After an nonstop three day baking binge, Benedictus Agnes, finds himself transported to another world. Unlike other heroes, he is suddenly sent to the Backend, a small town overlooking the sea. 
Dropped in the middle of nowhere, our hero only has one plan: get cooking!

After hearing the payback from the castle cooks to Roland by giving him spit in his wine, make me feel goosebump. Lucky I have a good relationship with them, otherwise who knows what they put in our food or drink as their revenge.
"That's really surprising, Mrs. Martina"
"Haha…that scum deserve that, young master Henry. He hurts our feeling since he eats our food for the first time here. He's always comparing our food with the food in his Easton castle. For God sake, can't he see his father is an Earl and this castle only a Baron residence? That's why when young master Henry challenges him in a duel, most of us go to the training ground to see he got beaten by young master. Well, although he shamelessly uses his guard to fight young master, when young master throw that big guard to him and make him scared and fainted, that's really refreshing views"
"Haha…it's just a coincidence that he's in the direction where I want to throw that big guard to"
"Still, hearing him screaming so terrified sound good in our ears, young master"
"Okay, let's leave what already happens in the past. We still have guests to deal with, and we will busy for that. Mrs. Martina, for tonight's dinner please prepare ingredients for the following menu"
"Sure, young master. What should we prepare for dinner?"
"First, for soup, let's make birds nest soup. I've told the cook how to process the ingredients, right? For the appetizer, make some croquettes with tomato and mayonnaise sauce. The main dish will be fish tortilla and meats curry rice and close with vegetable salads as dessert. Make it for people around today's lunch number"
For today, the guards from Stamfort castle will be treated as guests but tomorrow at the banquet, they will be additional security members. So, I'll prepare another place for them to have a feast after the banquet is over, together with our soldier in an open field near soldier barrack.
"Understand, young master. Is there anything else?"
"Yes, make some potato chips and meat buns for afternoon snacks please"
"Sure, we will make it right away"
"Thanks, Mrs. Martina"
Mrs. Martina works efficiently, she orders the cooks to prepare ingredients that would be needed for tonight's dinner. Since the potato slices already prepared before, it only needs to be fried before can be consumed as a snack. Meats bun also only need to steam so it doesn't need a long time before potato chips and meats bun ready to serve as a snack.
I also don't want to see idle by the cooks while they working hard. I should teach them another simple recipe that not requires many ingredients, easy to make but also delicious for breakfast tomorrow.
"Alright! Those who make bread, come here. I'll show a new recipe for tomorrow breakfast, it called 'Pancake'. And someone please prepare these ingredients"
The cooks who make bread immediately gather near me in a fast manner. They look cheerful after hearing the word 'new recipe'. Sarah also can be seen among those who gather around me. She's a breadmaker as well.
"These are the ingredients. Please prepare it, I'm not making much, only for samples"
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoon vegetable oils
I don't want to make a large amount of this dish, just make some for the example to the cooks. Soon after the ingredients already prepared, I show them how to make 'Pancake' for the first time.
1. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a big bowl. Stir using a whisk to incorporate everything.
2. Start adding the wet ingredients.
3. Stir everything until there are no small lumps.
4. Heat up the pan. Grease it using a small amount of oil.
5. Spoon the batter into the pan using the ladle.
6. Cook the pancake at least two minutes per side or until bubbles start to come out.
If only I had chocolate or something sweet else, that would be a perfect topping for this pancake. Wait, something sweet…..I almost forget maple syrup from the salt camp. Maybe this can be used for the topping. So, I go to the storage room to take a jar of maple syrup that stored there and returns to the kitchen.
I re-heating the maple syrup for a couple of minutes to make it thicker before it served as a snack for those girls. I'm finished making the syrup when the potato chips and meat buns also ready to serve.
"Alright, all dishes ready…Carina, please deliver this to my fiancé, okay, and this new pancake dish, tell them to pour some syrup here on the pancake before eating. I'll make some again for us too"
"Yes!"
Since there're too many things to carry, Mrs. Martina adds another maid to help Carina bring the snack to my fiancé's room.
After they left to deliver the snack, the cooks that still gather around me start asking me a question about the new recipe.
"Young master, that syrup before….how we can get it?"
Ah, right…this maple syrup is something new that I brought from salt camp. It's not something that you can easily obtain in the market.
"Ugh, that's something I made when I was in salt camp, and there's only a little of it. But after the next shipment from salt camp, I believe it would be available in sufficient quantity here. You can exchange the syrup with something else like honey or caramel. You still can eat it without topping thou"
"Can we try to make it, too?"
"Sure, why not? You can make it for yourself now. I also want to know how the taste"
"Alright!! Let's make it guys"
Oh my, they look excited and eager to make the new recipe right away. Well, this is not taking much time to make and while waiting Carina returns to the kitchen at least I can do some supervising here.
"Hey, it'll be going to burnt if you do not flip it now"
I shout at a cook who takes too much time to fry his pancake. He hurriedly flips the pancake in his pan and as I told, that side already turns into dark brown. Any minutes late, it would turn to black color because burnt.
"Young master….forgive me, but how do you know?"
"Use your nose. Can't you smell that pancake start makes burnt smell?"
"Ugh! That's my mistake. Thank you for your direction, young master"
There's no other mistake again which need me to correct and after they have done with their pancake try out, I took some with me and return to my room with Carina who already back to the kitchen after delivering the snack for my fiancé.

Ikki Isaku, a 17 years old boy, a student in a vocational school majoring in culinary, return to his hometown for summer vacation. 
When collecting cooking ingredient is a mountain near his town, accidentally he found a cave and interested in exploring that cave. An unfortunate event happens when he exploring the cave, he falls into an abyss inside the cave. His consciousness faded as his body falls into darkness in that dark abyss.
When he wakes up, he already in another person body. The body he currently lives in is the body of sole heirs of Baron Harvard, young master Henry Harvard, that due to an incident in his trip, fallen from his horse and lost his consciousness and even his life.
What will Ikki do in his new life as a young master in Harvard castle? Can he adapt to the new life?

