Chapter 171 – 12.8 World’s Worst Ramen 2

“Heh heh. It’s starting to boil.”

Air bubbles rise from the bottom of the pot and steam begins to rise from the lid.

The temperature is high enough to cause minor burns if the average person puts their hands on it.
The monkey’s hand in the pot will also slowly begin to cook.

『Kwaaak! Hot! Ripe! Boil it!』

– Less, less.

The pot lid shakes.
Inside, the monkey hand seems to write.

“Ah. It moved.”

Yuu, who was watching from the side, also widened his eyes in wonder.

But only the lid shakes a little.
He probably doesn’t have enough strength to escape on his own.

“Should we add some soup now?”

Turn the burner down and open the lid of the pot.
There was a fishy smell that could never be said to be fragrant.

“Ugh…… Knives, are you really going to eat this?”

Yuu covered his nose and frowned at him.

“Do you think I am joking?”
“No. That’s not it.”

To be honest, I felt like covering my nose too.

But, isn’t there a saying that if a man boils water, he should at least boil ramen?

After opening all five bags of ramen, I first dissolved only the soup in water.
The water that starts to boil turns red. The strange fishy smell from the monkey’s hand was also buried in the strong ramen soup scent.

『Kwaaaaak! Spicy! Sting! Hot! Help me!”

You did well to prepare a big pot.
The monkey’s hand wriggled like an octopus ripening alive.

The water splashes. But it didn’t overflow. I couldn’t even get out of the pot.

I held the monkey’s hand tightly with the tongs to prevent it from escaping.

“Haha. How does it taste? I prepared it with the spiciest taste especially for you.”
“Nives…….”

Yu looks at me with pitiful eyes as I speak to the boiling pot.
From a third person’s point of view, I’m sure I’ll only look like a crazy person right now. The mind of the monkey hand is only heard by me. Yuu wouldn’t even dream of thinking and acting as his own will his.

I was dubious until just before, but I came to the conclusion that this kind of naughty prank was absolutely impossible with simple artificial intelligence. It is said that a humane doctor must have intervened and played a prank on purpose.

And this ‘monkey ramen operation’ was a show to prove that hypothesis.
I didn’t know that it would be this successful.

『Gahah! Help me! Please stop! Hot! Sting! Choking! Guwaaaaak!』

Cheek. It’s terribly noisy.
My mind is constantly whining, but I can’t hear my voice.
Is it because it’s soaked in ramen broth? Maybe the bubbling bubbles don’t just come from boiling water.

“Yuu. I’ll take this out for a while, so be careful about splashing the soup.”
“Huh?”

I grabbed the monkey’s hand with tongs and lifted it over the lid of the pot.
A monkey’s hand dripping with red ramen soup. The steam came up as if it was properly cooked.

If that’s all there is to it, nothing special.
But as soon as the monkey hand came out of the pot, it started squealing.

“Aww! Aagh! Hot! Die! I die!”

“Wow! You look like a real person?!”

A monkey’s hand wriggling like a wild octopus that came out of boiling water.
Yuu and I looked at it as if we were watching a strange animal.

“You madman! You’re like a crazy person! Aren’t you afraid of the curse of the monkey’s hand?!”

The monkey hand seems to be very angry.

“Yes. I am not afraid.”

At this point, I need to make it clear who is A and who is B.

I grabbed the monkey’s hand again with the tongs and threw it into the boiling pot.
There was nothing to be afraid of, as long as he knew that the monkey’s hand felt pain.

“Quaaak! Stop! Aww! Churrr…….”
『Gahah! Hot! Help me! Please stop!”

“Uh…… Knives, is it really okay to do this?”
“Yes. It can be like this.”
“That, is it? I’m glad then…….”

Yuu seems to be still uneasy.

In fact, I couldn’t even be certain. It’s just an assumption that it’s okay if you don’t make a wish. It might really be a curse.

But once spilled water cannot be picked up.
At times like this, you should openly and brazenly go out, but if you show weakness for no reason, you will be punished instead. So I decided to just go out in the open.

When did I do something thinking about the aftermath? Be it what it is. The nickname ‘Crazy Dog’ was not derived from Go-Stop.

“Where, let’s see if it’s ripe?”

I grabbed the monkey’s hand again with the tongs.

“Ugh…… Please stop…… Die, die… !”

When I put it on the lid of the pot, the monkey’s hand crouched down.

“Hmm. It looks like he’s still alive. Then again——”
“No! Stop! Please stop! Stop! Story! Let’s talk!”

I pretended to be dying.
When I tried to put it back into the ramen broth, the monkey’s hand babbled urgently.

“I don’t think there is anything you want! There must be a reason for doing this!”

