"I refuse!"
"Good! I knew Little Sara… Eh?"
"I said I refuse. May I ask if the former High Priestess has anything else for me? If not, I'm going to continue building the hot spring house."
Saiguu squinted her eyes, carefully observing Kujou Sara.
She noticed that her body shifted sideways in Jack's direction.
This was a person's subconscious action to seek reliance when in danger.
No wonder, Miko said that Little Sara never refused to taste food before.
Now, with her husband present, she has the courage to resist, is that it?
Saiguu gave Kujou Sara a meaningful look.
Kujou Sara understood that this former High Priestess, who could read minds, already knew her intention, and her hanging heart finally settled.
Indeed, if Saiguu insisted she taste the food (and die), and whispered into Raiden Makoto's ear, and Raiden Makoto then informed her sister Ei, then Kujou Sara, upholding her loyalty, would still fulfill her responsibility of tasting the food.
This did not conflict with her desire to refuse.
"Alright, what a pity. Then, sir, would you like to taste Miss Makoto's specialty, fried tofu?"
Saiguu immediately changed her expression, pulling Jack's arm to promote it.
She spoke of how good Makoto's cooking was, how she had lured Yae Miko, one of the rare Byakko bloodlines in the world, from thousands of miles away with just a single piece of fried tofu back then.
"If I heard correctly, you just said Ei was cooking, not Makoto."
"Huh? Did I say that? M-maybe… Oh well! It doesn't matter anyway, they're twin sisters, their cooking tastes pretty much the same! Let's go quickly!"
Saiguu didn't care about any of that; today, she would drag someone, even if by force, to be a scapegoat.
Little Sara, since you're unwilling to go, I'll just mess with your beloved man!!
Saiguu shot Kujou Sara such a look.
As expected.
Kujou Sara fell for it.
"Don't go!"
She stepped forward, showing a willingness to sacrifice herself, and said to Jack, "I… I'll taste it instead. General Ei made many dishes before while waiting for you to return. I… I'm already used to her cooking!"
Jack gently stroked Kujou Sara's head: "Are you really used to it? I know a bit about Ei's cooking; it's not something humans or yokai can appreciate, is it?"
"Hmm…"
Only silence.
Kujou Sara was sometimes this stubborn, even when helping others.
"Since it's delicious food, everyone should share it. Why must we argue over who gets to eat it?"
Nahida's innocent words caught everyone's attention.
Saiguu's face twitched.
Delicious food… If Ei heard that, wouldn't she fly to the heavens?
"Nahida is right. Let's all share it then. Lead the way, Little White."
"Why use a name like that for a dog! Honestly."
Saiguu glared fiercely at Jack, then grumbled as she led everyone towards the inner island.
...
On the Inazuma Hot Spring Street island, within the vast cherry tree forest, lay a lake.
Around the lake stood the ladies of Inazuma.
The Raiden Shogun sisters, Yae Miko, Kamisato Ayaka, and Sangonomiya Kokomi were all present. Except for Yoimiya, who was on an adventure with Klee.
"Ara, look who's here."
Yae Miko mischievously winked at Ei.
Just now, because her mother, Saiguu, didn't want to eat her cooking, Ei had thrown a little tantrum and tried to force her to eat.
Now it was good, Jack had arrived. Would Ei still dare to act like the domineering CEO of Inazuma and force people to eat?
"Husband dear~ You're finally here. You must stand up for your little fox! Wuwu~"
As natural actors, the fox spirits had perfected the skill of pleasing men to an art form.
Words that would usually sound artificial on others, when applied to Yae Miko, merely a slight pout of her lips and two shakes of her fox ears made everything seem reasonable, easily stirring protective instincts in people's hearts.
Jack gently pinched her pink droopy ears twice and asked, "I generally understand the situation. Ei… you were in the wrong about this!"
Ei pursed her lips, lowering her head somewhat dejectedly.
Sangonomiya Kokomi and Kamisato Ayaka kept their eyes down, not daring to express an opinion.
As for Raiden Makoto?
Due to her fondness for her sister, she had already gone to rest on a picnic blanket after eating the "delicious food."
Saiguu: You really are something, my dear daughter! As expected, you're the one for coaxing men~
Yae Miko: Heh heh~ Mother, your methods are outdated. Besides, our husband prefers softness over hardness. As long as his mouth is stuffed full, there'll be no problem!
Under everyone's gaze, Jack walked towards Ei as if to interrogate her.
Ei retreated a few steps, bumping into the charred stove that was damaged by the explosion.
On the edge of the stove, a small piece of black, unknown substance lay on a plate.
Ei quickly hid the failed dish, a fried tofu, behind her.
"Husband, why do you have time to visit us? I remember you should be..."
"The world adjustment work is complete, so I thought of coming to see you all."
"Is that so..."
Ei was not good at lying.
Facing Yae Miko's complaint, she was already prepared to accept the punishment.
"That behind you... did you make it?"
"Yes."
"Why hide it?"
"Because... it might not taste very good."
"Perhaps it just doesn't suit everyone's taste. Can I try it?"
"Eh?"
He's... not here to question me?
Ei stared blankly at Jack, watching him embrace her and take the black fried tofu from behind her.
"Why that expression? Oh, because of what I said earlier?"
Jack then showed a mischievous smile: "That was just because I wanted to see Ei's tsundere-like expression. What I really wanted to say was, 'What you did was wrong! Delicious food should be shared with everyone!'"
Jack picked up a piece of black fried tofu and put it in his mouth, his teeth crunching as if biting a cobblestone.
"Mmm~ Crispy and crunchy, there's still room for improvement in taste, but the texture is very good... Serve some to them too!"
The Creator's Heart of Creation ignored all debuffs; Jack was completely immune to Ei's dark cuisine.
He expressionlessly looked at Saiguu and Yae Miko, who had suddenly embraced each other.
Those two bad foxes, it was about time they were taught a lesson. Let's see if they dare to bully Ei-chan during their hanafuda games anymore.
...
On the picnic blanket, Raiden Makoto sat up, holding her head.
Then she saw Yae Miko and Saiguu eating as if facing death.
Huh? Am I really hallucinating from eating something?
"Sister Baal, you're awake! Come, have some detoxifying drink."
Nahida scurried over, holding a cup of fragrant herbal drink.
"Buer... *Gulp gulp*~ So amazing, I'm really not dizzy anymore! Thank you, little Buer!"
"Hehe, you're welcome, Sister Baal."
Raiden Makoto stood up and walked towards Jack, holding Nahida's hand.
Beside them, Kujou Sara and Kuki Shinobu carried one white and one pink fox respectively towards the picnic blanket.
"Husband, what are you doing?"
"Makoto, you've come at the right time. I'm teaching Ei how to cook. You can also learn a few tricks."
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