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Not long after I returned to the supply world, Peria returned. He also lifted the tent unnaturally and came in with extremely stiff movements.

“You came early?”

“Thanks to someone saying something without thinking, when I had time, my body started moving on its own.”

“Uh… sorry?”

When I looked outside, the sun was setting. Thanks to this, it appears that the command on the bracelet I used unintentionally worked.

“Do you know how embarrassed I was? While we were talking for a while, his body suddenly turned and he started walking away, so both I and the other person were confused. So he ended the conversation in a hurry while walking away like that.”

“No, I’ll be more careful next time, so let go of your anger.”

‘I’ll have to be more conscious from next time.’

Seeing Peria fuming, I couldn’t help but apologize. The bracelet’s performance is solid.

Peria enters the tent, turns her body around, and sighs when she finally realizes that her order has been completed.

“Phew… Okay. Are you going to leave now?”

“Yes. I was preparing to go as soon as you came.”

“Ah, is everyone here? Then let’s go!”

It was just time to get off work after Feria, so I cleaned up everything and left the unit.

The unit’s guards glanced at us with the spirit soldier symbol on our necks, but when Enin went over and showed us our ID cards, they saw the adjutant mark on our necks and let us right through.

As we left the unit and walked along the road leading to the nearby city, Master spoke first.

“It’s definitely a good thing to have a guarantor.”

“Is that so? There was no one arguing for no reason and it was comfortable.”

In the days when there was no boss, going to town had to go through various cumbersome procedures, but since Ennin was there, it was a free pass.

Sometimes nasty people look in this direction, but when they see an officer standing next to them, they just pass by.

Seeing that scene made me think of the past, so my voice got a little louder and old stories started coming out.

“They argue over everything that doesn’t matter, but how do we know the etiquette? I was just saying that you should dust off your shoes when entering a bakery, but the person who entered in front of me was a mercenary wearing mud shoes. Just hang a sign in front, really.”

No matter how expensive bread is, it is said that no one except the nobility would buy it, but it is still difficult to live off meat all the time, so some people sometimes come to buy even black hard bread.

I tried to enter such a store, wondering how it was different from other bakeries in this world, but I was kicked out.

‘Well, that store disappeared after being catapulted a long time ago, so I don’t have any feelings about it anymore.’

As we talked for the first time in a while, my heart felt relieved as I remembered what I had experienced in the past and the bakery that ended in a fiery fire.

As they entered the city of Suseong during a battle between the cities where the bakery was located, a huge lump of burning stone crashed into the bakery just in time, destroying the oven and causing it to burn brightly.

Even though I could only smell the bread in the end, it was an endless ending for me.

Master also looks into the distance and speaks as if he is thinking about many things.

“I have seen people who have feelings for each other even if it is discrimination. It was still a case of bad relations caused by war or debt over a long period of time accumulating. It was my first time dividing people into different classes in this way, so I was quite embarrassed.”

“…This is my first time hearing about a bakery. Even if that is not the case, things like mental illness and discrimination between humans should hardly ever disappear. I believe that soul soldiers have the right to freely enjoy the city they saved. Even though there are various grievances, in the end, we are the people who live here.”

Enin agreed, looking sad for us saying such a thing. Then he changes the subject and calms down the mood a bit.

“So, as a first thing, I hope that I can eat delicious food today and relieve some of the work that has accumulated so far.”

“I like that sound. Yes, since I’m already enjoying it, it would be nice to have a place with delicious food. Where do you plan to go today?”

Since I quite liked the restaurant I ate at last time, I asked about the destination. To me, who always ate Jjambap in the first place, all the restaurants in the village were delicious, but this place was the best among them.

“Hehe. We won’t tell you until you arrive. But I am confident that it is delicious!”

Seeing Enin proudly showing off his flat chest, I think it’s worth believing. Considering that when I ate at restaurants before, I would only choose delicious food and order it, I might surprisingly have the temperament of a gourmet.

Peria looks at this, smiles brightly, and looks at Enin.

“Ho, really? Even after all this, I’ve been to everything from the Demon Territory to the Empire, so I’m quite a picky eater, right? I’ll look forward to it.”

“Food has no borders, right? There are no spices used there, but we will serve you food that you will definitely say is delicious.”

“Anything is fine, so it would be nice if it goes well with this drink.”

Jangle- Jangle-

Peria is now volunteering to be a porter and carrying a box containing alcohol. He nods his head from time to time and inhales the smell of alcohol, which seems to put him in a pretty good mood.

Still, people around me keep looking at Peria, so I try to stop them.

“You stop smelling that.”

“Ah, why! It’s not like you can fly just because you’re in charge!”

“No, people around you won’t misunderstand you because you’re short.”

