Volume 2, Chapter 87.5 – Extra, The Malevolence Lady’s Culinary Skills Are… Indescribable

In a small house in Bellflower Glade within the Veiled Domain.

A family of four, plus one pink pet, had gathered in the dining room of the cottage.

Our Bai Lianyue, wearing a white apron, now stood excitedly at the dining table holding a tray, her emerald eyes full of anticipation.

“Come on, come on, try it quick~”

Miss Bai Lianyue urged with a smile.

Obviously,

after spending an entire morning preparing a feast, Bai Lianyue was very eager to see the happy expressions on the children’s faces as they enjoyed the “delicacies,” and was already anticipating their praise.

Hehe, after coming to the Veiled Domain and eating canned food for so many days.

Seeing such a sumptuous feast now, they must be happy, right? They must be eager to start enjoying it, right?

The Terran Malevolence lady naively judged in her heart.

However,

the reality was quite different from what she had expected.

Because after Ailiya brought the twins to the table, the three little ones showed no signs of picking up their chopsticks, but instead stared uniformly at the “delicacies” on the table.

Their expressions varied.

How to put this?

These were indeed Bai Lianyue’s specially prepared “works of dedication.”

However, these foods looked extraordinarily bizarre—plates of oddly colored dishes piled together, each emitting a terrifying aura. A black object lay quietly in the center of a plate, continuously emitting black smoke, as if it had just been scooped out of magma; a fish glowing with an eerie fluorescence was arranged in a strange arc, its eyes bulging wide as if protesting the injustice of fate; there was even a bowl of swamp-colored soup with unidentifiable small pieces floating on the surface, emitting a strange, unfathomable smell…

The diplomatic description: the food looked a little unique.

The blunt description: is this even edible??

…

The twins had actually been full of anticipation for their mother’s cooking. After all, this was the first time in their lives they would taste food made by their mother’s own hands.

Mother’s milk is so fragrant, her cooking must be delicious too, right?

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The little ones thought.

However, upon seeing these dishes, the twins hesitated.

Miya puffed up her cheeks, mumbling, clearly not daring to start eating; Weiya secretly reached out to poke the fluorescent fish, then quickly withdrew her hand upon contact, as if afraid it might come alive.

Obviously, neither Miya nor Weiya dared to start eating.

But not eating might hurt their mother’s feelings.

As they say, when in doubt, ask big sister~

So,

without further ado, the two little ones simultaneously widened their watery eyes and turned their pleading gazes toward Ailiya.

“Sister eats first~” Miya said with a smile.

“Mm-hmm,” Weiya nodded in agreement.

“…”

You,

you two?!!!

At these words, Ailiya’s brow furrowed slightly, her mouth twitching.

But little Ailiya had no time now to scold these two bad girls who dared to sell out their sister, because as soon as the twins spoke, Miss Bai Lianyue turned her gaze toward Ailiya.

The blue-haired young woman stood with hands on her hips, looking at Ailiya’s hesitant eyes with full expectation, her gaze filled with confidence and satisfaction, as if she had no doubts about her culinary skills. She urged with a smile:

“Try it quickly! This is based on my previous cooking experience, plus guidance from cookbooks. I researched it with great effort~”

However, this statement made cold sweat break out on Ailiya’s back, and a complex silence immediately filled the air.

Previous experience?

Considering that after that great battle, the Terran Malevolence had lost many of her memories.

Therefore, Ailiya seriously doubted… had she forgotten even some basic cooking knowledge…

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Of course, Ailiya’s suspicion wasn’t unfounded, considering this person had even forgotten how to bathe last time!

Also,

guidance from cookbooks?

Weren’t the books in the Veiled Domain all those terrible books with missing content? Could such books teach cooking?!

And also… hadn’t she lost her sense of taste?

Thinking about this,

Ailiya became even more reluctant to eat Bai Lianyue’s cooking.

But…

Looking at the expectant ‘mother’ before her, Ailiya clenched her fists in conflict, cold sweat continuing to flow down her forehead, as if calculating how to appease her mother’s “culinary enthusiasm” without hurting her feelings.

