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I'm nervous.

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If this had failed, all of today's dinner would be a failure.

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May it be a success!

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...... Ivy, you've been worshipping at the pot for a while now, is that necessary?"

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Mr. Druid's rather confused voice reaches my ears.

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I glanced in the direction of the voice and my eyes met his with a very complicated expression on his face.

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......I'm so embarrassed, this is embarrassing.

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'Well, I've been failing a lot, so I guess I'm asking God for help, or whatever you want to call it.

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What, you mean like that?"

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The druid, who looks extremely relieved, makes me feel uneasy.

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How did he see you?

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No, I just wondered if old memories were affecting you."

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Old memories?

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Oh, you mean the memories of your previous life.

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I see. Speaking of the past, I can talk without problems even when people are around.

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I see, that's as expected.

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Hmm?

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Influence of past life memories?

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Does that mean that every time you cooked rice, you worshipped the pot?

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...... Isn't that a little creepy?

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'Mr. Druid, that is indeed ......'

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I did, but I was a little nervous when I saw Ivy."

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I can't believe I'm going to see such a pot, oh, but I may have prayed for success yesterday.

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...... Maybe it was my fault that the person who was cooking next to me left yesterday, freaking out?

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...... hahaha, now did I cook it well?"

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I won't look back at the past.

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I'm sure the person from yesterday just had some urgent business to attend to.

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No way was I creepy enough to run away!　It should be.

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You've already done something.

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I can't hear you!

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Shake your head and open the lid of the pot.

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May it work.

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Ah!　Maybe the best I've ever seen."

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It looks so beautiful.

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No messy feeling, overall fluffy appearance.

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Similar to the freshly cooked state in my memory, this could be a success!

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Stir the rice with a large spoon.

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It looks perfect.

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With a smaller spoon, take a little bit of rice.

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Now, how does it taste?　What is the texture?

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You said, "...... Yay, success!　I guess the amount of water is important. Now it's just a matter of whether I can cook it the same way every time."

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It's hard to say what it looks like."

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Mr. Druid wrinkles his brow a bit as he looks inside the pot.

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I guess this is what happens when you are not used to seeing .......

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I'm not sure if it's the same as in my memory, so I don't feel any discomfort.

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Can I taste it?"

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It's fine.

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I take a little rice on a spoon and hand it to him.

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This is the first rice for Mr. Druid.

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Well, I can see the result.

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It doesn't taste ...... good, does it?"

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I knew it.

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There is a hint of sweetness, but it can be difficult to detect.

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Sweetness?　Hmmm ......, I don't know ......"

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Perhaps it is because they are accustomed to a strong taste, or perhaps it is because they are not used to eating rice, but they do not seem to be able to recognize the sweetness of rice.

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In this case, I'll have to rely on the taste of the top.

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Today's bowl is called a donburi, and it will have something well-seasoned on top, so I don't think it will be a problem."

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I would like to make something called onigiri, but I don't think that would be possible for Mr. Druid.

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It seems that if I make it too salty, it would spoil the flavor of the rice.

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I see. ...... is that your pot?"

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Yes."

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Ah, I saw the owner around the entrance of the plaza.

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"Mr. Druid, it looks like you're here."

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Hmm?　Oh, really."

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...... Huh?

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Aren't you going to pick me up?

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I don't think you know where it is.

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I wondered about the unmoving druid and looked at him, but for some reason he was looking at the owner with a nervous look on his face.

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I asked him, "......Why are you nervous again?"

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No, no. Somehow.

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Go for it!"　I was able to handle it just fine earlier."

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Osu.

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Osu?

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No, I'm completely nervous.

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I've picked you up, but I'm not sure if you're okay.

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Oh, I have to finish."

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Return to the tent with the pot of rice and place it on the desk.

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In the meantime, heat the ingredients to put on top over the fire to warm them up.

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Return to the cooking area, add the beaten eggs all at once on top of the warmed ingredients and boil the pot.

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Then, put the lid on the pot, turn off the heat, and move to the tent.

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The eggs should be nicely cooked during the move.

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Oh, even the owner is nervous.

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...... Hmmm...they must be father and son!

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The way they are nervous is similar.

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Ivy, you made me wait. What?"

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He seemed to notice I was laughing.

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No, I was just thinking that they are both father and son.

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What?"

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Hahahaha, come on, sit down."

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I borrowed a chair and desk from my neighbor again today.

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So, I prepared dinner for four people today.

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Since it is a rice dish, I suggested we do it tomorrow, but he wanted to try rice.

