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Chapter 907: You Want Your Adventurers Happy
🕑 Added 2024-06-12 23:00:05 +0000 UTCIn the aftermath of the battle, Millicent stood atop the magic tower. As the highest point in the city, it allowed her to survey the goings on below, without the need to start flying around. There were going to be a lot of anxious aristocrats and city officials so, for the moment, she wanted to be stationary where people could find her.
Ribbons of rainbow smoke rose up as her people looted the dead messengers where they had fallen into the city. There would be damage from an army of dead angels landing on things but hopefully minimal casualties. The populace had evacuated to bunkers while the defensive barrier still held, but there were always those who were too stubborn, too old, or too sick to move.
A woman was suddenly next to Millicent, arriving almost too fast for even a gold ranker to sense her approach. She’d realised, belatedly, who these people were. If not distracted by the existential threat to her home, she might have recognised some of their more distinctive members. The man in rainbow armour riding a shape-changing dragon definitely should have been a giveaway. They were Team Biscuit, who had recently returned to Yaresh along with other famous adventurers for reasons unknown.
This woman had dark hair and a swarthy complexion, so she wasn’t the team’s famously beautiful speedster. But the team leader’s mother was even more famous than the team itself, and this woman did fit the description.
“You’re the Time Witch of Vitesse,” Millicent said.
“I’m actually from a place called Greenstone. And I prefer to be called Danielle, to be honest.”
Danielle offered her hand and Millicent shook it.
“You’re in command of the local forces?” Danielle asked.
“General Millicent Marks, Segurado Defence Force.”
“Danielle Geller.”
“Thank you for the help. Our forces are battle hardened, and determined to protect their homes and families, but determination isn’t always enough.”
“No,” Danielle agreed sadly. “It’s not.”
Millicent looked up at where the strange, humungous eye had transformed into a mass of cloud. It was now slowly taking the form of a sky liner, the largest class of airship.
“Is that what you travel around in?”
“For the moment,” Danielle said. “The man that owns the vessel has a penchant for the dramatic.”
“Is this what it’s like?”
“It?” Danielle asked.
“Being a famous adventurer. I was born and raised here in Segurado. Trained here, not in some big city like Vitesse. I had this dream, back when I was iron rank, about hitting gold rank and swanning into one of the famous adventurer cities like a queen. In the end, I never roamed far. There was always too much to do, and it was always going to be a dream. By gold rank standards, I’m a little fish.”
“There are no little fish at gold rank.”
“Of course you’d think that. Your life is all world travel and transforming sky ships. Swooping in to rescue little no-name places you won’t remember in a week. I’m not trying to sound ungrateful — I’m profoundly thankful for the swooping in, believe me. It just makes me realise that, even if I hadn’t been stuck guarding this place for all these years, I wouldn’t be anything special in a place like Rimaros or Kacha Kille.”
“Believe me, Miss Marks, you are special. I have known many adventurers from outside of the famous cities, and few choose to stay and protect their homes after reaching high rank. Of those that do, it is less often out of duty than a desire to be a big fish.”
“You said there were no little fish.”
“And I meant it. Even those who reached gold-rank with cores are notable people, but those who did not still have the potential to go further. Many famous gold rankers never reach diamond, while some that no one in Rimaros or Vitesse has ever heard of reach diamond. The path is long and strange, and many lose sight of duty as they walk it. If you told the Adventure Society that you were leaving this place behind, who would stop you? The society, and the leaders of this city would ask you to remain, but they would do no more than ask. Because you’re a gold ranker, and that makes you special, wherever you are from.”
“Did the Adventure Society send you here?”
“Yes. They’ve been using the sky link communication network to report messenger movement. They’ve also been asking us to move through more remote areas on our travels, where the society can’t afford to station major forces. We happened to be in the area just as a messenger army decamped and headed your way, so they asked us to intervene. We were lucky to be in the area.”
“Not as lucky as we were.”
Danielle nodded.
“It’s unfortunate that so many lives are reliant on luck, but that is the situation in which we…”
She trailed off as two arguing voices reached them from above. Two men were floating down on a small cloud, approaching the tower.
“…every city, just most of them,” Neil said.
“I have never destroyed a city,” Jason shot back. “I’ve been to lots of cities, and hardly any of them were destroyed. Look at this one. It’s fine.”
“How many is hardly any?”
