Chapter 277: Let's Duel, Human!
"Phew—! That was so satisfying!"
"..."
When the Full-Course Beef Banquet ended, it was already approaching 2 PM. During the meal, an additional round of dishes was served—these had been prepared in advance but couldn't be served immediately due to limited table space.
The entire banquet consisted of a total of twenty-six dishes.
Presenting various parts of the cow using a wide array of cooking techniques and styles left everyone amazed!
The meal was a delight for both guests and host, with everyone wearing satisfied smiles on their faces.
"Picoletta."
Persephone wiped her mouth elegantly with a napkin, looked at her daughter on her right with a smile, and deliberately dragged out the last syllable:
"Do you always eat this well? Mommy is so envious—!"
A faint blush rose leisurely on Persephone II's face, making her look a bit embarrassed. She glanced at Persephone and muttered softly:
"The food has always been quite good..."
"Picoletta?"
Yurine keenly spotted the highlight and looked at the mother and daughter curiously.
"It's this child's real name."
Persephone put her arm around her daughter's slender shoulders and looked at her: "What? You didn't tell them?"
"Because... I hate that name!"
Persephone II blushed and looked away.
"Eh? Why? Isn't it cute?" Medusa, who was helping to clear the dishes, asked in confusion.
"I hate the origin of this name!" Persephone II clenched her small fists and shouted with a hint of frustration.
"Mmh, speaking of the origin of this name..."
Persephone raised her chin slightly and held up a slender white finger, appearing very eager to share.
"Really! Mom, stop talking!" Seeing this, Persephone II hurriedly grabbed her arm in an attempt to stop her.
However, she didn't succeed. Persephone shared enthusiastically:
"Back in the restroom of the Demon World Elementary School, there was an air freshener that smelled particularly nice. I liked that scent very much, so I named my daughter after it."
"...Hey! That's too reckless! (￣ ￣|| )!"
Hearing the origin of the name, Lierre couldn't help but look at Persephone speechlessly and retort.
"..." A drop of cold sweat slid down Yurine's forehead. She also understood why Persephone II hated her name so much and couldn't help but look at her with sympathy.
So this is what they call unreliable parents? Ryohei Tanaka twitched his eyebrows and silently sympathized with Persephone II for a few seconds.
"Ah—! That one..."
Jashin-chan, holding a stack of dishes, seemed to recall something as her expression changed.
Persephone II's face turned red to the tips of her ears. She complained to Persephone with a mix of shame and anger:
"I don't know what Mom was thinking! That was a toilet air freshener! What parent would name their child after something like that! It's just too shameful—!"
"But setting aside the air freshener part, the name sounds quite nice."
Yurine looked at Persephone II, who was so embarrassed she was about to explode, and gently smoothed things over.
"Indeed."
Ryohei Tanaka nodded in agreement, and Lucoa chimed in from the side.
"..."
Although the name received praise from several people, Persephone II still felt very ashamed, a faint blush remaining on her face.
At this time, Mino led the members of the Matsuya Group construction team over and asked Lucoa to open a spatial portal to Harajuku.
Seeing this, Ryohei Tanaka asked casually, "Are they going back to the Demon World?"
"Mmh, the train is at 6 PM."
Mino nodded, resting her hand casually on her soft waist, and added with a smile:
"Sending them to Harajuku first so they can wander around and buy some souvenirs before heading back when it's time."
Ryohei Tanaka nodded, watching the Matsuya Group pass through the spatial portal to Harajuku. His gaze then turned to Lierre—
It was time to resolve this trouble!
"Thank you for the hospitality."
Sensing Ryohei Tanaka's gaze, Lierre spoke first to express her thanks, then lowered her eyelids and said mercilessly:
"If you want to change my mind, come and defeat me!"
"Is there no other choice? Can it only be resolved by force?" Ryohei Tanaka tilted his head, the smile on his face not diminishing in the slightest, his tone as gentle as ever.
"This development isn't looking good...!"
Kobayashi, at the 'kids' table, witnessed this scene and muttered with a frown.
Before coming here, she had learned from Tohru about the 'Lord wanting to unleash a great flood to cleanse the human world.'
Naturally, Kobayashi was on Ryohei Tanaka's side.
It was just that she didn't have any combat power herself, so she could only offer spiritual support or help with verbal sparring—
But she estimated that would be useless.
"..." Kobayashi thought to herself and glanced at Tohru.
"What if I give you this?"
Ryohei Tanaka took out his phone from his pocket, operated it for a moment, and held the screen in front of Lierre.
"Are you trying to bribe me?"
"Human, you are too naive and underestimate me too much..."
Although Lierre said this, her eyes honestly looked at the phone screen, a little curious about what Ryohei Tanaka would use to bribe her.
"..." Persephone leaned over from the side, peeking at the screen stealthily, and then her expression froze.
On the phone screen was a page from a shopping platform. The item was impressively a cartoon panda kiddie ride, black and white and adorably styled...
Are you serious?
Persephone raised her slender white hand to cover her slightly parted lips, blinked her beautiful eyes, and looked at Ryohei Tanaka in shock:
Are you sure you're bribing her and not provoking her?
Meanwhile, Lierre was also startled.
You're using this to bribe me?
"But it looks kinda interesting..."
Her heart skipped a beat, but she immediately reacted, blushing and shouting at Ryohei Tanaka in embarrassment and anger: "Are you making a fool of me!?"
"I'm not."
Ryohei Tanaka looked surprised: "I thought you would like it."
"How could I possibly like this kind of thing! (#`Д´)ﾉ!"
"But your expression just now seemed tempted..."
"I wasn't! You saw wrong!"
"..."
As the two exchanged words, no matter how one looked at it, Lierre seemed a bit flustered.
This made everyone curious about what Ryohei Tanaka had just shown her.
Persephone crossed one arm and rested the other on top, tapping her fair cheek with a finger, and said thoughtfully:
"Speaking of which, Lierre used to ride Pegasus often in Heaven when she was little."
"You're so noisy!"
Lierre blushed and shouted at Persephone, then pointed her finger at Ryohei Tanaka, issuing a duel invitation—
"Let's duel, human!"
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