Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Long-term Side Mission
"Cheers!"
Under the warm incandescent light, the Nohara family sat together with relaxed expressions around the steaming hot pot. The white smoke slowly dispersed, making the whole room look like heaven... And through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room, you could see the gloomy sky outside covered by dark clouds.
The howling wind was tearing apart everything in the outside world, like a sinister poisonous snake, extremely terrifying. The tall trees were in a state of disarray under the strong wind, and countless green leaves were blown off and swept into the wind.
But obviously, everything happening in the outside world had nothing to do with the Nohara family sitting and eating hot pot.
Under the prompts of the system, Asuka repaired all possible problems inside and outside the house long before the storm came. Misty Nohara even took her family out to buy the necessary items just to survive the storm. A violent storm.
"Hey! Shinchan, don't just eat meat, you should also eat some vegetables occasionally!" Misty Nohara saw her unlucky son only looking at meat and eating, and couldn't help but lecture him.
"I know, verbose mother." Shinchan picked up the serving chopsticks on the dining table, quickly scooped up the freshly cooked meat slices in the pot, dipped them in water and the dipping sauce prepared by Asuka herself, carefully blew them to cool down, and put them into his mouth.
"Hmm~ It's delicious~"
Shinchan chewed the meat slices in his mouth intoxicatedly, and his eyes narrowed in satisfaction.
Hiroshi Nohara, on the side, looked at the exaggerated Shinchan with a smile, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of beer, pairing it with the freshly cooked mushrooms in the hot pot. The cooked mushrooms were extremely tender and smooth, and the rich aroma of mushrooms combined with the taste of curry made his appetite grow. Hiroshi Nohara kept adding ingredients to the dipping plate, eating them one by one with great pleasure.
"This hot pot base and dipping sauce are both well prepared. It's fragrant and delicious. Even a hot pot can be so good." Misty Nohara took some green vegetables out of the pot and put them into Shinchan's dipping dish. Then she said to Asuka with a smile.
After being praised, Asuka swallowed the food in her mouth, looked at Misty Nohara seriously, and said: "Actually, it is not difficult to prepare hot pot base or dipping sauce. If Misty wants to learn, I can teach you."
"Ah?"
Misty Nohara was a little surprised but then waved her hands hurriedly and said: "No, no, no, you misunderstood. I just think Asuka's cooking skills are really good, and I have no intention of learning."
"So that's it." Asuka nodded in understanding and added, "But if Miss Misty wants to learn, I can teach you at any time."
"Then, sister, I'll thank Asuka first~"
Seeing that Asuka was not defensive but very close to her, Misty Nohara couldn't help but snatch the food from Shinchan's chopsticks, picking up the meat slices he had been eyeing and putting them into Asuka's dipping sauce with a smile.
"Asuka, eat more meat."
"Mother!"
Seeing that the meat he had been waiting for was gone, Shinchan glared at Misty Nohara angrily.
Misty Nohara didn't feel any guilt towards her unlucky son and said matter-of-factly, "I told you to eat more vegetables. No matter how delicious the meat is, don't eat too much. Also, what did you just call me?!"
"Uh..." Shinchan was stunned by Misty Nohara's expression. He picked up the serving chopsticks aggrievedly, muttering as he put a few slices of cooked shiitake mushrooms into his dipping dish.
Seeing that Shinchan finally started eating vegetables properly, Misty Nohara nodded with satisfaction and began to focus on the hot pot in front of her.
"Beep! The favorability of the Nohara family has reached 90!"
The system's voice suddenly sounded.
Asuka was putting the meat into her mouth when she suddenly heard the system notification. She paused unnaturally but quickly adjusted, continuing to eat hot pot naturally while her consciousness communicated with the system:
"The favorability of the Nohara family? Shouldn't it be that Miss Misty's favorability reaches 90?" Asuka didn't quite understand.
During the time she lived with the Nohara family, the only person who received the favorability task was Misty Nohara. But now she was being told that the Nohara family's favorability had reached 90. Asuka wondered if there was something wrong with the system…
"Ding! After system testing, it was found that although Hiroshi Nohara is the head of the family, he dotes on his wife and children very much. For most family matters, unless particularly important, such as buying a house and moving, Hiroshi Nohara always prioritizes Misty Nohara's wishes! As for Shinchan, the situation is more special..."
"What kind of special method?" Asuka was curious.
"Shinchan's favorability is entirely determined by the host's appearance. The higher the host's appearance, the higher Shinchan's favorability towards the host. In addition, because Shinchan is the son of the plane (the protagonist), his strategy is... unique."
The system seemed to hesitate at this point, making Asuka even more curious.
"Is there anything special about Shinchan's strategy?"
"...Nohara Shinchan's assist strategy... I would like to state in advance that the following are his true inner reflections: Hmm~ I really want to lie on Asuka's lap and let her pick out my ears~ Ahem… Hmm~ I really want Asuka-sama to play the flying high game with me~ Ahem… Hmm~ It would be great if Asuka-sama could stay with my family forever~"
"Stop!" Asuka stopped the system from continuing to read Shinchan's inner monologue in an emotionless tone. At the same time, she also understood why the system said Shinchan's favorability increase was "unique."
Even using the word "unique" was being too restrained…
Asuka couldn't understand why a five-year-old child had so many weird thoughts in his mind… Were five-year-olds nowadays really this… precocious?
The system seemed to have guessed Asuka's inner thoughts and quickly tried to refute her assumptions.
Through some inexplicable power, it displayed a scene from another plane directly in front of Asuka and explained:
"Look, this is a five-year-old kid from another plane. At the same time, he is also the son of an entire plane."
Because the system could speed up video playback at any time, it only took Asuka five minutes to watch all the antics of a five-year-old child from another dimension over a period of time.
"Big-Ears Tutu? Are you saying this is what a normal five-year-old child should look like? But what's going on with Shinchan? I always thought Shinchan was a bit silly sometimes… Ah! I understand now! Shinchan's stupidity is all an act! Hu Tutu next door is the real silly one!"
System: ???
Eh? Why was this host talking like a fan comparing idols?! A real five-year-old child should look like Hu Tutu! Shinchan's behavior is not normal!
The system silently roared in Asuka's mind, trying to correct her increasingly distorted perception...
"Forget it, there's no point worrying about this," Asuka suddenly changed the topic, almost making the system freeze.
"Tell me first, what can the Nohara family do after their favorability reaches 90?"
"Hey, when the Nohara family's favorability reaches 90, you can start long-term side missions..."
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