6 Chapter 5 : Mysterious Object X
///Saint Freya, Home EC Cooking Classroom///
"Alright, Kids, just like we agreed at the last meeting. Today's theme shall be curry, I hope you all have prepared the ingredients to make it today. Now all of you go to your partner" Says the teacher as she claps with a smile. As the teacher started clapping, all of the students started to walk and make a group of two.
The class was filled with multiple desks with a stove with four burners on the left side, on the right side of the table there is a metal faucet and sink, an oven right under the table on the left side, and the rest are a drawer made of wood. On top of each table an exhaust fan is installed with a long ventilation on the ceiling.
The back of the room is full of wooden glass cupboards that hide the wall, and the inside is full of various spices and seasonings.
"It is an honor for this mere mortal such as myself to be your humble partner for this journey" Says Rena as she does a wushu greeting at Mei.
"Oh, Rena-chan, you're just exaggerating" Says Mei with a smile.
"I'm sure am not. I mean, you are very fast at cutting things in a second and never waste a beat" Says Rena as she put a bag on the table and took out the ingredients from the inside. "Now, what kinds of curry are we making? Hamburg curry, Katsu curry, Golden curry, or a good old original one?" Ask Rena. Mei took out a book from the bag and opened a certain page inside the book with a picture, then showed it to Rena.
"...huh?" Rena blinked a few times at what she saw, from the look of the picture, it was an ordinary omelet Rice garnished with sauce on top. "Uhh, an ordinary omurice? you want to make dry curry along with rice in it, is that right?" Ask Rena.
"No" Answered Mei.
"Then ?" Ask Rena.
"We're going to make Curry Risotto Omurice" Answered Mei as she handed the book to Rena, to which Rena looked closely at the text that was written in it " We know that omurice uses fried rice, which is usually moist but light, loose, and fluffy texture. But in this book, we will make risotto, which has a soft, creamy texture" Says Mei. Rena listens to Mei while reading closes the book and looks at Mei.
"Alright then" Says Rena.
"But we can change it if you find it difficult" Says Mei who suddenly looks worried, but Rena only gives a smile with pride.
"You kidding? Don't worry, I don't have a complaint" Says Rena as she pulls out a white headband from her pocket and uses it around her forehead. "As your humble partner and assistant, I will help you to make this dish of course. Just lead the way chef" Says Rena with excitement, making Mei smile in relief.
"Then, Rena-chan, you can start by peeling the fruits, can you do that ?" Ask Mei.
"Got it" Answered Rena with thumbs up.
"How about me, Mei-Senpai!" Says Kiana in excitement while pointing at herself.
"You can help Rena-chan too" Says Mei.
"Okay!" Says Kiana with a salute. As they are about to start to prepare, both Rena and Mei suddenly realize something odd and stop what they're going to do. Both of them then look at the additional member who isn't supposed to be there, and yet there she is.
"..."
"..."
"..."
The two only look at Kiana with confusion on their face, while Kiana herself realizes that she is being stared at and feels awkward.
"What? Something wrong?" Ask Kiana as she looks at both of them.
"Yes...there is..." Answered Rena as crossed her hand.
"Kiana-chan, why are you here ?"Ask Mei.
"Cause I also attend this class?" Answered Kiana as she tilted her head a bit.
"We both know that what she meant is why are you 'specifically' right over here, my and Mei's table" Asks Rena.
"You mean 'OUR' table" Answered Kiana as she made a gesture with both of her hands.
"No" Says Rena as they start arguing. Rena tried to make Kiana leave and back to her partner to which she refused, while Mei on the other hand tried to talk softly to Kiana.
Unknown to the three of them, Bronya walks close to the girls, specifically to Kiana.
"Idiotka, what are you doing? Stop bothering Subject Rena and Mei Nee-sama, the other students already started" Says Bronya as she stops beside Kiana, then Bronya takes Kiana by the collar and leaves.
"We waste a lot of time preparing cause of you, we must haste back to our table immediately" Says Bronya as she drags Kiana away from Rena and Mei.
"NOOOOO! YADA! YADA! YADA!" Kiana was throwing a tantrum as she was taken by Bronya along the way.
"Well...now that's out of the way, we can begin" Says Rena as she walks back to the table, then begins to take mangoes and apples and peel them one by one with a knife with such ease, afterward Rena begins to dice it along with peeled banana, garlic, and carrots. Meanwhile, Mei heats the pan with oil inside until it's hot, then she adds the chopped onions. After a while, she adds cardamom, cumin, cloves, and honey to the pan.
Rena who looks at Mei notices this, gives the chopped vegetables to Mei and is later added to the pan as well, mixing everything and then using the lid to cover it.
"Now, all we need to wait for a little. Until then-" Mei took another pan from the drawer. "Let's prepare for the next step" Says Mei as they continue.
Meanwhile, on Bronya and Kiana's sides after they left.
"Next, we need to stir it" Says Kiana as Bronga starts to take a ladle and use it on the pan.
"What's the next thing on the note?" Ask Bronya.
"While stirring it, put the other vegetables you want inside" Answered Kiana as she then looks at Bronya " Which is time to put the rest of it!" Says Kiana as she then drops a peeled potato inside the pan.
{SPLASH}
"Done!" Says Kiana
"..."
Bronya looks blankly at the pan before she changes to look at Kiana.
"What?" Ask Kiana who was puzzled by Bronya's.
"Da Bronya noticed that the potato wasn't sliced...why's that?" Bronya asked back at Kiana.
"Cause I like it that way" Answered Kiana as she folded both of her hands, Bronya who heard the reply just stayed quiet before she gave Kiana the ladle.
"Here, Da Bronya needs to get something for the curry" Says Bronya as she leaves to the back of the room, leaving Kiana who stirs the curry now.
"Hmm? What's her problem?" Mumbled Kiana that questioned herself. Looking left and right, had nothing to do but felt bored and smelled still-cooking curry, Kiana just saw other students cooking with their partners.
