Kaijin Fighter: So I Have to Make Monsters, So What?-Chapter 1487: Flash and Touch

*Bing-Bong*

We interrupt this Chapter to inform the reader that this should be the last set of these weird triplet Chapters.

We apologize if this format was confusing to any of our regulars or newcomers; the writer of this work was trying something new.

Regardless, we will now return to your regularly scheduled Chapter, where our protagonist finally gets to the moment he has been waiting for for several hours now.

Thank you.

...

Alright, that’s what you’re apologizing for? Not our wonky-ass schedule as of late?

| Burnout is real; that is all. |

Fair...

*Bing-Bong*

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[Is Caretaker and Miss Jinju done with this honeypot date yet?] Corpse Doll asked out of boredom. [I thought they would’ve stabbed them in the eyes by now.]

[Not yet, dear sister,] Porcelain Doll answered. [From what I can see, they’re going to be finishing dessert before Caretaker even has a chance at touching that manual.]

[Hmmm.]

[Huh? What’s up, Blazejudicator?]

[I’m going to transmit an idea I just had to the Executor. Going to see if we can just use that as an excuse to secure the manual and not have to deal with even more of...whatever the fuck this is...]

...

Shortly after Mei Yue (Zhen Liu) and Ren Jia (Jinju Ren) confirmed that the distant explosion had nothing to do with them quite yet, they immediately finished "powdering their noses" and got back to the dinner table with Alain and Alder.

By the time the girls had returned, the used dishes had been cleared away and the cutlery for dessert had been placed out.

^Ah, welcome back, ladies.^

^Sorry for taking so long,^ Ren Jia said in an apologetic tone of necessary politeness.

^Oh, no worries,^ Alain replied with equal etiquette. ^I have sisters; I’m aware of the time taken when they make use of the washroom.^

At this comment, both Ren Jia and Mei Yue shared a glance that had them wondering if they should’ve found the comment offensive or if this was a failed attempt to sound relatable.

Either way, once the girls returned to their seats, the guys continued their (ultimately futile) attempts to charm, woo, and generally forge some form of connection with them.

Honestly, under any other circumstances, these actions would’ve worked wonders. Against a dragon princess who already had a fiancee and a girl who was actually a guy under all of that make-up and magical body-changing energies, though, these advances were worse than useless. In fact, it was downright detrimental.

Regardless, once dessert had finished, the opportunities for Mei Yue and Ren Jia to get their hands on the manual would drop by a massive degree.

There were several attempts that were done beforehand by the duo to try and get the manual during the meal, with even one moment where Ren Jia just asked in a straightforward manner. Alas, that didn’t work.

Alain had managed to provide an incredibly elegant refusal, saying something along the lines that it was considered rude to suddenly read during a meal, especially when the reading material in question was the secret manual of a powerful cultivator.

^Bringing out such potent inspiration in a public setting like this would attract unwanted attention. Besides, can you imagine what could happen if any one of us tried to cultivate its secrets and found ourselves to be incompatible? The consequences could be catastrophic!^

^That’s...fair...^

In that exact moment, Mei Yue couldn’t help but feel that that comment may have been personal...but there was no way that was the case...she hoped.

Either way, dessert turned out to be a delightful affair, with Mei Yue being only caught mildly off-guard by ice cream cake existing on Valresta and also incredibly fucking fruitless.

Well...fruitless in the sense that while Ren Jia and Mei Yue couldn’t come up with jackshit in order to secure that fucking manual, Blazejudicator had a rather effective one.

Sort of.

It was better than nothing.

...Wait, what kind of plan? ...

[Executor, I know you’re busy pretending to be a woman, but may I make a suggestion on how you can secure the manual for a brief moment?]

’Weird way to start a conversation, but I’ll bite. What do you have in mind, Blazedjudicator?’

[The issue at this moment is that neither you nor Mistress Ren are able to secure the manual because the attention of both Alain and Alder is focused squarely on the two of you,] Blazejudicator pointed out. [Granted, that is the point of having a date inside of a private room, so you and her were at a disadvantage since the beginning.]

