Four people sat together at the dining table.
Kazumi Tanaka had taken a day off today because she needed to bring Jahy to complete the household registration.
After finishing the process, she had plenty of time, so she bought a lot of ingredients and prepared a large table of delicious food as a welcome party for Jahy.
The whole family was very satisfied with tonight's dinner, and they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Of course, except for Tanaka Masao.
Kazumi Tanaka moved the food that had originally been placed in front of Tanaka Masao to the side.
Then she placed a plate of vegetable salad and a boiled chicken breast in front of him.
"Come on, Masao, mom prepared this for you."
Tanaka Masao looked at the food in front of him, then at the rest of the table, and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Mom, you really love me too much. I'm so touched, woooo…"
Seeing Tanaka Masao grit his teeth, Kazumi Tanaka covered her mouth and laughed.
"Oh, just be touched, just be touched. Masao, mom loves you the most."
Tanaka Kenji looked at the scene, shook his head, and said nothing.
Who told Tanaka Masao to lose weight? As the family who loves him the most, of course, they had to support him.
[Today's dinner is great. I'll drink another can of beer.]
Jahy pinched her chin and silently noted it in her heart.
[One of Tanaka Masao's weaknesses is losing weight. During this time, he can't eat delicious food, which is very painful.
Letting him spank me and then seeing him suffer retribution—it's really satisfying.
No, I want to sit next to him and eat delicious food right in front of him.]
The four of them raised their cups.
"Come on, let's welcome Jahy for officially joining our family."
"Welcome."
"Welcome."
"I really like this new home. Cheers."
Their cups clinked, and dinner officially began.
Jahy ate heartily and spoke while chewing.
"Kazumi, I want to go to school too."
She hadn't forgotten her plan—going to school to gain knowledge and make herself stronger.
The Tanaka couple looked at each other and smiled.
Kazumi Tanaka looked at Jahy and said:
"Don't worry, little Jahy. The school has already been arranged for you, and you can enroll next week.
I didn't expect you to be so enthusiastic about going to school—you really are a good child."
Tanaka Masao stared at Jahy in confusion.
[Why would she want to go to school when everything's fine?
Is she trying to integrate into the human world faster? But isn't she supposed to rebuild the demon world? If she goes to school, where will she find the time?
Is she planning to fight a long war in the human world?]
If Tanaka Masao knew Jahy wanted to attend school because she was influenced by him and wanted to make herself stronger…
He would definitely laugh her to death.
Can school make people stronger?
Of course it can.
But the kind of strength school provides wasn't the kind Jahy imagined.
Tanaka Masao asked curiously:
"By the way, how old is Jahy registered as, and what grade will she be in at school?"
"Well, about that…"
Kazumi Tanaka recalled the time she had taken Jahy to apply for her identity documents earlier.
Jahy didn't have a birth certificate or any supporting documents.
Fortunately, since she was just a child, only an adoption certificate was required.
But when it came to reporting her age, Kazumi Tanaka had no idea how old Jahy really was, so she asked Jahy to answer herself.
The moment Jahy opened her mouth, she claimed she was hundreds of years old.
Although this was true, everyone dismissed it as a child's joke.
In the end, based on Jahy's appearance and Kazumi's judgment, the staff registered her as nine years old.
"Jahy is nine this year. If she goes to school, she should be in the third grade of elementary school."
"Third grade of elementary school."
Tanaka Masao nodded.
[So she's just a little punk.]
"It really suits her temperament."
"Third grade of elementary school?"
Jahy didn't understand what that meant, so she looked at Tanaka Masao and asked:
"Masao, what grade are you in?"
"I'm a freshman in high school."
Jahy stretched out her little hands, holding up one finger with her left hand and three with her right.
"First grade, third grade…"
After comparing, she said excitedly:
"So I'm older than you, and the school I'm going to is more powerful!"
Looking at Jahy, brimming with pride and excitement…
Kazumi Tanaka couldn't bear to dampen her spirits. She gently patted Jahy's head and encouraged her.
"Of course, Jahy must be more powerful."
Although Tanaka Masao had no desire to compete, he felt a little annoyed seeing his mother dote on Jahy so much and wanted to retort.
"Obviously high school is—"
Before he could finish, he felt a cold stare.
Turning his head, he found it was his father.
The silent understanding between father and son made Tanaka Masao instantly grasp his father's meaning.
[If you dare to say something that upsets Jahy while she's happy, I'll make sure you regret it.]
Faced with his father's threat, Tanaka Masao shrank back and decisively chose to shut up.
[Why does everyone like Jahy so much? Isn't she just a little cuter than me?
I'm also round and cute, okay?
Hmm…
Fine, I admit it—if I were a parent, I'd probably like Jahy more too, compared to a greasy fat son.]
Tanaka Masao nibbled on the tasteless boiled chicken breast in front of him, then glanced at Jahy happily devouring her food with oil dripping from her mouth, and a wave of sadness washed over him.
[There's no place for me in this family anymore.
Jahy has become the new favorite.
This little female must have the blood of a succubus—otherwise, how could she charm the family like this?
Only I, with my strong will, remain unaffected by Jahy.]
Adult Jahy: Oh, are you talking about me?
Of course, if it were Jahy's adult form, Tanaka Masao would have been captured instantly.
When dinner was about to end, Kazumi Tanaka took out a few banknotes and handed them to Jahy.
"Jahy, since you went out with me today, you're now more familiar with the area.
I have to work tomorrow, so I can't accompany you. Be good on your own.
This is your pocket money for the month. Buy whatever you want."
Jahy's eyes lit up as soon as she saw the money.
She knew that with money, she could eat and buy whatever she wanted in the human world.
"Then I won't be polite."
Jahy took the money without hesitation, already planning what food she'd buy the next day.
Tanaka Masao couldn't hide his jealousy when he saw the money in Jahy's hand.
"Mom, why did you give her 5,000 yen? When I was in elementary school, I only got 2,000 yen a month."
Kazumi Tanaka explained:
"Isn't your current allowance also 5,000 yen? I can't favor one over the other.
Besides, prices have gone up now, so it's normal to give her a little more."
Tanaka Masao shook his head.
[As expected, people always prefer the cute ones.]
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