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　The three of them, a demon king, a maid, and a saint, were on their way on an unusual journey.

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　On the way, they turn off to the side of the road for a rest and set up camp there.

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　We could have stayed at the inn town, but this time we were on a secret trip and it would have been troublesome if I had been discovered to be the Demon King.

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　Besides, staying in a town is fine, but camping out in the open is not so bad either.

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　I have a tent on the horse and cooking utensils in case we need to camp out in the open.

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　This meant that we could enjoy the cooking of Eve, our best maid, in the open air.

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　In fact, Eve has brought not only cooking utensils but also plenty of foodstuffs.

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　Thick bacon from a pig from the Iberian region in the west.

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　Pickled cucumbers and carrots in sweet vinegar.

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　The bread was baked hard to keep for a long time, but it was still delicious, baked in the stove by Yves.

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　He praised it,

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"You have a good mouth."

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　Eve says humbly.

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"I'm not flattered. You can prove it at ......."

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　And then he looks at the saint who is eating the food prepared by Eve with the vigor of a lapsed orphan.

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　She was grabbing the food and throwing it into her mouth.

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　When I stopped her,

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"I'm a peasant girl, I don't like knives and forks."

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　He tucks into a fried egg that Eve has baked.

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"These bacon and eggs are crazy good!"

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"Thank you very much. Our eggs are famous for their freshness. We buy them every morning from a contract farmer outside the castle.

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"The small innkeepers use old eggs, so they don't cook them half-boiled. Half-boiled eggs are a sign that they are fresh.

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　The saintly woman smiles and giggles.

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　Eve, the maid, looks on happily.

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　She is a born maid who loves to serve others and bring smiles to their faces.

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　And the saint is quite hungry and seems to want a second helping.

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　Where in the world does this little body fit so much food?

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　I wondered, but having a big appetite is not a bad thing.

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　Assuming that she is a warrior with the strength of a hundred men, and that she can do the spear work of a hundred men by herself, it would not be wrong for her to eat a hundred servings of food.

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　Thinking so, I share my bread with her.

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　Jeanne, seeing this, was so moved that the onomatopoeic sound "jeeeeeun" seemed to fit her.

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　I was wondering what she was doing with just a piece of bread, but she explained to me.

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I was born into a very poor farmer's family. My siblings would often fight over a loaf of bread. There was no concept of sharing bread. So I'm glad."

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"I see. But, well, since you've been in the service of King Charles VII of France, you've been fed well, haven't you?"

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"When I'm in town. But most of the time I was on the battlefield. So I only knew modest food."

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That's a tough one.

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"I've been surprised since I came to the Devil King's castle. I'm amazed at the delicious food that is served every day. I never thought I could eat so much good food when I was traveling.

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"I'm a gourmand."

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　I used to study a country called Japan.

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　It has a tendency to be a workaholic, but the food is delicious. I doubt if there has ever been a country in history that has more delicious food than Japan.

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　I recall a food called "egg rice" that I discovered during my research.

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　This food is simply cooked grain called rice, mixed with a raw egg, and topped with soy sauce.

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　As I mentioned earlier, raw eggs can make you sick if they are not fresh and well controlled.

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　In the worst case scenario, you can die, but even at that risk, the egg on rice is delicious.

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　Once, when rice was available, Yves cooked it for me, and the egg rice I ate was exquisite.

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　When I told this to Jeanne, she frowned.

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　It seems that Westerners have an aversion to raw eggs.

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　Well, it is strange that I, an otherworldly person, am a "raw egg party".

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　When I told her this with a laugh, she looked at me with a serious expression,

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"Perhaps your master was Japanese in his previous life."

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　He said something that could not be taken either jokingly or seriously.

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　Of course, it was not true, but it was the most persuasive way to explain my unusual fondness for Japan.

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　With that conclusion, the three of us went straight into the tent.

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　This is where we would sleep.

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　Since there was only one tent, the three of us slept in the shape of a river.

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　It was hard to fall asleep with beautiful women on either side of us, but we were still tired from the trip, I guess.

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　I was asleep a few minutes later.

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　--In the middle of the night, Jeanne bit me on the arm because she dreamed of eating food.

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　Eve said, "That's the master. She said in her sleep, "That's ...... great.

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　The next morning, when she told them about it, they remembered nothing.

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