Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

Just as Samael was feeling extremely uncomfortable under Yustissa's scrutiny, a small figure in the corridor stopped, pushed open the door, and poked her head into the room.

Their eyes met, and the little head broke out in a cold sweat, instinctively wanting to shrink back.

However, as soon as she turned around, a large, iron-like hand shot out like lightning and pressed down hard on her shoulder, dragging her into the doorway.

"Little Black, long time no see! Why are you running away? Come on, let's have a home-cooked meal together!"

The voice was incredibly intimate, and the smile on that face was so bright it was almost distorted.

Chapter 59 Father's love is like a landslide, mother's love is like a flood.

Gun turret, rooftop living room.

Samael solicitously pulled Chloe to the table, pressed her down to sit, and smiled warmly and brightly, like a loving old father.

"Come on, eat, eat more."

As they were talking, a plate full of food was moved in front of Chloe.

Chloe forced a stiff smile and quickly declined.

"I'm not hungry. This is food Mom made for you. It wouldn't be right for me to waste it..."

"Perfect, absolutely perfect. Why be so polite at home?"

"I'm on a diet recently and I don't have an appetite."

"Why are you trying to lose weight at such a young age? You've gotten so thinner than I've seen you in so long."

The plates on the table were being pushed and pulled back and forth, and the two hands, one big and one small, pressing on them, had bulging veins and cracking bones.

"No... there isn't one!"

"Absolutely... there is...!"

The two people sitting close together smiled at each other, their voices squeezed out from between their teeth, each word uttered with such force that their expressions were almost ferocious.

"boom!"

Finally, a slender hand slammed on the table, interrupting the scene of mutual deference between father and daughter.

Yustissa's face darkened, and she retorted with an unfriendly expression.

"What, you're all too scared to eat it?"

"No no!"

"Absolutely not!"

Samael and Chloe sat upright, shaking their heads in unison, while their hands, one large and one small, quietly pushed the plates away.

"Bring it!"

Yustisa, unable to bear it any longer, snorted and pulled the plate in front of her.

"You're just afraid I'll poison them, aren't you? Fine, I'll test it for you myself!"

In a fit of anger, the silver-haired beauty grabbed a fork from the table, skewered a piece of curry pork chop from the plate, and stuffed it into her mouth to chew, in order to prove her innocence.

Samael and Chloe were shocked by what they saw and tried to stop it, but it was too late.

As soon as the pork chop entered her mouth, Yustissa chewed a few times, then her expression froze, as if time had stopped.

Samael and Chloe instinctively held their breath and asked cautiously.

"How about it?"

Should I find you a doctor?

Hearing the voice beside her, Yustissa snapped out of her daze, glanced at the two nervous people, and sneered.

"Don't worry, there was no poison, I won't die!"

Samael coughed lightly, his gaze becoming unfocused.

I mean the taste.

"smell?"

Yustissa looked surprised, moved her throat and made a swallowing motion, then rolled her eyes coquettishly and snorted irritably.

"What kind of flavor can home-cooked food have? Not too salty, not too bland, just right!"

That’s good, that’s good!

Without prior arrangement, Chloe and Samael both breathed a sigh of relief, gently touching their chests and pressing their pounding hearts, as if they had just gone through a life-or-death battle.

After tasting the food, Yustissa elegantly wiped her mouth, a bright smile appearing on her face, and pushed the plate back in front of the two of them.

"Come on, you all eat too, eat more."

Chloe picked up her fork, instinctively skewered the remaining half of the curry pork chop, and put it in her mouth, blinking her eyes and asking curiously.

"You can actually cook? When did you learn to cook...?"

However, the moment the pork chop touched her lips, Chloe shuddered, her voice trailing off. She silently put down her fork, forced a smile, and rose from her seat.

"I want to go..."

But two hands, one in front and one behind, pulled her back to her original position, interrupting her speech.

"What's the rush? Let's eat first."

Yustissa smiled broadly and transferred the remaining half plate of fried pork chop in front of her to Chloe's plate.

"Yes, children are growing, so they should eat more."

Samael smiled broadly and echoed her sentiment, casually picking up a few more pieces of tempura from Chloe's plate, his eyes filled with affection, and—encouragement.

Chloe swallowed hard, her voice weak.

"actually, I……"

"A balanced diet of meat and vegetables, and after eating meat, some miso soup would be nice."

"And dumplings, Chinese style, which I specially learned to make."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Chloe's bowl was filled with miso soup, and a plate of dumplings appeared next to her plate.

Seeing that her daughter was hesitant to take a bite, Samael looked annoyed and urged her repeatedly.

"Eat up, why aren't you eating?"

"What, you don't like my cooking?"

Yustissa's smile vanished, and her expression turned cold.

“That’s not right of you. It’s rare for Yustisa to cook such a delicious meal for you herself.”

