I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Chizu Natsuyo suddenly felt her mind go blank, because the scenario she expected—being eaten by Gastrea—did not happen; instead, she was brought to this place...

Suddenly, Senju Natsuyo felt like her brain wasn't working properly...

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Back at the Merlin Cat Restaurant, Chizu Natsuyo, dressed in a white shirt, sat on the sofa, fidgeting awkwardly. She hadn't expected that her theft would lead to her being chased all the way into the forest by the owner of the stolen item…

Especially since the one chasing him wasn't even human.

Thinking this, Natsume Senju looked at Yuhaka in front of her and thought...

Chapter 269 [I've been having a bit of bad luck lately...]

At the Yuhaka family home, Chizu Natsume and the Yuhaka family stared at each other blankly...

Yuhaka: "OwO stares..."

Kanna: "Stare..."

Black: "Staring..."

For Chizu Natsuyo, such gazes still made her feel a little uncomfortable, after all, Chizu Natsuyo was a thief who had stolen their things before, even if she had only stolen a piece of clothing and a sandwich.

But most importantly...

Chizu Natsume looked at Yuhaka and the others with their pointed horns, large tails, and pointed ears, feeling quite puzzled. Through her own observation, Chizu Natsume felt that the things on their heads did not seem to be ornaments, but rather real biological features.

Especially Yuhaka. Natsuyo Senju witnessed Yuhaka transform from a monster-like form into a human, leaving her completely dumbfounded. For her, Yuhaka's transformation from its third form to its first form was beyond her imagination.

Ji Lin, who was standing to the side, looked at Qian Shou Xia Shi and asked her:

"My name is Ji Lin. What's your name, little friend?"

Senju Natsume looked at Ji Lin, who was a few years older than him, with a puzzled expression, and then said to Ji Lin:

“Senju Natsuyo, my name is Senju Natsuyo. Are you... also cursed children?”

Upon hearing Senju Natsuyo's question, Ji Lin blinked and replied:

"The cursed child? What is that?"

As she spoke, Ji Lin asked Yuhaka and the others:

"Master Youyou, do you know what a cursed child is?"

"OwO, the cursed child? What's that? Is it tasty?"

Upon hearing Ji Lin's words, Yuhaka looked at Ji Lin with a puzzled expression and asked him a question. Ji Lin looked a little embarrassed by Yuhaka's question, while Kanna and Hei, who were standing to the side, also looked puzzled. They were also confused by the term "cursed child".

Sitting on the sofa, Chizu Natsuyo looked a little bewildered. After all, in the Tokyo area, it would be a lie to say that you didn't know the term "Cursed Child." The Cursed Child was basically hated by everyone in Tokyo, and the fact that Ji Lin and the others didn't know about the Cursed Child made Chizu Natsuyo feel very unreal.

"Wait, don't you know about the Cursed Child?"

Chizu Natsuyo looked at Yuhaka and the others with puzzled expressions and asked them this question. Although Yuhaka and the others shook their heads and told Chizu Natsuyo they didn't know.

Hearing what Yuhaka and the others said, Chizu Natsuyo looked at them with an incredulous expression. Yuhaka and the others' words seemed hard for Chizu Natsuyo to believe, but their expressions didn't seem to be lying, which made Chizu Natsuyo feel a little confused.

"Could it be?!"

He found himself in a strange restaurant room with no giant stone monument, the police didn't immediately use the radiance detector on him, and he was unaware of the existence of the Cursed Child...

After piecing together the above information, Senju Natsuyo felt something come to mind.

So Chishou Natsume looked at Yuhaka and the others and asked:

"Excuse me, where is this place? Is it in the Tokyo area?"

Upon hearing Senju Natsuyo's question, Ji Lin blinked and looked at Senju Natsuyo, saying:

"Tokyo area? Senju-chan, you mean the Tokyo area, right? But this isn't Tokyo, you know?"

Ji Lin then told Qian Shou Xia Shi the location, and Qian Shou Xia Shi looked puzzled upon hearing Ji Lin's words, since Ji Lin said that this place was not one of the five regions he knew. Qian Shou Xia Shi then asked about the current year and other details.

"Time? Hmm..."

Ji Lin opened his phone and checked it, then said:

"It's 2017 now."

