I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

Chapter 513 14: Tamamo's Major Blunder and the Goddess's Half-Body (Part 2)

"The gemstones! The gemstones! Did you manage to bring back the treasures from the Uruk Treasure Vault for me?""What gemstones?" Gu Mo was slightly taken aback—such astonishing speed, was that teleportation? "I just went for a stroll down the mountain."

Lady Goddess' pretty face instantly turned from red to black.

"Ahem, let's not talk about this first. Let me introduce someone—this is Caster... Hmm, she's a Servant I summoned before, but there was something she had to take care of, so she's just now coming back." Gu Mo pointed to the Fox Elf beside him, quickly thinking up a reason.

After all, he had to give a backstory for Caster Tamamo no Mae but didn't want to say he just summoned her, especially not right after Akai Hinako's summoning, and even using the summoning array of a literature department girl...

Especially since the literature department girl had just had a bad card draw, it was better not to do such risky things now, lest Akai Hinako have some grudge in her heart, affecting future cooperation matters.

"Huh? You summoned her? Aren't you also a Servant?" Despite feeling very frustrated and annoyed, Ishtar was somewhat amazed upon hearing this news.

"Actually, I'm a Caster too, so I can summon Servants as a Magician." Gu Mo said with a serious face, offering up this classic card bug loophole explanation. As for whether it's true or not, who can confirm? Anyway, if it gets by, it's fine.

"What, did you say you're actually a Caster?"

Lady Goddess' gaze instantly became even more peculiar. Her eyes instinctively shifted downwards, fixating on the combination of Demon Sword and Demon Blade hanging at the opponent's waist, which seemed like a very powerful treasure to her—possibly even a Counterpart Country-level or higher. She had witnessed the day when a single sword strike caused heaven and earth to collapse.

With such a display, even if he claimed to be a Holy Sword Master, she would seriously consider the possibility. Yet now he's saying he's a Caster...

Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?

But there's no need for him to deceive her in this regard, so is it actually true, might he really be a Caster? However, this seems too ridiculous, or is the competition in your Caster monster house so intense that you're no longer satisfied with excelling in just that class?

Please don't make it so intense!

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Though greater expectations can lead to greater disappointment, no matter when, those who owe money are always the big shots.

Now the payment hasn't happened yet, but it will be paid eventually. However, if they fall out now, then there will be nothing at all... So Ishtar Goddess could only feel a bit frustrated but suppressed her whimsy. She can't let the duck in her hand fly away.

It's merely postponed a little, well, just postponed a bit...

Waiting for deliveries is really painful.

Basically, after much persuasion, Lady Goddess was finally calmed down.

With the sunset and nightfall, everyone unknowingly gathered around a pavilion in the small valley where the table was laden with a variety of steaming delicious dishes... Originally intended to use this opportunity to let everyone get to know each other better and at least reduce the unfamiliarity between each other, also to discuss future cooperation matters properly.

This indeed served as a very legitimate reason, even Ishtar found it necessary.

However, coincidentally, dinner time came. Though some people didn't need to eat, others did, and some pretended to, so it naturally turned out this way. Finally having the chance to show off his skills, Gu Mo was eagerly unveiling dish after dish, enthusiastically introducing each one.

"Ascending Dragon Dumplings!"

"Rainbow Congee!"

"Mystic Ma Po Tofu!"

These were all concocted from his memories, although they defied science and were so magical that even he didn't know how to make them through normal means, it was no problem because they could be made by unusual methods.

He knew what the truth was, but all that mattered was that he could present the result now.

After all, a lie is purported to weave an alternative narrative to deceive under the premise of knowing the fact, achieving the outcome of overwriting "truth".

As each lid was lifted, beams of light shone through the gaps. The moment the full contents were revealed, a dazzling light shot into the sky, blindingly bright, leaving the previously indifferent Akai Hinako and Ishtar astonished and transfixed at the sight before them.

"You didn't put some kind of chemical reaction agent in there did you?"

Ishtar asked, extremely surprised—why could cooking emit light? How did that light just come out? Was it because of the magic power within?

Granted, these indeed contained a significant amount of magic power, but in this mythical age world, everything held magic power, from the meat of the wild beasts to the barley, chickpeas, and lentils grown by Uruk people, all were imbued with pure magic power.

Moreover, that prior radiance didn't just seem like a simple reaction of magic power being stimulated.

"Nonsense, why would I put suspicious things in the food for you to eat?" The enigmatic Immortal maintained his composure and said, "Witness it well, this is the true art of cooking from Eastern Immortal Techniques. If your cooking doesn't glow, you aren't worthy to be called a chef!"