"As for Miss Ifrit…" Nian looked at the visible oripathy crystals on Ifrit's body. Even without dical knowledge, she understood that soone with a condition of this severity was basically lucky to live another day.
"It's okay! I know my own body. Although it's a bit bad, it's much better than when I first ca to Rhodes Island." Seeing Nian's gaze, how could Ifrit not understand what she ant.
"Besides, isn't Kanna-chan there to back up? I have nothing to fear…" Ever since she learned that there was still a path forward for her illness, Ifrit had beco much more laid-back.
Before, she would study desperately and work hard because she felt her life wouldn't last much longer. She hoped to learn as much as possible in her limited ti, then beco a useful person who could help Silence. Of course, if she could nd the relationship between Saria and Silence and restore it to its forr harmony, that would be for the best.
After the Dahlia incident, she saw a new path from Kanna and Dahlia. If Silence hadn't still wanted to try and cure her illness, she would have long ago asked Kanna to directly transform her, because Dahlia told her that after the transformation, she would no longer have oripathy and would no longer feel pain throughout her body.
She also wanted to experience what it felt like to have no pain in her body.
Nian was stunned for a mont after hearing Ifrit's words. She always felt that there was so aning in Ifrit's words that she didn't know. What did it an to be 'backed up'? Was this girl really not afraid of death brought by oripathy?
"Ahem, there are many people here, and the specific situation is a bit complicated. If you want to know the details, I have to ask Kal'tsit first. If she doesn't allow it, it's not good for to tell you…" Kanna noticed Nian's gaze and looked at the people eating around them, stopping Nian's further questions.
Nian took the nu handed to her by a nearby waiter. "Alright, I'm actually not too interested in these things, but if you want to talk, I won't refuse to listen…"
Kanna looked at Nian in shock, never expecting this cheerful "girl" to hide such a powerful "prideful" attribute.
"What are you looking at? Order!" Seeing Kanna's exaggerated gaze, Nian directly slapped the nu onto Kanna's face.
Looking at the waiter beside them, who was now sweating and trembling after realizing her identity, Kanna shook her head.
"Never mind, you order yourself. I'll go eat in the cafeteria later. After all, eating out is too expensive; eating too little isn't satisfying, and eating too much will make Kal'tsit furious again…"
As Rhodes Island's notorious biggest eater, she could tell with a single glance that the inventory of this restaurant was not impressive. If she truly let loose, not only would Kal'tsit scold her again, but it would also an that others who ca for the food would go without. Therefore, she simply gave the waiter a reassurance, indicating that she wouldn't eat there.
"But speaking of which, the boiled pork and spicy feathered beast cubes from this place, which Amiya brought last ti, tasted quite good, and they were very spicy. You'll definitely like them…"
Although she wouldn't eat, it didn't stop Kanna from giving Nian suggestions.
And Nian very boldly ordered both dishes, as they were indeed among the spicier Sichuan dishes, perfectly suiting Nian's taste.
A mont later, a large table of dishes was set before them. The sight of these red-hot dishes left Ifrit, who had almost suffocated from the spice earlier, wide-eyed.
She had only ordered the three-star spicy Shredded Pork with Pointed Pepper as recomnded and almost kicked the bucket. This table had several dishes that were five-star or even six-star spicy specialties on the nu. She truly wondered if one bite would send her to see God.
"Speaking of which, Ifrit, aren't you training with Zima and them? Why are you eating alone here?" Kanna asked the little fire dragon beside her.
"Oh, that 'drill' of yours today, is that what it's called? Before that 'drill,' the instructor said she had to go out on a mission and would be back in about a week, so we got a week off. After watching your 'drill' just now, those Ursus people said they were going to the training ground to play combat, but I wasn't really interested in that, so I ca out to wander around. I happened to walk by here and rembered Amiya saying that the Yan specialty dishes here taste really good, and I was a bit hungry, so I ca in to eat sothing. I never expected the food to actually burn my mouth. Is this what spicy is like? It's simply terrifying…" Ifrit still felt a lingering fear as she spoke, as a 'fire controller,' she almost lost control of her flas from the spiciness of the chili.
Kanna understood the situation. "Silence's prescribed diet for you never included spicy food. It's normal for soone who has never eaten chili to be overwheld the first ti they taste such an authentic, highly spicy dish. By the way, a little known fact: spiciness itself isn't a taste, but a sensation of pain. Your feeling isn't wrong."
After hearing Kanna's words, Ifrit wondered if everyone in Shang Shu was a masochist. Wouldn't it be better to eat sothing sweet and fragrant? Why bother with burning mouths and stomach aches to torture themselves... "You don't understand. Spiciness isn't just a taste; it's the spirit of Shang Shu, and its symbol. Never mind, there's no point in telling soone like you who doesn't eat spicy food. But the chef of this restaurant must be an authentic Shang Shu person, otherwise, they couldn't make such a genuine flavor..."
After a few bites, she realized that Kanna hadn't misled her. The mont the food entered her mouth, she felt as if she had returned to Shang Shu.
"Speaking of which, where's Rosmontis?" After Popukar left Rhodes Island for an external mission, these were Kanna's closest companions. As for Amiya, if she wasn't seen, she could definitely be found in the Control Room. Ifrit was usually by Silence's side. Rosmontis, a friend with a less-than-perfect mory, concerned Kanna even more. Plus, with so many people coming in at once this ti, she was truly afraid that soone might provoke Rosmontis because she looked soft and easy to bully. After all, if at paste was made from people, anyone who witnessed it would probably lose their appetite for a long ti… "She seems to be in the infirmary. I rember a Doctor ca earlier and said Perfur told her it was ti for her treatnt." Ifrit pinched her chin, recalling for a while, and only rembered the Doctor calling Rosmontis away after Dahlia reminded her.
Kanna patted her chest after hearing Rosmontis was with Perfur. "That's good. There have been quite a few people coming to Rhodes Island these past few days, and I was just worried soone inside might do sothing reckless…"
Recalling Rosmontis's combat style, which looked like an innocent kitten but sent shivers down one's spine with a single move, Ifrit also nodded in agreent with Kanna.
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