’Okay Blazejudicator, get to the point please.’

[Well, Alain is probably on the lookout for anybody that can use Chaos or Dragonforce, since those are the two main ways that can injure him, right?]

’Yeah...’

[Don’t you think his attention would be drawn by a sudden surge of either energy happening near him?]

’That...huh. Why didn’t I think of that earlier?’

[I believe you were too worried about accidentally alerting Alain to your prescence in the city, but honestly, that may not matter at this point. Especially with what’s going on elsewhere...]

’Wait, what? I was so focused on dealing with this present bullshit that I haven’t checked on the others. What’s going on?’ 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

[Honestly, just wait until after you secure the manual, Executor.]

’I...fair enough.’

...Ah yes, flash and dazzle...

^Well, that was a wonderful meal, and this was a lovely evening. Would you do me the honor of escorting you back to your inn? Or rather, wherever you plan to meet with the rest of your cohorts?^

^ That...would be delightful. Thank you.^

^Of course.^

It should be noted that during that slight pause in Ren Jia’s response, she had directed a questioning gaze in Mei Yue’s direction on whether or not she should agree. When she got approval, she just went along with it.

With the meal now finished and the check settled, the group proceeded to exit the private dining room in an orderly manner.

Hermit Zhong Wei, who had been waiting patiently outside of the room this entire meal, directed a questioning gaze towards his disciple and the fiancee of his disciple to see if they achieved whatever goal they were aiming for.

"..."

"..."

A silent exchange of gazes told him all that he needed to know; as such, he positioned himself appropriately behind the group.

The group had to walk through the restaurant’s main hall again in order to exit the venue properly; as such, they were once again able to see in full view the open-air kitchen in which the invited chef was still working their culinary magic.

However, unlike when Mei Yue and the others had first entered the building, the performance being displayed here at this time wasn’t going to be as smooth as before.

Because as the group made their way through the hall, a small little spark suddenly leapt off of Mei Yue’s fingers and began to run towards the center stage kitchen.

This spark, of course, was a shrunken-down version of Blazejudicator.

[I really need to invest in invisibility-based abilities,] Blazejudicator complained as he skittered across the floor, narrowly avoiding getting stepped on multiple times.

Once the tiny judge of flames reached the center firepit, where the main chef was making use of his innate flames to cook what appeared to be a weird-looking chicken, Blazejudicator reached out a small hand towards the pit and began to channel his [Chaos] into it.

As the energy flowed into the fire pit, overtaking the influence of the chef’s aether, the flames inside of the pit began to act...strange. Evidently, in a rather noticeable manner.

^Eh? What’s going on with my stove?^

[Apologies, sir, but I will at least make sure that you won’t burn your current dish at least.]

^What in the name of—BAH!^

Before the chef could properly investigate the flames, a sudden surge of force knocked the pan in his hand backward, pushing him back from the stove. Once the chef was several dozen feet away from the cooking area, the fires in the pit suddenly surged upwards into a column and began to burn in a collage of colors. Not only that, but the colored flames were radiating a power that clearly wasn’t related to aether.

^What the hell?!^

^What the fuck?!^

^Why, am I cursing more?^

~No way...~

This sudden fire show caused most of the patrons in the restaurant to stop and stare at the blaze, out of a mix of concern and surprise. However, none of them reacted in a negative manner due to not sensing any immediate danger coming from the flames. Hell, they didn’t sense any aether, so they assumed that the chef in question must’ve used some mundane trick to cause the conflagration.

However, to one specific individual in the restaurant, this sudden flare up caused them to immediately go on guard.

Granted, raising one’s guard to such a degree against outside forces makes one surprisingly vulnerable to movements from those they consider "friendly."

In other words, since Alain was too focused on the fire before him, he was fully unaware of Mei Yue’s hand lightly touching the [Rainbowsmith’s Manual].

...

<Contact with the written inheritance of a previous owner of the library has been achieved. Beginning copying process.>

=The current Kaijin Lord is now free to remove their hands and perform other tasks.=

’FUCK YEAH!’