A female voice shouted to stop Lin Ye.
Mai Sakurajima took two steps before seeing that Lin Ye had halted his pace and turned toward the direction of the school behind him, so she also cast her line of sight over there.
Very quickly, an adult woman wearing brown attire appeared in their field of vision.
It was the teacher.
Mai Sakurajima thought.
"Lin Ye, wait."
The female teacher trotted to Lin Ye's front, her hands supporting her knees, panting for breath.
"I, I have something... to find you for."
"Teacher, catch your breath first, then speak. I don't have anything to do later, no rush."
"Mn..."
Hina Tachibana hummed an agreement and began deep breathing to regulate her disordered respiration.
Passersby students of Sobu High cast curious gazes over from time to time. Hina Tachibana had very high fame at Sobu High; as a newly employed beautiful teacher, she possessed relatively high popularity within both the male and female student groups.
Her appearance always attracted the line of sight and attention of the surrounding students.
Mai Sakurajima observed this female teacher up and down.
Quite pretty.
Lin Ye wouldn't have entanglements with this female teacher too, right!
This... would not be very appropriate.
Japan's social atmosphere would not allow such a thing to appear.
Hopefully, I'm overthinking it.
Mai Sakurajima thought so.
About twenty seconds later, Hina Tachibana returned to normal.
"Alright, it's like this. There is a matter I want to ask you about, but here isn't very suitable."
She looked left and right, watching the coming and going Sobu High students.
Involving 'Strange' matters, she naturally couldn't converse with Lin Ye in a public place. At the very least, they had to find a concealed place where no other people could hear.
"Okay, find a place in the school?"
Looking at Hina Tachibana's demeanor, Lin Ye realized this matter was still relatively private; she probably didn't want more people to know.
Sobu High was very large; if one looked, one could still find a suitable place, only the probability of being seen by other students and teachers was also quite large.
In case it was misunderstood and caused some rumors, it wasn't an impossible thing.
"Let's go to the rooftop!"
The rooftop was large enough and private enough, with only one entrance. Generally speaking, unless someone deliberately eavesdropped, the risk of leaking really didn't exist.
"Okay, Teacher."
Lin Ye agreed.
Mai Sakurajima spoke up at this time, "What about me! How about I wait for you here!"
Lin Ye made a gesture signaling Mai Sakurajima to head to the rooftop together. "Wait for a while at the stairwell entrance when we get there!"
Mai Sakurajima thought about it and didn't refuse, following Lin Ye as he moved his steps.
The three entered the teaching building and went up along the stairs, but they encountered an unexpected person.
"Sister, Student Lin."
Rui Tachibana looked at Lin Ye and Hina Tachibana with a calm expression.
That scrutinizing line of sight was enough to indicate the doubts in her heart at this moment.
"Rui,"
Hina Tachibana was a bit awkward.
"Sister, you two are..."
"I have matters to discuss with Lin Ye alone."
She bit down hard on the word 'alone' to remind Rui.
Hina Tachibana hadn't not thought about finding a reason to muddle through, but thinking that her sister would extremely likely intervene and obstruct, it was better to inform her from the start, letting Rui leave consciously.
"Can I not know?"
"Mn."
Hina Tachibana nodded.
Rui Tachibana's line of sight moved from her sister, finally shifting to Lin Ye's body.
The two looked each other in the eye.
She also wanted to know the things happening between Lin Ye and her sister now—whether past or the things about to be discussed.
During lunch, she had noticed her sister's changes.
Sister suddenly finding Lin Ye after school must also be related to the matters at noon.
"I want to know."
"Rui, you will know in the future, but not now."
"Is it because I'm too small again?"
"Correct."
Hina Tachibana responded. As long as it could make her sister give up, this reason wasn't unusable.
Rui Tachibana stood silently on the spot.
"Lin Ye, let's go!"
Hina Tachibana stepped past Rui Tachibana. When Lin Ye passed by, he noticed the line of sight Rui Tachibana projected over.
That look—Rui Tachibana probably regarded him as a serious confidant of trouble!
"She has her eyes on you."
Mai Sakurajima saw the whole process. regarding the reactions of ordinary women's expressions, she could still analyze seventy or eighty percent of it.
Lin Ye shrugged and didn't answer.
Very quickly,
The three followed the stairs to the entrance leading to the rooftop.
