I will never give in to Miss Death

There was still a lingering taste of last night’s milk in my mouth and the hair on my back was still messy, but my body felt very comfortable and my energy was fully restored.

"get up!"

After turning off the ringing sound of my cell phone, I went to the bathroom as usual, washed up, jumped to the top of the dressing table, picked up a few bottles of skin care products, did a simple facial care, and put them back.

According to Xiaomo, my body doesn't actually need the care of cosmetics here on Earth, but because I'm used to washing my face, brushing my teeth and applying perfume every day, I didn't deliberately change this habit.

Anyway, these skin care products smell pretty good, and make people feel happy when they smell them, so you just have to get used to it.

Xiaomo doesn’t need to sleep, doesn’t she still fall asleep holding me in her arms every night?

After a simple washing and care, I cleaned up the garbage in the house, carried the garbage bag downstairs to throw it away, then came to the noodle roll shop, bought the noodle roll skin and filling from the owner, and bought some classic breakfast such as siomai, meat buns, and roujiamo, and returned to the house carrying a lot of bags.

Put the siomai, meat buns, etc. in the steamer to keep them warm. The filling of the rice noodle rolls is a little cold, so stir-fry it slightly.

Half an hour later, I returned to the living room with the hot leek and cabbage meat fillings and started rolling the noodles.

In order to make the rice noodle rolls look good, I went to the "rice noodle specialty" store at the entrance of the community and bought a bag of "vegetable rice noodle" when I came back.

This kind of "vegetable powder" looks green and is very tough. As long as it is not cooked too much, it will not break no matter how you handle it.

Put on gloves, spread out the dough of the rice roll, sprinkle the vegetable and meat filling evenly in the middle, add a little sauce, then carefully roll up the skin. Finally, pinch the end of the rice roll so that it can wrap the meat filling inside well. I took a piece of cooked vegetable noodles, tied the two sides of the rice roll and tied a bow.

Suddenly, a cute and fragrant rolled noodle was ready.

"Kacha."

Just as I repeated the above steps and made more than ten beautiful and cute curly noodles, filling the plates on the dining table, the door of the living room was opened.

Xiaomo came in from outside carrying the travel bag. When she saw me, the Miss Death seemed a little surprised: "You really got up so early to make breakfast for me?"

"Ah."

I stood up and pulled out a chair next to the dining table.

"Welcome home, Princess."

"..."

……

No. 263 We are back from fooling around

When Xiaomo came back from outside, the rolled noodle filling on the table was still steaming.

As far as I know, the snack of rolled rice noodles seems to be more popular in the south. The texture of its skin is similar to that of "rice noodles", but it is much thinner than rice noodles. If you are not careful, it is easy to tear it when rolling, so making rolled rice noodles is a "technical job".

The fillings of rice rolls in Minami-nagi district are usually made of lean leeks and cabbage, or lean mushrooms. The mainstream way to eat it is to add fried soy sauce into the cooked filling, which has a strong salty and fresh taste, similar to the famous blanched prawns dipped in soy sauce in big hotels.

However, some people here also like to add kumquat jam and ketchup, because the salty and fresh sauces in the store downstairs in the community are better, and Xiaomo and I also like this taste, so I only made salty and fresh and kumquat jam flavors today.

The skin of the rice roll cannot be heated. Even if it is slightly heated, it will easily cause the skin to break and become soft or have a thin taste, just like when you order takeout, the store usually puts the soup and rice noodles separately. Here I can only fry the stuffing and sauce, so that when you roll it up, the surface of the rice roll will be cool, but when you bite it, the meat stuffing inside is warm, and then you feel a warm soup overflowing in your mouth.

Of course, the premise of all this is that... after the rice noodle rolls are made, someone must eat them within half an hour.

"Didn't you always call me a bad guy?"

Xiaomo, who was carrying a bulging travel bag filled with countless things, changed into slippers at the entrance and glanced in my direction: "Why are you so kind today?"

"Then I'd better call you a bad guy."

I rolled my eyes at this guy and asked, "Have you finished dealing with everything that needs to be dealt with?"

"Well, there's good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Yin Xiamo came to the entrance and sat down next to me. She picked up the disposable gloves I had prepared and put them on.

"You're going to say it anyway."

I continued to hold the roll of noodles beside the dining table: "Bad news first?"

"Nuo'er is still the same as before, she likes to put the troubles first and solve them."

Then she put the big backpack on another chair, picked up a roll of noodles, looked at the two bows tied with vegetable noodles, and asked curiously, "Can I eat this?"

"Eat with confidence."

I said casually, "It's also made of flour, with natural pigments."

Even if the pigment is not natural, it is not a problem for Xiaomo.

This kind of "dyed" pasta is a major feature of the southern city of Kamihama.