Samael echoed his words, his eyes serious.

Two hands, one on the left and one on the right, firmly pressed Chloe into her seat.

Chloe looked at her parents, who were constantly adding food to her plate and smiling as they tried to persuade her, as if they were looking at two demons in human skin.

"Eat, I'll eat..."

Knowing she couldn't escape this fate, the girl picked up her knife and fork with tears in her eyes. Under the loving gaze of her parents, she wolfed down the mountain of food in front of her, her expression almost ferocious.

But after only a few bites, Chloe stopped and pointed to a plate of stir-fried vegetable hearts that was presented exquisitely but was almost impossible to tear apart.

"How is this going?"

"Gel, I added gel!"

Yustissa blinked and proudly introduced the sculpting materials she had chosen.

"How come there's cotton thread inside the dumpling wrapper?"

"It's not easy to wrap them properly, and they're easy to fall apart if you cook them too much. This way they're more durable."

After a moment, Chloe lowered her eyes and looked at her belly, which was glowing with red and blue light, with a blank expression.

"Why do I feel like I'm glowing?"

"Elemental reaction, normal..."

Samael, sipping his tea, patted Chloe on the shoulder, turned around, and smiled as he explained, looking like someone who had been through it all.

Element transformation and elemental reactions are common phenomena in alchemy, which can lead to the transformation of the rotten into the miraculous.

Once upon a time, there was a Greek goddess of wisdom who, after her food exploded, used alchemy on the charred food to play a clever trick, and from then on, she couldn't stop.

She can guarantee that every dish she makes will be perfect in color, aroma, and taste, with no flaws in appearance, and she can even easily simulate the smell with the help of alchemy.

As long as you don't eat them, they are the finest delicacies.

Clearly, a Winter Saintess, whose former self was Greek and who was now an alchemist, had come up with the same idea.

……

Chloe opened her mouth, but under the kind gaze of her parents, she could only remain silent, gritting her teeth as she devoured the food on the table.

Finally, after a painful struggle, she managed to stuff the mountain of food into her stomach.

This is right.

Immediately, the elderly parents, relieved and delighted, withdrew their arms.

The atmosphere inside was warm and harmonious.

After letting out a heavy burp, the girl slumped weakly in the chair, her face showing a look of relief at surviving a disaster.

Finally, we made it through!

Looking at the clean plates on the table, Chloe almost burst into tears of joy.

"boom!"

But before she could catch her breath, a dull thud came from the dining table, sending the fork and spoon flying several inches into the air.

On the plate that occupied most of the table, a purplish-black heart, still connected by tendons and membranes, was still strangely undulating after being roasted.

"The heart of the earth dragon is beneficial for magic power and injury recovery. Seeing how much you enjoy your meal, I added another dish."

Yustissa, having removed her apron and leather gloves, looked at Chloe with loving eyes, full of encouragement.

"Don't rush, eat slowly, there's more in the kitchen."

and also!

The girl, who thought her ordeal was over, turned pale from the sun and nearly trembled as she fell under the table.

Yustissa, however, seemed to be in a very good mood. She casually squeezed the blood-red, viscous liquid from the spice bottle onto the "delicacy," her ruby-like eyes sparkling as a certain pleasure awakened within her.

Chloe's face paled even more, and a low, trembling rumble came from her stomach.

Suddenly, the girl's right hand reached out to the side and grabbed Samael desperately, her eyes filled with a desperate plea.

Perhaps feeling guilty, Samael swallowed hard, pointed at the bottle, and forced a stiff smile.

"This is……"

"Oh, the earth dragon's heart had too much of an earthy smell, so I added lava fire lizard blood to balance it out. Besides that, there's also..."

Although Yustissa appeared outwardly composed, a hint of smugness lingered in her eyes.

Are you sure you're cooking, and not alchemy or medicine making?

Samael broke out in a cold sweat, inwardly cursing.

"If I remember correctly, she hasn't stepped into the kitchen in the last few hundred years, nor has she left the underground of Einzbernburg much. Her most proficient fields should be alchemy and potion-making..."

Seemingly understanding Samael's expression, Chloe muttered listlessly while Justisa returned to the kitchen to get something, her once cunning and lively eyes gradually losing their luster.

Upon hearing this, Samael's cheek muscles twitched involuntarily.

A moment later, Yustissa returned to the table and handed the two diners specially made cutlery, her eyes full of anticipation.

"This is my original dish, who wants to try it first?"

Chloe seemed somewhat delirious. Upon hearing "time," she mechanically raised her hand, picked up the knife and fork that had been distributed, cut off a piece of dragon meat, stuffed it into her mouth, chewed, and made a fair assessment without any expression.

"Hmm, the earthy richness combined with the scorching heat of the fire creates a rather unique flavor..."

As she spoke, the girl cut off another piece and put it in her mouth to taste, seemingly quite fond of the flavor.