PRB | Chapter 14

“Did you make this yourself?”ec59a1cda8f9de0f

Gerald, who 223d550ec5 had been c0cdc700ef working upstairs, c20a1bc9b7 was surprised d942aac35e to see 502f1122f2 the well-prepared 92231754db meal Eddie 1b242d80db had made.c93c85230387366b

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“Yeah, it’s a kind of tasting session since I’m planning to offer this as a breakfast menu.”4d0514d0534b8de1

“Rice…?”1d5432c86808ef74

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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.b367f01250b57ab9

Soy sauce or dark soy sauce didn’t exist either. There were similar things, but not quite the same.8246b55e60dd13ef

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Oh, and sesame oil d141f7552b too.4acac99489a8d505

That makes a 864a36e7db big difference.44d376afe232929c

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Eddie smiled. Gesturing for Gerald 07c481ceb2 and Ketron to 7c57f32a7d sit, he began 67e25bab89 the final steps 1d47137218 of the dish.022372b7fa401d4a

“Do you guys prefer your eggs cooked or raw?”ee7d9404a717a8d6

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“I like them raw.”ff1d84c886e72461

“…Either is fine.”07ceab4e82a3b9d1

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With that, 8fe27bbb02 Eddie used aba0c2eb02 chopsticks to f8acf0053c make a 633cb4f875 hole in ea9062f074 the perfectly 3f6383444f cooked rice.642f211fda5a83ad

Chopsticks were unfamiliar to Ketron, but Gerald, now used to Eddie’s chopstick skills, remained unfazed.f31cd8c5e10b97f2

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After cracking c2099492ac an egg e8046b0b62 into the baf9fb7b28 hole, Eddie 62628688a2 poured soy 05bd8bbbd4 sauce around 1622be0cbc it, mixed 227e078fef it a e9352ab735 few times, 717f73494a and then 7bf0f910c8 poured the 6691182570 soy sauce-mixed 8e6f7fc16d egg over cff8c98e4d the warm 44cec07fe5 rice.5641e2788dc47e9a

“This one’s for Gerald.”4c16a57a6cce5791

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“Thank you.”c05052c5e3a000e4

Next, he drizzled soy 2c015a53a8 sauce and sesame oil e3de3d42e9 over the rice and 0171983113 placed a half-cooked fried 8c9f15659d egg on top.ef9f01d0ff8b7d6d

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“This one’s for Ket.”dfe4e0b62db94d95

Handing it 83b251a56b over with bc87588342 a spoon, 776e98787c Ketron awkwardly 102b3ab225 accepted it.dbb78e672ab9d198

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“Break the egg and mix it in.”35b1d12b0997dc37

Along with it, Eddie bab7c02539 handed over a few d4be8f0253 pieces of grilled short baf8b6521f rib patties, pickled radish, 0bee058768 and salad. Ketron tilted 14153638eb his head 64de8832f2 at the b614a5a13b unfamiliar sight.049664a1f0cb2937

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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.501dae25f1ecb2af

“……!”fd54f8b736880797

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His expression aa69487d88 said it 3c9319fdc9 all. Eddie grinned, knowing 3f1cda669b it was delicious. The salty and f370380578 savory taste was 7f40960218 exquisite. Whoever invented soy 6ac8cfba56 sauce egg rice ca4582349d was a genius.95dd4c2ca1898dfc

It was a ecbd31ceca bit of a ff27615b74 shame that the d222e33f9e sesame oil was 7c1d858e69 store-bought. Eddie used 267e44446b to make 1ca6466742 it with 755e3fa133 homemade sesame 5f8e6540ec oil pressed 269602725b by his f8c6f7ad9c grandmother, but f171b94b08 there was 4f77561f87 nothing he 545fb20de1 could do 5b428ebd08 about it.cefe09318a529a69

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Before creating d80f2c8e4c these menu 949b8f5df4 items, Eddie 965d601bc2 had debated 49d9a3e718 whether to 1bc0e768a0 focus on e0a7fc80f0 lunch or 743e8cebca breakfast first.56fab4327a1411d0

He eventually 6d347a9186 decided to dee641496b create a 71e6ecef90 breakfast menu daab108548 for guests f340810a2a checking out 807be12b4c in the 86798d5331 morning and 9973d65253 chose these e19dcce896 dishes.ea4220e081311863

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Lunch and e0287cb67e dinner menus fe2b2d1f3b could be 447ce9bdcd varied, but a30d7355db the simplicity 9d22c477f6 of breakfast 72868d45b9 added weight d2ce5ca543 to his 673f04039f decision.95e60dc9cb75232e

