In Honkai with Tom Cat

So, the two of them worked in the kitchen for about an hour and finally finished cooking the dishes.

"Dinner is ready!"

Li Huan opened the kitchen door and clanged a spoon against the pot lid.

Hearing the noise, Kiana, Tom, and Bronya turned their heads toward the kitchen door.

Tom then saw Li Huan pushing out a small cart with ten plates on it.

Tom's eyes widened immediately, his ears perked up, and he leaped from the sofa with a giant stride straight to the cart.

Note that it was indeed a giant stride; Tom's right foot extended indefinitely until it stopped in front of Li Huan. He then leaned forward and took another step to stand right in front of Li Huan.

"Is this really something a cat can do?"

Even though Kiana had seen Tom perform various miracles before, this scene was still quite shocking, and she couldn't help but comment.

Bronya, with a blank expression, closed her book and said, "Bronya chooses to accept the reality."

By the way, when Mei was just about to bring out the dishes, she nearly dropped them onto the floor when she saw Tom leap to Li Huan.

"Alright, Tom." Li Huan said with a smile, patting Tom on the head, "The promise I made to you on the rooftop was to give you a good meal. Given your excellent performance, I've decided to double it—giving you ten plates."

As he spoke, Li Huan opened the plates, each one containing a large chicken leg with potato gravy.

Tom's eyes bulged, and he drooled incessantly as he grabbed two big chicken legs and started eating them in a frenzy.

Seeing Tom enjoy his meal, Li Huan smiled and then took his seat at the dining table.

Bronya and Kiana also took their seats, and Mei took off her apron and hat and joined them at the table.

The meal was very sumptuous, featuring not only traditional Japanese dishes but also cuisine from other countries.

Li Huan tasted a bit and found everything to be quite good, so he asked Mei how she learned to cook these dishes.

Mei replied that ever since she started living alone, she had been cooking for herself. To make her meals more enjoyable, she had specifically practiced her cooking skills. Over time, her cooking improved, which was an unexpected joy.

Li Huan thought to himself: Well, she really lives up to the title of a skilled cook.

Mei asked, "Are you thinking of something rude?"

Li Huan responded, "Not at all, it's just your misconception."

The four of them gathered around the table and started eating.

Mei and Kiana performed the traditional Japanese pre-meal etiquette, while Li Huan and Bronya completely ignored it and started eating.

Mei didn't say much about this, as everyone came from different nationalities and she didn't see the need to enforce etiquette.

The atmosphere among the four was very peaceful; everyone ate their own food, and occasionally Li Huan, Kiana, and Mei chatted, while Bronya remained silent.

Soon, everyone was full and had finished eating.

Li Huan turned to look at Tom, who had already finished all ten chicken legs, licked the plates clean, and lay on the ground with a bloated belly, clearly unable to eat more.

"Alright, who's going to wash the dishes next?"

After everyone was full, Li Huan picked at his teeth with a toothpick and casually asked.

Unexpectedly, after this question, the other three fell into silence.

The reason was none other than the ten plates Tom had used, which were quite a headache.

"Well, since it's Mei-senpai who cooked..." Kiana suggested, "How about Mei-senpai does the washing?"

Mei frowned, "I cooked, and now you want me to wash too? Isn't that a bit too much? How about Mr. Li Huan washes the dishes instead?"

Li Huan looked at the ceiling and replied, "I did help with the cooking too, just like you. Besides, I just drove for a long time and didn't even get a chance to shower. I think Bronya should do the washing."

Bronya, with her usual expressionless face, retorted, "Bronya is just a child. Do you have the heart to make a little girl do this?"

"Why not?" the other three answered in unison.

"Are you serious?" Bronya, feeling a bit of a headache, suggested, "How about we play rock-paper-scissors? This way, the loser won't have any complaints."

Upon hearing this, Li Huan and the others looked at each other and nodded, "Alright, let's do that."

After all, it seemed fair enough.

The four of them gathered together and extended their fists.

"Rock, paper..."

"Scissors!"

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"ε=(´ο｀*))) Sigh, is my luck used up for today?"

In the kitchen, Li Huan looked gloomy while washing the dishes.

[If you managed to be eliminated in the first round by all of them, you truly are something.]

The system suddenly appeared and chatted with him, and Li Huan, already accustomed to it, replied, "How was I supposed to know they all picked scissors at once and knocked me out right away?"

After placing the cleaned dishes aside, Li Huan continued washing the next one, "Could this be the so-called harmony among the three? Even though they just met today."

[Perhaps. After all, such things fall into the realm of the unknown.]

"They're fine, they went to sleep without having to wash the dishes." Li Huan grumbled a bit, "I'm the only one left dealing with all these plates."

[After all, a lot has happened today. They're all tired and going to sleep is understandable.]

"I should finish these dishes quickly and go to sleep too," Li Huan said as he yawned, "I still haven't had enough rest."

At this point, Li Huan suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"Hey, sleep...," he said with unexpected excitement, "This is a perfect opportunity to try that out!"

[What do you want to do?]

"You remember the skill I got earlier, even though it seems useless, but it's quite fun?"

[You mean Dream Leap?]

Li Huan grinned, "Now is a great chance. I can check out what they dream about."

[Sounds interesting.]

"Yes, so let's quickly finish these dishes and go try it out."

With renewed motivation, Li Huan threw himself into washing the dishes.

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