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11th July 1574
"Sir, to pay so much money for something that most likely grows everywhere in those lands… Is this really wise?"
While I could understand the hesitation of this simple sailor, it was already the second time where he put his employer and lord decision into doubt! While it irked me quite a lot, especially with how he was rather a new worker for my businesses rather than being one of the core workers that stuck with me ever since my humble beginnings.
"Trust me, I have my reasons for doing so. While paying so much for those products is indeed quite unreasonable, as long as I will find a way to turn them into something even better, I could easily make this money back with a huge profit. Also, I don't think we will manage to depart today. Go and arrange for some men to bring the wares back to our ship."
As we were already reaching the city docks, there was no point for him accompanying me anymore. Since I never carried too much gold on me, most of my disposable treasury was hidden on the ship, hence the attention and dedication of the sailors to protect it from any kind of thievery or uninvited guests. 
The moment I boarded the ship, I could sense the look of the captain on my back. With how I departed from the ship the moment I saw him smoking the pipe, I really wished I could see what kind of face he made when he realised that my sudden action resulted in nothing else but me smoking my own pipe on my way back!
And at this point, while I was insanely happy that I could finally rejoice in the nicotine rush that calmed my thinking and slowly started routing itself in my body as addiction, I had to pour the still-hot leaves from my pipe back to the waters of the river. After all, I wouldn't like to introduce my pregnant wife to this toxic smoke!
"What happened, dear? You were out for quite a long time."
Despite how she protested against sitting down and resting back when I did my very best to convince that it would be for the best for both her and our child when I came back, she was obediently laying down on our bed!
"I happened to meet a merchant with… quite exotic wares. Give me a few moments, I will try to obtain a few more products and I might be able to prepare something good for you!"
Showing up on the boat mostly for the sake of calming down Elia and procuring my money, I took half of the guards with me and rushed back to the place where the important merchant was staying. Meeting with the thugs hired by the sailor on the way, it took only an additional hour for all of the bags with the products that I exchanged for a hefty sack with golden coins to find their way to the ship.
Yet rather than boarding it as well and leaving this damned city before the night, I couldn't allow myself to waste this opportunity. With the recipe for the dark cacao water stolen from the Aztecs, all the rough cacao powder that I received was already properly dried out, allowing me to turn it into the first bar of milk chocolate without any real problem.
While the quality of my product was bound to be inferior, I never intended to feed it to my beloved wife in the first place!
Leaving all the men carrying to goods to the ship, I hastened my steps towards the still open, food market. While the current time of the year still lacked most of the granary products that would appear only when the first harvests would be done, it didn't mean that there was any lack of dairy products!
After obtaining a small jar with clear butter, thick and thin milk and some a small bottle of a thick, fruity syrup. With those products in hand, I barged into the first Tavern that I could find, instantly depriving myself out of a single gold coin for the right to use their kitchen for a while.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but laugh when imagining what kind of thoughts was going through their heads when a noble like me demanded them to rent him a simple kitchen used to prepare cheap food for masses!
Yet rather than plaguing my head with this thought, I used one of the knives to turn the crude cacao powder into something of a finer and smaller structure, before randomly mixing the ingredients only to obtain something that not only looked too awful to even consider ever eating it, but also had a smell soo sour and repulsive that I had to hurry up and throw it away!
But in the end, I did manage to achieve what I wanted!
"Confectioner level one unlocked!"
"Basic chocolate recipes unlocked"
"Basic candy recipes unlocked"
With those three messages appearing in the corner of my sight in quick succession, I once again recalled the fact that I wasn't your damned simple noble with a modern knowledge! I still had this fucking system to cheat my way through this world!
But rather than using it to obtain the crown of the country and aim for the world domination… I made sure to use the perfect ratios for all the ingredients before turning them into the product that I really wanted to present to Elia!
A long bar of proper chocolate!
While it pained me a bit, there was no way I could simply hold this precious piece of deliciousness in my hands, as it would simply melt on my way back to ship. With no other choice, I tore out a few pages from my personal notepad that I created all the way back when the private paper factory was first introduced and wrapped the candy with it. 
While for a moment I had the idea to just leave the ingredients outside of the cacao in the kitchen, but given how there was a small chance that it could be problematic to obtain them back in Tarnow, I still decided to act calmly and bring it all with me.
The road back to the ship was one of the greatest challenges I have ever faced. With the anticipation of presenting my dearest wife the ultimate form of candy, I couldn't help but imagine what kind of dreamy expression she would have while tasting the chocolate. 
In fact, even the awful cacao drink that the Spanish court already fell in love with was a drink that only rich could afford. But attempting to improve the taste of the brew made by mashing the cacao grains and boiling them in water, just by adding sugar or vanilla? It didn't even come close to the precious taste of the milk chocolate in the first place!
As soon as I finally managed to board the ship and leave all the leftover ingredients right on top of the pile with the wares bought for an exorbitant price from that merchant, I rushed towards the shed. 
Only to be met with a dire surprise.


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Political marriage, war taxes, subsidies, a tribute... All those terms sound nice when one juggles them from behind the screen of his trusty computer! 

Junk food? Check. Sugary drinks that will cause me diabetes? Check. Two weeks of leave from the work? Check. A fresh copy of the newly released game finishing downloading as I'm going back from the grocery store? Check. 

Oops! My emotions got better to me, and I tripped on the stairs. I'm so silly!

Then...

Why the hell am I kneeling in a throne room, watching the marriage and coronation ceremony of the King, dressed in the noble robes with the game itself only flashing in the corner of my eyes?

