"Has my tongue... completely lost all sensation?"
Inside the inner courtyard of the Grand Narukami Shrine, Yae Miko clutched her tail with a look of utter despair.
Over the past few days, she had endured inhumane tornt.
To the point that now—even while eating fried tofu—she could no longer perceive any joy from food.
All of this was thanks to that little one.
She shot a vicious glare at the short figure walking toward her, carrying a plate of so unknown lifeform.
"Miko, this is your dinner."
Faced with Yae Miko’s resentnt-filled stare, Raiden Ei chose to ignore it entirely.
After all, Yae Miko had eaten her cooking and was still alive and well.
That proved her food was edible.
Sure, the taste was a bit lacking.
But as long as she kept improving, one day she would definitely be able to cook delicious als—
als that would amaze Makoto and Su Ran!
"Is this part of your assassination plan?"
Relentlessly torturing her taste buds.
Three tis a day!
At first, Raiden Ei had been resistant to cooking.
But sohow, it was like a switch had flipped.
She’d beco more and more addicted.
From passive resistance to active enthusiasm.
If Yae Miko didn’t know her so well, she’d suspect that Raiden Ei had been replaced.
How could soone change this much?
"Yae Miko, my cooking has improved a lot. Haven’t you noticed you’ve been getting more used to it lately?"
Ei held the plate and continued approaching.
"That’s because I’m developing resistance! You’re unbelievable! Do you know your food hasn’t improved at all? It’s still just as—just as—hard to swallow..."
Looking at Ei’s face, Yae Miko still couldn’t bring herself to say the word "disgusting."
"But for Makoto, for Kitsune Saiguu and the others—can’t you endure it a little longer? This is Su Ran’s trial for us!"
If it weren’t for Makoto, Raiden Ei wouldn’t even touch cooking.
But once sothing was started, it had to be seen through.
Otherwise, how could she face Makoto’s spirit in the afterlife?
"That trial was only ant for you..."
Yae Miko was on the verge of collapse.
She hated herself for saying that extra sentence back then.
Now she was suffering this brutal trial alongside Ei.
She seriously suspected she wouldn’t survive until Kitsune Saiguu returned.
"Su Ran! I beg you! This isn’t a test for Ei at all!"
"This is clearly a test for !"
"I’ll never help you again."
"We’ll talk about the future later. Try the food first!"
Raiden Ei presented the plate of unknown matter to Yae Miko.
Laughing and crying at the sa ti, Yae Miko forced the food into her mouth.
At that mont, she felt worse than death.
As a fox spirit who had lived for five hundred years—why did she have to suffer like this?
anwhile...
"So tasty! This food is really delicious."
Unlike the suffering Yae Miko, Raiden Makoto was happily enjoying the cuisine aboard Herta Space Station.
She didn’t need to deal with worldly affairs like Ningguang did.
So she could simply savor foods she had never encountered before.
"If it’s good, eat more. You won’t be able to soon."
"Huh?"
Makoto looked at Su Ran in confusion.
Was she about to be put on a diet?
Sure, as a god she wouldn’t die from not eating—
But she was already following him.
He wouldn’t really deny her food, would he?
"What are you thinking? I an we’ve stayed here long enough—it’s ti to head back."
Did she really think of Herta Space Station as ho?
Su Ran flicked her forehead.
Makoto winced and held her head, looking pitiful.
"Isn’t it nice here? There’s food and fun."
Here, Makoto could eat exotic cuisine, watch sci-fi blockbusters, and play gas popular across the universe.
Wasn’t this far more comfortable than going back to the backward Inazuma?
Besides, it wasn’t ti for her to reunite with Ei yet.
Kitsune Saiguu and Mikoshi Chiyo hadn’t returned either.
"You’re not wrong. But the problem is—our own space station also needs upgrades. Other people’s hos can’t compare to your own."
Su Ran didn’t have much insight into operations and managent.
He could only hope Ningguang would surprise him.
Hopefully, Asta’s patient teachings over the past few days wouldn’t go to waste.
To teach Ningguang, Asta had truly gone all out.
Thankfully, Ningguang herself was extrely talented.
She quickly grasped most of the knowledge.
Anything she didn’t understand could be studied later—with a tablet full of materials.
"What do you an other people’s ho? If you want, you can treat this place as your own too!"
Su Ran turned his head.
Herta stood there with her hands on her hips, staring him down.
The two locked eyes for over ten seconds.
"Well?"
The pair of cat ears on Herta’s head twitched slightly.
They clearly weren’t just accessories.
They had tech built into them.
"A hat would look better. Those cat ears are too abrupt. And why didn’t you end it with a ’ow~’?"
"...ow~"
Herta nodded seriously, then struck a cat-like pose and owed at him.
It looked strange.
But sohow, with Herta, it was strangely cute.
"Very cute!"
Su Ran imdiately pulled out his phone and took a photo.
Makoto looked at Herta with a complicated expression.
She hadn’t expected that even in space, she’d encounter such a familiar style.
Wasn’t this exactly like Inazuma’s local cat yokai?
So this kind of thing was popular across the universe too?
"ow..."
A cold, indifferent ow sounded out.
Su Ran, who was busy taking photos of Herta, zood in his cara.
When another figure appeared on the screen—
He fell silent.
Especially when he saw Ruan i, wearing an expressionless face, mimicking Herta’s posture—
And even letting out a cat-like sound.
He almost lost it.
If Herta looked like she was playing with a cute puppet—
Then Ruan i was straight-up creating blackmail material for herself.
Su Ran desperately wanted to laugh.
But instead, he calmly snapped the photo.
Another piece of Genius Society No. 81’s dark history, successfully collected.
Still...
Wasn’t this unbearably embarrassing?
Didn’t her toes curl inside her shoes right now?
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