Most of them make the same basic curry food, while the rest take a unique form of curry with tofu or noodles. But, from every other student than Mei's, Kiana smells unique fragrances in the room with her nose.
"{Sniff}{Sniff}, Uwaah, where does this smell come from!?" Kiana slowly shifted her head to where she assumed the smell came from.
She's very fast in her movement, each time she puts in the spice and the ingredients, there's no time wasted.
Feeling impressed by the person's skills without any flaws, Kiana just noticed who the person is and was surprised by it.
"Gehh!?, The class rep actually can cook!?" Mumbled Kiana as she looked surprised and lowered her expectation of the person.
"Wow, Class president, you're very skilled !" Says the partner as she admires Fu Hua.
"This is nothing worth praising for," Says Fu Hua as she closed the pan with the lid. "After all, you can also make it by yourself if you try it" Says Fu Hua.
"You think so?" Ask the partner curiously.
"By how you move and know each ingredient, yes you are" Says Fu Hua as she adjusts her glasses.
"Class President" mumbled the partner as she is in joy with her eyes sparkling while looking at Fu Hua.
"Kuh!?, for being a pain in the ass nerd, why the hell she's a popular one!? Is it because she's an A-Rank!? Is that it!?, I also wanted to be surrounded by a bunch of girls too damn it!!!" Says Kiana to herself in both frustration and anger.
While still mumbling to herself for a moment, out of nowhere, an imaginary light bulb appears on top of Kiana's head and shines brightly.
"Some say that to take someone's heart is through their stomach" Says Kiana as she looks at the curry with a smile. "If the class rep can do it, so am I" Kiana reached the bag and saw the other content
"Time to use my skill to the test" Says Kiana who gets excited. After a while, Bronya came back with a seasoning bottle in her hand surprised to see Kiana stir the pot very enthusiastically.
"Ah! Bratnya back" Says Kiana as she stops to stir the pot and gives the ladle " Here, I gotta need to perfected my masterpiece" Says Kiana before she leaves to the back of the room while running.
"..." Bronya didn't have time to reply and just go back to the table and put the bottle. Remembering what Kiana just said a second ago, Bronya looked at the pot.
Slowly approaching the boiled pot, Bronya looks inside it.
"...Блять(Blyat)"
///Later///
"Okay, that's time's up," Says the teacher as she looks at her watch. All students become relieved to get it done before the time limit, while some put it on a plate in a hurry.
The female teacher looks around the room for a while and decides to walk to the nearest student that already prepares the food, then stops at Fu Hua and her partner's tables.
"Hello, Hua and Chiaki. What did you make here?" Ask the teacher as she looks at the small bowl on the table, the bowl was covered with some sort of bread on top of it, hiding the content.
"This is 'Naan Pot Pie Curry' Sensei" Answered Fu Hua as she gave a spoon to the teacher." Have a try, Sensei" Says Fu Hua.
The teacher accepts the spoon with a nod, she carefully uses it on Fu Hua curry and opens the Naan.
{𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡!!!}
"Hah!?"
As soon as the teacher breaks open the naan bread, the aroma of the curry suddenly fills the room, making the whole students surprised and mumble to each other.
"What an amazing fragrance!!!"
"I thought I smelled something strange!"
"The scent in this room from all of us cooking at the same time is now gone, we can smell it clearly who's cooking it!"
"Wow, the aroma is so mellow"
The teacher is in shock from the fragrance of the naan curry, to having an amazing curry is not what she thought in mind in this room.
"{Gulp}" Second after, she slowly reached for the curry with a spoon and then took a bite of the naan along with the curry"{Nom}...Hmph!?"
After taking a bite, her mouth filled with the extraordinary flavor of curry. Happy, surprised, crying, sad, unknown to what expression she was supposed to make from the curry she never had a taste of before in her life.
She quickly put her hands on the table, feeling her legs become weak from one bite and panting very quickly.
"Haaah...haaah...haaah, I get...it...with the fish head you both have...but what the...thing you put to make it so good!?" Ask the teacher while catching her breath. Fu Hua then smiles and shows a leaf in her hand.
"Holy Basil" Answered Fu Hua" Sadly, this is not the fresh one. If it were, then it might be more tasteful than this" Explains Fu Hua as she adjusts her glasses.
"I-i see" Says the teacher as she then stands up straight again and feels embarrassed to show such a state. "Hua and Chiaki, A for the dish you make, I'll even give you an S if there are such things. Good job" Says the teacher with a smile as she left to the other students.
"Thank you, Sensei" Says both Fu Hua and her partner.
Meanwhile, Rena looks in Fu Hua's direction and what curry she just made makes her stun.
'I knew the smell seemed familiar, but I didn't know that she could make his curry out of all things' Thought Rena.
"Oh well, it's not like we're here to compete. Right, Mei" Says Rena as she looks at Mei who seems to be mumbling and thinks to herself as she looks at naan curry.
"Fu Hua is incredible, to think she's been this skill means she learns from the best, A-Rank can't be underestimated even for a cooking skill too, incredible, her technique was flawless, and no single move was wasted -" Mei was not responding from her deep thought even after Rena said something
'Uwaaa, this is the first time I see her look so serious, she even takes notes without looking at it'
Focus on their thought for a while, the teacher now walks closer to Mei and Rena's table unknowingly.
"Hello, Mei and Rena" Says the teacher with a smile, making both of them by surprise.
"Yo-I mean {Cought!}, Hello, Sensei" Says Rena as she quickly corrects her posture and looks at the teacher.
"Hello, Sensei. it seems it's our turn to be tested"
"That's right, so what kind of curry do you both make?" Ask the teacher curiously, noticing the silver cloche on the table. Rena smirks and looks at Mei, both of them nod to each other at the same time.
"I hope you prepare better yourself, Sensei," Says Rena then grabs the handle of the coche cover "Cause it might be too much for you to handle it" Rena then slowly lifts it, revealing the content.
Raise her eyebrow, the teacher looks at the top of the silver plate was an ordinary omurice with what seems to be soy sauce on top of it.
