"This meat filling is chopped quite well."
At the dining table, Senichi's father dipped a dumpling in vinegar, took a bite and followed by a sip of wine while looking blissful. "These dumplings are delicious, and the meat filling is delicate without any tough tendons to ruin the texture."
"That's because you didn't see who chopped the filling." Senichi's mother glanced at her son with a smile on her face and then sternly said to her husband, "You drink less alcohol!"
"The more you eat dumplings, the more you need wine." Senichi's father glanced at Senichi's mother, "This is enjoyment, don't you understand?"
However, faced with Senichi's mother's icy expression, Senichi's father laughed and immediately conceded, "Okay, okay, just this one glass."
As the two of them bantered, Senichi expressionlessly ate the dumplings in his bowl, silently chuckling in his heart.
When I was single, they used to "scold and show affection" like this, throwing dog food at me. Now, I'm the one spreading dog food, and your tricks don't work on me anymore!!
Ate two bowls of dog food... oh no, two bowls of dumplings.
After dinner, the Senichi family lounged on the sofa and lazily watched TV.
Although Senichi wasn't particularly interested in TV programs, it had been a long time since he spent time with his parents like this, so he didn't mind watching some nostalgic TV shows.
The sofa in Senichi's house was a typical "L"-shaped sofa, with a horizontal section close to the wall and a vertical section resembling a small bed.
Of course, this "throne" was naturally not for Senichi. After his parents occupied it, Senichi could only lie on the horizontal section, propping up his head, and boredly watching TV.
Around one o'clock, perhaps due to the comfortable temperature of the day, all three of them started feeling a bit drowsy.
Napping sometimes worked in mysterious ways. If you turned off the TV or got up to sleep in the bedroom, you'd be guaranteed to be more energetic.
But if you let drowsiness take over and succumb to the "hypnosis" of the TV, you'd easily find yourself in a sweet nap.
Anyway, it was just that mysterious.
When the three were at home, they had already developed the habit of falling asleep with the TV on.
"Welcome, everyone, to the live broadcast of our special episode of scientific exploration: 'Scientific Doctor vs. Psychic' Battle!"
As an exaggerated male voice sounded, Senichi, who had dozed off, gradually woke up.
As soon as he looked, he saw a flashy host on the screen who was excitedly holding a microphone and saying something.
"So, today is the long-awaited day for everyone. It can be said to be a gathering of stars. Without further ado, let's introduce the first guest—
Mitsuhisa Horikoshi, a highly renowned psychic in the supernatural world!"
A round of enthusiastic applause followed, and a young man with green hair and yellow anti-blue light glasses who was dressed in a flamboyant style, walked onto the stage from the left.
"The arrogance of humanity stems from its own ignorance." After saying this, the green-haired man, with a hint of a charlatan's demeanor, stopped talking and stood there quietly waiting.
Seeing the opponent's appearance, the host once again exclaimed while holding the microphone with fervor:
"Next, our old friend, who adheres to the view that all phenomena can be explained from a scientific standpoint, and often confronts paranormal and psychic phenomena, and completely denies them—Rintaro Okabe!"
The host again pointed to the right side of the stage, and applause rang out once more as a middle-aged, handsome man in a white coat walked out.
Compared to the psychic, the man had a much better appearance, surpassing him by miles. With a tall and slender figure, coupled with the slicked-back hairstyle, even though there were a few scruffy beard hairs on his handsome face, it didn't make him look messy.
With his white coat and the madness filling his gaze, he involuntarily made people want to be convinced by the man standing before them.
"El Psy Kongroo."
The man spoke a cryptic phrase, drawing cheers from the live audience.
Senichi lazily let out a yawn. Although he was still recovering from his drowsiness, he became somewhat alert and looked with interest at the program on the TV.
When he was just awakened by the noise, Senichi was very impatient with the lively host and the seemingly boring "theme" of the show.
If he hadn't just woken up and didn't want to get up too abruptly, he would have definitely grabbed the remote control to change the channel.
However, when the man in the white coat appeared, Senichi's impatience turned into curiosity.
Although the two-dimensional image had some differences compared to a three-dimensional real person, the familiar appearance, the dress, and the chuunibyou-filled speech made Senichi think of a character from the anime he liked in his past life.
Especially when the man uttered that completely incomprehensible phrase "El Psy Kongroo," Senichi was even more convinced that this was the person he had in mind.
If Senichi remembers correctly, this phrase should be the other party's catchphrase, a phrase created by mixing Greek and Latin, roughly meaning "keep calm."
Although Senichi has no interest in whatever supernatural abilities this green-haired person possesses, if the other party is someone he's familiar with, Senichi doesn't mind passing the time.
Watching the TV host shouting and babbling, Senichi's wandering thoughts were no longer on the television.
"So, in today's live broadcast showdown between 'science' and 'supernatural abilities' for honor, who will ultimately emerge victorious? Let's wait and see!"
The host gestured to the side, and an assistant immediately brought a small sink onto the stage.
At this moment, the previously exaggerated host's expression also became serious. He walked solemnly to the sink and introduced, "As everyone can see, this is an ordinary sink, connected to a water pipe with a faucet on top."
Then the host turned on the faucet, and a thin stream of water flowed out from the pipe.
"Take a close look, everyone. This is just ordinary water with nothing special."
The host then used a cup to catch some water and drank it, saying, "So, who wants to come and taste it themselves?"
Prompted by the host, several audience members stepped forward, took disposable cups, caught some water, and tasted it, confirming that the water was indeed ordinary tap water.
Later, with the host's slightly exaggerated tone, the green-haired psychic came to the sink with a nonchalant expression.
Facing the flowing water, the green-haired individual's serious expression suddenly changed, and his hands began to move gracefully next to the water flow.
What happened next immediately caused a sensation among the audience.