Chapter 348: I'm a Fucking Hero!
"Jashin-chan, come eat first."
Clutching a handful of chopsticks, Ryohei carried two plates of Crab Stir-fried Rice Cakes towards the dining room. As he passed Jashin-chan, he turned his head and called out.
"Okay, coming." Jashin-chan put down the ingredients in her hand and happily went to the sink to wash her hands.
"Onee-chan."
Pekola handed a plate of Crab Stir-fried Rice Cakes, perfect in color, aroma, and taste, to Lucoa.
Lucoa happily received it and looked down—
The thick sauce tightly coated every piece of rice cake and crab, shining with a pale golden light.
Chopped green onions were sparsely scattered throughout, and a complete orange-red crab shell nestled on top of the rice cakes and crab pieces—just looking at it stimulated the appetite!
"Ryohei-kun is truly a treasure of a man!"
Pekola praised, turned around, and followed Ryohei towards the dining room.
"That's for sure."
Ryohei accepted the praise without modesty.
He placed Jashin-chan's portion on the dining table, distributed the chopsticks, said "Itadakimasu," and started devouring.
He was really hungry!
Picking up a piece of rice cake coated in sauce, he put it into his mouth—
Just one bite, and his eyes lit up!
The outer layer of the rice cake had just the right amount of resilience; when his teeth sank in, what he felt was soft, glutinous, and bouncy.
It was chewy but didn't stick to the teeth at all.
Moreover, every inch of the rice cake had absorbed the sweet freshness of the crab meat and the savory-sweet base flavor of the sauce...
"It tastes so good!"
Ryohei lifted his chin, praising himself.
"The rice cake is indeed delicious!"
Lucoa also ate a piece of rice cake, echoed his sentiment, and praised enjoyably: "Upon entering the mouth, it's a rich ocean flavor, and as you chew, a gentle, sweet rice aroma seeps out..."
"Salty and sweet, plus savory, intertwining and lingering on the tip of the tongue; just one bite makes you unable to stop!"
"..."
Pekola also felt unable to stop, but she didn't say it. She ate quietly, not making a sound with each bite.
Crack—!
Well, not entirely silent.
After tasting the deliciousness of the rice cake, Pekola tackled the crab meat with anticipation.
After simmering, the crab shell had become very crispy, cracking with a sound at the slightest touch of her teeth.
The crab meat inside the shell was firm and plump, with distinct muscle fibers. It was fresh and tender upon entry, yet carried the unique fibrous texture of seafood, forming a wonderful contrast with the soft, glutinous, and bouncy rice cake just now!
Plus that wonderful savory-sweet flavor permeating the entire dish... Pekola involuntarily immersed herself in it, finding it hard to extricate herself!
"..."
"Are rice cakes and crabs actually this delicious when stir-fried together?"
Having washed her hands and sat at the dining table, Jashin-chan, after tasting the rice cake and crab, was shocked. She covered her lips with her hand, her face full of amazement.
"Of course it's delicious! There was a time when I particularly loved eating this." Ryohei held his chopsticks and said with an intoxicated expression.
Meanwhile, Pekola had already fallen into a gourmet illusion!
As if she had become a professional "Hero," patrolling a coastal town.
The afternoon sun was like melted honey, slowly flowing along the coastline.
The sea breeze, carrying salty moisture, blew towards her face, quietly wetting the sweetness of the sunlight, adding a soft filter to this peaceful afternoon.
Until—
"Ah—! There's a monster!"
A piercing scream suddenly came from a street in the distance, followed by panic-stricken voices.
"Run, run!"
"Uwah—! He's chasing us, help!"
The entire street boiled over, the tranquil and peaceful atmosphere instantly shattered!
Pekola instinctively went against the crowd, rushing towards the scene of the incident.
From afar, she saw a monster about 2.5 meters tall, whose upper body had completely turned into a crab with a pair of huge pincers and a red shell, while his lower body retained human form, attacking humans everywhere.
"..." Pekola's eyes focused. Her figure charged forward like lightning, sliding into a tackle that knocked the Crab Monster off balance, sending him crashing to the ground.
"Nani!"
The Crab Monster cried out in a low voice—he had lost the initiative!
Pekola took advantage of his weakness to take him down!
With a turn, she leaped lightly onto the Crab Monster's back, pressed her feet against his back, gripped his two protruding eyes with her slender white hands, and exerted force with her waist and abdomen—
Squelch!
Accompanied by a slimy tearing sound, two clusters of tissue entwined with nerves and blood vessels were pulled out by the roots!
"Uwahhhhhh—!"
The Crab Monster, who had just propped up his upper body, let out a miserable howl and fell heavily again, splashing up a cloud of dust mixed with fishy stench.
"K.O.!"
Pekola threw away the things in her hands with disgust and breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then—
A ball of scalding rice cake whistled from the side, wrapped in steaming heat, and accurately hit Pekola!
The sticky rice cake instantly wrapped around her curvaceous body. The scorching high temperature burned her skin, and the powerful impact slammed her fiercely to the ground!
"Uwah—!"
Pekola cried out in pain from the heat, her whole body stuck in the rice cake, unable to move for a moment.
"Sneak attack... who doesn't know how to do that!"
Accompanied by a triumphant voice, a two-meter-tall, pure white Rice Cake Monster slowly wriggled out from a roadside shop.
Its body was semi-fluid, with a pair of eyes embedded in the center of its head and a huge opening split for a mouth.
Monsters... there are two!
Pekola's pupils contracted.
At this critical moment, a figure cut through the sky—Lucoa, wearing a Superwoman suit, descended from the sky like a meteor!
Jashin-chan, holding a "Hero's Shield" and "Hero's Sword," rushed over from another direction.
In a nearby shop, a bold person peered out from the window and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice: "Another monster has arrived!"
"I'm a fucking hero!"
Jashin-chan was so angry her face distorted. How could they judge a book by its cover! Too much!
She gripped the sword hilt tightly, really wanting to slash that person!
The person behind the window shrank their neck in fear, shut their mouth sheepishly, and squatted down very cowardly—
If you say so! I dare not argue...
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