Tanaka and his wife looked up and saw a cute little loli with dark skin and purple hair.
Kashi had already changed out of her rather revealing clothes and into one of Tanaka Masao's shirts.
This shirt was from Tanaka Masao's middle school days, so it was a bit smaller than his current size.
However, when Kashi wore it, it still covered her knees.
As for what was under the shirt, Tanaka Masao didn't have any suitable clothes for Kashi.
And our Lord Kashi didn't care at all, choosing to go commando.
Seeing Kashi suddenly appear, Tanaka's parents were stunned for a moment.
Then, in the next second.
Tanaka's father quickly closed and locked the door.
Tanaka's mother, on the other hand, grabbed Tanaka Masao's ear and said, scolding him for his lack of ambition.
"Masao, how could you do such a thing? This is illegal! Did you leave any clues? Make sure you don't get caught."
After a flurry of activity, the Tanaka household finally quieted down.
The four of them sat on the living room sofa, and Tanaka's father asked.
"So, you're saying this little girl is a poor, homeless child, and that's why you brought her back?"
Tanaka Masao nodded, "That's right, that's exactly it."
This was his planned solution: Kashi was a stray he had picked up.
And this wasn't far from the truth either.
Tanaka's mother breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, I thought you had made some mistake."
After speaking, she looked at Kashi and asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Such a cute child, is she really an orphan? She's not a runaway, is she?
Masao, did you go to the police station to inquire?"
Tanaka Masao was quite confident about this.
"I checked with the police station; there's no household registration information for her."
Upon hearing this, Tanaka and his wife didn't doubt it further.
Although society was stable now and there were welfare institutions like orphanages, it was still possible for one or two people to wander for years without registered household information.
Kashi herself was very cute and endearing, and coupled with her "tragic" background.
Tanaka's mother looked at Kashi with extra pity and affection; she stepped forward and gently stroked Kashi's head, comforting her.
"It must have been very hard all these years, your skin has even turned dark."
Suddenly being petted by a human, Kashi immediately became displeased.
She, Kashi, was the second-in-command of the Demon Realm, how could she be petted by an ordinary human?
Just as Kashi was about to explode, she saw Tanaka Masao frantically winking at her.
His gaze seemed to say, endure it, or everything will be over.
Seeing this, Kashi gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and closed her eyes in great humiliation.
[Ding, Degeneracy Value +10]
Tanaka's mother, seeing Kashi like this, thought she was suppressing her sadness and trying not to cry.
On the other side, Tanaka's father also spoke up and asked.
"Masao, you brought her home, what do you plan to do with her?"
"I want to take her in."
Tanaka Masao gave his pre-planned answer.
Tanaka and his wife exchanged glances and nodded at each other.
Tanaka's father: "I have no objections."
Tanaka's mother: "I've always wanted a daughter, Kashi, right? Are you willing to stay and live with us?"
Having endured the head-patting and seeing her goal finally achieved, Kashi also breathed a sigh of relief.
[For providing me with a place to stay, I'll forgive you for patting my head.]
Kashi nodded, "I am willing."
Suddenly having a cute daughter, Tanaka and his wife were both very happy.
Tanaka's mother: "I'll go prepare dinner."
Tanaka's father: "I'll go tidy up a room and look into household registration matters; Masao, you look after Kashi."
As the couple became busy, only Tanaka Masao and Kashi were left in the living room.
Kashi lay lazily on the sofa, like a useless person who had exhausted all her strength.
"Phew, it's finally over, I'm so tired."
"Hey, you didn't seem to do anything, didn't even say two words, how can you be tired?"
Looking at Kashi like this, Tanaka Masao increasingly felt that this second-in-command of the Demon Realm was very overrated.
"What do you know!" Kashi waved her fist, quite unconvinced.
"It's precisely because I didn't do anything that I'm tired.
To act in this play, I tried my best to hold back from exploding, do you know how hard that is?"
"I don't know."
Tanaka Masao didn't humor Kashi at all and also sat down on the sofa.
"Alright, now that you're settled, over the next few days, get your identification documents sorted out, and that'll be it."
"Identification documents? What do I need human identification for?"
"It's naturally more convenient to have human identification when you're active in the human world.
Things like taking public transport or buying certain items require it.
You need to find the Demon Stones; what if they're scattered far away, are you going to go there yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Kashi said no more, intending to cooperate with them to get her identification documents.
If she had enough magic power, she could fly to find the Demon Stones, but now her magic power wasn't even enough to maintain her form, let alone fly.
At this moment, Kashi looked at Tanaka Masao's chest again and said.
"I see you have a set of mecha, lend it to me; I'll return it to you once I find the Demon Stones."
Looking at Kashi's outstretched hand, Tanaka Masao unceremoniously slapped it away.
"You've got some nerve, that's my treasure, how could I give it to you?"
Kashi retracted her hand, blew on it, clearly in some pain from the slap, and said with great displeasure.
"If you're not giving it, then don't, why hit me?"
Kashi said this, but her eyes kept staring at Tanaka Masao's chest.
Her perception ability was very keen; there was an item containing powerful energy on Tanaka Masao's chest.
Unfortunately, that energy wasn't magic power, so she couldn't absorb or use it.
She guessed it was the energy system of Tanaka Masao's battle armor; with such powerful energy, the battle armor must be very formidable.
If she had this battle armor, she could definitely collect all the Demon Stones very quickly.
[I need to find a way to steal it while he's showering or sleeping.]
Kashi began to plot in her mind, as for what to do if she failed and got caught.
Lord Kashi had never considered that.
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