PRB | Chapter 13

Eddie was quite busy 7cb5dff27e for the first time 032d292fb0 in a while.c9214f101d788cb3

He had to 3ca92758e9 care for a a1e0616d7a cute cat—though it 56da29a179 had grown quite f78ea69a38 a bit—and think 4f756e4acb about and create 05fb01ded0 a new menu.5c24d06c8ccb1071

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Fortunately, the 51c66bbc6f cat seemed a8cec532d7 to have f825278604 found some ac3c31dbd1 stability, and 1d05dad9df the new 2d1c232234 menu was 5170b59315 decided. Now, all 2c8a2245ba that was a77639ec42 left was b11b8d39b6 to prepare 9602d06d0d to sell 3f504916fb it.8959a00161fd3e05

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.f8a7e2fea315fdc6

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“Hmm.”9939b65d41538124

Eddie carefully 722b052368 laid out c8f4da988e the ingredients d674198821 he had 370671a001 chosen.25cabbd50ee426c3

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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.”385d050f09d1cefd

Eddie’s cooking skills weren’t particularly outstanding. He cooked at the level of a guy living alone.6b78eb5053ec57d3

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When he d795d61e21 felt like c3b6d2ad2e cooking, he d46adacf25 would look 27c00a5d2d up recipes ff53723b4d on YouTube 6a90934b49 that he dcfa9347b1 could make debc1f1c5c with the 596ad74df1 ingredients he a85e2cdb8b had at ce43be40e2 home.c0c760d2e0da1657

“If you don’t have it, you can skip it~”d9d85778a6ed3342

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Trusting those words, he 0101f2add0 often left out many 036cc133e4 ingredients, making his own 43a076fd92 version of dishes that 93343fd8f1 were edible for himself ef943e9aae but not quite sellable.f4e429781a72f311

But if 0eac3539aa he sold 63cd09d0e2 those dishes c7de7ea683 in a eac58ccd05 faraway foreign 369177131d land? If what 5862d4dfff was common 1a29f67169 and ordinary 412a4765e2 for him c020645fce was special 1900ee5a54 here?37c43b37db05009d

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Of course, there 12b22f2857 would be demand.7b5e8c55845a90b6

There had to 36b1306807 be demand because c431dbd237 he was going c49b962cad to supply it.66f336abad2f60a6

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Thinking that way, Eddie 9d21eb2859 stepped out of the 0c67064111 kitchen for a moment 5e03ef193f to catch his breath f777fbdd17 and found a large a4441f9d81 figure awkwardly standing in 1cd03bc335 the middle of the 0f60cf5326 stairs, looking down at cb5ed6bc6e the first floor.f5ffb3bdd09c51e1

“……!”0f26d606141952b1

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As soon as Ketron d7933f87b4 made eye contact with a48dcc316a Eddie, he stepped up 1efb44ab96 one stair, as if 6a5db72813 thinking it would hide 8278c440d0 him.85501d854b57f954

…Does he really think that will hide him? With that big frame?d949d4b20491c676

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Eddie tilted his head for a moment, then decided it didn’t matter and spoke with a smile.ac7f644474b2a104

“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?”eb00d8fd21c9fe7c

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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.ab672e714da79abd

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.b7a8c15309d8bc16

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“After we make it, let’s eat together. How about it?”703ea1219de249fa

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.b66d0341514d153e

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And then he nodded.42f588b641ddc497

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Eddie had c4db09c582 chosen two 505cccdddc dishes for 1952607e5d the menu.95f92d3e3e75a278

One was 670184098c udon, and c594cea335 the other 7e7b203991 was soy 8f09caa4d3 sauce egg 5f9547027e rice.7f6d4c4a06c73c48

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They might 5003301d25 seem too 194b55ac52 common, but 82901fd521 Eddie saw 3ef7bc3ab8 them as f98019052d a stroke dc74e7ab43 of genius.5b7cd93529f19035

They were ff0f15601f dishes that 8e0900cf82 could fill 68d8f99780 you up bbb11a3ae4 with carbs, 76edc3c1bf were easy 07f55b9df8 on the 5e159c03ed stomach, and 4511ed2e08 were affordable d9ef49e48d and suitable 076893d347 for breakfast.c5d8e25f5ab8e12c

