"Mmm..."
"Oh..."
"Ah..."
It happened quickly. Very quickly.
Indescribable sounds began drifting out of the dining area.
Whether it was Jingliu, Firefly, Kafka, Silver Wolf, or Blade.
Only after finishing their food did they realize just how powerful the aftereffects were.
Even Asta was no exception.
Granted, Asta wasn't ill.
Just like Silver Wolf.
But not being ill didn't mean she couldn't feel good.
Jiang Yao's food didn't just heal people. Of course it could enhance them, too!
As they ate, everyone could actually feel their physical condition steadily changing.
For the better.
But.
Eating and digesting were both processes that took time.
They weren't Jiang Yao.
They couldn't digest everything in an instant.
In other words.
Once they finished eating.
Once their bodies started digesting the food.
The real bliss.
Was only just beginning!
Jiang Yao felt his Path Power growing steadily stronger.
He was feeling particularly pleased with himself.
Good, good, good.
Now I don't even have to worry about getting ganged up on.
Even a backstab from Aha wouldn't matter.
I'm already way, way ahead of you all~
Indeed.
Before, everyone had more or less been at the same starting line.
Uh, that wasn't quite what he meant.
Put it this way: there were tiers among Aeons, too.
Originally, the situation had been as follows:
[Nihility] stood in a tier of its own.
Right behind it were [Elation] and [Finality].
Next came [the Undying], [Voracity], [Preservation], [Order], and [Equilibrium].
Then came [Destruction], [The Hunt], [Enigmata], [Propagation], and so on.
In any case, [Beauty] was in the lowest tier.
But for reasons everyone knew.
[The Undying] tried to reach the same standing as [Nihility].
And was gone.
Taiyi pulled off something big.
Also trying to sit at the same table as [Nihility].
That led to the emergence of