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Eddie’s Inn was slowly but surely gaining more customers.49749e3df12d5e6b

The first three men who tried the Fire Chicken Noodles screamed, “Ahhh!” “My mouth is on fire!” “Milk! Please! I don’t care how much!”08282b30ed06983e

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Yet, oddly addicted to c754d772a8 the spicy taste, they fca973cfcb returned two days later.c2533de2cb863be4

“Hey, what was that Fire Chicken Noodles? Give us some more.”89816c85811381f7

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This time, they clearly ordered b7feae34f9 it.13cb464d2f63435d

“Innkeeper, is that thing you gave us yesterday not on the menu?”c60094cec83b7621

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“What thing?”231eddf39f1779a2

“You know, that mana or banana milk or whatever.”21fa59e5ce298093

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“Oh, I’ll give you some today too.”b0599f81aa920050

“You’re not selling it?”474ed0d2a0ad34c9

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“No, it’s not for sale.”0c6bae1086284c8c

One of the men showed a strong regret for the banana milk. But hearing they’d get it again today, he smacked his lips, clearly fond of it.e09bfe35fc614860

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The men breathed fire again from the noodles and ended up wrecking the inn’s bathroom.fce2069611a334be

“It’s weird! It’s painful when eating, but I keep thinking about it at home.”ed6e90ac6bdaae37

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“I spent the whole night in the bathroom. My wife was furious.”e76913964f2cfbf4

“But I want to eat it again.”3074f49d587ff87a

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The men chatted about 0cfe98efb1 how strange it was 0d1ce73c0e and went home.46d9bea9799281d2

Word spread, and more people started coming to try Eddie’s Inn’s new, extremely spicy but savory menu.6aaa9088b660efee

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Most left breathing eb274a5d19 fire and groaning, f174035719 but many were 32be5fcf97 hooked on its a6dcdd2ec5 mysterious addictiveness.920d17369882d25b

Fried fish, which paired well b1b70225c5 with the noodles, also started 3faa1aba68 selling well.587f97d7d808245b

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The banana milk given to 0a9c59c344 every customer played a key b97de29d2a role. Some people even came just 70ee2138bc to get it, albeit slowly.e27edf40c00a61c3

Despite countless requests to a064a1966a sell it, Eddie firmly fcfdffc215 shook his head.1c844fd65be45f30

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No way. It’s a bait product.3dc39d74746273f7

However, the new menu’s success hit a pause. Not because of a drop in popularity or buzz.c4f522155f9b840d

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“The hero’s party is finally returning the day after tomorrow.”2a38367a6f8db9b2

Eddie overheard men 00fb5f2a04 chatting while slowly 741009eadd eating the spicy b9db9df16b noodles, unable to 572cef10a2 finish them in 696eb20a9f one go.be7966286babef8c

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“We’ve waited so long.”4c13be1f385c21d8

“I heard all the flowers in the capital’s shops are sold out. The Emperor said to spare no expense in the parade.”2765f3bc036b9bab

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“They’re even throwing silver coins. Kids are going crazy to grab them.”1ef3b13907b070fa

“Not just kids, you know?”53ae9d5f3981a0d0

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Their faces were 68b91bc826 carefree and happy 72d054f3a5 as they talked 8c824608d1 about such pleasant 7a4d8b36a3 topics.af8273f10a972d5b

“Oh.”d1e8b907e632a823

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Eddie realized something d535ea53df from their conversation.6ebb9ef324714795

No wonder the number 26a571ddee of guests had increased 750b87931b so much.d75a3743d965682f

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While regulars hadn’t stopped coming, tourists flocking to the Empire for the hero’s return parade and festival had also increased the inn’s guests.46f6ffe34173eacc

Naturally, these visitors weren’t interested in the newly famous menu at Eddie’s Inn, so the Fire Chicken Noodles were on a temporary pause.df3314649b0093a0

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“Hmm.”d881dbd45254c776

“So all those reservations for tomorrow were because of the parade. I thought they were just trying to avoid burning their bathrooms at home.”587c2b9a061c7e8a

