'This really is quite incredible.'
After reading the newly appeared content and hints, Ritsuka sighed inwardly.
What kind of task is this specific task?
Could it be a follow-up that only appears after completing the first optional task?
Her mind became active, and many things suddenly became clear. The crystal dice itself was a huge treasure; perhaps there would be an opportunity to go to other worlds in the future and obtain a character template with resurrection powers.
Her fingers trembled slightly. At this moment, Loki could clearly feel the change in Ritsuka, as if something had reawakened.
Spirit, will.
"Lord Loki."
"I'm here."
Loki was a little expectant.
Subsequently, Ritsuka said something that she would definitely regret agreeing to in the future—
"I've suddenly become interested in the power of 'favor', Lord Loki. Would you like to make a bet with me?"
"Hm... Hm? Bet what?"
Loki was a bit confused, and a bad premonition suddenly appeared in her heart.
The next moment, the corners of Ritsuka's mouth curled up, the dull gold in her pupils, and she slowly opened her mouth—
"Lord Loki, you're very curious about Riveria's situation from a few days ago, right? Then I wonder if you're interested in making this bet with me."
"Eat the mapo tofu ramen I make. Regardless of whether you finish it or not, I will join the Loki Familia."
With her arms crossed and her right index finger gently tapping her cheek, she grinned. For a moment, Ritsuka looked quite sunny and cute.
However, there was an inexplicable sense of incongruity that made Loki hesitate for a moment.
But facing such a good talent who suddenly changed her mind, and since she was indeed interested in Riveria's situation, she decisively agreed, not wanting to give Ritsuka any chance to go back on her word.
"I swear in the name of Loki, I will definitely eat it!"
"Eh! A swear... You don't have to be so serious."
Ritsuka waved her hand awkwardly.
She just wanted to see if mapo tofu could take down a deity; after all, everyone who had eaten it at this stage, except for her and Kirei Kotomine, had collapsed.
If it were a deity, perhaps they could hold out.
And because of that unique sensation, they might come to like the pleasure brought by mapo tofu.
...
A dozen minutes passed quietly while waiting.
By the broken wall and floor-to-ceiling window, Loki's vermilion eyes were filled with regret, and cold sweat dripped uncontrollably from her forehead.
Her right hand held the chopsticks, trembling as she reached toward that bowl of hellishly fiery red mapo tofu ramen.
If Riveria were here, she would definitely discover that this bowl was much redder than the one she ate. This was the original Father Mapo version + double the spiciness No. 2, an improved version of mapo water.
Unlike Kirei Kotomine's perverted playstyle of suddenly handing it to someone who couldn't handle the spice to deliver the final blow, Ritsuka's method was to lay out the kill move right from the start, forcing the opponent to bite the bullet and take it—truly the most perverted of the perverted.
"Please, Lord Loki."
At this moment, Ritsuka's sweet smile looked like a devil or a yaksha to Loki.