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The hero bb7ea422fe Arthur and b8c2d53f8b his party 12b7ac18fd successfully defeated d71c6a9244 the Demon 59ed13b1ae King.80586d90ddf845e9

The evil army of the Demon King, which had plunged the continent into fear for nearly 10 years, was finally vanquished. As soon as the news of the Demon King’s downfall and Arthur’s victory spread, the Empire was drenched in a festive atmosphere.503b6d6e3999a2eb

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The streets of the b460fb3bf4 Imperial Capital were so de8c10b3a4 filled with flower petals f480b020bc scattered by the citizens 12fbd05f48 that there was no e993af62cb room to step, and 7e44b7e05e people clinked glasses from 6b9ca77879 midday to celebrate the 5804c53f5a victory.963969c2fd8c59ca

Bands played their instruments 301e0552ad energetically, determined to leave 2549e2d8c5 no quiet corner in 70fcbdef6b the streets, and bards 14d5b478f8 sang songs of the dc36345972 heroes.9e288f5006216102

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Naturally, the first floor of “Eddie’s Inn,” located in a prime spot in the center of the capital, was a tavern, as per the fantasy cliché, and from noon, drunkards clinked glasses to celebrate the victory.1b32bec1803dd7d0

“For the hero Arthur!”b99de7658c1e562f

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“For the mage Boram!”8ca03b9ff494d312

“For the divine Augustine!”161a562904da665e

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“For His Majesty the Emperor!”abc41b3ca43a4231

Those toasting with the names of the hero’s party and the Emperor gulped down refreshing beer and wiped their mouths with a satisfied “ah.”10e2d3b3d2b1cdb3

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“So, when is the hero’s party returning to the Empire?”2a5fca7acebaca74

“It usually takes two to three months from the Demon King’s Castle to the Empire… Even though the base is quite damaged, if they keep teleporting, it might take about a month.”2c71875aee717f64

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“The hero’s return! It’ll be a festival for a while.”a84bb06c106a87f8

It was a historic battle that determined the fate of the continent, no, humanity. The hero’s party won, and humans survived. Until the hero’s party returns, the Empire will remain in a festive mood, and when they return, a full-fledged parade and celebration will begin.ea6a2428bd132058

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Even though the snacks hadn’t arrived yet, the excited men emptied their beer mugs and started chatting enthusiastically, placing additional orders.5592337c2c556179

“Did you hear? The holy sword Albatross fulfilled its role during the war and was destroyed.”7549a705428117b4

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“That’s really unfortunate.”a2214ce9be4977f0

“Yeah, I wanted to see it in person.”511921c062716b50

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“If it were intact, it would have been preserved in the Imperial Museum as a historic sword.”202e230109315609

Hearing their regretful voices, 5e1f72b53e Eddie, the innkeeper, who 41fbd7eb47 was polishing glasses inside 5a319ff682 the bar, muttered to c7217c970a himself.89869c20afdee093

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“It’s perfectly fine. The sword’s owner was Ketron, not Arthur, so Arthur wouldn’t have it.”7d8bc897f8343294

Of course, the men, unaware of Eddie’s thoughts, continued to chatter.6c91e67eed744fc4

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“I heard hero Arthur is having a grand wedding with Saintess Laila?”e438e90b8bac48be

“Of course! They promised to marry once they defeated the Demon King.”ee0edd16f10e0da3

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“That never happened. Laila was more interested in Ketron… though Ketron didn’t seem to care.”0be399e2289d6f34

Eddie grumbled 22769760a0 inwardly once 702ecfaa65 again.ca98e97a43875228

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“Did you hear the Emperor announced he would bestow a countship on hero Arthur?”8def563c3ca71e8a

“From commoner to an incredible success story. The nobles are in an uproar.”d8fb3ed900878170

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“They expected him to be given a baronetcy at most, but a countship? They’re filing complaints every day, talking about dirty blood.”0d0df4a5b048fbae

“If not for the hero’s party, we’d all be dead at the hands of the Demon King’s army. How can they say such things!”168fe1fe0fe65498

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At that point, Eddie a471fe80b7 let out a long 6df3aa136d sigh.404724654a06cac5

“…This is a thankless job.”ae32968c5c34f384

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Knowing all the inside 95c503481d stories was exhausting. Watching Arthur 383056e99f take all dcbf355a18 the glory 350b6dabe5 alone was 64ec64bd26 frustrating.5bd46350873cf5aa

