In 2049 on Blue Star, the age of the “Great Awakening” begins. Blood-red fissures split the sky, and strange beasts pour through dimensional rifts, pushing human civilization to the brink. At the same time, teenagers around the world begin awakening combat abilities: fire control, water manipulation, super strength, speed. Each one becomes a weapon against the beasts.
Lin Xiaoman, a senior at Jiangcheng No. 3 High School, watches his classmates summon elements and crack the ground during the highly anticipated Awakening Ceremony. But all he awakens is a bizarre ability called “Tongue-Tip Domain,” which lets him sense the soul of every ingredient and use the most ordinary foods to cook dishes with special effects.
While others burn the beasts with flames, he sets up a roadside stove and boils noodles. One bowl of hot soup brings an injured soldier back to full strength. When espers collapse from mental exhaustion, one of his freshly baked cookies leaves them clearheaded and refreshed. And when high-level beasts surround the city, a pot of his meat stew gives ordinary soldiers the strength to stand against them.
At first, everyone laughs at his ability as “completely useless.” But once the first aroma drifts from Lin Xiaoman’s kitchen, the whole world understands: the most powerful ability has never been destruction, but protection and renewal. In an age where combat abilities reign supreme, Lin Xiaoman uses pots, pans, and ladles to cook up a path to the top that is uniquely his own.