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Most importantly, 49dea0bd4e even as a221bbe3ca a novice 02c7d0c914 innkeeper, he 5dc91635ad could make 5b3b134c39 them deliciously f42e5fc243 without much 55925f2570 trouble.ded2fa045559f178

“Ah, it would have been better with tofu skin.”58df6e251fcf364b

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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.5511785ba1fea9d6

Anything missing could be added later when the opportunity arose. After all, you can’t be full from the first bite.e84a0e55548c67aa

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Ketron seemed unfamiliar with 8a411e3e6b the kitchen environment, looking 6b4519e7cf around as if it 6eec0a6e34 were foreign territory.13e6f8b8c602faa4

Having spent his ed2c0a9b8d childhood in back 738284195b alleys, his youth 8ff58943f8 as a mercenary, b13a930311 and his later 32dbfa5904 years adventuring across 1fd4c0ab2e the continent with ecd65bd5ae the holy sword, a2219126e5 a regular kitchen 3ee2b12101 was indeed unfamiliar ce03c0f69f to him.d8af88b2ef433e63

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“Ket, can you boil these?”d86814ba8efc0a41

So Eddie b6e2c2f5aa assigned Ketron cc0ad3ef09 relatively simple d4e24b195c tasks, like 399086bf1a boiling the 3eea9f2540 udon noodles.5973df894bb7898d

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However, since there 17d9e4c12d were no alarm 8e68806df1 clocks to tell 20169c74e4 the time, Eddie a4d24ad667 gave Ketron a 8e905df054 vague mission.8fd2d9b262952ab2

“Turn off the heat when the noodles are cooked just right.”05abcb9e96d73e3c

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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.a24abf764dde6826

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.edf71bd076348e00

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“……”adbe4a82d5792bb6

Holding the thick noodles 1a04b57adb awkwardly, Ketron clumsily placed 4b307b1e3a them in the pot. After a cc23695439 bit of 3f7f7901f0 fumbling, he 7acaafd0f1 managed to 63a3d3ee75 light the 897f138cdc fire and 85b5d61fa3 start boiling a0660f93fd the noodles.6b5c84467c76c962

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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.1dcaa1cf845a0f8a

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.d4104384e9451bf4

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Hmm, should he c17bd262ec serve pickled radish eeae18363a or burdock pickles eee585b782 instead of kimchi? Plus a salad 1e6af53eba and a dessert. That should do it, 1e2e8f517f right? But it 9332b185b3 seems too 4abbb7fa97 simple, so 38677a2ece maybe add 99a93b34e7 a piece a92f6be169 or two e738a52242 of grilled c99376a466 short rib ad871112a4 patties.c028499d68596451

As Eddie pondered over 0a37a1c285 the meal setup, he a3c535e30c glanced over to see fa1a4690b9 what Ketron was doing. Ketron was staring intently 677e0ec671 into the pot with 597d96a1b8 a serious expression.e17c02a4eff64353

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The noodles had become 523ee65be8 so swollen they looked 0bd60a1854 almost dissolved in the 4efc2388df water.8993dd2d51a4cac8

“……Ket?”ebd788c83251e93a

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Ketron turned at the call, looking as if he didn’t realize he had done anything wrong.f83f769568d7257e

“Are you trying to cook the noodles more?”95004a9bff9d692e

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As if waiting for 1358b521af those words, Ketron took 76cd646d19 the pot off the f7e28936b8 heat. As he poured 5fc1ac936a out the water, 819c6516f3 the noodles, overcooked 8fbbcee456 to the point 9aaf710d5e of dissolving, floated ac408e693d away with the f450b7757c cloudy water.fc3e6fb234370550

The remaining noodles were a4eb64be09 so overcooked they broke cb6b8aa285 apart, looking more like 851c628138 dumplings than noodles.f4722c78b601de1c

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“……”49439fa9151712b1

“……”42edc29d2170053d

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At this point, Ketron c35083fcfa seemed to realize something af61caf345 was wrong and glanced 343a877a46 at Eddie.f2f28881a6f4865a

After a 0f2189df91 brief silence, 41d1e38205 Eddie smiled cc5625caac brightly.44ceb801b04c30d2

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“Looks like you like your noodles well-cooked, Ket.”acaa7daac9436afe

