Chapter 334: Wolffy: Law of Conservation of Energy?
"Just a reminder, the Shining Gourami that live here have no natural predators. They're more 'glass-hearted' than a 'glass heart' (extremely timid). If you don't restrain your power, you'll scare them to death, and the flavor will be ruined."
Before they arrived, Kenji gave them a warning.
"Got it."
The group members nodded, suppressing their presence to make themselves seem like ordinary people.
...
Wow! A Golden Legendary~
The blinding golden light made everyone instinctively close their eyes.
"So scary~ This light is so blinding," Kizaru said with his familiar "So scary~" drawl.
"Kizaru, you're the 'Flash-Flash' man. You're getting blinded?" Tsukasa Kadoya retorted, exasperated.
"Besides, aren't you wearing sunglasses?"
"Brother Tsukasa, you're wrong. Kizaru should be the 'Flash-Flash' man who ate the 'Creep-Creep' Fruit," Gintoki corrected.
Furina and the others looked at Kizaru's face... You know, he's got a point.
"Gin-san, isn't it a bit rude to say that?" Kizaru's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
How am I creepy? Stop attacking my looks, okay?!
(Kizaru: Readers, am I handsome?)
"So this is the 'Shining Jade-Foot' Fish..." Hoshi lay on the ground, looking at the fish swimming in the pool of 'water' (oil), her expression a bit disappointed.
Tsk... no jade feet. I got my hopes up for nothing.
Wait, Hoshi, what are you even disappointed about?
Kenji had question marks over his head. Why was this 'abstract' girl suddenly so depressed?
"This... should be a type of cooking oil, right?"
Alice crouched down, dipped a slender finger into the 'water,' and tasted it.
It looked just like oil... and it was a high-quality cooking oil.
"Have you never used it? Morse Oil is sold on the market. The quantity isn't huge, but you can buy it," Atashino asked.
Komatsu had discovered and named it. She used this refreshing oil in some of her own dishes.
"Heehee..."
Erii dipped her feet into the Morse Oil. The Shining Gourami swam over, "kissing" her small feet.
Hoshi was a little envious. If only I could become a Shining Gourami right now... that would be the life.
"Gwah! Erii-chan, I have an impudent request!" Hoshi instantly clasped her hands together, begging.
"Hmm?" Erii looked at Hoshi, confused, not understanding what she wanted.
"Be rational."
Kenji gave Hoshi a "bonk" on the head. He knew exactly what she was about to do. Haven't you had enough of Chrysidia's 'food'?
(Hoshi: How could that ever be enough?)
"Oww..."
"What was that for?! I just saw Erii's feet were a bit oily and wanted to help her clean them!"
No one believed her.
"Gurgle... gurgle..."
Thump.
The invincible Hoshi... fell over, a trace of coffee still on her lips.
Young people's bodies are great. They fall asleep the moment they hit the floor.
Himeko's coffee... as 'over-spec' as ever.
You don't even need to knock her out. Just pour her a cup of Himeko's hand-ground, special-blend coffee, and it's a guaranteed "cure-all." She'll have a nice, peaceful sleep.
"Is she okay?"
"Eh, don't worry. She'll wake up in a bit," Kenji said, unconcerned.
Hoshi had definitely drunk Himeko's coffee before. She's probably built up an immunity, so she'd be out for a shorter time than others.
"Anyone else want a cup?" Kenji had asked Himeko for some more last time.
(Tsk tsk... Himeko's 'affection' for him must be high. He actually asked for her coffee a second time. How touching.)
"No!"
Hoshi was lying right in front of them. Even those who had never had it knew there was something wrong with that coffee.
...
Carrying the Shining Gourami, the group left the Morse Mountains.
Swish-swish-swish—
Atashino moved. The blade-light was a blur. The "Knocked" Shining Gourami didn't even have time to react before it was turned into paper-thin slices of sashimi.
As a 'special cooking ingredient,' if the knife-work was bad, the meat quality would be ruined. But after mastering Food Honor, dissection was easy.
The sashimi was translucent, glowing with a brilliant light. The silver flesh was more eye-catching than jewels.
No heating was necessary. Just sprinkle on some "Solar Storm Salt-Frost" and you can taste its purest flavor.
"Sniff... smells so good..."
Hoshi was up. She'd completely forgotten how she'd passed out. Her attention was drawn by the food, and she couldn't be bothered to think about it. I was probably just... tired.
Munch, munch...
"Delicious! It's delicate yet springy, rich and juicy..." Raiden Makoto commented. It was some of the best sashimi she'd ever had.
"It's good, but... there's not enough," Madara Uchiha said.
There were only so many fish in the cave. They couldn't just catch them all. Draining the pond was not a long-term solution.
"It's just a taste. There's plenty of other good food out there," Kenji said with a smile.
He really didn't need this tiny amount of energy.
"Leave it to me!"
"Replicator Gun! A little gadget I made back in the day."
Wolffy took out a high-tech laser gun. (Why did he invent this? Because he couldn't catch Weslie, and he didn't catch enough frogs.)
Thus, the "Replicator Ray-Gun" was born.
Ruan Mei and the other "geniuses" in the group were puzzled. It didn't look special. What was the principle behind it?
Biu—
A blue laser hit a Shining Gourami. It instantly took effect, and the fish began to self-replicate.
One became two, two became four...
"Wait, that's too many!"
The replication process seemed to spin out of control. A "fish-tide" submerged the group.
"ZA WARUDO!"
Kenji sighed, forced to use the almighty "Time Stop" to halt the self-replication.
"Oops... sorry. I haven't used this in a long time. I don't know when I set the replication dial to '∞'," Wolffy said, scratching his head in embarrassment.
(Now that he has mutton to eat, he never needs to use it.)
"So... if no one stopped it... it would just replicate infinitely?" Tony Stark asked.
"Mhm. It wouldn't stop," Wolffy nodded.
"So... what about the Law of Conservation of Energy?" Shiho Miyano's mouth twitched.
There has to be a conversion of energy, right?
"Is that... necessary?" Wolffy asked back.
"This must... involve 'concepts'," Ruan Mei mused. When the creature replicated, there was indeed no energy fluctuation.
"If it replicates a person, would they have the same thoughts? Or would it just be an identical puppet?"
"I've never tried... but it should be an identical person. The consciousness would be copied too."
Seiya suddenly spoke: "So... is there anything you can't do?"
"Yes," Kenji answered for Wolffy. "He can't catch Weslie and the others."
Wolffy: "..."
(Okay, that's true.)
If he could catch them, he wouldn't have had to shout "I'll be back!" for so many episodes.
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