"You..."
In the competition field, two people, one with a bag of fruit and the other with a box of yogurt, looked at each other, and suddenly the scene froze.
"Dr. Mobius, you'd better buy a box of fruit salad outside."
MEI looked at the carefully cut fruits in Mobius's bag and spoke first to break the silence.
The fruits were already cut into pieces, and the only thing left to do was find a box, pour the fruits, and then the yogurt: that had no soul!
Although MEI, who also decided to make fruit salad, had no soul either.
"Hey, as a sponsor, can I judge them for violating the rules or cheating?"
Einstein pointed at the two people who were staring at each other in the field and asked Klein.
"This obviously goes against the rules, right?"
"No, I think that makes a lot of sense."
Klein, in an uncommon move, rejected Einstein without leaving any room for negotiation.
Good fruit! This probably won't kill anyone!
"As expected, Dr. Einstein, you just want to see a river of blood flow here, right?"
"I've already started dragging people into the water, and you still ask me if I want to see a river of blood?"
Einstein asked rhetorically while eating chocolate.
"..."
A great and irrefutable reason.
"What about Nuwa and Fuxi's preparations..."
"I already said it before. "
"After eating MEI's dish, my mouth was numb and I swallowed it unintentionally, now, when I think about it, apart from the fact that it was very scary, I don't remember the taste of that dish at all."
"Did you activate the body's protection mechanism?"
Klein complained very calmly.
"But of course, Dr. Mobius's food is not that good.
In a way, it's even worse than Dr. MEI's."
"Can you understand the sensation of all the salty, sweet, bitter, spicy, and sour flavors bursting out in an instant? Not to mention that you then have to swallow them..."
Having your whole mouth paralyzed is not necessarily a bad thing, at least it's less torture.
"You can't understand the kind of mental attack in MEI's cooking."
"You can't understand the physical torture that Dr. Mobius's cooking entails."
The two people did not seem to be able to reach a consensus on which cuisine was more terrible, although it was not a significant consensus.
"So, if those two cook normally, will Nuwa and Fuxi's preparations be completely useless?"
"If you eat it, do you have to wash your stomach and induce vomiting?"
Einstein despised it very much, vomiting?
Do you have time for that?
If you eat that thing you will fall, okay?
"But it's a shame that this game doesn't seem capable of becoming the bloodbath I expected."
Both took the shortcut and chose a fruit salad, which has almost nothing to do with cooking.
Mobius even brought pre-cut fruits.
It is called a cooking contest, but there is absolutely no culinary element involved.
But given the horrible culinary skills of both, most people decided to turn a blind eye (of course, only most people).
"Will it do you any good if blood is spilled, Dr. Einstein?"
"Does being happy count?"
Einstein asked rhetorically.
There would be no point if the blood didn't flow for a long time.
"..."
This reason is also...
"Dr. Einstein, it's not a good idea to base your happiness on the suffering of others."
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"Then, Dr. Mobius, what aspect of your cooking would you like to demonstrate in this competition?"
The commotion in the stands did not attract the attention of Mobius and MEI, and the two continued to wage a battle of words.
"It's better to say MEI, what do you want to demonstrate?"
"Of course it's the knife skills."
After all, she bought the fruit and didn't ask anyone to cut it, right?
Mobius had someone else cut the fruit into neat pieces.
You're going too far!
"Then what I want to demonstrate is my eyesight: being able to determine the quality of food is also a science, isn't it?"
Mobius replied without batting an eye, although it's the pot calling the kettle black, but as long as you have thick skin, is that a problem?
"Then you might as well order a dish from the restaurant and have them bring it to you."
"..."
After all, she's not that shameless, okay?
Although she had lost all her shame, Mobius still felt that she should have some dignity.
Just as Mobius was about to reply, a stern female voice was heard from the side.
"This farce ends here!"
"Hua!?"
"Big sister!?"
Mobius and MEI were stunned when they saw the source of the sound.
"Uh... Hua, what are you doing here?
Shouldn't you be at your post?
Leaving your post without permission is a serious offense."
Ah... to be honest, Mobius really doesn't want to see Hua right now.
"I requested a study exchange."
Hua pushed up her glasses and a terrifying pressure spread from her body.
"Exchange and study?"
Mobius was stunned, as if she had not expected that reason.
After thinking about it for a while, she looked at Einstein, who was peeling the wrapper off the chocolate.
"Was it you?"
"Of course, although Hua didn't join our weapons department after the previous training, she was free anyway, so I gave her the nominal title of consultant."
Einstein waved the chocolate she had in her hand at Mobius and then, slowly, put it in her mouth.
That gesture was unexpectedly irritating.
"If this exchange didn't require so much material, I should have come here more than ten days ago."
Hua said with a dark face.
Einstein found out about the contest after being hospitalized.
As she herself said, if she hadn't had to send materials for her review, she would have come a long time ago.
"Wait, Hua, when did you start to suspect?"
"When you two asked me to teach you how to cook."
Hua showed a dark face with an unexpectedly "calm and peaceful" look.
This is definitely a sign of a volcanic eruption!?
"So, have you had enough? Do you really have to cause a death with the dishes you cooked?"
Both wanted to refute, but after looking at Hua's face.
Well, she was obviously angry.
Repressed by this momentum, Mobius and MEI could only lower their heads and remain silent.
(Ah, do they call this a lady's temper?)
MEI seemed to understand what Mobius meant when she said that Hua was a great threat.
At least it was impossible for Mobius to emit an impulse that would completely suppress her.
