Implosion Spinoff: Haru Cooks with Malevolent Kitchen

Chapter 13: Victory

Author: Geraint

Upload Date: March 31, 2024 Thu @8:30PM

On a table on the corner of guild, the two of us are eating while sitting beside each other when the little Crimson Demon girl approached us while looking pale and weak. She supporting her with her rod while walking to our direction.

"Huh? Megumin?"

Yunyun quickly stood up when she noticed her.

"Yunyun..."

Megumin sat in front us while staring intensely at our food. From her looks, she seems to be not have dinner or sort. I can even hear her stomach rumbling, no wonder she might was waiting for a chance to snatch our food.

Yunyun looks worried of her just judging from her expression.

I picked up the menu list and gave it to her little friend.

"Huh?"

This little girl is still giving some suspicious eye.

"Just order already! I'll split the bill with Yunyun!"

She slowly took the menu without breaking her gaze.

After ordering a lot of food, she was eating a lot despite having a petite body and pile of plate was stacking in front of us.

"Hm?"

Yunyun moved close to me and whispered to my ears.

"I'm sorry, Haru-kun. I'll pay you the money later."

"It's fine, Yunyun. I'm going to ask her favor anyway."

Megumin stopped eating and she gave me a suspicious look again.

"What is it? Are you going to blackmail me?"

"What's the point of me doing that?"

"You might after my body!"

I got annoyed her and retorted,

"Huh?! Whom do you think you are? I'm not into a little girls!"

*Thud!*

Megumin stood slammed her hands on the table which shaken the pile of plates.

"What?! Who are calling little girl?! Yunyun and I are the same age! We're still both 13 years old!"

While Yunyun is trying to calm the situation, I took a glance on her then she smiled at me when she noticed my gaze, telling that the little girl was right about their age being the same.

"I'm 17 years old. There's not much difference between our ages. Nevertheless, it's fine."

"Shut up! You're going after Yunyun means you're a Lolicon!"

Looking at the little girl's chest who's pointing at me which has totally flat chest then turned towards Yunyun on my side who has a great bosom, if compared the difference is night and day.

"Nah, I'll be fine."

"Grrrrrr! Where are you looking at?!! Damn you!"

Megumin became really furious and Yunyun quickly went to stopped her.

"Anyway, the thing I want to ask you is where can I learn Magic Item Crafting. I heard from the magic item shops here in Axel that most of their products was produced in Crimson Demon Village."

The two of them stopped and stared at me.

"This guy..."

Megumin sighed then she sat back on the table.

"Fine... I listen."

"Eh?! Why didn't you just ask me, Haru-kun?" Yunyun has some complaints to me.

"Huh? Do you have some connection in your village that can help with my goal of learning Magic Item Crafts?"

"I see... That's right, Yunyun. Do you even have some friends to help him?"

Megumin and I stared at Yunyun and she became teary-eyed with our teasing.

"You two are horrible. Why are the two of you in same page when making fun of me?"

We just smirked then ignored her by continuing our conversation.

"I know someone but he is no good. It's better to learn it at our school but the problem is... only Crimson Demon enter that place."

"I see..."

"Megumin! You're talking about your father, right?" Yunyun responded.

"My father is Magic Item Craftsman but the things he made are so bad that no one wants to buy it in the market district. Some buys it but they quickly return it. No wonder my family is having a lot of financial problem. Me and my little sister had it hard with no food or money." Megumin sighed while explaining her family situation to me then she asked.

"In the first place, why are you trying to learn Magic Item Crafting if you're earning a lot of money from my your adventures?"

"That's right, Haru-kun. We already earned a lot. Wasn't that enough?" Yunyun followed.

"Nah, I'm just bored. You see..."

I looked around the guild and Megumin and Yunyun followed my gaze when we saw a party of adventures looking for a job at the quest board. All of them are scratching their head reading the qualifications of the jobs.

"It's also no good today."

"There's only few jobs and most of them are high difficulty with weird request."

