"It's fine. I don't have much to do on my end anyway," Shi Hen said with a smile. "Dinner won't be ready for a while yet. If you're hungry, you can help yourself to something from the fridge first.
There's only me at home right now, so make yourself comfortable."
"Mm..." Kiana answered softly, then seemed to suddenly realize something. She crossed the living room in a few strides and stopped at the kitchen entrance. "Then I'll help too."
She had been eating and staying here for free, after all. How could she just watch Shi Hen work by himself while she stood around waiting?
Hearing the girl's words, Shi Hen's expression changed slightly.
One of the three great taboos of the Honkai World: never let anyone named Kaslana into the kitchen!
"No need. I'll be done soon. You're a guest, and Shenzhou has no tradition of making guests work!"
Shi Hen's tone was resolute.
He did not want to renovate the kitchen, much less end up in the hospital himself.
The curse borne by the Kaslana family was not something ordinary people could withstand.
"Um... all right." Seeing how firm the youth was, Kiana bit her lip and could only reluctantly give up on the idea. Still, she leaned against the kitchen doorway. "Then I'll watch. If there's anything you need me to do, just say so."
She still could not bring herself to wait leisurely off to the side by herself.
"Mm, I will."
Shi Hen answered softly, then silently sped up his movements.
Who knew when Kiana might change her mind? He did not want this kitchen to get blown up.
"Eh? I couldn't tell before, but you're pretty good at cooking."
Watching the youth's incredibly practiced movements, Kiana was immediately surprised.
What seemed even more unbelievable