As Chen Heng cooked, the other three, who were exchanging information, occasionally glanced over, as the aroma of his cooking was extrely enticing. Not to ntion them, even Chen Heng felt hungry from the sll.
“Mash, Jeanne, may I trouble you with sothing?” Chen Heng suddenly interjected while cooking as the two Servants exchanged information.
“What’s wrong, Mister Ruler? Do you need help? Just say the word.”
“It’s like this. I’m currently cooking and can’t leave. However, there’re so biological reactions less than one kiloter southeast. Can you go check them out? If they’re hostile, just eliminate them.”
“Does Mister Ruler have so sort of detection skill?”
“This is just a variation of my attraction personal skill. I laid a web of attraction force over the area within one kiloter of us. As long as a living creature steps in, I will imdiately receive a reaction.”
“Attraction? Web?” This was Jeanne’s reaction to Chen Heng’s words. Clearly, this village girl saint did not understand modern science.
“It is just a skill. Can I trouble you to check?” Explaining would be problematic, so Chen Heng decided to avoid doing so. He might explain it to Mash while traveling later. Mash was a good student.
“Alright, Mister Ruler.”
Mash and Jeanne headed to the southeast to check while Fujimaru Ritsuka remained.
Fujimaru Ritsuka started to speak, “Ruler—”
Chen Heng interrupted her, “There’s no need to address as Ruler. Just call Chen Heng. This is my true na. You can also address as He Who Knows Fate.”
“Chen Heng…I’d better call you He Who Knows Fate. After all, it is not good to use the true na in front of an enemy.”
“Sure. Whichever you prefer. What did you want to ask earlier?”
“Uh…” Fujimaru Ritsuka did not know how to answer. After all, she could not say she was trying to figure out Chen Heng’s true na. In the end, before she asked, he told her.
“You were trying to figure out my true na, right?” Chen Heng spoke aloud what Fujimaru Ritsuka thought.
“Hey! He Who Knows Fate, how did you know?” When Chen Heng stated Fujimaru Ritsuka’s purpose, she appeared embarrassed at being exposed. She also could not hide her shock.
“I say, do you take the Absolute Precognition in my personal skills as a joke? You told that in the future. Even if you don’t know what the Absolute Precognition is, Doctor Roman should, right?” Of course, it was not due to the Absolute Precognition. It was purely because Fujimaru Ritsuka was a poor actress. Furthermore, anyone with any brain would figure it out. When running into a Servant of unknown origin, the first thing to do was to figure out the Servant’s true na. This was just common sense. Chen Heng only said that to make Fujimaru Ritsuka rember to take his suggestions seriously.
“Absolute Precognition: a supernatural ability able to truly see the future. However, didn’t the Servant status screen indicate that it is damaged?” Doctor Roman started tutoring the Magecraft novice Fujimaru Ritsuka on Magecraft knowledge.
[TL Note: There’s a difference between Magic and Magecraft in Fate/Grand Order. Magic is the highest class of Mystery that surpasses Magecraft and all current sciences of that age. On the other hand, Magecraft is the artificial reenactnt of Mystery, which is ordinarily possible only by inhuman beings. It is the ability to bring about what is possible through science with supernatural ans; although the process is considered a miracle, the result is not. You can read more about the two here: /wiki/Magic and /wiki/Magecraft.]
“That is to say, he can see the future? What an incredible ability!” The Magecraft novice Fujimaru Ritsuka felt extrely shocked at this.
“My Absolute Precognition is indeed damaged, but it does not an it is unusable.”
“Then—”
“If you want to ask about the future, don’t bother. According to the current developnts, the results are pretty good. However, if I tell you, the future might change.” Chen Heng imdiately cut off Doctor Roman at Doctor Roman’s first word.
“I understand now. Thank you for your explanation, He Who Knows Fate. Now, I understand the origin of your na. Indeed, you are a person who knows fate.”
Mash and Jeanne returned after a while.
“Sempai and Mister Ruler, we have returned. We discovered so Magical Beasts to the southeast. However, we have already dealt with them.”
[TL Note: Magical Beasts are a rank of Phantasmal Species, which is a collective classification for all non-human creatures found in legend and fantasy: /wiki/Phantasmal_Species#Magical_Beasts.]
“You can just address as He Who Knows Fate. Also, wash your hands there. We are about to eat.” Chen Heng pointed to a washbasin beside a tent. He had placed it there earlier.
“We can finally eat. He Who Knows Fate’s cooking is the best I have ever slled. I just don’t know how it tastes.” When Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had been staring at Chen Heng cooking, heard that the food was ready, she imdiately leaped to her feet. She had been waiting for very long already.
Chen Heng took out a large table, a few chairs, and so cutlery from his spatial storage.
“This ti, I prepared Chinese food. Chinese food is not portioned individually or served in courses. We will eat from common dishes. Speaking of which, do you know how to use chopsticks?” Aside from Fujimaru Ritsuka and himself, the rest were not Asians, so Chen Heng asked.
“I do. The doctor has taught .” Although Mash had been living in Chaldea, Doctor Roman had been good to her, teaching her all sorts of strange things, including how to use chopsticks.
“When we get summoned, the Holy Grail will give us such knowledge.” Although Jeanne had been living in France, the Holy Grail would shove so information into her, as she was a Servant; for example, French, English, Japanese, Chinese, and various other languages, and also how to use chopsticks.
“Since that is the case, let’s start eating.” At Chen Heng’s command, 10,000 retired commandoes—Er…When Chen Heng said let’s start eating, the other three orderly extended their chopsticks. Even Fou, who was on the table, started eating. Chen Heng had specially prepared food for it. After all, Fou was an ally.
[TL Note: Fou is a squirrel-like pet that follows Mash. Here is more information on it: /wiki/Fou.]
This ti Chen Heng cooked braised ribs, chopped bell pepper fish head, mapo tofu, stir-fried spring onions and mutton, sour and spicy shredded potato, sweet and sour pork cutlets, and chives fried egg. He prepared so many dishes mainly because three out of the four here were Servants. Servants could convert food into mana, so he did not worry about having leftovers.
“The braised ribs are very delicious! Sempai, you should try so,” Mash said.
“Yes, yes! Mash, try the sweet and sour pork cutlets,” Fujimaru Ritsuka said.
“Another bowl!” said Jeanne.
While Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka picked food out for each other, Jeanne had her head down while shoveling food into her mouth.
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“Seeing that, I suddenly feel that the sesa bun in my hand no longer tastes good.” Doctor Roman, who was sitting in Chaldea, looked at the sesa bun he held before looking back at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others eating. This comnt ca from deep within his soul.
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