Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

Faced with food, Pendragon instantly regained his energy. Touka-chan felt as if she had only blinked once, and she saw that the ahoge had already eaten half a sandwich.

"Hmm...it tastes worse than yesterday's."

She ate while complaining, and if it weren't for the fact that Pendragon's face was so pleasing to the eye, Touka probably would have smashed the plate of bread over her head.

"Well... my cooking skills can't compare to the manager's, so please bear with me."

"When it comes to food, I'm always particular, never settling for less!"

As Pendragon said this, he used both hands to repeatedly put the sandwiches made by Touka into his mouth.

It's impossible for Pendragon to get full; his stomach is even more enormous than the King's. Perhaps only Doraemon's other-dimensional pocket can rival it.

After eating a little something to fill his stomach, Pendragon put on his suit, tied his hair up in a braid, and under Touka-chan's complicated gaze, he transformed back into that incredibly handsome young man.

Even knowing that the other person was a girl, she still couldn't control her heart pounding.

As the store manager in charge of the entire store's operation, Yoshimura Kōzen was naturally the first one to get up. He was already wiping the cups when Pendragon came downstairs.

"Good morning."

After greeting the store manager, Pendragon answered his questions about sleep quality and then offered his own thoughts.

"Huh? A competitive eating challenge? The loser pays?"

Dong Xiangjiang stared wide-eyed at Pendragon in disbelief.

Of course, what's unbelievable is the audacity of the latter; don't think that just because you're good-looking you can do whatever you want!

This is a coffee shop!

What the hell is this gluttony?!

You just want to find some meal tickets to pay the bill, don't you!

Pendragon's face showed no embarrassment at all when his purpose was ruthlessly exposed; only the top of his ahoge (cowlick) shone brightly for a moment, as if it were filled with scalding steam.

Yoshimura Kōzen didn't have the same strong urge to complain as Touka. After carefully considering the suggestion, he smiled and chose to decline.

The fact that his restaurant was losing money was secondary; his main concern was the impact of his actions.

If Pendragon's unusually large appetite were noticed by someone with ulterior motives, it could very well lead to disaster.

Although he declined the suggestion to hold a competitive eating contest in the café, the manager immediately invited Pendragon to the kitchen for a taste test.

The shopkeeper is very willing to help the contractors, and can easily support them, but they cannot be exposed to the public eye.

Pendragon refused outright, saying he wanted to go out for a walk, but the shopkeeper had no problem with that. He even reached under the counter, pulled out an envelope, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward Pendragon.

"This is a small token of our appreciation; please accept it."

Pendragon picked up the envelope and weighed it in his hand; it was paper money, and quite a lot of it.

"no need."

The ahoge on his head twitched violently, but Pendragon still chose to refuse.

Because she always remembered a famous saying that was posted in her dormitory during college: Free is the most expensive thing in the world.

If Pendragon really needed the world's currency, he could just snap his fingers.

Pendragon would rather eat a bite of black bean paste than accept favors from others.

"Well then, I'll take my leave for now."

Pendragon nodded to the store manager and Touka respectively, and left Anteiku cleanly and efficiently.

Yesterday, when Pendragon hacked into the network using his computer, he focused on searching for the best-rated dessert shops in Tokyo and noted down the routes.

After leaving Anding District, I had a clear goal: to go straight to the one that was the largest and had the most variety of styles.

"Hey!"

Just as Pendragon was standing at the entrance of the dessert shop, wondering how to pay the bill, a pleasant voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

Pendragon easily dodged Touka-chan's hand as it slapped his shoulder, then turned to look at her.

"Did the store manager tell you to follow me?"

"Huh? I just happen to be on vacation today... Okay, that's it."

Finding herself unable to lie under those eyes, Dong Xiangjiang readily admitted it.

With her hands on her hips, she stared at Pendragon's face, no longer as shy as she had been yesterday.

"Is your store manager always so saintly?"

The translator translated Pendragon's meaning perfectly, and Touka nodded without hesitation.

"Actually, I don't need your help, not at all..."

Pendragon's voice was no longer as stern and cold as before; perhaps it was out of helplessness.

"This shop is super famous for its desserts, do you want to try them? It's on me."

"Ok!"

Pendragon nodded without hesitation.

She had no resistance to the fresh desserts and soon followed Dongxiang inside, ordering all of the shop's signature desserts.

The taste was indeed good, but the most eye-catching one was definitely the "building ice cream" in front of me, which was at least two meters tall.

On top of a huge ice cream, layers of waffles, cream, fresh fruit, colorful sprinkles, chocolate, and various high-calorie nuts were fixed in place with iron skewers. Although it couldn't compare to the candy house on the Pendragon spaceship, this calorie volcano had a daunting presence that would deter girls from even approaching it.

This is enough for twelve people.

Touka was referring to ordinary people.

"Although finishing the meal within two hours would earn a challenge prize of 100,000 yuan, let's go pay for it later."

"it is good."

Pendragon's attention was completely focused on the ice cream tower. She nodded at everything Touka said, her silver-gray ahoge (cowlick) flying wildly.

Just as Pendragon was quickly finishing off the pile of ice cream in front of him, Touka's phone suddenly rang, and the girl's expression gradually became serious during the call.

"Go pay the bill, I can handle it here."

