The current thod of ’extra’ gifting is even more so.
No one dislikes a ’generous’ partner.
Jason is no exception.
"Okay."
Jason smiled and nodded.
"Please wait a mont."
"I’ll be right back."
After saying this in all seriousness, Hanakaiin Haru stood up and walked outside.
Jason withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the Sagaraso girl next to him.
From the very start, the Sagaraso girl had been curiously sizing up Tongshou Temple.
"I visited a temple when I was little."
"But that was a very long ti ago."
"This is my first ti since growing up."
"Can we go inside?"
The Sagaraso girl pointed in the direction of the main hall.
"Not at the mont."
"A Master is conducting the noon ritual."
Jason shook his head.
Although the old Monk of the Tongshou Temple used the Silence Technique to block out the chanting, Jason could still sense the other’s presence.
"Is that so?"
The Sagaraso girl seed a bit disappointed, but her attention was imdiately drawn to the side rooms.
She seed like a curious child filled with wonder.
That was Jason’s inner assessnt of her.
And because of this, Jason beca even more curious.
"Where did you et Hanakaiin Haru?"
Jason asked.
"He ca to on his own initiative."
"He said he saw the video from ’Foodie First’ the other day, and he was very interested in my fist."
"Then, he introduced to the ’King of Fighters’ martial arts competition, asking if I’d like to participate."
"It seed like a good opportunity, so I agreed to join in."
The Sagaraso girl answered as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
That made Jason frown.
"Do you really understand what the ’King of Fighters’ martial arts competition is?"
Jason pressed on.
"Of course!"
"Mr. Hanakaiin Haru explained it to in detail."
"Teams of three, where the fight continues until all three mbers of one team are defeated, or the opposite team is defeated."
"There are four divisions: A, B, C, and D, with 8 teams each, making a total of 32 teams."
"Aside from these 32 teams, this edition of the ’King of Fighters’ martial arts competition also has two wild-card teams — this is specially set up for those teams without invitations."
"We have an invitation, so we directly advanced to the knockout round."
Sagaraso nodded while she spoke confidently.
"What else?"
Jason continued to ask.
"What else?"
Sagaraso appeared simple-minded and confused.
"Danger!"
"Are you aware of the dangers involved?"
Jason asked seriously.
As a ’gourt’, he did not want to see any of his foodie friends in this alternate world get into trouble.
"I’m aware!"
"Mr. Hanakaiin Haru has inford of these risks."
"I will be the last to perform, and also, I can give up at any ti."
"It’s written in the contract — that was my demand."
Sagaraso looked self-assured and clever.
Seeing this, Jason shook his head in the end.
Her deanor had already told him that she would definitely climb onto the stage out of curiosity.
And once she steps onto the stage...
The danger becos unavoidable.
Victory and defeat can happen in a flash!
Life and death are also in the blink of an eye!
It’s very likely that Sagaraso won’t even have a chance to cry for rcy before soone takes her life.
Jason definitely didn’t want to witness such a scene.
So, he sighed and stood up.
"Hit ."
Jason said this.
"What?"
Sagaraso was stunned, her face naive once again.
"I said hit with all your strength."
Jason repeated, and then explained.
"As teammates, I at least need to know your strength."
"This is good for you and for ."
"Oh, okay, got it."
The Sagaraso girl imdiately stood up and took a boxing stance.
Then—
Bang!
A punch landed on Jason’s chest.
In the midst of the fairly heavy thud, Jason remained unmoved, while the Sagaraso girl stumbled back, shaking her hand repeatedly.
"Ouch ouch ouch!"
"Jason, are you made of steel?"
"Why does it hurt so much?"
The Sagaraso girl cried out loudly.
"Not good enough!"
"With such strength, you’ll just drag down if you beco my teammate."
"So..."
"Wait!"
Before Jason could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Sagaraso girl, who, a mont earlier, was still shaking her palms in pain. Now, she suddenly beca serious.
No!
Not just serious!
Her whole deanor had changed!
It was as if the comic style switched from a codic to a strong character type.
As though she had transford from ’IS’ to ’JOJO’ in an instant.
A terrifying aura burst from Sagaraso, compelling even Jason to take notice.
"What is this?"