Mai Sakurajima didn't enter. Although Hina Tachibana couldn't see her existence, since Hina Tachibana had said she wanted to converse about matters with Lin Ye alone, she wouldn't follow and insist on listening.
She knew her boundaries.
The rooftop was unmanned.
In the distance, the sky was tinged with red; the setting sun in the west scattered its halo colors onto the rooftop, a slice of beautiful red.
"Teacher, what happened? It wouldn't be matters related to Student Tachibana again, right!"
It couldn't be that Tachibana-sensei came to urge him to interact more with Student Rui Tachibana again, or even directly date and fall in love!
"No, but since you mentioned this matter, I'll still suggest it to you one more time!"
Hina Tachibana also knew Lin Ye's interest in her sister wasn't very big.
Clearly, Rui was also very cute. Although her personality was a bit silent, her culinary skills were very good, and she was gentle and kind. If Lin Ye dated her sister Rui, his daily life would absolutely be taken care of comfortably.
A cute and gentle girlfriend that how many male high school students dreamed of, yet Lin Ye just didn't want her.
Sigh, why be obsessed with a high and cold beautiful girl you can't pursue!
A beautiful girl of Yukino Yukinoshita's level really wasn't someone an average man could touch.
"My Rui is very great. My daily lunch bento is prepared by her. If I recall correctly, you have also eaten bento made by Rui, so..."
"Sorry, Teacher, I appreciate your kindness. Student Tachibana is very good, a nice girl, but I indeed don't have too many thoughts about her."
Lin Ye stated his position once again.
"Alright then! However, I won't give up. Next time I will still remind you, unless my sister finds a boyfriend."
Instantly, Lin Ye felt that day probably wouldn't arrive. At least in the remaining two years of Sobu High, Rui Tachibana would probably find it hard to find a boyfriend.
"My answer won't change."
"Who knows!"
"Teacher, then the serious business?"
"The previous matter was also serious business,"
Hina Tachibana corrected a sentence, then continued to speak, "I suspect our school has that..."
Instantly, Lin Ye's expression changed.
That referred to 'Strange', right!
Generally, people who had contacted Strange events, unless necessary, wouldn't directly mention the two words 'Strange'.
If mentioned, the probability of being found by the Strange would increase to a certain degree.
This was intelligence information Lin Ye obtained from [Brother Fa] derived from some national big data analysis.
Therefore, he also exhorted girls who had experienced Strange events not to mention 'Strange' during daily life, but to use other nouns to replace it.
Average people, people who had contacted the Strange, knew what the 'pronoun' referred to.
"Teacher, speak in detail."
If there was a Strange entity, he had to find it and solve it as soon as possible.
The longer a Strange entity stayed, the more likely casualties would appear.
Sobu High had too many people he knew; Lin Ye didn't hope for them to have accidents.
"It's like this. At noon I was eating on the rooftop, and then..."
Hina Tachibana quickly spoke of the abnormal event encountered while eating lunch at noon.
Eating fried chicken nuggets brought out the feeling of Black Pepper Beef Tenderloin.
Lin Ye's expression instantly became awkward.
Black Pepper Beef. Eating fried chicken nuggets. Preparation wasn't...
"Teacher, your fried chicken nuggets at noon were also dipped in ketchup, right!"
"Mn."
"There was also cauliflower as a side dish."
"Correct."
Hina Tachibana nodded.
However, she realized the problem. Fried chicken nuggets paired with ketchup wasn't anything hard to connect, but why did Lin Ye know about the cauliflower too?
"Lin Ye, you are..."
Lin Ye thought about it and didn't hide it from Tachibana-sensei. The teacher had experienced Strange events with him and was still trustworthy.
"My lunch was Black Pepper Steak. When I ate it, I tasted the flavor of fried chicken nuggets and ketchup."
Hina Tachibana: ???
She stared at Lin Ye wide-eyed, unable to believe it.
"Lin Ye, you aren't tricking me, right!"
"No, Teacher, why would I trick you! It's true."
"This, what is this situation!"
Completely unable to understand.
Why did she and Lin Ye share a sense of taste!
What was the situation?
"Teacher, I personally encountered some special situations, so if Teacher encounters similar situations later, you don't need to worry."
Lin Ye noticed the look of worry in Hina Tachibana's eyes.
"I... am worried about you."
