The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

"That's not what I'm asking. Tell me something I don't know! Forget it!" Charlie waved her hands helplessly. Charlie, who was in a very bad mood, suddenly lost interest in talking and turned around to clean up the mess.

Jennifer became increasingly uneasy when she realized that her humble behavior was not accepted by the hostess.

She crawled forward on her knees, ignoring the mess on the ground, and crawled in front of Charlie, hugged Charlie's thighs, and begged, "Please, mistress, don't drive me away, I can't leave you anymore."

Charlie raised her eyebrows when she saw her like this, but the anger in her heart did not diminish much.

She snorted coldly, her tone carrying a hint of sarcasm, as if she was laughing out of anger: "Do you know what this mess is about? You damaged my RV, you have to pay for it! You want to leave, but it's not that easy!"

"Ah, this, did I do this?" Jennifer was stunned. She subconsciously looked around again. She had never felt that her witchcraft was so powerful.

"Heh, to save you, Li deployed a field of witchcraft immunity, but my RV is full of witchcraft, and now it has become what you see!"

Charlie looked around.

With every word she spoke, her tone grew heavier, as if she were calculating an astronomical bill.

"Look what you've done! In order to pull you out of that damn existential crisis, my RV—my home, my mobile witchcraft workshop—was completely wrecked!"

"Half of the core space compression system is scrapped! Half of the room is lost forever!"

"Look over there! Those core spatial runes originally carved on the walls and floor over there have all been burned to ashes and blown to pieces!"

"It's so small in here now, there's not even enough room to turn around. Do you still expect it to expand like before? Dream on!"

"The moonlight energy circuit in this car is also half broken. Luckily, Li deliberately controlled the force of the deployment, and I reacted quickly, running away with the moonlight bottle. Otherwise, the whole caravan would be scrapped now!"

"Right now, those exploding energy circuits are shattering, blasting holes in the walls. The energy conduits connecting the various parts have also melted in many places, twisting like pretzels. That burning smell in the air is their work!"

"And look at this car frame! It's twisted and deformed in many places. The doors and window frames are completely stuck and have even fallen off! This isn't something that can be fixed with just a few repairs. This is structural damage. These rooms are completely useless!"

"And look at these interior partitions and furniture, they're all ruined! Wood chips, splinters of laminate, torn fabric, twisted metal brackets... The very floor you're sitting on right now is dented! I carefully selected all of these and reinforced them with witchcraft!"

Charlie's gaze finally fell on the flickering emergency lights, and she said with a hint of helplessness, "Now the moonlight lighting system is also gone, and only a few emergency lights are still hanging on."

"Do you know how much money and resources it will cost to repair? It's not a small sum! I don't think you'll ever be able to pay it off in your lifetime! Until Li gets tired of you, just be a good bitch!"

Charlie was getting angrier and angrier, and finally she just said something angrily: "I've suffered so much in order to save you, you can forget about having your own room! I'll build you a doghouse, and you'll sleep in it from now on!"

Charlie was just speaking in anger, but she didn't expect that her words, like the most precise whip, hit Jennifer's heartstrings hard, arousing the most secret and desired trembling in her heart.

"Doghouse", "bitch", "punishment" - these words echoed in her ears, no longer humiliating, but carrying an indescribable, numbing temptation.

She tried hard to hold back, not letting the electric current that surged from deep in her spine leak out, and not letting the blush on her face, caused by the mixture of extreme humiliation and desire, become too obvious.

Deep inside her body, it was as if a long-sealed door suddenly opened, releasing the long-suppressed desire.

Being "punished" by her master, deprived of her rights as a "human" by her mistress, degraded to a "dog", and even required to sleep in a "doghouse"... this is simply her deepest and most secret fantasies being nakedly revealed and put into reality.

She felt an almost dizzying sense of satisfaction, her blood coursing through her veins, with an ecstasy of being completely controlled - it was obvious that Li Shanze's training was a great success, completely stimulating her M attributes.

She tried hard to suppress the urge to let out a low whimper and forced herself to maintain a humble posture.

When Charlie's eyes swept over her, she could even feel the pleasure of being scrutinized and dominated. The excitement of being completely controlled made her feel an indescribable numbness deep inside her body.

She almost couldn't wait to respond in a trembling but firm voice: "Yes, mistress! I... I completely accept your arrangement! I am a bitch and should sleep in the doghouse! This is what I deserve!"

There was an almost fanatical obedience and desire flashing in her eyes. That "joy" was not just superficial obedience, but a fanatical desire from the depths of her soul for this kind of complete humiliation and "punishment."

She could even feel an electric surge of pleasure running down her spine to the top of her head as these self-deprecating words left her mouth, making her almost moan.

Charlie was stunned when she saw Jennifer's anxious and almost crazy look.

She had only said it casually in a fit of rage, but she hadn't expected Jennifer to be so… You don't have to admit your mistake so sincerely…

This dissipated some of Charlie's anger, and replaced it with a complex emotion - surprise, confusion, and guilt.

