Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

"It's fine. Fu Shi and Sirin won't take it too far. Want some?" Fu Lin waved off her concern and offered her some sunflower seeds.

Yae Sakura hesitated for a moment before accepting them. She joined in, munching on sunflower seeds while watching the fight unfold.

"This is... surprisingly enjoyable?" Yae Sakura commented, her ears twitching unconsciously as she snacked.

"Big Sister, I want some too!"

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"Ha~ How long have they been fighting? Just watching is making me sleepy." Fu Lin rubbed his eyes, yawning endlessly as he asked.

"Master and Sirin have been fighting for almost three hours, and there's still no winner π_π," Wutong said weakly, glancing at the time on her watch.

"Then I'll go back to the house and start preparing the chicken dish," Fu Lin said, stretching lazily as he stood up, glanced at the darkening sky, and slowly walked towards the house.

"Sirin is quite fair. If she used that power from Kiana, Fu Shi would probably be done in three rounds." Plucking feathers from the chicken, Fu Lin muttered softly to himself.

"Tonight's dinner is brought to you by Chef Lin. You're in for a treat." Fu Lin held up the now fully plucked chicken, nodding in satisfaction.

High-quality ingredients often require the simplest cooking methods.

Busy in the kitchen, Fu Lin gathered some dry wood he had picked up and stacked it neatly. Then, he used a branded fire starter known as Higokumaru to ignite the fire.

He began to "massage" the plucked chicken to ensure the seasoning penetrated its entire body.

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"Not bad. It looks like no mistakes this time. See? That time it turned into charcoal wasn't my fault." After an hour of work, Chef Ming admired the golden-brown roast chicken, nodding in approval.

High Dimensional Observer, 'Why can someone cook such a visually stunning dish? This defies logic.'

"It smells so good! Is the roast chicken ready?" Wutong sniffed the fragrant aroma in the air and ran over, crouching beside Fu Lin with tears streaming—down her mouth, not her eyes.

"Stop! We've been fighting for so long. How about we take a break, eat our fill, and continue later?" Fu Shi looked at the smoke rising below, hurriedly gesturing for Sirin to look down. Then she turned and flew toward Fu Lin.

"… Fine, I'll accompany you anytime ☆," Sirin said, patting her stomach and nodding in agreement.

As their battle ended, the people at the foot of Taixuan Mountain finally recovered from their fear.

Passerby A, "It's over? What just happened on Taixuan Mountain?"

Passerby B, "Do you think it could be the return of the Celestial Immortal?"

Passerby D, "In this day and age? Don't tell me you actually believe in immortals. Really? Really?"

Passerby B, "Then how do you explain the noises from Taixuan Mountain?"

Passerby Old Man, "Move along, move along. Everyone go home and mind your own business."

"Sakura, was this your doing?" Fu Shi asked, pointing at the roast chicken and looking at Yae Sakura.

"No…" Yae Sakura was about to deny it when Fu Lin interrupted.

"Ahem! Come on, eat while it's hot! The chicken's too small; I'll skip it this time." Fu Lin coughed awkwardly, tore off one chicken leg for Fu Shi, and handed the other to Sirin.

The rest was left for Yae Sakura and Wutong to divide.

"Big bro, you're so generous!" Wutong scratched her head, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Ahem, less talking, more eating," Fu Lin said, clutching his chest as if his conscience was accusing him.

"Then what will you eat?" Fu Shi asked, looking at the chicken leg in her hand.

"I've got instant noodles. You guys enjoy." Fu Lin pulled out a pre-cooked bowl of instant noodles and started eating heartily.

"Something feels off, but I can't put my finger on it," Fu Shi said, rubbing her chin before biting into the chicken leg.

Sirin stared at the chicken leg in her hand. Just as she was about to take a bite, Kiana's voice echoed in her mind, "It looks delicious. Sirin, how about we share it?"

"As you wish ☆." After speaking, Sirin's eyes turned one blue and one gold. She bit into the chicken leg, chewed, and swallowed. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw Yae Sakura and Higokumaru collapse before fainting herself, leaving only Kiana struggling to hang on.

"Why does this chicken leg feel like something Fu Lin cooked… For Fu Lin's sake, this sacrifice is necessary!" Kiana resolutely took another bite before collapsing, foaming at the mouth.

"… Master… Sirin, this roast chicken is… poisoned…" Wutong, foaming at the mouth, clutched the leftover chicken butt and weakly uttered her final words.

"Blegh~ blegh!" Fu Shi stuck her fingers down her throat, trying to vomit out the bite she had just taken.

High Dimensional Observer, Now it finally makes sense! (Definitely.)

Fu Lin looked at the unconscious group, leaving only Fu Shi desperately trying to save herself. He sighed deeply and remarked, "It seems it was my fault after all. Slurp".