"Taken a liking to me?!"
Hearing Lin Bai say this, Zhu Ran Ya Ai's eyes widened slightly, her pupils trembled, and a blush appeared on her face.
She didn't expect Lin Bai to be so direct.
And he had clearly wanted to kill her before, but now he was saying he had taken a liking to her. Was this reasonable?
Shyness flashed through her.
Zhu Ran Ya Ai's brows furrowed slightly: "Aren't you afraid Moka will be hurt?"
Lin Bai: "You mean?"
Zhu Ran Ya Ai: "—Finding other women."
Lin Bai's lips curled slightly: "Don't worry about that. I already discussed this with Moka, and she agreed."
Zhu Ran Ya Ai: "..."
Well, what else could she say?
At this moment, Lin Bai added, "How about this, I'll give you seven days. Give me your answer after seven days."
"...Okay."
Zhu Ran Ya Ai slowly nodded.
Then she looked up slightly in the direction of the bedroom on the second floor.
Turning back to Lin Bai, she said:
"I'm leaving now. Please tell Moka for me that I have something to take care of and will come to see her again in seven days."
"Alright." Lin Bai nodded in agreement.
Zhu Ran Ya Ai turned and walked towards the courtyard, preparing to leave.
Wait.
Lin Bai suddenly called out to her.
???
Zhu Ran Ya Ai stopped and looked at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai chuckled, "Since you're already here, take something with you."
"Something?"
Zhu Ran Ya Ai was a little confused.
Lin Bai turned and took a bottle of special tomato juice drink from the kitchen refrigerator, then returned to the living room and handed it to Zhu Ran Ya Ai.
"This! Isn't this too much?"
Zhu Ran Ya Ai looked at the tomato juice in front of her, feeling both surprised and delighted.
She hadn't expected Lin Bai to give her a bottle of tomato juice as a gift to take away.
Although she really wanted it.
But thinking about their current relationship, she hesitated.
Seeing her indecisive, unable to help but lightly bite her lower lip, a smile appeared in Lin Bai's eyes, and he said with a laugh:
"Alright, take it."
"I usually don't have a habit of taking back things I've given away. If you don't want it, just throw it somewhere."
"No, I want it, I want it."
Upon hearing Lin Bai say that, Zhu Ran Ya Ai quickly reached out and took the tomato juice from his hand, her lips curving slightly upward.
Her happiness was a little hard to conceal.
And seeing her take the bait, Lin Bai, as a fishing enthusiast, was also very happy.
You're happy, I'm happy.
A win-win, everyone's happy.
"Then I'll be going, thank you."
Zhu Ran Ya Ai held the tomato juice, thanked Lin Bai, and with a light leap, quickly left the courtyard.
"Not taking the usual route, huh."
Seeing her leave that way instead of through the main entrance, Lin Bai couldn't help but shake his head and smile, then turned and walked upstairs.
What, you're saying I didn't remind her?
Does one need to be reminded to use the door?
After leaving Lin Bai's house, Zhu Ran Ya Ai rushed towards Fukushima Prefecture at a speed difficult for ordinary people to perceive.
In another big world.
Time rewound several hours.
After touring Neon, Tohru used magic to open a spatial passage and returned to the world where she was born.
After revisiting some familiar places.
She made a decision in her heart.
To find Lin Bai.
To try and experience a new life.
This was her own choice.
Just like that thief girl back then, it was something she wanted to do herself.
Perhaps this was also a kind of freedom.
When she made her decision, Lin Bai lit up her illustration.
After making the decision, Tohru did not rush to the main world of Earth.
Instead, she found a few friends.
Such as Lucoa and Fafnir.
As dawn approached, after visiting her friends and family, Tohru once again cast magic, opening a spatial passage to Earth.
What she didn't know was.
Some time later, a dragon followed her tracks, opened a spatial passage, and arrived on Earth.
When Tohru visited Earth again.
In the Celestial Realm, above the atmosphere, separated by multiple invisible spatial barriers.
"It's this dragon again."
A short-haired golden angel couldn't help but frown slightly.
Her pupils contracted slightly.
A wisp of golden light flickered in and out of existence.
From an incredibly distant place, her gaze pierced through layer after layer of space, taking in Tohru's figure.
She stared at her for a while.
It didn't look like she was going to cause trouble on Earth, so she withdrew her gaze.
As long as she didn't cause trouble.
Then everything was fine.
Even if the other party came from another world.
In her opinion, all beings were equal, be it angels, demons, or giant dragons from other worlds.
She would not easily hold prejudices.
Including evil spirits and yokai on Earth.
Since all things exist in the world, they all have their reasons for existing.
This was the basic rule of how the world operates... Time flows like water, fleeting like the wind.
As a ray of morning light broke through the night.
Tohru, guided by a trace of Lin Bai's aura, used tracking magic to arrive at Nerima Ward and found his location.
"This is it!"
Looking at the residence below and sensing Lin Bai's presence, Tohru felt a mix of happiness and anticipation.
--- --- "However..."
Sensing another unusual aura beside Lin Bai, Tohru blinked her golden-red eyes, deep in thought.
At the same time, in the bedroom.
"Hmm?!"
Lin Bai, who was sleeping in Akashiya Moka's embrace, suddenly opened his eyes, and an invisible surge of psychic energy instantly extended out.
After sensing the familiar aura.
Lin Bai lowered his guard, his lips curving into a smile.
It turned out Tohru had arrived.
Seeing Akashiya Moka still sleeping soundly in his arms, Lin Bai didn't disturb her, gently getting out of bed and putting on his bathrobe.
He found Tohru had landed in the courtyard.
So he went downstairs, and through the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the courtyard, he saw Tohru, who had already transformed into her human form, outside.
She was already wearing a maid outfit.
However, it wasn't a traditional type.
Instead, it was a maid outfit similar to an anime style, blending tradition with modernity.
... Tohru also saw Lin Bai.
Her eyes seemed to light up slightly.
Lin Bai skillfully used his psychic energy to open the floor-to-ceiling window to both sides.
Tohru came outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
With an energetic and adorable smile on her face, she looked at Lin Bai and said:
"Lin Bai, I'm here."
"From today on, I will be your exclusive maid."
Choosing to become Lin Bai's maid.
Besides wanting to experience a new life.
She also wanted to repay his kindness.
After all, Lin Bai had saved her life before.
"Welcome home. Then, please take care of me from now on, Tohru."
Their eyes met, and Lin Bai smiled, extending his right hand to Tohru.
His smile was bright and sunny.
"Please take care of me."
Hearing the word 'home,' Tohru's eyes flickered slightly, and she extended her right hand, clasping it with Lin Bai's.
Her smile was adorable and charming.
It seemed even more affectionate.
Releasing her hand, Lin Bai said with a smile, "Come in first. Afterwards, I'll introduce someone to you, Tohru."
"The one upstairs?"
Tohru looked upstairs upon hearing this.
The aura she had sensed was like that of a Blood Kin from her own world.
And it was different from ordinary Blood Kin.
She couldn't quite pinpoint what was different at the moment.
"Yes, her name is Akashiya Moka."
Lin Bai nodded with a smile.
"Come, Tohru, please sit."
He had Tohru sit on the sofa.
Lin Bai sat beside her, their eyes meeting.
Then, he asked seriously:
"Tohru, do you want to sign a Familiar Contract with me?"
...ed.