Slurp, slurp. Drool kept spilling from the corners of Gray Cat's mouth. It smelled so good! Beside the cat, Jiao was swallowing drool too. Lu Hao nodded as well. It really did smell wonderful. He had added very little seasoning; Peak Beast meat was already exceptionally fresh and sweet, so it only needed a little finishing touch. Steaming it like this brought out all its fragrance.
"Fierce Fierce, is it ready yet? I want to eat! I want to eat!"
Gray Cat could no longer wait. Wasn't smelling something this delicious without being able to eat it the worst kind of torture?
"Just wait a little longer."
Lu Hao nudged Gray Cat's big head back. Eating it now would certainly have been fine. After all, Gray Cat and Jiao could eat it raw without any trouble, and as an Absolute Peak, Lu Hao could do the same. But he was still human, and still thought of himself as one, so eating it raw simply wouldn't do.
"Aaah! Fierce Fierce won't let me eat yummy food! Fierce Fierce is a bad person—Fierce Fierce is the worst! I'm going to starve to death! I'm so pitiful!"
The moment Gray Cat heard that the food still wasn't ready, the cat began rolling around on the ground, wailing miserably as though Lu Hao were actually being abusive. Lu Hao ignored the performance. The fish wasn't cooked yet, and no amount of pleading would make him let Gray Cat eat it. After all, Gray Cat had said it preferred cooked food.
Jiao said nothing and thought nothing, merely rolling its eyes. Only Jiao knew who that eye roll was meant for. Gray Cat kept rolling around on the ground, repeating the same few lines about Lu Hao abusing a cat and letting it starve to