The Dimensional Tavern of the Mefilas Alien

"You've come at the perfect time. We have a new chef applying for a job today, and I was worried about who would help with the food tasting. But then you arrived. I was wondering if you'd be willing to do me this favor?"

"Yes! Yes!"

Agumon, who was already starving, nodded vigorously at his big head.

Taichi finally smelled the delicious aroma wafting from the kitchen and couldn't help but swallow hard. He was actually just as hungry as Agumon.

"Is it really possible? There won't be any other costs or conspiracies involved, will there?"

"I, a dignified Mefilas alien, would never stoop so low as to bully children, no matter how down on my luck I am."

Murphy proudly puffed out his chest.

"Really?" Taiyi was skeptical, but judging from Murphy's reaction, it didn't seem like there was any conspiracy.

"Alright then, leave the food tasting to us!"

While the cockroach bullies were still cooking, Murphy brought over two bottles of drinks and some desserts.

Taichi and Agumon's eyes lit up when they saw these things.

"Are these for us too?" Taichi was still asking when Agumon buried his head in the sweets and started eating them voraciously.

"Whoa, Agumon, you're so cunning!"

Driven by hunger, Taichi immediately disregarded everything else and started fighting with Agumon for it.

They quickly finished the dessert. With something in their stomachs, the human and the beast felt much better.

"I feel strong again!" Agumon stretched its paws and said happily to Taichi, "This time it wasn't an illusion!"

Taiichi touched his stomach, feeling the solidity within, and nodded. It seemed he had indeed misunderstood. This person, though fierce-looking, was truly not a bad person.

"I'm sorry, I doubted you before."

Taiyi stood up and bowed to Murphy.

"My name is Taiichi, and this is my partner, Agumon. What's your name?"

"Me? My name is Murphy, you can just call me manager."

"So you're Murphymon!" Tai also mistook Murphy for a Digimon.

Is it a custom in your area to add an animal name after a person's name?

"Huh?" Taichi and Agumon were both stunned. What did this mean?

"Aren't you a Digimon?"

Murphy shook his head: "I am a Mefilas alien."

"Mefilas aliens?" Agumon tilted its head. "What's that?"

"Could you be an alien?" Taiyi finally realized.

“That’s right.” Murphy nodded.

"No way!" Tai's mouth dropped open in shock.

But then he thought, he'd already come to the Digital World and met Digimon. What was so surprising about another alien?

Murphy hadn't expected Taichi to accept it so easily. Perhaps that's just how pure-hearted children are. Naruto, too, accepted it instantly back then. It just took him a little longer to grasp the concept of the universe.

"Taiichi, what are aliens?" Agumon asked in a low voice.

"Aliens are people who live in the universe."

"Then what is the universe?" Agumon, like a curious child, turned into a walking encyclopedia of questions, quickly leaving Tai speechless.

He was just a primary school student. Although he was quite diligent in school, his knowledge was ultimately limited.

Fortunately, the cockroach bullies finally finished cooking at that moment.

"The food is ready!" The three cockroach bullies, chests puffed out and bellies protruding, looked like victorious generals as they carried several plates of food out of the kitchen.

Please enjoy!

Following Murphy's instructions, the cockroach bully placed the dishes on Taiyi and the others' table.

Now, Agumon no longer cared about what the universe or aliens were.

All it wants to do now is eat.

Taiyi felt a strong sense of unreality when he saw the table full of delicious-looking dishes.

Since being transported to the world of Digimon, he hasn't had a single peaceful day or a decent meal.

Are all these delicious-looking foods in front of me really real? Or is it just my imagination? There's no monster tavern, and no alien manager named Murphy. It's all just a figment of my imagination before I die.

"Taiyi, aren't you going to eat?"

While Taichi was still struggling with his decision, Agumon had already begun its sweeping rampage.

Chapter 123 The Sudden Evolution

"Wow, how cunning!"

Seeing Agumon's appearance, Taichi didn't have time to think too much and joined in the scramble.

No matter how mature he may seem, he's still just a child.

"good to eat!"

After taking a bite, Taiyi immediately narrowed his eyes.

Perhaps it was because he had been hungry for too long, or perhaps it was because the food cooked in the pot attached to the Peace Star was indeed delicious, but Taiyi felt as if he were enveloped in warm sunlight, and his whole body felt like it was melting.

"...Wake up, wake up! Young man!"

Taiichi, who was enjoying the delicious food, was suddenly shaken awake by a tremendous force.

"Huh?" Taiyi opened his eyes groggily and was startled by Murphy's large face pressed against him.

"Waaah!"

Taiyi was startled and leaned back sharply, almost falling over.

Fortunately, Murphy caught him in time, preventing him from falling.

"Thank goodness you're awake, young man!"

Murphy breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to sample the cockroach bullies' 'cooking skills,' he suddenly noticed that Taiichi's expression was off.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that, presumably to demonstrate their skill and be worthy of the drinking party, the three cockroach bullies had added an excessive amount of monster and demon meat to their cooking.

For powerful warriors, monster and demon meat are simply more nutritious. But for Taichi, even as a chosen child, it's far too much of a supplement.

