I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

Chapter 514 14: Tamamo's Utter Defeat and the Goddess's Half-Body (Part 3)

The culinary arts from Eastern Immortal Technique?Akai Hinako couldn't help but open her mouth slightly in surprise. Is there really such a saying? Why had she never heard of it before? Still, keeping in mind her current persona, she was embarrassed to voice any objection. Moreover, though she was a Divine Spirit of the Fusang Tree, she was genuinely an Immortal Realm Feathered Human by origin.

However, she was actually born in an era that was closer to China's Late Divine Era. Just as when Emperor Shi explored the Immortal Realm, the immortals and feathered humans who were rumored to live there had long vanished without a trace.

In truth, Akai Hinako hadn't interacted much with other immortals or true people. Otherwise, she wouldn't be clueless about where they had gone, while she herself had no place to go and had to hide her identity, living in concealment from the Qin Dynasty to the present modern times.

So, at this moment, she wasn't too sure if this pseudo-servant, said to have the essence of an immortal, was speaking correctly. She could only ponder slightly.

"Mmm, this is so delicious—!!"

With skepticism, Ishtar spooned a bite of Mapo Tofu gracefully into her mouth, and the next moment, her eyes widened.

The others, seeing Lady Goddess setting an example, felt somewhat compelled. Both Akai Hinako and Hiri subconsciously picked up their utensils, while Kikyo remained as calm as ever, casting a casual glance toward Caster Tamamo no Mae.

Honestly, setting aside some less important reasons, what truly made her focus on this fox elf was her keen spiritual sense.

A terrifying demon beyond the ordinary...

There's no mistake in the warning from her spiritual sense. This fox elf's true form is probably the strongest great demon she's ever encountered, even stronger than Gu Mo's true form.

Yet.

This demon, who should be extremely terrifying, now appears in a manner that the witch finds hard to understand—

"Wuu wuu... lost, lost..."

The fox-eared girl, with a somewhat choked voice, looked at the table full of delicious dishes in front of her with a stiff expression. Her eyes were glistening with tears as she stared at the food in a daze for a while, and for some reason, even her nose started to tingle, releasing a cry of unwillingness.

"How could this happen... to lose directly to, lose to... wuu wuu..."

She couldn't continue. Even losing to other competitors in culinary arts would be unacceptable, but at least it's better than losing directly to the Master! This is a scenario she cannot accept no matter what!

If Master's culinary skills are this superb, where does she, the virtuous wife, have any room to shine?

It's so frustrating, so unwilling...

Faced with a significant setback right at the beginning, Tamamo no Mae's major defeat...

"Did the artist forget to color you?" Gu Mo, noticing the graying fox-eared girl who was now filled with an aura of a shattered fantasy, much different from her previous energetic, confident, and driven self, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Besides, isn't this a given? I thought your culinary skills would be quite good, but when I asked you for help earlier, you told me you don't even know the basics of cooking..."

It's not that her cooking is bad; she simply doesn't have any culinary skills at all.

Regardless of Gu Mo's glowing dishes, which were made by bending reality, resulting in top-notch products acquired through cheat-like methods, even without cheating, this was not a level that Miss Tamamo no Mae, who could only heat instant food, could match.

"Um, I originally thought I could learn, and I never imagined Master that your skill level is so high. If I take this as an ideal goal, I feel like it's hopeless..." Miss Tamamo no Mae said pessimistically, fully aware of her poor cooking skills.

But, following her common sense, shouldn't Master, being a man, have more difficulty in this area? She could help him and use the opportunity to establish a virtuous, gentle image in his mind...

Then later, after working hard to learn culinary skills, she could showcase her talents to Master. Once compared, he would understand her diligent and sincere intentions... Uh, the dream is beautiful, but reality is harsh, and the glowing dish before her shattered Miss Tamamo no Mae's little scheme to pieces.

Why can a man's cooking be so exceptionally exquisite, almost like cheating? This level leaves her without hope.

"It's really nothing to worry about, ahem, after all, it's all about practice; you can develop the skills... Um, I have faith in you!" Gu Mo, unable to admit to cheating, lightly consoled her. However, he was a bit skeptical. If he remembered correctly, this fox elf's cooking was actually quite skilled.

Though she claims her cooking is poor, she is actually very skilled, capable of teaching cooking classes, potentially competing with Red A, the housework man... For some reason, she claims to be bad at cooking; is it modesty or something else?

But now, it appears that Miss Tamamo no Mae genuinely doesn't know the basics of cooking.

Well, maybe I remembered it incorrectly.

"MIKON☆! I understand! I'll work hard! I won't let you down, Master!" The fox-eared girl, motivated by his dry words of comfort, nodded vigorously, her eyes shining as she lifted a small fist, clenching it tightly and waving it as if to cheer herself on.