𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐲𝐫𝐚𝐧
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『”𝐴𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.𝑐𝑜𝑚” – 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑑u𝑙𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ “𝑑𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑝𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠” 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 “𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠”.』
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It’s not just a recent thing that I’m not good with expensive clothes. It has been like that since my previous life, so it might simply be a personality issue.
Once I wear them a few times, I’m fine, but when I first put them on at home, I was nervous all day.
But I can’t just disregard his kindness. Besides, I don’t have many clothes. I’ll take you up on his offer.
“Well, it’s necessary expenses. If you want something else, just say it properly.”
“Yes. Thank you very much.”
Demon King-sama nodded satisfactorily at my response and took a big bite of the steamed bun.
“By the way, there are steamed buns on the lower tier as well. Aren’t those for me?”
“These are for Tyran-san. He seemed to like the steamed buns, so I thought I would bring them to his room later.”
“That’s fine. You can take them to Tyran’s place since I’m done here.”
I instructed the maid-like servant who was standing by to take it to Tyran-san’s room.
Taking advantage of their offer, I entrusted the kitchen wagon and cleanup to the remaining person.
Holding a plate with only two steamed buns, I follow the guide. It’s about fifty-fifty whether he will be pleased or not.
Nevertheless, the reason I prepared for Tyran-san is because the empty bottles bothered me. I exhale softly in front of his room and then knock on the door.
“Sorry to disturb you while you’re working. I brought a snack.”
When I speak a little louder in front of the door, it opens with a slight delay.
“I don’t want it.”
“It’s the same as yesterday. I’m sure you’ll like it.”
“I don’t want it. Take it back.”
After saying just that, Tyran-san forcefully closed the door.
But I was able to see what I wanted to see.
Through a small gap, I could see something exactly like the potions I used to make at the church. There were several empty bottles of the same shape lined up on the floor.
When I asked Migi-san and Hidari-san back in the kitchen, it was as I expected. He drinks potions without eating meals. . .
No, it was worse than I imagined.
It seems that Tyran-san’s potion lifestyle didn’t start recently.
Tyran-san came to the Demon King’s Castle just a little before I arrived, but it seems that he immediately declared that minimal meals would suffice.
At that time, it is said that he was carrying a wooden box filled with a large amount of potions, which is terrifying.
“I heard that he was quite a workaholic, but I didn’t expect it to be to this extent.”
“While saying that only bread and soup are enough, he hardly even eats those. . .”
I feel like it’s not enough to just label him as a workaholic, but it would be too cruel to point it out to the two of them who are dejected.
I listen to the details, it’s normal for him to eat meals after they have completely cooled down. There are even times when he doesn’t touch them at all.
It seems that he eats when his research reaches a stopping point.
So if there is no suitable timing between meals, he won’t eat.
On the other hand, information from the maids states that he gulps down recovery potions at other times.
Recovery potions are strictly for recovery purposes. They are made by boiling down medicinal herbs, so while they can replenish stamina, they don’t provide the necessary nutrients for humans.
It’s like chugging energy drinks in a previous life.
It’s definitely not good for his health.
It’s fine now because he is in the Demon King’s Castle, but how has he been living until now?
That question must have shown on my face. The two of them sadly shook their heads and told me that he have been working like this, using a lot of recovery potions.
By the way, it seems that he has zero intention of improving himself.
Perhaps that’s why Demon King-sama forcefully stuffed steamed buns into his mouth yesterday.
It seems that there was a meaning behind his actions, not just because he found it silly. I regret not forcefully giving it to him earlier.
“As the one who made it, I do want him to eat it, but in the first place, the human body is not as resilient as ours.”
“I want him to take proper breaks.”
“I agree too! This current lifestyle is definitely not good for his body! Is there anything he would eat. . .?”
“He will definitely eat meat buns, so I only make those for his meals. I plan to serve meat buns tonight as well.”
“He ate the soup pasta, but he asked for something easier to eat. . .”
“Meat buns, soup pasta. . .Is there anything else that he ate earlier?”
“Steak and sherbet. But he asked me to stop serving both. He wants something easy to eat. That’s his only request.”
Meat buns, soup pasta, steak, sherbet—when I line them up and think about it, a certain common point comes to mind.
Indeed, Tyran-san prioritizes ease of eating.
But there’s another point that he values.