"Oh? An omurice?" Mumbled the teacher confusingly
"Thought you at least took a glimpse at our process, Sensei. This is more than just 'Omurice' " Says Rena while folding her hands.
"Sensei, have a try" Mei then gives the spoon to the teacher with a smile of confidence.
The teacher nods and takes the spoon, only knowing Mei directly for only a few times in her class, the teacher realizes Mei's ability and knowledge was more than ordinary.
Believed in Rena's words, She then used the spoon slowly on the dish, to find herself in shock as she opened the cover of omurice.
"Aroma Bomb" Says Rena
{𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡!!!}
"AGAIN!?"
Same as Fu Hua naan pot pie curry, another aroma starts to spread around the room from a single dish, making all students dumbstruck by the scent yet again appears.
"Whooooa! After the Class President's dish, another aroma appears!!!? "
"AMAZING!...WHAT A MELLOW SMELL!!!"
"HOW DID BOTH OF THEM CAN DO THAT!?"
"I WANT TO HAVE A BITE AT IT!!!"
All the other students start to mumble again excitedly.
"Uwaah!, this is amazing as the Naan Pot Pie Curry!" Says the teacher in astonishment, seeing the rice inside the omelet eggs shines with a bright gleam.
"{Gulp} here I go" Then she prepares herself as she tries to take a bite from a single spoon slowly, as it reaches to her mouth, a taste of tenderness and intensity of the flavor make her bliss and on the verge of letting her tear out.
'OH DEAR ME!, Why does curry from both of them taste so good!? the risotto is very compatible with egg moisture! Not just that, the outside sauce must have been made from the oyster sauce, and honey is a synch with the taste of the inside of the risotto!' The teacher enjoys describing the taste of the food in her mind, Fu Hua keeps observing from her table at the omurice.
"It has the same concept as mine?...No, there must be something else to make it...There's also this unknown smell of that dish that bothers me" Fu Hua keeps mumbling to herself and looking at Mei and Rena's omurice intensively.
Rena notices the stare from Fu Hua and smirks, she then moves quickly and takes out another cloche, to reveal another omurice.
"Hmm?"
"Hey, Class Rep, we might accidentally make an extra portion. Want to try it?" Says Rena with a wide smile on her face.
Fu Hua looks at Rena and thinks for a second before she changes her gaze to Mei for confirmation. Mei noticed Fu Hua just smiled and nod to answer her.
"Then excuse me" Says Fu Hua as she then walks closer.
"You better hurry before it gets cold" Rena then gave the Spoon to Fu Hua which she accepts.
Fu Hua looks at the curry very seriously before she tries the curry, tasting and smelling the flavor of the curry while thinking about every ingredient and spice that she could think of.
'The stimulus to the tongue comes from the clove, for the fragrant smell and a slight astringency from cumin and cardamom. But there is something else that mixes with the other three spices' Fu Hua is deeply in her thought for a second before she then remembers and realizes it.
"Mango, It's Mango Chutney" Says Fu Hua as she looks at Mei.
"That's right, with the mango chutney, it becomes the main ingredient that combines other spices to give a deeper flavor to the dish." Explain Mei.
"Thus make it more delicious, without adding any fat or any animal-based ingredients. Truly magnificent masterpiece by Mei" Says Rena.
"You're just exaggerating again, and don't forget you also help me, Rena-chan" Says Mei.
"~Aaaah~, Mei, don't think less from what you just make, the taste never lies" Says the teacher with a bright smile." I will grade it 'S' if only I can do that, 'A' will do for now. Good job you two, keep this up and you might get to compete in a cooking show" Says the teacher jokingly with a laugh
"Thank you, Sensei," Says both Mei and Rena, the teacher nods and leaves for another to test their dish.
One by one, the teacher tastes every group curry that made it already in time and grades it, even prolonging a bit by small talk, knowingly giving some other students times that haven't finished.
Until she starts to walk to the last group in the class.
"Hello, Kiana and Bronya" Greet the teacher with a smile.
"Hai, Sensei!/ Greeting, Sensei" Greet both Kiana and Bronya.
"So, may I know where both of your results are?" Ask teacher. Kiana smiled and made a small.
"Now, prepare yourself, Sensei. You shall witness humanity's greatest food ever taste" Says Kiana loudly. Kiana took out a bowl and placed it in front of the teacher. "Don Don Special Curry Ramen!!!"
"Oh? A noodle curry?" Mumble the teacher and look at the content of the bowl.
"Correct, now give it a try, Sensei!" Says Kiana excitedly and gives a fork to the teacher.
The teacher took a bite and tasted the ramen flavors.
"So, how is it, Sensei?" Ask Kiana enthusiastically.
"It's good, the soup is refreshing for one, and the taste is not so bad" Answered the teacher.
"So we passed!" Says Kiana.
"Yes, of course you pass" Says the teacher, making Kiana and Bronya sigh in relief. "But there is one exception that is"
"Eh?"
"This is not what you both make, right?" Says the teacher, making Kiana drop a sweat and nervous all of sudden, while Bronya still has a blank face but gives a 'Of course she found out about it, Idiotka' look.
"Aah! Eeeeh?, well, h-how can Sensei be sure of that!" Ask Kiana as she tries to act in confidence.
"Because there's a cup on the opening just right there" Says the teacher as she points at the end of Kiana's side of the table, showing an opened cup noodle with purple Homu as the mascot and something written on top of it that say 'DON HOMU HOTARO INSTANT RAMEN CURRY FLAVOR'.
"...Oh..." The only word Kiana could let out. Bronya gazed sharply at Kiana, which made Kiana avert and look in a different direction from the gaze. "Hehehe, W-well it's still considered cooking too, Sensei" Says Kiana.
"No, it's not" Says The teacher as she touches her head and shakes her head with a sad face "Usually this kinda scenario I must give you a zero"
"ZERO!" Shout Kiana in shock.
"But, if you two bring out your real result there won't be, can you do that?" Says the continue with a smile. But both Bronya and Kiana just become nervous."Hmmm?"
