At the same time (?), on the deck of the Dawn's living module.
Archmage Logan jumped off the small transport boat, and after some testing by Eve, he finally received permission to board the ship.
"Quarantine is really troublesome without Nat here." Logan complained as he walked to the common room of the ship. So many things happened last night, even the old mage, who has always been strong and energetic, showed a little fatigue.
. And he hasn’t had lunch yet, so he plans to eat quickly before taking a nap.
"Well, you're back?" In the common room, Bedivere and Queeg were tinkering with something in the open kitchen.
As soon as the werewolf young man saw the old mage, he asked: "You are the only one who came back first? Where are the others?"
"They all came back one after another. Only Palamedes, Nat and Bereld stayed in the combat module of Dawn." Logan replied, sitting down on the soft sofa in the common room: "
The situation over there is no longer something we can intervene in. Although we want to witness how the Knights of the Round Table deal with that storm, there are still many things to deal with here, so let’s forget it.”
It sounds nice, but in fact he was expelled back. The werewolf young man thought to himself.
"The fewer people know about this, the better, is that what you mean?" Seeing that Logan was obviously hungry, Bedivere brought a plate of food over: "After all, it was a battle where the Knights of the Round Table used Holy Spirit to attack.
There are many military secrets that ordinary people cannot know."
"That's okay. Well, is this an egg roll?" The old man picked up an egg roll and stuffed it into his mouth.
"how?"
"The taste is okay, a bit bland but okay." Logan then took out various seasonings from his pocket and began to add salt, mayonnaise and pepper to the egg rolls.
"Uh." The werewolf youth made a gesture of sticking out his tongue. Logan's food tasted very strong. He seemed to have consumed a lot of energy and salt in order to study and use time magic, so everything he ate was heavily seasoned.
Old man Logan even used magic to transform his own tongue. The structure of his tongue is different from that of ordinary people.
"But this egg roll tastes like it's been eaten somewhere before?" Logan said again.
"That's awesome. Can you recognize it?" Bediwell's eyes shone: "You are indeed a gourmet?"
"It's not as exaggerated as you said." Logan took out a bottle of frozen Photon Coke Quantum Flavor and started pouring it into his mouth. Needless to say, the Quantum Flavor Photon Coke uses a formula with added sugar. It is super sweet and has 10 calories.
Ten times that of normal drinks. Without the help of ice and carbonated soda, it is estimated that normal people would not be able to drink such a sweet drink.
"Ah, that's right." Logan breathed a long sigh of relief and replied, "I was treated to that little golden lion before. That egg roll trial is exactly what it tastes like."
"Leo..."
"So you are planning to copy the taste of that egg roll?" The big mage glanced at Queeg from a distance. The leopard man Queeg was making the egg roll very carefully, and while doing it, he was looking at the screen next to him.
What was reflected in it was naturally the process of Leo making food in the same kitchen before, because there was surveillance in the common room, and the whole process of Leo making egg rolls was recorded.
"That's the plan." Bedivere sighed: "If it doesn't taste exactly the same, Elaine won't be able to eat it."
"If it tastes the same, you may not be able to eat it." Rogen pointedly pointed out: "After all, the dishes are no longer made by the same person."
"You are right to say that. But you have to try everything." Bedivere said.
"It's done." Queeg said, "The...200th test?"
He failed so many times that he lost count.
"Thank you for your hard work, Queeg." Bedivere went over and looked at the egg rolls he had made: "Elaine will definitely be able to eat it this time. Definitely."
"You still want to force him to eat?" The cloud-patterned leopard avoided Bediwell's gaze: "He seems to be in pain?"
"It's better than starving to death." Bedivere smiled bitterly and said, "Eve, call Elaine over."
"Summoned. No reply from target." The ship's artificial intelligence navigation system replied.
"Then I'll go find him." Bedivere walked out of the lounge with the prepared egg rolls. Old man Logan followed him while holding a plate and eating the egg rolls.
"Do you like to join in the fun so much?"
"What's wrong?" Logan said with a bad smile: "Let me also go and meet the champion of this round table trial."
The werewolf young man shook his head and did not stop Logan. The two of them walked towards Elaine's room.
"Elaine? I'm coming in." Seeing that there was no answer to the knock on the door, Bedivere opened the door on his own.
In the room, the white lion boy was sitting listlessly on the bed, wrapped in a sheet. Beside him was an intravenous injection bottle, and the nutrient solution in the bottle was being continuously injected into Elaine's arm, but Elaine still
He looked thin and depressed.
"This is not good." Logan whispered from the side.
"Elaine," Bedivere walked to the bed and handed over the plate of egg rolls: "try it again. Queeg has faithfully reproduced the taste and taste of this egg roll according to Leo's original steps of making food.
It should be exactly the same as the egg roll made by Leo. It is neither more delicious nor more delicious. Please try to eat it, okay?"
"Again, here we go again..." Elaine felt a little bored when she saw the egg roll: "Is it okay if you don't eat it?"
"No. You are starving to death. If you don't eat something else——"
"Okay." Elaine knew that she couldn't stop Bediwell without eating this egg roll, so she reluctantly took a piece and stuffed it into her mouth.
It has no taste. No matter how much you eat or chew, in the end it feels like eating sand. No matter how many times you try, it's the same. In the end, as long as the food is not made by Leo, Elaine just can't taste it.
If it was just tasteless, forget it. When Elaine wanted to forcefully chew the egg roll and swallow it down his throat, a nauseating feeling suddenly surged into his throat and forced the food away. He almost vomited on the bed.
