Chapter 895: You Have to Share with Everyone!

Thump-thump—

Her heart had stopped beating long ago, but at that moment, she felt as though she could truly hear it racing uncontrollably.

She turned her head in a daze and looked at Lynn’s handsome face, so close to hers.

Her small, tender lips parted slightly.

Her mind… went completely blank.

“If it were Brother…”

【Ding! Alice’s Affection toward you has increased by 10】

Lynn: “?!!!”

No, that’s not something you can just increase!

Without the slightest hesitation, he swore this was the fastest reaction he’d ever had in his life. Before that ominous prompt could finish sounding, he hastily spread his hands and said:

“Ah! I was joking! Just joking! I mainly wanted to see your cute expression, Alice, so I just said that without thinking! How could that be possible? We’re siblings, after all. It’d be really weird to say something like that! Ahahahaha!”

Lynn stiffly adjusted his monocle and laughed unnaturally, as though he’d just made some casual joke.

Even though there was nothing funny about it.

Zuo Zuo Ծ‸Ծ.

Alice covered half her face too, her eyes darting away. A little disappointed, she said:

“Y-yes… It’s too weird…”

Lynn grinnedヽ(￣▽￣)ﾉ.

“Ha… hahaha…”

His heart pounded wildly.

That was dangerous!

That had been way too dangerous!

He really had only been making a casual, mean-spirited joke. He hadn’t expected it to trigger that twisted prompt outright. That was absolutely not something he could let happen!

But luckily, he’d reacted in time and cut it off. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Still, this incident had taught him that he absolutely couldn’t make that kind of mean-spirited joke in front of Alice again! If he did, Alice might really take him seriously, because she was already starting to show signs of having those kinds of feelings!

“Quit eavesdropping at the door! Get in here and eat!!”

He slapped the table.

Outside the door, Yin Yi, who had been curiously pressing her ear against it, jolted. Her body stiffened on reflex, and she widened her eyes.

“Yes, Mr. Lynn!”

At a time like this, he needed more people around to dispel the increasingly dangerous atmosphere. From now on, he absolutely couldn’t treat Alice the way he teased other little girls. The others might just glare at him, but his Alice was the sort who might actually take his words seriously!

Seated at the head of the table, like the head of the household,

Lynn found the table laden with dishes and candles.

The Flesh and Blood Humanoid he had just subdued and given a true name was also sitting stiffly in its seat under Lynn’s forceful orders, looking tense and uneasy. Its revealing Maid uniform and ample figure made it look quite delicious, but knowing its lowly status, it felt as though it were sitting on pins and needles.

Of course, it had no idea it had been brought along just to make up the numbers.

Being allowed to dine at the same table as its masters on its very first day alive was the sort of thing that would have been laughable wishful thinking within the Flesh and Blood Cult.

“Maybe I should take some food and eat in a corner… I’m done… Master, I think I…”

“Sit down!” He slapped the table.

“Yes!”

The humanoid, just about to stand up, jolted in reflex. Its hair stood on end, its single eye widened, and it sat bolt upright, not daring to move as it held its knife and fork.

The thrill of being dominated made it feel as though it were on the verge of awakening some rather disturbing proclivity.

Lynn smiled as he held Alice in his arms. Just like the head of a household, he gestured with his free hand, picked up his knife and fork, and quickly changed the subject.

“Let’s eat! Let’s eat! We can get to work once we’re done! Alice, you should eat plenty too!”

As long as Alice didn’t start thinking in that dangerous direction again, they’d better hurry and start the meal!

It was also a good chance to try Alice’s cooking.

Lynn lifted the lid from the plate in front of him.

【Exotic Sausage with a Delightful Flavor】

【Type】: Food

【Introduction】: A piping-hot “sausage” lovingly prepared by Alice. Its filling is made by simmering the cleaned intestines of an unknown, eerie creature with various kinds of “crops” stuffed inside different “rods,” then adding a little Brain Pulp Fruit, which gives off a rich fragrance, and the milk of “two-legged sheep” as a thickener. This perfect dish will make your mouth water and prove impossible to resist.

The smile on Lynn’s face instantly froze.

Then he reached out.

“Quit eavesdropping at the door! Get in here and eat!!”

【Carefully Prepared Vegetable Stew】

【Type】: Probably Food

【Introduction】: A stew perfectly cooked by Alice, using the rich and savory juices squeezed from a Tentacle Monster as its base, then carefully simmering it with perfect ingredients grown from the head of an unknown creature: “meaty onions,” “wriggling potatoes,” “bursting brain fruit,” and more. Every sip is guaranteed to bring a huge surprise. It is extraordinarily nourishing.

Gurgle, gurgle—

Bubbles boiled up. One of the ingredients flipped over, and an eyeball churned in the bubbling broth, staring straight at him.

Lynn refused to believe it.

He lifted the lid of a smaller dish.

【Teppanyaki】

【Type】: Unusual Food

【Introduction】: It’s just ordinary teppanyaki, nothing special about it. Some Flesh and Blood Humanoids are intimidated into growing tender, delicious tentacles, which are then continuously grilled. To keep the ingredients at their most delicious, the tentacles must remain attached to the ingredients while cooking. That way, the finished dish will be even more savory and juicy, bursting with flavor in every bite.

“…”

As Lynn eagerly opened one lid after another, Alice clasped her hands uneasily and carefully looked up at him, hopeful yet nervous.

“Brother… Is none of the food to your liking? If so, Alice can go make something else…”

The Flesh and Blood Humanoid he had just subdued and given a true name was also sitting stiffly in its seat under Lynn’s forceful orders, looking tense and uneasy. Its revealing Maid uniform and ample figure made it look quite delicious, but knowing its lowly status, it felt as though it were sitting on pins and needles.

Lynn held his monocle and laughed. Stiffly picking up the knife and fork in his hands, he quickly cut the sausage in front of him into small pieces.

“Of course it’s delicious! How could I not like the food you make, Alice? That would be awful of me! I think it’s absolutely delicious too!”

Alice’s face immediately filled with hope.

“Mm! Brother!”

Lynn maintained his stiff smile and looked down at the sausage on his plate.

He cut into it with his knife.

Squish—

“Sit down!” He slapped the table.

So it really did burst!

Lynn’s smile grew even brighter.

A thick, rich, unknown liquid splattered out, and that peculiar, delightful aroma immediately wafted toward him. He could even see the delicious filling, made from tiny unknown creatures chopped into pieces.

Although he really had lived in hell for several years and had most likely gotten used to all kinds of food there,

for some reason…

He couldn’t shake the feeling that he’d seen this before. It was just like the first time he’d come to Happy Home, when they’d seemed to prepare a similarly bizarre meal for him.

So… actually… could that whole table of dishes back then have been made by Alice too…?