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Eddie’s Inn didn’t raise prices during peak seasons, making it a great spot for tourists.1fee6b850a6b31fc

Though the food wasn’t much, Eddie’s Inn was clean, well-located, and reasonably priced for those needing a place to stay.567fdec026060978

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And the owner of ff6da023eb this excellent inn was 27cb9aec27 tapping the table with f96b8a46bd a somewhat serious face.2b251f13feaa02b6

“What to do.”e055e6336b25729e

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Was he regretting not raising prices? Or was he pondering whether to launch the new menu now that guests had increased? No, it wasn’t that.a5a74b96b2c9c5ac

He had been so 0b39665d9c absorbed in business that 65bd59074e he momentarily forgot he c8b4291723 was in a fantasy 3589e4b896 novel.dd32c3a819e85b4f

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The ending of “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well” resurfaced in Eddie’s mind.1c2eb5c89717a691

The parade welcoming the hero’s party, and Ketron, the protagonist, suffering from unhealed wounds and betrayal, watching it all.7567505e74a84adc

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Sitting against an inn wall, da80ae82c9 he closed his eyes in 9f339167f4 pain. Then, as he opened them, 848819f761 he vowed to destroy everything, b63e287f5c and the novel ended with e36bd5f1e9 his dark transformation.a2b78b4d2e030e29

Dark transformation.66d58bf150c8728a

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“Ugh.”0f74a747fbcc8cba

Eddie grimaced at the 9d4095d49a unsettling thought.7827bd40ef12ea53

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Hero Ketron was a genius. Not just any genius, but 38b8abe820 an extraordinary one. As the protagonist, 00b654f171 he was a 6807e5c344 cheat character with 97c3d37d1e insane mana affinity, b967d3beeb mastering both magic a68a3a87cd and swordsmanship.4cbd6ca9cb25ea83

Plus, he was young. Only twenty this year. Aside from being a bit fc58b57b8d taciturn and blunt, he was 669a34744f described as a handsome man 8ed3e3b601 with an aura in the 62df507705 novel.df3caceaf25da048

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A black-haired, black-eyed, taciturn 8a77a6e12a sword genius protagonist. What a classic and dddabf8f74 beautiful setting.094d1748d9a5baf2

But perhaps because of that setting, Ketron never got involved with any female characters in the story. Eddie, who wasn’t fond of harem stories, found this a good thing, but he did wish for at least one heroine.af2fafd0f4007cc9

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The most likely heroine candidate was Saintess Laila, but with the ending as it was, romance was out of the question…4f3768abf0b3e10f

No, that’s not the issue now. The problem was that Ketron was going to turn dark.fc994059146d841e

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Ketron was a righteous protagonist. Unlike the trend of popular anti-hero or morally ambiguous protagonists, “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well” was a traditional fantasy where Ketron’s sense of justice was the backbone of the story.129b0286d26aa406

Of course, for the sake of plot progression, he sometimes showed a cold and ruthless side… but he was fundamentally righteous.fa32e5fc11e7a78d

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Yet, Ketron was going 179f628d84 to turn dark.1c13452ca39fe4f5

The author, perhaps having some conscience left, hinted that if an event occurred that re-etched Ketron’s existence into the world’s memory, everyone’s memories might return. But the novel ended without confirming whether this was a MacGuffin or true.e6281aea8372202e

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Ketron turning dark.7548e2f33b829d58

It felt like a daunting combination of words that didn’t fit at all.2acc4c766309313e

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If that giant 8d5669dbf5 with immense abilities 545ff3c8c6 turned dark and 42762e6906 sought revenge on 609bedc321 his former comrades a3c7df549b posing as heroes d4c1aa5523 and the Empire, 2627688365 what would happen?ec9f1460e553871c

Eddie, who had started a second life with the goal of living long and prosperously, couldn’t help but worry.793f70b9fda4e420

