Chapter 197: The Correct Use of the Candy Person
The party car, which usually doubles as the train's dining hall.
"What delicious food do we have tonight?"
Stelle and March 7th bounced down the steps one after another, their lively, joyful steps like playing a rhythm game.
However, the moment she looked up, March 7th's tacit understanding with the Trailblaze Team made her notice Dan Heng frantically winking at her.
March 7th's body immediately stiffened, an unspeakable dread surged within her, and she turned to flee.
But it was already too late.
"March, Stelle, come quickly!"
Himeko, wearing an apron, walked out of the kitchen, smiling brightly as she placed a steaming plate on the dining table:
"Where's Caelus? To thank you two for the gifts you gave me, I specially cooked an innovative dinner for everyone."
"Huh?"
Looking at the "fine dishes" on the plates, March 7th covered her small mouth with a tear-streaked face, tragically looking at the wide-eyed Stelle.
For a moment, she felt as if she had suffered an undeserved calamity.
"No! I'm innocent!"
"Sister Himeko, why repay kindness with malice? What if I just don't give you gifts anymore?" Stelle cautiously tried to say.
Himeko merely gazed at them gently, saying nothing more.
Under the embrace of that gentle gaze, the two small figures timidly sat down at the edge of the dining table.
Seeing this, Himeko nodded in satisfaction, then turned and walked back into the kitchen.
Stelle scanned the dining table, finding 'Bronya' and Seele present, which slightly eased her mind.
"Where's Uncle Yang?" Stelle turned to Dan Heng, asking quietly.
"He already ran off…" The usually calm and collected Dan Heng couldn't help but show a hint of tragic resignation.
"That slippery old fox…" Stelle gritted her teeth slightly.
"Where's Caelus?" Dan Heng glanced behind them, noticing no one else had followed, and frowned slightly.
"Caelus said he already ate the snacks Sister Asta gave him…"
As she spoke, Stelle suddenly paused, recalling Caelus's expression changes from a second ago. She suddenly understood something, her fists clenching audibly.
"Damn it, that guy didn't know beforehand, did he?"
"No, I have to find a way to escape!"
"But, Sister Stelle, leaving before even tasting the dishes, isn't that quite impolite?"
The cute and obedient little Seele said softly.
"Polite? Am I polite?" Stelle thumped the table.
"Everyone, why are you all... Miss Himeko, is there anything special about her cooking?"
Using Silver Wing's body, the little duckling had no idea of the seriousness of the situation. "Bronya sees these as normal dishes."
Suppressing her inner rage, planning to settle scores with Caelus later, Stelle's gaze towards Bronya instantly changed. She pointed to a plate of fried watermelon strips in front of them: "You call this a normal dish?"
"Watermelon is a normal ingredient, isn't it…?"
Bronya still couldn't perfectly mimic Silver Wing's big-sister-like composure and elegance, but she could barely manage to avoid suspicion.
"That's true, they're all normal ingredients, how bad can it be? Sister Himeko rarely cooks, let's give her some face!"
Ignoring Bronya's self-reference, March 7th raised her hands, attempting to appease and salvage the situation.
"Exactly!"
Elbows on the dining table, Stelle rested her chin in her hand, looking utterly resigned to fate. With her other hand, she pointed to the 'Stir-fried Moth Silk Risotto' and 'Confit Coffee Bean Duck Leg' in front of March 7th.
"So, Ah Qi, why don't you try it first?"
"Uh…"
March 7th's gaze was indeed evasive. After realizing Stelle was watching her, she gave an awkward smile.
For a moment, the air around the dining table became eerily quiet.
In an environment where a pin drop could be heard, everyone was able to hear Himeko muttering to herself in the kitchen.
"After heating oil in the pan, let it cool… How cool? Add when butter melts… Does that mean when it starts to melt or when it's completely melted? This bottle is salt, right? Let me taste… Oh, it's laundry detergent."
Her gentle, soft murmurs, drifting into the dining room, felt like a blizzard outside Belobog City, the biting chill making everyone shiver in unison.
Bronya, who had no emotions in another world, in this healthy body, once again felt a long-lost fright, feeling all her hairs stand on end and cold sweat pouring down!
"Why is laundry detergent in the kitchen?"
Bronya looked at the three-person train crew with an incredulous gaze, feeling that Miss Himeko's cooking was even more terrifying than that of the idiot Kiana!
"I take back what I said! All-powerful Teacher Dan Heng, please save us all!"
Awkwardness and hesitation were replaced by terror. March 7th looked up, casting a pleading gaze towards the squad's think tank.
"Uh, there's no helping it…" Dan Heng rose and walked towards the kitchen: "Himeko, do you need me to assist?"
"No need, everyone worked very hard on the Trailblaze journey to Jarilo-VI, so let me treat you all. Just relax and enjoy the meal."
Himeko's gentle yet unquestionable words pushed Dan Heng back. His steps heavy, he sat back down:
"I did my best."
"Bronya! It's up to you! Think of something!"