“I don’t know. Three. Four, I guess, but one was more of a big town. And the brightheart city was basically destroyed before we even got there. Also, don’t act like you weren’t there for half of them.”
“Is four counting Rimaros?”
“Why would I count Rimaros?”
“That flying Builder city was dropped on it.”
“It was dropped near it, Neil. And there was hardly any damage. The priests of Ocean stopped the tsunami.”
“So, just the four, then.”
“Exactly.”
“You do realise that four is a lot when you’re talking about destroyed cities, right?”
Danielle let out a motherly sigh.
“I may,” she said to Millicent, “be forced to acknowledge your point about what my life is like.”
The pair landed and the cloud they were riding on streamed into an amulet hanging from one the men’s necks. The other moved forward to shake her hand.
“Neil Davone,” he introduced himself. “Team healer.”
“Were you the one putting shields on my people?”
“I might have tossed the odd barrier out, here and there. Nothing remarkable.”
“You saved lives that would otherwise have been lost. The lives of my people. You have my thanks.”
“You’re welcome. And this is—”
“John Miller,” the other man introduced himself as he moved forward to shake her hand. “Team cook.”
“Cook?”
He certainly wasn’t dressed for adventuring, in a floral shirt, shorts and sandals, topped with a straw hat. It was appropriate for the sunny day, but not for fighting monsters. His aura was human and silver-rank, with the signature taint of monster cores. He looked every bit the auxiliary adventurer, yet he seemed a little off to Millicent. He had a translation power that sounded a little odd, and seemed to own the cloud transport they were riding on. Comfortably carrying two meant it was expensive, even if he was working for famous adventurers. How much did they pay their cook?
Mostly, it was the way he carried himself. He was a core using silver ranker, surrounded by gold-rank adventurers, some of whom were extremely famous. Even Millicent was uncharacteristically hesitant around the Time Witch of Vitesse. This man showed none of the wariness or deference she was used to from lower-ranked people. He acted entirely as if he belonged.
She took a slightly rude glance at the emotions in his aura. She saw little more than the same confidence displayed in his. He gave her an amused smile, as if he realised what she was doing. He certainly shouldn’t have been able to, but could probably guess from the curiosity in her gaze. He took his leave, asking if he could use the elevating platform, leaving her with the adventurers.
***
An impromptu street festival had sprung up seemingly from nowhere, long tables and food stands filling the market district. While the city of Segurado celebrated their reprieve, Millicent’s concerns were with what came next. She wandered through the crowded streets as people feasted, sang and laughed.
She didn’t join in, mentally exhausted after going from one meeting to the next for almost two days, often repeating the same things over and over. There was the Duke and his people, the city parliament, the local Adventure Society, then representatives from the Continental Council.
It had been two nights since the battle, during neither of which she had found a chance to sleep. She had finally slipped away, but instead of finding a bed, she found herself walking the streets in the late morning. People teemed around her, not recognising her with her aura carefully retracted.
Her mind was still racing, preoccupied with the next threat. The populace was celebrating, but their leaders still didn’t know what brought the messengers to their gates. Was it a part of their ongoing search for the rumoured artefact, or something more specific? Would they return, with a greater force? The Adventure Society had no more idea than she did, spending two days asking her questions to which she had no answers.
The smells coming from the stalls took her back to her days as a girl at market. Her family were never poor, or she’d never have gotten essences, but she hadn’t lived in the fancy part of town, either. Her parents were fruit merchants, and she’d grown up around markets and trade halls. She knew these streets. The yelling and laughing, the aromas of the food vendors. When an unfamiliar scent wafted her way, it arrested her attention.
Her gold-rank senses allowed her to track the scent like a hunting dog. What she found was a stall where a group of local stall vendors were crowded around an outsider, as if he were holding court.
“…season with some salt and then caramelise them in the oven with oil. Nice and simple. I like to add a splash of water to help them soften. Now, let me explain how we make fresh pasta back home. It’s so fresh you can practically cook it by waving it over the steam from a kettle. Pass me that roller…”
Millicent found herself listening discreetly out of the way. There was definitely something unusual about the Team Biscuit cook. After around ten minutes, the group started breaking up. Then she heard him whisper, too low for anyone but an attentive gold ranker to make out.
“Can I offer you a meal, General? Pop around behind the booth.”
