Meanwhile, Rudeus was already into his sixteenth hot plate
He couldn't help licking his fingers and making 'Spa Spa' sounds. As the timeframe for completing his 'task' was so short, he wouldn't bother with civility in times like now, Rudeus instead dug in with his fingers and threw himself mouth first at any food with a rank high enough to please him.
he reached his peak. not that he was filled up, with his fast rate of absorption, it didn't take the ingested food 20 seconds before break down and assimilation. It was the same with someone taking a very reactive pill or potion, Only faster.
Why he stopped his eating rampage was that he really couldn't take in any more, any surplus and he would definitely n encounter the legendary Body Explosion because of too much Energy. Just like the case of a cultivator ingesting a pill that was made for a very strong master, he would be in danger of death or could even explode because the energy conserved in the potion is too much for him.
Rudeus had eaten countless Precious resources found in the Kitchen, everything ranging from Plant to mushrooms, to Animals... even plain spices.
These materials were brought through different means; some, series of years back and others after spending much money from the Country's treasury.
But in the end, it ended up in his bulging gut. The Energy got from digesting these resources were in the end, greater than he could cope up with, and any more could lead to a permanent disaster.
Blrup...
" I feel it coursing all through my every cell! Good, good. After this, my Rank should raise a bit. At least enough to stand against the masters of the... damn, I've forgotten the ranks. can't be helped though, my dragon's physique is unique..."
"You BASTARD!!! " A crazed shout woke Rudeus from his daze.
‘f**k!!’
He saw a bizarre picture. A woman — because of her appreciative hourglass figure — wearing a mask and making her way towards him. What made it worse, was that she wore a Kimono, a pink one that screamed purity and chastity.
Which contrasted to the dagger on her hands and that death glare.
"Fairy! We can talk things out!"
Rudeus wiped his greasy mouth and tried to make a docile face.
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