Mira, confused, accepts the tea. She takes a sip. Her eyes widen. "This is… the best tea I’ve ever had. Did you make the cup too?" Close-up on Ruru’s nervous smile. End of chapter.
For readers following the "exclusive" release of this chapter, the payoff is significant. We get a glimpse of the first finished product that will define his lifestyle moving forward, and perhaps a tease of how his isolation might eventually be interrupted by curious neighbors drawn to the smell of good food or the sight of a surprisingly sturdy cabin. Mira, confused, accepts the tea
: Kouki is offered 50 gold coins and three stacks of iron ore to build a retractable palisade gate. Reluctant to leave his crafting corner, he agrees only if he can work from inside his workshop. "This is… the best tea I’ve ever had
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