Looking at Arataki Itto's endless laughter, Little One blinked her big eyes, filled with confusion.
She didn't understand what Arataki Itto was saying; she just felt that he had a loud voice and kept talking.
However, Qiqi's attention was more on the roasted violetgrass.
She thought Arataki Itto's roasted violetgrass tasted really good.
Qiqi felt she shouldn't take Arataki Itto's things for free, so she decided to trade.
Little One took out a baby bottle from her clothes pocket.
It was a snack Makoto had bought her today, filled with soy milk.
Now, Little One handed the soy milk to Arataki Itto as an exchange.
"Qiqi... wants to treat you to something..."
Looking at the baby bottle Qiqi offered, Arataki Itto showed a surprised expression: "Oh? Are you treating me to something?"
"Hahaha, then I'll gladly accept!"
Before he could finish speaking, when Arataki Itto saw the soy milk in the bottle, his laughter abruptly stopped, replaced by a look of terror and panic.
"This is soy milk?! No, no, I'm most afraid of beans!"
"Forget eating this stuff; even a slight contact will make me allergic!"
Arataki Itto shook his head like a rattle-drum.
He wasn't intentionally refusing Qiqi's kindness.
It was just that his body was allergic to beans; he couldn't touch any kind of bean.
In the game's setting, Arataki Itto competed with Yae Miko in a ramen-eating contest. Because the ramen contained bean products like fried tofu, Arataki Itto was bedridden for over a month.
This shows that beans have a significant DMG impact on the Oni tribe.
Seeing Arataki Itto's frightened look, Makoto also recalled having drawn an item called 'a strange bean' from the gacha pool earlier.
After eating it, it could increase immunity to bean products.
It should be useful for Arataki Itto.
This move, oh, this move is called fighting poison with poison.
Arataki Itto must first eat a strange bean to develop immunity to beans.
Collecting his thoughts, Makoto took a strange bean from his backpack and casually tossed it to Arataki Itto.
"Arataki Itto, catch this."
Under the moonlight, Arataki Itto couldn't clearly see what Makoto had thrown, but he instinctively reached out and caught it.
"What is it?"
When he saw soybeans inside, he instantly lost his composure.
"Bea... beans!"
"No, I can't touch beans; I'll get allergic!"
"I'm doomed, doomed, doomed! I actually touched beans! This time I'm definitely going to be laid up for ten days to half a month!"
Arataki Itto wailed incessantly, his heart-wrenching screams sounding like a pig being slaughtered.
Watching Arataki Itto in such a predicament, Makoto couldn't help but laugh.
"Stop making so much noise. Anyone who doesn't know would think someone's slaughtering a pig in the middle of the night."
"Feel carefully, have the beans in your hand made you allergic?"
At Makoto's reminder, Arataki Itto finally came to his senses.
Because whenever he touched beans in the past, Arataki Itto would feel like he couldn't breathe, as if invisible hands were strangling his throat, suffocating him.
But now, holding the beans Makoto had thrown him, Arataki Itto didn't have any adverse reactions, which was very strange.
Arataki Itto stared at the beans in his hand, an incredulous expression on his face.
"Why is this happening? This great me isn't allergic to beans?"
Makoto nodded, then explained: "Because this kind of bean is quite strange; it's specially used to help the Oni tribe treat allergy problems."
"The fact that you're holding the beans in your hand right now and have no adverse reactions is the best proof."
Hearing Makoto's explanation, Arataki Itto was too surprised to speak.
Wasn't the Oni tribe's biggest natural enemy beans? How could it treat allergies?
Arataki Itto couldn't understand, but the beans in his hand indeed didn't cause him any adverse reactions.
Immediately after, Makoto continued: "I've given you a strange bean; consider it a thank-you gift for you treating us to roasted violetgrass tonight."
"As for whether you want to eat it, that's entirely your choice."
"It's getting late. Go back and rest early. We also need to leave."
Makoto wouldn't force Arataki Itto to eat something he feared; that wouldn't be realistic.
Let Arataki Itto make his own choice.
Having said that, Makoto led a group of Little One towards the Kamisato Family's direction.
They quickly disappeared from Arataki Itto's sight.
The surroundings were quiet, with occasional cicada chirps in the mountains.
Arataki Itto stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the strange bean in his hand.
He didn't think Makoto was playing a prank.
Because so many children were clinging to Makoto, it indicated that Makoto had something appealing about him.
After a moment of hesitation, Arataki Itto ate a strange bean.
"Allergies or whatever, this great me isn't afraid!"
"Of course, I'm willing to believe what that big brother said."
"Because his eyes, those are the eyes only a true man has, just like me!"
As a strange bean entered his stomach, Arataki Itto felt a little uneasy.
He was worried that the allergic reaction would reappear. Consuming beans caused immense DMG to the Oni tribe, capable of making him instantly faint.
But a long time passed, and Arataki Itto found himself perfectly fine.
This showed that Makoto hadn't lied to him.
Arataki Itto was very happy and quickly ran towards his home.
Since his parents passed away, Arataki Itto had been homeless until Granny Oni adopted him.
Granny Oni wasn't an Oni; she was human.
She was only called Granny Oni because she adopted Arataki Itto.
Arataki Itto quickly ran towards a lit house, shouting from a distance: "Granny Oni, I'm back!"
He pushed open the door and saw Granny Oni laboriously carrying a large bag of something out.
"Itto, you're back. You rest first. I'm going to put the beans my friend gave me in another room."
Granny Oni also knew that Arataki Itto was allergic to beans, so ever since Arataki Itto lived with her, there had never been any beans in the house.
And just now, Granny Oni's friend had sent a basket of beans.
Granny Oni was afraid of harming Arataki Itto, so she was eager to get rid of the beans.
She even deliberately kept her distance from Arataki Itto while speaking.
Seeing Granny Oni's back bent under the weight of the basket, Arataki Itto felt very uncomfortable.
Whenever this happened in the past, he wanted to help but couldn't.
But now, having consumed a strange bean from Makoto, would things be better?
Thinking this, Arataki Itto walked forward and took the basket from Granny Oni.
"Granny Oni, you don't have to worry. I'm not allergic to beans anymore."
"See for yourself!"
As he spoke, Arataki Itto reached out and scooped up some beans from the basket.
Just as he said,
No discomfort appeared at all.
Granny Oni looked at this scene, her expression surprised.
"What's going on? Itto, you're really not allergic to beans anymore?"
Arataki Itto looked out at the moon through the window, then smiled and said: "Granny Oni, tonight I met a very interesting big brother!"
"He helped me and cured my allergy!"
"I've decided, from now on, he's the Deputy Leader of the Arataki Gang!"
"When I grow up, I'll have the Arataki Gang protect him!"
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