Annoying.87c9703fc726356d

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Eddie placed the glass f057604a88 he had been polishing 9cf9aa0832 pointlessly back on the f907d44db8 shelf. Gerald, who df5da1c782 was cooking af4e796882 energetically in 53823b9f20 the kitchen, 6c43b1e1ca poked his 56bb7f7d01 head out 1258785fde at just 396cd1137b the right f9ad88f6fa moment.58f5f742cd478ed8

“Eddie, ‘that dish’ is ready.”3f3350fe91432d23

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“Really? Good job.”d594e546801e54de

“No problem, as usual, just had to cook it. If you can handle the spiciness, that is.”ad1911ceca6a28df

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Gerald wrinkled his nose. It wasn’t an exaggeration; he coughed lightly, unable to hold back.cf8eb6933705773a

“Shall I take it?”d56484d3ba3509d7

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“This time, I’ll do it.”ab00a1d84c3d9576

Eddie chuckled and took the pot containing ‘that dish’ from Gerald.27625663cf6ffc07

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Eddie carried the d3dc70ffdc pot outside the af4710c865 bar. He walked 0c55d18546 confidently among 80d1f2bbe4 the men c19a00cfed who had 514928815d been unknowingly 0b985dd0a7 saying things 65ce02fc31 that irked 55cc80c3f5 him and 96d9831178 placed the f9d40224ab pot with d262107c7b a thud d949df6590 on their 5c84a5a5ab table.4319b8b5295347d2

The men, who had 8cce195ac0 been chatting excitedly, were da62f75e7a startled first by the 84f05f8f7a sudden appearance of the 21abc5a565 innkeeper and then twice ae4b643a42 by the intense spicy 1525a4b029 aroma they had never 41e63eaa4a encountered before.b2d0884eee5f692f

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“What, what is it, innkeeper? Suddenly.”66b4919e340b843e

“What is this red stuff?”f6fc18c0c74b8d31

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Eddie replied with a dedd7c3475 nonchalant face.db56a33352d43ea7

“You asked for something suitable as a snack, didn’t you?”673a90d50556fd4c

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“Well, yes…”05e1f41e10d5daf4

They had ordered something 64188d1555 like that when they cb5028bd5d came in, expecting a 6730319ebb fruit platter or fried 6bccbc720d fish, not a noodle f1ec62a066 dish with a smell 2e02fe9a5b so intense it was ab8a20dbb0 intimidating.1a0b37fd42caeadc

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Moreover… wasn’t this a completely new dish?6e823816b6c89b5a

Looking at the bewildered a8a086270e expressions of the drunkards, dc225d71f2 Eddie, the innkeeper, smiled b755d68975 brightly.5ff07adca292826b

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“It’s our inn’s special menu.”eab03c0ff5379962

“Special menu? Did you have something like that?”08c4e4795c8d10d3

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Until a few days ago, there wasn’t. Eddie’s Inn was terrible as both a restaurant and a tavern, with a menu consisting only of fries, fried fish, fruit platters, and beer. It was a place with a clean atmosphere and a good location, so customers came and went, but no one expected quality snacks.dd537fbdcd8360a4

In the original story, d9b9e35454 the inn was mentioned b9df14d198 only once, so there 8d498060ee was no way it 1fb9e30ed9 had a special menu.86c60664cae65207

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This was a new menu recently added to Eddie’s Inn. It was undoubtedly a dish that had never existed in the Empire and probably never would again.93baca5eb9e18476

“What’s it called?”2eeb4e16bf73466f

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The men, 8af1811009 despite their b8e79bc236 suspicious glances d3638e1cbc at the 63c1b9e349 intense aroma, eff374e889 showed curiosity 98e2664f99 about the a2aa67538d unfamiliar dish. It looked quite a24fd50296 appetizing with its 34f5f4bc09 glossy noodles, even d0f961261e though it seemed 55e0341d13 very spicy.3562399517eae89d

Gotcha, you guys. Eddie, hiding 1566eabf9d his mischievous faba4f5602 intentions, smiled 58c1b239ee sweetly and 1ceab63f9a replied.d33feeb267112458

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“Fire Chicken Noodles.”fd3580b55c38c684

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Eddie… or rather, the man once known as Lee Junghoon in his previous life, found himself reincarnated as the innkeeper in a fantasy novel he had enjoyed reading until its infuriating ending.bc29481504885315

“Crazy.”d016f1850fee36aa

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The shock of 2009f3bd2c waking up in 1f7ce6f5e4 an inn room c75d784f3f and checking the 72fc319b54 mirror was indescribable.ad49904999059641