"Uhhh, we might overdid it, Sensei" Says Kiana
"Da Bronya suggests not to test the curry would be a good option, Sensei" Says Bronya.
"No, that won't do" Says the teacher with a serious look " Listen, the result may not be like what you wanted, as a teacher I would like to taste it regardless of the reason. Might you think the curry is not worth serving or failure. It's fine, in the end, it's also the process of learning too you count too, you know" Says the teacher with a warm smile.
"Sensei...are you sure?" Kiana looks at the teacher in awe.
"Of course I am," Says the teacher "Who do you think sensei is? so bring it out!" Says the teacher to encourage Kiana, which is effective for her
"YES!" Kiana excitedly says it.
"Good," Says the teacher.
{𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗽!}
As soon as the teacher ordered Kiana, a pan she secretly hides on the floor is now placed on the table. Amazed by how big the pan both Kiana and Bronya used to make the curry intrigue.
"HERE IT IS SENSEI," Says Kiana as she opens the lid.
"..." As soon she sees the inside, her face becomes pale blue from the forehead. The inside of the pan is full of an unknown black and purple substance that particularly gives off a purple miasma.
"...Uhh, Black curry?" Says the teacher.
"Golden curry...or what it should have been" Says Bronya.
"I...see..." Says the teacher as she becomes quiet, after what seems a minute passes, she then takes one spoon from the curry.
Shaking from the aura it emits, the teacher prepares herself and moves the spoon closer to her mouth. But, her resolve becomes shaken by the curry on her spoon as three hollow circulars begin to appear, making it seem like a person's face in pain, but the most shocking part is that it lets out a faint growl that can be heard.
"*𝗚𝘂𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗵*" Might have heat from inside the curry, but the sound that is being heard is more like from a person's cry of being tortured.
"..." The teacher was speechless and terrified at the same time to see her spoon with curry just let out a cry. The teacher then looks at Bronya to see if what she just heard was correct, to which she replied with a nod.
The teacher was ready to slowly put down the spoon and just give their grades. But it was futile as Kiana gave pleading eyes to the teacher like a puppy, which is very effective for her.
Whether to drop the student's expectations or not was, this gives the teacher more burden while screaming internally about this situation.
This time, she resolves herself and moves the spoon straight to her mouth.
"{NOM}"
This gained the attention of Bronya, Fu Hua, Mei, and Rena by surprise from the teacher's action to eat it, while Kiana smiled cheerfully.
"{Munch}{Munch}{GULP}"
After a bit of putting the curry in her mouth and swallowing it, the teacher suddenly placed both hands on the table while looking down.
"Sensei, you okay?" Asked Kiana who was looking at her teacher in worried.
"..." No response.
"Sensei?"
"..." No response again
"Bratnya, is she dead!?" Kiana asks Bronya while looking at her anxiously.
"Nyet, Project Bunny shows her heart still beating" Answered Bronya.
Suddenly the teacher stands straight up, surprising all students in the classroom. Her face shows no other expression than a smile on her face as if nothing happens.
"Uhh...are you okay, Sensei?" Asked Kiana.
"Why of course, Kiana" Answered the teacher who was still with her smile.
"You...sure?" Asked again.
"Da Bronya suggests the teacher go to the medical room for a treatment" Says Bronya.
"I'm fine, Kiana, Bronya, nothing to worry about" Reassured the teacher as she waved her hand.
"O-okay then" Says Kiana.
"Well, like I said, you two tried your best, but I will give you two 'B' for the curry, do your best to improve your cooking skills. Next time, you both might get higher scores" Says the teacher.
"Thank you, Sensei" Says both Kiana and Bronya. The teacher nods and goes to the front of the classroom.
"Okay class, this is the end of the home-ec class, It might end early, but use it to clean the classroom. Other than that you all can use the remaining time for yourself, understood" Says the teacher.
"YES, Sensei" Says all of the students.
"Great, also tried not to concentrate a lot on killing Koro-Sensei in his class, alright" Says the teacher and then left the class with a bright smile as she waved her hands.
" So 'B', huh...tch, I thought we might get 'S' too" mumbled Kiana as she folded her hands.
"Da Bronya thinks it was a miracle that we got that grade" Says Bronya.
"Miracle?, I don't think so! It was thanks to my masterpiece we got an okay score!" Says Kiana placing her hand on her chest with a proud face.
"If you follow the instructions, there's a probability to get more than 'Okay', it seems you need to learn more than just studies" Says Fu Hua who walks closer to Kiana and Bronya's table, followed by Rena and Mei.
"Thankfully sensei was unharmed, I must say she has the guts and strong stomach to handle whatever you make" Says Rena.
"Now now, it's fine as long as Kiana passes, right?." Says Mei with a smile
"THAT'S RIGHT" Says Kiana, agreeing to Mei's words.
"It was good there were no bad things actually happened" Says Mei.
"YEAH!!!... Eh?, What's that supposed to mean, Mei-Senpai?" Ask Kiana as she looks at Mei, but Mei averts eye contact.
Kiana then took out a plate of her curry and showed it to three of them.
"It's not as bad as you all think!!!" Says Kiana.
'THIS IS MUCH WORSE THAN WE THINK!' thought the three of them as their face of both shock and disgust to see the curry.
"C'mon! Tried!" Says Kiana as she anticipated the curry to be taken."Class Rep tried it!" Kiana points the curry at Fu Hua.
"Sorry, but today I have a strict schedule about eating" Says Fu Hua as she looks away from the curry.
"Mei-Senpai" Kiana points it to Mei.
"M-maybe next time, Kiana-chan" Says Mei nervously rejecting the offer.
"Little sis" Says Kiana as she looks at Rena.
Rena didn't reply back, only looking at the curry in horror. but her right arm can be seen taking the spoon on the table.
"R-Rena-chan!?"
"Subject Rena, what are you thinking you're doing?" Says Bronya who looks surprised.
"I... Don't really know actually" Answered Rena ambiguously.
"Rena, don't be hasty if you are not sure on your intention" Says Fu Hua with a serious face.