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Divine Soul Realm's assessment? 
Bu Fang narrowed his eyes when he heard the notification. However, when he felt the energy in his body surge, he could not stop the corners of his lips from curling upwards. 
He stood up from his seat, and his gaze swept past the others, who were either enjoying their meals or sipping their drinks. Then, he turned around and walked toward the kitchen.
He had not expected the Divine Soul Realm's assessment to begin now as he had initially intended to rest. However, now that the assessment was set to start, he was going to take it.
Bu Fang had been expecting it for a long time, so he was not scared in the slightest.
The venue of the assessment was set to be in the kitchen. Logically, there was no other place in the restaurant where he would have been able to carry out the assessment.
Bu Fang walked into the kitchen. This equipment and decor here were the same as those in Fang Fang's Little Store and Cloud Mist Restaurant. It was, indeed, the system's preferred style.
Bu Fang also liked the kitchen's set-up. 
Anyway, after his cooking skills had leveled up, the system had said that he could design his own kitchen.
As Bu Fang walked into the kitchen, his Vermillion Robe fluttered. He took off the robe and headed towards the stove.
The system's solemn voice resounded in his mind once more, instructing him on the forthcoming Divine Soul Realm's assessment.
A dish appeared in Bu Fang's mind. Its recipe was lengthy, and all that information was pumped into his mind. Since his spirit sea had now expanded, his mental energy had grown stronger as well. Thus, the lengthy recipe was no big deal to him, and he was not scared.
A glow emerged in his eyes, which was the system's reminder.
Upon skimming through the recipe, Bu Fang realized that it was something special. The recipe's patterns glowed and moved.
He walked up to a cabinet and pulled it open.
Rumble.
The aroma of meat began to waft outward.
There was a huge, featherless goose hanging inside this cabinet.
This was, no doubt, the main ingredient for this Divine Soul Realm's assessment—Big Goose.
This big goose was a strong spirit beast. Its cultivation being the Divine Soul Realm meant that it was not weak in the slightest. Despite that, however, it was now an ingredient in his cabinet.
Bu Fang lifted his hands and took the big goose down.
He pinched the goose, finding out that its meat was really elastic. After prodding the bird for a while, Bu Fang's eyes lit up.
It really is a good ingredient.
"In this assessment, you're not allowed to use true energy. You can only use your mental energy…" The system's solemn voice echoed around Bu Fang. Its instruction was strict.
Bu Fang was startled. Instinctively, he looked around once more and found himself in a place that resembled an examining room.
Bu Fang exhaled gently. Could he really not use true energy?
His expression turned stern. Over time, he had gotten used to processing and cooking ingredients with true energy, as well as making subtle changes during cooking.
But now, the system would not permit him to use it, which made the assessment more difficult.
Anyway, it is just a little difficult.
Bu Fang's skill in cooking was not gifted to him by the system. Although the system had aided him with regular boosts, he had gotten this good because of constant practice.
Moreover, his skill was not simple, and he did not rely only on the system.
That being said, Bu Fang seemed to know why the system had set up such assessments.
It sought to help him become the God of Cooking, who would stand at the top of the food chain in this fantasy world. 
To become the God of Cooking, however, he could not afford to limit nor restrain himself. He required an endless dedication from which he would promote his ability and competence levels.
When training to become the God of Cooking, one could not tread a path that their predecessors had set up.
For instance, the system had given him a recipe for the assessment, but he noticed that the recipe was too detailed, causing him to knit his brows.
Although the steps to prepare this dish had been outlined simply and clearly, the finished dish would just be bland because it was prepared by the book. Hence, it would not be a magnificent dish, and neither would people find it attractive.
Therefore, what Bu Fang needed to do was to tacitly revise the recipe and complete the assessment.
Bu Fang grabbed the goose by its head before walking over to the stove. The list of ingredients in the recipe suddenly appeared in his mind.
He took the ingredients out from the cabinet, then placed them on the counter.
After washing all the ingredients with clean water, Bu Fang waved his hand. A jet of gold light, which resembled a silk thread, emerged from the void and began orbiting his hand like a small windmill.
Chop. Chop. Chop.
The Golden Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife, with its knife spirit, moved so fast that the naked eyes could not grasp the moments it touched the cutting board. 
After all the ingredients had been cut into thin, thread-like pieces, Bu Fang placed them on a porcelain tray. With the chopped ingredients on it, the blue-and-white porcelain tray looked quite beautiful.
After putting the tray away, Bu Fang grabbed the goose's head and pulled the bird over.
The Golden Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife moved, chopping down on the cutting board. Bu Fang's hands reached out, moving fast on the skin of the bird as he meticulously plucked the remaining feathers on the goose.
He did not wish for any of it to remain because they would affect the texture of the dish.
After plucking the remaining little feathers and checking the goose several times, Bu Fang began to pat it rapidly.
His mental energy surged like rushing waves.
Bam. Bam. Bam.
As Bu Fang patted the goose, it slowly swelled, becoming bigger and rounder.
Bu Fang was pumping his mental energy into the goose, not his true energy. 
The Black Turtle Constellation Wok appeared and landed on the stove with a bang. Bu Fang spouted out a ball of Heaven and Earth Obsidian Flame, which then soared to the bottom of the wok, causing the temperature within the wok to increase immediately.
The Heavenly Mountain Spirit Spring Water inside the Black Turtle Constellation Wok began to boil.
Burble. Burble. 
Bubbles rose and burst within the wok.
The cool Heavenly Mountain Spirit Spring Water was now boiling.
Bu Fang rubbed the goose briefly before shoving it into the wok.
Buzz...
The Black Turtle Constellation Wok vibrated, and the hot water inside it rippled rhythmically.
When the big goose had been submerged, its pores opened up, as though they were sucking in the boiling water.
Gurgle. Gurgle.
The goose's beak opened up, and bubbles began to emerge from it.
Since Bu Fang was not allowed to use true energy, he was unable to precisely control the heat within the wok. Despite that, his mental energy kept surging, and soon, it covered the entire wok.
When the mental energy seeped into the wok, it turned into thread-like strands and coiled around the goose.
Swoosh.
A little hot water splashed out of the wok.
When Bu Fang brought the goose out of the wok, its rosy meat was revealed amidst the hot wisps of steam coming from it.
This assessment had brought about a huge pressure on Bu Fang's mental energy.
If his mental energy had been just a point weaker, he would not have been able to pass the assessment. Generally speaking, the previous step showed off his culinary ability and talent.
Next, Bu Fang took out a golden syrup that the system had prepared. He slowly poured the syrup onto the goose, and shortly, the entire goose was coated. 
As he poured the golden syrup, his mental energy acted as a brush, smearing the syrup all over the goose.
This syrup was no simple ingredient. It was made with the honey of a certain type of spirit bee.
After the goose was thoroughly smeared, it sparkled, and its meat became more delicate.
Bu Fang squeezed the goose's beak open, then shoved the chopped ingredients down its throat and into its belly. After that, he took out a jar of Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine and poured it down the goose's throat.
Then, he placed the goose on the stove to be roasted.
His mental energy formed silk threads once more, which began to coil around every inch of the goose.
All he had to do from this point onward was to make sure that the goose had been smeared properly, as well as checking on its quality during the roasting.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
As his mental energy seeped into the goose, the heat emanating from it became stronger. After a while, the goose was fully roasted.
The goose meat had turned golden and crunchy, and it gave off a pleasant aroma.
Bu Fang twirled the Golden Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife in its hands, causing its cold golden light to flicker.
As the kitchen knife twirled around, golden light started to flash. This golden light actually came from the flame's light that reflected off the blade, which made it look extremely dazzling.
The next thing he had to do was control the flame.
This time, he had to do it with his mental energy only. Since this assessment required him to use his mental energy much more than he had ever had to, he could not afford to make any mistakes.
If he did, the quality of the goose would change drastically.
Swish. 
The Golden Dragon Bone Kitchen knife emerged above the stove, and it instantly made a small incision on the swollen golden goose.
Drops of light golden oil dripped from the incision.
One cut, two cuts, three cuts… 
Bu Fang's knife continually glided across the big golden goose, causing more oil to drip.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
When the drops of oily juiced landed on the hot stove, thicker clouds of steam were produced.
Bu Fang patted the goose with his kitchen knife before spreading the wings open, all the while rotating it over the stove. 
After that, Bu Fang brought out a fancy, flat blue-and-white porcelain bowl.
Swish! Swish!
He positioned his knife above the goose, ready to make a cut.
As he began to slice the goose's meat, his mental energy vibrated gently, causing the sliced bits of meat to fall squarely on the porcelain plate. It was in this manner that he had chosen to present the aromatic, crunchy golden goose meat.
Each slice of goose meat was as thin as a cicada's wing. When Bu Fang used a pair of chopsticks to lift a slice of goose meat, he could see through it.
The slice of meat was tender and soft.
Meanwhile, the goose was still being rotated atop the roasting rack, and Bu Fang was observing it carefully. His mental energy began to surge again, and from time to time, he swung his knife at the goose, slicing off more pieces into the bowl.
The rich aroma emanating from the goose permeated the air. It soon wafted out of the kitchen and into the restaurant.
Everybody went wide-eyed in astonishment. 
Even Flowery was shocked. Her delicate nose sniffed, and the pleasant aroma in the air made her Tri-Flower Snake Eyes roll.
Chu Changsheng's brows were raised, and his face held an expression of surprise. 
This aroma… smelled different from the dishes Owner Bu makes!
The aroma seemed to carry with it something that was difficult to fathom—something that was spiritual in nature.
Could it possibly be that Owner Bu had advanced again?!
He had advanced again?!
Chu Changsheng almost choked on his glass of Sour Plum Juice at the thought. Bu Fang's speed of advancement was just too fast.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, the knife made another graceful arc as it chopped off the goose's head, which landed accurately atop the tray.
At that moment, only the goose's skeleton remained atop the roasting rack. 
Every bit of meat that was previously on it had been sliced off.
After a bowl of well-mixed ruddy sauce was placed beside the fancy blue-and-white porcelain tray, the dish's radiance lit up the kitchen.
The Golden Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife in Bu Fang's hand dissipated into motes of scattering gold light.
Bu Fang removed the velvet rope on his head, gently letting his hair down. After exhaling, he remarked, "Divine Soul Realm's assessment dish… complete!"


