Chapter 392: Returning to the Human World!
The Women's Beauty Pageant in Charm Capital came to a close amidst the casual chatter of Ryohei, Pekola, and the others.
Medusa successfully secured her third consecutive championship by a narrow margin!
The moment she won the title, Ryohei couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, a heartfelt smile appearing on his face. He felt happy for Medusa.
"Truly worthy of celebration...!"
Speaking of which, having such a friend was quite something to be proud of.
It gave one a lot of face to mention it.
"Three consecutive championships, huh."
Lucoa, hugging her ample bosom, spoke, her voice clearly reaching Ryohei's ears amidst the uniform, fanatical cheers.
"Mn." Ryohei responded.
Everything he wanted to do on this trip to the Demon World had been successfully completed; he was fully satisfied now.
Ryohei clapped his hands and suggested to Lucoa and Pekola: "Shall we find a place to have a midnight snack, then head back to the villa?"
"Not going to wait a bit and chat with Medusa before leaving?" Lucoa tilted her head, asking sideways.
"No, she should be quite busy next. Let's chat next time."
Although he said that, after thinking about it, Ryohei still took out his phone and sent a message to Medusa: "The dance was beautiful, congratulations on the three-peat."
After sending the message, he looked up at the two and asked, "Is there anything you want to eat?"
"I'm fine with anything."
Pekola answered with a cool voice.
"I'm good with whatever." Lucoa followed up.
The question was thrown back at him instantly. Ryohei thought for a moment and said: "Then... let's find a 'Midnight Snack' place!"
"Midnight Snack" establishments were a local specialty.
Usually, the environment was excellent, offering everything from small snacks to full meals, and even alcohol.
Ryohei felt that on the last night, he should experience the local specialties as much as possible.
"Let's go out and hail a taxi, and ask the driver to recommend a good one."
"That's a good idea..."
The next day, December 17th.
10:00 AM—
Wearing the "Quetzalcoatl and God of Harvest Earring," Ryohei waved goodbye to Maid Nora's reluctant gaze and walked into "Charm Capital Station," taking the train back to the human world.
It only took an hour and forty-five minutes from Charm Capital to Neon (Japan).
When Ryohei arrived at the station, Yurine was already waiting in the car at the stop.
He walked closer and found that Jashin-chan was there too.
"We're back."
Ryohei opened the rear door of the white Patrol and sat in with a smile.
Lucoa and Pekola released his earlobe, flew to the very back row, and transformed back into their human forms.
"Back now~."
"Welcome back."
Yurine released the handbrake, an unconcealable smile of joy on her face. She looked at Ryohei through the rearview mirror, then at the two in the very back.
Jashin-chan also said, "Welcome back."
Ryohei first exchanged a glance with Yurine and smiled, then turned his gaze to Jashin-chan and roasted:
"Jashin-chan, you really pitted us! You went out and couldn't come back, leaving us in your villa..."
"Blame me? I didn't want it to be like that either."
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Jashin-chan turned her head to look at Ryohei, spread her hands innocently, and then complained instead: "Servant, you have responsibility too. Who told you not to help me pay off my debts?"
"If you had helped me pay off the debts, wouldn't this never have happened?"
She spoke with righteous indignation.
"Where is your face (dignity)? You don't want any face at all, do you?" Ryohei was almost amused to the point of anger by her words.
"Face is something I can discard at any time! This is what you call 'the strong'!" Jashin-chan lifted her face, pointed at herself with her thumb, and said triumphantly.
"Ah, ptui—!"
"I think you have a massive misunderstanding of what 'the strong' means..."
"You two really do bicker the moment you meet."
Lucoa sat leisurely in the back row, hugging her ample bosom, looking at Ryohei and Jashin-chan with interest.
Yurine, who had driven the car a distance away, glanced at the rearview mirror and interjected: "It makes me a little jealous."
"A bit like frenemies," Pekola said abruptly.
Ryohei looked natural and sighed softly: "Jashin-chan is so scummy, and I am so upright; it's normal to be like frenemies..."
"Heh, ptui—!"
"Servant, you don't want any face either!"
Jashin-chan looked at Ryohei with disdain.
"I learned it from you."
Ryohei looked back calmly.
"..."
"Speaking of which, you guys haven't eaten, right? Do you want to eat out before going back?"
Yurine held the steering wheel, glancing at the rearview mirror to change the subject.
"Mn, sure." Ryohei nodded readily.
There was a dinner gathering to prepare for in the evening—it was already past twelve, and having just returned, he didn't really want to cook.
Asking Jashin-chan to cook wasn't as convenient as just eating out.
So, after discussing it, the group decided to go eat ramen.
...
"Honestly, winter and ramen are a perfect match. My body feels all warm after eating!"
After the meal—
Jashin-chan wriggled her tail, leaving the ramen shop with a satisfied look.
This statement received unanimous agreement from everyone!
"By the way, the temperature in Tokyo seems lower than in the Demon World..." Ryohei said with a look of surprise.
"That's because winter hasn't officially started there yet. When winter comes, it's much colder than Tokyo."
Jashin-chan turned to look at Ryohei and explained casually.
"Is that so..."
Ryohei didn't dwell on it.
He took the car keys from Yurine and took everyone to Toyosu Market to purchase some ingredients.
By the time they returned home, Pekola, Poporon, Pino, and Little Binchou-tan had already arrived.
Besides them, there was also a petite figure.
"Miss Yurine!"
Pino, who was shivering on the single sofa, teared up immediately upon seeing Yurine.
Like a child finding a parent, she sprang up from the sofa, reached her hands forward, and trotted towards Yurine—
The voluptuous curves on her chest bouncing with every step.
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