"You're right...but I have to prove something for myself" Says Rena as she prepared herself while taking one spoon of the curry.
'In most of my time in watching anime, manga, or live-action, there's always this purple food that appears at some points in the story...when they eat it, they always look unconscious or comically dead from it with bubbles on their mouth...either way, it tends to end up badly no matter what ' Thought Rena as she looks at her spoon.
"*𝗚𝘂𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗵*"
"..." Rena was silent by the cry that was being let out from the food.
"R-Rena-chan, h-how about you put it down, okay?" Says Mei who becomes more nervous as she also hears the cry. Rena didn't do what Mei said and just smiled.
"It's fine, I mean, the teacher looks fine even after eating this" Says Rena.
'That's right, she even walks it out without any problem, so those characters who eat these foods just overreacted!
If I'm not wrong, Mom said 'If it looks strange, smells like foul-animal, doesn't mean the taste isn't good', THAT'S RIGHT!... But dear old dad also said 'If it looks shits, smells like shits, of course it's SHITS'...but that red hair doctor also said something similar to my mom, so two on one I guess?' Thought Rena.
"C'mon! taste it! The curry can't just jump to your mouth by itself" Says Kiana as she is anxiously waiting for Rena.
"Da Bronya thinks that the curry might be capable of doing that" Says Bronya in a monotone.
"{Gulp} here I go" Says Rena as she took a bite without any hesitations"Nom!".
After putting the curry in her mouth, everyone looking at Rena nervously awaits what is going to happen.
Munch, munch, chomp, chomp, groble, groble.
"...?" Rena chews and chews and chews and chews until she finally swallows it."{Gulp}".
All of them look at Rena, waiting for any change in her condition, but they found Rena with a confused face. Then, she again unexpectedly used the spoon and took another bite of the curry again, surprising all of them again.
"!!!?"
Munch, munch, chomp, chomp, groble, groble, and then Gulp.
And still having a confused face yet again, she then took another bite again...again...again...again.and aga-
"Wait!!!" Says Mei as she holds Rena's hand from taking another in worry.
"Rena, that's quite enough don't you think?" Asked Fu Hua.
"Uhhh, no. I thought I might be wrong, It's just" Rena looks at the curry with a strange look. "The curry didn't have any flavor" Says Rena, making all of them confused.
"No flavor ?" Says Mei.
"Yeah, it's just... bland" Says Rena. Mei then takes a spoon and tastes it for herself, ignoring the looks of the curry.
For a while she did taste in her mouth, and she realized that there was no flavor, in fact, there was nothing to taste at all, not even the ingredient that was being used in a curry.
"You're right!" Says Mei, then both Bronya and Fu Hua also tried and tasted it, only to find it tasted nothing.
"Da Bronya was miscalculated at the end result, to think the taste wasn't there" Says Bronya.
"Seems the looks and smells just a diversion from its true color, to think it could trick me" Says Fu Hua with a disappointed look.
"Well, there you go, you put a lot of things inside and then came out tasting like nothing. I must say, that's put a lot of effort even for Gordon Ramsey, quite an improvement " Says Rena.
"Hey, that's not even a compliment!" Says Kiana with an angry tone.
"I think it is" Says Rena.
"Well whatever, I wanna use the remaining time to doze off till the next Class" Says Rena. She then realizes something from what the female teacher said before leaving."Now I think about it, who is Koro-Sensei?" Says Rena as she then looks at Fu Hua.
"You know him, Class Rep?" Asked Rena.
"Ah, he's the new teacher, I'm not sure, but some say he has yellow-colored skin and also tentacles like an octopus for unknown reasons" Answered Fu Hua.
"..."
"Hmm? Something the matter?" Fu Hua looks at Rena with questionable looks on her face. Rena then looks away and closes her eyes for a second before looking at Fu Hua's direction again.
"Uhhh, Class Rep...when did you change your clothes?" Asked Rena as she points to Fu Hua's clothes.
"What do you mean?, this is what I always wear" Answered Fu Hua.
"No, I don't think so" Says Rena as she looks at Fu Hua now wearing a blue blazer with a single button and a pair of shorts to the knee, red trainers, and white socks, she also wears red bowtie and dark glasses instead of her normal read.
'She is just straight-up cosplaying as Detective Conan!' Thought Rena.
"Rena-chan, are you alright?" Ask Mei.
"Y-yeah, it's just her outfit suddenly chan-" As soon she wanted to finish her sentence, Rena became shocked as she looked at Mei who also changed her clothes. Now she's wearing an ordinary school sailor uniform with a green collar with a white stripe, a Black ribbon tie, and green skirts
'By the high school of the dead anime!'
"Rena-chan?"
"Subject Rena, do you want Da Bronya to check your condition" Says Bronya.
Rena then slowly moves her head in Bronya direction, to her surprise, she has a different outfit. Now she is wearing what seems blue with white stripe-like pilot suits, along with a helmet with the same blue color, a green kite shape on the front top of the helmet, and a visible purple visor.
"You too!?" Says Rena as she then turns to the last person in the group, or who is supposed to be her.
"Hmmm, I wonder if I am actually talented to make this, should I ask Xiangling?" Mumble Kiana or what seems to be Kiana by the voice. She has a fair complexion, bright scarlet eyes with white, blossom-shaped pupils, faded red makeup painted at the corners of her eyes, and long dark brown hair fading to crimson at the tips.
Wore a black pork pie hat emblazoned with a wooden talisman, adorned with a red plum blossom branch in bloom, along with an indigo tassel tied in a looped knot. wears a traditional red shirt with a mandarin collar, a brown coat with a darker collar and sleeve cuffs, and black shorts with gold accents. She wears a pair of mid-calf length white socks, red straps with plum blossoms wrapped around the cuffs, along with low-heeled black dress shoes. Her fingernails are painted black, and she wears multiple rings with one on her left ring finger, one on her right thumb, and one on each of her index and middle fingers. She wears a loose red bracelet on her right hand.
"What do you think, little sis? Should I become an idol too?" Says Kiana(?).
