Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Thor was the first to ask, "Won't Kanna have another bowl?"

"No need, I'm already full~"

Kobayashi leaned closer and touched Kanna's forehead: "Temperature...normal, she shouldn't be sick."

"Really, Kobayashi, dragons don't get sick," Thor corrected him.

"But if she weren't sick, Kanna-chan would have eaten far too little today."

"makes sense."

Both of them focused their attention on Kanna and listened patiently to her explanation.

"Someone shared some food with me today," Kanna paused, then explained, "It was delicious!"

As she spoke, her pink tongue swept across the corner of her mouth, as if savoring the taste she had just experienced.

"What?" Thor asked warily. "Is it even tastier than my cooking?"

Kanna nodded without hesitation.

If Kirito overheard their conversation, he would definitely show a disdainful expression.

Hmph, mere mortal cuisine can never surpass the rare ingredients I feed myself, even if those ingredients haven't been cooked yet.

Thor was incredulous: "How is that possible? I've already completed my maid training and mastered all kinds of cooking techniques."

To my surprise, Kanna gave me a nod without any hesitation; it seems my cooking was a complete failure.

"That's not the point."

Kobayashi continued, "The important thing is why that person did this. Don't let your guard down just because Kanna is a dragon. What if she's deceived by bad people?"

While I'm not afraid of being kidnapped, it wouldn't be good if I were instructed by bad people to do bad things.

Kanna then recounted what had happened that day: "I charged my phone somewhere else today, but he said it wasn't allowed there, so in exchange he fed me."

Although the words were brief, both the man and the dragon understood their meaning.

Thor concluded, "In other words, Kanna took over the other person's spot first."

"You could say that."

Kobayashi sighed. He had thought Kanna would run into bad guys, but it turned out he was the bad guy himself.

But as a member of society, she is well aware of the etiquette of helping and supporting each other.

So Kobayashi decided, "Let's go and thank Kanna another day by visiting her to see what she ate today."

I'll bring an equivalent gift as a token of my gratitude then. I'm sure the person who feeds Kanna isn't a bad person and won't mind what happened today.

Kanna counted on her fingers, recalling: "There was electrified dragon meat, which was numbingly delicious; some kind of fruit, which was very sweet; a piece of magma, which was very hot and tasted like cheese..."

Even after using all ten fingers, Kanna did not stop describing.

By this time, Kobayashi was already numb.

I was just planning to return the favor by visiting your home, but you sent me dragon meat and a whole bunch of unheard-of foods.

What's the point of giving a return gift? There's no equivalent gift at all!

Although she had expected it, Kobayashi still asked with a last glimmer of hope, "Could it be that Kanna went to another world today?"

Kanna nodded.

Finally, my anxiety died.

If it were just between neighbors, it would be fine, but if it were another world, it would be absolutely impossible to return the favor. Now, the last glimmer of hope has been extinguished.

Thor spoke up at the opportune moment: "But since you've brought out so many rare ingredients, don't you have any other requests?"

"It's just that I can't charge my phone there right now."

Kobayashi gleaned the key information in the words: "Just not in the near future?"

Kanna nodded.

Wait...does that mean Kanna-chan won't need to charge her phone at home anymore?

As a dragon who controls lightning, Kanna naturally possesses the ability to convert electricity into magic. Eating is merely a means of converting food into magic. Theoretically, as long as there is sufficient electricity, she doesn't even need to eat.

Given the current situation, it's possible that Kanna won't need to draw electricity from her home anymore.

So it seems that the other party not only took care of Kanna-chan's meals recently, but also provided her with long-term meal tickets.

What an incredibly kind person!

But Kobayashi still inquired about the details with concern: "Will Kanna still eat at home from now on?"

"Yes~" Kanna answered earnestly, "Because this is home."

"Kanna-chan~" Kobayashi's eyes welled up with tears.

It seems I can save a lot of money in the future, and I won't have to work so hard every day.

The atmosphere somehow evoked a sense of gratification, like that of an old father watching his daughter grow up.

Then Kobayashi added, "Since the other party is so generous, Kanna-chan, remember not to make him angry when you get there. Of course, if there's anything you can do to help, please do so."

"understood."

The three of them ended their dinner in a harmonious atmosphere.

......

The people of Tongren at this time.

It was already 10 p.m., and it was completely dark outside.

Even though it was already bedtime, a figure was still sitting at the dining table.

It was Suguha. At that moment, she was staring at the food left for her brother across from her, and her expression changed from her usual kind demeanor to something rather cold.

She was clearly a little angry because her older brother had missed their dinner time.

Then she got up and went upstairs to Kirito's room.

Once it senses the surrounding situation, the stealth device notifies the wearer of what's happening around it.

Kirito woke up shortly afterward.

But he didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the situation, and still greeted his sister with a smile: "Oh, it's Xiaozhi. I have some important things to take care of here."

"But it's already this late..."

Kirito looked out the window and, sure enough, it was pitch black outside.

Thinking about it, it seems like I've spent the whole afternoon hunting, hunting, and hunting!

We've harvested about thirty portions of ingredients; that should be... enough, right?

Today we're still far from figuring out the limits of feeding the little fat dragon. To be honest, Kirito still doesn't feel entirely confident with so much food.

But when he turned around, he noticed his sister's somewhat kind expression.

Then Kirito jumped out of bed with a start: "Hey Nao, I'm going to wash up and go to bed now!"

As soon as he stepped out of the room, his younger sister grabbed him.

Suguha whispered from behind, "Eat dinner first!"

"I understand!" Kirito hurriedly went downstairs, but then he came back and said seriously, "Thank you for your help today, Nao."

"Because they are family, it's not a hassle."

Finally, the gloomy gaze dissipated, turning into deep helplessness: As expected, Onii-chan can't do without me.

......

The next morning, Kirito arrived at Thunderstorm Canyon and found the little fat dragon charging up in the same spot.

Didn't we agree that I would feed myself?

Why did this guy go inside to charge again?

Kirito called out, "Hey Fatty, dinner's ready!"

Sure enough, even though the two were far apart, Kanna still heard them and ran over with her short legs.

It wasn't moving fast, and soon stopped in front of Kirito.

The two locked eyes, and Kirito seemed to see a hint of longing in the other's silence.

Its eyes were wide open, its little mouth was agape, and if you looked closely, its pink tail was still wagging.

"Then let's begin!"

Kirito opened his backpack and clicked on each item to take out the ingredients.

Fruits, meats, nuts, cheese, and even herbs were not spared.

Upon seeing the food appearing in front of her one after another, Kanna leaped up repeatedly, swallowing a different ingredient with each jump.

At this moment, Kirito felt like he had become a baiting sage, with the food in his backpack as bait and the big fish as the fat fish that kept jumping up and down.

Thinking about it that way... the other person's continuous jumping motion really does resemble a carp leaping out of its skin.

Thinking this, he didn't slow down his movements at all, throwing out an ingredient every few seconds.

However, during this process, Kirito's expression gradually became serious.

Eight, nine... thirteen, fourteen, the amount fed was roughly the same as yesterday, but Kanna still didn't stop.

Nineteen, twenty... twenty-three, twenty-four, and ten more kinds of food were fed to him. Is Fatty still not full?

The final number of food fed reached thirty, and Kirito had no more food left in his backpack.

Kanna seemed oblivious to this, and leaped high into the air once more, only to find the food gone, leaving her with nothing.

Ah Fei tilted his head in confusion: "Is it all gone?"