Chapter 201: Yurine is the Gentlest Girlfriend in the World!
Late at night, past 10:00 PM.
In the underground parking garage of a Harajuku department store.
"Ugh... I'm a little tired..."
Jashin-chan, carrying several shopping bags, listlessly climbed into the back seat of the SUV. She leaned lazily against the backrest, wearily tapping her legs. "The tail was better. I'm not used to walking... I wonder if this will change back, or if it's like this forever...?"
Once the novelty wore off, Jashin-chan began to complain about how useless human legs were.
"When we get back to the villa, I'll help you chop them off with a hatchet. Maybe your tail will grow back," Yurine suggested with a wicked smile, fastening her seatbelt in the passenger seat and glancing at the rearview mirror.
"What kind of joke is that!"
"If you're going to chop someone's, chop your own! I didn't even provoke you... you perverted, bloody, violent loli!"
Jashin-chan couldn't hold back. She shot upright, her face dark as she snapped at Yurine.
Yurine didn't get angry. She just said, "You're the one kidding."
"Ryohei-kun, don't you think I'm gentle?" she asked, turning her head and deliberately speaking in a sweet, soft voice to Ryohei Tanaka.
Although she was clearly putting on an act, Ryohei played along with a light laugh. "Very gentle... Yurine is the gentlest girlfriend in the world!"
"That's too much, too much."
Even Yurine was embarrassed by the compliment. She waved her hand with a huge smile, then looked smugly at Jashin-chan via the rearview mirror.
Jashin-chan's mouth twitched. She looked at Ryohei, clearly speechless. "She's your girlfriend, so it's normal for you to side with her... but isn't praise that ridiculous a bit much? Don't you feel bad?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Ryohei replied casually, following the signs toward the parking garage exit, glancing in the rearview mirror.
"Hmph~." Yurine crossed her arms, humming happily. In the dim light, her gaze on Ryohei was full of adoration.
The snake-scum, on the other hand, was exasperated, feeling like she'd just had their PDA shoved in her face again. 'That's enough! Here these two go again...' She felt a little sick of it. She also felt completely redundant, like a third wheel who shouldn't have been in the car.
With the intention of annoying Yurine, she shouted to Lucoa in the back row, "Lady Lucoa, I suggest you let the servant feel your 'thunderous' charm!"
"I accept your suggestion!" Lucoa immediately jumped on the opportunity, grinning as she picked up the cue. Thanks for the assist, Jashin-chan!
"Tsk—!"
The world in which only Yurine was unhappy had been achieved.
She clicked her tongue, turned around from the front seat, and glared at Jashin-chan's legs. "You can say goodbye to those legs. I'm chopping them off when we get back!"
"Chop what?! If you dare chop my legs, I'll call the police!" Jashin-chan immediately recoiled, using the toughest-sounding voice to say the most cowardly thing.
"You won't get the chance to call the police." Yurine smiled, a smile that was both charming and dangerous.
"...What kind of terrorist are you!"
...
Jashin-chan was terrified.
The second they returned to the villa and Ryohei brought the car to a stop, she threw open the door, grabbed her loot from the night's shopping, and bolted from the car.
"Looks like you really scared her," Ryohei said, getting out and closing his door, looking at Yurine with amusement.
"I hope I scared her to death!" Yurine retorted, grabbing her own shopping bags.
"..."
"Um... Ryohei-kun, my showerhead in the bathroom seems to have a problem. Could you come and take a look?"
As they took the elevator to the third floor, Lucoa, as if suddenly remembering, called out to Ryohei, who was about to head to his room.
Ryohei stopped and turned to politely refuse. "Tomorrow. It's pretty late now. I'll take a look for you tomorrow."
"Look at what! That showerhead is new, and it's a major brand. They don't break that easily!" Yurine half-closed her eyes, looking at Ryohei, then turned to Lucoa. "Even if it is broken, can't you just use your magic to restore it to its previous state? Just fix it with magic!"
"Using magic for everything in life takes away a lot of the fun," Lucoa sighed dramatically.
"What fun? You mean you'd lose the 'fun' of 'stealing a snack'?" Yurine mercilessly exposed Lucoa's intentions. She then clung to Ryohei like a koala, wrapping her arms around his neck to stake her claim. "Ryohei-kun, let's go back. I'm a little sleepy."
"Mm." Ryohei wrapped his arm around Yurine's slender waist, smiled at Lucoa, and then headed for the master bedroom.
Yurine looked back at Lucoa like a little animal protecting its food.
Lucoa, not minding at all, just smiled sweetly and returned to her own room.
...
The next day, July 31st, Saturday.
That morning, Minos, Jiru, and Medusa returned from the Demon Realm. They brought souvenirs for Ryohei and the others, as well as two large boxes of local specialties.
After handing out the gifts, the three demons gathered around Jashin-chan, marveling at her new legs.
Jashin-chan was back to her cocky self, hands on her hips, looking smug, with no trace of the girl who had been complaining about how awkward walking was last night.
"But... it feels like Jashin-chan's character has collapsed... I prefer the usual Jashin-chan, who's all dirty from the waist down," Jiru teased, her hands behind her back.
"Pfft—!" Yurine, nearby, raised a slender hand to cover her mouth and stifle a laugh.
"You've really got some nerve for someone so young!" The target of the teasing, Jashin-chan, was instantly annoyed. Her face changed in a second, twisting into a ferocious expression as she raised a fist to hit Jiru. "Even if you are my master's daughter, I'll kill you today!"
"Blehh~." Jiru quickly hid behind Minos, poking half her body out to stick her pink tongue out at Jashin-chan.
Ryohei, who was looking at the two boxes of specialties and wondering what to make for lunch, couldn't help but cast a strange look at the two of them. 'Thousands of years old... "young and reckless"...'
He had a whole new understanding of that phrase.
"Alright, alright... Jashin-chan, don't bother with a kid." Minos casually put out an arm to block Jashin-chan. She looked down at her legs and asked curiously, "By the way, can your legs change back?"
"I don't know... I think so?" Jashin-chan wasn't very confident. She was actually a little worried. What if they couldn't change back? She still preferred her snake tail!
Although, being able to freely switch between her tail and human legs would be even better.
"Even if they can't, it's okay. I think Jashin-chan with two legs looks very cool!" said Medusa, who was wearing a pair of stylish, half-rimmed glasses that made her look quite intellectual. She clasped her hands together, smiling brightly.
"Ehehe~, you think so?"
After being praised by Medusa, Jashin-chan instantly tossed her worries to the back of her mind. She raised a hand to scratch the back of her head, her mouth splitting into an exaggerated grin that revealed her sharp fangs.
Give her an inch, and she'll take a mile.
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