"And there's also a rich whale..."
"I told you to stop already!!!"
Hearing that, Natsuki Subaru was clearly on the verge of losing it. "Who talks about that during breakfast...?! Keep this up and nobody's going to have an appetite!"
"Why wouldn't they have an appetite?"
Fang Mo spread his hands. "I'm not forcing them to eat that stuff with you."
"It's because you keep saying weird things!" Natsuki Subaru snapped almost reflexively, but then he suddenly caught on. "Wait... no, Brother Dongwen, what did you just say? You're forcing me to eat what???"
"I'm doing this for your own good."
Fang Mo said earnestly, "I know this stuff tastes awful. It's fishy, stinky, and slimy. But no matter what, today you have to finish this bowl of Essence..."
"???"
Natsuki Subaru was instantly dumbfounded.
In fact, everyone else present wore equally blank expressions.
"No, wait a second!"
At the critical moment, Natsuki Subaru finally reacted and hurriedly stopped him. "Brother Dongwen, don't say any more nonsense! Shut up already!"
But right then, Fang Mo pulled out a large handful of small golden-green fruits.
At the same time, the last two words of his sentence reached them.
"...Berries."
"Huh?"
Natsuki Subaru froze at first, then let out a sigh of relief and quickly gave an awkward laugh to hide his embarrassment. "Ha, haha... so Brother Dongwen meant Essence Berries. You scared me. That stuff really does taste awful."
"You... have eaten these before?"
However, Fang Mo's expression suddenly darkened.
"!"
Natsuki Subaru's pupils contracted. Yes, he had eaten Essence Berries before, but that had only happened during one particular loop. Later, Gut Hunter had stabbed him to death, the timeline had reset... and no one remembered what had happened in that loop.
At that thought,
cold sweat immediately began to