Gerald ate gracefully, while 42179b9baf Ketron, perhaps needing a b93320546a lot of calories to fa66163388 maintain his large frame, c41891da10 quickly finished his bowl, 017a38090a prompting Eddie to quietly 9e959edac5 prepare another soy sauce d053d54f08 egg rice.fb73a8561358c13b

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Good thing I prepared bd373f79a3 two of each.a8d3ba761e93027c

Feeling pleased, Eddie set 9040f1e48b up a new bowl 39dd265cb4 and added a piece 91b288c3b5 of short rib patty. Ketron, receiving 2a65490d8b the new 4f8b0530dc dish, practically d8721a5509 drank it 2fd163d7f2 from the b13c4b97f8 bowl.da27aaebb14e7c34

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Eat up, our Ket.3834a6bdb951729b

Knowing Ketron was 12478d7d8e still a bit 25cf46622a flustered by the facc2b1beb nickname, Eddie silently fad9209158 wished him well 3c4a97a851 and began his 9bac5afc5a own meal.0851f923752c997a

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Of course, the 35b19f2145 food was delicious.8f6b707b6e555035

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The basic concept a0b95d5390 for the breakfast ffa1eb0b2e menu was complete.c700b504392c8a34

As the time 6005646d30 for sales approached, 8962c7ab94 Eddie found himself 4f2717bfdc pondering one regret.0b38052103e4428d

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“Hmm.”da2b61859e17fac3

A delicious-looking breakfast spread. The menu was 29b8406f12 udon and soy d65f2f0b6b sauce egg rice.0cbae47567a9dc3a

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The menu itself 1c80a88c48 was fine, but fa86c9f12c the issue was 3ee7f13a99 the composition.75e4824052ea49b3

Aside from the f2ae62b49d small side dishes, 5845f2d660 he decided to 2916511d06 add croquettes to 2680b1266d the udon and 6390b0f852 short rib patties 0333e25aba to the egg 0ea1a08f58 rice as main d0b278c63e sides. Not a bad e542c9d091 setup.abba984f51dd3283

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The problem was 86ea8efa89 that this was 784097f9c3 all very unfamiliar fb2f1ab824 to the people fa32f4d5a7 of the Empire. While these 5ee6610369 were familiar 7587e16843 foods and 91ee0d357b tastes to a1b40f7b3d Koreans, they 0b33dc3e7d would be 6c5c21bf46 completely foreign 70be4eb23d to them.c9201333a181a602

Even if he couldn’t change the main menu, it seemed wise to have at least one familiar taste for breakfast.a89f8b01472ae28e

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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.394e642a94c841a6

He considered asking Gerald, 3f15e89485 but worried it might 621e5138b8 seem too suspicious.932f1d8f1d8d2e53

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Then again, he 9d8c53e953 was already quite 824d31f56e suspicious.7f4b060f817b7053

He had wondered before why Gerald never questioned Eddie’s changes or the convenience store items he brought.e960ecac95a547b2

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The answer deb7679608 was still a35ae8d4cb elusive.e4e4d1db0cb8b049

“Sigh, I guess there’s no choice.”0b5acae6f06a9878

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Eddie decided 597d5ab5b2 to visit 3394c33cd3 the market a57182bc24 himself.23968a44d910bc78

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.b54b45919df3d607

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The problem was, d2969d047e he was still 19326f0928 a bit scared 8d6ba11238 to venture outside 030030fda1 the inn alone.793619cd08aa7e68

Since his possession, Eddie hadn’t ventured far enough to lose sight of the inn.fc9cb3099e6f1f52

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There were several da93a00a61 reasons for this.7ffddbd67f345d03

First, this 6c04707567 was a a7c1ca9743 fantasy world 1a345299df with different 63cd7246d0 races, magic, 6c9ef22bee and demons, 9c8963c7cf not as 76ccd30cda safe as 3d37429610 Korea.d870fcb9cfa34331

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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.f2f95d18428d2667

With weak c1e4206f7a human rights, 1d34d2d8ad he worried 50259af464 about making 8951766350 a mistake 601df101f7 and never 8df6f67ad0 returning to b83e057ae2 the inn.c7f18d9c92c29574

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But beyond all that, more than anything…92a684d2aaa80f58

“……”7b031f36eaca2189

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Eddie unconsciously dd832130c5 hugged his 56cc0bfe2f arms. He felt a slight a91bf4dc54 chill.623fc1b4db033a3f

