[ARC 1] Chapter 5 – Ingredient Quest Given

While he was leading her to home, they stopped by the market to buy ingredients for lunch and dinner. While they had chicken, he needed to buy some herbs to season the chicken with.

Konoa followed him and observed him with interest.

“What are we doing here?”

“I need to buy ingredients to cook for master.” He turned the baraka leaf in his hand, deciding that it looked fresh enough to buy. “She has an appetite as big as mine.”

“You can cook?” She sounded surprised. “Not to be rude, but you look like the type of scum you would find in a back alley hitting on vulnerable women.”

“Rude!” Remy turned around, pointing to his chest using his thumb. “You might not know, but I am a Hero. I am one of the fourteen people that has that title in the world, and I am the strongest out of all of them.”

“What rank are you?”

Remy smiled with confidence. “Numbers don’t mean anything.”

“From that response, you’re the fourteenth, aren’t you?”

Even though it was summer, a cold wind passed by them. Remy turned around, bought the herbs he needed and stomped his way towards the house. They did not speak another word until they got home.

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“Oh, you’re back.” She was leaning against the windowsill and took a deep drag on from her pipe. She puffed out the smoke and got up to greet her daughter with a hug. “Nice to see Konoa.”

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The daughter closed her eyes and embraced back. “It’s good to see you too mother.”

The first thing Remy did was put the bag down next to the door. Just in case, if his master snapped.

“Hey!” Remy stood there with folded arms, tapping his arm impatiently. “Move! I gotta cook-”

He was grabbed by the shirt, but he was ready for it. He tried to resist, but she kicked his ankles and he lost his balance.