Flirting and Being Flirted With / The Swordsman's Curtain Call

"Yae?" Hokushin Mei looked at Yae Sakura, whose expression was unpredictable, with a strange expression.

"Ah, cough cough, where were we?"

Yae Sakura laughed as she casually picked up the vegetable basket from the ground.

"Hey... don't flatter me so much." As someone who had always stayed away from the main battlefields of the Previous Era, Sakura had no sense of being about to be betrayed.

Hmm, if Mobius were here, he would definitely recognize it immediately.

"Oh, speaking of shrine maidens."

Yae Sakura pretended not to hear Sakura's words.

"Speaking of shrine maidens... shrines..."

Yae Sakura was originally preparing to lecture Hokushin Mei as a senior, suddenly stopped.

She suddenly realized that her shrine maiden skills were practically nonexistent.

Who told her that her own father left when she was young? To be honest, the shrines nowadays are proper "dwelling places of the gods," not places of worship anymore. Yae Sakura's identity as a shrine maiden is absolutely genuine, but her shrine maiden skills are completely gone.

"What's wrong? Yae? What's wrong with talking about shrine maidens?"

"When it comes to shrine maidens, the first thing they need to learn is how to cook!"

Seeing Hokushin Mei's innocent and confused eyes, Yae Sakura steeled herself and began to make up a story.

"..."

Hokushin Mei's face darkened, and she instinctively reached for a knife.

I'm asking you a serious question, are you trying to make fun of me?!

Have you ever seen a ronin who can cook?! Do you even know what a ronin is?!

"Ahem! Secondly, you need to know how to do laundry!" Yae Sakura's heart skipped a beat when she saw Hokushin Mei's displeased expression.

Ah... as expected, this kind of fabrication is a bit far-fetched. Did they see through it?

Do the laundry?

Hokushin Mei's expression improved a little.

This is nothing, it's easy to do.

"But aren't shrine maidens usually supposed to learn things like dancing and ringing bells?" Hokushin Mei honestly voiced her confusion.

"Well... well, Beichen, what did you just say? A shrine maiden is the wife of a god." Yae Sakura looked at Hokushin Mei, who didn't react to something even more absurd like washing clothes, with surprise, and then decided to start bluffing.

"Yes, I said it."

"Aren't those two things I mentioned things that a wife should do?"

"What should a wife do?"

Hokushin Mei frowned, feeling like something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

After all, as a wife, doing laundry and cooking are indeed her duties... it's just that she has never cooked before.

Well, whatever went wrong, this seems like a way to repay a debt of gratitude.

"Keep bluffing, keep bluffing."

Sakura crossed her arms and sneered. After hearing Yae Sakura repeat the phrase "a shrine maiden is the wife of a god," she realized that her student had betrayed her.

Are you going to say that warming the bed is also part of a shrine maiden's job?

"Now that you mention it, teacher... yes." Yae Sakura blushed, her eyes darting around before she finally nodded.

Liu Bai covered his face at this moment, he really didn't know whether Sakura was trying to trick Yae Sakura or trick himself when she said that.

Sometimes, once a person decides to be shameless, they are truly invincible.

Chapter 538 Flirting and Being Flirted With

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Chapter 539 The Fall of the Swordsman

Sakura said that she wasn't a stupid husky like Kevin who would knowingly try to mess with things she couldn't afford to offend.

Aside from Mobius, the Fusion Warrior only have one life!

Gambling your life on Mei's cooking skills is just too crazy.

"I think you could trust Beichen a bit, Sakura."

Liu Bai tried to persuade him from the side.

"At least take a look before you say anything."

"... Let's make it clear beforehand that I won't go near the kitchen."

After a brief moment of thought, Sakura felt that Liu Bai's words made some sense. Besides, she couldn't just leave and let Hokushin Mei poison Sakura.

Although she was furious about the other party's betrayal, she felt that this matter did not warrant a life-or-death situation.

"But speaking of which, you seem to have a lot of confidence in Hokushin Mei?" Sakura asked, somewhat curious about Liu Bai's attitude.

"No, I don't have confidence in Mei either, but I have a lot of confidence in Mei."

"... Do you want to hear what you're saying? Is this some kind of new kind of contradictory literature?"

"I'm serious."

To be honest, Mei and Mei are evenly matched, one to one. If it were Hokushin Mei, the chances of her winning or losing would be fifty-fifty.

And most importantly, Mei's cooking skills are hard to explain with just "lack of talent".

The idea that free rein could poison Fusion Warrior is neither scientific nor easy to assess.

Liu Bai strongly suspects that the problem actually lies with Mei, not Mei.

"... It's hard to understand, but if Mei makes a biological weapon, I'll immediately lead everyone to escape."

