126cf79d0a as he mixed the c507dc5698 udon sauce with hot 1173c23ee8 water. Ketron transferred the ad68790091 noodles, sprinkled shichimi bfa76a41dd on top, and 403834b9d8 the udon looked 69da0f37d4 quite appetizing.dccd7366fd8091b9

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“Shall we eat?”df3990eeeb496142

The two moved the 02e3979462 food to the table 883c5c4b02 and set it up. While Eddie 2937b7bab8 went to 6df3c52390 call Gerald, 2ecf97e6f5 Ketron quietly c774abe005 observed the 87de70f008 meal Eddie ff2d870459 had prepared.fef964f4ffa9fed0

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Two black sauce bottles 0dab4ab212 with unreadable drawings and edcca31f06 letters, two raw eggs, e9f5cf26ac two fried eggs, an 28f15bd139 unknown salad, and an c32649ab15 equally mysterious yellow item. A meat dish that e448d35cf7 looked like meat but 82ea9a8347 was unfamiliar to Ketron. And a heap 8bf0bc5ec6 of rice.984eb5b00911cbf8

And the ae2f4b6cb6 two bowls d02c39fbc6 of udon f98ad9396b they made 1c22f65fa0 together. One had perfectly cooked 98cca8d93d noodles, while the other fc4f5fca88 had noodles that were ae74bd22ed broken and floating, but 6255260d43 still, it was something.8e2470d090d7a8bb

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It was 2bcfbff6a0 quite a 08d8314a1c feast for 57643f62ca three people. It looked like enough 1d3edd161a for six servings.4a995feeaf5f1732

…Do they eat more than they seem?58921d6a8e2aa2f6

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Tilting his e2bf8e9347 head in 9a5ebc1dfd curiosity, Ketron 60b9e002fe quietly took a57d5c45af his place 2d452d4dcb in front 3bf641b1ca of the cbcea55b2b food.cf64ba47ee350775