After just one bite, he became dizzy and couldn't control himself.

It's fortunate that he passed out; otherwise, if he had eaten a few more bites, Murphy probably would have had to pull out a first-aid gun to give him a shot.

But that wasn't the worst of it. After Taichi fainted, Agumon immediately became anxious.

They had just fallen into Devimon's trap the night before, and now Tai's behavior had directly triggered Agumon's reaction.

Without hesitation, it directly spewed a small flame at Murphy.

Murphy slapped away the flames, and just as he was about to explain, rousing music suddenly rang out from Agumon's body, and it evolved into Greymon without warning.

"You are not allowed to harm Taiyi!"

The evolved Tyrannomon stared with its scarlet eyes and headbutted Murphy.

Murphy pressed a finger against Tyrannosaurus's horn and sighed speechlessly, "Are you trying to protect him, or are you trying to find a new partner?"

Greymon blinked. Right, Taiichi is still in his hands. If he attacks him, wouldn't he possibly hurt Taiichi?

But it quickly became even angrier.

"You're despicable! You actually kidnapped Taiyi!"

The Tyrannomon glared at Murphy, looking like it wanted to go for it but didn't dare.

If it weren't for his physical limitations, Murphy would have loved to roll his eyes at him. He'd already said he, a dignified Mefilas alien, wouldn't lay a hand on a mere brat.

"This little guy only fainted because he ate this dish."

The cockroach bully, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, never expected to get himself into trouble. He quickly and loudly protested, "It's not our fault! Our cooking skills are absolutely top-notch!"

“That’s right!” Scorpion Lai Lai nodded. “We used magical kitchen utensils with the Peace Star on them to make the food, so there definitely won’t be any problems!”

Spider Detective shook his round head: "That's right, you can't wrong us!"

"Idiots!" The cockroach bully pulled out a white paper fan from who-knows-where again and smacked his two underlings on the head.

"By saying that, aren't you exposing the Peace Star?"

Although the main force in the search for the Peace Star is these B-series robots, that doesn't mean others won't be interested in it after learning about it.

Like the owner of that antique shop, Amida-ya, the greedy and lustful Koganei is one of them.

"Ah!" Scorpion Lai Lai hurriedly covered her mouth, but it was too late.

"Huh?" Although the Greymon reacted, it didn't go berserk. After listening for a while, it realized that things weren't as it had thought, and then it quieted down.

"Did you guys use ingredients from the freezer labeled 'Monster' when you were cooking?" Murphy asked the three cockroach bullies.

"That's right... You wouldn't be trying to charge us money because we used high-end materials, would you?" The cockroach bully asked warily.

Murphy shook his head: "I was the one who asked you to taste the dishes. It's fine to use whatever ingredients you want. It's just that the meat in that freezer all came from monsters or yokai. Although it tastes delicious, it's far too nutritious for ordinary humans. As the saying goes, 'the weak can't handle too much nourishment,' that's the point."

Even if the density of monster meat is reduced to a level that humans can digest after processing, it doesn't mean that humans can eat it at will.

"A monster? A monster?" The three cockroach bullies looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Are they really monsters and yokai?" They thought it was just a strange nickname. It's like how some hotels give their dishes weird and impressive-sounding names to elevate their image and price.

"No wonder I felt so full after sneaking a few bites." Spider Detective patted his round belly.

"What?" Scorpion Lai Lai exclaimed in shock, "You actually stole some?"

"It smelled so good, I just couldn't resist," Spider Detective said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.

"You two idiots, didn't I tell you not to do anything unnecessary while you're working?" The cockroach bully was exasperated.

"Big brother, I didn't steal any food this time!" Scorpion Lai Lai protested.

Too lazy to deal with those three clowns, Murphy called out to Tai, who was lost in a sweet dream. Meanwhile, Tyrannomon stood obediently to the side, waiting.

Realizing that it seemed to have made a mistake, it decided to wait for Tai to wake up and let him handle everything.

……

"Wow, so much has just happened!"

After listening to Murphy's story, Taiyi jumped to the ground, walked to the Tyrannomon's side, and patted its ankle.

"Thank you, Greymon!"

Although Greymon's reaction was somewhat agitated, it was all for his sake. So Taichi wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he was very touched.

"Taiichi, it's so good that you're alright!" Greymon lowered its head, grinned widely, and chuckled憨憨地.

"Yes, I feel better than ever before!"

Taiichi bent his arm, feeling a surge of power coursing through his body. If he weren't in a drinking party, he would have loved to stretch his body and unleash his excess energy.

Murphy was a little surprised.

Normally, while it's nutritious for ordinary people to eat food made by yokai or monsters, few people would experience such obvious effects as Taichi.

He couldn't help but be curious about the reason behind this.

Chapter 124 The Happy Three Brothers

"Greymon, you can revert now." Tai said to Greymon after barely managing to suppress his impulse.

Tyrannomon nodded, but after a while, he remained motionless.

"What's wrong?" Taichi asked, puzzled. Could it be that Greymon is still hostile towards the shopkeeper?

"Tai... Taiichi!" Greymon cried out in alarm. "I can't degenerate!"

"Wh...what?!"