Reincarnation of Audemars - Who Am I...?

Walking Encyclopedia

"Wow... What's brewing in the kitchen, my good friend? I could smell that sweet scent all the way from my room upstairs earlier. It seems you have a good cook here to whip up several good dishes, eh Pat?" Prius remarked as he entered the Great Hall and sauntered over to sit next to Patricia while giving her a friendly nudge.

"You two are awake earlier than usual. So what is this breakfast called? My goodness, this soup is thick and looks so savoury that I could eat the whole bowl. Haha Haha."

"It's called a 'Pengat', a Dutch Colonial dish and it's meant to be breakfast c*m dessert. Best eaten hot or cold, doesn't matter. Try it, don't worry, there's some more inside the kitchen where it comes from. It's good for another 3 more servings like this."

"My goodness, these balls here are so chewy... It is super delicious. We never had such dishes before, it is not that Pat here doesn't know how to cook but she would simply prepare the simplest dishes and there's only 2 of us before. Now that you're around, I think our palate would be much better. Haha Haha."

"Hmm... Hmm... Hmm..." Patricia tries to say something but since her mouth was full, she could only smile and nod her head. Just by looking at her shows how deprived these two of having a great breakfast. I made a note to make something else later on each day, at least I could earn a 10% progress every morning.

The moment the food entered my mouth, my eyes started to water a little. Not because of the heat, but reminiscing the past lives when I leapt through from one series to another.

"Do you have a steamer here? I mean a stackable, bamboo steamer where I could whip up some good ole dumplings. We could have a variant of fillings and it may look simple from the outside but it's going to be a surprise every time you bite into them. It would make a great morning and afternoon tea."

"No, we don't have that kind of steamer here. I could ask from the local general store if they do have such thing," replied Patricia after she had slurped down the coconut milk, drinking using the bowl instead of using her spoon and her brother laughed at her demeanour.

"Don't mind Pat here, when it comes to great food, she forgot she's a lady. Haha Haha." Prius said as he too kept stuffing his face with the breakfast. "So what's your plan for today, my friend?"

"I'm heading out to Pointus' first in the morning, then I would be heading to Blake's about 2 hours later. Then I would be heading to the fields to get myself some game. I'd be back for lunch later then would head back out again and explore the goblin's hideout as mentioned by you."

"So, non-combatant by day and a combatant during lunchtime eh? Haha Haha. Well, I don't think with your capabilities, you would have no problems dealing with those goblins there at all. Good luck to you my friend. And thanks for the wonderful breakfast."

"Yes, Audemars... It was nice of you to help me out in the kitchen earlier. I had a stroke of an idea but I totally forgot about it. This breakfast is surely delicious, and we would be having this again during afternoon tea. By the way, how many meals do you actually take per day?"

"You won't believe it if I were to tell you. Hah Hah Hah...I'd be off then, be seeing you both later then. Cheers..." I said after completing the huge breakfast and I headed out of the door, with just a dagger on my sides.

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"Pat, it is quite unusual for you to prepare such breakfast in the morning. What type of 'a stroke of genius' did you get early on the morning today?"

"Oh, I was in his room earlier this morning before he was awake and he was sort of talking and mumbling in his sleep. So as what Mother used to say, if you hear someone talking in the sleep, you can talk and converse with the person as if the person is awake and you could find out secrets from him."

"So what kind of secrets did you find from him? I do find him a bit off since he was eager to go out to the dungeons even he had just awaken from his long sleep. Furthermore, I expected him to last 3 hours there but in the end, he makes up half of the time there."

"Yes, in his sleep he was talking about why the birds were not chirping and its the rooster that was crowing. I did find out about this recipe when he was sleeping and he was mentioning about it on the first part and was mentioning something like captains and William and the girls preparing the beans beforehand. He sounded like a Knight Templar of some sort."

"Interesting, if he dreams about his captains then he must have held some kind of higher rank like a battle general for one thing."

"I'm not sure Prius, the next part he was mentioning about plant managers. Do plants need managers? What kind of botanist was he referring to and he was mentioning about sweetmeats dumplings too. There was a mention of 6 girls and someone called Hiko-sama something like that. Weird name, almost like foreign to me."

"Hmm, just observe for this next few days and see what else can he would cough out. I sincerely hope he is not a spy and he seemed like a decent guy, to begin with. If not for his injuries he had sustained ago and the battle gear that he had worn, I would suspect he is not from the Legion as assigned by the Ruler of Aermagh. Weird, he never mentions about that part too."

"Yes, I'd keep a close eye on him. Hopefully, he is a truly decent guy and not a spy or anything. He did give us a scare last night when he didn't wake up after I noticed him sweating buckets on the bed that the towel totally soaked it up. He like as if he knew he would be sweating profusely when he asked for a towel and laid down on it."

"Well, as I could say right now, he seemed a decent guy. So let's be optimistic about it. I knew you would think pessimistic about it sometimes to balance things out, so we just keep doing what we are doing right now and it won't stick out like a sore thumb. Furthermore, we have our family name to upkeep even if there's 2 of us left around."

"I heard you wanted to pick up a sword or a bow again and be a game hunter? Would you be doing that as well?"

"No, it's just speaking figuratively. You know I can't even swat a fly, how could I be a game hunter. The sight of those beasts raring down at me would have me running for safety. Haha Haha. By the way, if he did go out into the forest, I'd keep a close watch and see what he does next."

"Alright, Prius. He did mention he would be out after lunch right? Why not you have an early lunch and when he asks about you, at least I could tell him that you are attending to something else. You could have an early s t set and observe from far."

"That's a good idea, Pat. I'd agree with your little suggestion. You just need to stall him abit, that's all."

"Yes, Prius. I'd do it in the name of our family," said Patricia as she cleared the empty bowls and carried it off to the sink. She noticed a small bowl had been placed near the pot of breakfast that I had made earlier and the ladle was inside the bowl and not inside the pot to prevent spoilage.

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"Aattiicchhoo...!!! Gee, am I down with cold already or caught a bug somewhere. Hmm, maybe I should ask Pointus for something to get rid of this since I would be there first. Hah Hah Hah..." I thought, unknowingly someone was talking behind my back as I walked towards Pointus' herbal pharmacy as I knocked on the door twice and entered.

Pointus was waiting for me behind the counter as he had just finished watering his plants outside using the water from the pond. He had his large almanack on the counter as usual and making some reference and as soon as I walked in, he asked me, "What is the herbs #1745?"

"Herb #1745 is a Rue or commonly called herb-of-grace. It could be distinguished by its bluish leaves, and its an ornamental plant as well as a herb. Could be cultivated as a medicinal herb, a condiment as well as an insect repellent. However, this plant is toxic in large doses and may implicate blisters if exposed during the medicinal extract and would cause even death if taken in large doses."

"Hahahahaha... You have never failed me, my young apprentice. Yes, it's official as of today. My God... You are just like a walking almanack. Hahahaha. Welcome and come in and make yourself at home." Pointus gestured me in and tapped my shoulders as he heard me explain and narrate the herb content as he referred it back and was surprised at the accuracy of my narration because I was standing beside him as I was reading it out to him. Hah hah hah...!!!