We Are All Little Monsters, Specializing in Fighting Ultraman

Li Ming was carrying medicine, preparing to go up to the third floor. However, just as he turned, Himeko pulled him back. Seeing Himeko display a rare, almost girlish demeanor, Li Ming found himself unable to refuse. I should look for old pictures of Himeko later, she was really beautiful. I'll post them in the comment section when I find them.

"Um, this whole thing happening today is because of me, and, well, I haven't had dinner yet. How about you come over and eat with me?" Himeko fiddled with the hem of her clothes.

Seriously, she felt like her brain had been kicked by a donkey. It was one thing to have just met yesterday, but today they not only went to the movies together, now she was even inviting him into her apartment. What she didn't expect was that that scoundrel Li Ming actually agreed.

Ryusuke Murata: Have you ever seen stars shatter?

*(Damn it!)/#____

Actually, Li Ming just thought Himeko wasn't thinking clearly and didn't want anything bad to happen.

He would absolutely deny that he decided to eat at Himeko's place because of the exorbitant diagnostic fees. Absolutely not!

Himeko's mind was exploding at the moment, but since he was already here, she couldn't exactly kick him out! What will be, will be. It's fine, I'm so clever and smart, what do I have to fear from him?

After some thought, Himeko closed the door, though she still maintained a certain distance from Li Ming.

Li Ming looked around Himeko's apartment. To be honest, it was quite clean, and the sense of space was incredibly comfortable. Three single sofas were arranged behind the coffee table. For a one-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen apartment, Himeko had placed the dining table very appropriately, so it didn't feel abrupt for newcomers nor did it feel crowded.

However, he still felt too embarrassed to enter Himeko's bedroom. He sat on the sofa and looked around. On the table were several magazines and newspapers about astronomy, and on the TV stand were several spaceship models.

Li Ming was still looking around when suddenly, he heard the sound of a bowl shattering from the kitchen. He hurried into the kitchen.

He saw Himeko squatting unsteadily, with broken bowl fragments on the floor. Li Ming quickly pulled her up. Looking at her state, he couldn't tell if she would hurt her hands while cleaning up later. If she cut her fingers, should he lick it or suck it hard?

No, no, what am I thinking!

"Are you okay, Himeko?" Even though it was obvious she wasn't okay, Himeko, who was being supported by Li Ming, swayed and said, "I'm fine, just clumsy."

Although she appeared carefree, Himeko still felt a bit ashamed. She felt like she wouldn't need to rent an apartment anymore; she could dig out three bedrooms with her feet now.

Seeing Himeko's condition, Li Ming no longer expected to eat a good meal from her. He helped Himeko to the living room, swept the floor clean with a broom, and then looked at what ingredients Himeko had.

Li - Cooks Deliciously - Ming has logged on!

What? You say my cooking is terrible? Don't be ridiculous, I've watched all episodes of Valkyrie's Restaurant! Everyone who's eaten my food says it's good.

Then Li Ming glanced at many ingredients he had seen in the Elysian Realm but had never cooked himself. In the end, he decided to take out eggs. As expected, the most familiar dish was egg fried rice, as it was a dish he couldn't forget in both lives.

But Li Ming found potatoes, found green onions, found flour, and even found flatbread, garlic, and sesame oil, but he couldn't find any rice?

What the heck, did my brother eat your rice? Where's your rice?

In the end, Li Ming was too lazy to ask Himeko. He looked at the available ingredients, thought for a moment, and decided to make potato balls!

Honestly, he had only seen Hua make potato balls in the Elysian Realm. He hadn't actually tried making them himself, but since he had the instructions, why ask for anything else!

Li Ming had always had the highest expectations for his own cooking skills.

Alright, alright, Little Sunflower Mom's class, ah no, Valkyrie's Restaurant is now in session.

Potato balls: first, peel and slice the potatoes, steam them. Consider the taste and prepare the sauce. Li Ming considered the difference in taste between himself and Himeko, so he prepared two kinds of sauce.

Drizzle with hot oil, add sesame oil.

Mash the potatoes forcefully into a smooth puree, as delicate as a maiden's skin. Add a little salt and a little potato starch, adding it in small, repeated amounts.

Add flour and knead the dough using the Inch Punch, until it forms a smooth small ball.

He then took out the superior Heavenly Fire Greatsword, brought the water to a boil, and dropped in the small balls.

When the balls floated to the surface, scoop them out, pour them into cold water, and soak for five minutes. Drizzle with the prepared sauce and mix.

Fragrant potato balls were ready.