Hina Tachibana cared about Lin Ye, not herself.
After learning that she shared a sense of taste with Lin Ye, she was already at ease and didn't think she would experience any greater situations.
But Lin Ye was different. Lin Ye said himself now that some special situations appeared. This... should be related to the Strange, right!
"I'm fine."
"Really?"
"Really, Teacher, believe me, I really am fine. If there really is a matter, I will definitely seek Teacher for help."
"I can't help you much though."
Hina Tachibana wasn't unwilling to help, but her ability was limited. Upon encountering Strange events, she completely didn't know how to respond.
"Teacher can comfort me, give me a Big Sister's concern and care, make my mood better; this is also helping."
But these words made Hina Tachibana sigh.
"I can do that, but compared to me, I hope more that it's my sister Rui. She is more suitable than me."
Hina Tachibana was obsessed with matchmaking her sister and Lin Ye; now it had already formed into an obsession.
There was rather a kind of thought that she would persist until it was realized.
"Student Tachibana hates me quite a bit; how could she care for me."
"Who told you to refuse! My sister is so cute, kind, and has good culinary skills..."
She started narrating her sister Rui Tachibana's merits again. Lin Ye smiled and approved, but just didn't accept.
"Sigh!"
Hina Tachibana sighed lightly. "Lin Ye, there is a matter I want to tell you."
"Teacher, please speak."
"If in the future, just in case—I mean just in case—if Rui also encounters dangerous things of a similar nature, I hope you can help."
Hina Tachibana naturally didn't hope for her sister to contact Strange events—the further away the better—but this kind of thing really couldn't be predicted.
Once, she hadn't thought she would encounter a Strange event either, but the result was she encountered one.
And regarding future Strange events, in her view, the quantity would only increase, not decrease.
It was completely possible for her sister to encounter one in the future.
"Teacher, please rest assured. Even without Teacher's request, if I know Student Tachibana encounters danger, I will also do my best to help her. Please rest assured."
"Teacher believes in you. If you save my sister Rui, you can let her give herself to you, hahahaha."
Speaking to the end, Hina Tachibana laughed out loud, her smile brilliant.
"Where is there a sister like you?"
"Men don't like it?"
"I've saved too many girls. If every single one has to give themselves to me, I fear my small body might not be able to take it."
Hina Tachibana was amused.
However, she thought of how she was also saved by Lin Ye.
The experience of that night was still fresh in her memory even now.
Hina Tachibana knew she wouldn't forget it in this lifetime.
"Does Teacher have any other matters?"
"None. But how about eating dinner together! Just come to my house! I'll let Rui make delicious food."
This suggestion was still a tiny bit tempting.
When the teacher invited warmly, Lin Ye generally wouldn't refuse, but for tonight's dinner, he had other plans.
"Teacher, next time! I plan to go eat at a buffet tonight."
Lin Ye still wanted to confirm the situation of his Superpower: Devour one step earlier.
The matter of being a guest at Tachibana-sensei's house could be scheduled for another time later.
"Buffet? You want to eat your fill tonight?"
Hina Tachibana mostly felt Lin Ye didn't want to have excessive contact with her sister, so he chose to find a reason to tactfully refuse.
"Mn, so next time I'll go to Teacher Tachibana's house as a guest."
This sincere appearance made Hina Tachibana feel Lin Ye shouldn't be making excuses, but really planned as such.
"Okay. Since you want to go eat a buffet tonight, I won't invite you anymore. But the matter of coming to my house as a guest can't just be talk. Moreover, the May Day holiday has passed; we said before that we would go to the Chiba Zoo together."
The one who agreed to go should be Yukino Yukinoshita, while he didn't agree, only saying it depended on the situation.
"Have to see if there is time then."
"If there's no time, squeeze out time for me too. Teacher believes you can do it."
Hina Tachibana pressed close to Lin Ye, staring with serious eyes, a posture of strong stance that she would resolutely refuse if Lin Ye didn't agree.
After Lin Ye sighed, he agreed. "I'll try my best."
"That's more like it."
Hina Tachibana nodded with satisfaction. "Teacher knows you contact some dangerous matters. If it affects your studies, remember to tell me; I can help you with remedial English lessons."
One sentence warmed Lin Ye's heart.
Good teacher.
