mtl008 Chapter 18: Thomas becomes withdrawn and requests to quit the game.
Chapter 18: Thomas becomes withdrawn and requests to quit the game.
"Now, let's get started!"
Thomas gave the order, and the game began!
Paimon took the lead, awkwardly holding a pair of hot pot chopsticks that were a third of her height, and tried to pick up food from the pot.
After Paimon struggled and missed several times, she finally managed to put the food into her mouth accurately.
"Ouch! It's burning me!"
Paimon exclaimed and immediately put the food that had just touched his mouth into the bowl.
Because the food was so hot that it burned a small blister on Paimon's tongue, Paimon gave the answer in a muffled accent!
"sweet dumpling!"
This actually works?
Thomas made an incredible announcement, awarding Paimonga a point.
"So that's how you play the game? Paimon is amazing!"
Ying smiled and patted Paimon's head, indicating that she had learned something.
And so, everyone ate and laughed, and soon it was time for the grand finale.
Xun Feng cheered inwardly as he saw that it was finally his turn. Then, with a wicked grin, he told everyone to turn their backs. He was going to add the ingredients!
"Xunfeng, are you done?"
Ayaka Kamisato asked gently.
"Why do I smell... slime?"
Ying, standing to the side, felt a sudden sense of unease.
Everything is ready, let's continue!
Since Thomas has been keeping score for everyone and hasn't eaten any himself, he's the main player in this final round!
Thomas, danger!
"Let me try it..."
Thomas, his face full of anticipation, stretched out his chopsticks and casually picked up one... oh no, it was a lump of something...
Everyone turned their heads away as they watched Thomas pick up the food, forcibly trying not to laugh!
Thomas had been starving for a long time, so he didn't care about anything else and drank it down first!
I'll eat it!
"Yue~ This is...yue~" Thomas's stomach churned instantly.
Seeing Thomas's reaction, Xunfeng clapped his hands happily.
Thomas couldn't believe it; Xunfeng had secretly added slime condensate to it!
Well, maybe it's an exception. Shall we try one more?
After calming his young heart, Thomas continued guessing the ingredients.
Then, the storm followed!
"This is……"
Thomas sensed something was wrong and burst out countless dandelion hairs from his mouth!
Thomas didn't have time to complain; he went straight to the bathroom to wash up!
"Xunfeng, what kind of stuff did you add? Stop messing around!"
Watching Thomas leave in a disheveled state, Hu Tao scratched her face sheepishly, then earnestly lectured Xun Feng, who was a head taller than her.
Xunfeng covered his mouth and chuckled, indicating that the main event had not yet begun.
One minute later, Thomas, who had returned, had no choice but to... go back to the perilous path to ensure the game's progress!
This time, his hands were trembling slightly as he used the chopsticks.
After picking up the food, he carefully brought it slowly to his mouth and gently probed it with his tongue.
Hmm? It tastes a little sweet? It seems... edible!
After eating normal food, Thomas was so moved that he almost cried. He was finally free from suffering!
To everyone's astonishment, Thomas excitedly popped the cake, which was covered in hot pot broth, into his mouth in one bite!
"?!"
What a strange smell!
Although the cake tastes good, who puts cake in hot pot at home?
Feeling the strange signals coming from his taste buds, Thomas was so tired that he wanted to leave.
However, Xun Feng said that this was the most normal food he had ever put in!
Next, Thomas picked up the Jueyun Pepper and the Ice Mist Flower, and needless to say, they successfully created a sensation of ice and fire in his mouth.
"I……"
Thomas pursed his lips helplessly, and at the same time, he already regretted holding this game!
Helpless, after a while, Thomas ate all the strange ingredients that Xunfeng had put in the pot.
"I feel like my life is flashing before my eyes... Goodbye, everyone..."
Thomas bowed his head, weakly preparing to say goodbye to this beautiful world.
"Thoma, are you alright?"
Paimon tilted his head, looking at Thomas with concern.
"Thoma, you should go and rest."
Seeing Thomas's unusual behavior, Ayaka Kamisato covered her mouth and smiled, then told Thomas to go and rest.
Thomas, utterly dejected, dragged his weary body away from this tragic place.
"hey-hey!"
Xunfeng watched Thomas's departing figure and chuckled to himself.
"You still dare to laugh! They kindly invited us to dinner, and you've ruined their lives!"
Hu Tao poked Xun Feng's head with her hand in annoyance and said irritably.
"Mother! This person is so mean! She's been bullying me!"
After feeling the force on his forehead, Xun Feng dodged repeatedly. Then, he darted to Shen Li Ling Hua's side and obediently sat down next to her.
Ayaka Kamisato felt helpless about this situation, but she could only... accept it for the time being.
After a while, Xunfeng was finally coaxed to sleep by the group. However, he had indeed been making a ruckus for too long and was so tired that he took a nap.
"Wow... what a rascal!"
Hu Tao sighed weakly.
Ying stroked a non-existent beard, mimicking Zhongli's manner of speaking, crossed his arms, and said in a deliberately profound tone, "Xunfeng is breaking the seal."
"Ying! Do you know something?"
Seeing that Ying seemed to know something, Paimon hurriedly asked her.
Ying smiled mysteriously and replied confidently, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed!"
Actually, even before setting off, Zhongli had asked Ying to keep a close eye on Xunfeng's situation. If anything unusual happened, it might be because the seal had loosened.
"What seal?"
Ying asked blankly.
"Heavenly secrets must not be revealed!"
Zhongli said the same thing.