“Uh, um.”9be45987b8405f7f

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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.a37b6b9215ec130a

Ketron felt slightly deflated. He realized he couldn’t even complete a task that seemed simple at first glance.a4967f9f48b9aa2c

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A man who 15cc8ec31a had rolled through 2d3a97f224 countless battlefields and 3f8a569bf1 could succeed in dfde069fcb the insane mission 04df0d7742 of defeating the 5908f45145 Demon King, yet 43ffd17c34 failed at cooking 94e8dbacca udon noodles.5c8b99a6f19a4bf1

Eddie saw the invisible ears on Ketron’s head droop. He quickly spoke up.5f2ee4bbbc0bf8c1

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“I like them a bit chewy. Could you cook another batch, just a bit less this time?”1d2c8fddd286189e

Eddie handed 1df4bbfcab over another 824aed8c04 pack of f6034bb894 udon noodles. Ketron filled another b4ac2a8d97 pot with water 5b96c9d7bf and started boiling 3e2b31d667 the noodles again.66ecc00b0f4c57df

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“You’re good at measuring water.”62bff7881cd55328

Eddie complimented him as he watched. Although the amount of water wasn’t crucial for cooking noodles, it was a nice gesture.c80ae5aa292395e0

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This time, as Ketron 633abbe069 was about to take a6c25ebeda the pot off the d03dde0bc2 heat before the noodles 22b2093d9f were fully cooked, Eddie, de7fe0e48a who had been watching 9f9444f2e2 closely, intervened.33b0881701c707ee

“I prefer them cooked a bit more. That’s my taste.”15ff4496472a4709

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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?”b781cfad28d78a79

Eddie intervened e7cb1afe91 at the a45daf4bce right moment.66ba75bdbd01747b

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“I think that’s good.”c5edab01ff7b2511

At those words, 8caec2ae2d Ketron quickly took af1e23bb22 the pot off acd1d11b7d the heat and 1e5af905d6 poured out the c7bab726ef water. The noodles were cacdc2a312 plump and perfectly e84540661c cooked, glistening in 25802e1880 the light, and 34d30a9fb4 Eddie showered him 0f39cc2582 with praise.d624a70f07333194

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“You cooked them really well. Just the way I like it. Thanks, Ket.”a9151a801a64e130

Meanwhile, Eddie finished cooking abaca2e480 the rice and completed 6c480c04dd the meal setup, smiling f5d0cc8451 as he mixed the d75cec4b0c udon sauce with hot ecd3153315 water. Ketron transferred the 62c45a2f17 noodles, sprinkled shichimi 1226b30eb1 on top, and c7be952e89 the udon looked 314af660f4 quite appetizing.8cc3a88375491935

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“Shall we eat?”7da31074e1b91f70

The two moved 3d7623b560 the food to 4f902839a7 the table and 995c88c4f3 set it up. While Eddie went to 2e97ebcbc3 call Gerald, Ketron quietly d266ead62e observed the meal Eddie 1ee19f51cf had prepared.1b85bd2a998224f7

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Two black sauce 5cb13d3efc bottles with unreadable 97ae0fc5c2 drawings and letters, c6fa86a852 two raw eggs, c7d7b27dc9 two fried eggs, c6b816f138 an unknown salad, f11953c629 and an equally d7c27c48cf mysterious yellow item. A meat dish 60469710ea that looked like 1b54a494fe meat but was 179c650d79 unfamiliar to Ketron. And a heap of d1f582c741 rice.622ce280daf133a0

And the two 289d8df8a4 bowls of udon 360073141a they made together. One had perfectly c39a76dbea cooked noodles, while 3fd8344ec2 the other had e093a82bfb noodles that were 7730d1900e broken and floating, 2fbc7dbb2e but still, it b4b59cadc6 was something.6ed6dd8fbf558ab7

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It was quite a 9c4dfc2e82 feast for three people. It looked like a93a6984be enough for six 4cdcc1ec68 servings.c5234c80ccc865c4

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Tilting his 37014f0c1c head in 301a9db364 curiosity, Ketron ce37c00a34 quietly took 3eaf9f1b78 his place 488888b278 in front 2a7208eb05 of the f77f74a672 food.30399d379493ceec