My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 982

Chapter 982: Chapter 980 Ethan’s Suggestion

Duke’s deep, magnetic voice suddenly echoed through the cabin, carrying a hint of strain. Startled mid-bite, Kisha froze with a fried chicken leg between her teeth and snapped her gaze toward the door.

Duke was standing there.

For a brief moment, his expression was dark, almost as if he had just walked in on his wife cheating. But the sight of her eating so enthusiastically softened his features. He walked over and sat beside her.

"Lucky I came back as soon as I could," he said.

"Why are you back so soon?" Kisha exclaimed.

"So soon?" Duke frowned. "I’ve been gone for two and a half hours. That’s already twenty-five hours here. I was discussing the project with Engineer Steel and inspecting the lab. Didn’t you notice the time?"

"That long?!" Kisha muttered. "No wonder I’m starving..."

With a flick of her mind, she used telekinesis to bring over a bowl and a pair of chopsticks, placing them neatly in front of Duke.

"Here," she said, nudging the food toward him. "Eat with me."

"Good, I’m starving too, and this looks absolutely delicious. Lucky I came home as soon as I did, otherwise, I might not have even seen a shadow of the food you cooked," Duke joked as he scooped rice into his bowl.

On his way back, he had spotted Zeus pacing anxiously, tongue lolling out, and even Bell buzzing around looking hungry. He had rushed straight to the cabin, thinking that if he were even a second later, someone might snatch all the food before he got a bite. Not that he was worried about his wife finishing all the food, but with the aroma drifting so far, he half-feared Zeus might act cute with Kisha and swipe a piece for itself.

After taking his first bite of the sweet-and-sour spare ribs and slowly savoring the flavor, Duke suddenly remembered something. "Wait... don’t tell me you’ve been refining pills all this time and only came back to eat just now?"

"Um..." Kisha replied, her cheeks puffed out like a squirrel as she chewed. The vegetables were perfectly cooked, not greasy or overdone, and she loved the crunch of the cabbage and carrots, paired with the chewy baby octopus. Each bite helped cleanse her palate after tasting the rich fried chicken.

"Wha..." Duke was dumbfounded again. He couldn’t even begin to imagine the level of focus required to perform such repetitive, strenuous work for nearly twenty-five hours straight. Even accounting for the time Kisha spent cooking, she must have spent at least twenty-three hours refining pills, hours of relentless concentration she didn’t even realize had passed.

"Then... how are you feeling?" Duke asked again, his eyes carefully studying Kisha’s expression, searching for any sign of fatigue so he could urge her to rest.

"Not really that tired. The Alchemy Furnace did most of the work, actually. I mostly just monitored the refining process and controlled my Spiritual Silver Flame to melt the ingredients, that’s about it."

Kisha didn’t hide the process from Duke; she openly admitted it. And it was the truth. She didn’t want him thinking she was some sort of prodigy in pill refinement; she just had an overpowered tool that made the work easier. Honestly, it was money well spent. This was easily one of her most satisfying purchases so far.

"Even so, you shouldn’t push yourself too hard," Duke said gently. "After we’re done eating, take a nap, at least for a while." He placed another chicken leg into Kisha’s bowl as he spoke.

"Alright," Kisha replied, her eyes crinkling happily as she accepted it, a sweet smile playing on her lips. In return, she added an even larger piece of spare rib to Duke’s bowl, urging him to eat more as well.

After that, neither of them spoke. They simply ate in comfortable silence, sharing the warmth of the moment.

Meanwhile, Kisha settled onto the sofa. From her inventory, she took out a Nintendo console she had picked up during one of their supply runs and launched the game ’Animal Crossing’. The gentle farming game soothed her nerves; unlike action RPGs, it didn’t spark competitiveness or trigger an adrenaline rush, and it was exactly what she needed since she was planning to nap soon. She needed calm, not excitement.

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