I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

Kuin felt a little sad, as if he knew that he had messed up.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to make some delicious food for you guys to try..."

"Well, remember to apologize to Sadako later..."

Inoue Ueya sighed, reached out and touched Kuin's head, and continued: "Don't use any magic from now on. After all, you are all beginners. It's normal that your cooking skills are a little bit worse. The most important thing is the intention! If the dish is not too bad, Mr. Inoue won't care about the taste..."

"oh, I understand now!"

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya nodded in satisfaction.

However, the rice ball that had been "blessed" in front of him was obviously no longer edible.

"Oh, do we have to do it all over again? But it's too late now..." Mary couldn't help frowning.

Inoue Ue finally made him feel relieved. He was a little worried that Mary would lose her temper, but he didn't expect that she could remain calm and think about how to solve the problem. It seems that she is also growing.

Well, now that the source of the problem has been resolved, there is nothing to be afraid of regarding the agreement just now.

At most, Hanako's super spicy curry was a bit bad. I have eaten Kotoko's cooking before. Anyway, it is not a dark dish, so there is no need to worry about it.

"Don't worry, it's Mr. Inoue's turn next. You two, come over and lend a hand..."

After turning on the faucet and washing his hands, Inoue Ue prepared to cook for the first time in a long time. After all, Sadako was in such a weak state that he couldn't let her eat the terrible food cooked by Hanako and the others, so he had to make some easily digestible food.

Although he knows that his cooking skills are not very good, Mr. Inoue can still cook porridge.

……

Before I knew it, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

This is the usual dinner time in the Inoue family, but today is a little different. Everyone brings out their own dishes from the kitchen and places them on the table in the living room.

Sadako had been sitting in the living room waiting for them. Looking at the dishes brought out by everyone, she nodded slightly. She had been busy for most of the day just for this. She even had diarrhea from eating their food, but she finally taught the girls in the family some cooking knowledge.

Although their cooking skills were still a long way off compared to hers, they were finally able to serve up edible dishes...

The first person to bring out the dishes was Kotoko Iwanaga. She had miso soup, grilled saury and rice in her hands, a classic home-cooked meal combination. Although it looked ordinary and her cooking skills were average, it was a decent dish for dinner. If I had to give it a score, out of a hundred, it would probably be around 70 points.

Sadako nodded slightly, but her expression didn't change.

Next, the dish made by Hanako Natsukawa was curry rice. The curry, which was added with a large amount of chili sauce, suddenly changed from its original brown-yellow color to black-red, and gave off a strong spicy smell. Is this really a dish that normal humans can eat?

Well, it seems that I can't give this dish a definite score without taking a bite.

Is this also within Hanako's calculations?

Finally, there is "that"...

Sadako's body began to tremble unconsciously, and a trace of fear flashed in her eyes.

The rice balls were made by Mary and Kun. Although Sadako had tasted an unprecedented deliciousness when she tried them, which also surprised her, she didn't know what Mary and the others added to the rice balls. She started to have diarrhea not long after trying them. This was a terrible dish that even a weirdo like her had diarrhea and was almost fainted.

Although she tried to remind Inoue Ueya to keep an eye on them and not to do anything wrong, she didn't know whether Ueya succeeded in stopping them in the end.

To her surprise, this time they didn't seem to be making rice balls. Inoue Ueya, wearing heat-insulating gloves, slowly walked out of the kitchen holding a casserole, with Mary and Kuin following beside him.

After a while, Inoue Ueya asked Mary to put the heat insulating pad on the table, and then placed the casserole on it. He smiled at Miss Sadako and said, "Sorry for the wait. This is the beef and egg porridge specially made by Mr. Inoue, Mary, and Kuin!"

"Come, let's have a taste."

As he spoke, Inoue Ue also served a bowl of porridge to Miss Sadako.

Sadako first looked at Inoue Ueya, then looked down at the bowl of porridge. She couldn't help but sigh, picked up a spoon, scooped up a mouthful of porridge, and put it in her mouth to taste it.

Sadako slammed her hand on the table and said angrily, "Stupid Ueya, this beef has been cooked for too long and even the texture has deteriorated!"

Although her cooking skills were not good, Sadako could vaguely feel a hint of warmth coming from the food.

"Humph, this porridge is only worth 90 points at most, no more!"