Upon hearing Ji Lin's words, Qian Shouxia understood completely that this was not her world, but another world.

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After hearing Ji Lin's words, Chizu Natsuyo told Yuhaka and the others about her origins. Yuhaka and the others weren't surprised to hear Chizu Natsuyo's background; after all, the entrance to the Merlin Cat Restaurant sometimes linked to Mishiore's world, so linking to other worlds wasn't impossible.

After hearing about Senju Natsuyo's background, Ji Lin looked at Senju Natsuyo with a somewhat sympathetic expression and said:

"So that's how dark things were on Senju-chan's side..."

Ji Lin originally thought that their world was chaotic enough, but she did not expect that the world of Qian Shou Xia Shi was even darker and more chaotic. Of course, the darkness and chaos only referred to the Cursed Children. For ordinary people, it would have little impact.

Just then, Chizu Natsuyo's stomach made a rumbling sound. Everyone who heard the sound turned their attention to Chizu Natsuyo's belly. Seeing that everyone's attention had shifted to her belly, Chizu Natsuyo lowered her head a little embarrassed.

After all, she had never eaten anything like this before. Although she had eaten a sandwich, Chizu Natsuyo was still not full.

Not long after Natsume Senju's stomach started growling, Kanna's stomach also started rumbling, and Hei, who was sitting next to Kanna, also started growling.

Seeing that everyone was pretty hungry, Yuhaka stood up and said to them:

"Youyou, go cook."

With that, Yuhaka went to cook. Seeing Yuhaka go to cook, Ji Lin also stood up and said to Yuhaka:

"Master Youyou, let me help too."

Hearing Ji Lin's words, Yuhaka nodded in agreement. Hearing their conversation, Chizu Natsume, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up and spoke to Yuhaka and Ji Lin:

"Um, please let me help too!"

"Eh? Can Senju-chan cook?"

Upon hearing Senju Natsuyo's words, Ji Lin looked surprised and said, "..." Senju Natsuyo, with a slightly embarrassed expression, replied to Ji Lin:

"Hmm... I used to cook when I was the Initiator, so I can still cook some simple dishes. I also want to make up for what I did before."

After hearing what Chizu Natsuyo said, Ji Lin looked at Yuhaka and asked her a question. Yuhaka looked at the somewhat hesitant Chizu Natsuyo and nodded to indicate that there was no problem. After obtaining the head chef Yuhaka's consent, Ji Lin took Chizu Natsuyo to the kitchen and began to prepare the meal.

Chapter 270 [My computer suddenly crashed while I was writing...]

In the kitchen of the Merlin Cat Restaurant, Chizu Natsuyo looked at Yuhaka's spacious kitchen with a slightly surprised expression. Although Chizu Natsuyo had been into a kitchen before when she was an Initiator, Yuhaka's kitchen was much more spacious than any kitchen she had ever seen before. Moreover, Yuhaka's kitchen was well-equipped, and all sorts of unfamiliar machines made Chizu Natsuyo very curious.

"Um, Sister Ji Lin..."

While washing her hands with Ji Lin, Senju Natsuyo asked Ji Lin, who was standing nearby:

"Don't you have any adults here?"

When she was captured, Chizu Natsuyo didn't see any adults. Even the tallest girl here, Kuro, looked like a 15 or 6-year-old girl, not an adult. But the most important thing was that Yuhaka, Kanna, and Kuro didn't look like humans, which made Chizu Natsuyo very curious.

Upon hearing Qian Shouxia's question, Ji Lin paused for a moment, then pondered for a moment before replying:

"Hmm... Although there are no adults, Master Yuu, Kanna-chan, and Sister Kuro are all much older than me!"

Although that's what Ji Lin said, Yuhaka is actually much younger than Ji Lin. After all, Yuhaka's age from birth to now is probably less than 1 year old.

Hearing Ji Lin's words, Chizu Natsuyo nodded with a confused look, not quite understanding the situation. However, to be honest, Chizu Natsuyo noticed that Ji Lin, Yuhaka, Kanna, and Kuro didn't seem to be that far apart in age...

After Ji Lin and Qian Shou Xia Shi washed their hands, they cooked dinner together with Yu Ha Ka.

"Chef Youyou, what delicious food are you making tonight?"

