Chapter 6: Chapter 6

If there's one principle I haven't broken since coming to this world, it's training myself.

"...Why do I feel like I'm waking up earlier and earlier?"

Actually, it was strange that I woke up so early in the morning and had extra time, but...

"I should stretch my body before Miach-sama and Naza wake up."

I never wasted this time.

"Since I just bought armor, I should wear it and move around."

So, wearing the armor I bought yesterday, I headed to a secluded back alley to stretch.

"Didn't some middle-aged guy say that when you receive your Falna, you become a superhuman beyond comparison with ordinary people? I need to see for myself just how much of a difference it makes."

After receiving my Falna, I hadn't really used my strength or moved my body much, so I hadn't felt how amazing it was.

"Wow... It really is insane."

At least until a moment ago.

"Now I understand why they call it superhuman."

Even if it's lightweight, wearing metal should feel heavy, but the weight I felt now was no different from my usual clothes.

"Then... should I try doing it while wearing armor today?"

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"...You came out even earlier than usual today?"

In the quiet back alley, empty in the early morning, a rhythmic sound like running could be heard.

'Whoosh!'

Like the sound of insects crying at night, it blended with the surroundings without any discord, but the occasional sound of metal scraping kept breaking the mood.

"Did you buy new armor?"

'Tap!'

Moving swiftly at a constant rhythm, interspersed with kicks, it looked like dancing.

"...Why"

I first discovered this child a week ago, though I wasn't interested at first.

"...Why is such a light coming from that child?"

The color reflected in the mirror now was like pitch-black darkness, the color of those completely corrupted or ruined.

"But this child is different... It's as if someone tampered with their soul..."

Children with such colors usually die soon or end their own lives, but I felt none of that from this child.

"...Interesting"

Not greed or desire, but simple interest—a feeling I hadn't felt in a long time.

"What a shame... This child and that one are both in other Familias... Should I just steal them?"

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"I feel like someone's staring at me strangely... Must be my imagination."

Since it was almost time for people to wake up, I hurried back home and, while making breakfast, took off my gear and checked the ingredients left at home.

"One potato, a wilted carrot, and a few onions... I'm really going crazy."

As someone interested in Korean and Japanese cuisine, who practiced hard and even took certification exams, seeing such meager ingredients hurt every time. Of course, I didn't pass the exams.

"Since the carrot is useless in this state, let's say we discard it, leaving potatoes and onions..."

After thinking for a while, I decided to make rosti.

"...Since we only have potatoes, let's just make rosti."

First, I thinly sliced the washed potatoes and soaked them in water.

"Meanwhile, thinly slice the onions too."

After the starch came out of the potatoes, I removed them and waited for the starch to settle.

"It takes about ten minutes for the starch to settle... I should wake the other two soon."

I headed to the god's room first.

'Knock knock!'

"Good morning, God-sama."

"Hmm... You woke up early again today."

"I feel like I'm waking up earlier and earlier."

"Hmm... If something feels off, tell me later, and I'll examine you properly."

Thus, God-sama always woke up without an issue, but...

"Yes, then I'll go wake up my senior now."

Naza was a bit different.

'Knock knock!'

"Senior? May I come in?"

'...'

It was often like this, with no response at all, which was frustrating.

"It's a bit awkward for a man to enter a woman's room without permission..."

In this no-answer situation, there was only one thing I could do.

"...Sister, wake up."

'Crash?! Thud!!'

"Say that again."

Every time I use this method, I wonder why this woman is so eager to be called 'sister'.

"...Breakfast is almost ready, so please change quickly and come to the first-floor table...!!"

Based on past data, if I stayed, I'd be caught, so I hurriedly said my piece and tried to run, but...

"Where do you think..."

"...Damn it."

I was caught in just three steps.

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"...Satisfied."

"..."

This time, there was no escape, so I had to call Naza 'sister' to be released.

'Next time, I'll send God-sama instead.'

Finally back in the dining area, I checked that the starch had settled, slowly poured out the water, and left only the starch.

"Hmm... Another dish I've never seen before."

"Since we only had potatoes left, I tried making a dish with potatoes as the main ingredient."

Now, all that was left was to mix the thinly sliced potatoes and onions, coat them with starch, and fry them in oil or butter.

"It's weird that we have no ingredients but plenty of oil..."

After heating the pan with plenty of oil, I waited a bit, then spread the starch-coated potatoes thinly and fried them, repeating the process to serve two portions each to the others.

"Here, be careful, it's hot. Well then, I'm off!"

I hurriedly put on my armor, wrapped a rosti in paper, and ran towards the dungeon.

"...Just eat before you go."

"Haha. Isn't the first dungeon something to look forward to?"

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Maybe because it was my first dungeon in this life, I was more excited than worried.

"Um..."

So, even before arriving at the dungeon, I caused an accident.

"It's been a while... though it's only been a day."

And in a way that looked like I was tackling the child of a creditor or something.

"I'm sorry, please spare my life."

Sadly, she didn't seem to appreciate jokes.

"Anyway, I'm sorry."