Ed and Garu returned as the sun started shining in the sky. They had managed to clear out all the posts they had intended to destroy. Ed also spent most of his time preparing for the second assault of the night. Once they returned, Ed created a dimension where both of them slept until they had their fill. Arthur made sure no one would bother Ed in his room, as he was the only one who knew what he was doing in the night. He also knew how tired he would be when he returned.
Once Ed and Garu woke up, they had to take a bath. The slaughter they caused made them full of blood from head to toe. They didn't bother to clean up as they slept straight away, but when Ed woke up he felt disgusted by yesterday's him. He also cleaned off the two disguise sets, as the white one was no longer white. Garu transformed back into his Lycan form, which suited him best. Ed left to search for Dorothy in the kitchen to ask for something.
"Dorothy, do we have any cheese?" He spoke while entering the kitchen, where he caught the presence of someone that couldn't be seen. Even without using the Map, he was able to tell who it was.
"We should have some left, let me get it." She went into another room as Ed followed her. The presence he felt followed them as well. The room was very cool, and many things were preserved inside of it. It was like a large fridge.
"We only have these two left." Dorothy brought out two wheels of cheese. Ed frowned as he looked at them. They weren't enough for what he was planning.
"Don't use them up. I need them. I'll also be leaving to get some more." Ed planned to leave the country for the day in order to buy some more cheese if he didn't find it in the market.
Right before Ed left, he turned around and said, "By the way Dorothy. Do you ever feel like something goes missing in the kitchen? All of a sudden, it's gone?" Once Ed finished speaking, he noticed that the presence was getting closer and closer to the door as if trying to leave.
"I do! In fact so much that I'm starting to doubt my sanity!" Dorothy looked happy that Ed pointed it out. She was worried that she was going senile too early.
"Well, you don't have to worry. This one is the culprit!" Ed quickly thrust his hand and caught something.
"Eeep! I won't do it again Edward forgive me!" A pair of wings appeared and then followed by a body. Ed had a blank look on his face after looking at Merry. She started using her new invisibility powers to steal dishes from the kitchen, which driving Dorothy mad.
"So it was you?!" Dorothy caught a rolling pin and started running after Merry who was released by Ed. Ed stood there with that same blank look for a while before leaving.
Ed made his way to Arthur's office to let him know of his plans for the day. He got his permission after Arthur asked him if he would be doing anything dangerous. But, since Ed was simply looking for some ingredients, Arthur was relieved and let him go.
"By the way, I don't see the rowdy bunch today. Where are they?" The rowdy bunch was referring to Ellie, Gobuta, and Bella. They were the ones that caused the most ruckus around the palace.
"They're all training. Bella and Becky asked Gobuta and Goburou to train them. Ellie and Emilia are sparring together.
Ed was surprised that Bella and Becky took the initiative to ask for training. He was planning to ask Gobuta and Goburou to train them afterward, but it seems like everything worked out fine. He also remembered that he had yet to fix Emilia's rapier. It wasn't that he wasn't capable of doing it, but he wanted to make it even better. He was waiting to get some materials first.
Ed turned up at the marker near the old man's shop.
"Hey!" He greeted the old man who was stunned. He figured out Ed's identity last time he visited, so his attitude towards him changed slightly.
"Maste-" Before the old man could finish Ed stopped him.
"I'm just a customer trying to become a regular. And now, I want to ask you something."
"Certainly! Anything!" The old man seemed eager to help Ed.
"I want to know where I can buy cheese. Good quality one." Ed figured that the best way to get cheese is to ask someone managing a food store. What better choice than one he was acquainted with?
"Certainly! Follow me I know just the guy. Although he doesn't usually sell cheese, he won't say no to me." The old man closed the shop much to Ed's objection.
Both of them walked a while until they reached one of the houses in the commoners' district. The old man knocked hard on the door, scaring Ed next to him.
"Audun! It's me, Bard, come out!" Ed finally found out about the name of the old man. The names were not familiar in Avalon, which meant that both of them came from another region.
Footstep could be heard getting closer to the door. The door opened and an old man, as old as Bard came out. They were both very similar with blue eyes and golden hair that didn't turn grey. Although their faces were wrinkly, they both seemed very full of energy.
"What do you want? And who are you?" Audun looked at both of them in succession while asking his question.
"Don't talk like that. We're both comrades that shed blood together, so be a little more hospitable." Bard told him while making his way inside. "Come, Edward, we'll take the cheese." He looked at Ed and beckoned him to follow him. Both Ed and Audun looked stunned at the shamelessness of Bard.
"So you're after my cheese…" Audun now knew about the reason of the sudden visit of Bard and Ed. He liked cheese, so he made a lot of it. All three of them headed into a cellar that was full of the smell of cheese. Audun 'really' liked cheese.
"Take all you want!" Bard acted as if it was his cheese. Audun looked at him in anger and spoke, "What do you mean 'take all you want'?! That's my cheese you're talking about!"
"Don't be a cheapskate! This cheese will probably become moldy before you can eat all! Just consider it the monthly quota that I take!" Bard seemed like he took the cheese on a regular basis.
"I won't give it to a kid who would waste it!" Audun looked at Ed as if asking what he was going to do with his prized cheese. Ed understood his intention and started explaining.
"If you want to know where your cheese will be going, you can come at dawn to the castle. I need help anyway, and you two seem to be just what I need."
Audun registered what Ed said about the castle, and it dawned upon him that he was talking to the prince. Still, his attitude didn't change much. "I'll be sure to wake up at dawn!"
