Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Mei: "Yes, Kiana has been asking me and Sakura for a lot of tips and cooking methods lately, so there won't be any problems!"

Karen pressed her fist against Huihuo's head and spun it fiercely a few times.

"Damn it, don't underestimate the Kaslana family's willpower. Cooking is something we can learn with just a little effort!"

"Ah, right, right, you'll learn it in a minute." Hui Huo spread his hands and immediately started teaching.

"Although Kallen is telling the truth, Bronya still doesn't quite believe that idiot Kiana," Bronya muttered to herself.

Duang——

Bronya had just finished complaining when Kiana appeared from behind her and tapped Bronya on the head.

"That wretched Bronya, talking bad about me again. Don't underestimate me! Look, this is a toast pizza I made, come and have a taste."

Kiana placed the plate she had hidden behind her back on the table, slowly opened it, and revealed a series of glossy tomato toast pizzas.

"The quality is quite good! Kiana is really amazing." Jiuxiao praised Kiana first, then picked up a slice of toast pizza and took a small bite.

"I didn't expect Kiana to actually be able to make something edible, but I hope it's not just a deception!" Huihuo also picked up a portion and took a bite.

"The edges are all burnt... but Kiana's cooking must be delicious." Mei also took a serving and took a bite.

"Mmm...super delicious!" Jiuxiao, Huihuo, and Mei all praised in unison.

"Hmph, I am the culinary master of our time, of course it's delicious! Everyone else, please have a taste too."

Kiana happily shared the toast pizza with the others, and Bronya and the others also enjoyed it.

"See? I told you cooking is no challenge for the Kaslana family." Kallen happily ate Kiana's toast pizza, the delicious taste making her unable to stop.

Yae Sakura: "Kiana's toast pizza is indeed delicious, but does anyone else smell a strange odor...? It smells a bit like something burning..."

"Hehe, it must taste like toast pizza! Because toast pizza tastes better when it's toasted a little burnt, so it can have a slightly burnt flavor." Kiana happily ate the toast pizza with everyone, completely oblivious to Yae Sakura's description of the burnt flavor.

After a while, Jiu Xiao sniffed the air and smelled a burning odor as well. Not only Jiu Xiao, but Mei, Bronya, and the others also smelled it.

"Um... I think I smelled the burnt smell that Yae Sakura mentioned too. It's not the smell of toast or pizza, but it's coming from the kitchen. Kiana, are you cooking anything else?"

"Cooking something?" Kiana looked at Jiuxiao in confusion, then suddenly stood up in a panic. "Oh dear, I forgot I was cooking curry!"

Kiana hurriedly ran to the kitchen with a slice of toast and a pizza in her mouth. The toast and pizza were just something Kiana had prepared for everyone to have a little something to eat; the real feast was the curry she was cooking.

Just seconds after Kiana entered the kitchen, a huge explosion rang out; it sounded like the pressure cooker had exploded... followed by another series of crackling explosions...

"Oh no, oh no..."

Then thick smoke billowed from the kitchen, and Kiana ran out of the kitchen carrying a large, tattered pot containing a thick, purplish-red unidentified liquid.

Hui Huo shouted in a panic, "Kiana, what have you done! What's wrong with the kitchen?!"

Kiana: "Cough cough cough... How strange, how did my curry turn out like this? I followed the steps exactly..."

Jiuxiao: "This is curry?! Huh? It's turned purple!"

Kiana: "Of course! This is a potato stew I made especially for everyone! Maybe it's just a little different in color, but everyone should try it, I'm sure it'll still be delicious! I'll try some first~"

Mei quickly ran over and stopped Kiana from doing that.

"Wait, Kiana, I think it's better not to eat it!"

Yae Sakura looked at the strange dish and said, "The heat wasn't controlled well, and it was cooked for too long. You can't even tell what the potatoes and meat look like anymore."

Bronya: "I think we should save the kitchen first! And, you idiot Kiana, stop running around with that burnt curry!!!"

"Jiuxiao, come quick! Help me save my curry..." Kiana hugged the pot and looked at Jiuxiao expectantly.

Jiuxiao glanced at the state of the pot and gave up. "It's beyond saving. Even the potatoes are burnt to a crisp and stuck to the pot. Not only is it inedible, but the pot is ruined too..."

Karen spread her hands and said helplessly, "See, I told you we should have just ordered takeout. I have complete confidence in the strength of the Kaslana family."

"Do you want to look back at what you said before!" Hui Huo raised his middle finger at Kallen, who had just been the most eloquent person to refute him.

Everyone else turned to stare at Karen and said in unison:

"You're no better!"

Chapter 198 The White-haired Mouse

At night, Jiuxiao was awakened by a rustling sound.

I got dressed, got out of bed, and prepared to go see what was making the noise.

"It smells so good...it smells like instant noodles..."

Following the sound and smell, Jiu Xiao arrived at the living room. After turning on the living room light, sure enough, he caught Karen, a large black rat that had been stealing instant noodles.

"Didn't you eat enough tonight? Why are you sneaking out for a midnight snack in the middle of the night?"