For Sakura, who had only ever seen Mei cook, the thought of Mei's face entering the kitchen filled her with a deep-seated fear—well, it wasn't just Sakura; everyone except Mobius was quite afraid of it.

Even Kalpas would drag Mei out of the kitchen whenever he saw her about to enter.

Being willing to wait here is already Sakura's biggest concession. As for actually going to the kitchen?

Sorry, but unless Liu Bai uses his position as the head of the family to pressure her, Ying will absolutely not go.

And then... more than half an hour passed just like that.

"..." At this moment, a strange expression appeared on Rin's face.

She's not stupid. She overheard Liu Bai and Ying's conversation and knew that they might know someone whose cooking skills were so bad they could kill someone, and who looked a lot like Hokushin Mei.

And now, he hasn't seen his sister for over half an hour...

Well, it's not impossible to cook for more than half an hour. This time is rather delicate—after all, you definitely won't need that long to stir-fry a simple home-cooked dish, but if you're making a fancy dish, this time is actually quite ordinary.

However, the problem is that today isn't an important day, so is it necessary to cook a fancy meal? Besides, the vegetables my sister bought today are just ordinary mountain produce. Well, we live off the land we live in.

"Has something happened to my sister...?"

"This matter... well, I should go and see." Sakura looked at Rin's expression and decisively softened.

In her memory, Mei's cooking skills shouldn't be able to produce biochemical poison gas, since it would have to be ingested anyway.

As long as I run fast enough, there will be absolutely no problem!

Having made up her mind, Sakura didn't hesitate and teleported to the kitchen with Rin in her arms.

As soon as I entered the kitchen, I saw Yae Sakura kneeling on the ground, looking utterly exasperated.

Meanwhile, Hokushin Mei stood innocently to the side, holding a ladle.

"Um... I didn't hit her. She acted like this after she tasted my cooking."

When Hokushin Mei saw Sakura and the others arrive, she promptly began to explain.

As someone who works in the underworld, Hokushin Mei knows that her current situation with Yae Sakura is easily misunderstood.

However, upon hearing this explanation, Sakura's face immediately darkened.

Did eating your food turn me into this?

Sakura glanced at the several plates of stir-fried dishes on the table next to Hokushin Mei.

Hmm, it looks glamorous and doesn't seem poisonous at all—what a joke!

Has Mei's cooking reached the point of mimicry?

"Um... Sakura-sama? Rin, why don't you two try some too? I suddenly realized I might actually have a talent for cooking."

"Next time... maybe next time."

Sakura tried her best to smile in a kind manner.

What does it mean to be able to mimic murderous dishes as normal dishes?

This means Mei can kill whoever she wants! One wrong move and you could lose half your life!

Sakura is now reflecting on whether she has been too cold to Hokushin Mei these past few days, and whether she should apologize to her.

By the way, Sakura now really feels that all the girls she knows can retire from the dating scene.

Look at her, she's younger than you, more expressive, has a better temper, is more aggressive, and even her cooking is worse than yours. What are you doing out here?

Isn't this a complete replacement by the higher-ups?

"Mei, let's eat out today, not at home."

"Huh? But I just finished cooking! The meal is ready!" Hokushin Mei couldn't understand at all. "Wouldn't it be a waste if we didn't eat all this food?"

"Then let's throw it away."

Sakura didn't hesitate for even a second.

Since you know it's a waste, then don't make poison!

"... Sister, are you alright?" Rin walked to Yae Sakura's side and asked cautiously.

"Don't ask anymore. Based on my experience, your sister may have already lost consciousness and needs to be induced to vomit... My condolences."

"... Sakura-nee, why did you suddenly change the subject to condolences? My sister is fine, isn't she?" Rin couldn't understand Sakura's overreaction at all and pointed to her sister.

"Ah, are you alright?" Sakura paused for a moment, then slowly approached Yae Sakura.

They immediately noticed that Yae Sakura's breathing was normal, and she was even muttering something.

Sakura picked up her attention and began to listen, and immediately heard things like, "Lost... lost... this is not scientific... this is not Lord God..."

"..."

What the heck?

"Sakura?"

"Ah... Teacher, you've come? I'm sorry, I lost..."

"Let's put aside the question of losing or not, can you tell me what happened?"

"...You'll see once you try it." Yae Sakura pointed to the stir-fries on the table. "I... am utterly defeated."

"..."

Even if Sakura has PTSD about Mei, she now realizes that she may have really been prejudiced against her.

Maybe the girl in front of me is really a great cook?

Sakura picked up her chopsticks and carefully took a bite.

"Ugh—!"

As soon as it entered her mouth, Sakura couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"This dish! This dish! This dish—um...it's so delicious!"

After struggling for a long time, Sakura couldn't come up with a single word.

But her cooking skills seem to be almost as good as Hua's, if not quite.