"Can't you two let Master Tian worry less? Do you know how many problems Master Tian has to face because of your stubbornness?"
Hua said angrily.
It can be seen that Hua was really angry and even forgot to hide the title of "Master Tian".
No, I actually had a lot of fun playing games with the "God Killer File".
Although Tian Shi wanted to refute her, it was obvious that even if Hua could hear him, he would not say such a thing.
Well, Hua's aura was almost suppressing him.
Is this the aura of an honest woman when she is angry?
"Master Tian has done so much for you two, do you really want Master Tian to feel sad and annoyed just by watching you fight?"
I'm actually quite happy.
After all, it's nice to see MEI doing so many weird and even sanity-inducing things.
Ordinary and unpleasant dishes are garbage, but when they are unpleasant and ugly beyond a certain level, they become collectibles; of course, I can't tell this to Hua.
"This..."
Mobius and MEI looked at each other in silence.
Maybe there is room for a refutation in terms of logic, but in terms of impulse, the two have completely lost.
"Let's see what you prepared... Hmm? Fruit? And yogurt?"
Hua couldn't help but frown when she saw what was in the two people's bags.
"Do you want to make stewed yogurt with fruits?"
"No, big sister, why would you come up with such an idea?"
MEI frowned.
"Because this is the most likely way to prepare white dishes without using paint?"
Hua thought about it and replied very honestly.
MEI: "..."
"That... is just a simple fruit salad."
Mobius replied weakly.
"To avoid accidents, both of us chose fruit salad."
As the two have been learning how to cook with Hua these days, Mobius has no confidence to refute Hua in this regard.
"Fruit salad?"
Hua asked, stunned.
"Is this a dish?
At best, it's just a dessert after dinner, isn't it?"
"We don't really know how to cook, you know?"
MEI replied weakly.
It's not that they are so stupid.
If they really start cooking, they can't even pass the exam without cheating, okay?
"You two are surprisingly self-aware in this sense."
Hua thought about it and nodded.
Yes, although this is not a dish, it is much better than letting these two kitchen murderers cook.
Thinking about this, Hua's expression improved a lot.
Fortunately, it seems that these two people still know their limits.
"You scared me. "
"I thought you were actually in a life-or-death competition, where the winner lives and the loser dies."
Hua let out a long sigh of relief and, when her expression returned to normal, the pressure around her disappeared.
However, compared to the supposed pressure, MEI and Mobius immediately noticed something else.
"Um... Big sister/Hua, what does 'The winner lives, the loser dies' mean?"
Both asked in unison with strange expressions.
Isn't it too disrespectful to decide life or death based on culinary skills?
Mobius felt that she was not that crazy.
"Huh? Right? Dr. Einstein clearly said that the loser of your cooking contest will die."
Hua was stunned for a moment, but then she seemed to understand something.
She turned with a perplexed look towards Einstein, who was holding the box of chocolates and was getting ready to flee.
"Hahaha... it's just a small harmless metaphor. After all, it's irrefutable that it could cost lives, right?"
However, MEI and Mobius were too lazy to listen to Einstein's self-defense.
The two finally understood why Hua was so aggressive when she first entered the scene, as if she was willing to use force if someone disagreed.
After all, if it's really a murder, using force is the best way to stop it.
"Birdbrain, don't let me see you in my territory next time. I'll reserve a bed for you whenever and wherever you want."
Mobius threatened with a smile.
"And I..."
"Remember to call me. I have some biology questions that I don't know how to answer, and I would like to ask you, Dr. Mobius."
"Sure, sure."
At this moment, the offensive and defensive alliance regains its glory!
"These two guys faced each other and quickly made peace."
Einstein complained, but after saying that, Einstein simply decided to sneak away.
After all, MEI is still okay, but Mobius is very angry.
It's better not to be in front of Mobius now.
On the other hand, Elysia breathed a sigh of relief at the situation.
It seemed that she didn't have to add explosives to the pot against her will.
Of course, the one who felt the most relieved was Klein.
Although theoretically there will be no problems with the fruit, you have to know that these are Dr. MEI and Dr. Mobius!
Even if the process turned out to be toxic, Klein will not be surprised.
The only two people who might be a little disappointed are Nuwa and Fuxi.
Nuwa felt a little regretful for not being able to see the extremely precious soul steel doll, while Fuxi did not know if the agreement that Einstein would provide her with funding was still valid.
Well, the two children had no idea that they were invited by Einstein to add two more corpses to the so-called "river of blood".
But even if I said that, the sisters wouldn't believe it, would they?
After all, there are some things whose horror you will never be able to understand unless you experience them yourself.
"So, speaking of that, why did you two organize this competition?"
After finding out that the two were not fighting to the death, Hua calmed down.
Well, to be honest, when Hua first came to headquarters, what she feared most was that Mobius would find out about her relationship with Tian Shi and then be chased by Mobius.
That's why Einstein tricked Hua so easily.
After all, in her subconscious, the possibility of life and death was not absent.
"This..."
MEI and Mobius looked at each other.
Fighting for Tian Shi's soul steel doll.
Although I felt it was necessary before, it is difficult to talk about it in front of Hua, the creator.
However, since everyone has cravings, they should be able to understand each other.
Then Mobius and MEI complemented each other and told each other the cause and effect of the incident.
"..."
As expected, Hua remained silent.
"Anyway, I will never let go of that puppet, not even if you participate."
Mobius added very seriously.
"I won't give up so easily."
MEI wasn't going to be left behind.
However, Hua's expression gradually became strange.
"Um... is it necessary for you to be so troublesome with this matter?"