After one bite, Tatsumaki's little face had already turned bright red from the heat. When she saw the chilled soda in Josen's hand, she was like a girl cornered by three burly men in the middle of the night who suddenly saw a superhero descending from the sky!
Of course, not one like "Homelander."
If that kind showed up, he certainly wouldn't be coming to the rescue. He would be joining in.
The next moment, Tatsumaki snatched the soda from Josen's hand and took a huge gulp without a second thought.
Glug, glug, glug...
The chilled orange-flavored drink was undoubtedly the ultimate weapon against the heat, immediately washing away a good deal of the burning in her mouth.
Then a second wave of heat surged up. Tatsumaki's expression changed, and she could only clutch the soda and take another gulp.
Seeing her flushed little face, as though she were savoring something and beginning to adjust to the hot pot's spiciness, Josen couldn't help asking with a smile, "How does it feel?"
"Hiss, haa-I don't know..."
Tatsumaki instinctively sucked in air, feeling that the burning sensation in her mouth was going to her head.
Josen immediately moved like lightning, scooping up another whole bowl of ingredients. As he fed her, he said in a coaxing voice, "Then have another piece!"
Tatsumaki swallowed, a trace of struggle in her eyes.
But when she caught Josen's mischievous smile out of the corner of her eye, the nature of the situation changed!
-Hmph, he's actually challenging me!
Her temper flared in an instant!
"...Hmph! Bring it on!"
A second later.
"...So hot, hot, hot, hot!"
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The consequence of refusing to admit defeat was that Tatsumaki almost took flight from the heat again!
Fortunately, she had learned her lesson this time. She immediately lunged