PRB | Chapter 14

“Did you make this yourself?”fd07dcb34fbff985

Gerald, who e732b3607a had been 99af1643ee working upstairs, 178e98de8c was surprised 6a9df66655 to see c03a29fcd5 the well-prepared 6fbede0ada meal Eddie 351d4972ff had made.22708ac0e5e06276

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“Yeah, it’s a kind of tasting session since I’m planning to offer this as a breakfast menu.”349ea117f2c6ec05

“Rice…?”5575953b89a1d42a

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In the Reneba Empire, egg dishes were common, but their staple was bread, and rice was considered foreign. Naturally, soy sauce egg rice wasn’t common.ca8abf4118df753f

Soy sauce or dark soy sauce didn’t exist either. There were similar things, but not quite the same.eddceeb906b20a27

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Oh, and sesame 099c94dc47 oil too.80ea6f80cf49a54e

That makes 222b413a23 a big ebe90e41e4 difference.757cf77b541bba74

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Eddie smiled. Gesturing for Gerald 7e9cd22b8d and Ketron to 674495badc sit, he began 7a86cd88d9 the final steps 943ea0b665 of the dish.a7c78f4b0f5dcca6

“Do you guys prefer your eggs cooked or raw?”bf5847442db47ac9

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“I like them raw.”5e21db3bd29f9e64

“…Either is fine.”b94fa10bc52fce52

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With that, 5a0415eff1 Eddie used 934563c6eb chopsticks to 93f70f6d82 make a 7a9f3b8383 hole in 6b05a8ae30 the perfectly d3a7abbcd4 cooked rice.4153e141c7aeb5a1

Chopsticks were unfamiliar to Ketron, but Gerald, now used to Eddie’s chopstick skills, remained unfazed.7b471fafcf130300

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After cracking an 985aab5017 egg into the bebddab6b9 hole, Eddie poured e8610cc217 soy sauce around 34391ba403 it, mixed it 6abe06abaa a few times, b7c29ae0cf and then poured bff431c5f0 the soy sauce-mixed b979e8a2c7 egg over the 6199bae557 warm rice.97d7bd17bbec6cea

“This one’s for Gerald.”5905adbb6e8b2d6b

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“Thank you.”a062ce949de2ee6e

Next, he 37a68053a2 drizzled soy 19f5ccbe20 sauce and 40d8de5ed5 sesame oil d9f34f131b over the 77216358b1 rice and af48d541fc placed a c8164515f3 half-cooked fried ff3a746aea egg on 54fc54b9ea top.c259f7ec68b7861f

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“This one’s for Ket.”3b28ff08cbc5e985

Handing it over with 4e188c847e a spoon, Ketron awkwardly 91aae1b13c accepted it.4930078713a87b55

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“Break the egg and mix it in.”c738bddf9d8a32b7

Along with it, Eddie 56ad6d70c1 handed over a few 2ea5b28f84 pieces of grilled short 37ea448345 rib patties, pickled radish, 286bcd3102 and salad. Ketron tilted his head a541e030f2 at the unfamiliar sight.7014ec5b88e5a701

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However, having once eaten tree bark out of hunger, Ketron wasn’t picky and, following Eddie’s instructions, mixed the soy sauce egg rice and took a cautious bite.66acddd930d410eb

“……!”cfb37b4c099d540f

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His expression said it 9935aec4e5 all. Eddie grinned, knowing 2658f7e302 it was delicious. The salty 7671fb7f94 and savory ec2b493f89 taste was 0a6e8ab828 exquisite. Whoever invented soy e86a358e6a sauce egg rice c6140b0637 was a genius.117f0242121c663e

It was a bit 91bb77a145 of a shame that bd41d29c71 the sesame oil was da3330e38b store-bought. Eddie used 8e8262a1d4 to make 5f03ffb976 it with 2f927fc6bc homemade sesame 92be40cd4a oil pressed b936e64046 by his 894a8331d2 grandmother, but 527dd147ee there was 1abacd50ce nothing he 56c72389b9 could do f88dc3292f about it.69a51925b5aac1bd

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Before creating 7a2bb09453 these menu a43259ce4b items, Eddie 282f8797d8 had debated 708d6509c1 whether to ed4b6a1ac5 focus on 3c6061fb13 lunch or 678dac40aa breakfast first.fdf62356f57b3b9c

He eventually decided to a23b39d458 create a breakfast menu 2b1c5bdbba for guests checking out 32f1c5c9d8 in the morning and d117bdf16c chose these dishes.22cea1d220e0795b

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Lunch and 4e69cdc5c4 dinner menus 189b12adc2 could be 58e2a5fdda varied, but 63b1104050 the simplicity 6dab0b0444 of breakfast f458084c25 added weight 1d591b73fb to his a2f933515d decision.b98e57858c8a4b5b

Gerald ate gracefully, while 173d9d9032 Ketron, perhaps needing a 9fcc4dc0b8 lot of calories to 891ddb5af6 maintain his large frame, 813634f018 quickly finished his bowl, 669573ae00 prompting Eddie to quietly 21c0ca57eb prepare another soy sauce 8a68817219 egg rice.42fcca4038e00da4

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Good thing I prepared 797c5012b5 two of each.3c225fd7f2793c92

Feeling pleased, Eddie set 6dc945a80a up a new bowl 14487105e6 and added a piece 838dedb949 of short rib patty. Ketron, receiving the new f69d1b9795 dish, practically drank it f2a239bf7e from the bowl.7c41df5c4497a489

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Eat up, 5ddefc5564 our Ket.2e6a8d3e5b00151d

Knowing Ketron 1d4a8107ad was still fa1c1b687e a bit 5f5022bd28 flustered by 58471abf35 the nickname, 42ae21aae3 Eddie silently b8589a0f2e wished him 71a93e6063 well and 8b0a8050e1 began his dae74b7395 own meal.cd23f497a2b737ea

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Of course, the 66ebe0576b food was delicious.5fd40b5a2efdb32e

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The basic concept 56a92bd9d7 for the breakfast 222c18b9b3 menu was complete.d3237f4c106c503e

As the a69ec61674 time for 7907980a95 sales approached, dda37e4749 Eddie found efe0df96a4 himself pondering 14ea26babb one regret.619312cf259688b2

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“Hmm.”c148f6d4dde471b8

A delicious-looking breakfast spread. The menu was udon cc83f063ac and soy sauce egg 96375f76dd rice.d5c28a07f708a922

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The menu itself was f2b1da2334 fine, but the issue d283a1be29 was the composition.356ddd5d0e343b4a

Aside from the 7c32df633f small side dishes, 65f0ed5f81 he decided to ef26c8d0fb add croquettes to a3b85b1f48 the udon and bdcec0e1ad short rib patties 910f1c782c to the egg e70c7da51a rice as main 95e9f24bd4 sides. Not a 798f496fb1 bad setup.5c5975519a06f61d

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The problem was that a6bdcc85f4 this was all very b7a1f59c66 unfamiliar to the people 1e284bb092 of the Empire. While these were 171e967e73 familiar foods and 5c922be21c tastes to Koreans, 29608d63e1 they would be 76d9489a88 completely foreign to 0bc3a784fd them.b0bb1c805e22b9ec

Even if he couldn’t change the main menu, it seemed wise to have at least one familiar taste for breakfast.ce5f391f53b8fab0

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For example, if there were a side dish as familiar to the Empire’s people as kimchi is to Koreans, it might be better to include that instead of pickled radish.ab8d269095081947

He considered asking 04c505e76e Gerald, but worried 71db71c67d it might seem f83311fe76 too suspicious.ba6e12e386f6d15c

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Then again, 0a166a4b6d he was 9e24c234d1 already quite 95f7afcf8f suspicious.6ade1af4cdf9df51

He had wondered before why Gerald never questioned Eddie’s changes or the convenience store items he brought.0bd3160e71859137

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The answer was f545f1432a still elusive.d53dc2cb20c1ba65

“Sigh, I guess there’s no choice.”5e3ed687fde6af67

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Eddie decided f42da61dc2 to visit cb34cdae2f the market c95c8f6800 himself.8b3907c351208840

By checking out places selling side dishes, he could get a sense of the Empire’s palate. Seeing the market firsthand would be meaningful too.ac4a6c46e2e8c044

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The problem was, bc6c0cb722 he was still 0cd2407c82 a bit scared 325b5af479 to venture outside 2c978d6097 the inn alone.d5b0662656d4b7b9

Since his possession, Eddie hadn’t ventured far enough to lose sight of the inn.6d204c3de247b32f

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There were ac2441b8d8 several reasons 525fd8c0be for this.2bc81406f77ca098

First, this was a 8ddcf1aa6f fantasy world with different b2b3e691bf races, magic, and demons, 92dae346f2 not as safe as 7bf1747f8e Korea.aa9cc36705ba9c2a

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Second, in a world with a strict class system, a commoner like him could face severe consequences for offending a noble… even summary execution, depending on the crime.99fe270f34c8684d

With weak human rights, 48b9f74905 he worried about making 1a3806f676 a mistake and never c2d47c7794 returning to the inn.cc7dd72a922de593

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But beyond all that, more than anything…9ec8ec96d8c2dd22

“……”7064e302879bbb8b

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Eddie unconsciously hugged 37591b938c his arms. He felt a e615ae0960 slight chill.a6dfc1883af4dc0e

Of course, he knew 379fefd76a it was just his 4a9d00c606 imagination.010e4ab2f8335c2c

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Eddie was still 7173d4be99 a bit afraid f6aef21e1c of blending into d35ea736cd a crowd.c2cb2f72d5c0edf5

After all, 345df6d262 he had 217981fe21 been stabbed 1fdf8d2cc9 and died ae63e4fbdd just a 3098c73a94 month ago.f6dfcd8375276004

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When he left the inn to find Ketron, he had a sense of duty to prevent the protagonist’s dark turn, but now, with no such motivation, he kept postponing going out.810598b4b2cbf5a7

I shouldn’t just push Ket; I need to overcome this too.3e50f99eb14f2386

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With a b2639b0e5b sigh of 48468ba58a resignation, Eddie 05fe3bf5e8 made up 6978434f7c his mind. It seemed too 855f157e79 challenging to go f03fb64909 out alone at 9aed4ab571 first, so he f98e202aa8 decided to go dade730d3a with someone.ab847ce1047612ed

Naturally, the first person who came to mind was Gerald, with whom he’d spent the most time since his possession.34008e619f1a3bf3

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Gerald was a super yes-man for Eddie, so he’d likely nod and prepare to go out if asked.731df2cdd35e4649

But there was someone b0a1c0dcad more suitable for this f956408fd9 outing.a4523c0ea2b53e14

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Someone else a7fc9df043 who needed 43a45eadd7 to overcome f40bd8a34d something.534962a36678db29

Eddie stood in front of Ketron’s room. His knock was confident.ef0177caccbc5951

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“Ket, can I come in for a moment?”0ed31ce16c648b4a

There was no response. As usual, Eddie didn’t wait and opened the door.9d14f3ae15be3b24

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As expected, 9c1c4413a4 Ketron was 72829232bb inside.a8b2fde9edaa653a

The unusual cca210cc9c part was a8b765fade that he be3886e9eb was doing 7d5e50220a one-arm push-ups 09dbd34c1c while in 457b688614 a handstand, 842c79c6cd wearing only 769c2e3e38 pants.3797c2eb3a2bf134

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The room was filled with heat, indicating how long he’d been at it.b0ff584b84f7b8ca

Sweat dripped down af2c904afc his face as 9bbc2a7ec4 he looked at 26a0b06e15 the entrance where c52a2454b4 Eddie had come 918f85223a in.2ab46fe35f8f4630

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Though his injuries weren’t fully healed, Eddie decided against scolding him and sighed softly instead.6ba08742f73dcd0d

He’d seen that body before, but it was clear it wasn’t just built overnight.6370f77e495395aa

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Despite not exercising 3a51886807 for nearly a d216d58c73 month, his muscular 67419d5eca body was quite 4e5c5d4465 intimidating. The muscles 23a8bdd650 in his 135a036637 arm, supporting ae0c8db262 his weight, 6a0b691e2e moved dynamically.588316a40a345445

He’d be perfect for a bodyguard role even without a sword. Eddie smiled unknowingly, satisfied.fa85292c8c588576

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“Hey, Ket.”1dedcd2c65c702a7

There was no 819ad1976c reply. But Eddie d6b4b4eb0a calmly walked 6417eb5d07 over and 08fd38dad6 squatted in 0054f04dff front of f530f598cc the still-handstanding 8bcaae462f Ketron.ca7dfce0e00a2933

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“I have a favor to ask, is that okay?”4459d7eae8371b40

He said, pulling out a handkerchief. Unfazed by Ketron’s handstand, he gently wiped the sweat from his face.cf4a463a459b46d7

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“Sigh.”9141ec3337454947

Ketron still wasn’t used to Eddie’s antics. Normally, people would close the door and leave upon seeing such a sight.065853244944dc51

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But Ketron now understood that Eddie’s actions weren’t meant to challenge him.489228d890dd81b6

He finally 713f33c283 righted himself, ccb75dda2a tying the 42c696a035 waistband of 8d738b57b4 his loose 8cad0c4aee pants as 0243cb1abb he spoke.1f827f3caad58b6c

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“What do you need?”e8492219669d171f

“Uh, I need a bodyguard.”c8660ff247d6732b

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“A bodyguard?”a18b01133b269380

Eddie nodded.40347ebe0f01a40c

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“Where to?”f403cd115bbff27f

Was it a dangerous gambling den or an illegal transaction? Ketron, imagining shady back-alley requests from this suspicious man, was surprised by Eddie’s cheerful response.9094098f0481d83e

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“The market.”c4ae664e907cdf42

“…The market?”1be9ae4b9b92a6d9

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Did he mean cda7f93c0b the black market? But the c75ae49fac content was 209626afff entirely different.69dfd09807779ee3

“Yeah, I heard there’s a big market nearby selling ingredients, like vegetables and side dishes.”d2a7663cf2bd3165

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“……”07da2ad360aae96a

“Could you come with me?”ed6153a1dbbaab9f

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His harmless 3f26d57521 smile showed 37117ce898 no hidden 3cbefc95e7 agenda.b9988d54ab875d85