Ed got five wheels from Audun, who still seemed reluctant. Bard asked him if he was sure about them coming to the castle, but Ed assured him that there would be no problem.
Hello everyone! Can you guess what Ed is using the cheese for?
Enjoy.
After thanking Bard for his help, Ed continued to look for some more ingredients. He knew that chocolate existed in this world from his memories, but it was very expensive. Of course, it wasn't too expensive for Ed. He was surprised to know that it existed, as back on Earth it appeared in the 1600s. But, he remembered that the development of the two worlds was vastly different. It was obvious that things wouldn't be identical.
Ed didn't find it in Avalon, so he had to look in another country. Scale kingdom was out of the question as it had been taken over by Blood sect. He could access it in disguise, but it would only be a waste of a Transformation card. The next best choice was Emilia's kingdom. He put on his black disguise set, which had dried up, and teleported to the capital. The capital had lost its previous luster and looked like a ghost town. It was an obvious result due to losing the ruling figure of the kingdom. Ed headed towards the tavern he visited last time and got some information from there.
Apparently, the guard's leader took over but only managed to stop the people from losing control. Local gangs and bandits from the outside infiltrated and started eating up at his power. Ed knew that it was only a matter of time before the kingdom turns into a war zone.
Ed got the names of some powerful merchants in the hopes of finding what he needs at their disposal. He got five names, and three of them didn't have it. The last two gave him similar prices, but one of them had the better quality.
Ed was surprised at first, seeing that they agreed to meet him without any conditions. He could guess that their business was not doing well due to the gangs and such. He left them a subtle hint to move to Avalon, as they weren't enemies, and Avalon needed such figures to expand in the future. He portrayed himself as a traveling mercenary and painted Avalon as the best kingdom on the continent. He knew that it wasn't a big of a chance for them to transfer due to the danger, but it wouldn't hurt to try.
The price of the chocolate was 1000 gold coins per kilo. It was certainly expensive, but it was worth as Ed deemed the quality to be the closest to the one back on Earth. He haggled it down to 700 coins and bought two kilos. He also bought many other things such as eggs, flour, and items he would need. The merchant was happy, and seemed like this was the biggest deal he made over the last month or so. For a big merchant that dealt in the millions to be happy at such a small deal showed just how much things had changed.
Ed reminded him about Avalon one last time and then left. The merchant looked like he was considering it seriously this time.
Ed returned to the castle and asked Dorothy to help him out.
"Don't get scared," said Ed as he created a dimension with a long table. A really long table. Dorothy was spooked since he created it around them instead of one where they would enter.
"You have your knife, right? Give it to me." Dorothy handed him the knife she used ever since she started working in the kitchen at Avalon. Ed noticed that it was a rare quality knife, which surprised him since his old sword Murasame was the same. The knife was starting to chip and get dull due to the years of being used, but after being fixed by Ed, it was good as new. In fact, he made it into an Epic quality knife.
It didn't take Ed a long time as he was quite used to weapons by now. He returned the knife to her and saw her face change. She managed to notice the increase in quality.
"Thanks a lot, master Ed," said Dorothy as she bowed.
"No problem. You would need at least that much for what we will be doing." Ed started withdrawing the bodies of the sea monsters that Gobuta and WarGreymon had hunted.
"We'll prepare these to use them in tomorrow's birthday party." Dorothy looked at Ed with determination as both of them started working. Peeling the shrimp, gutting the fish, preparing squid rings. They did all of these things in succession. Ed was surprised by Dorothy's speed. Her performance in the kitchen was Immortal Establishment class.
Six hours later, they managed to finish their initial work. Ed could have asked for the help of the maids and butlers, but he wanted his dimension ability to be as secret as possible. He went as far as to tell Dorothy to inform them that she would be gone for a while, and not to look for her.
" I'm sorry Dorothy, but I'm going to have you work with me a lot today," Ed told her, but before he spoke any further, Dorothy spoke.
"Don't say that master Ed. Whatever you want, I'll do!" She hit her chest with her fist to show her determination.
"Thanks, Dorothy," said Ed while smiling. He then spoke some more in order to explain.
"There will be two men coming here at dawn. I need you to take them to the kitchen if I'm not around. Just tell them to wait and they'll understand. They will also be helping us." Ed told her as he undid the dimension. The sun was setting, indicating that Ed's second round of purging would start.
He made his to his room where Garu was waiting, already prepared.
"They'll be waiting for us, so I'll put you in the middle of the post using my dimension ability." Ed used this tactic in order to put fear into them. They would have their eyes peeled open for any intruders, but they would never think they would appear in their midst.
Ed and Garu used this tactic in all of the posts. They were all medium or small ones, so they couldn't do anything. Ed even managed to look for more to destroy and ended up finishing off close to 30 posts in one night. He returned a little earlier than dawn, where both he and Garu cleaned themselves off. Ed noticed one green and one blue dot approaching the castle, so he left to meet them. He ended up meeting Dorothy mid-way, where she accompanied him.
"Thank you for coming. This way." Ed thanked and showed them inside. Audun looked like he couldn't believe Ed was really the prince. All of them reached the kitchen, and Ed created a dimension. He also used his dimension's creation ability to make some tools that would help him out. Bard and Audun were frightened at first, but they calmed down after Ed explained it was his ability. He didn't show it to them for no reason but after careful planning. He had some plans for the two of them. Ed turned towards Audun and started speaking.
"The dish I'll be using your cheese for is called…"
Hello everyone! To find out what Ed is cooking, tune in on the next ep-chapter of Dr-Fantasy System!
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