PRB | Chapter 2

Name: Eddie.3a5d3359819064fa

Occupation: Owner of “Eddie’s Inn,” located in the central square of the capital.f12aa4cef4e699fd

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The inn, with its d2ad2ed7ed rather uninspired name, was f179a5b228 merely a fleeting location b3811f95cb in the original story. It was described in 7ec07d9518 just one line:e37f5e9a3a228082

[“Eddie’s Inn, located in the central square of the capital, was a leisurely inn with minimal income despite its prime location and cleanliness.”]9ba6b108a820755c

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That was it.b1ca8ad90785053a

Naturally, there was no description 0013513113 of the innkeeper Eddie, nor 886948b601 any explanation of why the 42215c9ce7 inn had such low income a01a4e7997 despite its great location.9c467dfea396ee66

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And Eddie, or rather 6164ab480b Lee Junghoon, the former 72fad500f4 convenience store owner, suddenly fd9cb80210 found himself reincarnated as 730eca69e7 the innkeeper Eddie.2170d27d01943427

From being a convenience 727b5f1541 store owner tucked away f7dda5ff63 in an apartment complex 870b8c91c3 to the owner of 1cc6da23c3 an inn with a 5568ec36fa great location but somehow 5334a3a888 deserted.ddb6c3838da2a2ba

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Should I be 0e51979363 happy about this f38f585978 or sad?842073af064f6dc1

“Well, I’m grateful for a second life, but…”252c837a0073f842

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Eddie muttered in a barely d5a68bad1c audible voice.50acac79dd36650b

The former Lee a8e3f9465d Junghoon, now Eddie, b71790ecb5 took exactly two 719a84a1ad days to adapt f472f5dcc0 to this absurd e0eb58645f reincarnation. During that time, he was 1058b1a9d6 holed up in a corner, 9bc63df213 too overwhelmed to think about d9db145755 the original story or anything ada8b83f39 else.e13b1b1a12873f0f

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The first thing he 5957b007a3 accepted was his own 68c5ca1531 death.cddc9926b3fd77b6

Death.92112376f42f125c

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Sometimes his friends would jokingly 104a95589b say he was working too d6d77ebd23 hard and would die young.bd652ad028ae6e32

But he never thought he’d actually die like that.e89a62427d8e6794

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“Sigh.”eec8957a66b4b61d

Eddie let out a deep sigh. He remembers the last moment clearly. The searing pain in his stomach. No, it wasn’t even pain. It was just hot. It was such a brutal sensation that he thought it might have been a blessing to die quickly without prolonged suffering.a246686c6627cbdc

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When he decided to become 22686eb835 a convenience store owner in 0736f712da his twenties, his parents initially 0d3f200851 tried to dissuade him. They suggested he become 075d99c8ee a stable civil servant, a5b94fd87c but he insisted on c751ca2534 creating his own successful 2d48dcf46a store.08fc1f4b0459f93a

He paid his 4fad47ece0 part-timers minimum wage 2d66d8c9d8 and holiday pay, 3c26c3802c working more himself 43f0175a2f to cover the bdb9fc6d49 costs. He worked full-time dabf4152a7 during the day, 7d32b2967b except for night f3983395f9 shifts, handling all bfb8b1b7fc logistics and refrigeration 737ce2f16b alone.bf10ebf4c7a01b67

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He thought that 52c78a3502 once things got 716567256e on track, he a78206fab6 could expand the beaf307a08 store and have 357688dd51 more leisure. He endured, thinking he should fefcf73e89 work hard while young.2e2f7791c607226e

“…”932167b94ca935dc

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A sigh of helplessness escaped 177e2bc8cc him.b831c22b593800a1

If he had known everything would end so meaninglessly, he might have followed his parents’ advice and prepared for the civil service exam. Maybe then he wouldn’t have died so meaninglessly, and he wouldn’t have reincarnated into this world.0232ced15ba006e6

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“Ugh…”0660fd4eb20013aa

Tears he had 805983c7b4 been holding back 3fcf4b85bb finally burst forth.15050fdf92af2f11

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What should I do? My mom must have been so shocked she fainted. I hope she doesn’t grieve too much.710219a644bd7b45

It’s said that the greatest unfilial act is to die before your parents, and he had done just that.cf0623f4dfc521c7