In a fantasy world where martial artists can split mountains and creeks with a wave of their hand and break rivers with a kick, there exists a little restaurant like this.
The restaurant isn't large, but it is a place where countless apex existences will rush into.
There, you can taste egg-fried rice made from phoenix eggs and dragon blood rice.
There, you can drink strong wine brewed from vermillion fruit and water from the fountain of life.
There, you can taste the barbecued meat of a ninth grade supreme beast sprinkled with black pepper.
What? You want to abduct the chef? That's not going to happen, because there's a tenth grade divine beast, the Hellhound, lying at the entrance.
Oh, that chef also has a robotic assistant that killed a ninth grade supreme being with a single hand and a group of crazy women whose stomachs were conquered.
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The morning quickly arrived, John quickly told his parents that he is now going to school. Breeze National High School is just ten minutes away from their home.

After arriving in the school, it was still some kind of ceremony so he didn't bother going in and hid around the canteen while eating snacks.

John remembered that he received a giftpack yesterday but forgot to open it because he still felt unreal because of what had just happened to him and fell asleep when he got home.

"System, where is my gift pack?" John asked in his mind while crunching a cookie.

"Just think 'inventory' in your mind and a panel will appear in front of you." The system said coldly.

John felt a little bit excited, "Inventory!" he said in his mind. Then, a panel appeared in front of him that only he can see.

[Overgod Inventory]
-1x Gift Pack

John thought for a while on how to open the gift pack and remembered the novel he had read in his past life, "System, I want to open the gift pack!"

"Ding! You have received Candy Recipe, x1 Fighting Pill, x3 Double Exp Pill 1 hour, and x1 Spectre Summoning Card."

[Host's Information Panel]
Name: John Lauren
Level: 1
Pet: N/A
Subordinates: N/A


John frown when he saw a new panel and asked the system, "What is the level used for, system?  And also pet and subordinates?"

"Level is required to unlock more panels and missions. Weapons that came from the system require a minimum of the level to equip or it will never work. [Pet], as the name implied it is a pet but with buff skills that can help you. [Subordinates], as the name implied you will have your own loyal subordinates which will never betray you." The system said coldly.

"Then where can I get a pet and subordinate?" John asked hoping that there will be freebies but unfortunately, a merciless cold voice poured cold water on him.

"Ding! You do not have enough level to unlock [Pet] and [Subordinate] panels." 

John knew it and shook his head with a sad smile and realized that the ceremony has already ended.

After reaching his classroom he sat in his respective seat and his dull look once appeared again making his classmates stared at him with a funny look. However, John didn't care at them because he is busy thinking about his rewards.

[Golden Candy Recipe]: A delicious candy made in the high tier planet.

[Fighting Pill] - Increases your fighting experience by 1 year.

[Double Exp x3] - Doubles your exp for one hour.

[Spectre Summoning Card] - Summons a Spectre from the abyss and can help you anything. (Once only) 

John felt disappointed by the rewards that he got because, in novels, most MCs will get heaven-defying cultivation techniques such as [Sky Annihilator] and more. But instead, what he got is rubbish, thinking about the candy recipe he got a bitter smile appeared in his face.

"Ding! Mission Triggered: Earn PHP1000
Reward: 5000 EXP and Mission Panel
Failure: Mission Panel will no longer be available
Time Limit: None"

When John heard it, a big smile appeared in his face and he thought, 'Perhaps that's the reason why I got a candy recipe.'

"But how can I make this Golden Candy? There are none ingredients listed on it. Hey system, what am I going to do?" John asked the system anxiously because he really wants to unlock more missions and earn levels.

"Ding! [Recipe] panel is currently locked. Do you wish to sell your 1 level to unlock it?" The system asked John coldly.


"Fuck your mother! Do it!" John couldn't help but cursed, the system wouldn't even let his 1 level go.

"Ding! Your Level 1 has now become Level 0 and you have unlocked [Recipe Panel]!"

[Recipe Panel]
Golden Recipe - Requires the host to buy candies in the real world and the system will help you convert it into a [Golden Candy].

John felt pissed that he had to spend money again, and he had just bought snacks worth of PHP20 earlier so he only has PHP30 left in his pocket. 

John looked at the teacher on the front who is discussing and then he raises his hand and the teacher called him and he said, "Sir, can I go to CR?"

The teacher stared at John with a stern expression for stopping his discussion and said, "Go."

John thank the teacher and left the classroom under the eyes of his classmates and goes to the canteen not far away. 

After arriving in the canteen, he bought all his money and got 30 candies inside the plastic bag.

"So what's the next step, system?" John asked the system.

"Ding! Do you wish to convert the x30 candy into [Golden Candy]?" 

John look left and right and saw that there were no students coming to the canteen because it's still class hours so he did not hesitate and said, "Convert!"

The Candies in the plastic bag glows with a red color and all the candies disappeared. After ten seconds, the plastic bag glows in a red color again and new candies appeared which looks shiny like gold and naturally it is the [Golden Candy].

John took one candy and stared at it for a while and a hint of expectation appeared in his eyes. After removing the cover, he slowly put the candy in his mouth and his taste buds exploded into something that he cannot explain.

It was simply too delicious, this is the most delicious candy he had ever eaten. The taste seems sweet but not so sweet and there seems to be an unknown ingredient that he himself thought it didn't exist on Earth!

"As expected of the candy made in a high tier planet. I believe just this candy can already make me become a rich man in just a few years." John said to himself while a smile appeared on his face.

John glance at the canteen owner who is sitting inside his shop while listening radio and he thought, 'Maybe he will like this candy and order for more.'

