This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 526 - : Divine Game: Chaotic Restaurant 46

Sea Pony's tail flicks and curls, flicks and curls again, bouncing wildly in the air. It has been killed by Winter Sea Frenzied Shark multiple times, and ever since hearing that Winter Sea Frenzied Shark's divine talent was stolen by BS Rita, Sea Pony has been envious.

As for Marmang-Crab, it's even more obsessed. What it wants most is [Absurd Story]—a skill that seems like it was made for it. It's always believed that [Absurd Story] is its own skill, just temporarily fostered by Winter Sea Frenzied Shark.

Marmang-Crab, a tanky defensive warrior, would be unstoppable with [Absurd Story]. It would be able to stand still and counter enemies to death without lifting a finger.

Octopus Bucket remains the calmest of them all, lazy and slow as usual. It even uses a tentacle to hold up the menu and waves it around in the food street, trying to attract customers.

At this moment, Rabbit 3, who had been ignored due to the falling gift boxes, suddenly speaks up.

"Don't you think you're lacking blood in your veins? You're just posturing, intimidating and threatening your enemies, making them afraid of losing, so they won't dare to act against you."

Sea Pony chimes in, "Exactly!"

Players from both neighboring restaurants have gathered around without Rita noticing, adding their voices to the chorus: "Exactly!"

Rita, still focused on stirring a sauce, responds without lifting her head, "Don't you think the players who are afraid to act against me out of fear of losing are the ones who lack blood?"

Rabbit 3: "…"

Sea Pony: "Crab, she's talking about you."

Marmang-Crab doesn't bite, still deep in thought, trying to recall which skill it's used the most over the past star-sea year.

Perhaps Rita's retort annoyed Rabbit 3, as it continues, "I'll make you a deal."

The words sound oddly familiar, but Rabbit 3's tone is vastly different from Rabbit 1's. The latter asked, while the former gives an order. Rita calmly asks, "What's the deal?"

Rabbit 3: "You cancel those three curses. Don't worry about not being able to cancel them—I'll help you with that…"

It pauses for a moment, studies Rita's expression, and then flashes a mischievous grin, adding the final part of the deal, "Otherwise, I'll challenge you to a Shokugeki."

Rita doesn't hesitate for a second and responds, "Then let's have a Shokugeki."

Rabbit 3 is caught off guard, as if a coward had unexpectedly made a bold decision. "Do you know what happens if you leave the restaurant now?"

Rita speeds up her cooking and answers, "I know. I'll be hunted down by you, and at worst, I might end up as an ingredient."

It's like TingoJE, lying on the chopping board, getting cleaned, cut, and cooked, with players watching the whole thing unfold.

Rabbit 3 shakes its head. "You don't have the blood to do it when it counts, but you do now. You don't honestly think I won't cook you, do you?"

Clearly, Rabbit 3 thinks BS Rita is just trying to provoke it.

Rita glances at Rabbit 3 with a slightly speechless look. "Are you a hater? Why are you saying everything like that?"

Rabbit 3: "?"

Rita: "So, do we do the Shokugeki or not?"

Rabbit 3: "Shokugeki!"

The players from both restaurants around, watching the spectacle, now settle in with their benches. Even the rabbits in the restaurant hold their chopsticks and move closer.

Rita steps aside at the cooking station. "As an employee of Restaurant 233, I propose my second reasonable request: you cannot use ingredients from this restaurant."

Rabbit 3, wearing an apron, rejects immediately. "Refuse."

"Then, as an employee of Restaurant 233, I propose my third reasonable request: you must cook the same dish as me."

Rabbit 3 sneers. "Refuse."

The cooking battle begins. A red "X" appears at the entrance of the open-air restaurant, marking that no one is allowed to enter or leave during the Shokugeki.

Sea Pony sits on Marmang-Crab's head. "If she leaves the restaurant, where will we find her?"

Marmang-Crab shakes its head. "It's fine. We'll be able to find her. Even if we let her out, we'll have to wait until those three curses are lifted before we can act."

They're not trying to hide anything from Rita. In fact, they don't need to. The world battleground works this way. Both Marmang-Crab and BS Rita know how desperately it craves [Midnight Exile]. If BS Rita has the chance to kill it, she won't hold back.

In this place, even a brief team-up doesn't create any alliances. If they face enemies from another race, there's no hesitation—they won't hold back.

Rita plates the dish she's been simmering and places it at her side. "Here's your order. I'm serving the dish."

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Rabbit 3, busy selecting ingredients: !

As she serves the dish, Rita says, "Now, I'm making my fourth reasonable request: You can only make drinks."

The entire restaurant, including the two neighboring restaurants watching, falls silent. Rabbit 3 is momentarily stunned.

Rita has already served the dish. This means Rabbit 3's dining time has officially started. With only 30 minutes to eat, Rabbit 3 must leave before the time is up. But now, it's engaged in a Shokugeki with Rita…

Since Rita knows the rules, she won't finish her dish within 30 minutes.

Rabbit 3 will inevitably violate Rule 3: All customers in Restaurant 233, except for official staff, must finish eating within 30 minutes.

Besides that, Rabbit 3 has also violated Rule 1: It didn't lick Sea Pony's feet.

And now Rita has proposed a fourth unreasonable request. It no longer matters whether Rabbit 3 complies. The violation is already inevitable.

Rita will keep finding ways to propose more unreasonable requests to make Rabbit 3 break Rule 8: The number of times a customer in Restaurant 233 can refuse reasonable requests from staff is limited to three.

Inside the quiet restaurant, Rita glances at the red restriction symbol at the door and breathes a sigh of relief. Things are going even more smoothly than she anticipated.

She had planned that if the Shokugeki allowed for entrance and exit from the restaurant, she would serve another dish right before the last minute of dining time. That way, Rabbit 3 wouldn't have time to finish and would violate the rules, ensuring a violation and a defeat.

As long as she serves the dish before Rabbit 3 breaks the rules, it would automatically lead to a defeat for Rabbit 3.

Of course, Rabbit 3 could still break the deadlock.

Rita looks at Rabbit 3, her tone and gaze sincere. "So, are you going to lick Sea Pony's feet to avoid being killed?"

B80234615 floods her mind with messages: "This is a god."

Rita: "I know."

B80234615: "This is a god."

Rita: "I know."

B80234615: "This is a god."

Rita: "Ah, yes, it's a god."

Rabbit 3 glares coldly at Rita.

Rita calls out to Sea Pony, "Are your feet ready? There's a special guest here who'd like a taste."

Just as Sea Pony takes off, Rabbit 3 yells at it, "Get lost!"

Rita nods approvingly, "Now that's what I call blood! I'm impressed."

Sea Pony, clinging to Marmang-Crab's crab whiskers, feels utterly wronged. "Honestly, is it so hard to accept licking my feet? I do it every day!"