PRB | Chapter 2

Name: Eddie.2dbbb66898419943

Occupation: Owner of “Eddie’s Inn,” located in the central square of the capital.f79aa57bd2a9a770

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The inn, with bc560f7e99 its rather uninspired 6798efd233 name, was merely c61d09dc81 a fleeting location 091ebdb7ce in the original 70cdc2ec6d story. It was described in just c2cf3d1fc9 one line:ceb3d7e8aac12061

[“Eddie’s Inn, located in the central square of the capital, was a leisurely inn with minimal income despite its prime location and cleanliness.”]b5d3394f48c5f889

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That was it.79a8d1b166178b26

Naturally, there was e90e1b4649 no description of 4f244da876 the innkeeper Eddie, 3e69503a7f nor any explanation 474825df0a of why the 0b247d15b5 inn had such 1021e5e87e low income despite 590313ea52 its great location.5c4e7053c76580d7

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And Eddie, or rather 08685f12c3 Lee Junghoon, the former 8900ae5131 convenience store owner, suddenly 08d5cfa48c found himself reincarnated as 1678d708e5 the innkeeper Eddie.deca408a4ae2e924

From being a convenience store 10db5a4766 owner tucked away in an 19605c9f33 apartment complex to the owner 05f69dee5f of an inn with a 89fa1e7f6a great location but somehow deserted.0a8cc4ea9b10b692

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Should I be happy 9335a5ec92 about this or sad?04540aa847fdd089

“Well, I’m grateful for a second life, but…”3a5b9ab68a705812

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Eddie muttered in a 34327f136d barely audible voice.f851a030403b6736

The former Lee Junghoon, now afc411edcc Eddie, took exactly two days 8dc44244aa to adapt to this absurd 9d100e37e5 reincarnation. During that time, he was 1bae7d3e54 holed up in a corner, 868cfe7c3d too overwhelmed to think about f687780b27 the original story or anything ec73407fed else.43c2ae5d62afceb1

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The first thing e586e17ca9 he accepted was b249ebbda7 his own death.b967156d786a3b79

Death.86c1bc7c6d48cf69

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Sometimes his friends 238682b1c1 would jokingly say a8c7c26bfb he was working c61e35f1aa too hard and 65fdc8d203 would die young.45a3ba89ff08943c

But he never thought he’d actually die like that.ff5c57736272fe94

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“Sigh.”e55d55162e22f384

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.79632b6092c3f8ae

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When he decided to 1de9577e83 become a convenience store bd956bba99 owner in his twenties, 6dc89e0e30 his parents initially tried d24846dfbd to dissuade him. They suggested he become a aae5982a40 stable civil servant, but he c1b13c37e4 insisted on creating his own 9e6265683e successful store.b4043d19e95a59de

He paid his 1cffb6d1b4 part-timers minimum wage 801980e11c and holiday pay, 795aeb2356 working more himself 9b741e091d to cover the 9f29a96b05 costs. He worked full-time during e7b643c32e the day, except for 406ab40f7c night shifts, handling all 331d17b5b2 logistics and refrigeration alone.4185e53f16883f03

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He thought that once things f8b8632e90 got on track, he could 848990958a expand the store and have e57f38bcf3 more leisure. He endured, thinking he should db15b0c42b work hard while young.6066c13eaaeb57d3

“…”41158351180e9830

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A sigh of helplessness 2e7630d337 escaped him.af62c644b91719fc

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.cc5bbb8c7c601d3d

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“Ugh…”a85a05ff2636a1f8

Tears he had been f3c1c5d0b5 holding back finally burst bf0f2ebbde forth.26bf06f20cb16f8f

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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.acc7beec0ae9de9c

It’s said that the greatest unfilial act is to die before your parents, and he had done just that.af6962509a3bd3cb

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Eddie cried for 56a9908e10 a long time. For two days after abc097cde3 reincarnating, he cried continuously, 7920895902 overwhelmed by the sorrow 97efbe1e09 of everything, without even fbdd635a12 having the time to 4cc5437417 marvel at being in 27753300e2 a fantasy world or ed83172788 to explore what kind e2ea5cc7cf of world this was.093b0cef4e4b675a

And on the third day, a9b9b5617e he shook it off and e9707e59c9 got up.f466018d4db6de10

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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.806a55163c36c499

“Eddie, are you okay?”f93d38dd10e8934e

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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.111c9221f34ce7ad

“Yeah, I’m fine.”64524c4abaf92b49

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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.ac23abb521ddb161