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Eddie cried for ecfb3df61b a long time. For two days 8d34a1c7f5 after reincarnating, he b8eaf0cc31 cried continuously, overwhelmed 90969303b6 by the sorrow fe2a7b8547 of everything, without 36c685232d even having the 0bc8f25a6b time to marvel 52d5563e46 at being in a27f0768de a fantasy world d6ea389e3e or to explore 5ef6857d9a what kind of bbd754df7a world this was.53f12a7f7db011b4

And on the third day, e07727b2a8 he shook it off and 496cd1b6f1 got up.ac84f4b93036cf8a

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Crying wouldn’t change anything. He had grieved enough; it was time to move. Eddie, or rather Lee Junghoon, was too proactive and positive to be mired in emotions.35fbe738ddc02c48

“Eddie, are you okay?”c32ae2f03a8160e4

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Gerald, the inn’s only employee, managed the inn perfectly while the owner locked himself in his room, drowning in sorrow. Eddie smiled brightly at the loyal employee, who looked worried to death.fea1d724766ba55f

“Yeah, I’m fine.”86af26844c59251b

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He had no idea what the original Eddie was like. This reincarnation didn’t come with any benefits, like retaining the original Eddie’s memories.be0e1120d9b021bb

He only learned Gerald’s name when Gerald said, “Eddie, still hungover? It’s me, Gerald,” when Eddie didn’t recognize him on the first day.708eb66afa475357

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At least he got a language patch and reincarnated into a handsome, well-built body. That’s something.43cc3dfe550aa3b6

Though his role in 18efd2a777 the original story was b9901d01e7 practically nonexistent.4a2826e646a91c68

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“Sorry for making you work alone, Gerald.”106f8087f9fe9fcd

Eddie said cheerfully. Gerald shook his head.d4841dd0118f8b3b

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“Not at all. You never really helped anyway.”dbee5ab23ccab341

His voice held no resentment cc0ab856ab towards Eddie, as if it b95cba6012 were only natural.d78d1161436549d7

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“…”bbd41ee25d058a26

Eddie kept his mouth 3758cf85ea shut, worried he might a8b37ff933 seem suspicious. Somehow, it felt unfair. He used to be a 98799586f4 diligent store owner who handled 462c8f4222 all sorts of odd jobs.9f768f87567b0c86

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Anyway, since he 148c41b646 reincarnated as an 457e89b8e7 innkeeper, he found 256f00281f himself running a 48f4de4df7 business in this b9b8442974 life too.bd2a9daddb76c7bb

In his previous life, he thought, “I’ll succeed and become a store owner with multiple branches!” But in this life, his mindset shifted to, “I’ll just run a clean, well-located inn and make a living.”5038f399179cd0a5

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“Are you going to die young?”24bbc02af10f1de8

As his friends often b054134202 joked, it seemed he 1b82e8d541 really worked himself to 61a48356a8 death.f43ff6cf1fb937f1

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He didn’t want to die young again, so his life’s goal became “live long and prosper.”ad494aa380b3e39a

However, that resolve wavered a bit when he checked the inn’s ledger.40d8346d150676e2

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“Gerald?”d96c58af968a1b41

“Yes.”ca016ad1b3785ce6

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“Is this really our inn’s monthly income?”84ab4f3081b8df89

Gerald glanced at the ledger Eddie was looking at. The ledger, automatically recorded by magic, unfortunately couldn’t be tampered with.b52eb2162c2b8d42

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“Yes.”cbafa8853bf1dacd

“…”c6e1b83078f74034

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Oh my.dd5eefc83a5b79a0

What is this tiny, ca138acf19 precious income? Even if a squirrel sold f4442a1556 its hoarded acorns, it would 7c9b188f95 make more than this!f331183c0b15f4fa

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Of course, that 27343e2d09 was a bit 591c3b258a of an exaggeration, e02e60047e but the income 72422aba89 was pathetically low ae6c2118c5 compared to the 159b9eafec location.45d4ee75d4d8a1f4

Moreover, the first eb33d8951d floor was supposed 7776c85c08 to be a 3de7e9e318 restaurant and tavern, d549292b2f but most of 569591ce38 the income came a602a08844 from guests staying 0dca66ea58 at the inn, 2e0db1287c with virtually no 9ff0c3246f income from the 5edbfde882 restaurant and tavern.5c9b1e87979702a2

