Food.
For everyone, it provided external comfort.
When a child craves love, he often makes food the object of his affection.
And when Nagiri Mana, who possesses the God Tongue ability, craves love, she too experiences the same emotions.
In fact.
That long-term inability to be satisfied with cuisine.
Left Nagiri Mana's emotions perpetually unexpressed.
And those negative energies were "frozen" within her heart, forming internal traumas: indifference, criticism, humiliation, and violence!
These gradually worsening dispositions.
Only recently, after experiencing intense satisfaction from tasting Sosuke's cuisine, did they begin to subside.
However, the scars left deep within her heart began to compel her to seek satisfaction and solace only by frantically consuming Sosuke's cuisine!
It was, in a way, quite laughable.
Before finding a cuisine that could satisfy her God Tongue.
Nagiri Mana lived in fear and dread every day.
But when she found a cuisine that could break the curse of the God Tongue, she discovered that the fear in her heart had not disappeared.
There were two reasons for this situation:
One was her fear that Sosuke's cuisine would not keep up with the evolution speed of her God Tongue.
But this concern was dispelled by the evolved Live Ice Sea Bream Mountain last time.
As for the other reason, she was also very afraid that one day, she would suddenly no longer be able to taste Sosuke's cuisine.
Therefore, she always lacked a sense of security, always holding the thought, "How wonderful it would be if I could eat Sosuke's cuisine one more time before I die!"
Gradually, Mana completely lost control.
She became inextricably drawn to "Sosuke" because she projected all her anxiety and pain onto him!
"Sosuke, Er… Erina is doing well, isn't she?"
After finishing the Lohan's Delight, Nagiri Mana recalled the glimpse of Erina she had secretly seen in the alley earlier.
It had been over 10 years.
She had grown up a lot and matured significantly.
Although she hadn't tasted her current cuisine, Mana was sure that her cooking skills had greatly improved.
Moreover, Hisako had always been by her side.
Thinking of this, Nagiri Mana secretly hypnotized herself, wondering what meaning there would be in meeting her when she lived such a life.
"Her?"
"Of course, she's doing very well."
"Just now, she ate two whole bowls of noodles here!"
Sosuke replied with a smile.
"Is that so? It seems she, like me, likes… the cuisine you make."
Nagiri Mana responded with a look of disappointment.
Looking closely, the expression on her face became very desolate and helpless.
Her own daughter was right in front of her, right here, but… but she just didn't have the courage to acknowledge her!
Sosuke looked at Mana's expression, and couldn't help but guess the general situation, saying, "If you have anything you want to say, you can tell me."
"If I see her, I can help you convey it."
Hearing this, Nagiri Mana shook her head, shaking off the turmoil in her heart, and replied to Sosuke, "Thank you for your kindness, but I have nothing to say to her."
Listening closely again, one could detect that her voice had begun to deepen slightly.
Her bright eyes also showed a hint of reminiscence, as if recalling the bits and pieces of her life with Erina before she ran away from home.
"Sosuke, do you have time?"
"All the customers' dishes have been served, so I have some free time for now."
"Then… then can I tell you about Erina's past?"
Looking at Nagiri Mana's affectionate demeanor, Sosuke could only nod.
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