The Eternity Devil's abilities all needed to be used within a defined space.
Now the entire kitchen was within Hayashi's control range.
He simply fried a steak for himself.
The steak was medium-sized, with just the right amount of moisture.
"Sizzle~"
As soon as the steak hit the pan, sizzling sounds immediately came.
Hayashi used his ability.
First, he stopped the flow of time in the pan.
"Stop."
The flames at the bottom of the pan were still burning.
The temperature in the pan was still very high.
But the steak had been frying for a long time without showing any signs of cooking.
Hayashi kept flipping it, frying both sides of the steak, but it remained the same - it just wouldn't cook.
"So this is time."
Hayashi sighed.
He touched his chin.
Then picked up a wide knife and looked at his face in the blade.
"If I apply this to myself, wouldn't that be eternal youth?"
Hayashi tested it locally.
He defined the space, applied it to himself, then stopped the time of aging.
Although there was no particular feeling or change, Hayashi indeed sensed that the ability had taken effect.
"Devil abilities, the conceptual ones are really strong. Used well, they're no worse than Devil Fruits." Hayashi sighed.
The birth of devils came from two sources: First, the essence of Hell. Second, resentment, desires, fear, and so on.
This was originally conceptual, and the powerful ones were even more terrifying.
Just like the Bomb Devil - if played to the extreme, could it become the Nuclear Bomb Devil?
The operating principle of stars was nuclear fusion reactions.
Simply put, it would be a super super super×N version of the Tsar Bomba.
But if you treated it as TNT, that was another story - though sufficient yield would still be enough.
After giving himself eternal youth, Hayashi started playing with time acceleration.
"Accelerate."
He used acceleration ability on the steak.
Sure enough.
The steak accelerated its cooking.
One second... two seconds... half...
"Off the heat!"
In less than three seconds, Hayashi quickly removed the steak, then covered it and stopped time.
"Accelerating to three seconds before removing from heat - this is pretty good for cooking too."
Hayashi sighed.
"All my abilities seem useful for cooking."
Ice Imperial Arms could maintain temperature.
String-String Fruit could cut.
Tremor-Tremor Fruit could beat egg mixture, etc.
Now the Eternity Devil's ability could keep food from cooking, or make it ready immediately!
Simply invincible.
And these abilities could also be used between the sexes.
Ice Imperial Arms could create ice and fire sensations.
String-String Fruit could bind.
Tremor-Tremor Fruit was a super plus version of a certain eagle technique.
Eternity Devil could at least make Hayashi a perpetual motion machine, plus eternal youth!
"What kind of abilities are these, so random."
Hayashi's smile was harder to suppress than the Gun Devil's.
"Oh right, Gun Devil - this one shouldn't have random abilities."
The Gun Devil's main body was actually mostly in America.
Its ability was to materialize firearms, then shoot bullets with terrifying power, while providing massive quantities - capable of killing hundreds of thousands or even millions of targets in an instant.
Hayashi wasn't sure if laser guns would be within usable range in the future.
But currently, they were all just conventional weapons.
So the Gun Devil's ability was very simple:
Materialize firearms.
Super-amplified power.
Hayashi remembered Makima's gesture hand cannon "bang" from this afternoon.
"So I can do it too?"
Hayashi made a figure-eight gesture, the gun gesture.
He mentally used the ability.
Gun Devil handgun.
The next moment.
His hand actually became a revolver, with an absurdly large caliber.
Hayashi looked at the barrel: "This is probably 12.7 caliber."
He looked at the revolver's appearance and didn't quite like it.
"Give me a Desert Eagle."
The next moment, his hand became a Desert Eagle.
Looking at the change in his hand.
Hayashi didn't quite like this kind of physical transformation.
"Can I make one appear for me to hold?"
Hayashi focused his mind.
The next moment, the Desert Eagle evolved and detached, with the grip connected to his palm by a line, like a drop-prevention cord.
His hand also returned to normal.
"This works." Hayashi was satisfied.
Then he tried again.
"Give me an AK."
It really became an AK.
"Give me a grenade launcher."
A grenade launcher appeared too.
"You even have this!?" Hayashi exclaimed.
He looked at the grenade launcher in his hands - dignified and lean in appearance, overall rugged yet fierce, with an absurdly large caliber.
It reached 25 millimeters!
It could fire explosive arrows, armor-piercing rounds, fragmentation rounds, thermal explosive rounds, and various other rocket ammunition!
That's right, each bullet had rocket propulsion at the base!
Super powerful, but also with super recoil!
"You're being serious~~"
Hayashi thoroughly examined it, touching it repeatedly.
25mm caliber!
He pointed toward the window outside, gestured, but didn't dare try firing.
