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"Ei...leen?"
The Insect Queen tilted her head. Both of her cheeks were bulging, and I couldn't tell if she was really like a hamster, getting ready to stuff food into her cheeks.
"Mm... Well, whatever. I'll just pick a name at random."
Irene was a fairly common name in Hua Nation, so it wouldn't draw much attention.
"Fine, if you say so~"
Her Majesty the Queen clearly wasn't interested in names at all. Her attention was entirely on the food. She reached out and grabbed a lobster.
Of course, it wasn't one of those specially mutated Giant Lobsters, just a Chinese spiny lobster that was a little bigger than normal.
The moment I saw her pick it up and start gnawing, the corner of my eye twitched.
"Crunch, crunch~"
I had to admit, Her Majesty the Queen had some strong teeth...
Could you at least peel the shell first?! She was chewing it whole, shell and all. The crisp crunching made my teeth ache.
But she didn't seem to mind at all. As she ate, she even said:
"It tastes pretty good, crunch crunch~ It's just a little hard on the teeth, crunch crunch~"
Obviously! Eating the shell and all was bound to be hard on the teeth!
But Her Majesty the Queen didn't seem inclined to ask for anything. She just held the lobster and ate from head to tail, leaving not even a single crumb.
I stared at her flat stomach, dumbfounded. Her stomach was... even more impressive than mine had been, wasn't it? She could even digest the shell. Tsk, tsk... Looks like Bear Grylls would have to give up the legendary throne he'd occupied for so many years.
Who was really at the top of the food chain? It wasn't Bear Grylls. It was this