Instinct told Ailiya,

this stuff was definitely not edible…

Otherwise, she might end up meeting Teacher Boloni.

But leaving without eating even a bite? That seemed disrespectful to the chef.

Recalling Teacher Boloni’s etiquette lessons from the past, Ailiya felt increasingly conflicted. The girl’s brain operated at high speed, thinking of a way out of this predicament.

Just then, Ailiya’s gaze noticed a certain pink octopus feasting away at the table, munching on an apple.

At that moment,

a brilliant idea flashed through the silver-haired girl’s mind.

Got it!

The next moment, Ailiya turned her gaze to the small fruit plate in front of her. Since the fruit hadn’t undergone Bai Lianyue’s processing, this plate looked particularly normal amidst the chaotic table.

“Little octopus, want some apple?”

Ailiya asked softly, spearing a piece of apple.

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Hearing this,

Ling Xi, who was crunching on an apple, slowly turned around and curiously looked at the apple held out in front of her. Although she didn’t know why Ailiya suddenly wanted to feed her apple, seeing such crystal-clear fruit flesh, the pink octopus naturally wouldn’t refuse.

“Yingying~” (Want, want!!)

Completely unsuspecting, Ling Xi happily opened her mouth.

“Ah~”

“Now’s my chance!!”

Seeing how cooperative she was, a gleam of cunning flashed in Ailiya’s eyes.

In a flash,

she moved with lightning speed, putting down the apple and grabbing a spoon, sending a large spoonful of Bai Lianyue’s “carefully” prepared black-gas dish into the pink octopus’s mouth.

The pink octopus was stunned for a moment, then instinctively chewed a couple of times.

“Ying?” (Hmm? That’s not right, this isn’t apple flavor?!)

Just as Ling Xi realized what was happening, her entire body suddenly stiffened.

Her crimson eyes bulged wide, her tentacles frantically flailing about, twisting everywhere as if electrocuted. A strange sound emerged from deep in her throat, “wuwu” seemingly expressing pain, while black gas continuously billowed from the pink octopus’s mouth.

A few seconds later,

the pink octopus gave up struggling. Her movements suddenly halted, her entire body going rigid for a moment before collapsing onto the table like a rag doll, her tentacles drooping lifelessly.

Her color changed from soft pink to an eerie gray-black, white foam bubbling from her mouth as she made intermittent whimpering sounds.

Finally, the pink octopus completely lost consciousness, passing out like a dead octopus.

Just one bite had “taken down” a vassal-tier corrupted beast.

Truly terrifying…

In an instant,

the kitchen became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

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The twins were frightened and hugged Ailiya’s arms, one on each side, while Bai Lianyue, the culprit, blinked in confusion, then scratched her cheek in bewilderment.

“Uh, huh?? How did this happen?”

After witnessing the destructive power of her cooking, the Terran Malevolence lady’s beautiful face immediately filled with embarrassment.

At this moment, Ailiya, who had been protecting her sisters and had remained silent for several seconds, slowly spoke:

“Mother.”

Her voice was extremely serious, making Bai Lianyue tremble involuntarily.

“W-what is it?”

“From now on, I’ll do the cooking in this house!”

As she spoke, the little one solemnly raised her hand and pointed at Bai Lianyue’s face:

“Mother, you are forbidden from entering the kitchen!!!!”

“Eh?! How can that be…”

Bai Lianyue pouted, saying somewhat unhappily.

Seeing that the Terran Malevolence still wasn’t convinced, Ailiya immediately initiated a “democratic vote” without another word.

“All in favor of mother not entering the kitchen, raise your hands!!”

As she spoke, Ailiya raised her right hand without hesitation.

After glancing at Bai Lianyue, the twins also hesitantly raised their hands.

Not just the three sisters…

A certain pink octopus wandering along the banks of the Sanzu River also tremblingly raised all eight of her tentacles at this moment…

…

After this day,

the Terran Malevolence lady didn’t enter the kitchen for several years… The words “Mother and Doggy Not Allowed” were nailed to the kitchen door.