"Boss, give me a bowl of tonkotsu ramen, thank you."
Nakiri Erina walked in and sat at the front counter as usual.
Here she could not only appreciate the boss's cooking skills up close, but also have a conversation with him.
The short-haired girl following behind sat next to Erina.
"Boss, I want a bowl of tonkotsu ramen too."
"Okay! Please wait a moment!"
The boss started making ramen.
At this moment, Victor had also finished the ramen in his bowl, but he still felt a little unsatisfied.
"Boss, give me another bowl of ramen, the same tonkotsu ramen as theirs."
"Okay, no problem!"
Erina and the short-haired girl subconsciously glanced at Victor.
In fact, they had already noticed his presence before, but they just hadn't looked over.
This one glance made them both unforgettable for the rest of their lives.
He had sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, his phoenix eyes were as gentle as century-old tea, but his jawline was as sharp as a blade!
So handsome!
How could there be such a handsome man in this world?
But their eyes quickly shifted away from Victor.
It wasn't that they were being reserved, but...
Bang!
A loud noise came from outside the store, attracting everyone's attention.
Even the boss stopped what he was doing and stuck his head out to look outside.
Through the open door, they saw a car that had knocked over a roadside trash can, with smelly garbage scattered on the ground.
There had been a car accident!
Everyone subconsciously stood up, wanting to go out and help.
But before they could take any action, a man with a knife walked out of the car and rushed straight toward the ramen shop.
"Is that the guy?"
Victor recognized the man's identity at a glance.
This person was the owner of the high-end restaurant where he had dined that day!
Seeing this, Victor roughly guessed what would happen next.
The facts indeed developed just as he expected.
The restaurant owner rushed into the ramen shop and swung his knife directly at Erina.
This scene frightened Erina so much that she stood there in a daze.
"No!"
The short-haired woman next to her reacted and tried to stop him, but it was too late.
At the critical moment, Victor took action.
He flashed and instantly stood between Erina and the restaurant owner.
He used a grappling technique to grab the latter's knife-holding arm, then threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.
With a thud, the restaurant owner's eyes rolled back and he passed out.
The ramen shop owner also reacted at this time, quickly taking out a rope and tying up the man.
At the same time, the short-haired woman pulled the frightened Erina aside, away from the restaurant owner.
Even if this person was unconscious, she wouldn't dare to be careless.
After the restaurant owner was bound tightly, Victor finally let go, picked up the murder weapon and threw it aside.
"Thank you, thank you for saving me just now!"
Erina finally came to her senses from her shock and bowed to Victor to express her gratitude.
Fortunately, he was here, otherwise today would have been very dangerous.
Thinking back to what just happened, she couldn't help but feel lingering fear.
Victor patted the non-existent dust on his hands and said, "It's so insincere to just say thank you verbally. Why not do something practical?"
After hearing this, Erina was slightly stunned.
The short-haired woman next to her immediately pulled Erina behind her and looked at Victor with a vigilant expression.
"What do you want to do? Don't think you can do whatever you want to the young lady just because you rescued her!"
Victor raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically, "What the hell do you think I am?"
"I'm not the kind of pervert who uses this as a pretext to threaten women to satisfy his own desires!"
The short-haired woman was skeptical about this and continued to protect Erina behind her.
"Okay Hisako, don't be rude to this gentleman."
Erina looked helplessly at the secretary who was protecting her like a child, then said to Victor: "I am Nakiri Erina, and this is my secretary Nido Hisako. May I know your name, sir?"
"Victor."
Victor stated his name.
Victor?
Erina firmly memorized this name.
"Thank you again, Mr. Victor, for your help. I wonder what kind of substantial reward you would like?"
Victor stroked his chin and said, "I've heard of you. I heard that you are a very good cook. I'm also very interested in food. Why don't you cook a meal for me to taste as a thank you gift?"
"I see."
Erina secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, she was also worried that Victor would use this as an excuse to seek repayment and make some excessive demands.
But if he just wanted her to make a delicious meal for him to taste, then that was fine.
"I agree, but the conditions here are limited. How about this? Come to Totsuki Academy to find me at noon tomorrow. I will personally serve you my best dish! How does that sound?"
"That sounds great!"
After making an appointment with Erina, Victor left the ramen shop.
As for the ramen that he had ordered earlier, there was naturally no need to continue eating it.
Because the police would be here soon, and he was an illegal resident, so he couldn't be taken away by the police to record his statement.
After leaving the ramen restaurant, Victor wandered around the street for a while before returning to the rental house.
After taking a shower, Victor didn't plan to practice anymore and just lay down on the bed to rest.
After all, he had broken through a small bottleneck and it was time to take a break.
Only by combining work and rest could you achieve twice the result with half the effort!
The next morning.
Victor woke up from his sleep.
[Victor: My family, good morning everyone!]
[Kiana: Bad morning!]
[Victor: What happened to Qibao? You're so angry so early in the morning.]
[Kiana: You have the nerve to ask! Yesterday, under the persuasion of my aunt and Teacher Himeko, the class monitor agreed to teach me Taixu Sword Qi. Guess what happened? The class monitor said that actual combat is the best teaching method, and then I was beaten to death by the class monitor!]
[Kiana: I just woke up early in the morning and my whole body aches!]
[Victor: Good fellow, I really am putting you in a difficult position. If you really can't do it, then don't learn it for now. I'll go to your place and learn it myself when I have a chance.]
Seeing Qibao working so hard, Victor felt a little distressed.
This was his paper wife!
[Kiana: Really? ...Forget it, I've already received your points, so I'll naturally get the job done.]
[Victor: Woohoo, Qibao has grown up!]
Victor wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes.
[Shinobu: Kiana, come on, I believe you can do it!]
[Belle: Do you need medicine for injuries? I have some here.]
[Victor: The medical cabin over there is much more effective than your medicine for injuries.]
[Belle: ...]
[Stelle: Things in Beloberg have finally come to an end, the train is about to depart for the next stop! The train is about to start moving! Beep!]
[Victor: When will it arrive?]
[Stelle: Not sure, at the fastest it will be an hour or so, at the slowest it will be tomorrow.]
It seemed that the space jump of the Astral Express wasn't like in the game where it could instantly cross long distances to reach the target star field.
[Lumine: I have also boarded the Alcor and am heading to Inazuma.]