Rimuru's Influence

"Besides, the captain seemed pretty familiar with that ramen girl. Don't tell me he comes here for ramen all the time..." Yuki Onna said in disbelief.

Only Ye Xiaoqian silently finished her ramen, lifted the bowl, took a huge gulp of broth, and rolled her eyes. "I'm used to it."

Before long, Rimuru came running back. Looking at everyone else's untouched bowls and chopsticks, then at Ye Xiaoqian's empty bowl, he blinked. "Why did you eat so fast? If you eat too quickly, won't your stomach have no room left for the main course?"

"Since when did ramen get registered as anything other than a main course?!"

"Uh, the main course I meant... was this..."

"Coming right up." Following the adorable call of the young proprietress, dozens of burly men followed her over, carrying exquisite trays one after another—

"Dragon Breath Barbecue, Magma Snow Fox Meat, Secret Recipe Chicken Skewers... and a Void specialty, Sauced Sky Devouring Beast Heart Meat."

Ye Xiaoqian stared blankly at the renowned dishes before her, each loaded with various status buffs and permanent attribute boosts...

"...Huh?!!"

"Surprised? Rimuru suddenly ordered all these dishes without placing a custom order in advance, so it was rather troublesome for us. Luckily, we had most of the ingredients..." The beautiful girl narrowed her eyes with a smile and swayed her head. "But unfortunately, we don't have Rimuru's favorite Seven-Colored Python meat today. He was complaining about it just now."

"Gulp." Looking at the steaming dishes, Yuki Onna could not help swallowing as she picked up her chopsticks...

"No, why do you even have this stuff here?!" Ye Xiaoqian looked down at her slightly bulging stomach, then turned her head in exasperation. "Isn't this a ramen shop?!"

"Well, without some special talents these days, how could anyone survive in the