20 Cooked Rice Cannot Be Uncooked! (1/2)

Kei stirred from his sleep. He winced in pain as a throbbing headache assaulted his senses the moment he regained consciousness. He tried to open his eyes, but he found that he was unable to.

He tried to move his hand, and other parts of his body, but it was to no avail. More like, he couldn't even feel his body.

'Sleep paralysis?'

There was a possibility that this condition was caused by sleep paralysis. However, he had not experienced this sensation before, so he could not be certain whether this was accurate. He organized his thoughts and another conclusion came to mind.

'Side effects of using the Exceed Break…'

{Eh? Not really.}

Kei's consciousness trembled the moment he heard Grandma Sophie's voice. He didn't think that she would be able to hear him in his current state.

'Grandma Sophie, what happened?'

{I took some of your life force, so your body is still recovering from the life drain.}

Grandma Sophie's voice was tinged with exhaustion.

{The cleansing ceremony was a success, the dungeo- I mean, Shino is safe.}

'Shino?'

{Ahem! She's my newborn daughter! She's a real beauty you know!}

'I see, then we succeeded. That's good.'

Kei felt relieved when he heard the news from Grandma Sophie, and decided to wait until the side effect of the Life Drain came to an end.

{Kei, I'll leave her in your care,} Grandma Sophie said, mischievously. {I will be sleeping inside the ring for a few months, so make sure to take good care of her.}

'Of course, you can count on me.'

{She was 200 years old before she was reborn, so despite how young she looks, she's perfectly legal!}

Kei wasn't stupid. The way Grandma Sophie addressed her newborn daughter was like a merchant trying to sell her wares to her customers. He had the impulse to grab a broom and slap her for being an irresponsible parent. Unfortunately, his paralysis prevented him from doing so.

'Grandma Sophie, are you trying to play matchmaker?'

{Hmp! You got a problem with that?}

'You already know my current circumstances…'

{Aiyo~ of course I know!} Grandma Sophie said in annoyance.

{You already have a Fiancee, then you have Milfa, and that little sister of yours is making her moves on you as well. Even though she tried to hide it, it wasn't able to escape my eyes!}

Grandma Sophie started cursing him for being a womanizer, playboy, lady-killer, lady's man, and so on and so forth.

{I forgot, you also have that slave in the Central Empire of Sparta. You lolicon!}

'Oi! Grandma, I'm not a lolicon! I'm a member of the Lolita no Touch Faction!'

{Hmp! Your fiancee, your sister, and that slave of yours were all fourteen-years old.} Grandma Sophie said, indignantly.