Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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Because it's spring water that comes from underground, it's probably imbued with the earth's energy. I've heard that fish raised in this kind of water are especially delicious.

Pendragon also reached into the water, using her telekinesis to create a net. As she lifted her hand, the crucian carp seemed to lose their gravity and floated out of the water, suspended in the air.

"There are two, and both have mutated!"

The fish in the pond were all pulled out by Pendragon using his telekinesis; anything special about them was immediately recognizable.

Compared to the sun in the sky, the two large, golden crucian carp stood out even more among their black-scaled counterparts.

"Is this gold and silver?"

After mutating, the premium ingredients seem to have broken away from their original source, becoming vastly different from their kind. They are golden from head to toe, looking like a pure, cast statue without a single impurity.

"It's not good..."

Pendragon muttered softly, attracting Lily and Rin's attention.

"What's not good?"

Miss Rin suddenly had a bad feeling, and Lily also looked over.

"These two golden fish have suffered severe internal injuries and probably won't survive the night."

Pendragon rested his chin on his hand, his silver-gray ahoge swaying mischievously, leaving the other two helpless.

"Or, let's bake it."

With a downward pressure of his palm, all the black crucian carp that were opening and closing their mouths in the air, except for the two mutated goldfish, fell back into the water.

"..."

"..."

Pendragon was carrying two goldfish. Seeing that neither of them spoke, he called out to them.

"What are you standing there for? Take it and do it."

Pendragon, holding the gills of the two fish, nudged her with his elbow and waved the fish in front of her eyes.

"But... this fish isn't wild; it belongs to someone. Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for us to take it without asking?"

Lady Rin spoke in a weak voice in front of Pendragon, it seems her husbandly authority is quite formidable.

"It's alright. With my skills, catching a couple of fish is a piece of cake."

Pendragon's hand trembled as he grabbed the fish, and the goldfish, which had been struggling and was quite strong, instantly went cold.

Well, now it will float to the surface even if we put it back in the pond.

With no other option, Miss Rin had to trust her lover's integrity and believe that he could be turned back to normal after eating the food.

"what?"

"what happened?"

Lily, who was about to help gather firewood, noticed Rin's expression as if she had discovered something and instinctively asked a question.

"This top-grade ingredient is amazing. The moment I got it, the Great Source of this World conveyed to me a way to make it delicious..."

"……magic."

Lily was shocked. Was this even possible?

"That's so cruel! ...Why wasn't it there when I grabbed it?"

Pendragon's voice was indignant, as if he felt discriminated against.

Lily also went up to touch the fish, but didn't receive any mysterious information or divinely inspired recipes.

"Could it be that Tohsaka has also mutated into a top-grade ingredient? The Hand of God?"

"Probably."

Pendragon nodded, then took Rin's hand and examined it closely.

Aside from being fair, delicate, slender, and graceful, it's just an ordinary girl's hand...

Thinking this, Pendragon stuck out his tongue and licked the back of Rin's hand; it was faintly tasteless. Then he opened his mouth and took one of Rin's fingers into his mouth—

"what!"

Rin's face instantly showed an embarrassed expression. What was this guy doing, regardless of the occasion? Wasn't he going to eat fish anymore?

He hurriedly pulled his finger out of Pendragon's mouth, his fair skin soaked with glistening liquid.

Okay, my hands don't smell. I'll have to try God Tongue next time.

"Why is Lily so enthusiastic?"

Seeing that Lily's current behavior seemed different from what she had said before, Pendragon twitched his ahoge and began to tease her.

"I just find the process of chopping wood more interesting, not because I want to eat it... Look!"

Lily ended the conversation with a textbook example of tsundere, throwing a piece of wood at Pendragon's ahoge (cowlick).

"..."

Miss Rin took the fish to the vegetable garden of Polaris Dormitory, picked a fresh and plump cabbage, and then asked Pendragon to find some red clay to make a thinner.

"Is this supposed to be beggar's fish?"

Pendragon's telekinetic work was extremely efficient; in a moment, he kneaded a large lump of mud and instantly blasted a Force lightning bolt into the pile of firewood that Lily had built, setting it ablaze.

P.S.: I've been slacking off these past couple of days. Merry Christmas everyone!

Chapter 181 Fallen Geese

Chapter 181

"Hmm, let's give it a try."

Wrap the two fish in a few cabbage leaves, then wrap them in sticky red mud, obsessively smoothing the surface until it looks like a big egg, before putting it in the fire.

Even with such a campfire, Rin could control its core temperature by adding or removing firewood, stopping only when the outer layer of red clay was slowly baked dry, and continuing to cook using the heat from the embers.

It took them three hours to prepare a dish of beggar's fish without any seasoning or even salt. Pendragon reached into the ashes and pulled out a red egg with no cracks on its surface.

As expected of a culinary master, his control over the heat is simply superb. The surface of the red clay is completely free of cracks, indicating that the heat is distributed extremely evenly.

Rin is a magician and was once a member of the FFF group. She can create fireballs, fire dragons and the like. Now, she uses that talent to cook, and she only needs one-fifth of it to dominate the dark cuisine world!

Pendragon unleashed a merciless iron hand technique, his slender, pale fingers clapping two scalding red clay eggs together.

"Click."

The red clay, hammered by Pendragon, resembled fermented flour, without any fine powder. Inside, after Pendragon cracked it open, were soft, roasted cabbage leaves.