John left the canteen first in order not to look suspicious and goes to CR then came back to the canteen after five minutes. Then he said to the canteen owner, "Boss Sho, are you interested in buying new candies that will make students go mad just to buy it?"

Boss Sho opened his eyes and glance at the young man and remembered this was the kid who bought candies earlier but he still asked, "What candy is that?"

John smiled at Boss Sho and took out two Golden Candy from his pocket and gave it to him.

"I believe you will surely like it," John said to Boss Sho while waiting for him to eat it.

Boss Sho stared at him with doubt and took the candy and stared at it. The cover was already different so does the candy inside.

'Is this really not the candy he bought from me?' Sho thought suspiciously but shook his head and started removing the candy.

Sho felt surprised seeing such beautiful candy. The golden candy while twinkling is truly beautiful to look at and Boss Sho opened his mouth and started to savor the taste.

Sho widens his eyes and a hint of shock and intoxication could be seen in his eyes while still tasting the candy. It was only after a moment that Sho woke up from his intoxication.

"Kid, tell me how much is this?! Where do you get this? Tell me, I'll give you money!" Boss Sho said excitedly while looking at John.

John smiled inside with happiness but gave Boss Sho with a mysterious smile and replied, "I got this from my uncle and this is their new product but it will not be launch yet. But because I lack money, I decided to sell this to you. You can sell this golden candy php5 per piece."

Boss Sho thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll buy yours at php3 per piece. How many do you have?"

John shook his head and gave him a dissatisfied look and said, "4 per piece and lets deal or else I will offer it to the other canteen."

When Boss Sho heard it, he stared at John's immature baby face and wanted to give him a slap while thinking how come such an innocent-looking kid is too greedy.

"Fine fine, but promise me that you will never sell it outside only the canteen here in our school." Boss Sho said because he knew that once this will appear outside the school, it will no longer be that rare.

When John heard it, happiness surge in his heart because that's what he truly wants. His candy didn't even have a certificate that it is safe, and although he believes that the system wouldn't harm unfortunately he cannot say it.

"Sure, I'll give you ten candies first since I've already eaten fifteen candies I brought today," John said without blushing spouting his lies and gave the ten candies.

Boss Sho twitch face twitch when he heard it and then gave John PHP40. John knew that he already stayed outside for more than twenty minutes and he is absolutely sure that his teacher is already angry.

"Boss Sho, remember do not disclose that we made a deal or they might no longer come to your canteen and instead will come to me," John said to Boss Sho and bid goodbye before going back to his classroom.

Boss Sho shook his head and grab the golden candy in his hand while staring at it intently. The cover was different, so does the candy. 

'Did that kid really bought candies from me which means trying to make a subtle hint? After all, how could he have bought candies from me if he has already candies?' Boss Sho thought to himself and while looking at the candies on his canteen,  he felt seeing a pile of shit.

But what he didn't know was that John didn't give him any subtle hint. He just wanted to use his candies and convert it into Golden Candy!

John Lauren is a failure in life, not only did he stop in school for three years, he had never done anything to do aside from always sleeping in his bed. 

In 2020, he is already 19 years old and still useless as usual until he got infected by a virus called coronavirus.

John Lauren died in the hospital with regrets and hatred in the hospital. 

But who would have thought that an unexplainable mystery happened and found himself back when he was still in high school. 

Join me and watch how John Lauren will do everything to become successful with his System.

Note: The MC is not a good person, but a bit of calculating.

"Jiang Liu! Jiang Liu make the fire smaller now! You'll burn the syrup!" Wei Yi Yi snatch his sleeves and shake him hard.


"I can't control them! And can you even burn sugar?!" Jiang Liu tried to remove Wei Yi Yi's claws from his robe.


"An idiot can! Now do something or I'll make your portraits fuel to the fire!"


"Noooooo!!! How could you keep on threatening your brother?! Don't you feel compassion? Or empathy? Are you a heartless monkey?! Also, stop shaking. This brother brain will turn to mush!"


"Stop being noisy! At least reduce the firewood!"


At the side, Xiao Wang Xi ask, "Ummm... Do we separate them?"

"Close your eyes and pretend not to see them." Xiao Yuan Xi answered him tearfully. It's better for servants to remain as background decoration.


It was two consecutive lost for Jiang Liu. The empress took advantage of him, worked him to bone, and abuse him.

Even when the syrup turn up too thick because it was boiled longer than it supposed to, Wei Yi Yi still have the face to blame him!

Is he the one that kept on complaining?! Instead of moving his hand?! Don't lump him together with her! Unlike someone, he can talk while moving his hand, alright.



Wei Yi Yi simply ignore the ugly face that Jiang Liu is making for her. "Here Ah Chen," she pass him the newly coated fruit stick. "Careful it's hot."


She watch as the child cautiously put it down and stare at it as the fruits cool down and crystallize. Wei Yi Yi laugh at how serious Jiang Chen on guarding them.


Turning around to Jiang Liu, she said, in a very contrasting tone, "Hurry up and coat them. If the syrup cools down, it'll be sticky."


"The steam is hot! Even crocodiles would run from this!" Jiang Liu even raise his hand to show her its reddening.


"Crocodile...??" Wei Yi Yi finally cannot follow.

After the five busied themselves in the kitchen, their tanghulu is finally done. Of course, all of this are not possible without making a disaster in the kitchen.

'I know how to cook! Not just with this!' Wei Yi Yi gave comfort to her own self.


Xiao Yuan Xi temporarily excused himself to call for the other servants. When he lead them to a now unrecognisable kitchen, he can only hide his face on his palm as the servants drop their jaws in shock.

There are firewood everywhere; ashes are even on the table; so much sticky substance on the counter!

What did the empress and the sixth prince even did?!

Ah, but the group is no longer here as they proceed to the imperial lake to feast. And even if their are, the servants still need to do their job without complaining.


"They're so pretty!" With astonishment clearly written on Jiang Chen's face, he picked one and raise it to his aunt to see.


Wei Yi Yi carried Jiang Chen and sat him on the swing. Xiao Wang Xi put a blanket on the ground for the empress and sixth prince to sit. 

Not caring for Jiang Liu's opinion, Wei Yi Yi grab the young eunuch to sit with them. This brother-in-law, although he always blabber and commenting on every single thing, he seems one to not mind the so called 'traditions'.

Wei Yi Yi never heard him fuss about how improper she treat the people around her.

But then Wei Yi Yi suddenly remember how he gave her an earful about how unlady like she is!

"Hmp!" Wei Yi Yi.

"???" Jiang Liu.

The sixth prince was momentarily lost on where that came from.


Wei Yi Yi let Jiang Chen pick first what he like and also pick up for Xiao Wang Xi. There was no care left for Jiang Liu.

Holding their own tanghulu, they took one bite each.


"Bleh! So sweet!" Xiao Wang Xi accidentally blurt out.


"Delicious!" "Yum!" The two royalty exclaim in unison. The young eunuch could only look at them doubtfully.