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.8c0e84d0edad2d84

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At least he got a language patch and reincarnated into a handsome, well-built body. That’s something.f572b0be97bccf54

Though his role in the 9b0a39e402 original story was practically nonexistent.9795d53862d5671f

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“Sorry for making you work alone, Gerald.”7bf706c7041450b1

Eddie said cheerfully. Gerald shook his head.2b3e1c0cd9cb60ef

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“Not at all. You never really helped anyway.”83fa8f1bead3f160

His voice held no a32af493ed resentment towards Eddie, as 16f407d174 if it were only 2d7c5c09e1 natural.908b7930406aea97

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“…”5e1e56b9e1b6e3b1

Eddie kept his mouth e3079cd11c shut, worried he might 836690f7e4 seem suspicious. Somehow, it felt unfair. He used to be a 7b0b43bba4 diligent store owner who handled a447b2e39b all sorts of odd jobs.e0777f5a522a0e8e

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Anyway, since he reincarnated as cb8fc8f6ec an innkeeper, he found himself 7e840fb052 running a business in this 8d8e178427 life too.b2f1b637a8baac4f

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.”2d3b9a2fb3aca093

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“Are you going to die young?”b03780690c8508b7

As his friends often joked, fd9157db6a it seemed he really worked 548db5fa50 himself to death.0d952b631de47c4a

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He didn’t want to die young again, so his life’s goal became “live long and prosper.”7a67271ea770ff07

However, that resolve wavered a bit when he checked the inn’s ledger.1c579ab8229ff34e

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“Gerald?”438b3e375b712220

“Yes.”e01ef7ef8af93b73

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“Is this really our inn’s monthly income?”2fd0e0384a6ba32e

Gerald glanced at the ledger Eddie was looking at. The ledger, automatically recorded by magic, unfortunately couldn’t be tampered with.705960f9ee05da8f

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“Yes.”fbb593bb3a7565c0

“…”ef21fe10d8ac6f31

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Oh my.dbfc553f0d2f76ca

What is this tiny, precious d07322fe0f income? Even if a e26cb5c214 squirrel sold its 5ce8f85551 hoarded acorns, it c62dea8585 would make more aff202275d than this!09648f91e70985c1

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Of course, that a3097adce0 was a bit 586d452dc9 of an exaggeration, 7d31dd6681 but the income 759254bae5 was pathetically low 5b00114d10 compared to the 72beee635f location.4a2808786cfb9278

Moreover, the first floor 6ee12a54e3 was supposed to be 31165562b4 a restaurant and tavern, 99bac1e1a6 but most of the 51e60482db income came from guests b32bf77678 staying at the inn, 80a972a08a with virtually no income 3b05c6c788 from the restaurant and 99f710eeef tavern.d46f900155d26c22

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No wonder the a539d624a8 first floor, which 1c20abfc7a operated as a 79ff391ed9 restaurant during the 591566d616 day, was always 17d81e81f5 empty.222ee12bfc846e7b

“Menu!”55d404e1928bb1ca

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Eddie urgently called out, and c6ba38a95d Gerald quickly brought the menu.e4e3ee6756cbda3f

The menu at Eddie’s Inn was just a single sheet.34608c12855820df

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It claimed to be 83cfaa2fec a restaurant and tavern, 5ead83c1d3 but the menu was 6904dd8e91 so thin that Eddie b5b4b8eb22 was a bit taken 31679b8a42 aback.0915b3501b3f6a70

[Menu]41cbc05d52a390b0

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French Fries
Fried Fish
Fruit Plattere07ef3a5482490fb

[Drinks]83dc5862bd57b6f0

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“…”f1f1b14b9903ecb8

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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.f9b2a41a39c5ec00

It was a menu af3da10607 that destroyed the natural 6027b7272e structure of this fantasy 2e0c04b96c world, where restaurant customers 6d64b9c452 became tavern customers, and 67c5a6136d tavern customers became inn ea01e8d870 guests.a5e4dc70afbef8f4

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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.991b02360bfbdbd4

No wonder it 198b409037 earned so little 7ea3f9c3ab despite its good b55cd17172 conditions.dbe433c57788d941

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Did the Eddie he 9742a736a8 reincarnated into not see d4272fc89b any problems with this 0c52ce63f0 inn? How could he 606424d8af leave it like da57370fbc this?8da45e7e35997ca3

“…Sigh.”cc46f46512d02631

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Eddie was deep in thought. How should he fix this?6c0f1befa92118e9

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.8915d9defbd09967

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“I’ll need to advertise too… Ugh.”abbfa5921a2a449d