"..."

Lily's nose twitched involuntarily. The fragrance in the air wasn't strong, but it had a strange, unreasonable attraction that seemed to be able to bewitch people!

Her flawless, emerald-like eyes gazed at the two clumps of vegetable leaves floating in the air, with glints of golden light leaking through the gaps.

The ingredients were originally golden, so did the color become even more gorgeous after being baked?

Once the last leaf of vegetable wrapped around the goldfish was peeled off, the special rules of this world immediately manifested—

The food, which was originally shaped like a crucian carp, suddenly burst into a bright golden light, as if two miniature stars had appeared out of thin air. The blazing golden light tore through the air and swept upwards, reaching a height of tens or even hundreds of meters!

The extraordinary phenomenon of this crazy family's special skill was even more shocking than a building rising directly from the forest. Fortunately, this place was located deep in the mountains, and the golden light that shot into the sky was blocked by the surrounding mountains. Only people in and around the far moon could see it.

"The golden light is so bright it's forming smoke signals!"

Such a chuunibyou setting is actually quite appealing. Pendragon was already a little impatient and blew a breath toward the source of the golden light. The strange phenomenon, which could be seen for dozens of miles around, dispersed like mist.

In the dazzling golden light, two lifelike golden crucian carp floated in the air, as if they were about to swim away at any moment!

I don't know if it was due to Pendragon's telekinesis, but the roasted crucian carp seemed to come back to life, and even more spiritual than before. They looked adorable and auspicious.

"Rin, how do we eat this?"

Pendragon looked at the crucian carp, which didn't look like it had been grilled at all, and turned to look at Rin.

"Hmm... I guess you just have to suck it into the fish's mouth."

Rin Tohsaka tilted her head and thought about her divinely ordained recipe for a moment, then said this with some uncertainty.

"Okay, let me try."

Pendragon's ahoge (cowlick) had been restless for a while, and when he heard Rin say that, he moved closer to the fish's mouth.

"suck?"

Although it feels a bit strange, I trust Rin's judgment; Pendragon is acting like he's trying to resuscitate a fish.

However, she's inhaling...

Damn... this piping hot, rich broth is so sweet!

Pendragon opened his mouth and sucked, his mouth immediately filled with the rich and flavorful broth. Even after the warm broth had been swallowed, the lingering taste on his lips and teeth did not dissipate for a long time.

"How about it?"

This was also the first time Miss Rin had made something like this, especially in such a mystical way, so she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

"Just look at her ahoge (cowlick), as long as it curls into a 'heart' shape..."

Lily stopped abruptly when her gaze fell on Pendragon.

Because the single, crucial ahoge (cowlick) on Saber's head, which seemed to be part of her very being, had seemingly melted away, disappearing completely and becoming invisible to the naked eye.

"You'll know once you try it yourselves."

Pendragon wiped his lips, which seemed to be greasy, and handed the two fish to the two men who were eagerly waiting and swallowing their saliva.

After Rin cooked these two goldfish in this way, it was as if a series of chemical reactions occurred during preheating. The flesh, internal organs, and even the bones melted into a rich broth, so delicious that the tip of the tongue felt a slight numbness, giving Pendragon a light and airy feeling.

This thing almost caused Pendragon to hallucinate!

"...Don't drink it all, leave me a sip!"

At this moment, Rin and Lily's expressions were just like Yukihira and the others last night, with expressions of pure enjoyment, as if their souls had flown away and entered the deep lake bottom, where schools of crucian carp swam in front of them, creating a beautiful picture that was constantly changing.

"Here."

Rin, who had just come to her senses, smacked her lips, still savoring the taste of the last bite. Although her love for her lover far outweighed her love for the food, the reluctance in her eyes was genuine.

Pendragon took a small sip from the fish mouth that Rin had drunk from, savored it slowly, and then returned the rest of the fish to Rin.

"Huh? Aren't you going to drink it?"

Miss Rin took the fish, looking quite surprised, and for a moment forgot to drink the fish soup.

"This soup can strengthen the body, but it's useless to me."

Pendragon was somewhat displeased with Rin's unexpected reaction. He reached out and pinched her nose, saying, "I'm going to compensate someone for their fish."

"Oh."

Miss Rin held the fish in both hands, wrinkled her nose which Pendragon had pinched, took a sip of the fish soup, and continued to show an expression of enjoyment.

It's that kind of exhilarating feeling, like your soul is about to leave your body. This dish, made with premium ingredients, seems to have a slightly large amount of medicine.

It was still the same fishpond. Although it was fed by natural spring water from the mountains, the current was not rapid and the water was deep enough that the fishpond looked like a deep pool. The surface of the water was calm and still, like a mirror, reflecting Pendragon's magnificent beauty.

"I'm a real tough guy today too."

Pendragon flicked his bangs, and the crucian carp that were swimming and foraging underwater seemed to be attracted by his face, wagging their tails and swimming up.

However, just as they touched Pendragon's reflection in the water, the crucian carp convulsed as if they had been electrocuted, stiffening and trembling, revealing their white bellies.

P.S.: 438070604, virtual cat petting!

Chapter 182 I Didn't Sleep All Night

Chapter 182

"Ah, it's Saber, I'm dead!"

That's roughly the situation.

"..."

Black lines appeared on Pendragon's forehead.