"Hello, Senior Brother Kenji. My name is Nono."
In Setsuno’s Diner, Kenji met a girl with blue-green hair. It was the first time he had met his grandmaster Setsuno’s apprentice. She wore a pink apron with a red heart on it.
Nono was skilled in using the power of ice and could easily freeze a pot.
"Logically speaking, I should be the one calling you Senior Sister," Kenji corrected. Nono had likely become Setsuno’s apprentice many years ago, whereas Kenji had become Jiro’s apprentice much more recently.
"Mm... then, Junior Brother Kenji," Nono nodded.
"Hohoho, you can call each other whatever you like. You’re all family," Setsuno said with a laugh.
"It’s a pleasure to meet you."
Kenji scratched his head. "When it comes to cooking, I’m completely clueless. You can exchange cooking tips with Atashino. Without her, my only cooking method would probably be the most primitive one."
"The most primitive?" Nono was taken aback.
Kenji said with a straight face, "Build a fire, then barbecue."
"Pfft." Nono covered her mouth and laughed. She had thought of many cooking methods but had overlooked barbecuing. Still, he wasn’t wrong.
"See? I’m being spoiled into a useless person by Atashino."
Atashino just smiled and shook her head. Cooking ingredients for her partner was a chef’s job. Whatever he wanted to eat, she would certainly satisfy him.
"It’s so nice to be young," Setsuno said with a smile.
"Master is very young right now," Nono said seriously. She had been very surprised when she first saw Setsuno’s de-aged form but had gotten used to it now. If you didn’t know, you probably wouldn’t recognize her as the famous Granny Setsuno. Even if someone did know, they wouldn’t pry. With Setsuno’s level of strength, suddenly becoming young again was a basic operation.
"Atashino, are you going to participate in the Cooking Fest this year?" Setsuno asked.
"I’m not very interested. With you participating, Granny Setsuno, it would be very difficult for anyone else to take first place," Atashino said humbly and politely.
The few times Setsuno hadn’t won first place were because she got bored and was just going through the motions. But even then, she never dropped out of the top five. When Setsuno got serious, besides the Gourmet God Froese, she had few rivals. Komatsu had the potential, but he was still a bit lacking at the moment.
"Setsu-chan, I’m back."
"Welcome... Teppei, you’re here too, kid?" Setsuno’s smile vanished when she saw Teppei. She hadn’t seen him come home very often.
"Grandma," Teppei said, scratching his head. Having such young-looking grandparents... he really wasn’t used to it. They looked like they were from his generation.
"This kid went after Joie and almost got himself killed," Jiro said flatly.
"Teppei, didn’t I warn you not to chase after strangers?" Kenji asked, exasperated. Didn’t he know that curiosity killed the Teppei? Although Jiro’s blood flowed in his veins, he didn’t have Jiro’s terrifying strength yet. He was no match for Joie.
"Teppei, you knew you couldn’t beat him, and you still chased after him?" Setsuno was speechless. Her grandson was just too reckless.
"Cough, cough... I saw the mastermind, and I just wanted to follow him," Teppei said, lowering his head. He had almost gotten into a fatal wreck.
Setsuno shot Teppei a look, then asked, "So, Midora’s killing intent erupted because he ran into Joie?"
"Yeah. Joie got away. Midora probably went to continue the chase," Jiro nodded. Since Joie was using Froese’s body, he could transform his face into Froese’s original one, stunning Midora for just a moment—long enough to escape.
"Grandmaster Setsuno, you should be the one to keep this kitchen knife." Kenji took out the captured Cinderella.
"Lady Froese’s Cinderella?" Both Setsuno and Jiro recognized the knife and were stunned. It was the knife used by the Gourmet God Froese. If there were a detailed ranking of kitchen knives, Cinderella would definitely be in the top three.
"I got this from Joie. Neither Atashino nor I have a use for it, so I’m giving it to you." Kenji had his golden Dragon-Slaying Knife, and Atashino had her Battle Wolf Fang knives. Cinderella was of no use to them.
"Mm, we’ll keep it safe." Since it was Froese’s knife, they had to take good care of it.
[Galactic Baseballer]: Foster Father, let me ask you something. Does the Stellaron inside me have the ability to devour other Stellarons? @Star Forger
[Star Forger]: It might. Let’s just assume it does. @Dian Mei Ruan Ruan Mei, does the Genius Club have any unique insights into the study of Stellarons?
Kenji scratched his head. A Stellaron devouring a Stellaron? Big fish eats little fish?
[Dian Mei Ruan]: There are no related case studies. I can perform a physical examination on you.
[Galactic Baseballer]: You’re not going to dissect me, are you?
Hoshi trembled in fear. Someone’s after my body! They’re going to steal my kidneys!
[Dian Mei Ruan]: I have more efficient methods than dissection.
[Star Forger]: The one you swallowed... was it the Stellaron from Belobog?
[Galactic Baseballer]: Yeah. During the boss fight, the Stellaron inside me manifested a giant hand, ripped the Stellaron out of Cocolia’s body, and swallowed it.
Stellaron: Bro, you smell delicious.
[Star Forger]: So, Cocolia wasn’t executed?
*"Wildfire" (the execution theme) had already started playing, yet Cocolia was still alive.
[Galactic Baseballer]: After losing the Stellaron, Cocolia came to her senses, passed the title of Supreme Guardian to Bronya, and then went to jail herself.
Kenji blinked. What a strange development. It was probably, most likely, caused by the custom Stellaron he had created. That Cocolia had been tempted by the Stellaron in the first place was also because she was under too much pressure. The situation Belobog faced was just too dire.
[Star Forger]: Since you didn’t explode, it means you’re fine. Just use it without worry. You can try again next time you encounter a Stellaron.
[Monkey D. Kizaru]: Sigh. My nephew... wait, no, that Straw Hat brat is really bold. Punching a Celestial Dragon... now my afternoon tea time is ruined.
Kizaru sat on a warship, sighing with emotion. That man Dragon’s son... he really was a chip off the old block.
[Gudako]: Kizaru, you said "nephew," didn’t you! You really are Luffy’s uncle!
[Monkey D. Kizaru]: Slander! That was a slip of the tongue! I have no relationship with the Monkey family!
[God’s Tongue]: Are the Admirals that idle? You have time for afternoon tea?
[Monkey D. Kizaru]: Young lady, this is called work-life balance. It’s not slacking off.
[Ghost of the Uchiha]: We didn’t say you were slacking off.
Kizaru’s face showed a hint of embarrassment. He had accidentally exposed himself.
[Star Forger]: Actor Kizaru is coming online. The poor Supernovas are about to get a taste of the ways of the world and the harshness of society.
One "So scary~" after another, one kick per Supernova. And he had actively volunteered for this mission. Read between the lines.
[Monkey D. Kizaru]: I am deploying with a very serious attitude.
An inscrutable light reflected off Kizaru’s sunglasses. For the Straw Hat crew, I’ll just paddle water a bit. For those other Supernovas like Kid, I’ll put in a little effort. He had asked Dragon for a favor before; he certainly couldn’t turn around and arrest his son. But since he was already here, he had to arrest a few pirates to report back. I choose you guys! The Supernovas are worth enough.
Who told you your grandpa isn’t Garp, and your dad isn’t Dragon?
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