One shot from this, the original grenade launcher would start with RPG-level damage.
Now with the Gun Devil's power amplification.
It might start with missile-level damage effects.
Never mind the backyard.
One shot could eliminate the entire street - that would be a big problem.
"I'll find somewhere at sea to test it."
Definitely couldn't test it in the city. He'd find somewhere at sea later, treat it like fishing.
Hayashi put away the grenade launcher and prepared to go out and ask what to eat.
At this time.
Tohru's figure walked over.
"Hayashi-san, they've already ordered. Here's the menu."
Hayashi took the menu with their orders inside.
Fried pork cutlet, tempura, sushi, rice bowls, grilled skewers... basically everything.
Many people today, eating various things.
Hayashi nodded and confirmed:
"20 minutes later, come get everything at once."
Tohru felt like she might have misheard: "20 minutes, come carry everything away together?"
"Right."
"?"
Facing Tohru's confusion, Hayashi smiled.
"Just come get it then."
Tohru didn't understand but still trusted him, so she nodded: "Okay."
Now with time acceleration ability.
Hayashi planned to add this ability to all his pots for cooking.
But dishes ready in seconds was too excessive.
So he planned to control all future dishes to 10-20 minutes.
Today with so many dishes, he set it to 20 minutes.
Then serve everything together, simultaneous service, no need for sequential serving.
And being able to control time in the pots.
Hayashi could start cooking in all pots simultaneously, with more precise timing control!
"Everything can be cuisine!"
Hayashi happily cooked.
At the same time.
Just a moment ago.
Reze, who was holding the discount sign at the alley entrance, suddenly felt a terrifying palpitation!
Her heart seemed to stop and restart, beating frantically!
"Ha... ha..."
Reze hid in a corner, gasping.
After recovering, she looked behind her, toward the alley, with heartfelt terror and confusion.
"What... happened there..."
Just now, her instincts and senses had detected an extremely terrifying threat from that direction!
And it wasn't far - in fact, it was very close!
That feeling was the sensation of imminent death!
As if she would lose her life in the next moment!
And how long that "next moment" would be depended entirely on when the other party decided to let you die!
That feeling was too terrifying.
Heart palpitations, cold sweats on her hands, hair standing on end - like a cat with its fur standing up!
She was the Bomb Devil.
She was extremely sensitive to this kind of explosive threat!
If there were grenades, TNT, gunpowder, or even nuclear bombs around.
Reze could accurately sense them all!
Just now it was like she had become a nuclear bomb close-range observer.
She could die at any moment!
"So terrifying..." Reze sighed while holding the discount sign and came to the alley entrance, secretly looking inside.
She couldn't see anything, because at that time Hayashi was in the kitchen hesitating whether to test the grenade launcher.
Reze continued selling coffee while observing inside.
At this time.
A black business Mercedes passed by her.
Reze immediately looked at the black car.
It drove all the way into the alley, stopped, and then a red-haired woman got out.
After the woman got out, she seemed to stumble slightly as if her steps were unsteady.
She first supported herself against the car door for a moment, looked toward the alley entrance.
Then closed the car door and walked into Midnight Diner with relatively stable steps.
"That woman..."
Reze's eyes widened in sudden realization.
Before coming to Japan, the organization had given her intel!
Among them, Makima's file was the highest level and one of the most important!
On the core target list they provided.
Makima and the Chainsaw Devil were both ranked first!
But Makima was on the must-kill list.
While the Chainsaw Devil was on the must-capture list.
Reze hadn't expected that while looking for the Chainsaw Devil, she'd also found Makima!
In the intel provided by the organization.
It only showed that this place had reports of the Leech Devil fighting with another devil.
Through various analyses, everyone could only guess this general area.
This was also why Reze was pretending to work here undercover.
And she hit the jackpot!
She'd just started working and already discovered super important information!
A place that even Makima would personally visit.
It must be extraordinary!
Reze decided that when she had time in the next couple days, she would disguise herself and investigate!
In the restaurant.
Hayashi was cooking.
While cooking, Tohru came over and said:
"Makima-san is here. She seems a bit uncomfortable. Although she looks normal, her legs seem a bit inconvenient."
"..." Hayashi pursed his lips and suppressed a laugh.
Don't let good women go.
He really hadn't wasted anything with bad women - it was all in and all out.
But hearing that Makima had arrived.
He still went out, walked to the bar counter and asked:
"What would you like to eat?"
After Makima sat down, she unnaturally let out a slight breath, then answered softly:
"Could you order for me?"
"Of course." Hayashi thought for a moment: "I'll make you some soup. Black chicken and yam soup - it's very good and you can also use it with rice."
Makima nodded: "Good."
This time it wasn't just Makima speaking coldly.
