A God Killed Me By Accident, But I Reincarnated As The 4th Son Of The Marquis

Volume 10 Chapter 10: Rice. Rice! RICE!!!!!

Volume 10 Chapter 10: Rice. Rice! RICE!!!!!

“…” Keith’s eyes widened as he grabbed Long Qiqiang’s collar, “Why didn’t you tell me you had that?!” 

“I’m sorry?!” Reflexive. He had to apologize because the guy had the eyes of a beast! It was menacing since he considered Keith a calm, collected, and cool guy. But behind that look was that of a monster. It was pretty scary.

“Gimme now!”

“Here,” Long Qiqiang tossed Keith the bag. Opening it, that was when he saw the beautiful white grains.

Rice. Rice! RICE!

All that waiting was for this moment! He searched high and low for this ingredient but couldn’t find it. He was able to tear his head apart! Rice was such a staple in Asian cuisine. But he was not able to find any of it!

There was no way he could live without rice! And it was in his hand right now! 

“I just need to steam it, right?”

“Mmhmm,” Long Qiqiang nodded. That was when Keith got to work. This is regular rice; simple and straightforward. After cleaning the rice, he just needed to place it in the pot and wait for it to cook. Waiting for it for a few minutes, the lid was taken off, 

“So fluffy.” Carolyn and Krystal looked over the boy’s shoulder. What they saw was something like snow but fluffier. 

“Indeed.”

“The texture is interesting.” It was soft and nice to eat. 

“What the? Why is ours so different?” Shinzo retorted. But that caused Keith to tilt his head, “What does it usually taste like?” Shouldn’t it always be like this?

“It would be tough and taste like rocks.”

“That’s because you added too little water.” That was definitely uncooked. Actually, how could they eat something like that? It was horrible.

“Anyways, this is a good meal to have,” Keith and the others were having a feast. The juices from the butter salmon were drenching the rice, giving it flavor. Everyone continued to eat till the end of the night. 

“It’s been some time since I’ve eaten so much,” Long Lihua grinned as she rubbed her belly. The amount of food she ate these few times was quite something.

“He’s such a good cook.”

“…Mmhmm.”

“That’s the first time you praised someone.” Long Lihua looked at her friend. But Ayaka shook her head the next second, “It was only food. There’s nothing about it,” 

“Heh,” Long Lihua grinned. That look had said it all. 

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The next day, Keith looked out the window, “Do you know when we’ll arrive at the island, Qiqiang?”

“Probably in a few more days or so. The wind was nice these past few days.” It would have taken them longer without the wind, but that breeze had pushed them considerably.

“I see.”

“What’s the matter?”

“Something’s wrong with the air; it’s much more humid and cold.” Keith felt it. There was something off about today.

That was when Long Qiqiang had looked up as well. A frown soon formed, “Shinzo, tell him to check the weather forecast. There’s something wrong with the air.” His instincts were feeling off. 

“Alright,” Shinzo didn’t react as tensely as the others. But he felt there was something odd as well. After talking with the captain, the foxman returned, “There’s going to be slight rain today.”

“I see.” But as Keith was going to say something, he noticed something was off! He quickly kicked Long Qiqiang, sending him flying across the deck! 

“What-“ Before Long Qiqiang could ask the boy, something came out from the sea! It was such a quick speed that no one could have reacted.

“Thanks.”

‘What are those?” Keith couldn’t tell.

“They’re blade fishes. They’re pretty fast creatures. They come out of the seas at a high pace and pierce the target before they have the chance to react.

“Take it that you know how to beat it?”

“Of course.” Long Qiqiang grinned. There was no need to say as he just showed as one fish charged at him again. But he dodged the blow, and that was when he chased and slammed it into the ground! 

“As it pounces into the air, that’s when you make the move! That downtime in the air is the opening.” Descending down from that arch was the slowest point. 

“I see!” Keith nodded as he quickly dealt with them. What Long Qiqiang said was true. The descent was actually slower. And there was a predictable arch pattern. 

“Deal with the one in the air; I’ll deal with the ones in the ocean. We can’t have the haul be damaged by anything.” Flying in the air was the least of their concern. What they needed to worry about was the ship having holes. That would definitely be a problem for them.

While that happened, Long Lihua and the rest came out of the rooms.

“What’s going on?!”

“No talk! Deal with the blade fish flying our way!” Keith punched one and slammed it down. The other sailors did the same. 

The girls quickly made a move as they fired off their magics. They understood they needed to take them out as soon as possible. The fishes were being sent flying left and right.

“Why is there so much?” Long Lihua sliced one with her hand. She quickly went back to back with Keith. 

“I think we ran into a horde or something.” That could only be the reason.  

“I’m going to help out in the sea; you guys, watch out for them coming out.”

“Are you sure?”

“If there’s so much coming at us from the top, then there are a lot down there.” The source was the sea. Long Qiqiang and Shinzo had jumped in to deal with them.