The One Who Should Be Resting

Vil-V has a good memory; she still remembers that someone asked her a related question that afternoon.

"Sculpting little figures?" Elysia didn't pay much attention to the main dish, but was drawn to another term in Vil-V's words. Looking down at the table, she suddenly realized that the chess pieces Vil-V was playing with were actually sculpted by Vil-V, each a different shape of Liu Bai.

"Whoa—!" For a fleeting moment, Elysia's eyes lit up.

"Hey, hey, hey, I made this!"

Vil-V instinctively protected her chess piece.

"They're just looking, that's all," Elysia said, trying to sound cute.

It's possible that Vil-V is one of the few members of the Moth Chasers to Fire who doesn't buy into this kind of thing at all.

"Absolutely not!"

"Coming, coming! Dinner's ready!"

Just as Elysia was about to continue acting cute and trying to imitate the Liu Bai made by Vil-V, Kevin and a group of chefs walked in, each carrying a pot.

Kevin the one most at fault; Kevin was able to escape unscathed entirely because of the qualities of Fusion Warrior.

"Wow... so many dishes?" Elysia's attention was drawn away again. Taking this opportunity, Vil-V quickly tidied up her little dough figurine.

BOOM!

Kevin placed the large pot on the table, his entire demeanor exuding an air of domineering confidence as he gripped the lid.

Everyone present subconsciously held their breath, waiting to witness the surprise inside Kevin's pot.

"Ta-da!"

Kevin suddenly opened the pot lid, and a cloud of white steam billowed out, obscuring everyone's view, but at the same time making everyone even more eager to see what the food inside looked like.

However--

After the smoke cleared, everyone looked at the plain noodles from back home and couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances, all falling into deep thought.

What is this?

Mischief?

There were so many noodles in it that no one doubted whether this pot of plain noodles was enough to feed all the banquet attendees.

But... these are plain noodles! Nothing's added, just water and noodles cooked together!

Are you crazy?! And there's more than one type of noodle here; besides the normal-shaped noodles, there are also noodles that are either wide or thin.

Is Kevin planning to die?

Besides Aponia, even Eden looked at Kevin with a somewhat unfriendly gaze this time.

Just as the others were about to say something, a rich and alluring aroma suddenly wafted over from the side.

The crowd, who were about to get angry, calmed down.

Hmm... As a staple food, more noodles are fine, and the vegetables can be the usual ones.

Plain noodles are probably used to replace rice or other dishes. The reason for not adding any ingredients is to prevent the flavor of the noodles from overpowering the main dish.

This explanation seems quite reasonable.

The crowd, now calmer, looked expectantly at the pots in front of the other chefs whose lids had been lifted.

Then, they fell into a daze.

Well, good news! It's really a feast, and at a glance, not a single dish is the same.

The bad news is that most of it is soup, with very little of it being dry ingredients.

This is... for noodles. There wasn't a single idiot in the room; after seeing the soups in the pot, some thick, some thin, each with a different color and aroma, everyone knew what the soups were for.

Kevin! Are you crazy?!

Are you obsessed with noodles?

"I knew something felt off..."

Su pinched her brow in pain.

It's definitely his fault for believing that Kevin won't cause trouble.

Hua also rubbed his forehead at this moment, his thoughts being almost identical to Su's.

Mobius's face darkened. "Who's going to the office to call Mei?"

Mei is still working herself to the bone and couldn't attend the celebration party.

"Hey hey hey! This is a noodle feast that I've been thinking about for a long time!" Kevin looked puzzled.

"... Kevin, don't you think you've overlooked something?"

"Huh, ignore it?" Kevin paused for a moment, then turned to look at his large pot of noodles and the various noodle soup ingredients he had prepared to suit all tastes.

The next moment, Kevin's face lit up with realization.

Mobius looked at Kevin with satisfaction, only to see Kevin slap his forehead. "Right, right! I forgot the eggs! How can noodles be without eggs! Quick, quick, poached eggs! Boiled eggs! Fried eggs! Get them ready!"

Chapter 432 People Who Need to Rest

"Su! Get him down!"

Seeing Kevin's expression, Mobius could no longer contain himself.

I came all this way to a celebration party, and you treat me to noodles? You're the first kid who's ever dared to provoke me like this!

Um... okay, thinking about it carefully, it seems this isn't the first time Kevin has provoked me.

So you're the first kid to treat your mom to this kind of thing!

"Alright! Senior sister, lend a hand!"

Without saying a word, Sue immediately grabbed Kevin and locked him up; he was also very annoyed with Kevin.

You can be a noodle fanatic yourself, but don't recommend it to others!

Hua, who was called upon, had an expression that suggested he didn't want to get involved in the matter.

"But it actually tastes alright, doesn't it?" Pardo secretly picked up a spoon and tasted a spoonful of soup.

Actually, it smells quite good.

"That soup is so delicious that even if you soak your socks in it and then take them out, they'll still smell good."

"Vil-V mercilessly retorted."

