"Although this mission failed, taking out an A-class wanted criminal like you along the way will count as my final service to the empire!"
Aesop was about to pinch his two fingers together and crush the glass sphere.
Just then.
A distorted ray of light as fine as a hair swept past, like countless flashes.
His movement froze.
Aesop opened his mouth slightly, but no words came out.
The next second, his entire body shattered into countless pieces, collapsing like building blocks. The glass sphere fell, and the Black Knight gently caught it in his palm.
The wolf helmet turned slightly, looking down at the corpse on the ground, and shook.
The ray of light changed direction several times in midair before finally landing in the Black Knight's hand and turning into a pale yellow orchid.
"Thank you, Youlan, my love."
The Black Knight held the flower before his helmet, as though smelling it, as though kissing it.
Jack Manor.
The kitchen off the ground-floor hall.
Chen Lun stood beside Froy, quietly watching her tip chunks of pork into the pot.
"Like this?"
Froy asked curiously.
"Yes... that should be right. Add the spices next and simmer it for forty minutes. Once the liquid has cooked down, it should be about ready."
Drawing on his memories, Chen Lun slowly guided Froy in recreating a dish he had missed for a long time in this world-braised pork belly.
Froy put the lid on the pot and turned around.
"Will eating it with rice really feel... taste that good, like you said?"
"Of course!"
Chen Lun chuckled. His exact words at the time had been that it would feel absolutely amazing... but Froy probably had trouble understanding that, so he had only described the general idea.
"Good food takes