Chapter 600

"Okay."

He opened the small refrigerator under the kitchen counter.

It was packed full by his sister, mostly ingredients from supermarket sales or with high cost-performance.

Natsume Chikage picked out a few items from it and took out a few packs of affordable bagged ramen from the side, planning to simply boil a few bowls of ramen.

Not long after.

A rich, appetizing aroma wafted from the pot, filling the entire small room.

Classmate Tengyuan Kui, Natsume Ruri, and Kaga Reisa stopped their discussion in unison and swallowed their saliva quietly.

Immediately after, a few faint "rumble" sounds came from their direction.

The three girls looked at each other, and a hint of embarrassment flushed their faces.

【Cooking successful, ramen flavor +1!】

【Cooking successful, ramen flavor +1!】

A few lines of prompts that only Natsume Chikage could see appeared quietly.

He turned off the stove and said to the girls behind him:

"It's done. You guys tidy up the table."

Natsume Ruri and the others quickly moved the scattered drafts and pencils aside, clearing a space in the center of the dining table.

Natsume Chikage brought four steaming bowls of ramen to the table.

Among them, the portion belonging to him was significantly larger.

Since his physical constitution was enhanced, his metabolism seemed to have become faster, making it easier to feel hungry.

If he didn't eat his fill, he would probably be too hungry to sleep in the middle of the night.

Classmate Tengyuan Kui and the others looked at the ramen in front of them with clear soup and rich toppings, and light appeared in their eyes.

"I'm starting!" x3

The three girls said in unison, then picked up their chopsticks.

Natsume Chikage also sat down and started to enjoy it.

Classmate Tengyuan Kui put the first bite of noodles into her mouth and instantly widened her eyes.

Immediately after, she "eliminated" more than half the bowl at an astonishing speed, then raised her head, her face full of excitement:

"Natsume-kun! This ramen is too delicious, I feel like I could eat it for a lifetime!"

Kaga Reisa, who originally had a weak personality, couldn't help but echo in a low voice, a satisfied blush appearing on her face:

"Really... very delicious."

Natsume Ruri naturally also felt it was incredibly delicious, but her cheeks still puffed up unconsciously.

She keenly sensed that her brother seemed to have unexpected talent in cooking.

But this won't do!

One of the important duties of a sister is to firmly grasp her brother's stomach!

If Brother cooks every day from now on, wouldn't that be a serious dereliction of duty for a sister?

Sure enough—must reduce Brother's opportunities to cook!

At this moment.

Natsume Ruri glanced at Classmate Tengyuan Kui, who was eating noodles in big mouthfuls and looked happy beside her, and pondered silently in her heart.

【Classmate Tengyuan Kui】: Glutton attribute is obvious. If Brother really dates her in the future, I'm afraid he'll have to cook for this glutton every day. Such an incompetent girlfriend, deduct 1 point!

Just at this moment.

A slight sound came from the edge of the window.

A small cat, white all over, jumped onto the windowsill skillfully; before it could stand steady, it started "meowing," its voice soft and urgent.

The people in the room turned to look at the same time.

"Shiro, you're here~ Come over quickly, let me wipe your feet first," Natsume Ruri greeted happily.

Natsume Chikage smiled helplessly: "This little guy, it knows how to pick its time. It must have smelled the fragrance and ran over to beg for food."

Kaga Reisa took out a cat treat from her small bag, a happy smile appearing on her shy face, and called softly: "Shiro, come here... I brought you snacks."

Although Classmate Tengyuan Kui also liked this frequent little cat visitor, she knew the principle that "food should not be let down," so she still buried her head and focused on the bowl, only glancing over in her spare time.

However, the little white cat on the windowsill didn't seem urgent about the cat treat and the foot-wiping service.

It aimed at Natsume Chikage's direction, kicked its hind legs, and actually jumped down directly from the windowsill, wanting to jump onto him.

Natsume Chikage was quick-eyed and fast-handed; while it was falling, he caught it steadily.

"Its feet are all dusty, good thing I caught it, otherwise it would be troublesome if it jumped on the table."

"Exactly, exactly!"

Natsume Ruri echoed while quickly getting wet tissues to carefully wipe the little white cat's four paws.

After a while.

The small table was tidied up again and laid out with drawing paper once more.

The three girls gathered together again, chattering about the modified plot, even more engaged than before.

And the little white cat, having eaten and drunk its fill, curled up on Natsume Chikage's lap, making satisfied purring sounds, sleepy and hazy.

Natsume Chikage watched them discussing heatedly and had his curiosity piqued:

"To what extent has your modified plot progressed now? Can you let me see?"

Classmate Tengyuan Kui hummed with a bit of pride:

"After this reader's inspiration injection and plot sorting, the story has been reborn!"

Natsume Ruri nodded happily in agreement:

"Mm-hmm! Classmate Tengyuan proposed a super interesting core conflict setting!"

Kaga Reisa also added in a soft voice, her eyes shining:

"Mm... the plot has become... very attractive."

Natsume Chikage reached out with interest:

"Oh? Let me appreciate it."

The three girls, with a mix of anticipation and nervousness, handed him the plot outline and several pages of key storyboard drafts that had just been modified.

Natsume Chikage took the stack of slightly messy draft paper and started reading carefully.

Because it was in the draft stage, the images only had rough lines and frames, and the characters were just simple outlines, but the key storyboards and dialogue bubbles had already been arranged.

At this stage, drawing skill was not the focus; story rhythm, emotional rendering, and storyboard fluency were the keys.

Natsume Chikage read line by line.

The three girls held their breath, their gazes following his expressions closely.

Soon.

When Natsume Chikage finished reading, he was actually a bit surprised.

Because the plot indeed felt quite good.

At least there was nothing to criticize.

It could be seen that the three girls were very serious about the plot.

And this manga was only a short story.

Even if it failed, it actually wouldn't be a big problem.

He nodded and smiled:

"It's really quite good."

Hearing this, the three girls were all very happy.

Natsume Ruri smiled:

"Reisa-chan, I also feel there's no problem, shall we continue drawing like this next?"

Kaga Reisa said happily:

"Mm-hmm."

Classmate Tengyuan Kui extended a finger and denied it with a "tsk-tsk-tsk":

"Wait!"

The two girls were puzzled and looked over.

Classmate Tengyuan Kui explained: