So Bo Yi moved into the empty seat beside the female player.
"Hey..." He poked her, putting on an eager show of concern. "You look... like you really don't like the food..."
"I noticed you've barely eaten anything. Is it not to your taste?"
"You can say that again." The player let out a long sigh. As she carefully transferred a spoonful of rice onto her teammate's plate across from her, she said, "Not liking it is part of the problem, but mostly, I just can't eat any more..."
"I don't know why my appetite suddenly got so small..."
"Come to think of it, the doctor diagnosed me with 'anorexia' after my examination this afternoon. I didn't think much of it at the time... Who knew it would come back to bite me so soon..."
The female player looked rueful, but understanding dawned on Bo Yi's face.
No wonder...
Now everything made sense...
Having gotten his answer, Bo Yi feigned sympathy and nodded to the female player, then prepared to return to his seat. She paid him no mind, either. All her attention was focused on the food she couldn't finish.
The spoon slowly lowered, and the grains of rice on it fell onto the other player's plate. "Help me finish this first-"
Before she could finish, a silver flash streaked past. Shhk- There was the sound of an object piercing flesh-
A silver spoon had flown out of nowhere and plunged into her neck. Its handle sank deep into the side of her neck, leaving only the rounded bowl exposed, reflecting the stunned, contorted face of the player opposite her.
Bright red liquid sprayed onto the table, onto the food on their plates, and onto the face of the player across from her.
He remained frozen in his previous