She looked at the mess on the ground, then looked at Jennifer, who was kneeling on the ground with her eyes full of the desire to "atone for my sins" (actually, of course, it was not a desire to atone for my sins, but Charlie did not understand this strange habit), and her tone softened.

With a hint of helplessness, she explained seriously: "No, Jennifer, I... I was just saying it in anger, Jennifer. Don't take it seriously. The RV is broken, but..."

However, before Charlie could finish her words, Jennifer suddenly raised her head, with an almost pleading light in her eyes.

The obsession of wanting to be punished was stronger than ever. She crawled forward on her knees, ignoring the mess on the ground, and crawled in front of Charlie.

Jennifer hugged Charlie's thighs tightly, and even rubbed her cheek against the skin wrapped in the long skirt.

Jennifer's voice was trembling with determination, almost pleading with tears.

"No, mistress! Please don't take back the punishment! I... I am a bitch and I should sleep in the doghouse! This is what I deserve! Please... please let me accept this punishment!"

There was an almost pious stubbornness in her voice, as if only this complete humiliation could make her feel true existence and belonging.

She longs to be completely tamed, longs to be branded as a "bitch", and longs to find peace of her soul in the most humble posture.

She even rested her cheek against Charlie's calf and whispered in a tone that was almost obsessive: "Please...please punish me like this forever, Mistress. I...I need it."

As if this pleading was not enough to impress the hostess, Jennifer's eyes became more anxious.

"Mistress! Please look! This is mine... everything I have! My Bolton Trust Fund, all the assets, all the liquid funds, all of it is given to you!"

"To repair the car! To make up for my mistakes! I... I am willing to use everything I have to atone for my sins, in exchange for your punishment!"

"I know, I know this isn't enough, Mistress! Repairing witchcraft props requires not only money, but also precious witchcraft materials! I can also... I can also take you to the storage of that old man Cyrus Morton!"

Her voice was filled with an almost sacrificial fanaticism, as if handing over her wealth to others was proof that she was completely possessed and dominated by her master.

"As long as...as long as you don't take back my punishment, as long as you make me sleep in a doghouse!"

After hearing this and looking at Jennifer's longing eyes, the confused Charlie finally came to her senses.

It turned out that the angry words she had just said were not a punishment at all, but rather a reward of some kind.

But after understanding this, Charlie was even more confused - had Lee really cured this woman of her existential crisis? Why did she seem even more crazy?

Author's Note: I didn't feel like there was anything explicit in yesterday's chapter, so why would someone threaten to report it...

I hope everything goes well in today's chapter... This little plot is over, please go easy on me.

Thanks to Qianxiao Anran, Shisibushui, and Xiaopingguo112633 for their recommendations.

314 The Master's Mission

"This can only be considered a temporary solution. At least it successfully prevented her from self-destructing on the spot." This was Li Shanze's answer to Xia Li's question.

In fact, Li Shanze also lacks the empathy towards Jennifer that he must completely cure her.

As long as it works - in every sense of the word - and if it remains in this state, the one who benefits is Li Shanze himself.

"Jennifer, what's going on?" Charlie asked in confusion.

She looked at Jennifer, who was still kneeling on the ground not far away, her eyes full of enthusiasm and anticipation, and felt her scalp tingling.

Who of us is the wizard, you ask me?

Li Shanze couldn't empathize with this so-called "existential crisis." Therefore, he only answered Xia Li's questions based on his own guesses.

"Charlie, you have to understand that Jennifer's problem is far more complicated than you think. She was previously in the kind of extremely deep existential crisis that you wizards suffer from."

"As a wizard from the Delusional Society, a school that can manipulate other people's minds, she felt empty, doubting her own feelings, her own existence, and her own meaning. She was like an empty shell that could collapse at any time."

"That feeling of nothingness is more torturous than any physical pain."

"For her, it's not just a hobby, but also a way to find a sense of existence."

"Only in the process of being dominated, degraded, and even 'punished' can she feel that she is real, alive, and needed."

"That extreme humiliation and feeling of being controlled was a deeper stimulation for her than any pleasure, and it was the resonance she most desired in the depths of her soul."

"What I did was help her fill that existential void. I made her see her own value and made her feel recognized and needed."

"I helped her stop doubting her own existence and stop being swallowed by the void. But, Charlie, you have to understand, I didn't actually change her essence. I simply... removed the obstacles that prevented her from facing her true nature."

"It's like giving food to a chronically hungry person, and they'll gobble it up without hesitation. Jennifer had been suppressed by her existential crisis for too long and couldn't find a release."

"She had been struggling with that sense of nothingness. Now, when that huge mental shackle was removed, the thing that could help her escape from nothingness burst out in an unprecedented, almost fanatical way."

This was not pure nonsense from Li Shanze. At least Jennifer had admitted it herself before she fell into a second, more serious existential crisis.

Charlie had heard this before, so she just frowned and turned her head to look at Jennifer who was nodding repeatedly.

"Yes, mistress, I have never been so sober, and never felt so real!" Jennifer knelt on the ground, nodded excitedly, and shook the iron chain around her neck.