She hadn’t realised he’d noticed her, in the middle of teaching the locals a foreign recipe. But she shortly found herself in an area boxed in by stalls, shielding them from prying eyes. A folding table and chair set awaited her, draped with a tablecloth and festooned with dishes, plates and bowls. She could sense the magic of gold rank ingredients. Was this how Team Biscuit always ate?
“One of the secrets of Team Biscuit’s success,” John Miller said as he sat down. “Live off spirit coins when you have to, but eat proper food when you can. Well-fed adventurers are happy adventurers. And you want your adventurers happy, believe me.”
She looked from the food to him as she sat down. As she did, he pulled out a privacy screen device and activated it, setting it on the table.
“I thought a woman of your stature would appreciate some discretion,” he said. He ladled food from various dishes onto a plate that he set in front of her. He then made up a plate for himself, apparently unworried about what gold-rank food would do to a silver ranker.
“It would take a lot of strength, and a lot of finesse,” she said, “to create an aura mask than would fool a gold ranker. Something that would hold up, even if the gold ranker gets pushy and starts probing for emotions.”
“Messengers are good at that,” Miller said. “I’ve even seen them mask people they were using as spies.”
“It sounds like you’ve had a lot of strange experiences for a cook.”
“A cook can see a lot in search of new recipes,” he said, and skewered a chunk of saucy vegetable with a fork. “And new ingredients.”
He plopped it into his mouth with a grin.
“Is that why you’re travelling with Team Biscuit?”
He didn’t answer until he was done with his mouthful.
“More of a happy accident,” he said. “An opportunity I take advantage of while attending to other tasks.”
“How did you end up with them?”
“I knew some of the team before they were famous. You might say I hitched a ride on their coattails.”
“You’ve been there since the beginning? I’ve never heard of you.”
“I’m the guy who makes the food. Who talks about the cook when there are people fighting monsters?”
“It sounds like you get to see a lot of cities destroyed.”
“I have been unfortunate enough to witness some tragic disasters, but that was just Neil teasing. Which I hope was obvious.”
“Even so, you strike me as someone who can’t help standing out.”
“But you don’t strike me as someone rude enough to sit down with a cook and not touch his food. Doesn’t smell to your taste?”
She took a slice of bread, dunked it into a thick soup and took a bite.
“It’s good,” she said.
“Thank you.”
They chatted intermittently as they ate.
“You know who else I haven’t heard of?” she said lightly. “That man in the battle with the dark cloak and the shadow arms. I’ve also never heard about Team Biscuit riding around in a giant eyeball that shoots butterflies of death.”
“Oh, you don’t want to meet him. He’s not very nice.”
“Is that so?”
“Remember when I said you want your adventurers happy? He’s how I figured that out.”
“Why does the team keep him secret? Or is he just travelling with you, like the Time Wi… like Danielle Geller?”
“No, he’s part of the team. Has been from the beginning.”
“Like you.”
“Yes. He’s just been away for a long time. I imagine he’ll be known soon enough.”
“What kept him away? Conflict in the team?”
“He has responsibilities that he’s finding increasingly tiresome. He’s looking to wrap them up and get back to adventuring.”
He looked her dead in the eyes.
“Without anyone making a fuss.”
“That might be hard if he keeps fighting messengers. They had a rather drastic reaction to him.”
“He has a lot in common with the messengers.”
“Like a talent for aura masking?”
“Try the casserole before you finish the soup. I think you’ll find it’s a nice accompaniment.”
They ate in silence for a while.
“People are going to have a lot of questions,” she said.
“He’s a known quantity. To those who need to know.”
“You’re saying that if I don’t know already, I shouldn’t go asking?”
“I would advise against it. The Adventure Society can be touchy when it comes to him.”
“Why is that?”
He raised his eyebrows and she sighed.
“Right, I shouldn’t ask.”
He plucked an envelope out of the air, accessing some dimensional storage power. He sat it on the table, next to her plate.
“What’s this?” she asked.
“You told Danielle Geller that you were born and raised right here in Segurado. And you’re still here protecting it, even with all the opportunities your power would afford you.”
“She told you that?”
“I overheard you on that tower.”
“You have good hearing.”
“Don’t we all?”
“What’s in the envelope?”
“Are you familiar with Lady Allayeth, of Yaresh?”
“She’s a diamond ranker that’s active in the general population. Of course I have.”
“Have you met?”
“Yaresh may be somewhat close, but she’s a diamond ranker. Even gold rankers don’t just call by for a cup of tea. Why bring her up?”