Hina Tachibana being willing to proactively give remedial lessons was definitely free; the teacher planned to spend her own time to elevate his strength.
"Thank you."
"Mine isn't free though."
"Eh?"
Charged?
"You have to be responsible for my sister's study of her weak subjects."
In this instant, Lin Ye understood. Hina Tachibana was still seeking opportunities for Rui Tachibana in the end.
"My grades are actually..."
"You think I don't know you are studying seriously and improving your grades?"
After Hina Tachibana finished speaking, the corner of her mouth revealed a smile of victory.
What she wanted was to see Lin Ye's awkward expression.
"How did I not know?"
"Still playing dumb. Hehe, Shizuka Hiratsuka-sensei told me everything."
Damn it.
So it was that older female teacher who sold him out!
Detestable.
If there's a chance in the future, I must sell her back.
Lin Ye couldn't help thinking with a smile.
"Anyway, it's decided like this."
Hina Tachibana was forceful one more time.
Lin Ye didn't continue debating with Hina Tachibana.
The setting sun was redder; the rooftop was dyed with warm halo colors.
Lin Ye and Hina Tachibana left the rooftop together and went downstairs.
Mai Sakurajima was waiting at the fourth-floor stairwell. After seeing Lin Ye come down, she moved slightly to follow beside Lin Ye and Hina Tachibana, continuing to step downward.
And when they were at the teaching building's main entrance,
Rui Tachibana stood there quietly.
Obviously,
She was waiting specifically for Hina Tachibana here.
What Lin Ye was curious about was that Rui Tachibana actually didn't plan to eavesdrop, but instead waited at the teaching building exit. This gave people a feeling of surprise.
At the time, he had already made preparations for Rui Tachibana to eavesdrop.
When conversing with Tachibana-sensei, he had even used 'perspective' several times, but no other people appeared at the rooftop doorway from start to finish.
"Lin Ye, I'm leaving first. Remember the previous agreement."
"Rest assured, Teacher."
Lin Ye made a gesture indicating no problem.
Before the two sisters left, the younger sister Rui Tachibana gazed deeply at Lin Ye once again; everything was within that look.
Next time he was alone with Rui Tachibana, he feared he would have to face questioning coming from this girl Rui Tachibana again.
"Sister, what agreement?"
On the road, Rui Tachibana inquired.
"Very simple."
Rui Tachibana didn't expect her sister planned to say it directly, and didn't plan to hide it like before.
"Come to our house to eat. Rui, you cook."
Rui Tachibana slowly typed out a few question marks.
"What, Rui can't do it?"
"I can."
Rui Tachibana sighed.
The matter of cooking at home to entertain guests, only she could do it; her sister was completely unskilled at cooking.
"As a return, I want to..."
"Rui, speak of it later! When Rui grows up a bit more and becomes an adult, I'll tell you again."
Hina Tachibana, knowing what her sister wanted to ask, continued to find a reason to muddle through.
Rui Tachibana gritted her teeth, unhappy.
"Sister, unfair."
"I am the older sister; we were inherently unfair! Hahaha."
Under Hina Tachibana's cheerful laughter, Rui Tachibana had only helplessness.
I will succeed with my own method.
She thought silently in her heart.
...
Lin Ye and Mai Sakurajima strolled on the street, bathed under the warm setting sun. The skyline's red and gold set each other off, weaving a beautiful picture together with the gray-blue clouds.
"What did you chat about with your beautiful teacher?"
"I thought Senpai wasn't interested!"
"Just asking casually."
"Asking casually, then I won't say."
"..."
Mai Sakurajima glanced sideways, expressing her dissatisfaction.
"Teacher Tachibana told me the school might have that..."
"That..."
With a turn of thought, Mai Sakurajima thought of what that was.
"Sobu High actually has that?"
This school was also somewhat dangerous.
However, she wasn't worried about Lin Ye's safety. Lin Ye's strength was obvious to all; solving ordinary Strange events wasn't a big problem. What she worried about was instead Yukino Yukinoshita.
Regarding this girl, Mai Sakurajima's memory was very deep.
This wasn't only because of the complicated ambiguous relationship between Yukinoshita and Lin Ye, but also because of this girl's initiative and kindness. Although Yukinoshita couldn't see her, she wanted to help her using her own methods.
"But later I learned it was false. It was because Teacher encountered an abnormal event when eating lunch at noon."