"YOU CHANGE TO ANOTHER CHARACTER INSTEAD. AND WHAT THE HELL DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH BEING AN IDOL GODDAMMIT!!!" Scream Rena as she looks down while placing both her hands on the table.
'STRANGE STRANGE STRANGE SOMETHING NOT RIGHT HAPPENS HERE!!!' Thought Rena as she let out a lot of cold sweats.
When Rena is in the middle of a crisis, a small vibration from where she stands could be noticed, making her snap from her deep thought.
As it started with a small shake, the ground started to shake stronger and stronger by the second, making most students in the class panic and most of them quickly hid under the table.
{𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗟𝗘}{𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗟𝗘}{𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗟𝗘}
"SHIT SHIT SHIT, WHAT NOW!!!" Says Rena with a panicked tone.
Not long after, the shaking began to stop.
"It's stop" Says Bronya.
"Great, I hope with this we can go back early and sleep" Says Rena as repositioned herself while noticing Kiana(?) got a nosebleed from getting a hug by Mei while giggling.
"KYAAAAAAAH"
A scream was heard in front of the class and took everyone's attention at it, they saw a single student looking in horror at the open doors while taking a step back.
Step by step, someone walking inside the room makes all of the students including Rena's face look in horror too as the person aura it's emitted was too much and tense.
"Oh...god...no" Mumble Rena.
"Oh god yes" Says the person. She has the appearance of Kiana Kaslana but with yellow eyes, she wears an elegant dress with the dominant color of white and purple with golden stripes like royalty, long arm sleeves that reach near her shoulder, white high-knee boots with a purple crystal on her knee, purple hairband that has accessories two wings on both sides. There's also a particular yellow light on top of her head as a Halo, a small kite shape on her forehead, and also on her back to make it look like she has wings.
"This can't be happening" Mumbled Rena with a desperate smile.
"Oh, it's quite happening right now" Says the girl Hmmm?, You out all people seem to know me, well aside that little angry bird friend of yours" As points at Fu Hua who is already in battle stance.
"Let me introduce myself again for the million times to you peasant, I am The God of Honkai, the one who rules the thing you despise...and your demise" Says the God of Honkai as she then makes a sinister smile straight at Rena, giving chills through her spines. "The reason I'm here is simple. why wait? when you can just get rid of the pest before it becomes a problem. Don't you agree"
"Shit shit shit shit! I'm too young to die(again)!!! I haven't got a girlfriend or do whatever I want here yet!!!" Says Rena loudly as she panics while gritting her teeth.
"Don't worry little sis, sooner or later you'll get one like my beloved Mei-Senpai" Says Kiana(?) as she hugged Mei.
"Kiana-chan, please focus on the person in front of us!" Says Mei as she tries to break the hugs.
"Subject Kiana, stop joking around and prepare yourself" Says Bronya.
"Yeah yeah, but don't worry, this copycat can't stop us with our power of friendship and violence!" Says Kiana excitedly.
"I agree on violence, but we need more than just friendship at this right moment" Says Fu Hua who is still looking at the wwhite-hairedgirl.
The God of Honkai seems to find herself entertained and funny by the girls' interaction as she then starts to make a purple lance with a golden blade on the tip appear on her right hand and walks straight at Rena and the other, not paying attention to the other students
"As entertaining you jokester all for blabbering to each other, I find there's no more enjoyment to be found here" Says God of Honkai.
"Oh shit! we can always do other things! L-like uuhTRUTH OR DARE!!!" Says Rena nervously.
"Okay, then, I choose truth. Are you about to die?" Asked The God of Honkai.
"Uhhhh, that's not how it works but n-no?" Answered Rena.
"Uh-uh-uh, no lying" Says The God of Honkai as she points her lance at Rena.
"Damn"
"Wow, good job, little sis. Truth or Dare? What a good idea" Says Kiana(?) sarcastically while looking at Rena
"I don't need to hear it from you with that face, At least I tried something before shit happens" Says Rena angrily at Kiana(?).
"Subject Rena, I thought you can offer more than just Truth or Dare" Says Bronya.
" I PANIC ALRIGHT!" Shouts Rena.
The God of Honkai only smiles and laughs maniacally at them while walking slowly.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!, SAY GOODBYE, PEASANT!" Says The God of Honkai has started running.
"GET READY, HERE SHE COMES!!!" Says Fu Hua.
As they are all in battle stance and prepare for the upcoming battle with lance girl.
"Eeh?" The God of Honkai unexpectedly loses her footing and falls backward.
"GEHO!?" Hitting the edge of the table before falling to the ground.
"..."
There was a dead silence, the girls still kept on their guard even after what happened until one of the Fu Hua slowly walked closer and bent down. After a few seconds, she stands with a shocked face.
"...She passed away" Says Fu Hua.
"...EEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" All of them start shouting in surprise an unexpected incident to happens.
"Wha!? Who!? Huh!? Heh!?...HOW!!!" Asked Rena with a surprised face.
"She slipped and died from the shock from injuring the back of her head" Answered Rena.
"...I know that! Are you fucking with me? She slips!? " Shouts Rena as she looks around, and notices banana peels."N-no way that's the cause of it, how come there is banana peels in the first place" Mumble Rena in denial as her eye twitched.
"There's no mistake, that's the cause of her loose footing, and it seems that peeled fruits are yours, subject Rena" Says Bronya.
"T-that can't be, I-i did throw it right in the trash, right?" Says Rena as points at banana peels.
"No matter, it was thanks to you, the world is safe from Honkai" Says Fu Hua.
"Rena-chan, thank you. With this we can live without worry, I just got a call from my father that he will be back. Once again, thank you" Says Mei with teary eyes.
"W-wait"
"To think my little sister became the world savior, what a shock right?, since there's no more Honkai, let's search for that old man together, kay?" Says Kiana with a thumbs up and a wink.
"P-please wait"
"Da Bronya thinks it's for the best, there might still be a flaw in the world even if the Honkai is gone, but it's our job to make it a better place, good job, subject Rena" Says Bronya with a smile.
