Why are all the people in my chat group rumored to be from the outside world?

Thinking of Ayaka Sajou, he couldn't help but adopt a defensive stance, looking around warily.

Sajō Aika, who was still preparing food, laughed and said, "It's all because of Ayaka. You didn't plan to prepare dinner for your sister, so your sister had to struggle to get up from the hospital and start preparing dinner with her injured body."

"That little injury is something my sister can heal in the blink of an eye." Ayaka Sajou dropped her defensive stance and looked at Ayaka Sajou with some disbelief.

"Sister, are you sure it's not some kind of illusion?"

Sajō Aika turned around, opened her hands, and smiled, "Want to rush into your older sister's arms and feel her warmth?"

"...It seems to be true, but sister, why did you suddenly go into the kitchen?"

Sajo Aika turned back to work on the ingredients: "Because I invited some friends over for dinner tonight."

Ayaka nodded: "Oh, you're friends. That's not surprising... Eh? Eh!"

Ayaka suddenly looked at her older sister.

What friends did my older sister just mention?

My silly older sister has a boyfriend? Did I hear that right?

"Sister, what did you just say? You have a boyfriend?"

"Yeah, that's right."

really!

Ayaka covered her mouth in disbelief. It was true, her idiot sister actually had a boyfriend!

Looking at that petite figure compared to herself, Ayaka suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if she were watching her own disappointing younger sister grow up.

Just as she was about to ask for more information, footsteps came slowly from the other end of the house, and soon Sakura, whose face was still wrapped in gauze, appeared in front of Ayaka.

Looking at Ayaka who was staring at her, Sakura smiled and said, "It's true, my sister has five close friends, they're really good friends."

"Eh? Sakura, you know too, my sister has friends, and five of them at that!"

"Yes, I know."

Sakura touched the wounds on her face, her back still burning with pain. After all, these were injuries inflicted by her sister's friend, and of course, she deserved them.

Moreover, her sister's friends were probably very restrained because they considered her to be her sister; otherwise, she would definitely not have suffered such minor injuries.

Aika turned around and looked at Sakura.

"You have some injuries that I can't heal. You can only wait for them to heal slowly over time."

"Thank you, sister. That's perfect. Let time take care of the rest."

Ai Ge smiled and said, "You've grown up, oh dear."

"After all, I was given a good scolding by my older sister. If I don't grow up, I'm afraid..." Sakura grinned mischievously.

"Wouldn't my dearest sister hate me? Sakura doesn't want to do something like that."

Sajō Ayaka raised an eyebrow: "Hey, hey, hey, you haven't given up yet, have you?"

Sakura blinked gently: "Even though the angelic filter has been shattered, my love for you won't change, sister~"

"...Let's not say that word next time."

"whee."

Ayaka glanced at Ayaka Sajou in the kitchen, then at Sakura Sajou standing beside her. It seemed like their relationship had undergone some kind of change that she didn't know about.

And why do I have this feeling that I'm not good enough?

She quickly shook her head, her tone puzzled: "What exactly happened among you? And how come Sakura has an injury that even my sister couldn't completely heal?"

"Well...it's a secret~" x2

Seeing Ayaka Sajou's sullen expression, the two exchanged a glance and then burst into cheerful laughter that echoed through the house.

That feeling of inadequacy returned, and Ayaka Sajou sighed, but a smile quickly appeared on her face.

Forget it.

Judging from their expressions, it seems that not everything that happened was bad, which is good.

It's a pity that Father was busy, otherwise the entire Sajō family would have been present tonight.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the Satiao family.

Aige poked her head out of the kitchen and called out, "My friends are here. Could you please open the door?"

“I’ll go!” Ayaka Sajou was the first to stand up. She had been holding back for so long, and she was finally going to see what her sister’s friend was like.

As the door opened, two handsome men and two beautiful women came into her view, along with a hooded figure whose gender was indistinguishable.

