Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

The noon soup kitchen went much smoother than previous soup kitchens on this day. By eliminating as many bottlenecks as possible to increase the number of people who could receive the soup kitchen, such as staff shortages, reduced distribution efficiency, and the concentration of visitors, the soup kitchen was able to produce more than seven times as much food as before. Of all of these, the most significant effect seems to have been the fact that the work was distributed evenly among those in other areas who could afford it, as a result of the power of Cortex and Waltz to build the soup kitchen.

A smile breaks out on the faces of those who are eating the noodles, saying how delicious they are. That smile spread throughout the town, and a smile naturally appeared on the faces of Eve and the others who were making udon noodles.

It wasn't just the smiles that were propagated. The taste of udon also spread among the people of the town. ...... Some people began to study the taste of udon so that they could enjoy the same taste at home as they had at soup kitchens.

Or some people took advantage of the fact that the soup kitchen menu is always udon noodles, and made a living out of toppings. However, perhaps because of the lack of sea in Boreas, and the lack of access to nigari, there was nothing to be done about only fried food. ...... It seems to have been mainly made with raccoon-type toppings such as tenkasu. It could be said that the reason why oage did not appear on the market is because it was hard to get oage in that area and people did not know what oage was in the first place. A certain fox girl who found out about it tried to get rich by using the oage. ...... It's another story that the plan was abandoned before he started his business, perhaps because he ate himself at that moment when he procured it.

In any case, it could be said that those living in the town of Vixen at this time were connected by a long, thin, white dish called udon. And it is no longer necessary to say who was at the center of this connection.

These days lasted for a few days. Udon was so well known in the town that there was no one who didn't know about the udon noodles distributed at soup kitchens, and it was like a staple food for everyone.

Just ....... Just because it was known, doesn't mean that it was distributed throughout the town. There were no cookouts in the eastern part of the town, where the rebel soldiers were hiding out, because of security concerns.

It was causing one phenomenon. In the East District, which had no conduit of udon, the flow and movement of people had stagnated, and the town's activities themselves had come to a halt.

While other areas of the city were recovering at a rapid pace, the scars of the battle continued to remain as they were at the time of the battle in the East District, where there was no movement of people. For those of us who were in the eastern area, the rest of the town looks like the green grass of the neighboring houses. To them, the current situation must have seemed like hell.

It was no exception for the displaced soldiers. The difference in the speed of recovery, as if on display, was a relentless wound to their pride. They must have been thinking like this. ...... It wasn't supposed to be like this. If only Mid-Eden hadn't been there, the city of Vixen would be in their hands by now.

When it reached a certain level, they decided to take action. It was the night five days after the soup kitchen began.

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It was late at night and there seemed to be almost no one in the feeding facility where the soup kitchen was being prepared. However, there were some exceptions - and

Maybe it's a well thought out structure to maintain: ......

-- such as Eve, who cleans the fully automated udon making equipment, and others who maintain the equipment and apparatus they use, remained. Their work was essential to prevent food poisoning, and because of their specialized knowledge, it was a task that could not be left to others.

Nevertheless, everyone continued to work in silence without a single complaint. Everyone was proud of their work. The way they stared at the equipment was like a craftsman himself. ...... The sharp, uncompromising gaze of these men was directed at the tools they used.

Then, when the routine is over and everyone is about to return to their respective lodgings, an incident occurs.

'Hmmm! Maybe I'm just happy to see everyone's smiling face for another day--

Hey, boy. Your little girl is Eve?

'What? Yeah, maybe so, but only because--

Gasp!

Pufferfish? wriggle

Eve, who was about to leave, was suddenly kidnapped by someone who looked like a mere passerby.

Eve thinks that the cloth that was addressed to her mouth may have been soaked with chemicals, but her consciousness is gradually fading away.

(Well, this could happen again: ...... and ......)

At the end of these thoughts, Eve's consciousness fell into total darkness.