A person in Honkai Impact, just became a Decade Knight

Wait, then who else could be the one cooking?

Everyone's here... No way?!

With expressions of surprise and doubt, everyone looked towards the kitchen at the same time.

At the kitchen doorway, Gu Yu, having taken off her apron, came out carrying another pot of fried chicken.

"Wow, everyone woke up so early today?"

"That's fine. We can begin after everyone has finished washing up."

After easily dodging Kiana's clutches, Gu Yu gently tapped Kiana's head.

"Kaslana, the chicken nuggets are freshly fried and piping hot."

"Okay, I understand..."

Kiana glared angrily at the golden chicken nuggets and muttered to herself.

"Why is Brother Gu even more long-winded than Dad?"

Seeing this scene, Mei felt the danger hanging over her head growing ever larger.

Why are these two able to act so intimately as if nothing's wrong?!

They look like siblings now, which is fine, but what about in the future?

Mei's eyes flashed with a cold light as she watched Kiana walk towards the bathroom.

Kiana, I once thought you would definitely be my partner.

On the other side, Fu Hua looked at Gu Yu and sighed softly.

She wasn't stupid; she had figured it out during their time together.

From the moment they met, his fellow villager was wary of him, and even after a week of getting to know each other, the other party showed no intention of letting his guard down.

For example, right now, Gu Yu, who is face to face with him, has absolutely no intention of exposing his back to him.

Combining this with the rumor she had heard from Dean Theresa that "Gu Yu and Bishop Otto had a conflict," Fu Hua came up with an unexpected yet logical answer.

The boy knew about his partnership with Otto, which is why he was always wary of him.

Strangely, this matter is a secret within Schicksal. Apart from Durandal, the captain of the Undying Blade, and her lieutenant Rita, practically no one knows about the relationship between Fu Hua and Otto.

In the eyes of most people, she was just a genius girl from the Far East branch.

If this boy really knew about her relationship with Otto, then...

Just how terrifying are his intelligence sources?

With this in mind, Fu Hua walked towards the washroom.

This staring contest isn't going to work. Since everyone's at peace now, there's no need for her to pry into the other side's situation.

After all, based on current observations, this boy is not a bad person.

Although the boy's handling of his emotions was inappropriate, Fu Hua knew very well that a flame of justice still burned in his eyes.

She didn't want to be hostile to this fellow countryman unless it was absolutely necessary.

……

After everyone finished washing up, the dormitory members took their seats and all looked at Gu Yu, as if waiting for him to give an explanation.

Then, in order to break the awkward silence, Himeko Murata coughed twice and asked Kouyu.

"Gu Yu, why did you keep your culinary skills a secret from everyone?"

"Of course it's laziness."

Feeling the incredibly strange gazes from everyone, Gu Yu added a sentence.

"Today is a special case, mainly because I've been reflecting on my recent state of mind..."

"Well, I've been in a bad mood lately, which seems to have made the atmosphere in the whole dorm a bit dull. I'm really sorry."

"Consider what I've done today as an apology to everyone. Please make do with what you have to eat."

Seeing Gu Yu scratching his cheek and turning his face away with a slightly embarrassed expression, Kiana immediately said with dissatisfaction.

"Brother Gu, you're being too formal."

"Card……"

"And I said, it's about time we changed the habit of calling people by their surnames."

Kiana, holding chopsticks in her right hand, pressed herself close to Gu Yu's body with a disgruntled expression.

"Putting aside Aunt Himeko, Aunt Theresa, and the class monitor, we're still comrades who've been through thick and thin together since we were in Changkong City!"

"If you keep being so distant, I'm really going to get angry!"

"Um... could you not stand so close?"

Seeing the girl's displeasure, Gu Yu glanced at the expressions of the others and received the same response.

Even Theresa and Himeko, who were not directly involved, showed an expression that said, "You're the one who's being unfair."

"Okay, okay, I understand—Kiana, I'm sorry for being so formal."

As if defeated, Gu Yu looked at her other companions.

"I'm really fed up with you guys. A man has wandered in from a group of girls. Aren't you afraid that I'm some old pervert who might try to grope you?"

"Please, have a little bit of vigilance. Every single man is a lecherous scoundrel; the only difference is whether they've shown it or not."

"Pervert?"

As if she had heard something funny, Kiana grinned mischievously and moved even closer.

"That's it?"

"Kiana!"

Seeing the blush on Gu Yu's face, Mei immediately pulled Kiana back to her seat in dissatisfaction.

"Can't you see that Gu Yu is in a difficult position right now?"

"But, is Brother Gu's reaction really that interesting...?"

After returning to her seat with regret, Kiana looked at Gu Yu, who was relieved, and whispered to Mei.

"Look how innocent he is, using the trick I taught you will definitely..."

"Kiana!"

Seeing the shadows gradually appear on Raiden Mei's face, Kiana immediately shrank back.

"I didn't say anything!"

"Alright, alright, that's enough playing around."

After pouring juice for everyone, Gu Yu raised her glass and addressed the crowd.

"From today onwards, I'll be relying on everyone's help for the time being."

"cheers."

"Oh!"

Seeing everyone finish their juice and start a noisy party, Gu Yu smiled slightly.

It's not so bad to live like this once in a while.

If only things could continue like this every day.

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PS1: Ah, let's just call this a patch. The protagonist's cooking skills here are self-taught. After all, he lived alone for five years without anyone cooking for him, so he learned everything he should and shouldn't have learned. It has nothing to do with the abilities given to him by Decade.

PS2: I originally wanted this chapter to have a line like, "Why is Gu Yu's cooking so good?", followed by the protagonist's ambiguous reply, "When you're alone for a long time, you learn everything," to adjust Fu Hua's favorability through a misunderstanding. But after thinking about it, I decided to delete it.

Such a heartwarming scene became too awkward with this half-hearted twist and misunderstanding, so in the end, that part was deleted.

PS3: I'll be performing a rock-climbing magic trick tomorrow, but I can't... so please just pretend nothing happened.jpg

Chapter 81. Truly worthy of being Lord Otto.

For the rest of the time, everyone chatted and laughed at the table.

It has to be said that although this kind of thing is just a daily occurrence for ordinary people, it was precisely this kind of daily routine that allowed Gu Yu's extremely tired body and mind to relax a little.

Of course, Himeko Murata's desire to take this opportunity to drink beer and act crazy doesn't count as part of this so-called daily life.

"Alright, to celebrate everyone officially moving into this dorm, I've decided..."

Himeko Murata, who had walked to the refrigerator, suddenly opened it and pulled out seven or eight cans of ice-cold beer with a sly grin, preparing to approach the group.

"Himeko, stop."

Then, before Himeko could finish speaking, Theresa sighed helplessly.

"Besides the two of us, everyone else here is under twenty years old."

"Have you forgotten that in the Far East, people under the age of twenty are not allowed to drink alcohol?"

"What does it matter?"

Upon hearing Theresa's words, Himeko retorted with dissatisfaction.

"It's really ruining the atmosphere at a time like this. Besides—Gu Yu, Fu Hua, you two aren't from the Far East, why don't you have a drink with me?"

"I do not want."

"Please forgive me for refusing."

However, the two, who had previously maintained a cold relationship, suddenly and surprisingly gave the same response at this moment.

At this moment, Raiden Mei, who had just calmed down, started to panic again.