Chapter 15 Dream

"Are you hungry, Asahi?"

"I-I think so."

"No need to be shy. There's just one problem. I can never cook."

"What do you mean?"

"It always tastes terrible."

"Why don't you use your ability?"

"No change. It's my natural weakness."

I guess... This is my only weakness. I can't create food from scratch either. I can't make it from slime or turn it into a human.

"No problem, I'm good at cooking."

"Are you sure?"

"Trust me."

I don't trust you, Asahi.

"Alright, I trust you."

I grin.

I think he's planning to cook meat. Can he really do it? I should stay alert.

After Asahi finishes preparing the meal, he plates it. I help him set it on the table. We sit down.

"I hope you like it. Enjoy your meal."

"Enjoy your meal."

We start eating. But one last thing... THIS FOOD IS SURPRISINGLY DELICIOUS!

"You've cooked it well."

"T-thank you."

Why did he get embarrassed? Did I say something embarrassing?

After eating, we both go to our own beds. I fall asleep after Asahi does. I enter my dream universe. In short, it's a universe just for me. I think it's called the subconscious. I control this place and improve myself here. I try to create new special powers. Normally, I never get sleepy because I have no endurance limit. Because my subconscious has no limit, I can compress even hundreds of thousands of universes here. This place has no boundaries. Even though I can easily destroy hundreds of thousands of universes with my Destroyer ability, I need to strengthen my physical attributes. My single punch should reach the same power level as the Destroyer. At least at the same level. In the future, it will be much, much more. Something entered the cabin. I need to wake up.

I wake up. A monster has entered the house. I forgot to put up a barrier.

Asahi wakes up.

"Destroyer: Explosion."

The monster explodes and dies. It was a weak monster. I look at Asahi.

"I forgot to put up a barrier. I'll create it now. You can go back to sleep."

I go outside and create a durable barrier. Durability level: Multiverse.

Asahi comes outside.

"K-Kurumi... Thank you. For everything. You endure so much for me. You're such a good friend to me."

But Asahi, I never saw you as a friend. Not ever. Not Kenji, not Arisu. Once you're no longer useful to me, I'll discard you. People are nothing but trash cans to me.