“Isn’t it small enough for me? Why do you care what others think in the first place? I have imperial liquor right in front of me, and nothing like that can stop me!”

“I don’t know how delicious the food in other regions is, but Central has its own taste.”

“Although I tend to be the type of news person, I am really looking forward to hearing you talk like that. There’s alcohol there. When I was alive, I also enjoyed drinking a bit.”

Enin seems to still have regrets about Peria’s words and continues to talk to the teacher instead of Peria. He seems quite proud.

As you continue walking along Enin, you will see an inn.

From the beginning, Grace Estate planned and created a corps-level garrison within the castle. So, in the case of officers, it is said that they stay at inns in the military district under long-term contracts.

Since the number of officers is small, it is said that quite a lot of them live that way.

‘Although everyone had a family or hometown to begin with, most of them were wandering around depending on their unit, and there were even fewer people who still had a hometown. Rather, an inn? Wasn’t it a restaurant?’

However, I thought Enin would lead us to a restaurant, but I was surprised when an inn appeared out of nowhere.

Even in modern times, there are taverns, night markets, and bars with unique concepts, so I wondered if this was a restaurant with an inn concept, but I was immediately denied. There were letters written on a banner at the entrance, as if to clearly prove that it was an inn.

[Accommodation exclusively for single female officers with long-term military contracts. Cooking available. No pets allowed.]

“Was it an article?”

Enin left us behind, opened the door to the official residence, stepped into the entrance, and poof! He jumped and turned around and spread his arms.

“Ta-da! Welcome to the accommodation where I am staying!”

“Uh… it’s big, though.”

“Isn’t it a restaurant?”

“This is a bit unexpected.”

I look inside the building next to Enin, who welcomes me. It’s a new facility that looks pretty clean.

So I asked again.

“What is it? Is it really an official residence? Aren’t we going to a restaurant?”

Enin quickly answers my question, perhaps because he is itching to not speak for a while.

“You may not know because I spend all day pounding on armor, but my hobby is cooking. I wanted to treat everyone. How hard I worked to collect precious spices for this day!”

“Wow, I never thought I would get food from someone here. Yes, since I am so confident, I will look forward to it.”

“Enin knows how to cook? It’s nice to see someone with such a great hobby nearby.”

“Thank you!”

It was a homemade dish that I couldn’t believe. I didn’t know if it would look like a home-cooked meal or if it would be a full-fledged meal, but my expectations were quite high, perhaps because it felt like an acquaintance would cook it for me.

“Okay, I like it. I’m a pretty picky eater, so I’ll judge you.”

“Please look forward to it!”

I have eaten all kinds of lunch boxes due to convenience stores discarding them, and as long as it is not Jjambap, I eat it without any worries, but I also have the mindset of being a gourmet in my own way.

Even looking at this, I am someone who is so trustworthy that when a new product comes in, the store owner always gives me one by one to try and decide if it is worth ordering more. Thanks to this, I have a sense of pride in my heart.

But as everyone said something, the attack suddenly came back to me.

“Looking at me quietly, brother, from what I heard, I heard that you were beaten by Enin last time too? There’s a lot of talk about judging and other topics that get talked about all the time.”

“Uh, huh?”

“If a woman cooks you a meal, you should be grateful… Tsk tsk.”

“Master?”

‘No, the attack is coming from here.’

Even though I only said one word, I received criticism from two people.

“Don’t be too harsh. In fact, I would be more grateful if you did so. If you keep cooking alone, it’s hard to notice what’s wrong.”

When Enin saw us like that, he laughed and comforted me. While looking at Enin, I noticed the sign in front of the official residence, so I checked it.

“But isn’t this a women’s dorm? I don’t think I should go in.”

The words written on the sign clearly indicate a dormitory for female officers only.

Even as I look at it like this, the ethics are still alive. I am a little worried because I know how to distinguish between places.

As soon as I said that, Peria pushed me and tried to go in first.

“Okay, that won’t work. Oppa, don’t come in, I’ll put it in a bowl, so why don’t you eat outside the door?”

“Then you will definitely eat outside with me.”

“I have no reason to do that!”

I desperately pulled on Peria’s arm as she tried to leave me and go in. If you really said that, I would eat outside with Feria even if I had to wear a bracelet. Poison gourd can never be forgiven.

“It’s okay. The only women left behind while going on a mission were me and my senior, and he said he was working overtime today and would stay until the morning. It will be okay because I told you in advance.”

“If that’s the case, I’m glad. Although it had a slightly different meaning.”

What I meant was whether I could go into where Enin sleeps, but I guess I brought it up because I had sorted it out.

So we entered the accommodation, receiving Enin’s welcome.