Chapter 158: Yukino: Where's My Steak?
Ruri got up and walked towards the refrigerator, taking out some frozen chicken and fish.
"Eh? Eating this again...? I want to eat steak." Hinata pouted.
"Hinata-nee, that won't do. Ruri-nee works hard cooking." Tamaki lectured.
"I know, I was just complaining."
"Oh no! With such a sensible little sister, doesn't that make me seem unreasonable?"
Hinata hugged her head, feeling extremely ashamed.
"It's okay, if you want to eat steak, I'll make one for you."
Tenya turned his back, pretended to fiddle around, and then held up three pieces of chilled, packaged steak.
"Wow!"
"Is this magic? So amazing!!"
The two younger sisters, Hinata and Tamaki, looked at him with faces full of admiration.
"What?! When did you buy the steak...?"
Even Ruri cast a look of astonishment.
After meeting at the cafe, the two of them had been together the whole time, and she hadn't seen him go buy anything?
"This is a Mangekyo Sharingan pupil technique, spatial transfer magic." Tenya said the plain truth with a serious face.
At the same time.
Inside the apartment, Yukino, who had just finished reviewing her homework and was preparing to cook.
She stared blankly at the steak that had vanished from the refrigerator, falling into thought.
"Where's the imported steak I bought online?!"
...
"This steak... you can tell it's high-grade imported stuff just by looking."
"Are you sure you want me to cook it?"
Ruri had rich cooking experience, and just by looking at the steak's perfect and beautiful marbling, she knew it would be super delicious.
"Don't worry about the details, just go ahead and cook it boldly."
The last time he ate at Yukino's place, the steak was quite tasty, so he had been thinking about it.
Tenya used Kamui to retrieve a few pieces of steak from the refrigerator in the Yukinoshita family home.
As for whether taking things without asking would upset Yukino?
Hey, it's no big deal.
When the time comes, he'll give her a foot massage and coax her.
"Alright, don't blame me if it doesn't taste good."
Hearing this, Ruri didn't say anything more.
High-quality ingredients only need the simplest cooking method.
Just pan-fry the steak, sprinkle some salt and sauce, and it's done.
"Wow~ It smells so good!"
"Ruri-nee is the best!"
"Tenya is the best!"
Hinata and Tamaki's eyes sparkled, and drool dripped from the corners of their lips.
"Let's eat!"
This was the best lunch the Gokou family had eaten.
"Tenya, when are you going to marry Ruri-nee?"
"Tenya, are you going to be Tamaki's brother-in-law?"
Hinata and Tamaki were easily won over, hugging Tenya's arms affectionately, one on the left and one on the right.
[Ding!]
[Discovered Treasure Chest Holder: Gokou Hinata]
[Extract?]
[Ding!]
[Discovered Treasure Chest Holder: Gokou Tamaki]
[Extract?]
'Extract!
'Extract!'
[Opening A-rank Treasure Chest... Congratulations to the Host on obtaining Riding]
[The Riding talent allows one to easily control all vehicles and magic beast mounts.]
[Opening A-rank Treasure Chest... Congratulations to the Host on obtaining Nature's Blessing]
[Blessed by nature, one can sense weather changes and natural disasters.]
Two more treasure chests easily obtained!
Tenya was very satisfied.
"Hey! You two, that's enough!"
Seeing her two younger sisters clinging to Tenya and speaking so freely, Ruri's face darkened, and she quickly pulled them away.
"Are you jealous? Older brother can give you a hug."
Tenya still wanted a third treasure chest.
"I don't want one!" Ruri refused with a red face.
Full from eating and drinking, the two younger sisters were overcome with sleepiness and fell asleep on the mat spread out in the living room.
Ruri sat at her desk writing code.
Tenya watched from the side, occasionally giving pointers on the game's requirements.
Feeling bored, he sat on her bed and read manga.
This guy...
Sitting on a girl's bed so nonchalantly, doesn't he have any sense of distance?
Ruri slightly turned her head, observing Tenya's actions out of the corner of her eye.
She saw him sitting, then leaning back and lying directly on the bed.
Seemingly noticing her gaze, Tenya waved towards her. "Black Cat, are you tired? Come lie down and rest for a bit."
How could I possibly do something like that?!!
Ruri felt extremely ashamed and annoyed in her heart.
Another hour passed.
Ruri's limbs felt a bit stiff, so she stretched to loosen up.
Turning back to look, she saw that Tenya had already fallen asleep, with a manga covering his face.
"Sigh..."
Ruri shook her head with a wry smile.
At this moment, she didn't know what to say.
Reaching out to grab the water cup on the desk, she suddenly saw the cup shaking.
No!
The entire house was shaking!
!!!!
Ruri's pupils contracted.
After her brain froze for two seconds, she quickly reacted.
Earthquake!
For the Japanese people, it was undoubtedly the most familiar natural disaster.
"Who's shaking the bed?"
Tenya also woke up from his sleep under the increasingly obvious tremors.
"It's an earthquake, run!"
Ruri exclaimed, rushing to the living room immediately and shaking her two sleeping younger sisters awake.
"Hinata, Tamaki!"
"Wake up quickly!"
"Ruri-nee...?"
"Wuwuwu..."
The two girls were groggy with sleep, and facing the violently shaking ground, they panicked for a moment.
"The earthquake is here, let's run...!"
Ruri pulled her two younger sisters, just thinking of leaving the house, but the violent shaking caused all three of them to fall to the ground...
"Ruri-nee! Above your head! It's going to fall!"
Hinata pointed upwards with a terrified face. The chandelier on the ceiling broke under the violent shaking and crashed down.
Ruri sensed the danger and immediately used her body to shield her two younger sisters.
Bang!
The expected pain of something hitting her body did not happen.
Ruri opened her eyes and saw Tenya standing beside them, holding up the chandelier with one hand, steady as a mountain.
"It's an earthquake, but it seems this isn't anything new for Japan."
Tenya used the newly acquired Nature's Blessing skill to sense natural disasters.
"It should be a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, not a big problem."
Tenya opened his arms, picked up the Gokou sisters all at once, and calmly walked out of the house.