Chapter 377: Charm Capital and the Ice Clan Dessert Shop!
Time flew by, and several days passed.
Friday noon—
After lunch, Ryohei, Jashin-chan, Lucoa, and Pekola bid farewell to Minos and took the Jashin family's luxury car to Charm Capital.
A non-stop journey!
At 4 PM that day, the group successfully arrived at the Jashin family's luxury villa in Charm Capital.
"Finally arrived."
Ryohei got out of the car, exhaled, and moved his somewhat stiff body. He looked at Jashin-chan and complained: "Your cities here are far enough apart; my butt is numb from sitting."
"It's okay, right?"
Jashin-chan wriggled her tail up the villa steps, turned to look at Ryohei, and put her hands on her waist: "Actually, we could have taken the train. The train ride only takes an hour and is more comfortable."
"..." Ryohei was stunned upon hearing this. He put his hand to his forehead and tilted his head back: "Then why didn't you say so earlier!"
"You didn't ask!"
Jashin-chan spread her hands innocently.
"Jashin-chan is too tricky."
Lucoa said with a smile from the side.
Ryohei deeply agreed.
Then—
The group stepped into the villa, assigned rooms, rested for a bit, and decided to go out for a stroll.
"Let's go to Yusa's place for dessert first, kill some time..."
Ryohei missed Yusa a bit; haven't seen her for half a month.
"Then we'll pick up Yurine, and go find Medusa for dinner, how about that?"
He looked at Jashin-chan, Lucoa, and Pekola, seeking their opinions.
Today was Friday; Yurine would arrive later.
Expected to arrive around 5:30, still more than an hour away.
"If we go for dessert first and then pick up Yurine, we might not make it in time..."
Jashin-chan, who was fairly familiar with Charm Capital, crossed her arms and explained: "The Ice Clan's dessert shop and 'Charm Capital Station' are not in the same district; the distance is a bit far..."
Speaking of this, the corners of her lips curled up, revealing a mischievous smile: "How about letting Yurine wait in the station for a while! Or simply let her come find us herself!"
"Better go pick her up."
Ryohei waved his hand, rejecting Jashin-chan's suggestion.
Lucoa stood with one hand on her waist, raised a slender white finger, and suggested: "Why not let Medusa pick up Yurine, and then we meet up?"
"Good idea." Pekola gave a thumbs up.
"Hmm..."
Ryohei was somewhat moved, looking at Jashin-chan: "You ask?"
"I won't ask... fine, I'll ask."
Seeing Ryohei staring at her, Jashin-chan showed an expression of "I really can't do anything with you," took out her phone from her snakeskin pocket, and dialed Medusa's number in front of Ryohei.
A minute later, she put down the phone: "Done, Medusa agreed to help pick her up for you."
"..." Ryohei also heard the content of the conversation just now.
He took out his phone, told Yurine on LINE who had just boarded the train, and then the group went out.
...
Half an hour later—
Charm Capital, District 11, Ice Clan Dessert Shop.
Amber light sprinkled gently from the ceiling, the marble countertops reflecting the crystal chandeliers, and the sweet scent of desserts floated in the air.
Several gentle women with ice-blue long hair and fair skin wearing elegant kimonos, as well as mole-faced little girls, carried trays back and forth between the booths.
"The shop is quite big."
Ryohei looked around and commented casually.
Just then, a mole-faced girl about 1.2 meters tall greeted them with a smile.
"Good afternoon~, are there four guests?"
Before she spoke, Ryohei almost thought it was Koji.
Really too similar!
"Obviously." Jashin-chan put her hands on her waist, raising her chin slightly to look at the other party.
Facing demons weaker than herself, the scummy snake would unconsciously show an arrogant side.
"We are Yusa's friends; is she in the shop?"
Ryohei took over the conversation gently.
"Ah—! So you are Head Chef Yusa's friends?"
The Ice Clan girl covered her mouth in surprise, looked at Ryohei and the others curiously, and made a gesture of invitation:
"The Head Chef is in the back kitchen. You go in and sit first; I'll go call her for you."
"Okay, sorry to trouble you."
Ryohei responded with slight surprise, not expecting Yusa to have become a Head Chef.
"If I came over, I'd be a Head Chef at the very least too." Jashin-chan pointed at herself.
( ﹁ ﹁ )
Ryohei glanced at her: "What are you competing for?"
Lucoa followed behind the two, clapping her hands lightly and praising: "As expected of someone trained by Ryohei-kun, capable of taking charge anywhere."
"Impressive." Pekola played the hype man.
"You flatter me."
Ryohei turned back with a smile.
"..." The Ice Clan girl looked at Ryohei curiously again.
She remembered Head Chef Yusa saying with a smile—"I met a very amazing person in the human world and learned a lot of things..."
Could it be...
The Ice Clan girl guessed curiously in her heart.
She arranged seats for Ryohei and the others, then went to the back kitchen to call someone.
However, the first one to come over wasn't Yusa, but—
"Little Ice."
Ryohei watched the mole-faced little girl trotting over and hugging him, smilingly rubbing her smooth ice-blue long hair.
His tone was certain because he smelled Yusa's scent on her...
"Mn."
Koji raised her head, revealing an ugly-cute smile. She pointed to the menu on the table and whispered in the common language of the Demon World:
"See what you want to eat; my sister is treating."
Saying this, she looked around and asked strangely: "Sister Yurine didn't come?"
"She won't arrive until around 5:30; she's still on the way." Ryohei answered with a smile.
While the two were talking, Yusa walked quickly from the back kitchen...
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