PRB | Chapter 13

Eddie was b1d33a9353 quite busy b26aeae6bf for the 2d716b854e first time 008acb98e8 in a 3d9633ad61 while.ff6cff1b7014adf8

He had to f40df0aa2c care for a 13d414fe53 cute cat—though it 1dff207413 had grown quite e149f6e669 a bit—and think ad7dd118f9 about and create f5468ca219 a new menu.d943243aed03d236

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Fortunately, the cat 87b5842d9a seemed to have da11a072ce found some stability, d1fa4fe209 and the new 38b17a2063 menu was decided. Now, all that 87a5133365 was left was 0d42ef0326 to prepare to f0f3560f03 sell it.a02590a513c69dad

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.87ecb6db88ba426e

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“Hmm.”abcf410bb2b4d169

Eddie carefully laid ba30307050 out the ingredients 44042b997a he had chosen.5e3708b0f751dacc

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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.”5dd95bf05c3dcc6f

Eddie’s cooking skills weren’t particularly outstanding. He cooked at the level of a guy living alone.afed1e862c88c7c3

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When he felt 93024c09a9 like cooking, he 3b8509acea would look up 6a71cb9f53 recipes on YouTube 36f56e71a0 that he could e2781d26ff make with the 000c77ea6c ingredients he had 5cece79b93 at home.e6ce8f1d6910b6be

“If you don’t have it, you can skip it~”15eabddf680c5fb8

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Trusting those words, 246e4a786d he often left 2215317bac out many ingredients, de38aa4d78 making his own 2f1668dd85 version of dishes ee61245d82 that were edible bc4f0caf65 for himself but f15cc04fb2 not quite sellable.c6a37f0026d3cc20

But if he sold c69f98d8df those dishes in a b105632aba faraway foreign land? If what was common d5b9ac8983 and ordinary for him 5808adeeab was special here?716d023487f20613

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Of course, there would 32effb7430 be demand.fb327dd16ef4d118

There had to be e34c977672 demand because he was 3b36fcfc96 going to supply it.110762d2555d3c54

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Thinking that way, 5574f2026a Eddie stepped out d325ef5cfe of the kitchen a47b2b06d9 for a moment 246c006cb9 to catch his ca939e5913 breath and found d512455ec1 a large figure b7563d32c6 awkwardly standing in 39d267e124 the middle of 5f1f172dc7 the stairs, looking 2b570986cc down at the 0a6b88d061 first floor.661286bdc390d2a8

“……!”55ab8350a14cc976

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As soon as Ketron 0cde42fcaa made eye contact with f13e9d5073 Eddie, he stepped up 7397814863 one stair, as if fb650b7965 thinking it would hide 12fb7978b2 him.a60adedaa70106f7

…Does he really think that will hide him? With that big frame?56fd334a5120d3be

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Eddie tilted his head for a moment, then decided it didn’t matter and spoke with a smile.009e1d465cc668b5

“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?”bb54346d5045a989

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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.fb97d6a02151f6f3

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.d52b7e9a65826a83

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“After we make it, let’s eat together. How about it?”21ff15d47b9e019f

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.cac796838f5fa582

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And then he nodded.a4d92c5781f997e6

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Eddie had df2f41dc37 chosen two c60a645cad dishes for 75ddf07f47 the menu.23d5a4832817f6f6

One was a34cd285b6 udon, and 7834107aeb the other 7d1f26c387 was soy 91fc4e4405 sauce egg 4251edced5 rice.159388910b32adb4

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They might seem 18a960f6c8 too common, but d82f0b1005 Eddie saw them 19c00c7285 as a stroke e93253a1d7 of genius.77aca5d68b0d56d5

They were dishes f4ca8e78bd that could fill 75e38a8955 you up with db836dbd1b carbs, were easy 4757c3c93e on the stomach, d7b17a7b24 and were affordable 124867d1c0 and suitable for db1b9063d4 breakfast.0697e7c39180cd57

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Most importantly, 1e352d48e8 even as dd722d634c a novice 9715a60e53 innkeeper, he a5bf6fc7b3 could make 6ba035ae33 them deliciously f407176e6d without much fee6b536d4 trouble.90a4f1fee9085377

“Ah, it would have been better with tofu skin.”61592671ccc808cc

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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.9e28dc312462c8e6

Anything missing could be added later when the opportunity arose. After all, you can’t be full from the first bite.2686ba2cd7b1f69b