After Lin Ye finished speaking, Mai Sakurajima understood. So Hina Tachibana encountered the same situation as her—taste sharing.
But at this time, Mai Sakurajima realized another matter.
"That female teacher knew that because she encountered dangerous events with you before?"
Apart from this reason, Mai Sakurajima couldn't think of another possibility.
Only having experienced it with Lin Ye and knowing Lin Ye's ability and strength would she seek Lin Ye's help when encountering dangerous abnormal events again herself.
This was Mai Sakurajima's guess.
"Mn, experienced it last month."
Sure enough.
Mai Sakurajima looked at Lin Ye. "The female teacher is quite pretty."
"Of course, Teacher Tachibana is our Sobu High's beauty teacher."
"Personal suggestion: don't mess around."
Mai Sakurajima reminded him.
She was worried Lin Ye would walk the wrong path.
"You have many ambiguous girls; being philandering and finding a few more is fine, but certain women still need to be avoided. This is my suggestion to you."
The girl with long black hair walked to Lin Ye's front and stopped, staring at the man before her eyes with a serious face.
Lin Ye also put away his joking posture. "I know, Senpai. If not considering for myself, I should also consider for the surrounding people. Although sometimes I really want to be a free person without restraints."
Mai Sakurajima was stunned.
Still have this kind of thought?
Fine!
But at least Lin Ye still knew he had bottom lines and principles. As long as these two things existed, she wasn't particularly worried.
Some things, perhaps she worried too early. But occasionally she also thought, if this power of Lin Ye's were really used for evil purposes, then...
But in the end, looking at the face of the man in front of her and recalling his behavior up to now, Mai Sakurajima still knew she should believe in Lin Ye.
"Senpai, you might as well worry about yourself."
"Mn?"
"For example, being targeted by me."
"Go away."
Mai Sakurajima refused in one bite. "I cannot possibly agree. This is a matter decided long ago; don't waste your effort."
"This thick feeling of a flag. Senpai, you are going to pit yourself."
Mai Sakurajima listened, the corner of her mouth twitching. This guy, has he really targeted me?
She absolutely could not accept it.
5:40 PM.
Lin Ye brought Mai Sakurajima to the target location: a buffet restaurant.
Maintaining her figure, she could be said to have never come to this kind of buffet restaurant, deeply afraid of eating too much. Therefore, toward this kind of buffet point, she unexpectedly had a sense of freshness.
"You are going to eat your fill?"
"Eat until bursting..."
Mai Sakurajima: ???
"What about me!"
She asked.
"I'll buy for two people. Of course, if you don't eat, Senpai, I'll eat alone, and take you to eat other things later."
"You buy first!"
Mai Sakurajima decided to give it a try.
Lin Ye arrived at the cashier counter.
"Sir, how many are you?"
"Two. Just treat me as buying for two."
"Mn?"
The cashier staff was stunned.
"I eat relatively much, so I'm paying for two people's portions."
"This... we are a buffet restaurant. One person only needs to pay for one person's portion. It has nothing to do with how much you eat. Of course, you must pay attention not to waste food."
The cashier staff stood firm on their viewpoint, resolutely not accepting money for two portions.
Lin Ye gave money for two, but the cashier wouldn't accept it, insisting on only charging for one person.
He thought about it and felt that rather than not wanting to earn this money, the other party was more worried about side issues arising! Worried he would find fault afterwards and bring greater trouble to the restaurant.
"Since that's the case, I won't force it. Hopefully, your store won't regret it."
"Please rest assured, guest."
The cashier smiled.
Under Lin Ye's request, Lin Ye and Mai Sakurajima arrived at a secluded four-person table.
The grill heated up, the hot pot boiled.
"What does Senpai want to eat?"
"Didn't pay, I can't eat comfortably."
"You plan to watch me eat?"
"Mn."
"I'll just put down money later."
Under this suggestion from Lin Ye, Mai Sakurajima agreed.
Lin Ye only expressed that Mai Sakurajima hadn't experienced severe hunger yet; if she were really hungry to the extreme point, she probably wouldn't stick to this morality and principle in her heart anymore.
But the girl's conduct made Lin Ye sigh that the girl was truly a good girl.
The entertainment circle was a big dye vat, but Mai Sakurajima stubbornly maintained her original intention and pure heart.
"Just take whatever casually!"
