Minoru froze entirely.
*Sweet?!*
*How on earth is this thing sweet?!*
Although Yumiko Miura’s tamagoyaki this morning was also sweet and savory, eggs being made sweet was something Minoru could still accept, even finding it quite flavorful.
But making a meat dish sweet was a devastating blow to tastebuds for someone like Minoru, who preferred savory, fresh, and spicy flavors!
In an instant, the expression on Minoru’s face distorted.
His originally calm features became incredibly conflicted due to that weirdly sweet, greasy meat flavor in his mouth.
“Eh?
Kuroe-kun?
What’s wrong?
Does it taste a bit weird?”
Yui Yuigahama, who had been watching him nervously, keenly captured Minoru’s fleeting distorted expression.
Her cute face, originally full of anticipation, instantly fell, her expression somewhat panicked.
“I-Is the meat not fully cooked?
Or is the sauce not to your taste?”
Mrs.
Yuigahama’s eyes also carried a trace of worry.
*Gulp.*
Relying on his formidable willpower, Minoru forcibly suppressed the urge to spit the meat out and swallowed that sweet, greasy piece of hamburger steak.
“N-No!”
Minoru quickly squeezed out a brilliant smile.
“I was just…
too surprised!”
“The taste of this sauce…
is truly so special…
It’s just that I’m a bit unaccustomed to it…
but it definitely doesn’t mean it’s not delicious!”
Hearing Minoru put it that way, Yui Yuigahama’s hanging heart instantly settled, a brilliant smile blooming on her face once more.
“So that’s how it is!
Scared me to death!”
Yui Yuigahama patted her sizable chest, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Hearing this, Mrs.
Yuigahama in the back kitchen also began to laugh gently.
She wiped her hands and walked out from the kitchen.
“Oh my, this is Auntie’s mistake.
I should have asked about your taste preferences in advance.”
“No, no, no, it’s my fault for not saying so beforehand.”
Minoru scratched his head in embarrassment, “It’s just that I personally usually eat savory and fresh flavors more often, so I couldn’t quite react to sweet meat dishes.”
After all, if they really became acquaintances in the future, he couldn’t pinch his nose and eat sweet hamburger steak every time he came, right?
“Since that’s the case, we can’t let a hero force himself, can we?”
Mrs.
Yuigahama stepped forward without leaving room for argument, picking up the plate in front of Minoru.
“Auntie will go mix a new serving of black pepper garlic sauce for you right now!
Wait just a little moment, okay!”
In less than a few minutes, Mrs.
Yuigahama walked out holding a hamburger steak drizzled with black pepper sauce.
This time, that savory, slightly spicy aroma instantly drilled into Minoru’s nostrils.
“Bon appétit!”
Minoru cut off a piece and brought it into his mouth.
The next second, the savory flavor mixed with the flavor of the meat patty itself exploded in his mouth.
“Delicious!”
In the end, Minoru swept away the food on the plate like wind blowing through clouds, even adding two extra large bowls of rice.
Seeing Minoru eating ravenously, the Yuigahama mother and daughter looked at each other, both showing satisfied smiles.
For a cook, a diner cleaning their plate completely was the greatest praise.
…
Back home.
Minoru deadbolted the bedroom door.
Without even turning on the lights, he flopped straight onto the soft sofa in the living room.
“Phew—”
After letting out a long breath, Minoru’s eyes instantly turned fervent.
Now that he was full and satisfied, what should he do?
Draw rewards, of course!
Having dealt with routine social interactions, now was finally the exciting moment!
“System!
Open panel!”
[Host: Minoru Kuroe]
[Physique: 22]
[Willpower: 10]
[Luck: 12]
[Available Attribute Points: 0]
[Current Justice Points: 2,300]
Looking at the huge savings of 2,300 points on the panel, Minoru rubbed his hands, feeling his heart pounding thump-thump.
A Premium Draw cost 1,000 points once! Get faster updates on g.com.
Previously, even a Normal Draw could yield god-tier skills like [Fitness Master’s Muscle Memory]; wouldn’t a Premium Draw take off like a rocket?
Not to mention drawing twice!
“System, give me two Premium Draws!”
Minoru waved his hand grandly without hesitation, spending two thousand points!
[Ding!
Deducted 2,000 Justice Points, Premium Draw initiating…]
As soon as the words fell, the virtual screen in front of Minoru instantly transformed.
A giant turntable several times larger than the previous Normal Draw and glowing with dazzling golden light all over appeared out of thin air!
The areas on the turntable were divided into countless tiny grid spaces, each flickering with a strange glow.
“Buzz—!”
Accompanied by a deep and sacred roaring sound, the golden turntable began to spin crazily!
“Draw probabilities super high~ Prizes are super fly~”
“Cell phones, cash, Benz, gold bars, and a big gold Rolex too~”
Minoru was stunned.
*What is this sound?*
Because no matter how you put it, when you were concentrating deeply and a burst of absurd dialect suddenly sounded by your ear, you would be stunned too.
Before Minoru could react, the pointer stopped on a grid space emitting an eye-searing red light!
[Ding!
Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a Premium Item: [SB-555T Faiz Blaster]!]
*Ho, whatever I speak of comes.*
Minoru was actually not very excited.
How should he put it?
He had a premonition.
Which was that the novice gift pack originally had this inside, but the system wanted to scam more Justice Points out of him, so it split it up and put it in the draw.
But he had no evidence.
Just then, the system’s second notification sound rang out right after.
This time, the pointer on the turntable stopped on a grid space flickering with rainbow-colored light!
[Ding!
Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a potion item: [Perfect Gene Optimization Liquid]!]
“Hmm?
Gene Optimization Liquid?”
Minoru was taken aback.
This name raised his curiosity, so he hurriedly tapped open the item details.
[Perfect Human Gene Optimization Liquid: After use, it will eradicate all recessive diseases, genetic defects, and impurities within the Host’s body from the genetic level.]
[Note: This optimization process will manifest its effects gradually over the course of one week.]
LanLi: How convenient.
Don’t tell me he becomes a heavenly god tier handomse guy now?