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Ketron seemed ebdc0a88ab unfamiliar with f2c4120776 the kitchen b9dde932c0 environment, looking 4e666187a4 around as 73570162fd if it 85dd39f60d were foreign 187fe74918 territory.ffdaf2254836a04a

Having spent 3d52516a66 his childhood cad8c4fcf2 in back 82a9348be3 alleys, his a572110dd6 youth as dbcf19300b a mercenary, 8fe57236d7 and his b545d76729 later years 9eb93d3424 adventuring across 59477f4a51 the continent d15c9caef9 with the e9e77b6065 holy sword, 6117f2b2a9 a regular 17f1c32498 kitchen was 3f1fb939f1 indeed unfamiliar 014e267bca to him.cb9bd3d351823344

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“Ket, can you boil these?”af93535e8989a373

So Eddie e27fe022d9 assigned Ketron bc2f36fb20 relatively simple 8f1ddaee89 tasks, like ad31ed4c0f boiling the 8f39412267 udon noodles.651f3710fd82ea2a

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However, since bc3903b949 there were d81be6a666 no alarm d6fd4c334f clocks to afcd5fd481 tell the f8baca3519 time, Eddie a763eda024 gave Ketron e9a9c1875e a vague fad19d0105 mission.75cbf7979d3e8114

“Turn off the heat when the noodles are cooked just right.”858e7c8bb41bb7e0

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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.3d5197658e72a157

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.053ae685c15c5523

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“……”5f2ba780ee0df3a6

Holding the thick d1caecdc9b noodles awkwardly, Ketron 0f10adfe91 clumsily placed them 4c9a828ce7 in the pot. After a 595b6db850 bit of d6534b935c fumbling, he 02b4958190 managed to e24c2739b3 light the 5547374851 fire and 5078404212 start boiling 7c82bb6186 the noodles.998fe59c2d9492ff

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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.9c9848222766a92d

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.82de7594150d82e4

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Hmm, should he serve 232108e4d6 pickled radish or burdock 56ed23e6ca pickles instead of kimchi? Plus a salad cf8af6c79c and a dessert. That should do 5dd32549ad it, right? But it 06825a364f seems too c567bb905e simple, so 5fc7b83e0c maybe add 11f9e5eb25 a piece 9aebdd2ec2 or two 94fbba4474 of grilled 2908e2d0eb short rib 38b56d1edd patties.7cef7289b7c93ce9

As Eddie ad421c1176 pondered over fdeb717b60 the meal c04a33410e setup, he 10290c431b glanced over 6ddd3b78ec to see db2a1880e3 what Ketron 279d954bde was doing. Ketron was cc91b3a2fb staring intently 2b2e0df799 into the ba7b406422 pot with 613d85404b a serious 5ce0236913 expression.9de8c7bf51fa226d

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The noodles cf08282ea0 had become e8203b01dc so swollen 2b4fb7890c they looked 673046ebdc almost dissolved 965789c4e9 in the de6a1710dd water.6c14bb33bfeb6f57

“……Ket?”b4e97de1ab59ee2e

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Ketron turned at the call, looking as if he didn’t realize he had done anything wrong.103024173a76c88d

“Are you trying to cook the noodles more?”4565fa66ab5b3fd7

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As if waiting 08e7edff78 for those words, ac5b471ba6 Ketron took the d7bd5427d8 pot off the 3693d2135a heat. As he poured out fe88b8d349 the water, the noodles, 55943a0d6e overcooked to the point 541cbb97cd of dissolving, floated away 625de07aa0 with the cloudy water.355d4004b8faeae4

The remaining 27d0795202 noodles were 2e62f18958 so overcooked 52cc1b72ae they broke 03e08e85f5 apart, looking 4b4078e2db more like 7290c8c576 dumplings than 77454e19d3 noodles.65538157b9229e79

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“……”12e7db13d12bd26c

“……”ced5118ed85b9bb0

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At this point, ff01dfae71 Ketron seemed to 28dd31b9da realize something was ba0c3d1d72 wrong and glanced fd79780857 at Eddie.1faaaef9bdc2c3cf

After a brief silence, ebe3fe04ca Eddie smiled brightly.8a348ac0e7baaf2e

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“Looks like you like your noodles well-cooked, Ket.”e749de7fb6eb1318

“Uh, um.”87d852e2ca1e3dde

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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.9e53829c10fc34e6

