Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

At three o'clock in the morning.

"Ding, repair progress 2000/2000, system upgrading... System secondary upgrade completed. Host's status is fully restored, and physical fitness has been slightly improved."

Second upgrade? It seems that the two repairs were too close to each other so they were merged.

Koizumi moved his shoulder and it has completely returned to normal.

The improvement in her physical fitness was a pleasant surprise. But how much was a trace? She didn't feel any changes at all.

"Ding, system upgrade content description."

Oh my god, there is an explanation! Is this because the system has become smarter after the upgrade?

"Ding, the system has now opened the loan function. The current maximum loan amount is 50 singularity points, and the return points are twice the loan points. After the loan is repaid, the next round of loans can be opened. Only one loan is supported at a time. End of the explanation."

Koizumi:!

Isn't this a lump sum withdrawal? She finally doesn't have to worry about not being able to encounter a large amount of singularity, but isn't borrowing one and paying two a bit too much?

Koizumi asked questions with his mind: How can we upgrade the system? Will the loan limit increase after the upgrade? How many singularities are needed to open new storage space?

The system is unresponsive.

You still can't answer the question? Disappointed... You'll die if you explain more!

Forget it, I won’t bother with this inhumane system.

The most important thing now is that the moment she has been waiting for is finally here!

Koizumi returned to the office as quickly as he could and went straight to find the big orange cat lying on its back in the cat bed, soundly sleeping.

She silently said in her mind: System, I want to borrow 30 singularities.

"Ding, energy has been extracted, strength 30, please make a selection, countdown begins."

Koizumi looked at the white light on his fingertips and couldn't help laughing, then reached out and touched Daju's soft belly.

Daju raised his eyelids and glanced at her, then closed his eyes and continued to sleep without moving.

"Ding! I found that the creatures I have collected have skills that are not included. You can collect them. There is one space left in the reserve space, which can be collected. Collecting... Skills: God of Food, collected successfully. The service is over, please return 60 points, the current progress is 0/60."

Koizumi: ...

The smile froze on his face.

What?! The God of Cookery?! Really the God of Cookery?!

Big Orange! You have to compensate me for one space!

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"Hello, I'm Sakurai Izumi, the boss of the Black Cat Detective Agency."

Koizumi greeted the interviewee with dark circles under his eyes and looked listless.

Miyano Akemi looked at her worriedly, feeling as if this person could rush over at any time.

"Let me introduce you to the members of this firm."

Koizumi said, pointing to the four cat brothers standing at his feet. "The four detectives in front of you are from this agency. Their names are Ares, Sheriff, Heijiang and Daju. They are the second bosses of this agency, and the other cat detectives are their brothers. They are all employees of this agency. Okay, if you can't accept this setting, you can leave first."

The people who came for the interview looked at each other in confusion. An older man frowned, cursed "lunatic", and turned away.

Koizumi wasn't angry either: "Very good, is there anyone else who wants to leave?"

The other one hesitated for a moment, then politely said goodbye to Koizumi and left.

Koizumi looked at the remaining two women and one man and said with a smile, "Okay, let's start the interview now. Are any of you here to interview for the position of barista or chef?"

The man responded, "I'm here to interview the chef."

"Okay, now go to the kitchen and make some omelette rice. Sister Mingmei, I'll leave the other two to you."

Koizumi took two bags of shrimp chips, opened them and shared them among the four cats, and took a can of Coke for himself.

Suddenly, she smelled a strange, delicious smell.

Koizumi sniffed and found that the smell was coming from two bags of shrimp chips.

Why does it taste different from before? She picked up a piece and threw it into her mouth.

The flavor of the shrimp chips is delicious and rich, and each piece combines tender shrimp meat and golden outer layer. They interweave with each other, releasing a unique aroma and taste. The umami flavor of the shrimp is perfectly combined with the crispy texture of the crispy skin, as if dancing on the tip of the tongue.

The outer seasoning gives the shrimp chips a unique flavor. The mixture of chili powder, salt and other seasonings stimulates the taste buds and is irresistible, showing the perfect balance between deliciousness and spiciness.

Koizumi suddenly came to his senses and found that the bag of snacks in his hand was empty.

Koizumi: ...

What the hell, what just happened? Why did she feel like she had suddenly traveled to a food anime?

A plate of omelette rice was placed in front of Koizumi, and the man who came to interview the chef took ketchup and wrote two crooked words on her omelette rice: I am.

Xiaoquan stared at the two words, feeling puzzled. She turned around and saw the man smiling at her with a confident look on his face.

Koizumi sniffed, feeling that there was a strange smell on this person.

She picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of omelette rice and put it into her mouth.

She was obviously very hungry, but the omelette rice in front of her did not arouse her appetite at all.

The appearance was not surprising. The color of the egg was not fried to a golden color, and the egg wrapper did not completely wrap the rice. It was loose and not tight enough. The rice was too dry and the taste was not good. The taste of the egg was not satisfactory either. The aroma and dense taste of the egg could not be felt.

All in all, this was an omelette rice that did not meet ideal standards. It was just edible, but not delicious at all.

Koizumi put down the spoon and looked at the man with an indescribable look: "...Can you make coffee?"

The man was stunned for a moment: "No."

"Then I'm sorry, you don't qualify."

The man looked stunned. He turned his head to look at the other three people in the distance and said to Koizumi anxiously, "How can I fail? I am..."

Koizumi suddenly remembered what that strange smell was on him.

That's the smell of gun oil.

Looking at the man's anxious eyes again, Koizumi suddenly understood.

This man was an inspector sent to her store by the police!

but……

Koizumi looked at the plate of omelette rice that made her speechless, hesitated for a long time and refused again: "Although, your cooking skills are really not up to standard. Sorry, please ask them to change someone else to try."

And you still have a bad smell, you should take care of your personal hygiene first.

But after all, this person is her colleague, so Koizumi resisted the urge to complain out loud.

After seeing off the chef who looked doubtful about his life, Koizumi went to watch the interview of the two ladies.

The two young ladies were dressed simply and elegantly, and seemed to have sprayed perfume, one with the scent of gardenia and the other with the scent of orange.

Koizumi didn't like the scent of flowers very much, so he moved closer to Miyano Akemi.

Eh? Did Akemi Miyano wear perfume today? It's a fruity scent mixed with the smell of wine, very mellow (refer to the Burgundy Flower perfume).

Smell of alcohol?

In her original world, the organization was jokingly called a winery. It was reasonable for a woman in a winery to smell of alcohol, right?

But she didn't have any smell when we broke up yesterday, why did she suddenly use perfume today?

"Meow!"

Daju hooked Koizumi's trouser legs with his claws and yelled in dissatisfaction.

Koizumi then remembered that he had accidentally eaten all of its shrimp chips. He quickly apologized and got it a new bag.

Shrimp crackers… Omelette rice… Gun oil smell… Perfume smell…

Koizumi subconsciously covered his nose with his hand.

Maybe it wasn't Miyano Akemi who suddenly sprayed perfume, it was her own problem...

Koizumi stared suddenly at the big orange at his feet.

It’s because of her new skill, God of Cookery!