"Nice to meet you, Ayaka." x5

"Hello, are you my sister's friends? Please come in."

"Thank you, these are the gifts we brought." Kevin handed the things he had bought on the way to Ayaka, and then the group went into the Sajou house.

Upon entering Sajou's house, Yu Jin saw Sajou Aika busy in the kitchen and immediately rolled up his sleeves: "I'll help you!"

"What the hell are you talking about!" x3

Kevin, Star, and the Doctor will never forget the loving breakfast that some scoundrel prepared that day.

Ember confidently gave a thumbs up.

"Don't worry, this time I'll show you my true strength without any tricks."

From doubt and skepticism to disbelief, but this time, with other people around, this guy shouldn't do anything too outrageous... I guess so.

Amidst the distrustful gazes of the crowd, Ember entered the kitchen.

Ai Ge tilted her head slightly, looked at Yu Jin who was helping out, and smiled, "I didn't expect you to come in and help."

Yu Jin turned slightly to the side and replied in a low voice, "After all, I was the one who punched your sister in the face. It would be too awkward to sit outside with her."

Saya Aika, mimicking Yu Jin, moved slightly closer and whispered, "Don't worry, Sakura won't mind. Besides, she was the one who made the mistake first and caused a lot of trouble for everyone."

"That's what I say, but I still feel a little bad about it."

Sajō Aika winked and smiled, "How about I help you two get along a bit later?"

Looking at the smiling Ayaka Sajou, Yu Jin knew without even thinking that she was up to no good. He said somewhat irritably, "Stop thinking nonsense. Wait a minute, don't try to start a conversation with me, I'm socially awkward."

"You... have social anxiety?" Upon hearing this, Ayaka Sajou chuckled as if she had heard a joke. Soon, her laughter grew louder and carried outside.

Sajou Ayaka narrowed her eyes. Why was her older sister smiling so happily?

Kevin, the Doctor, and Xing smiled slightly, glancing discreetly at a girl whose eyes were fixed on the kitchen and whose face was forcing a smile.

In a sense, isn't this also a kind of... hehe.

Well done! That's exactly what Ember should do, that's exactly how he should do it!

This is how you deal with yandere characters!

The various signs outside had no effect on the two people inside the kitchen.

After handing over the ingredients that Ayaka Sajou needed, Yu Jin said with some doubt, "Although this matter has been resolved, there are still some things I don't quite understand."

While stir-frying the vegetables, Sajo Aika asked, "Hmm, tell me, maybe I can answer you."

"Do you remember the monk we met at Ryudong Temple?"

Sakura paused slightly, recalling the monk, a man who, even in her eyes, was unfathomable.

Ember continued, "I know that guy, he's an Awakener!"

"...An Awakener? Is that what it is? No, how could an existence of that level possibly descend upon a disaster of this scale?" Ayaka Sajou's expression turned serious.

As the princess of the origin, she naturally knew what the so-called enlightened one was, and it was precisely because she knew that she found it incredible.

Ember shook his head: "That's what I want to know too. There's no reason for a mere beast to create such a being. Also, do you remember what he said?"

Sajō Aika: "They believe that this world has no meaning anymore, that its ending and its fate have been confirmed, unless someone breaks that predetermined ending and fate, and makes the stopped ending and fate flow again."

Ember picked up where she left off: “We are both an accident and a part of destiny. Whether we become the dawn of a new day or the light of destruction, the answer is in our hands, and he is just a witness.”

Sajou Aika stopped firing, stroked her chin thoughtfully, and said, "They... probably mean the restraining force. They believe that this world has lost its meaning, and fate has been confirmed, but... I don't feel that anything is changing in this world."

Yu Jin asked, "You should know about the cut-off details, right?"

Seeing that Ayaka Sajou nodded affirmatively, Ember continued: "Initially, I thought that this world might be facing a predetermined fate, and the trigger for this process was the appearance of the beasts. However, there is a logical contradiction."

