Once again, it is time for lunch.
Somehow.
I am involved in another complex situation.
Ciel dragged me with her to the cafeteria, where, somehow or another, Noel-sensei joined us.
─So... Tohno-kun knows...?
─Yes, I already told you about the situation.
Indeed... in a way, this turned into a conversation regarding the course of action that we will take with the mission that the two of them are assigned. I know this is all stupid, but I really don't know what it has to do with me.
The truth is that it does not bother me that they involve me, many times they have done this kind of thing to me and in the end, I end up helping without problems.
What worries me is...
─Ciel-senpai... Why are there seven kinds of curries here? And why is there a one to seven jalapeño chip in front of each of them? Do they have the ability to increase my attack power or something?
─The curry is delicious. Jalapeños rate the level of spiciness that each curry has. And no, they do not increase your attack power, you already have the maximum attack level. Tohno-kun, are you good with spicy or do you have a child's tongue?
...
How bad can it be?
─Can you hold the one with seven jalapeños, Ciel-senpai? ─. I challenge my superior with my eyes.
She smiles uplifted and stands up to meet my challenge.
Ciel spreads her arms a little, as if she is going to make an introduction and with a stubborn expression she speaks:
─I'm confident in my own abilities, but how about you, Tohno-kun? I doubt you can resist the seventh level of spiciness!
I stand up just like her. Although it bothers me that because of her the attention of others begins to increase, I suppose I can play along.
But what about Noel-sensei? Well, she already joined us.
─A formidable statement from Ciel-chan! Here I am, commentator Noel-sensei and analyst Hisui-chan to give our comments on this match!
─I was just passing through... Shiki-san, can I go?
I feel bad that Hisui was drawn into this, but I think we can improvise a bit from here.
─Come on, Ciel-senpai. Here we have a container of hot sauce made with Mexican habanero peppers and a mixture of onion with garlic powder. Let's raise the level of this curry to its maximum level of spiciness.
─Tohno-kun returns a counterattack! Analyst, do you have something to say?!
─Best of luck, Shiki-san. If your tongue burns, Nee-san will give you special treatment at home.
─Huh? At home?
Ignore what I said, Sensei.
Ciel-senpai looks at me with a twinkle in her eyes. She takes the habanera sauce and pours the entire contents of the bottle into the seven jalapeño curry ratio. I drop all the onion and garlic powder mixture into the bowl. The spicy smell began to emanate from the container and attacks our nostrils.
The blue haired girl and I grabbed a spoon, while we looked at each other defiantly.
─Three tablespoons, best of three, Tohno-kun!
─I accept your challenge, Ciel-senpai. Ladies first.
With a confident smile, I slide the curry across the table towards Ciel-senpai. She seems just as confident as I do. But I don't know if that trust is going to last too long.
It's a lethal mix we made here, this is so spicy it could blind someone.
Ciel-senpai sits back down and gulps. She inserts the spoon into the curry, which apart from being spicy, is still quite hot. Curry is so hot that even its color has increased several levels of depth.
When Ciel-senpai takes out the spoon, all of us who see this are able to smell all the chili peppers that were used to make the curry along with the onion and garlic. That's when Ciel-senpai hesitates. Even she knows that this is a mixture that should not be consumed by humans.
Taking a deep breath, as her hand trembles a little, she inserts the spoon into her mouth.
─Ciel-chan has taken the first bite! ─. Noel-sensei doesn't hesitate to raise her voice in surprise.
Ciel-senpai's expression changes to one of surprise and tears come out of the corners of her eyes, sweat runs down every inch of her face but even with those difficulties, Ciel-senpai... manages to remove the spoon from her mouth just to smile smugly.
I lose my breath.
It's amazing...
─Your turn... Tohno-kun.
Now it is Ciel-senpai's turn to slide the bowl on the table to my direction.
I go back to sit down and start thinking.
Is it so strong that it made even Ciel-senpai, the champion of resisting the spice from the [Burial Agency] cry? That's amazing.
Noel-sensei doesn't hesitate to comment seeing my current complex expression.
─Tohno-kun is hesitating. I can tell from his hands, that he is doubting, this bowl of curry, is it strong enough to defeat the ward of the fastest witch in history?
─I add that Shiki-san is going to regret this later. His taste buds will be so burned that no matter what he tastes, he is not going to taste delicious.
─El, Psy, Congro...
What the hell are they saying? I don't have enough time to complain about this.
It is a very strong smell. My nostrils get hit directly from this hellish saucer that made Ciel cry. But I am a man.
Even if it had nothing to do with it, I wouldn't let someone I know go under by itself.
I hate the sense of justice that I learned from Aoko-san right now, but I guess there is no going back.
I dip my spoon into the curry, all the way to the bottom. I make sure to get out of the hottest part of it and slowly, the spoonful reaches my mouth following the sequence of everything before said.
Then...
─! ─. A scream is drowned out of my throat by the curry.
I swallow it by force, but still, the feeling that my entire digestive system is on fire at the same time lingers.
For a moment I think I saw [Lines] even with my glasses on, which led me to clearly doubt what my vision showed.
─A blunt blow for Tohno-kun! That had to hurt deep in his stomach!
Needless to say, Noel-sensei...
It hurts a lot.
Every inch of my body rejects what I just consumed, but I want to endure the urge to vomit, as it will hurt twice as much to get out than it did to get in.
I lean on the table with all my strength, wanting to avoid falling for this at all costs.
I don't think I'll be able to take this twice more...
─Ciel-chan extends her right hand towards Tohno-kun! She wants to decide the tie! What is Tohno-kun's response to this?!
I see Ciel-senpai extend her hand to me with a smile.
...
It's obvious what I'm going to do.
I take my opponent's hand in this battle and accept her request for a draw. There is no way we can continue to live as we normally do if we eat that to the end.
─This is the end of the first edition of the [Spicy Curry Competition], a draw! Next time we will have a couple of special guests to see their resistance! Are Tohno-kun and Ciel-chan ever going to tie the tie?! Keep watching the main story if you want to find out! I'm Noel-sensei and this is Hisui-chan, see you until next time!
Sounding just like a TV presenter, Noel-sensei ends this strange competition.
The truth. She terrifies me that there is going to be a next time.
─Achoo. ─. Hisui-san sneezes amid all the silence.
Health.
Well... I guess some stupid fun from time to time isn't too bad either. Although at the end of the day, we come to nothing with the planning by doing something as ridiculous as a curry eating contest, it does not matter too much anyway.
Given that.
We are about to reach the first key moment.