“I’m guessing that your choice to stay and protect your home during the messenger invasion is bound up in the path that got you to gold rank.”
“I don’t see how that’s your business.”
“Call it reciprocation for you poking around about Jason Asano.”
“I suppose that’s fair. Yes, that sensibility was integral to reaching gold rank.”
“Lady Allayeth is on a similar path. She may be able to help you on yours, so perhaps you should call in for that cup of tea.”
“I don’t know that she’d even see me?”
He reached out and tapped the envelope on the table.
“A letter of introduction to break the ice.”
“Cook for her too, do you?”
A smile teased the corners of his mouth.
“Once. Just recently, in fact.”
He pushed his chair back and stood up.
“I need to get back to the stall,” he said. “I’ll leave the rest to you.”
He walked off and was just about to disappear around the side of a stall when she called out.
“Wait.”
He stopped, half turning to look back.
“I already expressed my gratitude to the others. Thank you for saving my city, Mr Asano.”
“It’s what we do, General.”
Comments
CringeWorthyStudios
Jason, everyone! About as subtle as a brick to the back of the head in a dark alleyway! Thanks for the chapter!
Lua Cojan
loved this one ^__^
Splutty
He's going to end up with worshippers whether he wants to or not.
True
??? I think this comment is in wrong chapter. I have no idea what your talking about
Frank Morgana
Snippets with Neil always put a smile on my dial. Just waiting for Nik to finally make his appearance, seems Jason is slightly avoiding the reunion. Must feel guilty leaving him alone to fend for himself after just being born/created.
Homo Fantasius
The beginning of the chapter is one of those conversations that just ring false. It's occasionally quite noticeable that a character other than Jason will start up a conversation with a random non sequitur that just wouldn't happen given the circumstances. In this case whistfuly asking what it's like to be a famous adventurer in the immediate aftermath of a life or death battle. It's just not what a non Jason character would open with.
Kconraw
Thx for the chapter
Jay Doubleyou Kay
ABTelford
I really like that we see him cooking again. That’s kinda central to his heart and character. Yay bbq!
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Donned*
shon lambright
Ty sir
Skybreaker
Jason dropped a few hints. The alias, as far as I can tell, isn't meant to really fool her as much as keep the general population and Adventure Society off his back. Some of the hints I noticed: Eating gold rank food while masking as a silver ranker, his translation power feeling off(likely due to Akashic Speech), his overhearing of her conversations with Danielle, him noticing her aura probe, and his completely relaxed attitude around a bunch of extremely famous and powerful gold rankers.
Lightning Society
Wait, he introduced himself as John Miller, How did she know he was Jason Asano?
Tyson
Great chapter. Just slightly disappointed Mili didn't shake Jason's hand as she thanked him, to see her interface call him [System Administrator] when she touches him, especially after last chapter where she recalled feeling his aura when the system was installed.
Mathew Chasan Calmer
I loved this one. Favorite chapter in a while.
Kalanaere
He had Dinner with Ally during the Yaresh event. Him and Zara were together for awhile so it's not unreasonable to think they had dinner together as they talked
Ender419
I see Jason is working to level up his diplomatic skill and Millicent’s perception skill ranked up a few times after having eaten enough of Chef Miller’s food to realize who the cook is…Casey Ryback!
Tommy S
Looks like he chose Allayeth over Zara, since they had dinner.
Pierce
Easily one of my fav chapters in a while
Justin
I always check the comments to see what other people are thinking and stuff. I rarely comment on other people’s stuff but you’re all over the comments! You have some really good input and I think people like you are what make this community so pleasant!
Zachary Blevins
Now that was an excellent chapter
Diviknight
Great chapter. I feel like this conversation shows so much character development from the underpowered and outranked guy shaking his fists at the machine and waiting for the other shoe to drop, to a confident and powerful player with the experience to handle potential issues respectfully and peacefully before they blow up into a whole thing. Jason has finally become the person he always pretended to be back in greenstone.
Chloe
Such a nice chapter. Love the day in the life moments. Teaching pasta making. Yay. Introducing her to a diamond ranker... just you how these things are. Ha! Such a delightful chapter. Tyftc
Chloe
There is that chin...
Ligeia
You said it perfectly, Phillip Battenberg! That's a great summary of the meanings in the chapter. And that's one reason I love Jason's character so much -- under all the craziness, he's still a normal guy who enjoys being mortal and doing some common mortal activities (even though he's immortal now).
chris kizziah
That would make a great follow up series.