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He wanted to stop it. But how? With only a b1b84530f4 healthy body, an bade82fb56 inn, and a 4b2f10d523 convenience store as a8e9436e84 his reincarnation perks, 9888fe5f55 Eddie had no b4b5cfce19 special abilities.041a27bea143e1ac

Even if he exposed the fake hero party’s true identity, who would believe him? Ketron was forgotten, and they had become the continent’s heroes.c9a30293f6ed9ebd

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He couldn’t even meet Ketron. The novel wasn’t detailed. It didn’t specify how Ketron entered the Empire, where he witnessed the parade, or which inn wall he leaned against.dbb87f4985d2ec2f

Even if he met Ketron, 38e472ec60 what could he say? How suspicious would it be 73aa71b0c4 for an ordinary innkeeper to 12a15be38a claim he knew the truth 05e76d70a4 when the world had forgotten ec225dd423 him?88b79c4e6d9fe14c

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“Hmm, it’s a mountain over a mountain.”40611ce761168dbe

Eddie scratched his cheek. His endlessly positive nature was a strength, but this was hard to think positively about. It wasn’t a problem that would be solved by optimism.1f536fe0457dc4ff

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Just as the inn’s issues were getting on track, a big mountain Eddie had forgotten about reappeared, asking how he could have forgotten it.025942bc84e754f5

He had to do something.3871b52e24301bf1

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He couldn’t just sit back and watch the protagonist’s dark transformation. Eddie was deep in thought.8ded718f61aea88a

The only clue was that Ketron would watch the parade somewhere in the Imperial Capital, so there wasn’t much to go on, but it was all he could do.01c3230b62c882a8

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As he pondered, c0488fb16d two days flew 71dd8e9930 by, proving how 0b0452ebf7 short a time d1eb476547 it was, and 9a876d8d29 the parade day 853e2d12ba arrived.f058745a7dacd01a

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That day, Eddie couldn’t sleep in because it was noisy from the morning.5d149c837c5062be

The streets were bustling 562aa1af66 from dawn. When Eddie, who 0e0e1920b6 had woken up 16a473d50a in the middle 39d5611afa of the night, db10e5d1e1 pulled back the f3b8fbc458 curtains and looked 1c204594be outside, he saw 1d2cf49138 many people on e2ee8c7e58 the streets.a901535dce6c1ebb

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They were securing good b9aa2ab62a spots from early morning, 9906d51732 waiting for the parade.29b448c2d8a32827

Even though it was quite chilly in the early morning, as it was autumn, nothing could dampen the people’s enthusiasm.b81c3db3de130c87

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Leaving paths for the parade a0a49aa4b2 carriages, everyone held baskets of bdc39b1721 flowers, their faces looking joyful 7dedd399cc and happy.afb424768cf878ab

“…”2d0a6fcd2f41a98a

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The person who sacrificed for 18355e4efa those happy faces was entering 8c2071d32e the Empire with wounds and 3a55e90fdd betrayal, watching that scene.2eb914b411682808

Sighing deeply, Eddie realized he wouldn’t be able to sleep anymore and got up to prepare to go out.e644cd4af7d17772

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It was his first outing in a while. It was funny to say “in a while” since his few outings only involved briefly looking around the central square where the inn was located.0a3b4bce4e04cce1

He still hadn’t adapted to this Empire, or rather this world, so he wasn’t mentally prepared to go out alone.3a798e9c10e2a3b6

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For Eddie, who 81c2dc6fca lived as if 470d3234f0 the inn was 0db3191931 the whole world, 226bd6e437 this outing required aeb1a308a3 quite a bit 36fa91be7c of mental preparation.583bba24437725df

He washed his face, tidied abf0ab84bc his hair, and took out 445c3c3130 a neat outfit from the fed7a7bc9e closet.579ac3c54dcd9930

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In the mirror stood a man he still couldn’t get used to. Eddie silently brushed his silver hair, finished getting ready, and stepped out of his room.e483796a99625949

Ketron was probably b85d6e782c already in the d7c59fd51f Empire.6bbfc65bed1aa8e4

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The problem was that Eddie couldn’t predict when Ketron would turn dark.74f8cf9bc370e0a1