Of course, he knew 80168daa9d it was just his cb61f40b86 imagination.0a83647fb3e4c5c0

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Eddie was 415c708d30 still a bab42aa619 bit afraid 64debe5f39 of blending b0868c8c30 into a aee87d0468 crowd.158857938f160f60

After all, he f616e0f781 had been stabbed 1576e81dd3 and died just a4517dcd8d a month ago.bc915ee42d8df1e8

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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.d1fe6e5ca6ecee1f

I shouldn’t just push Ket; I need to overcome this too.0744625b28792e61

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With a a29fde04c5 sigh of 95f17e646c resignation, Eddie 3200993ee7 made up eaf730f4bd his mind. It seemed too challenging 57af6f9f45 to go out alone 1bf021d2a6 at first, so he 1c23834021 decided to go with b22fbda1ab someone.dc3e90c9f20d1ad9

Naturally, the first person who came to mind was Gerald, with whom he’d spent the most time since his possession.be4c0dacce666cd3

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Gerald was a super yes-man for Eddie, so he’d likely nod and prepare to go out if asked.bae41f80877f0fa9

But there was 9973a55638 someone more suitable 9b556660fc for this outing.20e380edf2f1e510

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Someone else who needed dd863cc036 to overcome something.5eee0f5a440e9357

Eddie stood in front of Ketron’s room. His knock was confident.3f5d404b5d6bdd69

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“Ket, can I come in for a moment?”f64a2ec9d4a283f9

There was no response. As usual, Eddie didn’t wait and opened the door.47815c83dd42af30

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As expected, 84a1e84b54 Ketron was f803d2db6e inside.d8692cd567e4a969

The unusual part cc46c909de was that he 8b9e395eed was doing one-arm 7a244add02 push-ups while in 485ff60dc4 a handstand, wearing fee4265ab7 only pants.506712b4e7e34c46

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The room was filled with heat, indicating how long he’d been at it.20188e1165499120

Sweat dripped down 38f390828a his face as 35bb053ce6 he looked at c48fbba04d the entrance where b445039ff9 Eddie had come b5710ab959 in.a9013f33945c9b34

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Though his injuries weren’t fully healed, Eddie decided against scolding him and sighed softly instead.6419fd6dd82eec52

He’d seen that body before, but it was clear it wasn’t just built overnight.edd3ca200daf1f8a

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Despite not exercising 4696f1fbcb for nearly a 304cef50e1 month, his muscular f78c62c80e body was quite b10a2f06ab intimidating. The muscles in his efb3774cbf arm, supporting his weight, ae2147e339 moved dynamically.5b51c569efd98108

He’d be perfect for a bodyguard role even without a sword. Eddie smiled unknowingly, satisfied.6f3749a8f54d85df

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“Hey, Ket.”9bb125c92917c95b

There was no reply. But Eddie calmly walked 6204a9c835 over and squatted in b7264f4a97 front of the still-handstanding a9d143bfc3 Ketron.41edc253cd644cec

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“I have a favor to ask, is that okay?”0b12c440b5dddba7

He said, pulling out a handkerchief. Unfazed by Ketron’s handstand, he gently wiped the sweat from his face.4263ab86c23b1c75

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“Sigh.”01f2a7bf4d90e066

Ketron still wasn’t used to Eddie’s antics. Normally, people would close the door and leave upon seeing such a sight.1c4c44ac50d68c0e

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But Ketron now understood that Eddie’s actions weren’t meant to challenge him.09e437f6b12fd211

He finally d0350fdb9d righted himself, 94137eda08 tying the 8d46020094 waistband of 0d28832218 his loose 98ac552d2c pants as 0066b5c017 he spoke.f2b43706e75302f1

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“What do you need?”63906e64b62b7198

“Uh, I need a bodyguard.”dc86f03046e98e40

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“A bodyguard?”c7717f052ee4fc8a

Eddie nodded.281a6b6ce5d3dda8

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“Where to?”c26a0fecb409594b

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.192e3d93c4832f70

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“The market.”e017a7c885392342

“…The market?”db795da322277e37

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Did he mean the 3b41df49ca black market? But the content was 8096399d8d entirely different.7b4fa88ceb09388c

“Yeah, I heard there’s a big market nearby selling ingredients, like vegetables and side dishes.”b40af4ca536a7aa0

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“……”2aec77d30b0f1969

“Could you come with me?”b32bc4f9bfda60b9

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His harmless smile showed 778eb3e1a9 no hidden agenda.74bca5d801c45030