
"Finally~ Until also...! I can't wait to take on the challenge!" Hinoka entered the restaurant which was filled with many customers who were enjoying their dishes.
"I want to follow that spicy challenge...!!! Quickly remove any spicy dishes without having to hold back...!!!" Exclaimed Hinoka who looked so cheerful and uplifting.
Hearing her who wanted to follow the scathing challenge made some knights laugh that a little girl like her already had such a high fantasy.
They also could not even do the challenge because a single mouthful of the spicy dish caused their tongue to burn instantly even the girls who liked the spicy was also unable to finish it off.
"I'm so scared..."
"Oi, oi, a little girl like herself wants to try that spicy challenge?"
Hinoka caused a small commotion that made all the Legends feel curious about the challenge, Ophilia started to see Hinoka trying to grab the challenge brochure.
"Hinoka, I made a loud noise just now, you're annoying the other customers..." Said Ophilia who started giving the brochure to herself.
"I want to follow him!" Hinoka showed the brochure until Ophilia put on a look of surprise.
"Let this fool follow that scathing challenge, Grandma. I'm sure she'll give up and cry when she tries one mouthful..." Koizumi.
"Ahh.. kids, you're here huh." Ophilia smiled seeing them all gather to enjoy the dishes from the Shimatsu restaurant.
"We want to eat here..." Koizumi.
"Okay, go first to the VIP room. Let Grandma take care of Hinoka who wants to follow the spicy challenge." Ophilia.
They were all walking away towards the VIP room to look around for food, Koizumi had just remembered about Shinobu's forehead which was still injured, she got down from her seat to look for Ophilia.
"In that case, we'll hold back on the challenge, especially for kids like yourself, maybe you just need to finish one spicy--food-"
"Large size...! If it's small then my stomach won't understand what it means to be satisfied with such spicy food!" Hinoka exclaimed with an excited expression.
"Ba-Good..." Ophilia nodded then saw Hinoka walking away towards the VIP room, such a scathing challenge would most likely not affect the stomach of a Legend like Hinoka.
"If not wrong.. as I recall.. since the baby, Honoka once gave chili...?" Ophilia walked away to meet Arata.
"On average, one spicy challenge, use one dish only. like spicy chicken in an extra large bowl." Ophilia.
"All right..." Arata began to take care of the dish.
Ophilia went to the VIP room to write the order they wanted, before long she could realize Shinobu was holding her forehead while holding a handkerchief.
"I forgot to say something, granny.please heal Shinobu's forehead..." Said Koizumi who started taking her handkerchief until Ophilia was shocked when she saw Shinobu's injured forehead.
"Shinobu... Do they bother you again...? Unfortunately, so this is why you rarely come..." Ophilia began to touch Shinobu's forehead then healed her with magic.
"Te-Thank you..." Shinobu lowered her head to Ophilia, she felt better now on her forehead.
"Next time you have to be careful wandering around while showing the tail and ears that." Ophilia.
They all started staring at Shinobu instantly until she started blushing then hidden behind Koizumi for not wanting to be the center of attention in front of them.
"Have it. Don't talk about it again, we've known it several times. Grandma, I ordered fries with different variations of sauce."
"If I order something my mother always liked." Konomi.
"I-I also..." Ako.
"M-Marshmallow.with caramel sauce and honey..."
"I ordered an extra large spicy noodle with a soda milk drink!!!" Hinoka said it until he patted the table as he could not wait for the spicy dish any longer.
"Oi, don't mess around like that!" Koizumi nudged Hinoka's forehead until Ophilia could only chuckle softly and thought that Hinoka had quite a terrible taste of spicy dishes.
"All right, just wait a minute." Ophilia walked away to take their order.
A few minutes later, Hinoka's first meal came, the challenge he had to complete in order to get a coupon to eat as much, just seeing it make his stomach sound again.
"The aroma... Mmmm~" Hinoka inhaled a scent that was so pungent that even her entire throat of friends and cousins instantly closed their noses due to the scent of the dish.
"Uhugh! Uhugh...! The aroma...! Why does it sting in the throat..." Said Koizumi who started to cover her nose.
Shinobu could only stand still and then take out a mask-like mouthpiece made of iron using her own arm so she made it for Koizumi and her two friends as well.
"Hinoka, if you don't feel strong trying the first bribe then giving up is a good choice..."
"...the fried chicken is sprinkled with various types of spicy chili including spices that contain a lot of chili, you will definitely not be able to survive-Heh!? You ate it fast...!?"
Ophilia was stunned when she saw Hinoka eating the fried chicken quickly using only her hands, every fried chicken she ate left only her bones, even her lips and cheeks until the blow due to the sauce.
Another surprising thing is that Hinoka looks ordinary until his face shows a very happy expression because Shimatsu dishes never disappoint.
Koizumi put on a flat gaze seeing Hinoka eating her chicken like a starving monster, the pungent scent was already gone from coming out through the wide-open window behind.
"Please, your dishes have come." Said Ophilia who occupied all the dishes until she was surprised by Hinoka's empty bowl.
"This sword means nothing...!!! Cute Te-he~ Hinoka has already managed to beat the easy~ challenge" Hinoka smiled while doing a peaceful pose.