In response to Ji Lin's question, Yuhaka pretended to think for a moment, then held up a finger and said to Ji Lin and Qian Shou Xia Shi:

"Yes, I'll make pasta tonight."

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Ji Lin also feigned a thoughtful expression and said:

"Hmm... are you making pasta?"

Ji Lin turned to look at Qian Shou Xia Shi and asked:

Has Senju-chan ever made pasta?

Regarding Ji Lin's question, Senju Natsuyo shook her head. Although Senju Natsuyo had cooked when she was an Initiator, she had only made some simple dishes, such as stir-fried bean sprouts...

Seeing Senju Natsume's reaction, Ji Lin simply smiled and said to her:

"Alright then, Senju-chan, listen to my and Yu-Yu's instructions later."

Hearing Ji Lin's words, Chizu Natsuyo nodded to indicate that she understood. Then, Chizu Natsuyo followed Yuhaka and the others to cook, since she had never made pasta before, and it was best to follow Yuhaka and the others' instructions.

Yuhaka and Jilin were in charge of preparing the ingredients, while Chizu Natsuyo was in charge of preparing the pasta.

Wearing only a white shirt, Chizu Natsuyo stood on a low stool, looking at the pot of water boiling in front of her. To be honest, Chizu Natsuyo's mind was a bit confused. After all, she had been in a post-apocalyptic world before, but now she had come to a very peaceful world.

During her conversation with Ji Lin, Chizu Natsuyo learned about this world. It was a very peaceful world without Gastrea, monoliths, or cursed children, which made Chizu Natsuyo a little confused. However, she didn't dislike this kind of world.

"Ah, the water is boiled."

After watching the water in the pot in front of her boil, Chizu Natsuyo followed Ji Lin's instructions and picked up the salt next to her and sprinkled some into it. Then she took a bundle of golden spaghetti and put it in vertically. After the spaghetti spread out, Chizu Natsuyo waited for the spaghetti to cook.

While Chizu Natsume was cooking noodles, Yuhaka and the others were preparing the ingredients they would use later, namely herbivorous dragon meat, onions, and tomatoes.

After Ji Lin chopped each of the above ingredients into small pieces, Yuhaka put butter in a pot and melted it over low heat. Then he added the diced meat and stir-fried it until it changed color. He then added the chopped onions and stir-fried them until they softened. Finally, Yuhaka added the chopped tomatoes and turned on medium heat to stir-fry until the juices were released.

After the broth was cooked, Ji Lin, who was standing to the side, poured some of the special tomato sauce made by the Meru Cat into Yuhaka's pot and stirred it evenly.

Chizu Natsuyo, who was cooking noodles on the side, took out the cooked spaghetti, drained the water, put it in a large plate, added some olive oil, and mixed it well with the spaghetti.

After Natsume Senju finished making the pasta, she handed it to Yuhaka. Yuhaka took the pasta from Natsume Senju and put it in the pot to mix with the stir-fried ingredients. After mixing it evenly, Yuhaka added some salt and black pepper and stirred it well.

Watching Yuhaka place the prepared tomato meat sauce spaghetti onto a plate, Chizu Natsume couldn't help but swallow hard. For Chizu Natsume, it had been a long time since she had smelled the aroma of food. Although she had been an Initiator, that was only a few months ago. After her Promoter died, she immediately fled back to the Outer Zone.

Ji Lin looked at Qian Shou Xia Shi, who was drooling beside him, and said:

"Alright, Senju-chan, it's time to take the dishes."

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After finishing the spaghetti bolognese made by Yuhaka, Chizu Natsuyo let out a sigh of relief and patted her slightly rounded belly.

To be honest, Chizu Natsuyo felt that this was probably the most full meal she had ever had. After finishing the meal, Kuro started clearing the dishes. Chizu Natsuyo wanted to help, but Kuro stopped her. After all, it was her turn to wash the dishes, and Chizu Natsuyo was new to the job, so she didn't need to do these things yet.

After finishing their meal, Ji Lin, who was standing to the side, also stood up from his chair and said to Senju Natsuyo:

"Alright, after dinner, Senju-chan should take a good bath!"

Hearing Ji Lin's words, Senju Natsuyo, who was rubbing her belly, was also stunned for a moment and said: