"Holy chovy, if you're making coffee, make it properly!"
Looking at the expressionless Liuxue before him, Zhang Xiu silently set down the coffee that had nearly sent him and Yaoshi to the afterlife.
Who could have imagined it? Not only had Liuxue failed to change Himeko's approach to coffee, she had actually learned to make Himeko's dark brew!
"According to my analysis, this coffee contains excellent ingredients and can fully satisfy the consumer's energy requirements."
"So what exactly did you put in it?" Zhang Xiu frowned and helped Yaoshi up from the floor, where she had been convulsing.
"...Himeko's coffee, supplemented with various ingredients it lacked, including Big-Eyed Monster Fish."
"Ah..." Yaoshi's mouth twitched and refused to close. In the end, Zhang Xiu had to push her jaw back into place.
"I think Liuxue is actually very talented. Perhaps you simply haven't gotten used to it yet, Zhang Xiu?"
Beside them, Himeko nodded in satisfaction. She had just tasted the coffee herself and discovered all sorts of flavors in it. She thought it was quite good.
"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Himeko." Liuxue bowed slightly to her.
"Anyway, how has your time on the Xianzhou been? I heard you also visited Belobog?" Himeko turned to Zhang Xiu and Yaoshi.
"Pretty good, pretty good... Aside from a few unpleasant incidents, everything's been great. We've met plenty of people, too."
"Unpleasant incidents? Care to tell me about them? Perhaps I can help you work through them."
Smiling, Himeko patted the sofa beside her, inviting the three of them to sit.
After sitting down with Yaoshi in his arms, Zhang Xiu began recounting their experiences on the Xianzhou.
Naturally, those included forcibly killing Oswaldo, a host of Market Development Department personnel, and their anti-star-system fleet, as well as suppressing Skydeep.
"So that's