As everyone knows, the Main God limits Reincarnators to the minimum standard of an ordinary person—the state they were in when they first entered the Main God Space.
After all, everyone is just an ordinary person when they first enter the Main God Space...
It's just that... well...
Lexon's state when he first entered the Main God Space was the state he was in after having signed in for two years in the real world...
Although no matter how much he signed in, Lexon was still within the scope of a normal human.
However... there is a gap... between people...
One cannot generalize...
And when Lexon first entered the Main God Space, he was at the limit of a normal human.
In terms of combat, he was at the limit in every aspect.
Dealing with a few ordinary bodyguards was, naturally, an easy task.
"This should count as self-defense, right?" Lexon squatted in front of the slumped and terrified Yaeko Minegasaki, the smile on his face still kind and gentle.
Just looking at Lexon, Yaeko Minegasaki's lips quivered on her fearful and anxious face, but she couldn't say a single word.
"It should count... after all, you were the ones who wanted to cripple me first," Lexon said, continuing to look at Yaeko Minegasaki.
Yaeko Minegasaki still didn't make a sound.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Lexon asked with a hint of confusion. He reached out his hand, placed it on Yaeko Minegasaki's head, and gave it a slight shake.
But in the next second, an unpleasant odor suddenly emanated from beneath Yaeko Minegasaki.
Lexon looked down.
He noticed a liquid spreading outward.
"Ah, this..." Lexon murmured, taking a few steps back.
...
"'I am very sorry. No one will come to cause trouble for your shop again... Left by Yaeko Minegasaki.'" Soma Yukihira held the note and read the words carefully. "Isn't this that person from last night? Why would she suddenly write this and stick it on the door? I wonder if it's for real..."
"It should be real," Lexon said casually to Soma Yukihira, sitting on a chair inside Restaurant Yukihira, which had not yet opened.
"Did you do something, Lexon?" Soma Yukihira asked the friend he had just met yesterday, who had arrived at his shop bright and early.
"No..." Lexon responded plainly.
Looking at him like this, Soma Yukihira vaguely felt that something must have happened after he closed the shop last night... He remembered the neighbor owner saying when he arrived to open the door that he seemed to have heard many terrifying noises from the direction of the shop while sleeping last night, and was too scared to even take a look...
It probably had to do with Lexon... and also with that Minegasaki who had been hounding them before...
Otherwise, she probably wouldn't have suddenly written a note like that...
Thinking of this, a sense of gratitude rose in Soma Yukihira's heart, but he didn't say it out loud.
'Since Lexon didn't admit it was related to him, it must be because he doesn't want me to feel like I owe him too much...'
'Lexon is a guy who can be considered a good friend...'
Unconsciously, Soma Yukihira felt much closer to Lexon.
The barrier he had felt before—the vague sense that the other person was approaching him with a purpose—also gradually dissipated.
He beamed a warm smile at Lexon and said, "Yesterday I called my dad and told him about you. He's also very interested in your sense of taste and said he would come back this noon to meet you."
Looking at Soma Yukihira's close and enthusiastic smile, Lexon also smiled and replied, "Yes, I'm looking forward to meeting Mr. Joichiro Yukihira."
'Looks like he noticed.'
'It wasn't in vain that I specifically had Yaeko Minegasaki write that note and gave the neighbor owner some money to prompt you when you opened the door...'
'I was afraid you wouldn't think of it...'
'It's good that he noticed...'
'His favorability should have increased quite a bit.'
'Whether it's for harvesting rewards from you or having you introduce me to harvest rewards from your father, it will be much easier.'
Thoughts continuously flooded Lexon's mind.
Just then, the phone in Soma Yukihira's pocket rang.
Soma Yukihira opened his phone and answered it.
["Hahaha, Soma, something suddenly came up on my end, so I can't make it back."]
A loud, deep voice came from inside the phone.
Even without the speakerphone on, Lexon could hear the voice clearly.
Huh?
He's not coming back?
Lexon felt a slight sense of doubt in his heart.
"Huh? Dad? You're not coming back? But you promised this noon..." Soma Yukihira also seemed very surprised.
["You'll just have to apologize to your friend on my behalf... I really can't get away from here..."]
Joichiro Yukihira's slightly apologetic voice continued to come from the phone.
"What about the shop?" Soma Yukihira asked anxiously.
Currently, Soma Yukihira could only help support the shop for a short period. He believed his current culinary skills were insufficient to take on the role of the shop's owner.
["Haha, let's close it for two or three years..."] Joichiro Yukihira's voice came through the receiver.
"What???" Soma Yukihira cried out in shock.
["Remember to say sorry to the regulars! ... I'm still busy here, so I'll talk to you later!"]
[Beep... beep... beep...]
"Hey, hey, hey!! You damn old man!!" Soma Yukihira's angry voice echoed throughout Restaurant Yukihira.
After venting his anger for a short moment, Soma Yukihira looked at Lexon with a deep sense of apology and said, "Sorry, Lexon. My dad isn't coming back..."
"Yeah, I heard," Lexon responded in a flat tone.
Although he felt regretful about being unable to sign in with Joichiro Yukihira—who had dominated Totsuki Academy and effortlessly taken the first seat—he didn't care too much.
This small expectation failing was simply that—a failure.
After all, signing in with Soma Yukihira's culinary level was enough to pass the Totsuki Academy entrance exam and thrive within the school.
And with Lexon's sign-in ability, as long as he entered Totsuki Academy... signing in with the culinary levels of even more powerful chefs, stacking them up, and seizing the first seat was a future just around the corner.
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