“Hmm. You want it.”

“Okay! Say anything you want! Then I’ll grant your wish!”

It was so obvious that the monkey hand was guiding.
Maybe if I say something I want here, that will trigger something and something else will get messed up.

I smiled.

“My wish is——torturing you to death.”
“No! Stop! Stop! Aaaaagh!”

Growl.
The monkey hand dived back into the simmering ramen soup.

Water knows the answer.
Isn’t that a wonderful word?
I think it is a word that is very philosophical and has many meanings.
In particular, the boiling ramen soup is even stronger as it is enchanted with fire properties.

“Hey, Knives.”
“Ok?”

As I was boiling the smiling monkey’s hand, Yu hesitantly spoke up.

“Something…… It’s pitiful.”
“Poor?”

I could n’t hide my absurdity at Yuu’s words in her.

“Yuu. Have you forgotten what happened to you?”
“Let’s just say I got hurt…… I haven’t suffered much except for being a woman. That doesn’t sound too bad…….”

Yuu muttered in whispers as if talking to himself.

Hmm. Is it like that too? The NTR that Yuuki suffered before the return cannot be attributed to the monkey’s hand.

“Well, I don’t know if it’s Yuu, but I’m not.”

I don’t know anything else, but what TS Knives suffered was undoubtedly the monkey’s fault.

Since I stole the body from Knives, it could be said that it is my duty to avenge that enemy.

“If Knives is like that, then I have nothing to say…… Since I knew it was a novelty item, wouldn’t it be better to sell it to a laboratory or something?”
“That’s not allowed. I’m sure the researchers will make a strange wish and the world will perish.”

“Ah. Is that too?”
“Okay. It’s something that shouldn’t exist in this world. You have to eat it to get rid of it.”
“I don’t know why they want to get rid of it by eating it…… I agree with you that it shouldn’t exist.”

Even while I was talking with Yuu, the monkey’s hand soaked in boiling water was constantly cursing inwardly.

『I will curse you! I will curse you! I will curse you! All the painful diseases in the world will come! All loved ones will turn their backs! You will die a more miserable death than anyone else!』

Of course, I wasn’t afraid at all.
How can you live in this harsh world if you are afraid of all these things?

“Hehe. Is it cooked properly? Where.”

Again, the monkey’s hand was pulled out with the tongs.
Then, I bit the little finger part of the monkey’s hand where steam rose up, with my molars.

-Fast.

“Ahh! What a madman! What are you doing! Stop! I’m not eating!”

A monkey’s hand makes a fuss when its fingers are chewed.
Like it or not, I chewed until the tip of my little finger broke off.

“Um, it’s very tough. I need to boil it a little longer.”

“Quaaaaagh! Aaaaagh!”

– Ewww, wow.

As a result of chewing hard, he succeeded in cutting off a single tip of his pinky finger.
I put the whole bone, flesh, and fingernail in my mouth and chewed it.

“Mum-mum.”
“Wow… I am really eating.”

「Turn off, turn off! Madman… Such a madman…… !”

The monkey hand with its fingers ripped off moaned like a real human.

-Sigh. Boom, buck.

“Mum-mum. Mmmm.”

He crushed the tip of his tore off finger with his teeth and swallowed it as it was.

“Five… No…”

“Hmm? It’s more edible than you think. It feels like eating boiled chicken feet. Yuu, would you like to try it too?”
“Oh no?! I’m fine, eat all the knives…….”
“Okay? It’s delicious.”

It’s actually a lie to say it’s delicious.
Seriously, if you’re going to cook this, you absolutely need a seasoning like red pepper paste. Of course, it is natural to remove all nails, bones, and hair.

But now, there is a reason why I bothered to eat my fingernails and bones.
This is a message to the monkey hand. A message that I’m not your average lunatic.

The monkey hand should know now. That I’m a crazy person who can’t understand words.
My words that I will boil it and eat it are also not bluffing.

However, I hope Yuu doesn’t get upset when he sees this…….
…… Are you okay?

“If you boil it for two hours, will it become softer? Beef should be boiled like that.”

“Wait! Let’s talk! Please! I know a lot! Stop boiling and eating!”

“Did you tell me? I have no intention of talking. I just want to annoy you.”

“Even if it’s not you, how about Kurosaki Yuuki?! Aren’t you curious about the secret of your birth? There’s even a will from Hiroto Kurosaki! Is it okay if I don’t listen to your father’s will?”

“Father’s…… ?”
“Shut up, Yuuki.”

Yuuki, who was reflexively trying to open her mouth, was stopped with firm words.

It may have sounded unkind. But I can’t help it.
The moment I take out the word ‘I want to hear’ from that mouth, everything will be over.