"eh"
"Rena, I heard what happened! Come here you brat, to actually beat it must be quite hard, I'm very proud of you hahaha!!!!" Says Himeko as she pats Rena's head with a laugh.
"Y-you...too?"
"I see, so it's finally ended. Kid, I-No, all of us owe you. I'm finally going to fulfill my wish and ask her out. You truly are the Hero I wish to see again" Says Welt as he took out a phone and made a call.
"..."
All of them were happy, one by one a lot of people came in and celebrated the end of Honkai, everyone was happy, made a statue of hers, and recorded such a fantastic moment. And yet, Rena remains silent after all what she did to Humanity.
'Everyone is celebrated, partying, and talking with a smile on their face...but, this is how it ends?' Though Rena as her surroundings become dark and void.
'The end... Is this really how it ends?'
[That's right, why? You seem dissatisfied]
"Well, yeah!...it's...just...'
[Unexpected?, Anti-Climatic?, Foolish? that's what you think, right?]
'That's right'
[Oh damn, well that's reality. One way or another the world will screw your expectations]
'FROM A BANANA!?'
[I mean...sure? there's weird things that never come up as a possibility.]
'But... it's a banana'
[For real? Why are you so fixed on what just happened, It happens and that's that. You should be happy now that the ender of the world is gone, instead, you should focus on your goal...Your true goal]
'My goal?'
[What? did you forget about it? to enjoy the best moments in life! are all those things about you shouting just a while ago just all talk?]
'No, it's not! I still wanted those dammit!'
[Hoo?]
'All those wishes are real!!! I will achieve it, just you see world!'
[Go on]
'Heh, how embarrassing, you're right, I got myself overthinking on what just happened, but not anymore, I will enjoy it like what the goddess said!!! Have fun with everyone, graduate together, hang out till morning, and try awesome things. I won't let the world fuck my life, I will fuck it myself! That's how you enjoy life dammit!"
[Atta boy]
"haaah, haaah, haaah, damn, I don't know whose voice is this, but thanks to you, my mind is clear. without worrying over little things like crybaby" Rena starts to straighten up her body lift up her head forward " I will walk forward without any worry and doubt" Says Rena with determination
The darkness that Rena can only see suddenly disappears. Now her surroundings change to that open space with a clear blue sky along with a fresh breeze touching her skin. Rena also sees all of her family, friends, and familiar faces cheering and clapping their hands around her with a smile.
"Congratulations" Says Ishida
"Congratulations" Says Tomohiro.
"{Congratulations}" Says Shouko
"Congratulations" Says Ueno
"Congratulations" Says Sahara
"Congratulations" Mashiba
"Congrats" Says Pedro
"Congratulations" Says both of her mother and father
"Congratulations" Says Eris
"Gratz" Says Yuzuru
Rena was surprised by the unexpected situation and then changed her expression with an honest smile.
"Arigatou(Thank you) Says Rena.
𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦, 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨
𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦, 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟.
𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦...
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦!
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///Saint Freya, Home EC Cooking Classroom///
"Sis, sis, little sis? Hello, can you hear me? How is it?" Says Kiana as she looks at Rena who has a blank face.
"R-Rena-chan, please don't joke around" Says Mei who looks nervous.
"Da Bronya thinks subject Rena doesn't have the capability to do that at the moment" Says Bronya.
Right after the moment Rena put the curry in her mouth, they could see her chewing and then swallowing it before all went silent.
At first everything seemed normal, but after minutes had passed, they became worried that there was no movement and sound from Rena at all.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAA"
A scream was heard in front of the class, and this took everyone's attention, they saw a single student looking in horror at the open doors.
Fu Hua immediately runs to the front class and also looks in the same direction.
"This is!?" Fu Hua was surprised to see the blond hair teacher who should have left now fainting on the floor. Fu Hua then rushes to the teacher and checks on her pulse for a while, then seems to relieve a bit.
"Class Rep, how is she?" Ask one of the students.
"It's fine, she is just unconscious. But I need to take her to the medical room" Says Fu Hua as she looks at the blond teacher who has a paled face, she could also hear a bit of a voice that let out from her teacher's mouth, as if talking to someone.
"no...Mr. Tovarich...please...wait... there are still... students here" Fu Hua didn't bother with what she just heard, instead started to focus deeply on her thoughts on how this could happen, not a moment later she realized one and an absolute reason might have caused it.
"That curry" mumbles Fu Hua as she looks at Kiana and the others who follow her second after.
"No no no It can't be! The teacher might accidentally have slipped!" Says Kiana nervous as she goes back to the room and walks to Rena."I mean look at her, she's okay and all" Says Kiana as points at Rena.
"Idiotka, subject Rena just standing there...silently. We might have to send her too" Says Bronya.
"Nonsense!, she's fine, right, little sis!?" Says Kiana as she slowly reaches Rena with her hand, but with a slight touch, Rena suddenly falls to the ground as her eyes roll back, and lets out a bubble in her mouth.
{THUD!}
"KYAAAAA, RENA GA SHINDA!!!!"
///Later///
"Oh for Pete's sake, it still hurts, might gonna throw up if this continues...Never again will I eat that "Says Rena as she grumbles while touching her stomach.
"...And where was it again?" Rena then looks around her. Rena can be seen walking around what seems to be a garden.
Rena takes a deep breath and enjoys the fresh air as she strolls around, seeing different plants and flowers her eyes could see.
'Haaaaa, this is nice to refresh my mind from all of that bullshit I went through. I must say this is almost as good as the garden near the hospital' thought Rena as she feels at peace seeing a calming scenario.
Rena continues to explore the garden, taking in the sights and sounds around her, comes across a small pond, and watches a unique fish swim around in the clear water.
After a while, Rena stops when she's near a fountain.
"Well, here I am" mumbled Rena while she looked around her as if awaits for something.
Looking left and right again, she noticed that near the fountain, there is a person who seems familiar in a gazebo.
Rena takes a few steps closer to the gazebo, trying to get a better look at the person she seems to know.
As she gets closer and closer to the gazebo, she recognizes a familiar purple-haired girl she met before.