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I put the rice on a slightly larger deep dish and put the egg mixture on top of it.

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The egg seems to be in a nice thickened state.

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I finished for four people and took one portion to the tent next door.

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Here you go!　Oyakodon mododoki.

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I've been waiting for you!　Smells good. Is this white stuff 'kome'?"

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Yes, I hope it's palatable.

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Thank you. Thank you very much.

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We return to the druid and the owner.

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They are both staring at their oyakodon.

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I felt it earlier, but they are acting alike.

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Even though they are far apart, they are still father and son.

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Thank you for waiting.

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No. Is this oyakodon?

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Something like that.

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Bon appétit."

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Ahhh, the rice is soaked in broth and delicious.

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The wild pigeon meat is a bit chewy too, but delicious.

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...... This is "kome"?　It's so different from before, delicious."

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It seemed to have been on the druid's palate as well.

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You were right to make sure you got the broth (dashi) right.

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The dashi broth is thick, so it's packed with flavor.

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That's great. It sure tastes good."

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The owner of the restaurant seemed to like it as well.

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He ate and nodded his head repeatedly.

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Is there anything but cooked rice?"

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I tilt my head at the owner's words.

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What is it?

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We have it, but it's not flavored."

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I'd like to try some, if that's alright?"

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Um, you'll have to wait a bit."

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There is some left in the pot for tomorrow's rice balls.

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...... no choice.

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I make onigiri, imitating the way they are made from memory.

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I thought it would be okay because it was ...... easy to make, but it was difficult.

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It won't be triangular!

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A distorted triangle-shaped rice ball was made.

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Well, well, it can't be helped.

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Here you go. It's already cold.

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Oh, thank you. What's this?"

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......These are onigiri. I roll nori on it, but we don't have any today.

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Nori?

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Huh?

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I've never seen glue in this world .......

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'No, it's nothing. It's salted."

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Can you fool me?

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Druid, please help me not to laugh.

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See, you laughed so hard you got rice in your trachea, didn't you?

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Totally.

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I make a cup of tea and offer it to him.

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'Sorry, thank you .......'

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He drinks the tea and takes a deep breath.

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The owner takes a bite of his rice ball and thinks about something.

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'Dad, what's wrong?　Something to do with rice, I presume?"

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Hmm?　Well, food, we're running low."

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I heard that at the butcher shop. Maybe grain too?"

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Yeah, we haven't been getting supplies from the next town over because of the problems in Grubar."

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Is that so?"

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He said, "Oh, apparently we were attacked by a herd of grubbals on the village road. Since that information came in, supplies have been delayed.

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A food problem?

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They said more people are coming, so it could be pretty serious.

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Rice is a grain that can be harvested in large quantities even if it is left alone. So I thought if we could eat it well, we could do something about it."

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Can you pick a lot of it if you leave it alone?

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Huh?　

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Rice is something that takes a lot of time and effort to grow, right?

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Can rice be grown without being eaten?"

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Hmm?"　You didn't know?　As long as you plow the field and sow the seeds, the rice will grow and harvest on its own.

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Is that so?"

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It is totally different from the rice in my memory.

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In my memory, it is grown in a place called a rice field with a lot of labor.

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Rice in this world is easy.

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Couldn't you use it in a bowl of rice?"

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Oh, I could use it. I just wondered if we could spread it around more easily, but the rice balls don't taste ...... good."

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Considering how easy it is to spread, I think onigiri is a good idea, but the taste.

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...... Oh, grilled onigiri, which are rice balls grilled and coated with soy sauce?　It looks like there is a

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Soy sauce is too expensive so I wonder if I could substitute it with sauce.

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Make it a little sweet, paint it on and bake it.

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How about a grilled onigiri with sweet sauce on it?

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Yaki onigiri?　Grilled, ah, grilled onigiri. Coat it with sauce.

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The owner stares at the remaining rice balls, perhaps imagining the taste.

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It looks a little bizarre.

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It might be good," he says. It's a temporary food, but if it tastes good, we can sell it as food as it is."

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...... indeed a man of business.

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Ivy. Can I ask for your help?"

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Cooperation?

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I need you to make a sauce to put on rice balls."

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Make sauce?

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Well, no problem.

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I mean, it sounds like fun.

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Yes, sir. I look forward to working with you. Oh, Mr. Druid, may I?"

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We had talked about making various decisions together, but I decided on my own.

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I was fine. I want to join too.

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Of course!"

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Good.

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Making sauces, sounds fun.

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