She had been... impacted.
Hayashi put down a cup of coffee, then turned back to continue cooking.
Just making soup.
Before, it would take at least one or two hours, impossible without preparing in advance.
Now he could just accelerate the clay pot, and it would be ready with everything else.
Back in the kitchen.
Hayashi cooked several dishes simultaneously!
Stir-frying, deep-frying, pan-frying, boiling, braising...
All proceeding simultaneously, all finishing together!
When the promised 20 minutes arrived.
Hayashi finished each dish one by one, then called out:
"Tohru."
"Coming~"
As soon as Tohru entered, she saw over ten dishes all ready.
"Wow~!"
The serving plates weren't large.
Even if she carried four dishes at once.
She'd need to make four trips!
But everyone's dishes were still served all at once.
"~!"
Power looked at the fried pork cutlet in front of her, eyes shining.
She'd fought all afternoon.
And nearly died in that building.
Now surviving and being able to eat delicious food - it couldn't be better!
"I'm starting!"
Power shouted and began eating directly!
The others around were similar.
Himeno took a bite of her tempura.
Finally squinting her eyes in satisfaction, unable to contain her happiness.
To eat such delicious food after escaping death.
It was truly too blissful!
Just like a dream!
Midnight Diner, YYDS!!!
On the other side of the table.
Touka and Rikka were also eating their food.
Rikka looked at the others curiously.
Touka tapped Rikka's head with her spoon, reminding her:
"Don't stare around, eat quickly."
Rikka covered her head: "What kind of people are they?"
Touka didn't even turn her head: "Company gathering."
Rikka was puzzled: "Company gathering, why are some carrying swords?"
"Could be public safety or cosplay, which means this place is safer."
"I see."
Rikka looked around, her golden pupils under the eyepatch flashed then dimmed again as she continued eating.
Everyone was eating happily.
Makima was serving herself soup.
Then drinking it spoonful by spoonful, occasionally eating some meat and soaking some rice.
She had eaten in the afternoon and wasn't very hungry.
She came here just for the group meal.
Hayashi came out and went to chat with Touka first.
Touka and Rikka had just finished eating.
Hayashi came over with a glass of lemon tea for casual conversation:
"How was the taste of today's food?"
Touka gave an affirmative nod: "Still so delicious."
"Good that it's delicious."
Rikka looked at Hayashi, and from an unnoticed angle.
Her golden pupils flowed with light, and after a moment, she suddenly blurted out: "Manager, so handsome~!"
"!?" Hayashi was stunned, then smiled: "Handsome? Then thank you."
Who knew Rikka would blurt out another sentence:
"Handsome in all aspects, very strong!"
"?" Hearing this, Hayashi looked at Rikka with surprise.
These two sentences were a bit ambiguous.
Could this Evil King's True Eye be real?
"Ouch~!"
But before Rikka could say anything more.
Her sister delivered a hand chop, curing Rikka's chuunibyou syndrome.
What skillful healing, doctor.
Then Touka thought for a moment, decided, and said to Hayashi:
"Rikka's high school has been confirmed. It's nearby. I'm planning to move with Rikka to this area so school will be closer."
"If I'm not around, Rikka's future cafeteria will be set here. I can prepay for meals. If I am around, we'll still come eat often."
Rikka was stunned and quickly asked: "Sister, where are you going?"
Touka smiled and rubbed her head: "I haven't said I'm definitely leaving. It's just a possibility."
"Ahhhh~~~" Rikka looked miserable.
But Touka was mainly looking at Hayashi.
Simply put.
She had already decided to have Rikka live nearby, probably on the next street over.
This way Rikka would be close to school and close for meals.
If she really did leave, she'd feel at ease - with such delicious food here, Rikka wouldn't have to eat convenience store lunches every day until she got sick of them.
After thinking about it, Hayashi nodded in agreement. There was no reason to refuse business.
"That works. If you leave, she can top up a meal card here in the future."
"But in this world now, safety is most important. Before making decisions, it's best to prioritize safety."
Touka nodded in agreement.
If not for safety concerns, she might have left a year or two ago.
This world with ghouls and devils was too unsafe. And it wasn't just Japan - ghouls were manageable, but devils were truly everywhere.
Rikka listened to the safety discussion.
She wanted to say something but didn't know what to say, and finally remained silent.
Hayashi saw her lips slightly pursed and knew Rikka wanted to say something but didn't know how.
But there was no need to ask now - he'd wait for a private opportunity next time.
"I'm going then."
After chatting, Hayashi waved to both of them and left.
He went to chat with Makima.
As soon as Power saw Hayashi coming over.
She immediately stood up, waved and said: "Manager, it was so delicious! You're really my kami-sama!" (God-sama).
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