The two of them exchanged glances. Raiden Makoto, without changing her expression, pushed the dish towards Yae Miko.
"For the first bite, you should have it, Miko."
But Yae Miko dared not eat it. If she took a bite, she would be finished. What if she saw the spirit of the deceased Kitsune Saiguu beckoning to her? That would be the end of it.
Although she was about to come back to life soon.
"Why is it like this? Sister Makoto, I am the junior. For the first bite, the elder should eat first. So, Sister Makoto, you eat first."
Seeing the plate being pushed towards her, Raiden Makoto quickly reached out to stop it and forcefully tried to push it back.
"What elder or junior? We don't distinguish that now. Eat it if I tell you to, why so many words?"
"Rules cannot be broken. Elders eat first, this is an age-old rule. How can I break it? So, you eat first!"
Watching the two of them pushing the plate back and forth, Raiden Ei suddenly slammed the table with force, making the entire table shake. She shouted loudly:
"Who eats first, who eats later! Eat together! Arguing about this for so long, I don't understand you!"
As Raiden Ei spoke, she lifted the lid of the pot, revealing the dish inside.
It was a very ordinary dish of stir-fried sea truffle with meat. However, despite being called sea truffle stir-fried with meat, not a single piece of meat could be seen. Only small, black charcoal-like chunks were visible.
Not only that, even the sea truffles had turned black. Those originally blue sea truffles, what kind of inhuman treatment had they endured to turn black?
"Gulp..."
Raiden Makoto subconsciously swallowed. Could this thing be eaten? Taking a bite of this might lead to instant enlightenment and ascension!
Yae Miko had the same thought. The two exchanged glances and were about to flee when they found their other arms being held tightly.
Raiden Ei, holding both their hands, said with a smile:
"Where are you two going? I told you, just one bite, tell me how it feels. Is that so difficult? The General didn't say it was bad, yet you don't even dare to eat it!"
The General ate it?
Raiden Makoto was somewhat surprised. She looked around, but couldn't see the Raiden Shogun.
"Then where is the General? Aren't you going to ask for her feelings?"
Raiden Ei glanced elsewhere with some embarrassment, trying to avoid the question.
But this action had already told Raiden Makoto the answer. The Raiden Shogun had likely met with misfortune. Disaster! The General has been assassinated! Seal off the entire area!
Bah, bah, bah! Wrong show, wrong show. Cough, cough.
"Alright, hurry up and eat. Just one bite and I'll let you go."
After an unknown amount of time, Raiden Makoto and Yae Miko finally made up their minds to try a bite. They had no choice, if they didn't eat, they couldn't leave!
Betting on a bicycle turning into a motorcycle, life or death was but a thought away!
Raiden Makoto used her trembling right hand to pick up a piece of sea truffle and slowly put it into her mouth. The first sensation was alright, like ordinary cabbage.
Immediately after, an extremely salty signal arrived on her tongue, followed by various strange flavors spreading out. The disgusting sensation shot straight up to her heavens.
"Ugh! Ei, I beg you. Don't harm your sister anymore. Find a man! Go and harm your man in the future, don't harm your sister, ugh!"
Yae Miko was in a similar state. Seeing all this, Raiden Ei's anticipation turned into disappointment, and she was immensely dejected. She had followed the recipe exactly, so why was it still so unpalatable?
Did she truly have no talent for cooking? Although she didn't want to admit it and give up, the reality seemed to be so. Sigh...
I, Raiden, can do anything, but cooking. Don't make me cook, the food I make... might even make a dog learn to cook overnight and prepare a three-dish, one-soup meal for her.
An hour later, Raiden Makoto finally recovered. She was still holding a bottle of Dango Milk. This thing was quite good, refreshing, and helped to wash away the taste in her mouth.
"Alright, let's get down to business. Miko! Did you succeed?"
Beside her, Yae Miko nodded weakly. As expected, Raiden Ei's cooking should not be tried carelessly, unless you wanted to die. If you wanted to die, then by all means.
"Lu Ze successfully found the soul of Kitsune Saiguu. However, according to his description, Kitsune Saiguu's soul is currently too weak and needs a week of rest. I've come to discuss holding the Sanchuan Flower Festival."
Mentioning the Sanchuan Flower Festival, a hint of remembrance flickered in their eyes. Life was better in the past, wasn't it? So happy, carefree, and unrestrained.
"But the Sanchuan Flower Festival is held by the Great Yokai. Now, Inazuma City is ruled by humans, and not a single trace of any yokai can be found. Holding it like this, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate?"
Raiden Makoto looked hesitant. After all, it was a festival for yokai, and it felt a little wrong to have humans hold it.
"I know. The purpose of holding this Sanchuan Flower Festival is first, to celebrate Kitsune Saiguu's return. Second, I also want to send them off. Their souls have been lingering, unable to reincarnate, and it makes me uncomfortable. Let's just have one last Sanchuan Flower Festival for them."
That made sense. At worst, the organizer could be a Great Yokai. Moreover, Yae Miko herself wanted to be the organizer. Besides, humans and yokai celebrating the Sanchuan Flower Festival together wasn't unprecedented. With the precedent of Kaihe, it would be much easier.
Thus, an order was quickly issued from Tenshukaku to the Tenryou Commission, and then relayed to the Yashiro Commission and the Kanjou Commission.
Before long, the entire Inazuma knew. They naturally had no objections to holding a celebration. However, upon hearing that yokai would appear at the festival, most people were initially frightened, followed by curiosity.
As Yae Miko distributed the historical accounts of the Sanchuan Flower Festival to the people of Inazuma, a sense of anticipation and fear grew in everyone's hearts.
Meanwhile, at the Honkai Impact 3rd experience store, Lu Ze was lying on a reclining chair, occasionally touching his backside and checking if it hurt.
"Bronya, you hit me too hard! If not for my good physique, my backside would have been cracked open."
"Cracked open is best! Who told you to bully me? This is what you deserve. Next time you do this, it won't just be the Heavy Artillery Bunny firing."
Wendy walked in holding a flyer and handed it directly to Lu Ze.
"There's a festival, Lu Ze. Let's go and have a look then. I haven't been to a festival in a long time, okay?"