"This is really bad! We can't take any of these job!"

"Have you heard about the new guy?"

"Which one?"

They're gossiping with each other.

"The blonde guy who arrives few months ago? I heard that he has good looks. I'm so jealous!"

"I heard that he was so fast at finishing his job. So fast that he can finish five hunting quest in a day. They even gave him the Title of 'Yellow Flash of Axel' on how fast he was."

"Sounds someone really amazing."

"Wait! Isn't he the reason why the guild is running out of jobs?"

"Huh?"

When they turned around noticing our gazes, they sweated profusely, immediately turning around and walking away.

"See? Do you understand now? I need to find new way to earn money and I'm interested in Magic Item Crafting. Will you introduce me to your Father?"

"I told you, he is no good and you wouldn't learn anything."

"Don't worry, it's fine. I just want to learn the method. The things I'll make will be totally different."

Megumin was staring at me for a moment then she sighed and accepted it.

"Okay, fine... I'll write a letter for you."

"Thanks, Megumin!" I smiled at her.

Her eyes widened in surprise and her face turned red all of sudden.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing!"

She immediately covered her face with her hat and turned away.

I don't know what's going on with her but it might just my imagination and leave it be.

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After having a meal, the waitress gave me the bill and I wasn't surprised by the amount. I glanced at Megumin but she turned away. Yunyun and I split the cost and payed the bill then we left the guild together.

"Do you want to hold hands?"

"No, it's fine. I'm still not used to it and it's embarrassing." Yunyun responded shyly.

I looked behind and saw Megumin following us.

"What? I'm still thinking what to tell my father so I can convince him to take you as his disciple."

"Okay..."

"Where are we going next, Haru-kun?" Yunyun asked.

"I've already spoke with a real state agent few days ago and he'll show us around the houses today."

"Wait! You're going to buy a house already?!"

Megumin was shock then she grabbed me on the collar.

"Why? What's wrong with that?"

After my response, she glared at Yunyun next and asked her bluntly.

"Don't tell me-- You're gonna live with him?!"

"Wait! I haven't even decided yet!" Yunyun denied with flustered reaction.

"You won't? I want to buy a house so we can live together."

"What?!! You're settling already!"

Megumin grabbed Yunyun next then she shook her intensely.

"I told you! I haven't decided yet! Stop shaking me, Megumin!"

"You don't even know that much about that guy and it sounds like you're already going to be married with him? Just how more naive can you be?!"

"What are you talking about? I'm not marrying or anything yet! I don't even have any friends aside from you and Haru-kun!"

Megumin and I looked at her with squinted eyes and denied her words.

"Who are you calling friend? Aren't you just my self-proclaimed rival?"

"Eh?"

"Yunyun, your boyfriend doesn't count as friend, you know?" I said, making it sound like that she doesn't have a single friend now.

"Huh? Wait a minute!"

Yunyun held her head out of confusion.

"Since when you became my boyfriend, Haru-kun? I don't remember any of the two of us confessing with each other? How did things develop so fast that I didn't even notice?"

"Confession? I'm not sort of romantic guy but..."

While facing each other in the middle of street, I grabbed her shoulders. Being serious with the situation, I told her what I think of her.

"I like you, Yunyun. I want you to become my girlfriend!"

Yunyun froze when I confessed directly to her and her face became red. Her legs weakened and she fell down on her knees.

"Kyaaaaaah!!"

Megumin freaked out that Yunyun and I was astonished by her reaction. She pointed her index finger at Yunyun and suddenly bursted out some words.

"REMEMBER THIS DAY, YUNYUN!!! I WON'T LOSE TO YOU NEXT TIME!!! WAAAHHH!!!"

She ran away in tears then cried.

"Huh?"

Yunyun looks clueless of what's happening so I grabbed her arm and raised it up as a sign of victory.

"You won, Yunyun! Congratulations!"

"What?!"

"That's the funny part. I also don't have the idea."

(To be continued.)