"You are indeed. chili monster yes." Konomi said, just smelling the aroma made her want to go into the toilet.
"H-Hinoka, are you okay...?" Ask Ako.
"I'm much better because the stomach is half filled, still need more spicy intake...!" Hinoka started washing her dirty hands in a bowl full of water.
"I'm waiting for you to go down the toilet, Hinoka. Tell me how long you spent in there." Said Koizumi who still had a shocked look.
"Not going to~ I'm still ready to take on other challenges..is that just the dish, Chef Ophilia?!" Ask Hinoka.
"Y-Yes.. s-congratulations!" Ophilia pressed a red button that she always carried in her pocket to commemorate the victory of someone who successfully completed the scathing challenge.
All the customers were astonished at the instant that Hinoka had just finished the spicy dish without showing any interest in defecating, his face even looked as cheerful as ever.
Arata immediately came to the winner and was surprised by Hinoka lifting the large bowl, "I won...!!!"
"Yes..."
"As you promised...! Where...! Where...!!! Something I've always wanted from the start was an all-you-can-eat coupon to order more spicy dishes!"
When Hinoka said it out loud, they were all shocked even more so until Koizumi patted her own face, not understanding why Hinoka could endure eating the spicy dish.
Arata took out the coupon through his pocket and gave it to Hinoka, "Congratulations.I didn't expect a little girl like you to be able to complete a tough challenge that's hard to solve."
"It turns out you're quite potential as well to be a decent Legend who can withstand that spicy taste." Arata begins to praise Hinoka.
"Fufu~ Keep praising me, te-he~" Hinoka fanned himself using the coupons he got, the coupons lasted for one month.
"Sirah Arata...! I'm ready to take on another scathing challenge in order to get another coupon next month...!" Hinoka pointed at Arata excitedly.
"Alright.. Then, you need to finish two spicy dishes!"
"I'm accepting...!"
"H-great yeah... Hinoka.. I hope she feels fine afterwards..."
"It would be funny if he stayed all day in the toilet, throwing out all the bombs he ate." Koizumi.
"E-Did?!" Shinobu was shocked to hear it.
"Maybe I'm the only one who feels sorry for that toilet.it could explode." Konomi chuckles.
They all began to enjoy the lunch together, when the sun had started to set, forced them to go home so as not to fall into other problems.
Night is a terrible night for all the Legends who have no intention of fighting, and there are many rebels and knights roaming about to kill each other.
Koizumi himself even got a task from Arata to visit a palace, it happened that the palace was in the kingdom of Lezento, that means he could get rid of all the posters about the hunt Kou and Shinobu.
***
Shinobu held tightly onto Kou's hand that picked her up, they walked home through a safer route so as not to cross paths with other Legends.
"Are you having fun today, Koneko?" Ask Kou.
"Mh...! They're all very pleasant..." Shinobu nodded then smiled that today she was filled with happiness.
His injured forehead was not an ordinary event anymore for him but something that had to happen so he had to accept it as a matter of course because he was used to throwing stones by other legends.
"Your silence still hurts?"
"Ehh...? M-Mama knows...?"
"of course... Mama will know everything from you."
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt. They're near me, too." Answer Shinobu.
Shinobu said it with a feeling of sadness, Kou could read it clearly through his mind but all those negative feelings could be overwritten with the happiness and experiences he felt today.
Kou carried Shinobu's small body, "Today... would you like to eat marshmallows?"
"M...!" Shinobu nodded as she smiled and moved her tail.
***
Haruka sat on the sofa while enjoying her vodka, her mind currently filled with Kou's last request before she caught up with Honoka.
Haruka's sadness had already vented before Kou by crying while hugging him, she could accept it now even the fate of death was supposed to happen to anyone.
Haruka saw Koizumi had just finished making preparations to carry out her duties, "Wait, Koizumi."
Koizumi hears Haruka calling herself, "What's the matter, Mom?"
"Can I talk to you for a second...?" Haruka asked who started patting the sofa next to her.
Koizumi sat down next to him, "Is the discussion important...? My time is pretty solid--"
Koizumi sees Haruka stopping the whole world from having a quick conversation with Koizumi who is really busy.
"Look yeah..." Haruka sighed softly then she recalled Kou's words for a moment.
"I didn't want to die before I saw Shinobu being able to be independent so that she could also protect herself..." Kou said.
"Will you.. tomorrow or the day after that train Koneko and your other friends...?"
"It's time they became legends like you."
"Legends who are able to be independent, fight to do their duty. I want you to be able to train them properly and correctly so that they can be chosen as Rebel Legends as well."
"There's no need to be a rebel alone because it's their own choice.I just want to be a decent Legend willing to fight to protect themselves."
"More importantly, I want you to train Koneko on magic and Lenergy control because Kou can't do it..."
"...he himself has no Lenergy or magic, I can only rely on you for that training, Koizumi."
"Do you want to?" Ask Haruka.
Just hearing it made Koizumi think that both her friends and cousins did require special training because of the events she had seen since in the grave earlier.
There was no sense of rejection in her so she began to put on a serious look, "Alright..."
"...I will train them to be worthy Legends!"
"Thank you..." Haruka smiled then gave her daughter a kiss on the forehead.
"...excite!"