Jason squinted his eyes.
Just a mont ago, he sensed an aura similar to Aras’s.
It wasn’t the style.
It was the essence.
They were both strong!
"I wasn’t serious just now!"
"This ti I’m serious!"
Miss Sagaraso said, lifting her right hand.
At the sa ti, her ssy blonde hair stood on end, especially the two longest strands near her twin ponytails, which stood up like two antennas.
Crackle, crackle.
A wind passed around Miss Sagaraso.
But it sounded like the buzzing of electricity.
Miss Sagaraso, with a serious face, took a deep breath and threw a punch.
"Serious Right Straight Punch!"
Woo!
The punch ca, bringing a howling gale.
A gleam flashed in Jason’s squinted eyes.
This punch!
He needed to take it seriously!
Hum!
With the stimulation of [Battle patterns. Prus. Griffin. Shadow-hidden Body Forging Technique], his muscles instantly beca harder than steel.
Jason never said he would fight back.
So, he was going to withstand Miss Sagaraso’s punch with his body.
It would certainly hurt.
But, Jason had no intentions of going back on his word.
The wind brought by the fist’s edge was already hitting his face.
Jason could feel the force contained within it quite clearly.
But, the next mont—
The fist just stopped mid-air.
Miss Sagaraso’s hair that was standing dropped down, and she swayed as if she was about to fall in a drained manner.
"What’s wrong?"
Jason was taken aback.
"I, I... am hungry."
"I don’t have any strength left."
Miss Sagaraso said, hugging her stomach and on the verge of tears.
...
Hanakaiin Haru, holding the box, returned to ’Tongshou Temple’.
Before entering the courtyard, she heard Miss Sagaraso’s happy shouts.
"Delicious! Delicious!"
"This is really good!"
"This isn’t bad either!"
As Hanakaiin Haru stepped into the temple, she saw Miss Sagaraso sitting at the sole stone table, holding a bowl of ran in one hand and five chicken skewers in the other, eating with big bites.
A bite of noodles, a skewer, then a sip of soup.
And on the ground, there were already ten empty bowls.
However, that was just beside Miss Sagaraso.
On Jason’s side, it was even more exaggerated.
Three stacks of bowls were too many to count properly.
Because they were piled up higher than a person’s height.
What’s more important is that it hadn’t ended yet.
"How much did you eat?"
Hanakaiin Haru blinked.
As a talented mber of Hanakaiin Family, Haru had seen people who could eat a lot, but seeing two people like Jason and Sagaraso at the sa ti was very rare.
"Make way, please!"
"Make way, please!"
The voice from behind made Hanakaiin Haru imdiately step to the side.
Several young waiters were seen running over with food boxes from a distance.
They rushed into the temple and served bowl after bowl of ran out of the food boxes.
The waiters were fast enough.
Barely keeping up with the pace of Miss Sagaraso’s eating.
But compared to Jason?
They were far behind.
Hanakaiin Haru watched, stunned, as the waiters made five more trips before it was over.
Don’t get it wrong.
It wasn’t because Jason was full.
But rather... the noodles ran out.
The ran shop at the entrance of Tongshou Town was sold out due to their preparation.
So the al had to end prematurely.
"Thank you for your patronage, the total is 1024 yuan."
Jiro’s son, Little Jiro, at the ran shop said with a smile.
Jason did not hesitate, he took out money and paid the man.
He wasn’t one to ditch the bill.
As for Sagaraso’s portion?
He said he was treating her.
"Next ti, I’ll treat you."
Miss Sagaraso said sowhat shyly.
"Hmm, okay."
Jason didn’t refuse.
How do foodies increase their friendship?
Naturally, by you treating to kebabs, and I’ll treat you to crayfish.
When you’ve shared many als, you beco confidants.
"The appetite of you two really is an eye-opener."
After Little Jiro left, Hanakaiin Haru ca over and placed the box in front of Jason while saying.
"This is the compensation I promised you."
"Please take a look."
Hanakaiin Haru said.
Jason’s nose twitched.
Instantly, his stomach, which had just eaten hundreds of bowls of ran, once again roared with hunger.
Gurgle, gurgle.
He couldn’t wait to open the box.
Then, his eyes lit up.
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