Seeing Dan Heng's failure, March 7th placed her hopes on Belobog's former 'Grand Guardian'.
"Bronya…"
Bronya wanted to call Silver Wing; even if she couldn't help, at least she could switch herself back to Earth and have Silver Wing come over after eating.
But Silver Wing didn't respond at all!
"Ah hehe, here comes the main course~!"
Himeko, wearing insulated gloves, walked out of the kitchen carrying a pot.
Upon seeing the dish in the pot, everyone's faces collectively stiffened.
"Th-this is…" Stelle gulped.
"This is tonight's main course—Deep-Fried Water Bats with Macrophage Calyxes. I experimented many times to succeed."
With the pride and dignity of a head chef, Himeko smiled:
"Alright, all the dishes are here, everyone, please eat quickly~!"
"Ah haha…" March 7th was sweating profusely.
After taking a deep breath, Stelle picked up the main course and stuffed a mouthful into her mouth. Hah, at most it just looked a little scary. She had a constitution that could accommodate a Stellaron, so Himeko's mere dishes...
"AWASL!"
Meanwhile.
Caelus played a few ranked matches, feeling it wasn't as fun without Sister Silver Wolf. He cleared some daily mobile game tasks, then enjoyed the luxurious simulated holographic display and neural electronic brain processor.
Feeling it was about time, Caelus prepared to enjoy the large bathing pool!
Entering the merged large bathroom, Caelus ran the hot water, quickly stripped off his clothes, and hummed "Moon Halo" from Flamescion Forever while soaking in the bath.
Then…
"Caelus!"
The steamy bathroom door was kicked open with a bang. Stelle glared at Caelus, who was lying in the bathtub, playing with her little rubber duck, a dark look on her face.
"Tell me! Did you know tonight's dinner was Himeko's creative recipe, which is why you didn't go to eat?"
With an expression as crumpled as if she had drunk bitter traditional Chinese medicine, Stelle's steps were as unsteady as if she had consumed "Five-Step Intestine-Rupturing Powder."
"Dinner? What creative dishes? I don't know."
Without even turning his head, Caelus comfortably rested on the micro-memory bathtub wall, which could shape itself in real-time according to spine curvature, and glanced at the smart screen embedded in the bathroom wall.
The time was displayed next to the constant temperature of 42 degrees Celsius.
Over two hours had passed since Stelle and March 7th went to dinner. A meal clearly wouldn't take this long, so… had they been knocked out?
Himeko's cooking truly was terrifying!
Thankfully, Seele and the little duckling were there to endure it for him.
"'I don't know'? Do you think I believe that?"
"You didn't even warn me, you definitely did that on purpose!"
Hearing Caelus's sophistry, Stelle's anger burned even fiercer. She charged fiercely at Caelus like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
However, her slippers slipped on the wet tiles, performing a moonwalk, causing Stelle, who was holding up her small fists, to cry out "Wahyah!" and instinctively perform some street dance moves with her super-strong balance control.
But the lingering "deliciousness" in her stomach and mouth made Stelle's mind lose control, and she was about to fall headfirst.
"Hey, even if you want to pick a fight, there's no need to do it in a way that harms yourself a thousand times for every eight hundred enemies you defeat."
Judging by her trajectory, Stelle's little head would have a close encounter with the edge of the bathtub. An ordinary person might get hurt, but those who know the Stellaron Spirit's non-human physique understand.
Although it wouldn't injure her, it would hurt!
If Stelle's head got hit, Caelus would experience the shared pain.
To avoid the shared pain, Caelus did a carp roll, stood up from the bathtub at light speed, and reached out to support the falling Stellaron Spirit.
The good news was that he successfully prevented Stelle's head from hitting the bathtub.
The bad news was…
Stelle's forward-falling posture meant that after Caelus caught her, her small head was at a delicate height.
In an instant, time seemed to stop flowing in the bathroom, the scene frozen in this frame.
The lingering anger of being tricked remained in Stelle's heart. She stared at the person in front of her, and by some mischievous impulse, she recalled past experiences of being repeatedly tricked by their shared resonance. Malice instantly welled up within her.
"I'll bite you to death!"
She directly opened her mouth and bit down.
"Hiss~!"
The brief pain made Caelus gasp:
"Holy cow! Ah Stelle, you… you actually dared to bite me!"
As he said this, the pain from the shared resonance made Stelle immediately lessen her bite, and then she experienced a sensation both incredibly familiar and foreign.
The familiar part was the feeling of past shared resonance experiences; Stelle understood where the warm sensation synchronized from Caelus was coming from.
The unfamiliar part was that… and…
Caelus winced, but then suddenly remembered something. He immediately summoned Stelle's system shop.
Lick-Lick Fruit, buy!
The next second, Caelus transformed into a Candy Person!"
Stelle was about to release her bite, but her beautiful pupils suddenly widened, her expression somewhat disbelieving.
It turned sweet?!
This familiar fragrant, sweet, and mellow taste… it's a Candy Person!"
Stelle swallowed, her tongue moving uncontrollably.
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