"So… what's your purpose in following me?"
Sato looked at the blue-eyed young dragon in front of him with a bit of a headache. Why did trouble always find its way to him?
A young dragon?
Well… she could probably be called a young dragon.
Although according to the system's recorded age, this young dragon in front of him was already over fourteen thousand years old, the way she appeared was only about six or seven years old. By dragon standards, she should still be considered a young dragon.
Wait!
If that's the case, then how old was Tohru? He seemed to have never really paid attention to that.
The blue-eyed young dragon in front of him looked up at him blankly, or perhaps not blankly, she simply had an expressionless face all the time.
"I want to find Tohru-sama."
The blue-eyed young dragon looked at him with eyes as clear and bright as a pool of pure water.
She came to find Tohru?
Sato paused, suddenly thinking of something. Had the Hero Association detected this young dragon's arrival?
If the Hero Association had detected her, they would most likely have guided her to Tohru already. They would not have let her wander the streets.
With that in mind, Sato suddenly took out his phone and called Hiratsuka Shizuka.
"Beep…"
"Hey! Why are you suddenly calling me, brat? I'm preparing for a matchmaking meeting right now! I'm busy!"
In a high-end apartment, a certain older otaku woman was sitting in front of the TV, gripping a game controller and staring intently at the screen.
"Hm? Hiratsuka-sensei, you still haven't given up?"
"What do you mean still haven't given up?! Is this something you're supposed to give up on?!"
"If you've got something to say, hurry up. I'm busy right now!"
"Busy playing games?"
"Hey! You can hear that?!"
"I mean, Sensei, you've got the game volume so loud. I'm not deaf, how could I not hear it?"
"Damn it!"
At that moment, her in-game character suddenly died. After cursing loudly, Hiratsuka Shizuka threw the controller aside and impatiently took the phone from between her ear and shoulder.
That brat, it's the weekend and he still won't let me rest properly!
Suddenly, her eyes narrowed as she spoke into the phone, "Wait! Since you know what I'm doing, what did you mean by that earlier?!"
"Well… I was just checking in on you, Sensei."
"Checking in on me? You're mocking me, aren't you?! You normie, just go explode already!"
"Sensei, you've definitely misunderstood! Ahem… never mind, I'll get to the point."
Sato cleared his throat and glanced at the blue-eyed young dragon standing in front of him. "Actually, I've run into something…"
"Spit it out already!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka snapped into the phone irritably. You scumbag surrounded by girls, just hurry up and explode!
"There's a blue-eyed young dragon standing right in front of me right now."
"…"
After Sato's calm voice came through, the other end of the line fell into a long silence.
After a while, Hiratsuka Shizuka's slightly trembling voice slowly came through.
"You're saying… a young dragon?!"
"Yeah, a young dragon! Blue eyes! Expressionless! Loli! Young dragon!"
Sato emphasized each word as he described everything he had observed.
"Holy crap!!! What kind of people are living in your apartment?! How is it that anyone can just pick up a dragon?!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka shouted wildly from the other end, sounding like she was about to split apart from envy.
"I'm not really sure about that, but… I want to ask, did your association detect her?"
There was a pause on the other end. After saying "wait a moment," she quickly hung up.
Sato guessed she had gone to verify the situation. Taking this time, he decided to properly talk with the blue-eyed young dragon in front of him.
"Did you come specifically to find Tohru?"
Kanna looked up at Sato, first shaking her head, then nodding.
So… what did that mean?
Sato looked at her, puzzled.
Beep…
Hiratsuka Shizuka called back. After picking up, Sato heard her somewhat awkward voice.
"Um…"
Sato immediately understood and sighed. "So, just like with Tohru, you didn't detect her either, right?"
"Ahem, well…"
"Alright, alright, Sensei, no need to say more. Just tell me how to handle this now."
"In any case, first figure out her purpose for coming here. Determine the nature of this situation."
"Purpose? I more or less already know… she came to find Tohru!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
On the other end, Hiratsuka Shizuka let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Then just bring her back to your apartment for now. I'll send someone over tomorrow to investigate. Leave things to you for the time being."
"Huh?"
"Beep…"
Looking at the disconnected call, Sato couldn't help twitching at the corner of his mouth. If the safety of the world is left to you people, it's doomed sooner or later.
…
Under the setting sun, Sato and the blue-eyed young dragon looked at each other for a moment. Then Sato smiled and asked, "Um… what did you mean earlier when you nodded and shook your head?"
"I was exiled…"
Kanna lowered her head, speaking in a subdued voice.
Exiled?
Someone would exile such a cute blue-eyed young dragon?
Sato crouched down and looked at her. "So what you meant was that you were exiled to this world, and after sensing Tohru's aura, you followed me to find her?"
"Mm!"
Kanna nodded at Sato.
Sato sighed and was about to stand up, but suddenly thought of something important.
He crouched down again and looked at Kanna. "Can you tell me what kind of pranks you pulled?"
Kanna looked up at him blankly, then said in a muffled voice, "I took the human king's crown…"
"I bit the World Tree in the forest of elves…"
"I secretly swapped the divine artifact of the dwarf kingdom…"
"I threw the giant king's big bone hammer to Cerberus, who guards the gates of hell…"
"…"
Sato's eyes grew wider and wider, and in his heart, everything finally made sense…