After about an hour of busy work, Himeko, who was in the living room, had somewhat recovered. She smelled the aroma wafting into the kitchen.

"What is this? It smells so good!" Himeko floated in and saw several irregularly shaped dough balls in a bowl. Although the presentation wasn't great, the smell was truly amazing.

"Potato balls. I made two sauces, you can see if you prefer spicy or non-spicy." Li Ming placed two small dishes of sauce on the dining table, then brought over a large bowl full of potato balls.

Himeko immediately darted to the dining table. However, when Li Ming sat down, perhaps to maintain her image, Himeko tidied her appearance and looked refined.

Then she reached out, picked up a small ball with her chopsticks, and first dipped it into the non-spicy sauce. She took a shallow taste. The garlic and green onion flavors exploded in her mouth. Although she wasn't entirely used to the garlic, Himeko still found it delicious, soft and chewy, and very palatable.

However, Himeko then tried the spicy sauce. While it was indeed much spicier in comparison, it wasn't as pungent as wasabi for Himeko. After tasting it, Himeko's eyes lit up.

Li Ming originally thought the taste wouldn't be very good, and the presentation hadn't met his expectations either. But after he finished cleaning the kitchen and sat down at the dining table, he found that more than half of the potato balls were gone.

Li Ming immediately thought, This is bad, I'm too late!

He quickly lunged for the table, and the two of them finished the large basin of potato balls in a whirlwind of eating.

"Ah, it's really too delicious!" Himeko, who had been very refined earlier, leaned back in her chair ungracefully after finishing. "No, you have to teach me how to make it!"

"This is simple!" Li Ming picked his teeth. He actually felt only about seventy percent full, but the taste was indeed good. Valkyrie's Restaurant had another episode to film.

Glancing at Li Ming, who was comfortably leaning back in his chair, Himeko, who hadn't noticed it earlier when Li Ming was carrying her, could now clearly see a faint reddish-pink line about three centimeters long on Li Ming's right wrist. However, she wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but she felt like the line was glowing.

After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Li Ming, is your hand okay?"

Startled by Himeko's sudden question, Li Ming flinched. He looked at his right hand. Indeed, the line, which had originally been faint, had now grown by two to three centimeters and seemed much more active.

However, there was no sign of it spreading, and Li Ming didn't feel any discomfort, so he relaxed. But since Himeko asked, Li Ming thought about it and decided to conceal it. "It's nothing. Probably just a scratch I got somewhere today. It's a minor issue!"

"Didn't you say that thing today might be related to some experiments? What if it's an infection?" Seeing Li Ming's expression just now, Himeko felt that Li Ming was definitely lying. "Besides, when that monster appeared this afternoon, didn't many people get infected and turn into monsters?"

"Uh, didn't we just get checked out? The doctor said it was nothing!" Li Ming felt a bit embarrassed about being caught in his lie, but he smoothly organized his thoughts and said.

However, Himeko wasn't so easily fooled. "But what if it's some kind of special infection, or something the doctor hasn't seen before?"

Seeing Himeko's persistence, Li Ming stopped trying to deceive her, but he didn't confess either. Instead, he said, "How about this, I'll go ask the guards tomorrow about what this problem is, okay?"

"I'll go with you!" Himeko had no ulterior motives. She mainly felt that while Li Ming seemed wary at first glance, he quickly became indifferent. Himeko figured if she didn't go with him, he'd probably forget about it by tomorrow.

Li Ming looked into Himeko's eyes, trying to force her to give up this way. But Himeko didn't flinch at all and stared back at Li Ming's gaze.

Helplessly, Li Ming agreed. Then, the two of them drifted onto the topic of hobbies. Li Ming glanced at the spaceship model on the TV cabinet and asked, "Himeko, do you really like spaceships?"

"Yeah, don't you think exploring space is incredibly interesting?" Himeko rested her chin on her hand, gazing out the window with her eyes full of longing. At this moment, Himeko truly had the air of a fifteen-year-old girl. "What if there are aliens? Or undiscovered civilizations..."

Li Ming quietly listened to Himeko express her thoughts. Looking at the red-haired girl, he felt that at this moment, perhaps protecting the girl's small dream was the most important thing.

"...Once humanity reaches space, we'll have a broader future!" Himeko exclaimed excitedly, spreading her arms as if to embrace the sky. It was then that she realized Li Ming was watching her.

The tips of her ears turned red, and she pretended to be angry, saying, "How shameless of you, letting me talk all by myself! You didn't say anything!"