Looking at the tsundere Sadako who was eating porridge and expressing dissatisfaction, Inoue Ue could only stand aside and shake his head.

Chapter 158 I Don’t Understand at All

"The beef was cooked for too long and the taste has deteriorated. Failure!"

"I didn't control the heat of the porridge well, so the overall taste was bad. Failure!"

"The problem is that I added too much water. The ratio of water to rice was wrong, so the porridge turned out like gruel. It was a complete failure!"

While drinking the beef porridge cooked by Inoue Ueya and the other two, Sadako pointed out various problems with this dish.

As she was talking, Sadako unknowingly finished all the porridge that Inoue Ueya had served her. She looked at the smiling Inoue Ueya, turned her head away with a slight blush on her cheeks, and whispered, "Well, if you want to talk about the thoughtfulness that went into the cooking, it's not bad. It can barely be considered acceptable..."

"Haha, shouldn't Mr. Inoue say sorry for the poor hospitality at this time?"

Seeing Sadako's reaction, Inoue Ueya shrugged and smiled confidently.

——What? It turns out that Mr. Inoue’s cooking skills are not as bad as Sadako said before.

"Is this the beef porridge made by Ueye-kun himself? It looks delicious..." Iwanaga Kotoko looked envious.

"If you're interested, have some. I've made a few extra servings to keep you full."

The rice balls made by Kun and Mary were "blessed" by a spell, so they were no longer foods that could be eaten with peace of mind. In addition, Inoue Ue also agreed with Hanako to taste each other's dishes, so the amount of porridge was made a little more.

"Don't just watch Sadako eat. Everyone's hungry too, right? Let's start eating."

As he spoke, Inoue Ueya scooped a few more bowls of porridge from the casserole and handed them to everyone present.

"Hey, Ueya-kun, why don't you try the grilled saury I made?"

Kotoko Iwanaga picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and handed it to Inoue Ueya's mouth.

As the saying goes, there is no reason not to eat meat that is served to your mouth. Inoue Ue didn't think much about the chopsticks and ate the fish that Iwanaga Kotoko handed to him in one bite.

"Hmm, it tastes pretty good. It seems to be a bit better than last time..."

"Hehehe... I'm glad you like it. Would you like to try the miso soup too?" Kotoko Iwanaga said with a bright smile.

Looking at the intimate scene of Iwanaga Kotoko and Inoue Ueya together, Hanako felt a little unhappy for some reason, and then pulled Inoue Ueya from Sadako's side to her side.

"Now's not the time for soup! I haven't forgotten the promise I made to you, come and try this special scarlet hell curry rice made by Hanako!"

Inoue Ueya sat on the chair next to Hanako, looking at the dark red curry rice in front of him, cold sweat broke out on his forehead unconsciously. Although he already knew what kind of food Hanako was making, when it really came time to eat, Inoue Ueya still felt a little uneasy.

Could this curry rice be worse than Kuin's rice balls?

After all, according to Kuin, those rice balls would only cause diarrhea at most, but the curry rice in front of him was added with a lethal amount of devil pepper sauce...

Not to mention that Inoue Ueya couldn't eat spicy food to begin with, just the smell of the strong spicy smell coming from the curry rice made him a little scared.

Is this really something humans can eat?

No, since we have made an agreement, we should abide by it!

"Hehe, it looks delicious, right? Come and have a try." Hanako smiled unusually kindly.

Inoue Ueya shook his head, took a deep breath, tried to put the fear in his heart behind him, and stared at the curry rice in front of him.

Don’t keep letting your imagination run wild. When faced with this kind of thing, the best way to deal with it is to muster up the courage to eat it!

"I'm gonna start now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Inoue Ueya scooped a mouthful of curry into his mouth, and a spicy taste instantly burst out from his mouth.

"Well!"

Unlike ordinary hot sauce, Hanako adds that super spicy devil pepper sauce to the curry!

Stimulated by the spicy taste, Inoue Ue began to shed tears and runny nose uncontrollably. Although he did not dislike spicy food, his sensitive constitution made it a little inconvenient for him to eat such food, especially since he was eating super spicy curry rice this time, the reaction caused by the stimulation was even more serious.

but……

Along with it came a sweet aroma of curry. After taking a few more bites, although it felt like it was getting spicier and spicier, Inoue Ue also began to feel that the taste of this curry rice seemed unexpectedly satisfying?