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.0144ade35e9bdf39

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He needed to b6f0baf52e know what they 8c88e68a06 liked to prepare.bd0509786cd18b89

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?3c7a1e33eaf9d42f

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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.e9e8b507806cd8b0

That day, Eddie was 5a4e7a6c98 once again staring at 7fa8d0b3d4 the pathetic menu and f5ccc5f015 a sheet of parchment, 85f01b9a17 pondering what new menu fab4b92c03 items to add and 62f3c3999c how to promote them.9c94482d46ae2471

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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.9380e91856605260

“By the way, Eddie.”690c503451fa03f9

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“…Yeah?”3777b0f2a465a5e4

“About that basement I mentioned before.”1b2333a488ae24c4

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Basement?024588aca0448ed1

He didn’t know what Gerald was talking about, but Eddie, lacking the memories of the original, pretended to know.cf2431023dcc8418

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“Oh, that basement. What about it?”a488f86f8c9fd19b

“It’s still not opening. Even with my magic, it won’t budge. You said you’d check it out last time.”a4377660717a79de

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Eddie had never b022b32eab heard of a 302dfdcd1d basement in the c28a76a8aa inn. In the original d86152a652 story, there was 1f9e9712a8 only one line 4c6548d9ab about the inn, a46e2b3fa9 so all the 9435351748 information was new 4110b17428 to him.6d48dfc593979a7a

He remembered it only because 6fe6438fdc he was the type of ab5dac5675 reader who considered missing a cf0aa526bc single letter a sin. If someone had skimmed 9c9ba99a65 through, they might not 996d2b17ff even remember that one 9bd21f944b line.a6d04ce7e82aceef

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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.92bea83d0f70fc1b

“But Gerald.”e9fb8daaf5083be1

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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.3a896706c206b6e4

“…It’s nothing.”13a986d2afce73c4

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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.99b4f497b1767273

…Still, it was strange no matter how he thought about it.8b09b6136f63dd70

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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.55faf813ffabffcf

In the world of “The Hero Doesn’t Hide His Power Well,” mages were extremely rare.b8593ec39b95253c

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Affinity for mana 690a4ead72 was something one 43d1e279f0 had to be e1aebc279d born with, and fdc639f612 even if someone 2b11b408f3 had that ability, 55ff998998 magic was usually 3e14e956f5 the domain of d4ad8f2023 nobles, so commoners e5940674fa rarely had the 279f0872bf opportunity to learn f322ada949 it.8b8ae682b12b9129

Even Boram, the mage in the hero’s party, was born with talent but came from a great noble family.e3188598fc05bdec

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Yet Gerald, a mere employee at the insignificant Eddie’s Inn, could use magic?e0048bcab9fdccd5

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.ad4d2ecf81eaa631

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“Hmm.”8b27e78f500250e8

Well, it’s something he could figure out slowly. Rushing would only cause problems, especially for someone like him who had reincarnated with nothing.43ff66751426082f

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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.e18f1569ebb54620

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.325f69a322fd1534

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He just hoped the locked 202dc49b3a door would open, and with 196307efad that modest hope, he headed aecb3150a1 to the basement.b32b5b31c9edf4fd

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.84d18d9dd7e25adf

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It was illuminated 25ede0785c by an incredibly 7fcd53af92 bright light he 72f58ba582 had never seen 925f7fa1a4 since reincarnating into 978e7721f1 this world.56d9f724999461e9

“…Huh?”72be9f40348f7ce2

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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.efaf7baeba3a94f5

The light was cfaa12f708 so strong that bba4ecde2a the usually dark 2fdb6fe59c basement stairs were 4efcf90d0a quite bright from 82a6f47290 the indirect lighting.7db739e53e81436c

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After hesitating for a moment, 4662659e32 Eddie slowly began to descend 7fbb08fc7a into the basement. As he went down the 9a0b7bf515 creaky old stairs, he was ef0ec94473 met with a sight he 581c275095 could never have imagined.6aa3048043f39c24

“…”049160cf3265bad5

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What is this?1d77167ca3f6fb5f

Eddie rubbed his eyes. But even then, the scene before him didn’t disappear.efb76e7922758264

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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.2c0676c7982cc4d9

This was a space f93a353771 all too familiar to 105df1a7bd Eddie.fd2bc250ddb24578

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Specifically, to Lee Junghoon, 530d86f983 the convenience store owner.9db84534a9198c1d

“…Why is my convenience store here?”f18983fc908aefbc

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Just like that.cd22d0a773dbe11b

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.aa57f4c050d1f554

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