He wasn't entirely sure if the mutated dogs could handle spices, but since they seemed to eat everything happily, he chose to take on the side of caution and feed them plain food.
"The pot is boiling; feel free to dig in," Kim Haru called out after feeding the dogs. Seeing that no one else had picked up their chopsticks yet, he urged everyone to start eating.
The hot pot meal was lively and boisterous. By the end, Kim Haru had underestimated the appetites of these ability users. The food he prepared in advance wasn't enough, but the group, now much more relaxed around him, wouldn't let him go through the trouble of cooking more. Instead, they got up and started helping themselves—one slicing meat, another washing vegetables—making sure they all ate to their hearts' content.