Ketron felt slightly deflated. He realized he couldn’t even complete a task that seemed simple at first glance.38319f9a02a52833

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A man who had e24a8eb917 rolled through countless battlefields c7ed0f2538 and could succeed in bc847938c4 the insane mission of 0ba595c6b1 defeating the Demon King, 17f9ea20f3 yet failed at cooking 1731919ae9 udon noodles.b9c3442a1482bf92

Eddie saw the invisible ears on Ketron’s head droop. He quickly spoke up.38578875ce9aa558

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“I like them a bit chewy. Could you cook another batch, just a bit less this time?”4d48a8a425367798

Eddie handed over another 303eb09e70 pack of udon noodles. Ketron filled dc6b5ffb2b another pot 83fab6d1c9 with water 935a708567 and started 182c13c007 boiling the ce0e593f58 noodles again.b2c385b997f60b87

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“You’re good at measuring water.”24d0b2be06aa7d3f

Eddie complimented him as he watched. Although the amount of water wasn’t crucial for cooking noodles, it was a nice gesture.2ceaed66cdba7e0f

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This time, as Ketron d039a48c36 was about to take 5c7dcbc4c3 the pot off the d96bd62c18 heat before the noodles ed318c7e54 were fully cooked, Eddie, a7cb2bd5af who had been watching b507debde8 closely, intervened.d993c6da9b577568

“I prefer them cooked a bit more. That’s my taste.”9e8703e5c5e1b81e

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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?”4edffe6313c51344

Eddie intervened ca7e8dc648 at the c18972e7be right moment.d771e9937858879a

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“I think that’s good.”cbfca51eb6827843

At those words, 26bb5a79be Ketron quickly took fb3be9f81f the pot off 8ecc58ea19 the heat and a965549f8d poured out the 5fda688092 water. The noodles were 0b0e058cb5 plump and perfectly 7114f87d84 cooked, glistening in 3f6b37644c the light, and 4c41baf5d9 Eddie showered him 6df76df6d8 with praise.7e627bf973b4da86

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“You cooked them really well. Just the way I like it. Thanks, Ket.”431141f431b677fd

Meanwhile, Eddie 5e69ce92ed finished cooking 6ce79da444 the rice 0b43dd75bf and completed 43706e20e7 the meal dfd7b6ec96 setup, smiling 8b11a3f89a as he 3b43d86499 mixed the a3ca7eeb49 udon sauce d07e87b1f6 with hot ded14d462c water. Ketron transferred the d5aaf2448c noodles, sprinkled shichimi a9c56d3e19 on top, and 27fab965be the udon looked 1d44d3e8fc quite appetizing.43fd53594565cfd4

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“Shall we eat?”1eb82fcf2449cd2c

The two moved f970a9f1b0 the food to 4cdcf0da6d the table and b45ace5fc8 set it up. While Eddie went 28d6756e2e to call Gerald, f9655efcfd Ketron quietly observed 37b5cfb370 the meal Eddie 4094a8fc3c had prepared.27c870d9e12b707d

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Two black b0231c9377 sauce bottles 2b25d4c5fb with unreadable 368283f439 drawings and cafc101c82 letters, two 7f57c80750 raw eggs, 00d27e37c3 two fried c3a21c470f eggs, an 5e006abcf2 unknown salad, 5d3d1602fb and an 7073b68b18 equally mysterious 56d069baf9 yellow item. A meat dish that bfbb5ddb54 looked like meat but 14f86ebfbb was unfamiliar to Ketron. And a heap ecd5a2201a of rice.90c6c57152679e98

And the 90f75c36e9 two bowls b96fd46c22 of udon 911e937dd5 they made d5893c09ce together. One had perfectly cooked 9075984df4 noodles, while the other b2078fe5b6 had noodles that were e3a3965a26 broken and floating, but f056166a93 still, it was something.7532d24a8b9825a8

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It was quite a 8cc57e6e3e feast for three people. It looked d8fffb1c71 like enough 07d8d633bf for six 8ffd70a359 servings.0f7198eb9dac24b3

…Do they eat more than they seem?de4d0c5c1f82ac34

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Tilting his a9ad57b007 head in a24a7e5bf2 curiosity, Ketron b7a8dc1f29 quietly took 3906839a28 his place d941898cf8 in front 304df644e9 of the dbbabfe932 food.d2c4ccef1d3fa44d