Fu Xuan's Problem

"Is this about Liu Bai? Hmm... is this Liu Bai's inner reverse revelation?" Herta stroked her chin thoughtfully. "Did you feel any benefits?"

"I gained a power with the nature of plunder, but it was gone after I threw up."

"Plunder? That really is quite a power..."

"I gained a powerful plundering ability at the cost of having my perception of all nearby life twisted into something terrifying." Liu Bai briefly described the effects of the dark cuisine.

"High risk, high reward. Mei, in that regard, your cooking is irreplaceable."

"...Can I take that as a compliment?"

Mei was still dejected, but... her expression did improve a little.

After all, praise didn't necessarily need to be logical or well-founded.

[Mei Affection: 63→68]

"Anyway... Vilvie, did what you just said mean that the noodles Mei makes eventually tend to take the shape of worms?"

"Yeah, but this was the most worm-like one yet. It looked even more like one than the instant noodles last time."

"I see..."

Then, combined with her previous dishes... was the key to God-Slaying Cuisine association?

"Mei, can you make fish brains?"

"Who knows how to make something that horrifying?!"

"...Horrifying? Fine, maybe it is a little horrifying. Then what about fish heads?"

"...I can make those. Chopped chili fish head or braised fish head?"

"Make whichever one you're better at."

"I'll make whichever one you want to eat."

...What was this useless family conversation?

"Braised."

"Okay."

[God-Slaying Cuisine: Wisdom of Fish (Food)]

[After consumption, a drowning sensation will occur, while several pieces of knowledge concerning the 'sea' are received at random.]

Sure enough, it had something to do with association... Liu Bai nodded to himself.

(The sea is not blue.)

*(There is a sea in this world that has