"Ugh..."
Furina picked up the yogurt nearby and took a large gulp, barely avoiding being solo-killed by the toast and becoming the first god in history to choke to death.
After doing all this, he glared angrily at Paimon and began to huff:
"No way, you've already eaten! And you didn't leave any for me just now!!"
"Ugh... you didn't say you wanted me to leave any for you."
"Furina is so stingy!"
Paimon pouted, looking aggrieved.
But Furina remained completely unmoved; this trick didn't work on him.
After all, as a master of playing the victim, Furina also had his own version of that persona.
Seeing that playing the victim was ineffective against Furina, Paimon's gaze "whooshed" towards Lumine, his eyes becoming even more "greedy."
"Lumine! We're best partners, right? Look, the toast on your plate seems a bit burnt. Let Paimon take care of it for you!"
Lumine expressionlessly picked up his plate and moved it aside, his actions signaling a clear refusal.
It wasn't that he didn't want to spoil Paimon.
It was mainly that he couldn't mistreat himself.
He was hungry right now; it was already good enough that he hadn't eaten Paimon as "emergency food."
"Lumine!"
Paimon got anxious and floated in front of Lumine, pointing his small finger at the slightly charred edge of the toast on the plate, accusing him righteously: "Did you forget? You stole a piece of my toast before! That piece even had my favorite Berry jam on it!"
Lumine: "???"
This glutton... when it comes to food, his eyes are really sharp.
Looking at Paimon's serious "you owe me" expression,
Lumine suddenly felt very tired.
"...Fine, fine,"
Lumine sighed helplessly and compromised.
He looked at the only two pieces of toast, fried eggs, and a few slices of bacon left on his plate. He carefully poked the perfectly fried sunny-side-up egg with a fork and handed it to Paimon. "Here, I'll give you a fried egg back. Is that okay?"
"Yay! Lumine is the best!"
Paimon's eyes lit up like lightbulbs, and he opened his small mouth to bite into the egg—
However, just as Lumine's hand left the plate and his attention was focused on handing over the egg... "I'm digging in!!!"
Paimon let out a cheer, his movements fast as lightning!
He didn't go for the egg at all; instead, his small body, like a white whirlwind, "whooshed" past the plate in front of Lumine!
Only a "chomp" sound was heard!
By the time Lumine reacted and looked down, his breakfast consisted only of that lonely, yellow fried egg in his hand.
And the plate in front of him—
Was empty.
Toast, bacon, salad... even the bit of jam stuck to the edge of the plate had been licked clean, looking as good as new.
Lumine: "..."
He froze in place, all color draining from him, turning into a greyish-white stone statue.
Only the fried egg on the fork in his hand, still wobbling slightly, remained a bright yellow, looking exceptionally jarring in the greyish-white world.
The sound of a bleak wind and the cawing of crows seemed to echo in the air (hallucination).
Paimon only left Lumine an egg.
Floating in mid-air, he patted his round little belly with satisfaction, let out a loud burp, and said with a giggle, "Hehe, thanks Lumine! I forgive you for stealing my toast! That fried egg... well, I'll leave it for you! No need to thank Paimon too much!"
Furina watched from the side, dumbstruck, then couldn't help but burst out laughing with a "pfft," quickly covering his mouth with his hand, his shoulders shaking.
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