Stephanie Washburn
Hm. Much more gracefully handled than the last time he tried this. He knows she'll have questions that might need to be answered, so he handled that discretely and gave her some well deserved help.
DirePants
Aww nice chapter. I can’t wait to see Jason eons from now pretending to be a mysterious silver rank cook while quietly nudging a team of hatchling adventurers down their path.
Benjamin Grant
Biscuits
Philipp Battenberg
As it wasn't mentioned yet: I think one of the things he is doing is training, as he is manning the food stall, as it is part of HIS Path. As Shade mentioned not long ago: Jason beat the World Phoenix with his mortal perspective. With his food stall he's cultivating his connection to the mortal world. It is quite interesting to see how he does similar things to the beginning but for different reasons. When he first did his thing in the village, it was because he was overwhelmed and felt so much out of control and out of his depth that aura suppression didn't faze him, to cling to something familiar. Now, he does it to relax, to distance himself from cosmic conflicts and reconnect with his mortal side, to maintain his mortal perspective. And that's something that's definitely part of his Path. For all his cosmic powers, for all the weirdness and adventure, he remains a guy who likes to cook and mingle with the masses.
Kasey Lindenmayer
John Miller, rakishly handsome and the culinary man about the town.
Philipp Battenberg
A mixture of the Eye of Sauron and a Deathstar?
Philipp Battenberg
It would have. However this title is deeper and focuses on Jason's growth and his quest for happiness.
ouroboros
Hey, yo. Don't tease. What's the dish like? And he made casserole? Now I'm hungry.
Crystal Donak
I know but I want Jason sit and talk to team biscuit. Like really talk to them. All of them. More team B. Please.
Logen Felxon
I mean that was a hoop of a chappie m8, hope things are good Shirt. Love it when a multiversal hero that has recently dawned half of the power of a transcendant onto their own mantle attempts to make less of a fuzz to the locals and make some people that recently was looking the reaper in the eye, have a good time.
Tommy S
Looks like the Cloud Vehicle offensive measures are strong indeed. Still can't quite envision a giant eyeball though.
Aerlevsedi
You're not alone in missing that dynamic.
Aerlevsedi
I got the impression she knew the broad strokes about Jason that most would know (possibly obscured by the sheer amount of time he was gone) and that she'd guessed who he was almost right away. The conversation felt like a sort of lighthearted and playful way of asking for confirmation, getting confirmation, and acting on it (thanking him). Also, a way to gently/subtly give advice to someone deserving respect.
Nick
Three points during the conversation with Jason and the general: 1. Jason throws out his name after being cagey about the guy in the shadow cloak which doesn't make sense. He doesn't share it before, and she doesn't know who he is. Doesn't really make sense for Jason to dodge naming the fighter, directly imply he is the fighter, and then tell her the fighters name. 2. Jason was directly responsible for saving the entire continent and created a huge attraction for high rankers near her home, but the general has no idea who Jason is. 3. Jason giving the letter of introduction in exchange for poking around for info on himself doesn't make sense. He needs her discretion and introducing her to a diamond ranker is his way of repaying her for *not* poking into his background. Love the chapter, sounds like thadwick is about to come crashing into the story again!
Sacha
Just miss Jason and Colin "chats" when Colin was not actually able to speech... But I guess this is gone.... 😥
Ligeia
North West Quarry Village #4. I'd love to see that town again, too. It was such an important place for early Jason!
Thomas Laptain
I would love a Jason themed cookbook. Hmmm... maybe a good excuse for me to do a re-read to note some food down and come up recipes! 😅
Asano
Another great chapter. These chapters make my day. Thanks Shirt
Chris Foote
I whole heartedly disagree, these moments when Jason is just being Jason, no worries, no battles, it's the best. It makes him almost human. How much do you want to bet that he's the whole reason the towns been partying for 2 days.
Jay Doubleyou Kay
Even if it's a quickie, I really want Jason to return to greenstone and the desert mountain people blasting astral waterfall town.
mhaj58
I hope Shirt creates a bonus chapter depicting Jason’s sandwich recipes. I’m a foodie and I’m proud
Blake N.
Cooking obviously. Every time Jason took a break to eat while having the fight with GABs was John Miller’s time to shine
Andromeda Adams
Agreed! That was a great part as well.
