Mei brought out a freshly baked spicy crab pot soup and then looked at the empty plates on the table in confusion.
"Strange, where are the fried chicken nuggets I just made?"
As Mei was wondering, a small, snow-white hand stealthily reached up from under the table, grabbed a lamb chop, and quickly retracted.
Mei followed the hand and looked under the table, where she found a sneaking Kitty Kiana. Kiana was holding the lamb chop she had just stolen in one hand and a half-eaten roasted chicken in the other, her cheeks stuffed with food.
"Oops, I've been discovered. Mei, want some?" Kiana offered the lamb chop in her hand to Mei. She hadn't eaten this one yet.
Seeing the utterly shameless Kiana, several tick marks appeared on Mei's forehead.
"Kiana!! No sneaking food!!!"
"But Mei, your cooking is so delicious, how could I possibly resist..." Kiana replied righteously while still eating.
"That's still not allowed! Sneaking food is wrong!" Mei grabbed Kiana by the ear and pulled her out. "It'll be done in a little while, just be patient!"
"Ow~ Then I'll just have one more small portion." Kiana said she'd have a small portion, but she grabbed the entire plate of handmade beef balls and bolted.
"Kiana!!!"
Mei was furious, but Kiana had already run off with the food. Helpless, Mei huffed back to the kitchen. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and she kicked Kika, who was squatting nearby peeling potatoes.
"Raiden Mei, what are you doing!"
"You're moving too much, it's affecting the heat for cooking."
?????
?Kika?
Meanwhile, in the living room, Kiana jumped up with the plate and sat on Ryn's lap. She picked up a small meatball and fed it to Ryn.
"Try it, I just stole it."
"No wonder Mei was so mad. This isn't stealing, it's daylight robbery!"
But since it was already at his lips, there was no reason not to eat it. Ryn sucked the meatball into his mouth, along with Kiana's fingers.
The texture of the beef ball was incredibly tender, and combined with Kiana's fingers, which were coated in the juices of many dishes, the taste was even better.
"Ew~ Gross." Kiana pulled out her fingers in disgust and wiped them on Ryn's clothes. "Next time you want to eat, let me wash my hands first. This is so unsanitary."
"It's different. Next time it might be for flirting, but this time it's seasoned with soup and sauce~
"Ew~" Hiyokumaru and Bronya distanced themselves from Ryn in disgust.
Ryn gave both Hiyokumaru and Bronya a flick on the forehead. "Watch less indecent stuff. Look at Kallen and Theresa, they're not reacting at all."
Kallen: Used to it, used to it.
Theresa: Sharpening my knife, sharpening my knife.
Judah: Huh? What happened?
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As night gradually fell, the preparations for the banquet were finally complete.
With Yae Sakura bringing out the last dish, the party officially began!
Bronya shouted "Ura!" and was about to start chugging alcohol, but was stopped by Theresa. So, they drank bitter gourd juice instead of wine, getting half-drunk.
Kallen and Kiana activated their glutton mode and began clearing the plates. Ryn and Yae Sakura refilled their glasses and plates.
Kika and Mei started arguing again while eating. It ended with Mei constantly putting food in Kika's mouth to shut her up, and Kika's mouth being stuffed full.
Hiyokumaru and Fu Hua chatted about the glorious old days, one sentence at a time. Although they were talking past each other and neither knew what the other was saying, they still had a great time.
The banquet, which had been prepared for so long, was over in less than a tenth of the preparation time. But everyone at the banquet was happy, weren't they?
After dinner, Kiana and Kallen played a pregnancy game, with Ryn and Yae Sakura becoming happy fathers. It was just a pity that the 'baby' disappeared after only a few hours of care, which made all four of them feel a bit sad.
Yae Sakura quietly handed Ryn some good stuff, and Ryn accepted it with a knowing look. Ryn silently gave Yae Sakura a thumbs-up in his heart. It seemed that it wasn't just Kiana who was wet, but everyone in the Kaslana family.
Ryn and Yae Sakura looked at Kiana and Kallen respectively, silently praying that they could last longer.
At noon the next day, Ryn stretched, tucked Kiana in, and walked out of the room.
Just as he came out, he bumped into a revitalized Kallen who was also leaving.
"Where's Yae Sakura?"
"Lying in bed."
"???"
"How do you think I handle that little fox Yae Sakura~" Kallen leaned against the wall, one hand on her forehead, and smirked at Ryn.
"That's hilarious. Looking at you, you didn't think that medicine was for me, did you! Hahaha, that was for Yae Sakura herself."
Kallen glanced at the room behind Ryn, then poked him in the kidney.
"That intense?"
*Smack*—
Ryn slapped Kallen's hand away.
"Compared to how intense I am, I'm more curious how you two ended up like this? Can girls do it too?"
"This is the world of anime, what's not possible?"
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After parting ways with Kallen, Ryn returned to his own residence.
Mmm, Welt was passed out on the sofa. That punch from Sirin really packed a wallop.
Ryn placed his hand on Welt's head to check his life signs. After confirming he wasn't dead, he left him be. He placed the Star of Eden back on him and returned to his room.
"Cortana, you there?" Ryn called softly to the wall.
"Not here, get lost."
A hand emerged from the wall, and Cortana gave him the middle finger. She knew exactly what Ryn wanted to do, and she wanted no part in being chased with a knife.
Alright, if Cortana wasn't going to help, he'd have to do it himself. Ryn placed a pseudo-black hole on his body, and in less than half a second, he was dead without a trace.
In the blink of an eye, Ryn reappeared in the Sea of Quanta.
Using the blessing of the Sea, he found Seele in no time.
Seele was currently strolling alone on a beach. This was another Bubble Universe on the verge of disappearing, and she was the only one left in the entire world.
But a door suddenly appeared in front of her. Seele summoned her scythe, ready to attack at any moment.
But as a figure jumped out of the door, Seele's expression changed from surprise to joy, and she pounced on the person.
"Big brother Ryn!"
Ryn caught the flying Seele and spun her around.
"Ta-da~ Did you miss me, Seele?"
"Yes~!"
"I've been thinking about Seele too. Look what I have here? I brought you some delicious food!"
Ryn dangled the packaged food in front of Seele. It was all made by Mei yesterday, and Ryn had specially saved a portion for Seele.
"Yay, big brother Ryn is the best!"
Then Seele took Ryn's hand and led him to a simple sandcastle, the size of a normal house, built out of sand.