For Pendragon, the handset mode is like hands-free. The mother and daughter from Fueguchi came to the coffee shop today, saying they were seeking refuge.

"Ah."

Dongxiang nodded and walked towards the cashier.

Raising Kun has become popular in this world, but the original plot still has some inertia?

Pendragon had only just let his thoughts wander when Touka returned after paying the bill, and the remaining third of the ice cream had already been devoured in the other dimension's stomach.

"Something happened at the store and I need to go back and help..."

"Take me with you, consider it payment for your treat this time."

Pendragon wiped his face with a wet wipe and stared at Touka, who was in a daze.

P.S.: I'd like to ask, is this kind of drastic modification acceptable to everyone?

Chapter Twenty-Four: Why Are You So Excellent?

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"Is it urgent?"

"What?"

Touka was completely bewildered, not understanding what the handsome "young man" in front of her was asking.

"get ready."

"?!!"

Immediately afterward, amidst the astonished gazes of passersby and Touka, Pendragon swept the girl, who was slightly taller than him, into his arms and ran off at top speed.

After several turns, it ran into an alley where no one was paying attention.

Touka's cheeks flushed red, and she had just opened her lips to ask Pendragon to put her down when she heard—

"boom!"

The scenery in Touka's vision was instantly stretched, blurred, and even distorted. Accompanied by a deafening sonic boom, the oppressive feeling of the airflow pressed down on her, forcing her to stop saying what she wanted to say!

As the feeling of rising weight was gradually replaced by a feeling of weightlessness, Touka took advantage of the slowing down and finally saw where she was!

This is...high in the sky!

Like a supersonic fighter jet with the throttle pushed to the top, Touka could feel that after that brief pause, she was moving so fast that the surrounding scenery was distorted.

"arrive."

Those few dozen seconds felt incredibly long. The moment Touka was put down by Pendragon, she felt dizzy and collapsed towards him, her face pale.

"Are you okay?"

Pendragon quickly steadied her; her ahoge (cowlick) was almost bent into a question mark shape. He hadn't even been running that fast, hadn't even broken the sound barrier. Touka, as the one who raised the Kun, should be able to hold on…

"Well……"

Dong Xiangjiang couldn't say anything. While covering her lips with her hand and bending over to dry heave, she gestured vigorously to Pendragon.

Looking at the little hand waving in front of him, Pendragon guessed he couldn't quite understand what she meant.

Does it mean everything is alright? Or is it a warning not to come over? Or is it a complex meaning that combines both?

Before they could reach a conclusion, Touka-chan had already recovered and looked at Pendragon with a complex expression of shock mixed with suspicion, doubt, and worry.

"How...how could you be so fast?"

Nestled in Pendragon's arms, Touka felt almost suffocating. The wind pressure was so strong that the air felt as hard as stone, making it incredibly difficult to breathe.

"Because I'm excellent."

Pendragon's expressionless face made his words sound serious, yet strangely comical.

Touka was initially worried that Saber-kun was a bad guy, but it seems she was overthinking it.

"Then why are you so outstanding?"

Touka instinctively pressed for details, but she had already switched to asking questions as she walked.

He held onto the wall while going up the stairs, and it seems he still needs some time to get used to it.

"Because I graduated from nine years of compulsory education and attended tutoring classes."

Pendragon followed behind Touka. The girl took a deep breath at the entrance of the cafe, and only after her face regained a rosy hue did she push the door open and go inside.

"Dongxiang Sauce".

In Pendragon's eyes, the shopkeeper was serious for the first time instead of smiling. Besides him, there were two women, one older and one younger, in the shop.

The Anding Ward has temporarily suspended operations today. They must be the Fueguchi mother and daughter who came to take refuge, which highly overlaps with the original storyline.

Pendragon's gaze lingered on their faces for a moment. Ryoko Fueguchi, the mother, greeted Touka, whom she knew well, while Hinako Fueguchi hid behind her mother in fear.

Faced with Pendragon's scrutinizing gaze, Ryoko Fueguchi nodded in response, while Hinami ignored even Touka.

As usual, Pendragon took out a book to browse the internet for comics and novels, and Touka nodded firmly in response to the shopkeeper's gaze.

Everyone here is an excellent person in raising Kun (a type of fish), and can be trusted.

Pendragon's attention was completely drawn to the story, and he didn't notice the conversations of the other people in the shop. It seemed that the shopkeeper had called Touka and the others upstairs for a meeting or something.

After that, only Dong Xiangjiang came down.

Yes, it's still wiping cups; that's an occupational hazard for coffee shop servers.

Dong Xiang absentmindedly wiped the cup for a while, but her attention was gradually drawn to Pendragon, who was engrossed in reading. She simply put down the cup, which was almost worn thin from wiping.

After making herself a cup of coffee, Dong Xiangjiang found a table and sat down, crossing her two long, beautiful legs in an elegant and charming pose.

Pendragon was engrossed in the novel's plot and didn't glance in that direction, while Touka-chan rested her chin on her hand, quietly gazing at that perfect profile.

Time seemed to stand still, like a beautiful oil painting capturing the moment, until a third party suddenly appeared—

"Ugh... This overwhelming malice is giving me goosebumps."

Pendragon pressed his fingers on the pages of the book and looked up at the door of the café.