“It’s eleven o’clock, let’s call it a night.”
Baihe Chuan Hua’s phone rang. She glanced at it and then at everyone, “Lu Li said he made a dragon meat feast, do you want to go?”
Marusiel’s face changed: “Are we still eating monsters? Isn't there anything more normal?”
“Rest assured,” Baihe Chuan Hua comforted, “We also bought some Wagyu beef and vegetables. If you don’t want to eat monsters, it’s alright.”
Kasukabe Yui worried: “Eating so late, will it really not make us fat?”
“It won’t,” Kato Megumi put away her sword, “We are adventurers now, we burn a lot of calories every day!”
Hearing this, Kasukabe Yui couldn’t help but become excited.
“Dragon meat, is it delicious?”
“Of course, it's super delicious!”
Baihe Chuan Hua’s eyes lit up, as if she could already smell the aroma of dragon meat.
The group returned home, where the table was already set with sliced dragon meat, Wagyu beef, and vegetables.
The Yuanyang Guo Di was steaming, the oil was sizzling on the grill, and the smell of dragon meat was intoxicating.
Kasukabe Yui’s nostrils twitched, and she felt a jolt throughout her body. Suddenly, her gaze fell on the grill and the hot pot, where there were no flames, nor was there an induction cooker.
“Is this also using magic?”
“Of course.” Lu Li grilled the meat while asking, “How are you doing?”
Kasukabe Yui: “No problem, evil spirits don’t have much intelligence, as long as we don't pick overly strong enemies, it's easy to defeat them.”
Falin sighed softly, a little regretful, “The evil spirits in this world cannot be driven away, we can only kill them!”
Everyone gathered together, chatting about the battle with the evil spirits, while picking their favorite ingredients to cook and grill.
Kasukabe Yui picked up a piece of grilled dragon meat and carefully tasted it, feeling an indescribable deliciousness rise in her heart, even her soul seemed to let out a comfortable sigh.
“It’s so delicious!”
“Indeed,” Baihe Chuan Hua’s eyes sparkled with happiness, “It’s a pity that we wasted so much back then, most of the dragon meat was left in the labyrinth, it would be great if we could bring it all back.”
Falin didn’t mind the monsters.
In fact, she, like her brother, Leos, was full of curiosity about monsters.
After being resurrected, she had fallen in love with monster cuisine after tasting it.
She ate the dragon meat, her brows unfurrowed, radiating a saintly aura, yet the words she spoke were enough to make any monster break out in a cold sweat.
“Don't worry, Xiaohua, there are many labyrinths, and even more dragons inside. If you want to eat, we can just go into the labyrinths.”
Kasukabe Yui was surprised: “Are dragons really that weak?”
Marusiel rolled her eyes: “Falin was once swallowed by a dragon, how could it be weak. But, with our current team, fighting an ordinary dragon should be pretty easy.”
Baihe Chuan Hua was full of enthusiasm: “Right, after we finish eating, let’s go dragon slaying, hehe. By the way, walking mushrooms and snake tail chickens are also delicious, let's go catch some too.”
Falin nodded lightly: “Yes, I haven’t tasted them yet!”
“Falin, don't be influenced by Lu Li and the others, monsters are, after all, monsters!”
After the dragon meat feast, Falin began cleaning the dishes.
Magic was very useful, a wave of water magic, and all the dishes were clean and spotless, gleaming.
As for Kato Megumi, Baihe Chuan Hua, and Yotsuya Miko, they each went home.
With their current levels, there was no need to worry about safety, Lu Li was very relieved.
Kasukabe Yui chose a house to live in, anyway, she had been living alone for a long time, whether it was at Lu Li’s or her rental house, it made no difference.
…
“Creak!”
The door opened, the room was brightly lit.
Kato Megumi was stunned, seeing her father, mother, and older sister sitting there, their expressions serious, a pile of banknotes on the table, looking like a few million yen.
Kato Megumi understood, it was probably the five million yen Lu Li gave her.
“Why is everyone still awake?”
Kato Hiroko sighed, “How can we sleep in this situation?”
Kato’s mother pointed at the money on the table, trembling, “Megumi, what is this?”
Kato’s father looked grim, although he didn’t say anything, his attitude was clear.
It was too unbelievable!
Their daughter came home late, they originally thought she had a boyfriend.
Their daughter had a low sense of presence, she didn't have any distinctive characteristics, if she could find a boyfriend, they were of course happy.
But—Kato's mother had found five million yen while helping her daughter clean her room.
Coming home late and a large sum of money, this couldn’t help but make people think of some bad things.
After all, this kind of thing was too common in Japan.
Kato Hiroko’s eyes were filled with a faint sadness, “Megumi, if you need money, you can tell us, your sister graduated, your father and I are both working, we’re not short of money.”
“Ah…” Kato Megumi finally realized, “Dad, Mom, Sister, what are you saying? I didn’t do anything you’re imagining.”
She walked closer and quietly explained.
“This is money from Lu Li, it’s our reward for helping the Yukinoshita Group solve the problem.”
She spoke, and with a thought, her palm emitted a glow.
The light fell on the three of them, and their bodies, which had been burdened with fatigue from working, immediately relaxed.
Kato’s mother was stunned, “This, this…”
The scene before them was far beyond common sense.
The glow from her palm and its effect made the three of them wonder if something was wrong with their worldview.
“Yukinoshita Group?”
“Lu Li?”
“Reward?”
“What’s going on?”
Kato Megumi sighed, sent a message to Lu Li, confirming that it was okay to tell them, before slowly explaining what had happened recently.
Of course, she didn't mention the existence of the other world.
“Evil spirits?”
“Are there evil spirits everywhere in this world?”
“This five million, is it from slaying evil spirits?”
The three of them were shocked, unable to recover for a long time.
“I’m sorry, Megumi, we misunderstood you.” Kato’s mother apologized, but also worried, “Is exorcism not dangerous?”
Kato Hiroko suggested: “We shouldn't do this kind of thing. The most important thing is that our family is safe and sound.”
Kato’s father nodded, “I’ll just work overtime, we’re not short of money.”
Kato Megumi shook her head, “Sister, Dad, Mom, there’s not just evil spirits in this world, there are urban legends too. According to Lu Li, the mysteries of this world are reviving, escaping is useless. We’ll encounter these things sooner or later.”
The three of them fell silent.
After a while.
Kato’s father spoke, “If that’s the case, Megumi, you should live with Lu Li, isn’t there your team there? You won’t have to run back and forth, and you’ll have more time for training.”
Kato’s mother nodded in agreement.
Kato Hiroko hesitated, “But then it will be hard to see Megumi.”
“What are you talking about, Sister!” Kato Megumi was speechless, “It’s not that far from home, and we don’t exorcise spirits every day. By the way, we slaughtered a Flame Dragon last time, Lu Li asked me to bring some dragon meat back tomorrow.”