Chapter 46
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She listened to the system’s response in her mind.
[Do you think I can just give you whatever you want? What do you take me for? A wish-granting System?]
[Isn’t that what you are? Systems like you seem to have this function, issuing tasks based on the host’s situation and leading the host to do things for the System.]
[You’re aware that it’s about leading the host to do things for the System, right?]
[But you promised me.]
Is she acting cute with the System?
What a rare sight.
The System was silent for a moment, but finally revealed the truth to Naya.
[The System issues tasks by utilizing the energy granted by the Lord God to create corresponding task rewards. To prevent the system from abusing the Lord God’s energy, we have a task approval system that limits us. Tasks must align with the main storyline to be issued and rewarded.]
[How is this not aligned with the main storyline? As the saying goes, to capture a woman’s heart, you must first capture her stomach. Look, I can’t beat Iris in a fight, and I don’t even know if she’s immune to poison. If I randomly try to poison her and she finds out, she’ll definitely suspect and kill me. I’m asking for recipes to study what foods Iris might not be immune to, then I can poison her through food and complete the main task. How is this not aligned with the main storyline?]
[Are you sure that’s what you really want to do?]
[Oh, come on, System ~ Just fool that approval System a little. My reason makes sense, doesn’t it?]
The System was completely speechless.
At this moment, it felt like the head of the material procurement department for a project. Killing Iris was like constructing a building, and acquiring various tools and equipment, like holy swords, blueprints, and armor, was necessary to make Naya stronger step by step.
The so-called approval System was like their financial department, where using funds required an audit. However, unlike the System, this financial review was rigid, almost like an AI with no flexibility or human touch.
Now, as the project manager, Naya was selfishly asking the procurement department to divert funds to buy something not exactly essential.
The System’s silence made Naya call out in her mind, dissatisfied.
[System, you’re breaking your promise!]
[Alright, alright! I’ll apply for the task reward for you.]
It actually agreed! The System finally listened to her a little.
Naya smiled and, looking at Iris walking ahead, quietly reached out and grasped Iris’s swinging hand.
Iris turned back with a puzzled look. When Naya’s radiant smile entered her view, the corners of Iris’s mouth also curved slightly.
She returned Naya’s grasp, interlocking their fingers tightly.
“What are you thinking about, smiling so happily?”
“I was thinking, from now on, I can always cook for you.”
“What do you mean ‘from now on’? Haven’t you always been doing that?”
“I’ve recovered memories from before. I remembered many recipes I had forgotten. Now I can always make delicious food for you. The thought makes me happy because you like what I cook. You can’t eat anything but my dishes, and that makes me really happy. Is that wrong?”
“No, it’s fine.”
Iris turned her head and continued walking forward, feeling as if her heart was filled with honey.
Even though she was stepping on the hard stone floor, it felt like walking on clouds made of cotton candy, her entire being light as a feather.
Naya’s smile was as pure and bright as the moon.
They arrived near the kitchen of the Heavenly Dragon Hall.
Inside, maids and cooks were still busy.
“Your Majesty!”
The maids and cooks were startled to see Iris and quickly set down their tasks to bow to her.
Realizing that they didn’t recognize her and hadn’t greeted her, Naya wanted to let go of Iris’s hand, but Iris held on tightly.
“Go to the other kitchens to work. This place is ours now.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Without daring to hesitate or question, the maids and cooks shut off the boilers that were roasting some meat and hurriedly left, carrying bread dough, flour, and half-prepared meats.
The palace had many people to feed, not just Elise and other royal family members, but also the generals and officials of the palace.
“Alright, now it’s just the two of us. Go ahead and start cooking.”
Iris released Naya’s hand.
“It feels like we’re acting like local thugs. The people were working just fine, and we showed up, and they had to leave.”
“What do you mean by local thugs? I’m the Queen here. Every piece of land in this country is mine. Can’t I take over a little kitchen?”
“That’s the spirit.”
Naya laughed.
What kind of overbearing CEO-style declaration was that?
Teasing aside, it was indeed rare for the Queen to visit the kitchen, and Iris usually didn’t eat the food prepared by the palace chefs.
Their surprise and panic at seeing Iris were entirely reasonable.
Naya checked the remaining ingredients in the kitchen.
Since it was already past noon, she could only make some quick dishes like fried meat and fried potatoes.
Iris sat on a stool in the kitchen, watching Naya busy herself.
It wasn’t until Naya started frying the meat that Iris stood up and embraced her waist from behind.
“Naya, don’t you have any questions about that battle?”
“Well… I’d rather you tell me on your own. What was your intention in showing me the fight between you and the Hero?”
Did Iris know Leo would be there and intentionally let her meet an old acquaintance to test her?
Naya flipped the meat in the pan, and sizzling oil splattered up. She couldn’t help but lean back into Iris’s arms.
Iris hesitated for a moment. Since Naya said that, she might as well say everything on her mind, whether or not Naya would respond.
“My intention was to show you how strong I am. I wanted to know how you’d feel seeing something you experienced happen to someone else. Also, I sensed a similar energy from the hero as the one you used to release. I want… you to tell me the secret behind that energy.”
The spatula Naya was using to flip the meat froze in midair.
Could Iris sense the System’s presence?
[System, are you there?]
[Yes, but don’t talk to me for now. Try not to reveal the truth about the system yet. Keep probing to see how much Iris knows.]
Naya swallowed.
Her heart, beneath the creamy softness of her chest, was beating faster, and Iris’s sharp senses picked up on it through her embrace.
“These are all questions I want answers to. Can you tell me, Naya?”
Naya hesitated, seeming to be pondering her words.
But Iris couldn’t wait. She looked at Naya’s delicate white ear and gently bit it.
Dragon ears are longer and sharper than human ears, making them even more fun to play with.
“Ah!”
The sudden stimulation made Naya shrink her neck involuntarily, and her heartbeat quickened even more.
Since regaining her memories, Naya hadn’t mentioned anything to Iris about how she became a dragon or what it felt like when Iris had her pinned underfoot back then.
Iris had always felt guilty about it, even though they had been enemies, and what she did was necessary at the time.
But whenever she recalled it, Iris still felt remorseful. How much more must Naya, the victim, feel?
“Have you thought it through?”
Iris softened her tone as much as possible, afraid that these topics might touch a sensitive nerve and cause Naya to shut down.
After a few seconds of hesitation, Naya finally spoke.
“Alright, I’ll answer your questions one by one.”
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