Hanako Natsukawa was also frightened by Inoue Ueya's condition and couldn't help frowning.

"Hey! If you can't handle spicy food, then don't force yourself..."

Hanako originally just wanted to find an excuse to let Inoue Ueya taste the food she cooked, but now seeing that he looked a little painful, it seemed a bit counterproductive.

The chili sauce issue was her oversight, as it was added according to her taste. She didn't expect Inoue Ueya to have such a big reaction to spicy food.

Inoue Ueya forced a smile towards Hanako.

“No, this is a very good dish.”

He didn't lie. Even though he wasn't good at spicy food, the curry in front of him tasted surprisingly good. It seemed that as a beginner, Hanako must have spent a lot of effort learning it.

"Don't worry, spicy curry is a dish that is both delicious and painful for Mr. Inoue. But if possible, I still hope that you can leave out the spicy sauce next time."

After saying that, Inoue Ueya scooped another mouthful of curry into his mouth, suffering the pain brought by the spiciness while also enjoying the deliciousness of the curry.

Looking at Inoue Ueya who was both in pain and happy, Natsukawa Hanako was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. This scene seemed a little different from what she had imagined.

——Well, as long as Inoue likes it, it’s fine. But seeing how painful it is for him to eat, I’ll add less chili sauce next time.

"I'll go to the kitchen and get you a glass of water..."

"Wait, if you want to relieve the spiciness, drinking water will allow the capsaicin to spread throughout the mouth, making the taste even spicier..." Sadako stopped Hanako Natsukawa and explained in detail.

"Huh?" Hanako Natsukawa was bewildered when she heard this.

"Anyway, Ueya should drink milk in this situation!"

Hanako Natsukawa shrugged and walked into the kitchen.

"Milk, huh? Seriously, couldn't you have just said that in the morning? Why are there so many complicated reasons? I don't understand anything at all..."

"Hey, hey, did I hear that? I heard the whole sentence?" Sadako said angrily.

"Ahhhh, the little senior is going to lose his temper, how scary..."

As she spoke, Hanako Natsukawa quickened her pace and ran into the kitchen.

Chapter 159: My eyes gradually lost their brilliance

The warm dinner time continued, and Inoue Ueya talked about the information he heard from Yukinoshita Yukino today while eating.

"High-speed Granny, that urban legend that's said to have the ability to move extremely fast..."

As if she remembered something, Sadako narrowed her eyes and looked at Inoue Ueya.

"We've already contracted six people, aren't you planning to contract a new one?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned their eyes to Inoue Ueya, and he instantly felt an inexplicable sense of oppression.

"Wait, why are you looking at me like that? Is Mr. Inoue really the type of guy who would just randomly contract anyone?"

"Hmph, Onii-chan said the same thing before, but then she directly contracted with Kuin and the black big sister..." Mary said dissatisfiedly.

Ugh, even the youngest one, Mary, said that?

There is no doubt that this is definitely a crisis of credibility for Inoue Ueya!

Inoue Ue had no choice but to quickly clarify and responded: "No, no, no, unless something force majeure happens, Mr. Inoue really doesn't plan to contract anyone else..."

This time, Inoue Ueya was really wronged. Except for Miss Sadako, it seemed that all the people he dated after him had to sign contracts with him for some reason.

However, the number of contracts has indeed become quite frequent recently, and even Inoue Ue has begun to vaguely feel the pressure brought by multiple contracts.

After all, Inoue Ue is not the human form of Ultraman, and his body cannot withstand thousands of alien demons. Moreover, Sadako and the others are not ordinary beings, and the pressure that they need to bear when making a contract with them is not comparable to that of ordinary alien demons.

"In short, Mr. Inoue has decided not to contract anyone casually anymore, so you can rest assured!"

Hanako Natsukawa stared at Inoue Ueya with a suspicious look on her face for a while, then she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth and shook her head.

"Ha, I'll just trust you for now."

No, I can tell from your expression that you obviously don't believe what Mr. Inoue said, right?

Inoue Ueya pouted. If Yashayuki were here now, she would definitely believe herself.

——Damn it, Mr. Inoue suddenly misses Hachishaku-sama who is away practicing!

"Come to think of it, it's been several days since Sachiko returned to the clan..."