Chapter 391: Wah! Lord, Why Did You Turn to Stone!
Medusa finished dancing, bowed to the audience again, then turned and left the stage with light steps.
The demon host walked out from the side at the right time and took over the conversation.
Below the stage—
Ryohei watched the video he just recorded and casually sent it to the LINE group chat. The group chat quickly became lively—
[Binchou-tan]: "(,,・ω・,,)"
[Poporon]: "Is this... watching the beauty pageant?"
[Kyon-Kyon]: "The scene is so lively."
[Persephone II]: "Sister Medusa danced really beautifully, (♡≧ ≦)=ъ ♡."
[Jashin-chan]: "Servant, you guy, actually dared to sneak photos of my ATM; I express strong condemnation! (｀Д´)ノ! @Yurine."
"..." Ryohei noticed Jashin-chan's message, raised his eyebrows, and replied casually:
[Ryohei]: "Who took sneak photos? What are you blindly fanning the flames for!"
[Poporon]: "Tsk tsk—! Jashin-chan still loves to sow discord so much, especially between Ryohei-kun and Miss Yurine. (￣y▽￣)~* covering mouth and snickering."
Ryohei decisively @Poporon—
[Ryohei]: "Said perfectly!"
Kindred spirit!
[Yurine]: "So does she look good? @Ryohei."
Yurine, summoned by the "Great Summoning Spell," called out Ryohei for questioning.
"..." Ryohei looked at her message and pondered for two seconds before replying—
[Ryohei]: "Good looking... but I feel that when Yurine sanctions Jashin-chan, it attracts me more!"
[Pekola]: "(￣ ￣|| )"
[Minos]: "Ah this—! Taste is somewhat unique..."
[Tohru]: "That's what I'm saying!"
The Dragon Maid popped up.
[Jashin-chan]: "@Ryohei, you have some serious issues! (ﾒ ﾟ皿ﾟ)ﾒ"
[Persephone II]: "[Jashin-chan]: Everyone, I'm sweating profusely!"
[Minos]: "Ahaha—!"
[Poporon]: "Dying of laughter! o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓!"
"..." Ryohei couldn't help laughing at Persephone II's message; good guy, what a talent!
[Jashin-chan]: "@Persephone II, bastard! You're dead! I'm going to kill you! (ง ͠ ᵒ̌ Дᵒ̌)¤=[]:::::＞"
[Persephone II]: "Nyah nyah nyah~."
[Yurine]: "So that's it, I understand. When you come back, I'll perform for you. @Ryohei."
[Yurine]: "You cooperate then too, @Jashin-chan."
[Jashin-chan]: "F*ck! You have issues too!"
[Pino]: "Unconditionally support Miss Yurine! (*・ω・)ﾉ."
[Jashin-chan]: "Get lost!"
At this time, Elma @Ryohei—
[Elma]: "Mr. Human, when are you coming back?"
Ryohei knew she was craving food at a glance and replied casually:
[Ryohei]: "Tomorrow."
[Elma]: "Really? That's really good news! (´﹃｀)"
Indeed craving.
Ryohei couldn't help smiling at Elma's message.
[Poporon]: "Tomorrow? Specifically when? Want to get together?"
Poporon had been very idle recently—since the restaurant and dessert shop closed, she had nothing to do.
She had basically been staying at home for the past month, bored to death.
[Ryohei]: "Arrive tomorrow noon... shall we gather at the ranch in the evening?"
[Poporon]: "Sure."
[Binchou-tan]: "(*´∀`)b゛ ок☆"
[Elma]: "That's great!!"
[Persephone II]: "Ah... I won't go back for a few days!"
[Kyon-Kyon]: "Sister and I too. ╮(╯▽╰)╭"
Pekola, who was helping take care of children at the "Iron Commandos" children's welfare home, saw Ryohei mention getting together and replied happily immediately:
[Pekola]: "Received! （＾∀＾）ゞ!"
Can eat a big meal!
Pekola was so happy she almost drooled.
"Pekola, what are you so happy about? Suddenly showing a greedy expression." The loli Lord, less than 1.2 meters tall, crossed her arms and looked up at Pekola.
"Mn... Boss is back from the Demon World, said let's get together tomorrow evening." Pekola looked at Lierre, a somewhat naive smile on her face.
"..." Lierre, acting like a little adult, raised her eyebrows slightly, immediately thinking of that man who cooked super deliciously, whose dishes glowed, and who was also very good at making desserts.
Her saliva secretion rate involuntarily accelerated a bit.
Quietly swallowing her saliva, she turned her head to look elsewhere, pretending to be nonchalant: "Then... when will the dessert shop resume business? Did he say?"
Children all like to eat sweets—
Perhaps because this body was a child's, she also liked sweets very much.
Ever since one day, Pekola brought desserts to visit her and inadvertently revealed news about the dessert shop, she became a loyal fan of Ryohei's dessert shop.
When Ryohei suddenly announced the closure before, she was lost for quite a while.
She even had thoughts of starting a war so the Demon World wouldn't have time to hold a festival—but she suppressed it in the blink of an eye.
"Don't know, eh? I'll ask for you."
Pekola lowered her head sensibly and sent a private message to Ryohei.
As a loyal servant of the Lord, she naturally knew the Lord's preferences—
After all, she had helped purchase desserts several times; it was hard not to know.
"Emmm..."
Lierre looked at Pekola and opened her mouth.
Don't need to ask specifically for me...
Otherwise, it would make her seem very greedy, like a child.
But—
These words ultimately couldn't be spoken...
"..."
At the same time, in the group chat—
[Minos]: "I have to wait until the festival ends, about another week or so before going back..."
[Ryohei]: "Yusa and the others too... Tomorrow I'll meet with Poporon and the others first. When you come back from the Demon World, we'll meet again."
[Minos]: "That works too."
Buzz buzz—!
Suddenly received a private message from Pekola.
Ryohei was a bit surprised and clicked it open casually—he glanced at the content, thought for a moment, and replied concisely:
[Ryohei]: "Next year, why?"
It was almost New Year's.
The Japanese New Year is from January 1st to January 3rd, only a dozen days away at most.
Need to prepare some New Year things, do major cleaning, etc., where would there be time to open the shop.
On the other side—
Pekola received the reply, honestly replied "Lord asked me to ask," and relayed Ryohei's reply to the Lord.
Hearing this, Lierre, who was looking forward to it in her heart, was instantly extremely disappointed, turning grayish-white.
"Wah—! Lord, why did you turn to stone!? Is there an enemy!?" Pekola was shocked upon seeing this and looked around vigilantly.
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