She didn't plan to go pick ingredients.
Lin Ye stood up. "Want to drink what beverage?"
"Orange juice! If not, then look for watermelon juice, grapefruit juice."
Lin Ye walked toward the ingredient area. He took out a tray, prioritizing meat. Various meats.
Steak, beef rolls, popcorn chicken, pork belly.
He filled the tray to the brim.
Subsequently, he poured beverages and took some seafood and vegetables, returning to the seat.
The four-person dining table was already placed with stack upon stack of small dining plates. Various meat ingredients made Mai Sakurajima look in alarm.
"You really are going to eat meat to your heart's content today."
"Meat is so good. But a more important point is wanting to test. The trigger for taste sharing seems to be me eating meat products."
Mai Sakurajima nodded as if understanding.
The grill was already scalding.
Lin Ye poured cooking oil, putting down pork belly and steak. At the same time, beef rolls and lamb rolls were also put into the hot pot.
Lin Ye left to fetch two portions of dipping sauce.
Tonight,
He was going to eat until satisfied.
A few minutes later,
The pork belly grease bubbled, aroma overflowing.
Lin Ye used chopsticks to pick it up, dipped it in the dipping sauce, and put it into his mouth. Accompanying the chewing, the pork belly rapidly diffused in his mouth, the taste impacting his brain.
The taste was still that taste.
But there was always a feeling that the body obtained satisfaction.
Lin Ye paid attention to the Strange Game Character mailbox.
Up to now, no mail notification had come yet.
Could it be... not enough?
Lin Ye ate two more pieces.
Finally,
Information came from the mailbox interface.
[Due to the effect of an unknown power, your body has been influenced, Constitution has received a slight increase.]
...
Sure enough, it was like this.
Lin Ye ate a mouthful of green vegetable.
A few seconds later,
New information came.
[Due to the effect of an unknown power, your body has been influenced, Stamina has received a certain degree of restoration.]
Sure enough, same as he predicted.
Beef related to Constitution, chicken was Agility.
Then what about other meat products!
"Lin Ye..."
Mai Sakurajima's voice pulled Lin Ye back to reality.
"What's wrong?"
"I... tasted the flavor."
"Eh?"
This time Mai Sakurajima didn't eat anything, yet tasted the flavor?
"Really, didn't lie to you."
Mai Sakurajima added a sentence.
She clearly didn't eat anything, but the taste was constantly produced and transmitted to her brain.
This feeling was quite marvelous.
However, because of this, Mai Sakurajima's appetite increased further.
This time the sharing object was still Senpai.
It seemed that his acquaintances being the sharing object had no necessary connection with distance.
Today at noon, the ones closest to him were Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama, but neither girl became the object of sharing; instead, Hina Tachibana became the sharing object.
Among the people he knew within a certain range, basically females, becoming the object of sharing was a random probability. However, when there was only one acquaintance around, this acquaintance would basically become the object of sharing.
"Senpai, lean back a bit, maintain some distance."
Mai Sakurajima: ???
"I want to try the sense of smell, see if the sense of smell is also shared."
With Mai Sakurajima, this sharer, Lin Ye decided to test a bit.
"Mn."
Mai Sakurajima shifted her position, moving back a tiny bit.
Lin Ye picked up the grilled steak and sniffed.
"Does Senpai have a smell?"
Mai Sakurajima shook her head.
"Then like this."
Lin Ye ate half of the steak. Waiting until the notification sound came from the mailbox, he sniffed again and inquired, "Is there?"
"No. Maybe sense of smell isn't within the scope!"
Then where did the smell smelled today at noon come from?
Lin Ye was very strange.
Could it be a problem with the chicken?
Lin Ye ate several more pieces of chicken. After the mailbox had mail, he inquired of Mai Sakurajima again, but the girl still expressed there was none.
This made him doubtful.
"No clues?"
"Mn, completely none."
Mai Sakurajima's stomach was empty, but she indeed tasted the flavors all once over.
The food Lin Ye had eaten, she had tasted once.
"Sense of taste, sense of smell... is there a possibility it's other senses?"
One sentence reminded Lin Ye.
This was really possible.
"Visual sense, let's see. Senpai, close your eyes."
Mai Sakurajima was very cooperative.
She closed her eyes.
