I asked for the price at a snack stall near the exam site, “How much is it?”

“The cooked corn costs a pelk each, a bag of roasted peanuts is 3 pelks, and one roasted beef is 4 pelks.”

The smell of a large roasted beef on a heated stone was delicious. Maybe it was because I staved off lunch with the little bit of the cookie that Yuria shared with me at the library, but food seemed more appetizing now.

“Then I’ll take 3 bags of the roasted peanuts, and 5 roasted beef.”

“Ok, that will be 29 pelks.”

I paid in iron and refined iron coins and went to where Lisbon was sitting with the snacks.

“Oh! Looks delicious!” Lisbon stared at the snacks with eyes wide open. He looked like a big dog with a snack in front of his eyes. I knew from the moment when this big eater said, “My body will become clumsier” and started eating less. Most likely, he barely even ate lunch. I handed over a bag of peanuts and two roasted beef.

“Since you have to take the exam soon, you shouldn’t eat too much.”

As soon as I handed Lisbon the snacks, he took a big bite from the roasted beef and nodded.

“I’m not joking. Make sure you don’t eat too...