"He Qing, you were so cool just now! How did you do that?!"
After leaving the dilapidated courtyard where the Tomato Demon's corpse had been, Dianci and He Qing walked on the undulating grass, with Dianci looking at He Qing with admiration and asking her this question excitedly.
"It's very simple."
He Qing casually shrugged, as if it were really the simplest thing in the world.
"Simple? I wouldn't dare do what you did to Mr Harada and the others!"
It shook its head like an electric wave drum.
"What's there to be afraid of? They're just people, not demons or monsters! If I were you, I would have seen them in half long ago!"
He Qing said casually.
"But I... owe them money..."
Dianci hung his head in frustration.
"So what if they owe money? You've been paying it back every month, haven't you? Besides, it's not your debt; it's your dad's! Furthermore, they're clearly using you as a tool to make money; in their eyes, you're less than a dog! You..."
As He Qing finished speaking, she couldn't help but look at him.
When I saw his one-eyed eyepatch and his gaunt body and glanced at his crotch...
"Oh! They should have been torn to pieces."
He Qing sighed deeply.
"Woof! Woof!!"
Denji remained silent, but Pochita, who had been following along, exclaimed in agreement.
"See, Bochita agrees with this approach."
As He Qing spoke, she squatted down and touched Bochita.
This orange puppy...
Although they are somewhat oddly shaped, they are quite adorable overall.
I doubt anyone would have guessed that its true form would be the chainsaw demon, a fearsome creature in hell that terrifies countless demons.
But perhaps...
It has now transformed into this puppy form, perhaps without even realising it.
As He Qing touched it... he suddenly thought, if he could make contact with it and trigger his ability to extract demonic talent attributes...
That would be wonderful!
After all, its true form is an incredibly powerful demon like the Chainsaw Demon! It's many levels stronger than the previous Tomato Demon!
The abilities that can be extracted must be quite remarkable, right?
However...
The system in my mind didn't respond at all.
Could it be that the contact wasn't strong enough? Or that the contact time was too short?
Besides contact... another way to extract demonic talent attributes is to kill them directly...
But he really couldn't bring himself to kill such a kind and adorable little dog.
Besides that, the more crucial issue is...
He might not be able to kill him right now!
Who knows, Bochita might get enraged and kill him!
That would be such a tragedy.
The safest way is probably to spend more time with Bochita...
Who knows, one day the probability of triggering the extraction of demonic attributes might be realised.
"Hey? Denji, why did you stop?"
After walking along the undulating grass for about half an hour, He Qing, who was holding Bochita, noticed that Dian Ci seemed to have stopped walking.
Looking to the side, I found that it was indeed the case.
"My...my home is over there..."
Denji raised his hand somewhat awkwardly.
He pointed to a small wooden house in the distance.
This area is located on the outskirts of the city.
It wasn't as bustling as the city.
Sparsely scattered, one can still see glimpses of houses and dwellings.
But they are all quite far apart.
It can take tens of metres, or even hundreds of metres, to see the silhouette of another house.
The electric cart pointed to a small wooden house, and my gaze followed...
It was about fifty or sixty metres away.
Anyway, it looks dilapidated.
It cannot be ruled out that a strong wind could blow the roof off the house.
"He Qing, why don't you…you go…"
Dian Ci probably wanted to warmly invite He Qing to his home; after all, He Qing was a friend he had made that day. To be precise, it was probably the first friend he had made in all these years!
But when the words came to mind, I found it difficult to say them...
After all, he had nothing at home.
Let's leave the rest aside.
The key issue is food; there's none available either.
He and Bochita depended on each other for survival. The two of them, one man and one dog, considered it a luxury to be able to eat a piece of bread every day!
"Since we're already here, let's go to your house and take a look."
Although Denji didn't say it outright, He Qing could roughly guess his thoughts. As for Denji as a friend, this friendship... well, he didn't reject it.
He understood Denji's current financial straits. Although Harada Anza had given him 3,000 yen, he still needed to use that money to pay bills and other debts... all to cover Harada Anza's high-interest loans...
"By the way, it would be impolite to come to your house empty-handed, right? Shall we go to the store and buy something?"
To avoid the awkward situation of going to Dianci's house and finding nothing to eat, He Qing found a suitable reason and made this suggestion.
"No...no need! That would be too much trouble!"
Dianci kept shaking his hand.
They must really want to refuse.
But he doesn't actually have the financial means right now.
This area is considered the suburbs of the city.
Although it is far from the city centre, it can still be considered a town.
The two walked for about half an hour more.
Then we arrived at the town's main street.
The number of people living here has naturally increased significantly, along with the number of shops.
Bread, cola, fried chicken...
Fresh meat, vegetables, fruits...
That's fine.
There was even a bag of rice...
He Qing had bought quite a lot, with bags and packages everywhere.
So many things...
This is hardly a visit to a friend.
She's planning to stay at her friend's house for a long time.
However, He Qing doesn't necessarily have to live at the electric radiant station for the whole family.
If you consider him a friend, it's perfectly normal to help him out indirectly, right?
"He Qing! I'll pay you back someday!"
Despite carrying large and small shopping bags, Dianci was clearly very happy.
So much stuff, all piled up at home... that's an unprecedented luxury!
That night.
In the yard of Denji's little cabin, the two of them happily enjoyed a big meal... and of course, the little dog Bochita also had a very satisfying meal...
The stars twinkled.
After resting for a while, the two returned to the cabin to sleep.
"Hey, Denji, what's your wish for the future?"
Lying on the wooden bed, He Qing didn't fall asleep immediately. Instead, she rested her hands behind her head and chatted idly with Dian Ci.
"Me... I want to make lots and lots of money! Money I can never spend!"
Denji answered excitedly, also with his hands behind his head.
"Make a lot of money? What else is there besides making money?"
He Qing seemed to feel that his wish was a bit too modest.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that...
Is it because you feel this is somewhat different from the original world?
In the original world, wasn't his wish to pick up girls? Sleeping with girls every day – how happy that would be!
And at this moment, he...
Is his wish actually to make money?
If it really is the desire to make money...
She won't compete with me for girls...
He Qing actually thought it was even better!
Thinking about this, He Qing felt it was necessary to confirm it further!
He Qing: "Um... Denji, since your only wish is to make money, you probably aren't really interested in girls, right?"
Dianci: "I'm not interested in anything that doesn't provide enough food. I just want to make money, lots of money!"
He Qing: "Okay, I'll call a girl over later; just don't be envious."