"Interrupting someone's beautiful dream isn't polite!" Li Ming smiled, feeling much more relaxed. He looked at the pouting Himeko in front of him and momentarily zoned out.

"I don't care, I want to hear about you. Why did you choose mechanical engineering?" Himeko began to act cute, and Li Ming couldn't resist, so he told her everything.

However, Himeko's question made Li Ming, who was already distracted, even more so. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Perhaps it's because I want to see my parents one day!"

Hearing Li Ming's words, Himeko's expression softened.

"My dad used to fix all sorts of novel gadgets that no one in the village had ever seen. I thought it was really cool when I was little. Later, Dad didn't have time to come back, so I thought, if I learned to be even better than Dad, maybe Mom and Dad would come back..."

As he spoke, Li Ming's tone faltered. He felt his mind suddenly become much lighter, as if a great burden had been lifted. Snapping back to reality, he smiled and said, "And then I became like this!"

Himeko looked at him, her gaze deep and incredibly complex.

Being looked at like that, Li Ming felt something was off. Besides, how could a fifteen-year-old child have a pie chart embedded in their eyes!

However, Himeko seemed to realize her gaze was a bit strange. She toned it down a bit and asked again, "But you're so amazing! You weren't scared at all when you fought that monster today, and your outfit was so cool! Oh, when did you change? We were in the box, and I didn't have anything in my hands at the time."

Uh oh, Li Ming felt something was amiss and quickly said, "Uh, I changed at the hospital. It wasn't convenient, you know."

Himeko looked at him, her expression full of doubt. "Really?"

"More real than real gold!" Li Ming quickly raised his hand and made a four with his fingers. "I swear, if I'm lying, may lightning strike me down!"

While swearing, Li Ming silently thought, There probably aren't any thunder gods or anything here, right?

Thinking this, Li Ming suddenly felt much more confident speaking.

Seeing him swear, Himeko didn't say much more. But she still asked happily, "Oh, you were able to run to the rooftop in just a few steps! That's the fourth floor!"

As she spoke, Himeko's eyes began to shine. "And you could actually fight that monster with just your fists! It looked so ordinary. Are you from some special forces or something, like Kallen in Kallen Fantasy?"

Li Ming quickly waved his hands. Seriously, am I evolving into Batman? The book title would be, "Honkai Impact: I Couldn't Make It in Schicksal, So I Went to America to Become the Inch Punch Hero"?

Inch Punch Hero sounds too awful.

Hearing Li Ming deny it, Himeko's gaze didn't dim. Instead, it seemed to have added LED lights, shining brightly at Li Ming. "Then you're an alien!"

"What if I said I'm a little monster from outer space, specifically here to fight Ultraman? Would you believe me?" Li Ming said with some helplessness. But Himeko actually nodded seriously. "I believe you!"

"I'm really defeated by you!" Li Ming smacked his head. He felt that if he continued, Himeko would probably be so fooled by him that she wouldn't know north from south. He said helplessly, "I'm just an ordinary person, not an alien. I just know a bit of Schicksal martial arts."

"Really?"

"Really!"

After hearing Li Ming's definitive answer, the light in Himeko's eyes instantly vanished. She looked like a catnip-loving cat whose catnip had been stolen.

Li Ming felt a bit of pity and wanted to comfort her. However, Himeko adjusted her mood very quickly. Seeing Li Ming's outstretched hand, she looked at him with confusion. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, nothing," Li Ming sheepishly retracted his hand, which had been reaching out to ruffle her hair.

But Himeko still looked at him with an expression that strongly resembled a pervert's. The two of them fell into an awkward silence.

Then, Himeko seemed to suddenly think of something. "Oh, right! Since you're so amazing, join my club!"

"Your club?" Li Ming was a bit confused. Himeko seemed to be only a freshman, wasn't it too early to start her own club?

But Himeko excitedly told him, "Yes, yes! It's my club. I'm planning to create an 'Extraterrestrial Civilization Research' club. You should be a member!"

It sounded pretty good, but Li Ming still asked, "Hmm, it's not impossible. But if you're going to start a club, how many members have you gathered so far?"

Then Himeko fell silent. Li Ming looked at her embarrassed expression and finally sheepishly held up a 'two' with her fingers.

"What! Only the two of us?" Li Ming suddenly felt that agreeing to Himeko's condition was a mistake. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but before Li Ming could utter his refusal, Himeko pushed him out. "I don't care! You promised me, no take-backs! If you go back on your word, I'll bite you to death!"

Then Li Ming was fiercely pushed out by Himeko, who slammed the door shut behind him, leaving Li Ming outside with a black line across his forehead.