First started on September 2nd, 2014.
Published on September 2nd, 2014.

Chapter 1/300
Sweet Wasabi
Colony 9 Arc (1/17)

"A strange spicy-sweet green wasabi. It looks quite normal otherwise."

"Dinner's ready!" Fiora said, bringing the plates to the table. Shulk, Reyn, Dunban, and Fiora were in the kitchen of Dunban's House. Fiora invited Shulk and Reyn to join with her and her dear brother.

"So what's the main dish?" Reyn asked, grinning. "I'm just dying to know!"

Fiora giggled at Reyn's enthusiasm. "I never know anyone to die from missing one meal. Tonight, I added Sweet Wasabi." Everyone looked at their plates. Aside from the normal food, they looked at today's special. It was a combination of strange and normal.

"All right! I'm starving! Time to dig in!" As expected from the hot-headed Defense Force soldier, Reyn immediately began to eat the Sweet Wasabi. He chewed it a couple of times before swallowing.

"How does it taste, Reyn?" Shulk asked.

"Spicy and sweet. Fiora's cooking is so good! Try it, Shulk!"

"Uh..." Shulk looked down at his Sweet Wasabi. Just staring at this strange wasabi made his stomach growl in a bad way. He did not like to eat vegetables, but Fiora cooked it for him and the others. Sighing mentally, he took a bite of it. Though it tasted sweet, the spiciness overwhelmed his mouth. He instantly grabbed his cup filled with Fresh Armu Milk and gulped it.

"H-how was it, Shulk?" Fiora asked, seeing Shulk's face cringing.

Shulk put up a fake smile. "Tasty..." To make it more believable, Shulk continued to eat and gulp as normal as possible. He really wished dinner would be over as soon as possible. Reyn and Fiora looked at each other. They wanted to say something, but ended up focusing in their food.

Oh Shulk... Fiora stared at her plate. He has no sense of taste. At least she enjoyed eating her Sweet Wasabi.

When Reyn looked down as his plate, he noticed another Sweet Wasabi on his plate. Where this come from? he thought, then thought Fiora had already put the second one. He shrugged off with a smile. Oh well! More grub for Reyn!

Unbeknownst to those three, Dunban had swiftly put his Sweet Wasabi on Reyn's plate without anyone noticing. Dunban once ate Sweet Wasabi before. It made him on the verge of tears, and he had terrible bowel movements. He never wanted to eat that again. I know how you feel, Shulk, he thought, glancing at more of Shulk's sweaty face. I, on the other hand, don't like sweet things at all.