My anime girlfriend has come into my life

Although he personally prefers obedient and well-behaved girls, it's not that he can't accept girls with strong personalities.

Mona, who diligently pursued her goals and remained steadfast despite their impoverished circumstances, was someone he once greatly admired and longed for. If it were him, he could never have poured all his money into research like Mona did; he would have definitely been earning money to enjoy life long ago.

Of course, most people can't do what Mona did. Normal people would save enough for living expenses, and they wouldn't be like Mona, scrimping and saving to the point of eating wild vegetable and fruit salads in order to buy research materials and equipment, and even not being able to pay rent.

"You haven't washed your hands yet. You need to wash your hands before touching the bowl."

Mona slapped away Li Chaoge's outstretched hand and took the bowl away.

However, after glancing at Li Chaoge, who was still smiling as always and not angry at all because of her words, and who had always been tolerant and supportive of her, Mona suddenly produced a ball of light blue water in her hand and said to Li Chaoge with a stern face, "Put your hand here."

"Thank you, Mona."

Seeing the water condensing in Mona's hand, Li Chaoge smiled and reached his hand into it.

I have to say, it was quite amazing to see a ball of water appear out of thin air and be held in Mona's hand. It's amazing that elements can be used in this world.

Of course, compared to Bronya, who is a Herrscher, it is much more difficult for Mona, who has not yet become a great astrologer, to manipulate water elements in this world. Now she specially made this for him to wash his hands... It has to be said that Mona is really tsundere.

Although he quite likes this kind of arrogant attitude, he's afraid that if he teases her too much, she might get pinned down and beaten.

"I bought you some instruments for studying celestial phenomena when I came back. Did you like them?"

While washing his hands, Li Chaoge asked, "Of course, he didn't just buy food. He had promised Mona he would buy things for her, but we didn't because we were in a rented villa at the time."

He didn't understand the quality of those products, but with Sigma around, he didn't have to worry about buying counterfeit goods.

"Hmph, this was agreed upon a long time ago, what's there to like or dislike?" Mona pouted, then suddenly looked down at herself. "I'll wash my hands, but don't try to grab my hands while I'm washing them. I've already washed them."

"Let's wash again together."

Li Chaoge was engrossed in playing with Mona's fair and slender fingers when he casually remarked.

"..." Mona paused for a moment, then changed the subject, "I heard from them that you were just learning martial arts from Thor. You can also come to me sometime to learn how to use water elements."

"Is the ability to use the water element like the power to transform into a puddle of water? Can I learn that too?"

Li Chaoge's eyes lit up. Besides learning martial arts, he could also learn elemental power? That's right! In the game, he was a traveler who could use all elemental powers. Although it seemed to have nothing to do with him in reality, he could still give it a try.

That ability to transform into water and flow everywhere is very useful, whether it's fighting, running away, or gathering intelligence, although he can't use it right now.

"The interplay of reality and illusion? That's hidden within the flowing water, not becoming part of it. But if it's you, it should be fine."

Mona glanced at Li Chaoge, then pursed her lips.

She probably understood why this guy seemed to know everything; it would be abnormal if he didn't know how after so many people trained him.

"Alright, stop playing around and get to work."

Before Kiana and Kurumi finished washing their hands and came out, Mona shook off Li Chaoge's hand and continued humming a tune as she filled an empty bowl with soup.

Li Chaoge smiled and placed the bowls she had prepared in front of each seat.

Mona's use of water elemental abilities... While Mona isn't particularly strong in the game, many of her skills are quite useful. Does this mean he can learn Ayaka's abilities too? And the lightning elemental usage from the Rai movie?

I should try to find them when I have the chance. If he could also create a Pure Land of One Mind, that would be great. Then he wouldn't have to carry the Dust Song Pot around everywhere.

Chapter 174. I'll exercise to lose weight after this meal!

"May I wash my hands here?"

Kiana, Heinrich, and the others squeezed into the bathroom. Sigma glanced around and then ran to the kitchen, peeking his little head in through the kitchen door. He looked at Bagpipe, Mei, Lucia, and the others inside and asked them a question.

"Of course, but does Sigma need to wash his hands too?"

When Bagpipe saw the adorable Sigma run into the kitchen, he quickly put down the plate he was about to pick up, went up to Sigma, and patted her head, looking at her curiously as he did so.

She was really curious: how do machines develop self-awareness? And even have their own physical projections?

