Remembering the first time Kaguya had cooked, Uchiha Yin smiled.
Seeing his smile, Kaguya seemed to know what he was thinking, and a faint blush rose to her cheeks.
Kaguya's skin was pale and luminous, and the rosy flush made her look especially beautiful.
"I made this one carefully. I really put my heart into it," Kaguya insisted.
"All right, all right. I know you worked hard on it."
Uchiha Yin gently took the small hand resting on his waist as he spoke.
With his other hand, he picked up some greens and put them in his mouth.
At once, he felt as though he were standing in a meadow, the fresh scent of grass washing over him.
It made him relax without even realizing it.
"This is good, Kaguya. Your cooking has improved a lot." Uchiha Yin couldn't help giving her a thumbs-up.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest: Prepare a delicious lunch for Uchiha Yin and earn his approval. Quest complete. Reward: The God Tree Fruit will ripen faster."
The system's voice sounded in Kaguya's mind, and she let out an involuntary sigh of relief.
Before, Kaguya hadn't cared much about this quest. With Uchiha Yin beside her, why worry about when the God Tree Fruit would ripen?
She still had some concerns about Ōtsutsuki Taoya, but she believed that once she ate the ripe God Tree Fruit, she would be fully capable of fighting him.
Now, though, things were different. She desperately wanted the God Tree Fruit to ripen sooner. Only then could she gain enough power...
And keep Uchiha Yin by her side forever.
Kaguya's eyes flickered.
Kaguya herself was immortal, and not because of the God Tree's power.
She had also noticed that whenever she and Uchiha Yin did something intimate,