"Kyuushou?" mumble Rena as she looks at the girl who appears to be sleeping in a sitting position.
'The hell she's doing here alone?' Thought Rena. thinking about what she should do, Rena decides not to bother and turns her back to the fountain.
But not soon after, Kyuushou slowly opened her eyes and spotted Rena in front of her.
"Huh? Rena? Is that you?" Says Kyuushou as she rubs her eyes.
"!!!?"Rena who was about to leave surprised, looked at Kyuushou who had just woken up.
"Oh!? Did I wake you up?, sorry" Says Rena.
"Nah, it's cool. Haaaaa" Says Kyuushou as she yawned. "Damn, that's so refreshing" Kyuushou starts to stretch her arm.
"Good for ya" Says Rena. "So, Why are you here? Don't you have a better place to sleep? Like your room" Asked Rena.
"Tch thc thc, as chosen one who is being pointed from the goddess of the world, Savior must adapt to recover its power whenever and wherever against the impending battle from humanity's destruction! " Says Kyuushou as she continues her dialogue while making a lot of moves with her hands, while Rena just stays silent.
'Oh yeah, I forgot she has this Chuunbyou. I thought she was just messing with me at first, but no' Thought Rena.
After a while of listening to the 'Savior', she suddenly went quiet for a bit.
"But this day, the 'Revelation' I received from the world is a bit inaccurate or less and less clear than what it is supposed to be for strange reasons recently" Says Kyuushou as she then gripped her right hand with a look of determination. " Hmph, May the world have forsaken me but that I won't do that to the world, as I will keep continuing this path as long as I live. For that, I will fight for all that is beautiful in the world!" Says Kyuushou, unknowingly taking Rena by surprise by the last sentence she said.
"Well, I can't agree more for myself on that one too" Says Rena as she smiles.
"OOOOHHHH!, IS THAT ADMIRATION I'M SENSING !? I'M TRULY ARE THE GREATEST AREN'T I!!!" Says Kyuushou in excitement, making Rena look disappointed with a tick mark on her head a second later.
'And my respect for her is all gone now.'
While Kyuushou keeps blabbering about herself, she accidentally notices a dark circle under Rena's eyes.
"Hmmm?, Did you forget your assignment or what? " Asked Kyuushou as she point to Rena's Eyes.
"It's nothing, just ate Kiana's curry that is gone wrong" Answered Rena.
"Haaaaah!?, WHY!? You did know that her cooking equals death!!!" Says Kyuushou looking surprised at her face.
"Yeah, No kidding. I thought it was just an impression, not literally" Says Rena as she shakes her head and sighs.
"Wait the sec, how did you know that?" Ask Rena as she raises her eyebrow.
"Heh, 'Revelation' " Answered Kyuushou with a proud face while Rena looked puzzled by the response.
Suddenly, Kyuushou thought of an idea in her head and then patted her right side." I have an idea!"
"?"
"Come over here!" Says Kyoushou, asking to sit beside her. Rena complies and sits beside Kyuushou.
"So, what is this idea of yours?" Ask Rena.
"This" Kyuushou uses her hands to reach her head and place it from the side on her lap.
'...eh?...EH!...EHHHHHH?!?!?!?!?'
An unexpected event took Rena speechless, unknown what she should do in a situation she never encountered before.
"H-huh!? W-what!?" Says Rena as she starts blushing.
"Try to relax will ya?" Says Kyuushou as gently patting Rena's head with a smile on her face.
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🄴🅇🅃🅁🄰
"Another tiring day for me it seems" mumbled the red-haired Doctor as he walked through the hallway with his hand touching his neck.
"Ah! Doctor, great work for today!" Says the nurse as she approaches the Doctor.
"huh? Oh! Yeah, great work too" Says the red-haired Doctor with a smile.
"You must be exhausted after three days on operation. Do you need me to get something, Doctor?" Asked the nurse.
"No need, just tell them don't come knocking on my door for the next few hours, only something happens" Answered the Doctor.
"Okay" Says the nurse as she nodded "Also, there is a package arriving for you" Says the nurse.
"Really? Where did you put it" Asked the Doctor.
"Already in your office, Doctor" Answered the nurse.
"I see" Mumble the Red-haired Doctor as he parts away and arrived at his office seconds later. He saw several boxes on the table.
Approaching the table, he inspects the boxes as he sits on the sofa.
"Seems he finally remembered to send me something from Rhodes Island, about time... I wonder what he has been up to these days" Mumble the Doctor as he inspected the box and then put it aside for another one.
"This one is... Saint Freya?" The Doctor looks confused and starts to open the box "I wonder, is it from Theresa?" When the top of the box is opened up, he sees a letter and something long that is wrapped in plastic.
He takes the letter first and starts to open it.
"Hmm?, Rena?" He reads the content of the letter, as he continues to read he smiles and sighs in relief. "Huh, so she actually did make a friend, good thing nothing happens there" mumbled the Doctor. He then continues again to read until he read the last part with a confusion
"[P.S The whole content is just the cover from the real reason. The real one is that I want to say sorry that I might have broken it...again (Smiley face)]"
The Doctor becomes tense and sweating as he reads the last. He starts to look at the other stuff that wraps in plastic.
"Please no" Mumble the Doctor in terror as he began to unwrap it the plastic, hoping it was not true.
But it was futile as he looks inside of it, to see two crutches, but the other one is broken in half.
"What did you get into in Saint Freya, Rena" The doctor looks in despair as he holds the broken cruthes. Unknown to him, a person in white cloak starts to open the door and go inside.
"Hey, good job there, it's seems I worried over nothing. You're really a miracle wor-" The person stops talking as he looks at the red-haired doctor who also looks back at his visitor.
The person looks at the broken crutches on the red-hair Doctor.
"...That's like the tenth one after the last time your patient destroys this hospital property " Says the person as he starts walking back to the door
"I know. Haaaah, oh well, it's not like she will get another after this" Says the doctor as he looks down while the person pats his back as if saying 'it's okay'