WizardOfTheStyx
I can’t remember if it was Dawn or Allayeth but one of them said that when Jason reached Gold Rank because of his partial/astral king status the journey would make him more aware of himself spiritually thus making the ascension to Diamond easier for him. I’m honestly excited to see how long it takes. My guess is he gets it by Book 14-15
WizardOfTheStyx
Oh my god this was such a good chapter! I honestly love that now we have gotten to a point where Team Biscuit is on the same level as those who came before them. In Jason’s case stronger than those before him. The dialogue was also top tier
Thomas Black
Love to see a balanced Jason. He can never go back to what he was and he doesn't want to cause a scene everywhere he goes so I'm glad he went back to Miller. Since the team is so famous having him be able to fall back into that so he doesn't cause more trouble is nice. Great chapter as always shirt
#savegarytheleonid
good job
Hunter
So much filler ugh. I love the day in the life Jason but there is so much to do shirt
brian phillips
Biscuits
Omigusrage
He couldn’t help himself could he.
Jordan Rogers
Ready for him to resolve earths vampire issues, recruit the earth messenger and purge pallimustus evil messengers
Shane
So glad to have John Miller back. What's he been up to while Jason Asano (who is a totally different person) was fighting the GABs?
Justin Fralin
Jason seems so much more settled now. I'm glad. I can only hope going home and clearing that up puts him in a good place before the next big mess comes to weigh on him
BloodStorm
He is accepting who he is. He’s like a celebrity who wants to go to the grocery store and doesn’t want to be bothered with paparazzi or taking selfies. Think of one of the most recognizable people on earth was a police officer but just wanted to do his job and save people without recognition
Chris Pollan
God I loooove these chapters!!! Hos ability to sit and talk with people and encourage them is so cool!!! Keep em coming... we love you for it all...
Doodlyboy15
A nice introduction where Jason gets to be fun and mysterious without any hanky panky
StuBee3
Cool chapter, thanks! 😎
Ligeia
I think he already knew she'd figured it out. ETA it reminds me of when I lived in L.A. and would see celebs around town with their families. I'd just give an "I know who you are" smile, like most locals, and they'd give you a "thanks for not interrupting my time with my family" smile back. Same thing for Jason and the General. A quiet acknowledgement.
Owen Kaz
*Jason Asano, Multiversal Man of Mystery.
Agent P.
Fantastic. As per usual can't keep his secret identity going. Name dropping diamond rankers. Eating gold rank food at "silver" you'd almost think he wanted her to figure it out.
Zachary Ross
I kinda love how Jason is getting the quiet yet sincere thanks for saving the city, because in a lot of similar situations that really didn't happen. Jason deserves a happy victory because let's face it his life is very complicated and hard. I kinda really loved the tail end of this chapter because it finally let Jason be Jason.
Jordan Rogers
So we are 24 chapters I believe into book 12, what’s the chances we leave greenstone at the end of the book and start book 13 on earth?😂🤦
Jason Markus
Jason Asano... Inter-Univeral Man of Mystery.
Ligeia
I remember she was called the Time Witch fairly early on,maybe even in the first three books. But it was just Time Witch, and somehow adding "of Vitesse" to it just gives it a great ring!
Alexander Dupree
To be straight I laughed and enjoyed all of it.
Brad Gammey
Outed at the last! Oooo... suspense continues on!
Alexander Dupree
I don’t know why I feel sad after reading that but I do.
DerWipe
Chapters like these leave me with a smile at the end and I love it <3
Ken Sevier
Oh man what a good chapter !! Jason is just acting to freaking cool for school right now
Tetsu-nii
Holy $#!t, over 120 likes in 25 minutes! This is the first time I hit a chapter so soon after posting, so while I was expecting a lot of traffic, I was still unprepared for that! 🤩
SmokeJam
Lovely patented Nice-Stranger-Jason chapter.
Niko
So I didn’t like this chapter because it just seems like Jason is going back to old habits after all the previous chapters were about accepting who he is now. He is calling himself John Miller again like he is avoiding his responsibilities and trying to pretend he is still normal. It just doesn’t fit with the narrative that has been building in my mind at least.
Wheelhouse
A much enjoyable downtime chapter.
Douglas Sokolowski
I think this chapter should have been titled “It’s What We Do”. Much greater impact then happy adventures.
Notye Penyar
Just about to arrive in Yaresh in my reread, so this has been a fun parallel of the last few chapters.
mockery jones
Enjoyed the chapter very much.