Taking another bite, they make fun of the 'crunch, crunch' sounds that are being produced with each chew. The two either crack the coating, chew it slow then fast, or bite hard; making different sound with each different action. 

It was a prologue on Jiang Liu biting his tongue.

"Ooowww!"

Wei Yi Yi laugh so hard, she almost roll on the ground.

"Stop laughing! It really hurts! You have no heart for this brother at all. At least pretend to care. See? See?! It's this small eunuch that came immediately to my aid! And you call yourself my sister." Jiang Liu shoot off his mount but his hand is reaching for the plate of tanghulu. Wei Yi Yi only raise her brow for him as reply.

"This is tastier than the one on the market. Even though big sister did not follow the recipe." Jiang Liu talk again.


"Sixth brother, things like sweets cannot be dictate by the recipe! You measure that with your heart and desire." Wei Yi Yi replied with a pleased tone.


The group slowly take their time to eat. Xiao Yuan Xi join them after instructing people in the kitchen. He brought a whole pot of tea to Wei Yi Yi's delight. 


Jiang Liu talk about senseless things which become even senseless in their ears. He insists on talking while eating and so was left on his own.


With her peripheral vision, Wei Yi Yi observed Jiang Chen as he eat with small bites. Her one hand holding a tanghulu while the other hold the swing so it won't sway. In her heart, she silently count how many the child have already ate.


Later, Jiang Chen's adult teeth will grow and replace his baby tooth but it would hurt if he develop cavities. Wei Yi Yi does not want him crying in the middle of the night. But it's also not good to discourage a child's appetite.


"Ah Chen, if you have three stick of tanghulu and a stranger ask for one. How many more do you have after?" She asked to distract him.


"Ummm... Two?" Wei Yi Yi laugh when Jiang Chen adorably count with his fingers.


"Wrong! It should still be three. If you want to be nice to others,  there's no problem with that. But don't give anything to a stranger unconditionally." With her eyes smiling and full of mischief, the empress pretend to reprimand the small prince with a stern voice. 



"That's... You're not supposed to tell that to a kid right?" Jiang Liu interjects. His hand pause from reaching for another stick.


'Shouldn't she be saying, 'be generous', since imperial nephew is a prince of a nation?'


"Listen carefully Ah Chen. It's bad to interrupt someone when they are talking. But if it's your sixth uncle, it's a duty to interrupt him at all cost." 


Jiang Liu almost threw the tanghulu to Wei Yi Yi. "Don't teach the imperial nephew bad things!"

"An empress is employed! While the Imperial noble consort is the true love, ah!"

What's so bad being a subordinate? 

As long as you do your work properly, you'll be paid and still have time to play.

Responsibilities? we have our boss for that! if things go wrong they'll hold the sky for you. Don't want to? Ayaya, point your fingers to them and people will hold them responsible for you.

If there's something, just say you don't know while redirecting the problem to them. When bad things come, you hold their thighs.

Be a good underling and boss will shield you from the rain! Such simple logic!

"Luckily the emperor is a good and powerful boss!"

Wei Yi Yi happily plans how to make him take all responsibility to her ploys.


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#femalelead #slowprogression #slowromance #sliceoflife #flawedcharacters #GLpairing #BLpairing #ShounenAI #ShoujoAI

^because I like people guessing multiple shippable chara (evil laugh)

My cheeks got hot just thinking about what he was walking about. We walked back to the picnic, and sat down. There was cheesecake, sandwiches, noodles, donuts, vegan chicken. "This looks so good!" He handed me a plate. "Of course it does I was the one who set it up!" I  smiled at him and shook my head. I filled my plate with vegan chicken, noodles, and a sandwich. I was really hungry after all the roller coasters and walking. "What is your favorite food?" He asked while keeping his focus on his food. "Cheesecake. My dad's homemade cheesecake is the best. Whenever it was a cold day, or if I was sad. He would make me a cup of hot chocolate and a slice of cheesecake." He looked up from his plate. Then he looked in the basket that he had brought and pulled out a plate full of cheesecake with cherries on top. It was sloppy. Definitely not store bought. "I made this for you. I found your dad's recipe and I thought you might like it." My dad never gave me the recipe he always said that it was a secret recipe from my mother. How did Taylor get it? He knows more than he's saying, and not just about the cheesecake. I took a bite of it. "It's really good!!" I lied it tasted like a four year old made it. "Liar, I messed up but I still wanted to make it special." I smiled. "Thanks." We set our plates down.

We layed down on the blanket and looked up at the stars. "If you could have any super power what would it be?" He asked me. "Probably telekinesis so that I could smash cake in your face all the time." I laughed. "Well I would want to have the power to fly." "How come?" He closed his eyes. "You can look at the world in a whole different way. When you're up close you don't always see the beauty in things because you get too focused on your own thing. But when you are far away just watching you see everything." He put his hands in the air and moved his hands in a circular motion like he wanted to touch the stars. "Wow. Never thought about it like that."  Taylor took my hand and traced the lines on it. I closed my eyes and just let him hold my hand. I fell asleep. 

When I woke up Taylor was laying me in his bed. He kissed my forehead. "Shhhhh." He said. Then he moved to the spot next to me and wrapped his arms around me. He seems a little too nice for someone in a gang. There's just something a little off about him. Like when you have a bad feeling about something. "You okay?" He said as he pulled me closer and wrapped the blankets around me. I snapped back into reality and I felt as if he could read my mind. "Yeah everything is good. Thanks for taking me to the park today! It was really fun!" I said with a smile. "Good." He smiled and rested his head on my head. I fell back into a deep sleep telling myself that I would figure out what he was hiding. I felt like a chip of my heart was chipped just thinking about spying on him. It's for my family. For my mom, my brother, and my dad. I won't give up.

"Good morning troll!!" I woke up with my tired legs entangled with his. My eyes made it hard to adjust to the beaming sun coming through the big windows in his room. "You're a troll!!" I said while rubbing my eyes and yawning. "Come on I made breakfast!!" He pulled me out of bed holding me like a baby. "I have legs ya know." He didn't seem to care he was too excited. We got downstairs to see a table full of pancakes, syrup, vegan butter, fruit, fake bacon, tofu eggs and avocado toast. "Do you like it!!!" He said as he set me down. He reminded me of an excited child trying to show his parents something that he was proud of. "Yes I love it!!! You didn't have to do all of this for me though." He smiled and walked over to me. "You're my fiancee. My future wife, I wanna take care if you and know how to cook for you." He took my left hand and brought it to his mouth. Then he kissed my ring finger. I feel safe around him when he is all bubbly and happy, but I just have a feeling he's hiding a lot.