If machines could also have self-awareness, wouldn't she no longer need to operate the tractor herself? That would eliminate a major part of the joy of farming!

"Yes, Dad said that the habit of washing hands before meals should be cultivated from a young age."

Sigma's innocent and lovely face lit up with a bright smile as she walked to the sink in the kitchen and stretched out her little hand.

Although as a physical projection she doesn't need to worry about whether the projection is dirty or not, there are many things she wants to experience as her father's daughter.

"Sigma, is there anything you can't do with this physical projection?"

Lucia and Selena were somewhat surprised to see that the water from the tap didn't flow directly through Sigma's hand, but instead covered it before running down.

They are different from the bagpipes; they live in a more modern or futuristic technological world, but even they have never heard of such amazing physical projection technology.

"There are quite a few, for example, I don't have a heart, so I can't have a heartbeat like Dad's~"

While following the correct handwashing steps from the database—wetting his hands, applying soap, rubbing, and rinsing—Sigma replied, "I also can't perform physical projection in places with strong interfering magnetic fields."

"Can you eat something?"

Seeing Sigma's way of speaking and behaving just like a child, Mei couldn't help but put down what she was holding and gently patted Sigma's little head.

Its small head feels similar to the ones Greta and the others.

"I can't eat it~ But I can sense a lot of things through the input device, which means I can smell and touch food, so it's not much different from what everyone else experiences."

Sigma shook his head, wiped his little hands clean with a rag, looked up at Mei, and explained with a grin.

Strictly speaking, she is not a robot and does not have a stomach. Her physical projection is created using computation, so even if she is attacked, she cannot be attacked.

"It's a pity Sigma can't have any, otherwise I could make more for you to try."

Hearing that Sigma couldn't taste

"Delicious food," Mei said regretfully.

Sigma does look very cute and innocent. Even though she had only met him for a short time, she already felt that if she were to have a daughter with the captain in the future, she would definitely want to have a daughter as cute and obedient as Sigma.

"Sister Mei, you can make more for Daddy! If Daddy eats it, it's the same as me eating it!"

Sigma smiled, saying that seeing her father happy made her happy too.

"He keeps calling the captain 'Dad' in his words and actions. Sigma really likes the captain."

Seele looked at Sigma's ever-present innocent smile and sighed softly.

Bagpipes always had a smile on his face, but it was a cheerful and lively smile, quite different from Sigma's innocent and simple smile.

It seems only natural that the captain would like a child like this; she herself finds his innocent smile very healing.

"Of course, Dad is the best dad in the world, and he also says I'm the best daughter in the world!"

Sigma puffed out his chest proudly. Although Sigma's figure was comparable to Lilith's, both having extremely flat figures, everyone felt that Sigma was more approachable than Lilith, who was constantly competing with Blackie.

Of course, this could also be because Sigma is the daughter and Lilith is the rival. If such an obedient and well-behaved Sigma were not the daughter of an artificial intelligence, they would both find it very troublesome. After all, it's not easy to use any method to deal with such a simple and innocent girl.

"What are you talking about? Kiana and the others are all saying they're starving."

At this moment, Li Chaoge walked in from outside the kitchen and looked at the crowd gathered together with some surprise.

After he and Mona finished serving the soup, they didn't see anyone bring out any dishes from the kitchen, and they thought something had happened. But they were just whispering to each other.

"Excuse me, Captain, we were just chatting for a bit. We'll bring the dishes out now."

Mei blushed slightly and quickly explained.

"It's fine to rest and chat; I'm just wondering. Let's take the dishes out first, and we can eat and talk at the same time."

Li Chaoge smiled and shook his head, then went inside to serve the dishes.

"Dad, I'll help too!"

Sigma quickly broke free from Mei and the others' encirclement and ran to Li Chaoge's side to help carry things.

"Okay, Sigma, you take these two small ones."

Li Chaoge glanced at Sigma's small hands and placed two plates of refreshing snacks into Sigma's hands.

Mei and the others prepared a lot of things, including snacks and desserts, but the dining table was quite large, so it was enough for now.

"Uh-huh!"

Sigma nodded quickly, and after holding the plate steady, he followed Li Chaoge out of the kitchen step by step.

Bagpipe and Lucia quickly carried the food out, while Seele followed behind, silently watching Li Chaoge and Sigma's backs with a somewhat subtle expression.

It seems her position as the captain's caring little darling is in jeopardy.

Although Sigma is a daughter...

