The Frying Pan Hero!

The Exploration

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The Frying Pan Hero!

Tion Official.

Chapter: 3

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After that obnoxious horse ride, the horse stops right at the stables.

Molina gets off the horse with the help of Ton.

The horse runs off.

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[Molina] Is that a normal thing your horse does?

[Ton] Ah yes, don't worry about her. She knows when to come back to me. She's probably going to run around for a while. 

Ton fixes his hair before looking at Molina.

[Let's start again, shall we? My name is Toni The 5th. The General of the Castrekosepe. You can call me Ton. You don't need to address me with Sir.

Molina nods as she looks around the place.

It's no different than the other one.

It looks like it's still in ruins and this place seems to be pretty old.

[Ton] We apologize for the low atmosphere here. Our king doesn't really "rule"

He slacks off mostly everyday and the town is really poor that it's not even enough to start a fight of some sort.

Anyways, would you like me to guide you throughout the place?

[Molina] Oh! Yes actually. If this place is not a hallucination of mine, I definitely need to know about this place.

[Ton] Excellent. Follow me, if you need a rest from walking, let me know.

Ton starts to head south as Molina follows behind. While so, she takes the time to look at the people.

There's no crying, but they're in poverty, suffering. This saddens her even more to see the people struggle while whoever is running this place is a reckless king.

She hopes the slothful man can be over throwed.

[Ton] Now, Molina. This is the goddess bushes, it is said that a goddess grew these and it is untouched ever since.

[Molina] by untouched, do you mean it hasn't been cleaned and not taken care of properly…?

[Ton] Unfortunately, the king said to never touch these, ever. Even if it's fitting. We're not allowed to meddle with the goddesses creation.

[Molina] Oh, I see…

They stare at it. It's covered by filthy trash. It smells bad. The flowers of the bushes already died. It's ugly!

[Ton] I just wish we can feed it water and make it grow more, but then again. Touching it is forbidden.

Well now, let's go to the fountain, where people say their wishes.

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Both of them walked to the fountain and the same results as before. It is ugly, it is not clean and it is the worst thing Molina has ever seen in her life.

Ton can see her expression and can already tell that she really doesn't like this and this town itself.

He partly agrees, but he doesn't say so, because it's considered treason.

The king is very strict when it comes to rules and he's very lazy when it comes to managing the town itself.

Ton was kind of saddened that he didn't manage to make a good first impression of this town. Molina sees it as the worst thing she has ever seen.

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Molina looked around, thinking. Smartly. On what she's going to do now.

She wants to return back to Earth, but just in case she really is stuck here forever, she must form a plan.

A plan to survive this hell place.

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[Molina] Hey, Ton. Is there a good cook here? Like a person who knows how to cook food?

[Ton] Hm… Not that I know of. The people here usually cook like meat by themselves.

Molina rubs her chin, thinking deeply.

Before she clenches her fist and puts it on her other hand as she looks to Ton, who is curious on why Molina is smiling.

[Molina] If that's the case. Do you have chickens here?

[Ton] The egg layers? Yes. Their job is to breed eggs and once they grow up they are killed so they can be roasted.

She tilts her head, but she has to ask first just in case. She doesn't wanna sound stupid.

[Molina] But, do the people cook the eggs?

[Ton] Huh? What are you talking about? Heavens no. We don't cook their eggs, it is their children. Sometimes they don't hatch, but they still are children of the hen.

She points at him, with confidence!

[Molina] That's where you are wrong, Ton! Hey that rhymes!

Anyways! You see, I'm a chef. Sort of. What a chef does is to cook food! That's their whole reason of being a chef.

[Ton] Hm… So you're saying your occupation is cooking? To be honest, by the gods, I have never heard such work before.

That surprised her.

A general, who seems to be in years of service, doesn't know cooking can be a job? Hearing all this, this is actually an opportunity! 

[Molina] Well, I'm not lying. Chef's are the best when it comes to cooking. They know various food combinations, foods that will make you go- Oishii!~

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[Ton] Oishii? You know of the squid?

[Molina] Hu-? No! I'm not talking about squi- wait, squids? There are squids here?

Ton nods.

[Ton] Yes. They are exploding in population as of recent. Many are dying, but many are born as well. They are considered as pests.

To get rid.

[Molina] What? You don't eat them?

[Ton] No, of course not. They sprout out black liquid. Who knows what it is they spill everyday.

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Idea!

[Molina] Ton! You have time yes? You don't have to do anything else, yes?

He rubs his chin, thinking.

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[Ton] Well, for now at least. I have a very strict schedule, but I think right now I am free to do whatever. Why ask?

Hmpf!

Molina whistled, and suddenly Ton's horse came, which surprised him. She can whistle? No people here except for the guards can be able to whistle.

[Ton] How did you call my stead? Also, where are we going if you called my horse?

[Molina] Well, we're going to hunt squids! I'll show you their purpose!

[Ton] Hm… You seem to be eager. You must have an idea on how to get rid of the squid infestation… Well then-

Ton climbs up to his horse as he gets her horse ready.

-I don't turn down on ideas, so let us go to the Oishii Bridge.

Molina gets on the horse with the help of Ton. Once everything is set. They go to the Oishii bridge. Where overpopulated squids must be staying, according to Ton.