Although Kashi had not been in this world for long, she had already somewhat understood its rules.
That is, no matter what you want, you need money.
And for her, penniless, even eating was a problem, let alone finding a place to sleep.
She did not want to live on the streets, exposed to the elements.
So, she had made up her mind that no matter what, she would cling to Tanaka Masao.
Tanaka Masao was already prepared for Kashi's shameless behavior.
After their brief time together, he had also discovered that Kashi was a rather thick-skinned demon.
No, to be precise, Kashi, having held a high position for a long time, would be self-centered when facing anyone other than the Demon King.
"I didn't agree to let you make my home your new base."
"What does it matter? At most, I'll grant you another condition."
Kashi fully demonstrated what it meant to have so many debts that they don't weigh you down; she issued blank checks as if they were nothing.
"You haven't fulfilled the condition you promised me before."
Despite saying that, Tanaka Masao still let Kashi go back with him.
Well, he was still a little bit expectant of the condition Kashi had mentioned.
Of course, just a tiny bit.
Besides that, there was another reason.
Adopting a beautiful demoness, it always feels like something that would happen in a certain type of story...
Ahem, it's something that only happens to anime protagonists.
It would definitely bring him all sorts of opportunities in the future.
...
Kashi followed Tanaka Masao to the door of his house.
Looking at the standard two-story house in front of her, she couldn't help but say with disdain,
"This is your home? It's really crude."
She remembered how she used to live in castles and palaces, which were not only luxuriously decorated but also very spacious.
They were simply incomparable to Tanaka Masao's home.
Tanaka Masao took out his key, opened the door, and upon hearing her words, said,
"If you dislike it, you can choose to go somewhere else."
Kashi didn't want to sleep on the streets, so she squeezed past Tanaka Masao and said,
"Forget it, it's a special period right now, so I'll just use this as a temporary base for now."
Watching Kashi dash inside, Tanaka Masao shouted after her,
"Hey, you haven't changed your slippers yet."
When Tanaka Masao had changed his own slippers and walked in, he found Kashi already sitting comfortably on the living room sofa.
Kashi seemed to melt into the sofa, crossing her legs, and commanded,
"Pour me a glass of water."
Looking at Kashi, so relaxed and giving him orders, Tanaka Masao was somewhat speechless.
"You really don't hold back at all."
He went to the refrigerator and poured Kashi a glass of juice.
As he was walking back, he heard Kashi's scream from the living room.
"What's wrong!"
Tanaka Masao quickened his pace and ran over.
When Tanaka Masao ran out, he found that the beautiful girl sitting on the sofa had disappeared, replaced by a small loli.
Kashi looked at her shrunken body again, holding her head in her hands, somewhat distraught.
"I've turned back into a child again."
Seeing this, Tanaka Masao breathed a sigh of relief; he had thought a Magical Girl had come knocking.
He placed the juice on the coffee table and asked,
"What's going on? You've turned back into a child again."
Kashi was a little dejected, picked up the magic stone necklace around her neck, and said,
"This magic stone is too small; it contains too little magic power, not enough to let me maintain my normal state continuously."
"The magic stone's power is used up, so does that mean you'll stay in a child's state indefinitely?"
"Not necessarily."
Kashi shook her head.
"The magic stone's power will slowly recover. According to my calculations, the magic power in this magic stone is only enough for me to maintain my normal form for three to four hours a day.
It seems I need to find a larger magic stone as soon as possible."
"Only able to maintain an adult form for a period each day, and when the magic power is exhausted, the body shrinks..."
Tanaka Masao pinched his chin in thought, feeling like he had seen this setting somewhere before.
Such unexpected events would be very interesting when doing certain things.
Kashi picked up the juice on the coffee table and took a big gulp.
"Ha~, delicious. Alright, we should discuss how to find the magic stone."
"No, there's something more important than that."
Tanaka Masao reminded her.
Kashi tilted her head, very puzzled, "What could be more important than finding the magic stone?"
"My parents will be home from work soon. If we can't come up with a reason for you to stay, you'll be kicked out."
Upon hearing this, Kashi's expression also became serious, and she nodded, saying,
"This matter is indeed more important. I need to solve the accommodation and food issues first before I can calmly search for the magic stone."
She looked up at Tanaka Masao and asked,
"What should I do?"
Looking at the small and cute Kashi, Tanaka Masao nodded; this was much easier to handle than the mature version of Kashi.
"Just follow my arrangements."
"O-okay."
After a moment of hesitation, Kashi still agreed to Tanaka Masao's request.
[Ding, Degeneracy Value +10]
Tanaka Masao: ?
Because his doujinshi was released, Tanaka Masao didn't want to be bothered by the system's notification sound every day.
So he set a limit: if the Degeneracy Value didn't exceed ten points, there would be no notification.
Most people provided only one or two points of Degeneracy Value.
Only when Sawamura Sayuri reached her peak before had she provided him with ten points of Degeneracy Value at once.
He didn't expect Kashi to provide him with ten points of Degeneracy Value so easily.
It seemed he could really rack up Degeneracy Value from Kashi.
But why would she degenerate?
Why would Lord Kashi degenerate?
Of course, it was because for stable accommodation and food, she had no choice but to bow to Tanaka Masao, whom she considered her wallet and subordinate, and obey his commands.
The great Lord Kashi ultimately bowed her noble head to life.
...
"We're home."
Around six in the evening, the Tanaka returned home.
"Welcome home, Father, Mother."
?
Looking at Tanaka Masao, who came out to greet them, the Tanaka were both puzzled.
His former self wouldn't have done that, and the transmigrated Tanaka Masao always came home later than them.
Tanaka's mother paused for a moment, then was the first to speak.
"Masao, you're back. How was Tokyo yesterday?"
"Not bad."
Just as the Tanaka bent down to change their shoes, a strange, very energetic child's voice rang out.
"Hello."