In the living room, Kiana and the others washed their hands and sat obediently at the dining table, waiting for dinner to be served. Genji, Raiden General, and Miyu, among others, also appeared at the dining table.

However... Li Chaoge placed the dishes on the table, glanced at Lei Yingdian whose gaze kept sweeping across the table, and smiled, "Ying, if you want to eat, then eat first. We don't have that many rules here."

General Thunder would never lose his composure like that; it's just that Shadow is a bit greedy for food.

Come to think of it, Ying rarely eats these things, since no one usually makes them for her.

Kage was eating tricolor dumplings and milk, and watching light-colored things. He felt that this was something that Yagami Shigeko had specially fed to Kage.

The identities of the two as gods and their retinues seem to have been reversed ever since the shadow ran away to the Pure Land of One Heart.

"I'll wait until everyone starts eating together."

Lei sat upright in his chair, his gaze lingering on the tempting dishes on each plate, but he still firmly shook his head.

At Inazuma, she could indeed eat whenever she wanted, but Asago had also taught her some basic dining etiquette. Since she wasn't doing anything at Asago's place, it was better for her to just follow along with everyone else.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if Chaoge decided to make her learn to cook.

Seeing this, Li Chaoge said nothing more, and went back with Sigma to quickly take out all the dishes, set them out, and start eating.

As is customary, today's head chefs, Mei and Lucia, sat next to him. Originally, the head chefs were Belfast and Mei, but Belfast was busy dealing with a large amount of goods that had been purchased and arranging the architectural design so that the building materials could be purchased and placed in a timely manner tomorrow.

"Alright, let's eat."

As soon as Li Chaoge sat down and announced that dinner was served, Kiana, Heinrich, and the others, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately picked up their chopsticks and quickly grabbed the dishes they had been eyeing for a long time.

"Mmm! The sweet and sour carp is so delicious!"

"Stuffed tofu and spicy chicken are also good. Hei hope, you should try this spicy chicken."

"Mei, this meat is delicious too, what's it called?"

Kiana suddenly picked up a piece of rosy, soft meat covered with a sticky outer shell and asked.

"That seems to be called lychee pulp, it's made by Belfast."

When Kiana asked, Mei smiled and replied, "Although Belfast is a Royal Navy ship girl, she knows more about the captain's dishes than I do."

"This is the master's preference, and as a maid, it is natural for me to understand it thoroughly."

Belfast, who had been silently standing behind Li Chaoge without anyone noticing, smiled slightly.

"Miss Belfast is just as perfect and elegant as Miss Rita, whom I know. However, Miss Rita's culinary skills are probably not as good as Miss Belfast's."

Mei looked at Belfast, who was loyal to his duty and wholeheartedly devoted to the captain, and sighed slightly.

Both Rita from the Undying Blade Squad and Rita from the Hyperion are elegant, but as a maid, Belfast is definitely superior.

"Yeah, I've hardly ever seen Rita cook."

Kiana nodded repeatedly. Although Rita had no obligation to cook for her, what she said was true.

"Miss Mei, you flatter me. Your cooking skills are also excellent."

Belfast remained expressionless, responding with her usual smile.

As the head maid of the royal maid squad, known to various factions, she could even speak frankly to Her Majesty the Queen about being a perfect maid. She was used to praise, and she would not be moved even if the people in front of her were the best in their respective worlds.

No amount of praise from them could compare to the commander's satisfied smile.

Kiana watched Mei and Belfast exchanging pleasantries and secretly clicked her tongue in amazement. She put down her bowl, picked up her chopsticks, and continued to compete with Heinrich and Exusiai for food.

Mei and the others prepared a lot of dishes, filling the table and even having some in the pot in the kitchen. However, since everyone has a big appetite, if they didn't fight over the food, they would find that all the good food was gone in no time.

Although the rest are also delicious, if you can't try them all, then the meal would be a waste!

"Kiana, don't just eat vegetables, drink more soup."

Seeing that Kiana seemed to have only taken a sip of soup and then stopped, Mei gently urged her to finish.

"This soup contains bitter melon, is it okay if I don't drink it?"

Kiana's face fell when she heard Mei nagging again.

Mei's cooking is actually quite delicious, but sometimes she still considers nutritional balance and makes a few dishes that she doesn't really like.

She's a Herrscher already, why would she worry about nutrition? Well, there doesn't seem to be any theory to suggest that Herrschers don't need nutrition, but there are counterexamples showing that human development requires nutrition.