"First, the appearance of the Awakened One is the greatest anomaly in itself. If it were just a routine, beast-induced pruning event, it would not be enough to attract a being like him to witness it in person. His descent itself shows that the scale of the event has surpassed the norm."

"Second, once the pruning process begins, it is almost irreversible, and the inhibitory force will not hesitate to prune away this worthless and redundant branch."

"Third, and most importantly..."

Yu Jin looked at Sajou Aika: "What exactly was that so-called precognitive dream at the beginning?"

Sajou Aika shook her head; she had no idea what the so-called dream was all about.

Seeing Yu Jin still deep in thought with his brows furrowed, Ayaka Sajou's lips curled into a slight smile.

She deftly scooped the fragrant stir-fried vegetables from the wok into a pristine white porcelain plate, then steadily handed the plate to Yu Jin.

"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it for now. Things have come to an end here, and as long as the outcome is positive, that's all that matters."

Looking at the dish in front of him and the girl's smiling face, Yu Jin emerged from his confusion and smiled as he took the plate.

"You're right, things have come to this, let's eat first."

As each dish was brought from the kitchen to the table, everyone took their seats and began the Satsuki family's dinner for the evening.

The doctor, who lost the rock-paper-scissors game, looked at the dish made by Ember in front of him, mustered up his courage and took a bite.

next second.

"Wow! Yu Jin, you bastard, you're really good at cooking!"

Seeing the Doctor make these remarks, Kevin silently picked up another large mouthful of the stir-fried vegetables by Ember and put it into the Doctor's bowl.

"If it tastes good, eat more."

What if this guy sacrifices 800 of his own to kill 1000 of the enemy? Wouldn't I be the one to fall into his trap?

Kevin felt he needed to verify it further.

However, after Ayaka Sajou also picked up the dish cooked by Yu Jin and exclaimed that it was delicious, the few people in the group who had suffered began to eat.

During this process, Yu Jin felt a little awkward because a pair of eyes were looking at him intentionally or unintentionally, and that was Sakura Sajou.

"Even though I punched you, it was for your own good. You don't have to stare at me like that." With that thought in mind, Yu Jin awkwardly shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth.

Looking at Yu Jin and Sakura in this state, Aika Sajou revealed a wicked smile.

As the embers put the bowl down.

Sajou Aika seized the opportunity, a perfectly timed smile on her face, and picked up some food, placing it in Yu Jin's bowl.

"Eat more, you've worked hard this time."

At this moment, the eyes that had been casually observing him were now completely locked onto Yu Jin, and another pair of eyes appeared – those of the two younger sisters from the Sajou family.

"While there's the possibility that my sister is causing trouble, there are other possibilities as well." With this thought in mind, Ayaka Sajou's eyes sharpened once again.

"It's revenge, isn't it? Sister, you're getting revenge on me, aren't you?" Sakura tried hard to move her eyes from Ember to Ayaka Sajou.

"Sister, you don't have to do this to me, do you?" Yu Jin stared speechlessly at the beaming Saya Aika.

Sajou Aika, whose face practically screamed "I'm going to cause trouble," ate her meal with a bright smile.

Tonight's meal was definitely worth it.

Doctor, Kevin, Hoshi, and Mei—the dishes tonight taste especially good with rice.

And so, dinner finally ended harmoniously amidst the sharp scrutiny of Sajō's two younger sisters, the intrigued observation of the four people in the group, the detached attitude of the instigator, Sajō Aika, and the racking of Yu Jin's brains.

After everyone worked together to clean up the mess, they were preparing to say goodbye and leave.

Ding!

[Foreign entity detected... Detection successful. This entity is a gift from the world's suppressive force.]

[Item safety test successful... Item safety is guaranteed.]

[Item Description - Heroic Spirit Template.]

Seeing the message that suddenly popped up in the chat group, everyone blinked in confusion.