This feeding farce finally ended after the puddle of Petroleum Cuisine—born from Mahiru’s culinary skills dropping 10,000 times—was flushed down the toilet.
“This stuff is completely inedible! Xiaoye, aren’t you afraid your brother will get sick?” Mahiru couldn’t help but complain after the ordeal.
He had no idea what exactly was going through his sister’s mind.
Ever since she became a Magical Girl, her thinking had become incredibly erratic.
She often pulled off magical maneuvers that caught him completely off guard, just like being hit by a sudden tactical raid from God Gan Ning.
“But Brother, how are we going to fill our stomachs now?”
“That, of course, would be…”
Mahiru glanced toward the nearby kitchen. He seemed to want to continue cooking, but he quickly changed his mind.
“No, maybe I really am not suited for the kitchen right now! Ever since I turned into this, I’ve lost all my intuition. I can’t even tell the difference between sugar and salt. There’s no way I can make a proper meal like this.”
Mahiru was usually responsible for the three daily meals in this household.
But now that he had suddenly lost his ability to cook, what would become of their future meals?
Unable to shoulder his usual responsibility of looking after his sister’s diet, Mahiru couldn’t help but look dejected.
Xiaoye let out a soft sigh in response.
“It can’t be helped. It looks like we’ll have to rely on takeout from now on.”
Xiaoye didn’t notice that Mahiru’s brow furrowed slightly after she finished speaking.
‘Xiaoye, can’t you learn to cook for yourself? Are we going to order takeout for the rest of our lives? And the cost is so high; with our current finances, we’ll be bankrupt within one year.’
But Xiaoye seemed to have no such concerns.
After sitting back down on the sofa, she pulled out her mobile phone.
After a quick browse through a delivery app, she decisively placed an order for a Crazy Thursday meal.
However, since today wasn’t Thursday and it was almost 4:00 AM, the price was naturally more expensive than usual.
But to help Mahiru quickly recover his Mana, this small loss didn’t matter to Xiaoye.
‘It’s just a few dozen yuan! I’ll make it back once I take down a few more Witches.’
After placing the order with clean efficiency, Xiaoye tucked her phone back into her pocket, only to look up and see Mahiru staring at her with a deep frown.
“Hmm? Brother, what’s wrong?”
“Xiaoye, are you always this skilled at ordering takeout? You must order it a lot, don’t you?”
“Uh…” Xiaoye hesitated, unable to find a reasonable explanation for a moment.
“I guessed it! Even though your brother puts his heart and soul into preparing delicious meals for you every day, you still sneakily order takeout. Is this how you repay the hard work your brother puts in?”
“That’s only because the flavors you make are always the same! I’ve long since grown tired of eating those same two or three items every day. It’s only natural to order takeout occasionally to change things up!”
“Is it really just occasionally?”
Mahiru stood with his hands on his hips, staring at Xiaoye with a sharp gaze as if he could see right through her.
“Uh… maybe five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or twelve times a month.”
“That can’t be called occasionally anymore! And takeout is so expensive. Where does a student like you get the money to order that stuff so frequently?”
When asked this, Xiaoye suddenly became full of confidence.
“Brother, did you forget that I have another identity? Besides being a student, I’m also an all-powerful Magical Girl! As long as I successfully hunt down a Witch, the rewards are very generous. It’s just that right now I’m only C-rank, so the reward for each hunt is only enough for one takeout order. But don’t you worry, Brother. Once I reach S-rank, the reward for each hunt will be 1,000 times what it is now. Making a fortune won’t be a dream anymore. You won’t have to worry about anything; I’ll support the family from now on!”
As she finished, Xiaoye patted Mahiru on the shoulder as if she were treating him like a child.
“Being a Magical Girl is that profitable?”
Hearing Xiaoye’s answer, Mahiru couldn’t find a point to argue and could only mutter a quiet remark.
“Exactly! So, in order for me to quickly promote to S-rank, you have to give it your all too, Brother!”
Xiaoye’s face beamed with an excited smile.
At this moment, she looked like a mother wishing for her child’s success.
Just then, a knock sounded at the door.
*Knock, knock!*
“Hello, delivery!”
“Oh? It’s here already?”
Without another word, Xiaoye left the speechless Mahiru behind and jogged to the door to open it.
“Hello, here is the takeout you ordered. I hope you enjoy your meal. Please continue to support Caocao Delivery in the future. Caocao Delivery: Whatever you need, we’re fast!”
“Thank you!”
After taking the large bag of food from the delivery man, Xiaoye closed the door and walked back to the living room in high spirits.
“Wow, Silver City really lives up to its reputation as the number one bustling city in the Central Plains! Even the delivery speed is incredibly fast! Alright, Brother, don’t be so picky. Come over and eat!”
Even as she said this, Xiaoye was a step ahead, opening the bag and shoving a long, thick Old Beijing Chicken Roll into Mahiru’s mouth without a word.
“Wait… Xiaoye… you don’t have to help… I… I can eat it myself…”
Mahiru hastily pushed Xiaoye away.
To be honest, if he didn’t stop her, his soft throat would have been pushed to its limit by that Old Beijing Chicken Roll.
He finally managed to chew and swallow the chicken roll Xiaoye had forced on him.
Before he could react, Xiaoye fed him six egg tarts, a large handful of fries, a bag of popcorn chicken, and three large burgers.
Aided by the ice-cold cola, Mahiru’s stomach quickly bulged as if he were ten months pregnant.
“Wait, Xiaoye, don’t just shove everything into me. Aren’t you going to eat some?”
“The priority right now is feeding you, Brother! As long as you’re stuffed full, it doesn’t matter if I go hungry for two days.”
“But isn’t this a bit too much? Even if you were feeding a pig, you wouldn’t do it like this!”
“Why worry about that now?”
Afterward, Xiaoye looked at Mahiru, whose stomach was as round as a basketball, and a smile of accomplishment spread across her face.
Mahiru, on the other hand, remained utterly confused.
He still had no idea what Xiaoye was trying to achieve by going to such lengths to feed him.
“Alright, Brother, you should be completely full now! Let me see if your Mana has increased!”
Xiaoye reached out to cup Mahiru’s cheeks, staring expectantly at the Silver Halo above his head.
However, the halo above Mahiru’s head remained incredibly bright, without the slightest sign of turning black.
After waiting for a full ten minutes, the halo was still just as shiny as before.
Seeing this, Xiaoye’s expression couldn’t help but turn sour.
‘I’ve fed you like a pig, yet your Mana hasn’t increased at all?’
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