After realizing she had been discovered, Karen stopped slurping her noodles, looked hesitantly at Jiuxiao, and then at her instant noodles.

Karen stared longingly at the instant noodles, but in the end she picked them up and handed them to Jiuxiao.

There's some left...want to eat?

"You're really carefree... I think it would be better to make another one."

Jiu Xiao pushed the instant noodles that Karen handed him back; he couldn't bring himself to eat something that someone else had already eaten.

"Are there any instant noodles left? The smell is making me a little hungry..."

"There are a few more packets, go make some for yourself! Make a few more for me too." Karen pointed to the kitchen cabinet where the instant noodles were kept.

"By the way, Jiuxiao, keep it down, don't wake Ying up. Otherwise, if Ying finds out, she'll give me a good scolding again. They always say instant noodles have no nutrition and that eating too much is bad for your health... but I don't eat them every day... I just eat some as a late-night snack when I'm hungry."

Jiuxiao paused in his action of picking up the noodles, then turned to look at Karen, and then looked up at the corner of the corridor.

Kallen, you idiot! You woke me up, how could Yae Sakura not have noticed?!

Jiuxiao frantically gave Kallen a meaningful look, reminding her that Yae Sakura had been watching her from the corner the whole time.

"Didn't you just refuse? I'm not giving you any!" Karen picked up the bowl and finished the rest of the soup noodles. Karen couldn't understand Jiu Xiao's expression, but she figured he'd changed his mind and wanted to take the food from her!

"It's hopeless..."

Jiu Xiao turned around, too lazy to pay attention to Karen, but he took a few more packs of instant noodles when he got them.

"Let's start with some vegetables!" Jiu Xiao took out some fresh vegetables from the refrigerator, but it seemed like there weren't many left.

"Let's get some bok choy and tender cabbage, perfect for noodles." Jiu Xiao looked at the vegetables he took out of the refrigerator and used his power of creation to change their genes and morphology, transforming them into many species.

"Cut some more meat cubes; I happen to have some leftover braised beef from Yae Sakura's recipe... I'll make a copy..."

Jiuxiao recorded the data of the braised beef made by Yae Sakura, and directly rewrote some raw pork into braised beef that could be eaten directly.

Prepare a few more eggs, then heat oil in a pan and make a lot of fried eggs.

Then put the instant noodles and seasoning packet into a pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the bok choy and tender cabbage, and finally add the braised beef.

Wait a minute or two, pour the cooked instant noodles into a bowl, then add the pre-fried egg, and your nutritious late-night snack is ready!

Jiu Xiao brought out three large bowls of instant noodles and placed them on the dining table.

"Hehe, Jiuxiao is still the best. This noodle looks so appetizing!" Karen picked up a fried egg and took a bite out of half of it.

"It's so hot..." Karen was burned, then blew on it twice and took another bite. A little heat couldn't stop her from eating.

"Eat slowly, there's still some left in the pot..." Jiu Xiao handed Karen a glass of milk to relieve the spiciness and soothe the burning sensation. Then, he said to Yae Sakura, who had been secretly observing from the corner:

"Sakura, come and eat something with me. I cooked your portion too."

"Sakura?! Sakura's here too?" Karen paused in her noodle-slurping, then followed Jiuxiao's gaze.

There, Yae Sakura stood with her arms crossed, leaning coldly against the wall, her icy blue eyes adding a touch of chill in the moonlight.

However, Yae Sakura didn't say much. She quietly walked over and sat down next to Kallen.

Looking at the bowl, chopsticks, and hot noodles laid out in front of her, Yae Sakura clasped her hands together and said something to Jiu Xiao.

"Thank you."

"No need to be polite, we're all family." Jiu Xiao waved his hand dismissively. He usually ate Yae Sakura's cooking anyway, so cooking for her was nothing, especially since it was just a simple bowl of instant noodles...

Seeing Yae Sakura pick up her chopsticks and start slurping her noodles, Kallen's lips curled up and her eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

Just smelling the Yae Cherry Blossoms can convey Kallen's joy.

"Karen, don't get too excited. This is just an exception; I'll still be keeping a close eye on you from now on!"

"Ah...no...!" Kallen suddenly felt dejected. She had thought that since Yae Sakura had tacitly approved of her eating instant noodles, she could eat them openly from now on...

"Hmm, looks like no one got enough to eat tonight..." Jiu Xiao teased while slurping his noodles.

"Yeah... Kiana volunteered to cook, and as a result, no one got enough to eat..." Kallen couldn't help but laugh as she thought of Kiana's sad face as she hugged the pot of dark matter that night.

No, what right do I have to laugh at Kiana...?

"What's wrong now...? My noodles are so delicious, I'm crying because I'm so touched?" Jiu Xiao looked at Karen, who was crying and laughing at the same time, and was a little at a loss.

"Let's eat noodles, she'll be normal in a bit..." Yae Sakura was already used to it; Kallen would say this every time the topic of cooking came up.

A few minutes later, Jiu Xiao finished the last sip of soup in his bowl and patted his belly contentedly.