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No wonder the first 85bd55fbac floor, which operated as b22448f23d a restaurant during the d135daa4ba day, was always empty.745ba4b416d0f5f4

“Menu!”27c209abf4713922

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Eddie urgently called out, 5dfc1baa4f and Gerald quickly brought d6d27958d4 the menu.e774d95ceae8bec6

The menu at Eddie’s Inn was just a single sheet.3d211afd21b5059c

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It claimed to a793c8333c be a restaurant 6bdb9ca982 and tavern, but 38ff7ff30f the menu was f523f744fd so thin that 8dfd58ad22 Eddie was a d9da85b896 bit taken aback.1580196ae11df593

[Menu]ce4d6596e0824ebc

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French Fries
Fried Fish
Fruit Platter9c318ae3bfe53925

[Drinks]dffc5dc015a513e6

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“…”93d2bf8f5e8ae34c

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That was it. A menu with no pictures or descriptions was practically telling customers to get lost because what they wanted wasn’t there.0ed0915844bb6f73

It was a menu 2c30f090b7 that destroyed the natural 7e25f0963a structure of this fantasy 27001e7eb5 world, where restaurant customers 2b92aeb249 became tavern customers, and 59dce14d70 tavern customers became inn 560c2b16ba guests.94ba8fdf88985daf

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While Eddie’s Inn had the advantageous trait of a great location, it wasn’t the only inn around, and its restaurant and tavern were far less competitive than others.e79100de05e29de4

No wonder it earned 58845ad8cf so little despite its 5cd05cf521 good conditions.e5e7e5adaf7a057a

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Did the Eddie a054d8d794 he reincarnated into cec159f668 not see any 97dff64094 problems with this 90c7d01ca5 inn? How could he leave a41b992188 it like this?a1fcc30f48a764a6

“…Sigh.”051456dd7c9724f1

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Eddie was deep in thought. How should he fix this?0a134a36135722f8

Although Gerald was a jack-of-all-trades, capable of cooking and cleaning, deciding what new menu items to add and what to focus on for the inn’s new beginning would require a lot of thought.a1045f47d5ee8970

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“I’ll need to advertise too… Ugh.”3a098f1695dfcfe3

Without the memories of the reincarnated Eddie, he had no idea about the tastes of the Empire’s citizens or what they liked, which added to his worries.b3ea4d27ced6bf23

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He needed to 3835a2c57d know what they f240bdf1cd liked to prepare.79dd8bec21940c0d

Or should he develop a completely new menu that didn’t exist in this world? If so, what should he offer to make people like it?ae5ecd9a8f37f64d

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Gerald, who had been silently watching Eddie agonize over the menu for days, finally brought it up exactly a week after Eddie’s reincarnation and five days into Eddie’s business worries.f439d5c2de414a2c

That day, Eddie b62c6c5955 was once again 542879ff66 staring at the 187ab6fb41 pathetic menu and 8e765d8936 a sheet of 059f2d90bb parchment, pondering what 80eb9604a5 new menu items f74bd95bc9 to add and 4407b2b401 how to promote 51ddf4db2a them.8a10217731870a9d

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It was a matter of his second life, so he had to be cautious. Even though he couldn’t find an answer, he was stuck on the menu for a long time.fa0c26f688c2b66b

“By the way, Eddie.”c93d1f537cdcf34f

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“…Yeah?”13c04e274886e299

“About that basement I mentioned before.”b9730b0971cdf35f

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Basement?d7b83d5292fe613e

He didn’t know what Gerald was talking about, but Eddie, lacking the memories of the original, pretended to know.ee53a3cab825643e

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“Oh, that basement. What about it?”0a5998c6cbaa8d0b

“It’s still not opening. Even with my magic, it won’t budge. You said you’d check it out last time.”63899b96cf0700f3

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Eddie had never heard f1db5a3153 of a basement in 70d157018b the inn. In the original story, c1fd41a25f there was only one 668671a3ed line about the inn, 6a70ff4b4b so all the information 2c06df35a8 was new to him.d25423683338df39

He remembered it only d870cbdc87 because he was the c1e399a9e1 type of reader who 673521384f considered missing a single dd7a767c4f letter a sin. If someone had ad7232bb4f skimmed through, they 29d3151987 might not even 4e73205e1e remember that one ebcb243a22 line.cc606618659866e5

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A basement, huh? If it didn’t open even with magic, what could he do? But if he had promised to check it out before, there must have been a reason, so it seemed better to take a look.d84bc95784eca366

“But Gerald.”271c63e756ee556a

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Eddie, about to ask Gerald something, closed his mouth. Seeing Gerald’s puzzled face, Eddie awkwardly smiled and brushed it off.98a4f3d555d2f39f

“…It’s nothing.”69108407aa313f82

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There are two ways to annoy people: one is to stop talking mid-sentence. But even in such an irritating situation, the loyal Gerald didn’t scold Eddie for stopping mid-sentence. What a loyal employee.fecf322f784d4bb6

…Still, it was strange no matter how he thought about it.c00176ebbd7e357a

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What Eddie had been about to ask Gerald was, “But Gerald, how do you use magic?” He stopped himself, worried it might seem suspicious.bc526d5ea98be2f8

In the world of “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well,” mages were extremely rare.115c341a8652db8c

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Affinity for mana was something 9ca20ef19f one had to be born 732575aac3 with, and even if someone 52b372700d had that ability, magic was 2742ddb95b usually the domain of nobles, 79a9041fad so commoners rarely had the 3b2023ac5a opportunity to learn it.22fdc517b583426b

Even Boram, the mage in the hero’s party, was born with talent but came from a great noble family.56df5eb54b954765

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Yet Gerald, a mere employee at the insignificant Eddie’s Inn, could use magic?40c4be3f6dcd9a8a

He didn’t know the extent of Gerald’s abilities, but in a world where being able to use magic made one a highly valuable asset, it was remarkable that Gerald, a lower-class worker at an inn, could use magic.5eff8ca347ed748b

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“Hmm.”1cd2d597999f12db

Well, it’s something he could figure out slowly. Rushing would only cause problems, especially for someone like him who had reincarnated with nothing.d77e8c5b486cb676

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Eddie decided to check out the basement Gerald mentioned. Staring at the menu wouldn’t suddenly give him any ideas, so he might as well take a break.e64753463d237c1e

Usually, the basement of such a building would be used as a storage room or a wine cellar, but Eddie had long given up any expectations for this wretched inn, so he didn’t expect a fancy wine cellar or a storage room filled with impressive items.cef20abead7a2496

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He just hoped the locked ad9a708fd0 door would open, and with ce25f119b9 that modest hope, he headed ecdee27fe8 to the basement.f4f09b2ce13a5b33

And when Eddie went down to the basement, he found, contrary to Gerald’s claim that the door wouldn’t open, an entrance with no door at all, wide open.348c611889e1ffd7

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It was illuminated 2ab91b4707 by an incredibly a3937be4da bright light he a2c7d69bcd had never seen da321b1a0e since reincarnating into 88e78dbda2 this world.31522c2723584f68

“…Huh?”4479bf5d927b7db9

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Lighting in this world was usually candles or magical lamps. Even expensive magical lamps didn’t emit such intense light, so something was off.4e291a1df5bade1f

The light was so 057638c143 strong that the usually 48ccadc5cb dark basement stairs were df5070eed8 quite bright from the 4cd5854e49 indirect lighting.cf1352ab09643da1

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After hesitating for 1ea0d95063 a moment, Eddie fc292d824e slowly began to 9d20e3b3c9 descend into the 1a8d06178e basement. As he went down b87d3a9253 the creaky old stairs, 7566a690f2 he was met with 5d8ad9603e a sight he could c6e4426900 never have imagined.4a970f7df861b0a3

“…”66aa5c275c949c06

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What is this?1b19531d0f3e05bc

Eddie rubbed his eyes. But even then, the scene before him didn’t disappear.1fc389551f6bec3b

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Bright, intense lighting that didn’t fit this world. Although there was no music playing, the quiet interior was filled with the soft hum of refrigerators and freezers, and the shelves were packed with goods, leaving no empty space.82818e9548b8d0a2

This was a space all d2c5dbcf07 too familiar to Eddie.a799a3c56d0f279f

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Specifically, to Lee Junghoon, c4f6459039 the convenience store owner.12e7f0aa36341904

“…Why is my convenience store here?”2be85882989f17c9

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Just like that.c4da5c9abe4566ad

The small, tidy convenience store that Eddie had worked so hard to maintain in his previous life was sitting right there in the basement of Eddie’s Inn.9fa0868f509e9377

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