I sat down next to him at the table. His dad walked in with his phone in hand and a coffee mug. All I could think about was the bruises all over my brother and father's face. I stood up. "Did you beat up my brother and my father?" I said with a serious face. Taylor stood up next to me. His dad looked away from his phone. "Yes I did." Then he looked back at his phone. I moved around the table toward him. Taylor grabbed my waist before I could reach him. He looked up from his phone again. "Listen to me Stormy. I am one of the most important gang leaders in the world." He moved closer to me. I tried to keep eye contact. "And it wouldn't be a problem to get rid of a little girl and he family." Taylor let go of me. I glared at Taylor's dad. "After you two are done with breakfast come to my office. We need to talk about the will." He said as he left the room.

"Stormy you can't do that!! He could hurt you!!" Taylor said while shaking my shoulders. "It's okay Taylor. He couldn't do anything to me even if he wanted to because I am the key to his power." Taylor looked at me with a dark look. "But he could kill your family. He could also kill you after we are married and make it look like it was an accident. Don't mess with him okay?" "Okay." I said. Wow I knew his dad was horrible, but not that horrible. " let's eat." He pointed to the food. We both sat down. I took two pancakes and put butter on them with fruit and some vegan whip and syrup. Then I got some fake bacon. I tried the vegan pancakes and they were so good!! "You know I thought I would never forgive you for messing up my dad's recipe. But dude this is delicious!!" I said. "Oh whatever!" He said. We ate and then we put the dishes in the sink and I started walking ahead of him to his dad's office but he stopped me. He pulled me back. "Don't offend him. He will hurt your family even more." I nodded. He put his hand on my back and guided me to his dad's office.

I ran and ran, crying. Tears streaming down my face thinking "How could they have done this?" Nothing feels real anymore I feel like I am numb all over, I can't feel anything. My legs ache from running so fast and my lungs can't seem get enough air. I start to feel dizzy, and I feel the entire day slip away as my face hits the hard cement. The last thing I see is the bright lights from the street and hear someone calling my name.

The only other noteworthy event during the past fews day was when we returned to the inn to find Micah talking with another young woman. She had long wavy black hair and wore a frilly white apron. They were both sampling from various dessert dishes in front of them. 

Micah introduced her as Aer, who ran the little café called Parent in town (pronounced "Pah-rent", not "Pay-rent".) Huh, quite a lot of young ladies running their own business in this town. I strongly approved of this spirit of entrepreneurship!

"So, we've been trying to come up with some new dishes for her menu. Since you're from other countries, do you know any dishes that we don't have around this here parts?"

Aer bowed at us as she spoke, "Please, I'd be really grateful if you could think of anything…"

Elze and Linze stared at each other and shrugged. They admitted they didn't really know much about fine food, but would be happy to help.

"Huh. Is that the shop near the Adventurer's Guild? If so, I remember that one – we celebrated being officially licensed adventurers there. Good cake!"

"Thank you!" said the young chef.

"Well what kind of food were you thinking of putting on the menu?" I asked.

Aer considered it. "Let's see... preferably something simple, I guess. A dessert dish of some kind, something that would be a hit with young women..."

Huh, a lot of young women with disposable income in this town. I strongly approved of this mercantile economy!

Monika popped in to say "What's with that suspicious expression on your face?"

I turned around towards Linze. She shrank back a bit from the small smile on my face.

"Linze, how do people keep things cool around there? Is there a magic tool for that? Some sort of self-refilling ice box?"

"N-no? Maybe? That sounds too expensive, Mister Zah. Usually it's just using some simple Water magic to make ice."

I nodded. I guess with conveniently available magic like that, refrigeration was not exactly an urgent thing to develop. Well then, when it comes to something new and something young ladies would like, the answer was obvious. "So, have you any of you ever heard of ice cream before?"

"I… scream?" Aer looked faintly confused.

"No, ice cream. Creamed ice. You know, a cold creamy confection. Like shaved ice, but… better. It's soft and sweet, and melts in your mouth."

/"I am starting to see where you're headed with this, but shaved ice alone would probably been enough,"/ said Monika.

Micah frowned slightly. "What kind of food is that?"

"Would you happen to know how to make it?" Aer asked.

"Sure. We're going to need some ingredients though. Don't worry, they're common enough." Monika?

Monika nodded and pulled open a window showing how to make ice cream at home.

"Egg yolks, a cupful of fresh cream, half a cup of sugar, fresh milk that we can condense over low heat, a little butter… then flavorings, maybe some cookies we can crumble? Strawberry syrup? No, something simple for now – something like vanilla?" 

Then I listed the tools, "a heavy bowl, a whisk, and wide pan with a cover, a box we can fill with water to freeze… could we get that?"

Aer nodded. "I can get that."

"No, I can get that!" Elze volunteered. "Just tell me where to go and who to ask!" She thumped her own chest and looked almost catlike in her self-satisfaction. "I'll get that picked up and back before you know it!"

So Aer decided to give instructions and proof of her being under orders so that Elze could directly ask for the ingredients from her shop. With her [Boost], Elze could run there and all the way back without even feeling slightly winded.

The rest of the ingredients we could get from Micah's own stores. The innkeeper didn't charge us any extra for that either. Maybe Aer would cover the costs later. Surely she should be making better business with raw ingredients than apparently just the three of us who were the only lodgers in this inn.

Linze mixed sugar in and began condensing the milk on a boiling vessel. Her superb control over her own Fire affinity helped there. The egg yolks and the sugar were mixed in half and half proportions. By the time Elze returned we were ready to just pour in the cream and the milk and rest of the ingredients and then whisk the shit out of them.

We had three bowls and three whisks, so that no one felt left out. It was enough to get a peaky consistency of the cream, then it was time to chill.

"[Supercharge please]," Linze requested, so that she could maintain a constant chilling effect. As soon as the mixture began to thicken, we scraped away the frozen edges into the center of the mixture. We covered the pan and allowed the whole thing to freeze solid.

Then we cracked it open after thirty minutes to add the flavorings and goodies. One had ribbons of strawberry syrum, another had cookies crumbled into it, and the third bowl just plain as the control setup.

We folded the flavorings, checking to make sure no large ice crystals formed, and sealed them whole thing to freeze again.

While waiting I explained that we could probably do without the whole chill and stir portion, just place a heavily whisked mixture into containers and allow it to freeze. The result would be a little more chunky, but perhaps that's also to someone's tastes.

After a while we retrieved the containers. I took a large spoon and arranged several scoops into dome-like shape on three plates. I drizzled colorful candy sprinkles on top. We all took a spoon and tasted the results.

"How is it?"

"Seems to have set properly," I replied.

"This… this is delicious!" Aer exclaimed. "What is this thing? It's cold, but… it's kind of amazing?!"

"This is really good!" Micah added excitedly. "Let me have a taste of that too!"

And then after a while she began to moan "Ow! Ow! Ow! My head hurts!"

"Ice cream headache. That's what happens if you try to eat cold things too fast. If you've ever tried to bite into a snowball before…?"

Micah massaged her temples. "I know that! Uhh… I didn't expect this to happen in the middle of summer."