Mark Parker
“I already expressed my gratitude to the others. Thank you for saving my city, Mr Asano.” “It’s what we do, General.” Id like to think the smile on Jasons face as Millicent acknowledged his last name was seared into my mind. this man gives me Sean Connery vibes sometimes.
Kalanaere
Now other than being over to quick, that was amazing. The General caught on right away but still wanted to express her thanks to Jason. Jason giving her a letter of reference to see Ally was a nice gesture as well.
JonO
Dammit, I can't help but get emotional about people actually thanking Jason now. I'm so happy lol
Justin
Amazing chapter! TYFTC!!! Also “Time Witch of Vitesse” is FUCKING AWESOME! WHY AM I ONLY HEARING OF THIS NOW???? I’m so glad Jason is getting thanks and going back to how things were in the beginning, just enjoying adventuring with his team and getting new ingredients!
Hodge Wasson
I dropped that one a loooong time ago, but I feel like Jason is a much better written character. Randidly had the same bad habit of stewing in his specialness and feeling like a loner that Jason seemed to have after he came back from Earth, but rather than grow and push past it, he just stewed and had more shit piled on top of him to justify said stewing.
BloodStorm
Great chapter I loved it. I am in a hurry for the earth arrival though.
Andrew Whewell
So, so good!
Hodge Wasson
I love that wearing a façade is, at this point, a façade itself. Almost just there to assure those who look that he's trying NOT to cause as much mayhem and confusion as he is reputed to do. Nobody in the upper echelons or already in the know have any expectation whatsoever that it'll hold up (or even have much effort put in to do so) under even moderate pressure if Jason is passably interested in the party applying the pressure.
Jacob
It's not really a filler arc. You have to have ebbs and flows in a story, or they get mentally draining. And we're in an ebb right now
BloodStorm
You called it last chapter. Having magical cellphones will definitely help with real time communication
Russell Widger
Why would he change it now? Team Biscuit is super famous
John goode
This was a really good ch thank you.
Andreas Sliwka
I especially like the things that things went unsaid, and how. Thank you shirt for nearly a thousand chapters in which the characters became so deep, so relatable that I'm tearing up for Jason having found his balance eventually, and his team for the second time.
jacob butler
I just enjoy the fact that even after more than a decade Hump cannot change the team name
Ligeia
He didn't want to be treated like some big deal. I don't blame him.
Donna
Awww, I loved it! Tftc Shirt
michael shafer
its killing me. i want to see the cool stuff happen
Nergie
This... felt like an odd chapter. Did i miss a bit where they decided jason was going to be some sort of secret again? Dont get me wrong i enjoyed it. Just struggling to see any point to it.
Greg Lambert
Fun chapter. This is a great Jason chapter.
Nathan Emerson
He reminds me a bit of randidly ghosthound, that character liked to pretend to be normal and do some cooking from time to time.
Andrew Colson
Beautiful work man this is the best chapter this year I think
Jordan Brennan
Tyftc!
David Cooper
Ha! I knew Travis and his Sky Tablets were the real hero.
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Colin Cashman
I wish I had, like, 50 hearts to give this comment.
jeffrey niski
Jason is a good bloke.
Sena
Filler arc continues
Ligeia
This is just a really pleasant chapter. Nothing dramatic happened, but it left me feeling happy about the very beginning of this whole series, when Jason was in North East Quarry Village #4 learning to cook with local ingredients. Lots of nice warm feelings, plus Jason going out of his way to do something nice for a stranger. Thanks, Shirt, for a happy chapter filled with happy adventurers. 😊
Chris Furry
Hey! John is back! Great chapter.
CringeWorthyStudios
So this time the disguise held up for an entire three days… I think that’s a record. Thanks for the chapter!
Bingus McCready
God I love this series. Team Biscuit rolling up, saving the day, and having Jas—uh, John, cook for everybody? Feels like vintage HWFWM in the best way. TFTC!
Cyrus McEnnis
The return of John Miller! Nice to see he hasn't lost his knack for slipping unnoticed like a wraith composed entirely of anvils & fireworks.
Nathan
Finally!!!!! I’m in withdrawl
Jake
Thx for chapter
blazerblitz
First
ONEsie
Around Pallimastus (sp) in 80 days. Earth is teasing me...
John goode
So close lol
John goode
1st
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