With radiant silver 7684916301 hair and mysterious d786e4dec0 violet eyes, the fc350c62ca face of a 81951021cd man who looked d1368a5825 like he had 955e415951 a story was f1b77092b4 handsome but far adb98e382f from the familiar 7b8a0631c6 face Lee Junghoon 2712367024 had seen for 8280ee382c over twenty years.2c2452662984a1e3

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With a 1ba98f0dbe face like b7c0677afb this, he 1bb4e18db4 could have 5e292651a1 been a 79ffb898f5 successful model 1bcd35fed2 or actor. He could earn a 9bad5d678f fortune just by keeping 44f7d4d738 his mouth shut.f3ca407c3e7c93e1

But sadly, there was 06b94bae5e no chance of using 0036189142 that handsome face as 233eec00f4 an actor or model 3a7b9d2867 in this world. This was a aad04dc6a0 damned fantasy world a0f2944707 with an emperor 7e45b18019 and mages.7888869899a0f153

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The novel he was reincarnated into, “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well,” had a title typical of modern fantasy novels, but its content was classic traditional fantasy.14365e980f6c5d87

“Seriously?”58e95bc8d9fca7e1

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There were a 8690b8bcba few scenes that ce8c95dcbf made him chuckle 1aaca9fada while reading, but 1426be00f5 overall, it was 08b267359e quite enjoyable.9a88f72ed83fc456

Lee Junghoon was a7d705cdca the owner of 8e0b8c3a77 a small, quiet d9c30d4e65 convenience store in 07a65f9019 the corner of bba6f1dbe2 an apartment complex, ff270f1a96 with few customers 341f4c4c2f in the morning.d9e7c75749fbf8b1

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With nothing to do 8e41f19cba when there were no f7a5f30881 deliveries, he often passed 6564699398 the time reading light ca3244c2dd fantasy novels, and the d3d4390583 novel he read just 1a964e23c2 before reincarnating was this 197b9f78ba one.66ca07e5b687c948

“The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well.”3180ac071102a8c7

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As the title suggests, it was a story where the hero didn’t hide his power.eb2298df40c457c5

And the hero mentioned here wasn’t Arthur, who was being praised by the citizens of the Empire.e11092827df86e0f

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It was the 9d23f8c28e hero Ketron.28677ddb5d480fee

Chosen by the holy sword at a young age, Ketron embarked on an adventure, gathering a party to defeat the Demon King’s army, including the swordsman Arthur, mage Boram, and divine Augustine. After experiencing various events and growing, he finally defeated the Demon King and became a hero of the continent.27e4ddd2f698a9d6

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Up to ef880e189d this point, f94af2dded it was 98aa98da3b a splendid 3e71a6cf6f cliché growth 024b9fa59b story.3a48a63f3590237a

However, the author was 44199626a1 undoubtedly obsessed with twists.2be65e9ae8399104

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“Huh?”cb9a81e1db579928

Just before daed648116 defeating the 94e5a2609b Demon King, d917b21f36 the author 943f4ee9f2 made a b5819718e2 significant change 945447b7c1 in the f22026ee65 plot. To defeat the 03e7df51ba Demon King, a 2819e89664 powerful spell had 945e5eb122 to be cast 7b9c595467 on his holy 2d5a36650d sword, Albatross, which 80554656fb would erase the 2cd318c37d existence of the 0a9fe8bdbe person who used fa000a663c it.e45b624ac971b8d6

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In other words, 69d5114f10 everyone in the 4d1c26c07b world would forget 12a9758eca about the hero b6a32f43f8 Ketron.af7be63e06ac5ba4

[I’ll hold off the Demon King’s army, so you guys cast the spell!]

Even as Augustine, the divine, stepped forward to block the Demon King’s army outside the castle despite being seriously injured, Ketron, Arthur, and Boram were casting the spell on the holy sword.225bd19cdfef25e5

[Don’t worry, Ketron! Even if the world forgets, we’ll remember you!]

[Yeah, we’ll definitely come find you!]

