Himeko Came Home

[Paimon: Angry—angry in every sense of the word.]

[Kamisato Ayaka: This... was truly rude of me.]

[Lumine: It's fine, it's fine, Ayaka. What's rude about it? It's a competition, so of course you have to give it everything you've got.]

[Lumine: Besides, Paimon can handle the cold. Forget just putting a layer of ice on her—even if you froze her into a whole block of ice, she'd be fine.]

For details, see the iconic scene of the drunkard getting kicked.

Paimon had been frozen into an entire block of ice, yet afterward she was still perfectly fine.

She still flew when she needed to, ate when she needed to, and drank when she needed to.

[Paimon: ...]

Damn Lumine, you forgot all about me just because you made a new friend, didn't you?

This time, if you don't...

If you don't treat me to ten... eight... five... five servings of Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken, I will never forgive you.

The video continued.

In the spectator stands.

Having witnessed the entire process, Kamisato Ayato wore a gratified expression.

"Hmm, it seems Ayaka has grown quite a bit."

As he spoke, Kamisato Ayato picked up a cup of milk tea beside him and took a huge gulp.

The icy milk tea slid down his throat. The rich spiciness first wrapped around the tip of his tongue, followed by a faint chili fragrance that slowly spread out, the heat...

Wait, heat?

"My lord... what you drank was... chili..."

Thoma, who was seated at the same table as Ayato, witnessed the scene firsthand.

Originally, he had wanted to stop Kamisato Ayato, but unfortunately, before he could say anything, Ayato had already drunk the chili sauce as milk tea.

"Hmm?"

Only then did Ayato realize what had happened and stare incredulously at the red bottle