At that moment, Apep was being coaxed by Xolotl and his sister into drinking Himeko's coffee. She sniffed the incredibly fragrant cup in her hand, but hesitated at the thick, dark brown liquid inside.
Before the Heavenly Principles' ding-dong strike had crippled her, she had enjoyed roaming around, even going to Natlan to fight Xolotl back then. As for the consequences...
As the sovereign of Dendro, she had naturally been set ablaze by the Dragon King's Sourceflame and burned until she wished she were dead. Did anyone really think the Burning reaction was a joke?
Ever since the Dragon King had nearly roasted her into spicy strips, the Dendro Dragon King had never dared pick another fight with him. At most, she went over to chat or attend meetings.
Now, she looked dubiously at the Dragon King sisters enthusiastically recommending it to her, eyeing the coffee in her hand warily.
"Haji Xiu, can't you smell how fragrant this coffee is?"
"Isn't accepting human eating and drinking habits the first step toward joining human society?"
Kukulkan smiled as he coaxed Apep, the Dendro Dragon King, and Xolotl hurriedly nodded along.
"My younger sister has a point. Although Theresa and the others said this coffee contains a great deal of caffeine, we are Dragonkind! Our physical resistance is far stronger than humans', by no small margin!"
"Besides, humans can drink this stuff like water. To us, whose constitutions are millions of times stronger than theirs, it is nothing!"
"Er... if you do not believe me, my own younger sister can taste some before you. How about it?"
Xolotl's words made Kukulkan's expression change. Good grief, his own older sister was actually trying to screw him over!
"No, no, no, I'm not thirsty at all today. This coffee is absolutely delicious, truly something