"It doesn't really get very cold here in the south… so this… I'm sure of it! This will be a hit!" Aer declared, raising her spoon in triumph. "Thank you so much!"

"But… is there anyone in your store that can use ice magic?" Linze had to ask.

"My little sister has a water affinity, it will be no problem. I'll add the… ice cream to the menu right away!" She stood up and prepared to leave, apparently excited to try making it herself.

"Ah-ahahaha. Are you sure you should really do that?"

Aer paused and stared at me. "… what's wrong? Does it need anything else?"

"License fees. I just gave you a valuable recipe that will increase your shop income. We're happy to help, but I never said we would be doing it for free."

Aer narrowed her eyes and sat back down. 'But you already told me everything?' This she didn't say, she was one smart young lady. 

If she just tried to make it herself not caring about compensating the source, while we might not have as much legal recourse there was absolutely nothing preventing us from setting up a competing business to remove all the novelty of it from her menu.

I could just as easily offer it to someone else. If by doing so she annoyed her own friend Micah, then Silver Moon Inn would be the one pioneering this market instead. After all, it was I who knew further secrets of how to serve and market it best. There was too much to lose from acting in bad faith.

"Name your terms," she said calmly.

"Ten percent," I said. "For every copper you sell in ice cream, I want an iron coin. In exchange, I promise not to tell someone else the recipe before letting you know about it. You will have a monopoly on this for at least three months. After that I'm reducing royalties to five percent for the next three months, and then after that you'll have to deal with competition yourself."

Aer blinked. "That's… very generous of you. I agree!"

"Verbal contracts duly witnessed by a third party" here I glanced towards Micah "are valid, right? Good. Well bargained and done!"

Aer smiled at me, and her eyes twinkled with far more gratitude and respect than before. She left the inn, leaving us to finish off the rest of the ice cream and clean up.

"… Playa, that was kind of rude," Elze remarked after a while.

"Yes, why even ask for money? She was Miss Micah's friend, why couldn't she just be ours too? Friends help each other."

"People respect more that which is earned, not which is just given," I replied. "That goes for most things, even friendships. This will help her more in the long run."

It relied a lot on her own good faith to keep an honest count of her sales - and if she passed the test, there could be further business down the line.

/"There's nothing wrong with being friends with benefits, eyy?"/ Monika made finger guns at my direction.

Monika, you can't criticize me for my Freudian slips when you're half the reason they happen in the first place.

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The next day Aer returned to give me three coppers. She reported that she had begun to introduce ice cream to her clientele, and it went well with fruits and sweets.

I suggested that she try putting ice cream onto a cup and pouring hot coffee on top of it. It would cool the coffee to drinkable temperatures and sweeten it, while itself being a visual treat. There were many different ways to present ice cream, it was now up to her to figure them out.

Aer smiled widely, her eyes crinkling in playful acknowledgment, and said she would certainly do so.

I asked Micah to prepare a little clay pot to use as a piggy bank for an ice cream fund.

After several more days we opened it to find twenty-three copper.

"… and this is what you earn for doing nothing," Elze murmured. "Merchants sure have it great, huh? No wonder they say to kids, if you had any smarts you wouldn't be an adventurer in the first place. No wonder YOU say earning money is a secondary concern!"

Linze clutched at her head. "Uuuh! What can I invent too?!"

I laughed. That was still adorable.

"You've taught little Linze how to get greedy. You monster."

Eheh. I strongly approved of seeing the self-determination to acquire financial independence in young women. It was cute. 

I fell silent and stared outside. At least that way I know my relationships won't be from them just being after my money.

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In another world with the most interesting smartphone! 

Behold the antics of Zah Playa Von Chara, someone actually prepared for his isekai adventure, and Monika, the traumatized AI living in his smartphone. They bring a new perspective into a tired old genre! Follow them along this Reconstruction of a cliche harem isekai story, bringing their unique brand of laugh-out-loud hilarity, innovative battles, real drama, and real consequences for every decision! 

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Lucy natsu erza invited Mallus to go an a mission to stop jellal from freeing zeref but upon their arrival and before jellah was able to kidnap erza to sacrifice Mallus thought  the tower was a huge candy so he ate it yes ate it
Jellal POV :I can finally achieve my ultimate goal I just need the  bait to come for me to activate the tower and free zeref   my pretty erza come to me oh they have arrived well time to kidnap erza to use her body to activate the tower but before being able to move he was shocked upon seeing a man teleport in front of him where the energy source is then start eating it yes eating a source a extremely unstable energy that can destroy a continent no less a psychical body but he was eating it as if it was a candy 
Mallus:oh huge candy candy /System:no host that is an energy source to activate this tower/Mallus:I don't get it godfather/system :it s nutrients or let s just say a food source to activate this big pointy toy it s called etherano in this world etherano crystal/Mallus:you said food and it looks yummy so it s candy right godfather godfather right😳😳😳😳says Mallus with puppy eyes/system :fuck this shit I m fucked well even if you eat it won t affect you it might just strengthen more after all    yes host it s candy but you can only it s center (energy core power source) because the rest is spicy and bitter since no one likes spicy candy will you melt it after eating it s middle for grandfather we don't want some nice people like natsu and Lucy and erza to eat this bitter candy  do we 😎😎I rock  haha oh yes host I forget inside you ll find a nice man inside the tower that man feels is special he needs a lot of water  after meeting try to push to the water   /jellal :what what are you doing crazy man who are you /Mallus;I am Mallus Mr special man and I am eating candy /jelllal:grrrr you are driving me crazy Mr special man candy who are you kidding stop it says jellah using his strongest attack shrouded by anger he keeps attacking and attacking till he has no energy left and collapses thinking he won but after he looks at Mallus again he is still bending down eating without being Affected not a single scratch he didn't t even spare him a single look as if nothing happened and after finishing his candy and seeing the special man collapsed he remembers godfather s advice so the throws the man to the sea meanwhile erza natsu and Lucy were heading towards Mallus direction while wondering where is  how did he disappear without them noticing going up they find him using his dragon flame to burn the upper part of the tower /erza:what are you doing what happened to the tower where is jellal/Mallus:oh the special Man I threw him in the sea the tower you mean the big candy I ate it s middle or source as grandpa /erza:what you have already burned half the tower so it s gonna fall everyone get far away jump to the sea after jumping Mallus someday you are gonna get us killed you know /Mallus:sowwy after hearing what happened Makarov banned Mallus from going to on any adventures convincing  while using a bottle of special sweet syrup candy juice (cheap indeed)but the real reason was that he couldn't control his strength and plus his split personality and hearing he become stronger after eating that candy he shrouded while thinking  he could go on a havoc

you have  all read a story about an op cultivator (MC).about a MC with a heaven defying system.A MC with a split personality about a MC who s IQ is that of a 6y old forever well Mallus here has them he is the op dumb cultivator with a split personality and a system 



all hail Mallus (the OPC)

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