Charlie simply turned her head away and stopped looking at Jennifer.

"This isn't a solution. It's such an eyesore." As a traditional and conservative woman, Charlie was clearly not used to Jennifer's appearance. She even looked a little embarrassed. "Is there a better way?"

"It's not that there isn't anything. Just let me find something for her to do so that she feels needed." Li Shanze didn't actually think that simply finding something for Jennifer to do would cure her new symptoms - but at least it could comfort Charlie.

So Li Shanze beckoned to Jennifer and said, "Come here. Since you've seen through Marco Giuseppe Romano's cognitive witchcraft, I'll leave it to you to crack it. How about it?"

As soon as Li Shanze's question came out, Jennifer's eyes lit up, as if her deepest desire had been ignited. Her face, already tinged with a bit of morbid enthusiasm, now blossomed with an almost devout excitement.

She immediately knelt straighter, leaning forward slightly, her voice trembling with uncontrollable urgency.

"Yes, Master! I...I am very honored to serve you! Being able to share your worries is Jennifer's greatest honor, and it is also the meaning of my...my existence!"

She even unconsciously stroked the ground with her fingertips, as if feeling the reality of the task she was given.

"To dismantle Marco Giuseppe Romano's cognitive sorcery, we first need to delve deeper into the underlying structure of these spells."

Jennifer's tone became professional and focused, but the fanatical undertone never faded.

"I only did a rough inspection before. To completely destroy them, I need more detailed 'samples'—not just these news summaries. It would be best if I could obtain more original texts and videos affected by these spells, or even... samples of the affected people's thought processes."

She raised her head, her eyes flashing with a mixture of wisdom and fanaticism, as if she could already see the invisible runes dancing in the air.

"As for the 'Emotional Resonance Symbol', its core is to amplify and guide emotions—"

Li Shanze was impatient to listen to Jennifer talk about these details about witchcraft that he didn't understand at all. Without waiting for Jennifer to finish, he simply waved his hand and said, "I'll entrust this matter to you. What do you think? Don't let me down."

Li Shanze's decisive movements were like an invisible whip, precisely lashing Jennifer's heartstrings.

Her body, which was already trembling slightly with excitement, suddenly stiffened at this moment, and then a tingling sensation like an electric current rushed from her spine to her forehead, making her almost moan with satisfaction.

Her eyes instantly lit up to the extreme, the enthusiasm mixed with the excitement of being entrusted with an important task, making her whole body exude an almost sickly glow.

Being so trusted and given such "full authority" by her master is a "reward" that makes her soul tremble more than any physical pleasure!

"Yes! Master!!" Jennifer's voice suddenly rose, almost screaming with incredible ecstasy and absolute obedience.

She suddenly bent down and hit her forehead heavily on the ground with a dull "bang". Her unhesitating posture seemed to be offering the most pious worship to the supreme god.

Li Shanze felt a little cheesy, and he now felt that Jennifer seemed a little too cheesy.

I still have to find a way to make her feel more normal.

Li Shanze didn't think he could stand a mentally disturbed woman worshiping him like a god.

"Okay, Jennifer." Li Shanze waved his hand impatiently again, "Let's stop here."

The obvious displeasure was clearly conveyed to Jennifer.

Her body, which was originally trembling with ecstasy, suddenly froze the moment she sensed a hint of displeasure from her master, as if she had been splashed with a basin of ice water, and all her movements were frozen in mid-air.

A trace of hurt and uneasiness flashed across her fanatical eyes, like a loyal dog disliked by its owner.

"You should treat others like a normal person at ordinary times. You can only release your true nature when I allow you to. Do you understand? This is the master's mission!"

"Only if you satisfy the Master will you be rewarded with revealing your true nature. Do you understand?"

Li Shanze thought about it and decided to try this weird logic first.

Since you like punishment, I will punish you by making you "be a normal person."

Li Shanze always felt that this kind of brain teaser was too frivolous, but he couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.

However, the mental state of psychic wizards is so unhealthy.

When Li Shanze's words reached Jennifer's ears, her expression changed at a speed visible to the naked eye from uneasiness to incredible shock, and then to an unprecedented extreme ecstasy that almost tore her apart.

She raised her head suddenly, and her eyes, which were originally a little nervous due to anxiety, now burst into a brighter and crazier light than ever before.

Her breathing became heavy and rapid, and her chest heaved violently, as if a ball of blazing fire was burning inside her, ready to devour her completely.

"Master, Master." Her voice became hoarse and broken, with an incredible tremor, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of her soul.

"You...you mean...you mean that only...only when Jennifer is allowed by you...can I...can do this..."

Her words stopped abruptly, because she could no longer express the ecstasy surging in her heart with words.

This wasn't just permission; it was simply... the Master's deepest recognition of her! It was the Master elevating her from a "public plaything" to a "private and exclusive" one! What an ultimate gift!

Not to mention Xia Li, even Li Shanze couldn't understand this weird train of thought.

"Yes! Yes! Master! Jennifer understands! Jennifer totally understands!"