From Uvogin's perspective, Luke's request was quite excessive.
It was just like before, when he was curious about Luke's power, and then got angry because Luke made him beg for it.
Forcing them to lower their heads to others openly was harder than killing them.
Although Uvogin saw this as Luke's innocent joke, devoid of any deeper meaning, to Phinks, it was probably a blatant mockery and humiliation.
"So, in the end, it all comes down to a showdown!"
Uvogin clenched his fists, ready for battle.
But at the same time, he also understood.
What Luke had said before, asking him to beg, might just be Luke's unique way of doing things.
Or... Some kind of peculiar request?
Uvogin's not-so-stupid mind began to ponder. But the next moment, he was frozen in place.
"Just begging?"
Phinks, regaining his composure, asked again.
After receiving a positive response from Luke...
"I see..."
He nodded earnestly, then said:
"Please, I beg you, give us the same kind of food you gave Uvogin, the kind that fills the stomach, tastes delicious, and smells amazing!"
Phinks's request was decisive.
Uvogin: "...?"
Wait, bro, he told you to beg, and you actually begged?!
Where's your pride?!
Where's that defiant attitude you had when you were shouting to fight me earlier?!
Why did you turn into this just for food?!
Uvogin couldn't understand, but Phinks revealed a cold smile in his heart.
"You've stuffed yourself full, so of course you don't feel it. Easy for you to talk big when you're not hungry..."
Phinks glanced at the stunned Uvogin and almost guessed what the bastard was thinking.
You're so full and plump, but we're still hungry.
This is just the man who doesn't know the hunger of the starving.
You just finished your meal, and you're already pretending.
"Besides, all he asked was for us to beg him. It's not even something that outrageous, so what's the big deal?!"
Phinks felt no shame at all. Instead, he felt at ease and justified.
He even thought Luke's request was nothing.
Because, when he was younger, Phinks had faced worse things for a bite of food.
After all, this is Meteor City, not a place for them to play around and play house.
That could be fatal. Everyone was fighting for survival supplies, like the all-important food.
If simply begging could fill your stomach, then at least eight or nine out of ten people in Meteor City would do it without hesitation!
"Besides, aren't you also getting food by following this guy?"
Phinks's gaze towards Uvogin gradually turned contemptuous: "You're clearly mooching off him too, and yet you're trying to mock me?"
"Don't be ridiculous! Stop making me laugh!"
"Hey, what's that look in your eyes?!"
Now it was Uvogin's turn to get angry and roar furiously.
But Phinks ignored him. Right now, food is the most important thing!
Feitan, standing silently at the side, also felt slightly uncomfortable with this act of begging.
But since he always sided with Phinks, he chose to respect his companion's decision.
Of course, the main reason was that the food smelled way too good.
Especially when he saw Machi meticulously scraping every grain of rice from the black coconut fruit and shoving it into her mouth.
His throat churned even more fiercely.
"No problem. Since you've made the request, I'll grant it."
Luke snapped his fingers softly and laughed.
He had just been worrying that his stock of Plant Re-modeler was running low, and that there wouldn't be enough food in the coming days.
But now, these two had come knocking with a new request.
That meant his supply had increased a lot.
"However, there is one problem."
Luke raised his head, sensing the surroundings.
"You two were talking a little too loudly just now. It seems quite a few people heard you."
Huh?!
Phinks and Uvogin pricked up their ears and faintly heard footsteps approaching.
There was even some noisy chatter, like: "What's that smell?!"
"What a nice smell! Are they cooking new food inside the church?!"
"No, it's coming from the forest!"
"Hurry, let's go see! Maybe there'll be leftovers!"
Many such voices drifted over faintly.
"It seems we've attracted some people here, too."
Luke spread his hands slightly. "We'll just have to evacuate for now."
"But doesn't the appearance of that food require plants like trees?"
Machi, who had also finished her seafood fried rice nearby, reminded him: "Apart from here, unless we go to the outskirts, there don't seem to be any trees..."
"There's a rotten tree near Feitan's house."
Phinks immediately interrupted: "It's the one Feitan uses to stand on tiptoe, perfect for him to get a higher view..."
Puff!
Phinks was suddenly struck by a fist in the waist.
"Stop talking!"
Feitan, who only reached Phinks' waist height, spoke in a deep voice, his first words since arriving.