Lin Ye ate while looking at this piece of fatty beef in his chopsticks. "Did Senpai see anything?"
She shook her head. "No."
"Then sense of touch."
He touched items like the table, but the girl didn't feel anything.
"Probably not!"
"Mn."
Lin Ye was a bit regretful.
He was clamping a meat chunk, but accidentally dropped it on the ground.
Lin Ye bent his waist to pick up the tongs and the meat chunk.
"Student Junior."
Lin Ye straightened his body, looking at Mai Sakurajima who suddenly spoke out.
"My right hand fingers felt a soft sensation of meat."
She saw the chicken meat in Lin Ye's hand.
"Is it this feeling?"
Lin Ye even squeezed it; the tactile sensation was even more obvious.
Mai Sakurajima nodded. She took it with her left hand and touched it; Lin Ye also felt it.
Tactile sensation was also shared.
Following sense of taste and sense of smell, sense of touch was also shared, only it seemed to be only when touching meat products.
Lin Ye stared at Mai Sakurajima and spoke, "Senpai, help me out!"
The girl with long black hair understood Lin Ye's meaning. Slightly hesitating, she handed over her own hand.
"Excuse me."
Lin Ye touched the young girl's wrist.
Soft, smooth, elastic, making one unable to put it down.
Mai Sakurajima blushed.
She not only had the feeling of being touched, but also the feeling of actively touching. This... was so strange!
Lin Ye was the same.
He also had the feeling of being touched.
Marvelous feeling. This 'drawback' was toxic!
This should count as 'Sense Sharing'!
Visual sense and auditory sense were probably also in the category, only they hadn't been triggered temporarily.
This drawback had problems, but it seemed the problems were neither big nor small.
Merely sharing taste, smell, touch or whatever didn't seem to be any problem either.
Moreover,
The sharing of these senses was all established on the foundation of triggering eating.
And combining with the mail prompts, Lin Ye knew that when 'Superpower: Devour' took effect and activated, this drawback was also taking effect.
If Superpower: Devour didn't take effect, the drawback's sharing didn't operate either.
Finally, the general content of the drawback and the preconditions for activation were considered determined, and the target object could also be roughly determined.
However, when there were no acquaintances around, would a stranger become the target object, or would the range expand further, letting acquaintances further away become the object of the drawback's effect?
This was also a problem.
"Senpai, let's start eating!"
"You do your best."
"I do my best. Equivalent to you eating too, right!"
"Doesn't satisfy hunger anyway."
Lin Ye started.
Mai Sakurajima didn't eat anything, yet it was as if she ate everything.
She was eating chicken, but beef appeared in her mouth.
Mixed flavors made her cry and laugh at the same time.
"What food does Senpai dislike eating?"
"Cilantro."
"I understand. I'll go get cilantro immediately."
Mai Sakurajima: ???
Very quickly,
Mai Sakurajima watched Lin Ye come back with cilantro.
"Student Junior, you... wouldn't be for real, right!"
"Testing. I'm very curious what reaction and expression a person like Senpai who hates eating cilantro would have if the taste of cilantro appeared."
Under Lin Ye's request,
Mai Sakurajima agreed to this test proposed by Lin Ye.
Lin Ye ate it in one mouthful.
The taste of cilantro instantly appeared in Mai Sakurajima's mouth. That stimulating sensation instantly made her expression change.
"Wu..."
She covered her mouth, letting out a whimper; her expression became even a bit ugly.
Lin Ye immediately spat out the cilantro and drank orange juice.
Only then did Mai Sakurajima recover.
"Sorry, Senpai." Lin Ye apologized, even if this matter was informed in advance and consent was obtained.
"It's nothing."
She shook her head.
But sure enough, she still hated cilantro; that taste was truly too pungent.
"Test ended. Let's start eating freely now!"
Lin Ye started eating.
First was naturally meat, meat, meat, various meats.
Looking at the reminders of the mail information, Lin Ye's mood was even better.
Relying on eating to become stronger.
Was there any matter simpler and more relaxed than this?
"Hopefully I won't get fat."
Lin Ye laughed haha.
And Mai Sakurajima didn't really eat now, just watching Lin Ye eat from the side.
She was now passively tasting various meat food flavors, even once having the feeling of nausea.
This night, she felt she had tasted a lifetime's quantity of meat food.
In this lifetime, she didn't want to eat meat again.
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