It was a mess, but he was already prepared (because it had happened many times before), so he quickly took a paper bag and poured rainbows into it.
"Uh-huh... uh-huh..." The process of forcibly inducing vomiting made him so uncomfortable that he burst into tears.
"Isn't it still possible?" Bedivere looked at Elaine, who was getting weaker due to vomiting, and frowned: "This is food that Queeg spent a lot of effort to make. He did all this just to satisfy you."
Eat a full meal. Why can't you understand, you brat? Why can't you at least swallow the food?"
Elaine said nothing, but looked aggrieved.
No matter how much effort the other person puts into making food, he can't eat anything he can't eat. His body is resisting the food. What can he do?
Seeing the despair and helplessness on Elaine's face, Bedivere's expression softened: "That's alright. Just take a rest. I'll ask Queeg to make another egg roll for you later. Adjust it little by little.
Taste, there is always a way——"
"No, this taste is the taste made by that little lion." Logan said while eating the egg roll on the plate: "I have an absolute sense of taste, so I can tell you with 100% certainty. This egg roll and
There was no difference in the taste of the egg rolls before, they were almost exactly the same. The difference was probably just the food made by different people."
"Are you serious?" Bedivere looked at the mage intently.
"Seriously. My tongue has been transformed with magic. Not only can it directly absorb some nutrients and minerals from food, but my sense of taste is ten times sharper than ordinary people. If I can't taste the difference, I think it's even less likely that you will.
Make a difference."
"But Elaine -"
"Due to the damage to the [Light Soul], the [Absolute Realm] is already on the verge of collapse." Logan looked at Elaine, as if he could directly see through Elaine's body structure with the naked eye: "There is a problem with the sense of taste, which is also the reason for the [Absolute Realm]
] One of the precursors of collapse."
"...You know?!"
"Don't look at me like this. I may know more than you think. There are many young and promising mages in the ivory tower who are eager for quick success and quick success. They have challenged various forbidden arts. Then, they are naturally banned.
The technique backfired and [Light Soul] was damaged." Logan sneered: "Blindness, deafness, loss of smell, touch and taste, loss of memory, and even loss of part of the limbs or internal organs are all possible.
[Light Soul] is damaged, which means that the [Absolute Realm] is incomplete, which means that people begin to forget their own shape. Once they begin to forget their own shape, people are no longer complete people, and their functions as human beings will naturally
It’s no longer complete. This is perfectly normal.”
Logan's statement was consistent with King Arthur's previous statement. Bedivere originally wanted to hide this matter in his heart and not let Elaine know about it. But Logan has already spoken out about it.
"If this continues, this child's [Absolute Domain] may continue to collapse." Logan ate another egg roll and continued: "When this [disease] develops to the final stage, he will no longer be able to maintain his [Absolute Domain]."
Absolute Realm], it will... turn into a blur of flesh and blood, or a pool of blood... something horrible like that. If it becomes like that, it can no longer be considered [alive]."
Elaine ignored Logan's threats and lay on the bed again with her head covered, pretending to go to sleep. As if no matter what happened, it had nothing to do with him.
"Is there no way to treat it?" Bedivere asked in a low voice.
"Body damage can be repaired, and common illnesses can be treated. But damage to the soul is extremely difficult to repair. When a person's self is cut off or part of it is destroyed, the person is always incomplete, and it is difficult to become complete again."
Bedivere sighed.
"No matter what, let's find a way to let him eat now." Logan added, "Nutrient solution alone won't do it. If this continues, he will be weak and die, and he will starve to death before turning into a puddle of blood.
Already."
"What else can we do now? I can't force him to eat until he can't eat, and he will eventually vomit it out." The werewolf youth scratched his head in annoyance: "Do you really need to tie him up and then forcefully stuff food down his throat?"
Bar."
Elaine shivered while lying on the bed.
"No, I roughly understand the reason why he can't eat." The old mage said, "Because there are photons in the food."
"……What?"
"There are photons in food." Logan repeated tirelessly: "Photons are particles that are ubiquitous in nature. Whether you breathe air or eat food, there are some photons in almost all substances."
"I know this, but——"
"Knowing this, the answer is very simple." Logan said: "His body, which is incomplete in the [Absolute Domain], is actively refusing to absorb photons from the outside world. Just like an immune overreaction when sick, his body
He is actively rejecting the photons he ingests while eating. So as soon as the food enters his mouth, he will feel extremely nauseous, and then his body will force him to spit the food out."
Bedivere was stunned when he heard this.
"After knowing this, it will be easy." Logan said, "Use a special technique to completely extract the free photons from the food, turning the food into food without photons, and he can eat it."
The old man picked up an egg roll and didn't know what kind of magic was used on it. The color of the egg roll itself seemed to have become slightly darker.
"Child, try eating this." Logan shook Elaine who was lying there.
"They are all the same..." The white lion boy was indifferent.
"Just think I lied to you, old man. Just take one bite and you won't lose anything." Logan advised.
Elaine sighed. It was purely because Logan and the others were too verbose that Elaine reluctantly got up and took a bite of the egg roll.
It’s tasteless. It’s still like eating sand, a tasteless egg roll. But at least——
He chewed a few mouthfuls and swallowed the food.
"Yes, can you eat it?" Bedivere was overjoyed.
"It's awful, it's awful." Elaine whispered, "It's as awful as pig food."