The banquet came to an end. Queen Medusa arrived at Artoria's location with anger. Poor Little Crystal was still in a daze when she was taken away by Queen Medusa. Before leaving, that pitiful little look made Artoria feel somewhat unbearable. Lockjaw, that guy, was whipped a few times by Queen Medusa. Although it could be seen from those dog eyes that it was very aggrieved, it seemed to heave a sigh of relief. It seemed it wouldn't be turned into dog meat soup. Before leaving, Queen Medusa gave Artoria a grateful look. They had been worried sick looking for this girl, thinking she had been kidnapped by that attacker. Unexpectedly, she had come out to play by herself. It seemed that she needed more education. Poor Little Crystal would definitely not be able to come out again.
"This girl, she's going to have a hard time when she gets back."
Seeing Queen Medusa's expression, Artoria knew that Little Crystal would definitely be severely punished when she got home this time. Should she send some study materials like "Five Years of Gaokao, Three Years of Simulation"? Thinking about it, she decided against it. If she did that, it would probably drive Little Crystal, this little girl, crazy. Artoria thought about it and gave up on this "wonderful" idea. She had already pitted this little girl enough; she shouldn't kick her while she was down. This could also be considered as a lesson for the little girl, so she wouldn't sneak out again.
This era is quite chaotic. If this little girl hadn't met her, but instead a very bad villain BOSS, then no one could predict what would happen next. Artoria bid farewell to Tony and Pepper, who had finished their wedding, and left the temporarily assembled venue with a group of women. Watching the ice cubes that had started to melt and the people evacuating, Artoria nodded with satisfaction. It was a small regret from her past life that she hadn't seen Tony and Pepper's wedding in the movie. Now that she had participated in it personally, this regret had been fulfilled, and Artoria felt warm inside.
"Today, thank you all for accompanying me to my brother's wedding. If you are tired, get some good rest."
Returning to her house, Artoria said to the women who were already a bit tired. Some of them had the physical fitness of ordinary people, except for Raven, who was a Mutant, Hope, who had trained her body to be very strong, Gwen, who possessed spider serum, and Susan, who had genetic mutations. The remaining Helen Cho and Maya were both tired to the point of being sleepy. But since Artoria had already said it, they were all prepared to go to the large bathhouse to take a bath and have a good sleep.
"Artoria, welcome back."
Opening the door to her room, a purple figure pounced directly at Artoria. Fortunately, Artoria's body was strong, and she wasn't knocked to the ground. Artoria knew who the other person was without needing intuition, especially since this guy had already stretched her face over. Looking at the lips close at hand, Artoria kissed them without hesitation. Immediately after, the magic power in her body began to flow out rapidly as if being pumped by a water pump. Feeling that it was about enough, Artoria released Galacta's lips.
"So little! I still want more."
Although she had been happily "fed," Galacta clearly felt that it wasn't enough to eat. She didn't know if her appetite had grown again. Half of the magic power in Artoria's body had been eaten by this foodie, and the other party indicated that it wasn't enough to fill the gaps between her teeth. This made Artoria's face stiffen. Was this guy planning to suck her dry?
"It's gone, don't even think about it."
Pushing away the hungry and unsatisfied Galacta, Artoria walked in, completely ignoring Galacta, who was pouting on the side. Even if she begged, she couldn't get Artoria's "favor" because this guy could eat too much. And ever since eating Artoria's magic power, Galacta refused to go anywhere else to forage. Now she was very picky, which made Artoria both pained and happy.
"You're back, Artoria."
After seeing Artoria return, Gaea greeted her without looking up, focused intently on the book in front of her. Artoria hadn't paid much attention at first, but after curiously glancing at the book's cover, cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead. Oh my god! She still hadn't given up on the idea of cooking. This book was "The world's Complete Culinary Guide," explaining how various cuisines around the world developed. This filled Artoria with a deep sense of unease.
"What's wrong, Artoria?" Sensing Artoria's gaze, Gaea curiously lowered the book, meeting Artoria's eyes directly. Gaea asked shyly, wondering if her outfit today really suited Artoria's aesthetic. If so, she should dress up again next time to keep Artoria's gaze fixed on her for longer. Thinking of this, Gaea began to recall the cosmetics promoted by those salespeople on TV. Although Gaea was curious why humans applied the remains of biological corpses to their faces or lips, after some exposure, she understood that these were items used to decorate oneself to look better.
"It's nothing. By the way, who is making dinner tonight... Saturday, tell the chef to prepare dinner immediately." Gaea's shy expression did not warm Artoria's rapidly chilling heart; instead, she found it terrifying. This goddess of dark cuisine, who could create 'unknown biological entities,' still hadn't given up on cooking. Was she planning to make her die at the dinner table? Overwhelmed by shock, Artoria stammered out that sentence, but immediately realized that if she said it like that, Gaea would definitely insist on doing it herself. So, Artoria pretended nothing had happened and shouted loudly into her headset, instructing Saturday to have the chef prepare dinner immediately. She couldn't let Gaea get to the kitchen first, or else her life would end right here today.
"Yes, Master." Hearing Saturday's reply, Artoria silently turned and walked into the inner room; she needed a bath after breaking into a cold sweat from the fright. Gaea looked at Artoria's retreating figure, feeling completely bewildered. Why was she acting like she was fleeing? She hadn't even asked if her outfit looked good yet. Was Artoria shy? Thinking this, Gaea nodded in confirmation, feeling very satisfied with her deduction. She was sure Artoria was just shy, completely unaware that Artoria was genuinely terrified of her cooking.
"What's wrong, Gaea? Did you suddenly turn into a statue?" Since her target had already rejected today's 'feeding,' Galacta could only clutch her still-unsatisfied stomach and sit down next to Gaea. Seeing Gaea, who usually showed an expression of disgust whenever she got close, ignoring her today, Galacta couldn't help but curiously check Gaea's expression. Hmm! She was dazed and stunned. Galacta reached out and poked Gaea, but the other party didn't move or react at all, which made Galacta even more puzzled.
"Go away, go away. You're the one who turned into a statue. You're just a child and don't understand anything." Perhaps due to an instinctive aversion to the scent of the Planet Devourer on Galacta, Gaea instantly snapped back to reality from her fantasies. She pushed Galacta away with disdain, signaling her to stay further away. Gaea then spoke with great contempt. Indeed, she was much older than Galacta; in terms of seniority, she existed in the same era as the Planet Devourer, so it wouldn't be unreasonable for Galacta to call Gaea 'Auntie.'
"I feel like the time to win over Artoria is almost here." After speaking disdainfully to Galacta, Gaea fell back into self-intoxication. She felt that the time to win over Artoria was almost here. Artoria had been mesmerized by her earlier—what great news! She couldn't let this slip; it was a good start. Gaea was now impatient to confess her love to Artoria, but it was better to play it steady.
Compared to Gaea's self-intoxication, Galacta saw things very clearly. She saw Artoria looking at the book Gaea had been holding with immense fear, and then running away in a panic. She didn't know what was going on or what Gaea had done to make people afraid, but she felt like Gaea was completely off track. "Are those two not on the same wavelength, or am I in a different world?" Galacta rubbed her head, feeling very confused.
---------------------------------
I hope you're enjoying the fanfiction so far! If the story has you hooked and you can't wait to see what happens next, you can unlock 30 chapters in advance over on my Patreon: patreon.com/TLHimejima1
Every bit of support means the world to me so if you're loving the ride, don't forget to drop a Power Stone and let me know.