Chapter 93: Only once.
The members of Squad Four gathered one by one, and each time one of them arrived they would notice something very odd. The new member was smiling. It wasn’t a fake smile as far as any of them could tell, and it wasn’t a forced one.
Except for a certain dense blonde, they all reached the same conclusion without consulting the others: something is definitely wrong.
"These pancakes are really good!" He said.
"I’m glad you like them." Ben laughed and tried to act normal.
"You know, I cooked for myself all the time before," Mark said. "I thought I was pretty good, but eating the stuff you make." He shook his head and sighed wistfully. "I don’t even come close."
"It takes practice, Lad." The big guy replied. "That and rare ingredients from other worlds."
"Seriously?"
"Yup. Even the taste of salt can change from one world to the other. Some people made a career for themselves trading spices between worlds."
"The scale is a little absurd," Mark commented. "Can’t believe there is inter-dimensional trading before going to Mars." He stopped chewing abruptly and raised one eyebrow. "What happens to the rest of the universe?"
"... What?" The question came from Elya.
"They told me this world will merge with the Underworld when the CDC is over. What happens to all the other planets? The moon? The Sun? The other stars?"