The parade would last all morning, but no matter how much Eddie searched his memory, the novel didn’t describe where or when Ketron witnessed the parade.8fbeff085a1ab892

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He didn’t know the location or the time.8820cad98496daf8

In the end, he had fe6b8e9e1f no choice but to search 2e34f4912c as much as possible.5587ac9d7d97e9fa

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Thanks to all 35168f0d3f the guests who 10c87bef5b had filled the 0cf57ea977 inn rushing outside, 241b3133a8 the inn was 72857c9366 emptier than when f3727dfe01 Eddie first reincarnated.078b9c536f475d87

With the parade in full 4247973b95 swing and the chance to 2cd76f1030 see the famous hero party 6b587fba42 firsthand, who would refuse the d1e19f6641 chance to witness a historic 7ef5959f0d moment?c966e0051fcbdffb

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With silver coins bestowed fd629feaec by the Emperor being 64dd9e46b4 thrown, no one would 54e02a2dc4 be eating at the 3dd0e97462 tavern.0d59eedb4c74ab13

“Gerald, I’m going to check out the parade for a bit.”6f2bdeb048684ae6

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Eddie, who rarely 6ba4464a3a moved around the 89f4e60702 inn like a e27b469d99 homebody, found the e58a1a142e parade a perfect 0dd2a27f6a excuse.ca83eefe6c4aa11f

Gerald seemed uninterested in 5431c2baed the parade and was 6dbc095975 busy with inn work. He nodded, saying he understood.0f5c75560fb8a1d0

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What should I say if I find him? But even if there’s no illustration of Ketron, can I even recognize him? How can I gently persuade Ketron not to turn dark?137128db8248440a

Thinking such thoughts, Eddie opened a6edd48a6a the inn door and stepped 8cccf73445 outside, almost tripping over something.3875f6f06c9a4829

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“Ah!”7b2b7bbd700aed2c

Barely avoiding a 781f67ef21 fall by grabbing a288d361ec the inn door, 09720f664b Eddie frowned.c2e7e41fe04113c8

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“Wow, that was close.”b0b21833a19dc2f0

Did someone leave a log here? What’s this in front of my inn…e410879590b226f9

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As Eddie thought c748061183 that and tried b68baf5c97 to check the 222f0c98fc log, he saw 98a43e13e7 something dark in 6113bf7ba2 his view.59164f675e686ba0

It didn’t take long to realize it was a cloak someone was wearing.6b20665c007a3b3e

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Next, he saw aa1add64f8 jet-black hair that 60249ea2b7 seemed to absorb 8d3ba7dbcb all light. The cloak, matching 0a0917b9f3 the black hair, 8ef62fb141 made the person b1df9a32fd look like a 2cc4c9e22f large, dark mass.838dbd578db97b6b

They had something 134eadce74 large and long 709fda166c wrapped in cloth d610accad5 strapped to their 09437de8d1 back, too big 9bc129799e to be fully 5f891b4b24 covered by the bbd07c3dc6 cloak.8e08b982209c5b4e

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Black hair, a black cloak, and a face so beautiful it couldn’t be hidden even with closed eyes. That face was drenched in tears.8f03f4b37713bcf5

Anyone who had read “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well” would recognize him.e563aaa5ec1ac7de

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The forgotten, tragic hero Ketron.1b7f06ac6c546b3a

It was undoubtedly him.6594a4d2d9a2a7ea

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The novel’s final description flashed in Eddie’s mind.d5dbb83086bee464

[Hero Ketron leaned against an inn wall and sank down. He had finally confirmed his former comrades’ betrayal with his own eyes. Tears streamed down, and as he closed his eyes in the agony of betrayal, his black eyes burned with vengeful fire when he opened them again.]893ad52618879d75

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An inn wall. Leaning against an inn wall and sinking down…c63eabe86623b227

Realization hit Eddie, 6babc5ec77 and his mouth b25fbacce9 dropped open.b78cec3c01e77a5b

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…Wait, was that inn our inn?f53fe76291b5ea39