Entering her mother's restaurant, Tai was bombarded by the fragrances of his mother's cooking, making his mouth salivate.

The restaurant was different from before, and instead of clearly being owned by a corporation that didn't care much for its customers, the restaurant had a 'homely' feeling, and at the counter, where one would order, there was a floating hologram.

Diner Rules

Rule 1 - We're a family

Rule 2 - No Violence

Seeing the 1st rule, Tai smiled and his smile grew even wider as he saw his mother at the counter.

It was a normal day for Luna. Busy, but it was normal for the diner and she didn't mind. As she was taking orders of the next customer, a man in the corner of her eyes, standing at the entrance and smiling with a stupid face caught her attention.

"Tai? Tai! You're back!"

Tai had changed physically during his 6 month stay in the dungeon. He had grown taller at a height of 15 feet, completely towering over most people. His muscles were strong and compact, as large muscles would only slow him down. His eyes had also changed to a deep purple and was slit like a reptile's. Small claws on his fingers that he could elongate anytime he wanted.

Even with all this change, Luna still recognized her son. If she couldn't recognize her son, then she'd be ashamed to call herself a mother, not even recognizing her son.

She ran at Tai, hugging her, but due to her height, she didn't have the best angle to hug. It wasn't even that she was small, but that Tai was just too big. Luna had grown during the past 6 months too, but compared to Tai, it was not even comparable.

Luna cried tears of joy, seeing her son once again as Tai hugged her back, but due to the difference in height, it was also a bit hard for Tai.

"I missed you, and you made me worry too. What would you do if your mother died of worrying too much?"

Tai chuckled. "I missed you too. Where's Anna?"

Luna finally stopped hugging Tai, and wiped the tears off of her face. "She's working with her party in the main city, Aether City - 1."

She grabbed Tai's arm and dragged him to a table, which surprised Tai since he didn't expect his mother to be that strong.

"Don't worry about that though. She visits every day, and she's going to visit today too. Oh, I wonder how she's going to react once she sees you." She smiled, wiping off the tears that continued to build up in her eyes. Turning to the customers that had been staring at the two, Luna made a big announcement. "For my son coming back, all orders today will be FREE!"

The customers cheered in response, thanking Luna.

"Heh, your son looks strong, Luna."

"Hey, did you play in basketball?"

"Volleyball?"

"Thanks!"

"Welcome back!"

And so on. The customers welcomed Tai back like he was family, just like the first rule said.

"Master, is that your mother? She kind of looks scary..." Nagi pointed out.

Scary? How? Tai asked Nagi in his head.

"Well, her appearance isn't scary, but her aura is scary."

How so?

"I don't know how to explain it, master, but I feel like she can 'cook' me, and I wouldn't be able to do anything."

Tai burst out in laughter in his mind. Nagi, don't worry. My mother won't cook you, and I'm sure you're just imagining it. I mean, does my mother really look that dangerous?

"I hope so."

"Tai, are you hungry, my son? I can cook anything you want. Just tell me what you want," his mother said.

Tai paused for a moment, deciding on what he should get. "Umm, I'll take steak, lots of it, and also ribs. A lot of ribs."

His mother smiled as she went off to the kitchen and into the freezer, grabbing herself the necessary ingredients to make his food.

Carefully, she grabbed the piece of meat and placed it on a pan.

"Ooh, what are we making today, Luna? This one seems different," a tiny, floating fairy asked.

"Steak, but it's not normal steak. It's for my son."

"Hmm, interesting, but how are you going to make it better than all the steaks that you've made so far?"

"Simple, Love."

It was a cliche response, but it wasn't wrong. She would put all her love into making Tai's Steak, and Ribs. After about 30 minutes or so, the food was ready, and Luna came out of the kitchen, carrying 5 plates on each hand.

"Here you go, Tai. 5 plates of steak, and 5 plates of ribs."

"Wow, that's a lot. Thanks for the meal!"

Tai grabbed his fork and knife and started working on his food, taking big bites of the steak, and of the ribs. The customers watching him were stunned as they watched Tai stuff his face with bite after bite, finishing the entire meal in only a few minutes.

Luna just smiled as she was used to seeing Tai stuff his face with lots of food, and she was happy that he was enjoying her food so much.

"Ahhhh. Can I get some water?" Tai asked, sighing as he checked a notification that had been popping up for some time while he had been eating.

You have eaten food created by an extraordinary chef that has been imbued with Aether

All stats have increased by 5% for 1 hour

Effects do not stack, but the duration can stack

You have eaten food created by an extraordinary chef that has been imbued with Aether

All stats have increased by 5% for 1 hour

Effects do not stack, but the duration can stack

You have eaten food created by an extraordinary chef that has been imbued with Aether

All stats have increased by 5% for 1 hour

Effects do not stack, but the duration can stack

There were 10 of the notifications meaning that tai had a 5% boost to all of his stats for a whopping 10 hours which was very good.