In fact, rice noodles in Kamihama City are rarely dyed. Most of the rice noodles and noodles in Kamihama are white or translucent. The most dyed here is "glutinous rice".

Glutinous rice is the main ingredient for breakfast glutinous rice chicken, steamed dumplings, and glutinous rice and mung bean rice. Compared with rice, it tastes better and is soft, sweet, warm and nourishing.

One of the "Twelve Urban Legends" in Kamihama was a "revised version" passed down hundreds of years ago. The original myth went like this: It was said that there was a year of famine and the people were living in dire straits. Just when the villagers were about to starve to death due to drought and famine, the originally gray sky suddenly turned into a colorful color. A god stepping on a colorful cloud descended from the sky and gave the people "five-color glutinous rice", helping the surrounding people survive the famine.

From then on, every time the day of "the advent of the five-colored gods" came, every household would make "five-colored glutinous rice" and give it to neighbors as gifts, or eat it together, singing and dancing to celebrate the festival.

The more popular color combinations of these five glutinous rice colors are generally: white, black, yellow, red and purple.

When I lived in the welfare home, we kids helped make five-color glutinous rice a lot. I remember that the main dyeing material for black glutinous rice is maple leaves. The maple leaves need to be mashed, dried, and then soaked for a long time to get black dye. Similarly, the yellow dye is a small flower called "Buddleja", or yellow gardenia can also be used. As for red and purple glutinous rice, they need to be made with a small grass called "red and blue grass". Red and purple dyes are made through various techniques, and then the glutinous rice is soaked in them for dyeing.

Because these glutinous rices need to be soaked with various plant leaves or flowers, they will have a faint flavor of traditional Chinese medicine and flowers when eaten after being cooked. If they are paired with a little bit of white sugar, they are a great snack during holidays.

At that time, I liked black or yellow glutinous rice the most because the flavors of maple leaves and gardenias went really well with the glutinous rice.

Although green glutinous rice does not belong to any of the five colors of glutinous rice used in festivals in Kamihama City, many people make it to please their children. The green color is usually dyed with spinach juice, and the same goes for rice flour. Therefore, the green rice flour dyed with spinach juice is generally called vegetable flour or spinach flour in Kamihama City.

"It feels like you've changed a lot since we last saw each other for one night, Nuoer."

After looking at the green bows on both sides of the rolled noodles for a while, Yin Xiamo put it into her mouth and tried to take a bite: "Hmm, they even heated up the filling, not bad."

"You haven't told me what the bad news is yet!"

I was wrapping my roll powder while glaring at the girl in front of me with dissatisfaction: "Could it be that a new demon king has appeared in the other world and a new storm is about to come?"

"No way. The Demon King has only been dead for a short time. If I have to say... if there really is a new Demon King, I am the most suitable candidate."

Yin Xiamo said, sighing softly: "It's a pity that the demon king in front of you...has become attached to the mortal world and has a weak spot. I'm afraid he can't become a real demon king!"

"You still have the time to chatter!"

After wrapping another roll of noodles, I said unhappily, "Hurry up and tell me!"

"Okay, okay, the bad news is..."

As if to deliberately whet my appetite, Yin Xiamo stared into my eyes and only said half of her words. After a while, she continued, "I spent an entire night visiting our best companions, including the twin elves in the forest, the kind elf queen, the centaur girl galloping in the field, the weird lily succubus in hell, the nine-tailed fox who has cultivated the skill of charming people to the extreme, the loli cat girl that Nuoer can regard as a role model, and many, many girls... They all said that they understood what happened and would finish their current affairs this year and come to Earth to play."

"and many more."

I felt something was not right. "The twin elves and the centaur girl in the front are fine. I won't ask about the weird lily succubus. I can understand that the nine-tailed fox is dedicated to bewitching people, but what the hell is that loli cat girl who is regarded as an object of imitation in the back!"

"Also, from what you said, the hero hooked up with so many girls?"

"correct."

Yin Xiamo said without hesitation: "According to the mainstream theme in the anime and novels here, your previous life was a very standard template for a subversive male protagonist."

Oh no, my God, my...Gabriel.

I mean, this is really bad news, I swear.

"But don't worry, the people who know about this are the type who keep their mouths shut. They won't spread the news that the hero turned into a girl around, and they are also the type that abides by the rules."

Yin Xiamo said while eating breakfast: "Besides, we are all long-lived people, so we are used to this kind of thing..."

Is this kind of thing still commonplace?

"Okay, okay, it's bad news indeed."

I sighed softly: "But Xiaomo, you should be able to handle it, right?"

"At most, it will just add a few more urban legends to this city. My real body is the god of death here, and those who are qualified to know about this are basically trustworthy partners, just like Filo and Gabriel."

Yin Xiamo swept the pots of flowers in the corner of the hall and asked, "Did you help water the flowers last night?"