She didn't really care what she ate, but the contrast between a feast and noodles was just too great.

"Ugh! Sister Vil-V, don't use such disgusting language!" Pardo's face showed a look of disgust.

"Just stating the facts," Vil-V, arms crossed.

"What are you stating the facts for! You stayed in the kitchen for so long and didn't find or stop anything. How dare you talk here?" Mobius was furious when he saw Vil-V's attitude.

One reason we didn't interfere with Kevin was because Kevin was too quiet, and another reason was that we trusted you to oversee Kevin! And yet you did nothing, and you still have the nerve to talk here?

Have you no shame?

"Huh? You can blame me for this? I just went there to knead dough. I told Sue I was just playing with dough! Who in their right mind would expect Kevin to pull something like this!"

Vil-V shrugged.

"Besides, this is edible too! Eating won't shut you up!"

"Um... I can only say that Kevin is truly Kevin." Hen, with his bandages on, didn't know what expression to make.

"I second that." Himiko, her eyes filled with hostility as she looked at Kevin. "Brother Hen, do you have anything sturdy?"

"Huh? Solid? Wait, Himiko, what are you trying to do?" Hen paused for a moment, then his expression turned strange.

The two of them were old comrades-in-arms, and seeing Himiko's eyes, Hen roughly knew what Himiko was planning to do.

"I reckon a fight might break out soon. I'll see if I can find a chance to give Kevin a couple of whacks—honestly, this is the worst celebration I've ever had in my life."

Himiko was all ready to feast, turned horribly pale when she saw the table full of noodles and soup.

"On another note, who suggested that Kevin, that unreliable guy, be in charge of the victory celebration?"

"It's Su." Hen replied very calmly, "If you're really going to go up and knock me out, don't get yourself into trouble. I, the patient, won't get involved."

You dare to join this group of animals before even undergoing the Hypermutation Surgery?

Himiko's lips twitched, then she gave Hen a disdainful look.

You bastard, what are you pretending for? You're a Fusion Warrior, why are you wearing bandages and acting like you're disabled? Have you no shame?

If you're a coward, just say so!

Hen remained unmoved by Himiko's contemptuous gaze. "I am disabled. No matter what you say, I will never get better."

"So energetic."

Eden sighed, too lazy to bother arguing with Kevin about such a trivial matter.

It's just noodles, don't talk like you're saying that if you beat Kevin up, Kevin 'll learn his lesson.

No, they should be the ones who need to learn a lesson, since they thought Kevin would work quietly and peacefully...

Okay, the quality of the work is actually fine. With a hundred pots of all sizes, it would be unfair to say that Kevin didn't put in any effort. But the direction in which Kevin put in the effort... well...

"Pardo, go to the wine cellar and get me two bottles of wine. Kevin, get me some snacks."

Yes, yes, yes, we have this.

Kevin, sensing the ominous atmosphere around him, nodded repeatedly.

Thank God, this time he wasn't trying to kill himself; he genuinely wanted to bring everyone something new and surprising... but now it seems there's more shock than joy, and he could be ganged up on at any moment.

Mobius glanced at Eden with a displeased expression, but eventually looked away from Kevin.

Forget it, getting angry with this kid feels pointless.

"Eden, let's have a drink."

"Doctor, you'd better not drink." Hua, who had been barely managing to keep a straight face, darkened after hearing Mobius's words. "This will only make this victory celebration worse."

"Hua! You're looking down on me!" Mobius slammed his fist on the table, looking indignant.

"I just look down on you!"

Hua Nan also slammed his fist on the table.

What's wrong with noodles? At least we can get by eating noodles, but if you drink alcohol, how are we supposed to get by?

"It's alright, I don't think much of Mobius's drinking capacity either." Eden nodded at this moment.

Although they are best friends, drinking is out of the question; Mobius is simply not cut out for alcohol.

"Aili, let's have a drink. Is Aponia coming?"

Eden invited Elysia and Aponia at the same time.

A nun? What's wrong with a nun? Aponia isn't a proper nun.

"No, thank you." Aponia picked up a bowl, ladled some noodles in, and then added some soup. "I don't drink alcohol."

"That's a real shame," Eden sighed. "Everyone, please sit down. Kevin's gesture is so kind, so let's enjoy our meal."

Upon hearing this, Sue released Kevin.

"Congratulations, you've survived another day." Su no longer had the fierce look from before. He patted Kevin's shoulder affectionately, acting like good buddies.

"I always feel like you're cursing me..." Kevin slapped Sue's hand away. "Forget it, I can't be bothered to argue with you."

If you were to ask who looks forward to this moment the most, it would definitely be Kevin.

Unlimited refills of various noodles, all made by a team of master chefs...

My childhood dream has come true.

Happiness.

With these big shots in such a state, the others also began to serve noodles and soup with some resignation.

Fortunately, these people weren't too picky, and the chef's skills were indeed quite good.

Aside from the fact that it only had noodles, everything else was acceptable.