Arthur and Boram spoke c4ee3a32d2 solemnly, and Ketron nodded.fb4dec5e0622c3e9

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Ketron, with the spell cast on the holy sword, charged at the Demon King, and after a long battle, he finally succeeded in driving the sword into the Demon King’s heart.b13ef995ff7d3423

It was the hero’s victory.91f6f6120ced10f6

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And then, the ca37823385 grand finale.c0920110d823693a

Originally, even if 2fa9fbec52 the hero Ketron cc11c98425 was forgotten, Arthur d40e50c868 and Boram, who 0f17cc9f80 remembered him, should 5b5965c551 have found him 41f2682f46 and restored his 8e7e9eb431 glory as a 26ba0ea14a hero.d0d5668115ac2a37

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But Arthur didn’t do that.404b0deb7c76ef5b

He claimed all the 46dabe6787 achievements of the hero 9ff9882a2a Ketron as his own.1d4e2f00bf7495df

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He said he lost the holy sword during the battle with the Demon King and claimed that he had defeated not only the Demon King but also all the commanders of the Demon King’s army that Ketron had vanquished.e2e38cff48a9e3e2

Arthur, who was a 55f9032a51 decent swordsman but not cceebe66ce chosen by the holy 87ffbdd26a sword nor capable of e2f49d215f defeating the Demon King, 9559e507b6 suddenly became the hero aabb113187 of the continent.be3ba8598196fa11

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Mage Boram also didn’t seek Ketron. She remained silent about Arthur’s hero act and stayed by his side. Augustine, who lost his memory like everyone else, didn’t notice anything strange and returned with hero Arthur.9f22b4b08779b232

Thus, hero Ketron 56928222ab was forgotten.488b606165a13c2a

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“Are you kidding me?”1c2704e255a94f86

When Lee Junghoon read ed92254363 that part, there were e061d701df only about 20 pages e6c23ddaa2 left. It was too c73a222984 short for Ketron 20fa61a840 to reclaim his 00e2beea12 glory and for 2773d29866 Arthur to face 02f9491612 the consequences. Moreover, it 24c33f97d9 was the 04263a830f final volume!90235cf7232d778f

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However, instead of ending with “the hero was forgotten, and evil prevailed,” the author concluded with a scene where the injured, starving, and betrayed Ketron collapses in tears in front of an inn.bc4dde36ef0eda83

In the a6f3b9b3a0 final moment, 855fc4a16a Ketron, as 4f97e35851 if driven 658dd2d6ff by madness, c656137c94 vows to 8d883b46b5 destroy everything 0500285582 in the 91de84a3b8 world, his 27586e6652 eyes flashing af8792a154 darkly, and 0d62736cfd the novel 5efaa51397 ends.d01281d5ed21150a

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[The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well fin.]

“…”0a6865f27f8de7a5

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Lee Junghoon tapped the 900d0600ae unresponsive next page pointlessly.1136c1ded5a97f08

[This is the last page.]

[This is the last page.]

Of course, it aba26f5cd7 was a futile 174ea603c2 act.9c6edb2400bc64c3

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“Where does the author live?”c970589c0b579c5f

After enjoying the novel for days, to have it end with such a crazy finale! Like a roaring Godzilla, Lee Junghoon paced the convenience store, only to confirm through the author’s social media that there were no plans for a sequel or side story.e21bebd96a79b225

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“Sigh.”ca0b95f1f5ef4f57

Feeling a 5b6bc616a4 deep sense dc6b3b1a03 of emptiness f53104b9bd from the 392dd158ec infuriating ending, 49dabc3367 he was 646f0d7c50 organizing the 961459d10c convenience store 9039042d02 items when 5db942708e he heard 493d875e15 the door 0fe9b8d0cd chime.ed0063ef281b75b7

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“Welcome.”5323c2f085bc4205

Reflexively greeting, Junghoon saw 254f90d3d0 a man in a 355b49c707 shabby hoodie approaching him 7ff493cda3 directly. It was a vivid 1490ce513d memory, thinking it was 453b1cae6d a new customer at c930cb3495 this hour in a 0af6e6ed04 neighborhood store.8b02d1e9cea238e3

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That was his last 8e09f1fadf memory.b00b1d4f7977f43f

Suddenly, he felt a 9b1b03c6cd burning pain in his c3606096a7 abdomen, and before he 9545aad947 could fully comprehend the c262389df5 excruciating pain, everything went 60ea8aca68 dark.95dfa4500d814777

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When he opened his eyes, he found himself reincarnated as Eddie, the owner of “Eddie’s Inn,” located in the central square of the Reneba Empire’s capital.4040d1ee6780befb

“This is insane.”7d9defbf2cab3f5e

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And the Reneba Empire was the setting of the novel “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well” that he had been reading just before.c775ef7a2b143eb7