"Ah."

I made nearly twenty rolls of noodles in one go. I handed five of them to Xiaomo in front of me and helped to pour some sauce on them: "Here, finish it."

Then, I took two rolls of noodles and put them in my bowl.

This local specialty snack, after my "handmade" process, has a length of about ten centimeters and a diameter similar to that of an ordinary mineral water bottle cap. It is filled with plenty of ingredients, and it is made of flour, so let alone a small belly like mine, even an ordinary girl will feel full after two or three sticks.

I have always implemented the concept of "eat well for breakfast, eat enough for lunch, and eat less for dinner" in my three meals a day. No matter what, I must ensure adequate nutrition in the morning, and I must have meat, eggs and milk, because it is the first meal of the day. The brain needs nutrition the most and must be supplemented with protein. The reason for "eating a full lunch" is that lunch plays a connecting role. Physical labor is often scheduled in the afternoon, so I must eat enough so that I don't need to eat too much for dinner and I can sleep well during the rest time.

"Okay, okay, my wife's loving breakfast, I will definitely eat it well."

Under my "supervision", Yin Xiamo grabbed breakfast with both hands and said, "The good news is that since the Demon King has been killed in the other world, everything has started to get back on track. The earth is reviving, and everything is full of vitality. I am basically not needed anymore, so Nuoer and I can be in love here for a million years without any problem."

"Who wants to be in love with you for a million years!"

I subconsciously said, "How long have we been together? You're already so clingy. I can't even imagine what we will be like in ten years..."

During the conversation, the door of the room on the second floor creaked open, and Lan Jiajia, who was in pajamas, came out. She stuck her head out at the stairs and said while yawning, "Nuo'er, Xiaomo... wooah... good morning."

"Good morning!"

I waved at Lan Jiajia and pointed at the rice rolls on the plate: "Let's make this today!"

"Ah... it's what Noel likes."

Lan Jiajia smiled comfortably: "Are there any peppers?"

"Did not buy."

I was reminded of this and looked towards the kitchen: "Are there any peppers left from yesterday?"

My eating habits since I was a child have nothing to do with chili peppers. Xiaomo and Filo Gabriel are both "aliens" and chili peppers are not their staple food. Lan Jiajia herself is not the kind of person who likes spicy food. In other words, when it comes to chili peppers here, the only person who is related to it is... Elodie.

When she woke up and saw me making breakfast and the fillings on the table, she immediately asked if I had bought any peppers. Lan Jiajia is really...

"There's more. It's okay. I'll make Xiao Ai's portion later."

Lan Jiajia yawned again and stretched. "I've told her many times that it's best not to eat spicy food for breakfast, but that guy will sneak into the kitchen to look for hot sauce even if I don't make it. I might as well make it myself. At least I can ensure hygiene and control the spiciness."

"Gabriel and the others haven't come back yet?"

After watching Lan Jiajia go into the bathroom to wash up, Yin Xiamo asked casually, "Speaking of which, Nuo'er, you didn't even ask me what I brought back this time, or whether it was the other world that my real body went to?"

I shook my head. “I’m sure you’ll handle it.”

"It seems that this is not an illusion. Something must have happened last night to cause Nuoer to change so obviously."

Yin Xiamo said in a joking tone: "If it were normal, Nuo'er would definitely come over nervously and ask what the relationship is between the clone and the original body, whether the clone will be bullied in the other world, or clamor to see what's in the bag..."

"Because I know that even if I ask you, you will either be evasive or go into Riddler mode. It's better not to ask and just live your daily life."

I said seriously, "Besides, these questions are not important."

Yin Xiamo tilted her head: "Isn't it important?"

"Our Xiaomo is so powerful, who can bully her?"

"Do you trust me so much?"

"Correct."

"He answered without any hesitation!"

"Because I have completely let it go. This is how life should be!"

"Including becoming a girl? Have you gotten over it?"

"Cough cough cough..."

I quickly changed the subject: "By the way, are Filo and Gabriel really not related? I always feel like they would have a lot of fun together."

"The two of them..."

Yin Xiamo was silent for a moment: "On the battlefield, the Demon King's army called them the 'Black and White Devils'."

"Black and white evil spirits?"

I was a little dumbfounded: "What's the name of the Demon King's army?"

Normally, shouldn't nicknames like these be given by humans... or those representing justice, to two particularly cool people?

Even if it was really from the devil's side, isn't the term "Black and White" generally used to describe a star of disaster, or a particularly cruel person? Just like the Black and White Impermanence, Filo is a giant dragon, a black dragon, which can barely be regarded as a "particularly vicious black star", but Gabriel is an angel... can he also be regarded as a particularly cruel person?

"Yes, so don't underestimate the two of them. They fight and quarrel as usual, but they won't make any mistakes when it comes to matters of principle..."