Chapter 366: Snake Dance Music!
[Mr. Silver's VIP Gym Card (10-Year Membership)]
"Gym card? You can actually get this kind of thing?"
Ryohei looked surprised, then turned to Jashin-chan, intending to learn about this "Mr. Silver" from a local.
"Hmm..."
Noticing Ryohei's gaze, Jashin-chan crossed one arm over her chest, tilted her head, and tapped her cheek with her finger:
"Mr. Silver's Gym is one of the top gyms in the Demon World. The venue is huge, and all kinds of facilities are complete."
"Speaking of which, I was dragged by Minos to get a card for this gym before. But I only went a few times at the beginning, and then it just collected dust at home."
"You don't look like the type who can persist in exercising," Ryohei teased with a smile.
"You're spot on about demons."
( ﹁ ﹁ )
Jashin-chan glanced sideways at Ryohei, not minding. Her gaze turned to Pekola, rubbing her hands together like a fly, and she said ingratiatingly: "Pekola, this is useless to you anyway; why don't you give it to me?"
"I'm so poor I can't even afford underwear!"
You can't wear underwear anyway, right!
Ryohei couldn't help but roast her in his mind.
"Mn, here."
Pekola casually handed the gym card to Jashin-chan. As she said, this gym card was useless to her since she didn't live in the Demon World, and she had no interest in fitness.
"Oh, Arigato!" Jashin-chan happily took the gym card.
She took out her phone from her snakeskin pocket—
Click—!
She took a picture of the gym card and immediately listed it on a second-hand platform.
Surprisingly, it sold within just an hour.
Netting 1.32 million Yen, Jashin-chan was grinning from ear to ear.
Time flew, and it was 8 PM.
Outskirts of Jashin Capital—
Whoosh—!
Huge bonfires were lit. Dancing tongues of fire tore through the night curtain, illuminating the surrounding area.
Demons began singing and dancing around the bonfires.
"Oh ho—! I'm going to dance, are you coming?"
Jashin-chan looked at Ryohei and the others, excitedly pointing at the bonfire.
"Not going, I'm not interested in dancing." Ryohei waved his hand, looked at Lucoa and Pekola beside him, and smiled: "If you're interested, you can go with Jashin-chan."
"Not interested." Pekola shook her head gently, her voice cool.
"Dancing alone is no fun."
Lucoa lifted her left eyelid, looking at Ryohei suggestively.
"Am I not a person?"
Jashin-chan pointed at herself, then revealed a goofy smile, answering her own question: "Okay, I'm indeed not a human."
"What a cold joke." Ryohei complained. His gaze turned to Lucoa, and he suddenly thought of something interesting. "Ah," he said, "Wait a moment!"
"Jashin-chan, you wait too."
After speaking, he walked towards the nearby stalls.
On the spot—
Although she didn't know what Ryohei was going to do, Pekola followed without hesitation. Lucoa tilted her head, put her hands behind her back, and followed with light steps.
"What for?"
[・_・?]
Jashin-chan revealed a pair of dot eyes, a question mark popping up over her head.
Then she wriggled her tail and followed...
"..."
I remember they sell that here...
Around the bonfire party, naturally, there were various stalls selling snacks, drinks, handicrafts, and traditional musical instruments.
Found it!
Ryohei's gaze swept across and quickly locked onto a stall selling traditional musical instruments. He walked straight over and picked out a exquisitely crafted bamboo flute.
"Why is Ryohei-kun buying a bamboo flute?"
Lucoa, who followed, asked curiously.
"Didn't you say dancing alone is no fun? I'll accompany you."
Ryohei looked at her, shook the bamboo flute in his hand, and turned to walk back.
"Eh—!"
Lucoa dragged out the ending note, saying with some reluctance:
"But I'd prefer to dance with Ryohei-kun... Man and woman pairing, dancing is more 'exciting,' you know!"
"Be careful outside..."
( ﹁ ﹁ )
Jashin-chan glanced sideways at the two, her gaze falling on Ryohei, and asked: "Servant asked me to stay, did you want me to dance with Lucoa?"
"No, just because you are a snake, I want to verify something."
Ryohei answered with a smile.
"How rude! I'm clearly a Jashin (Evil God)!" Jashin-chan crossed her arms, puffing her cheeks in feigned dissatisfaction.
"..." Ryohei smiled and didn't reply.
He found a relatively quiet corner and asked Lucoa to purify the bamboo flute in his hand.
Then, he raised the bamboo flute to his lips and played a melody with a distinct rhythm and exotic style.
"Mmm... my body wants to move uncontrollably..."
Lucoa put her hands on her waist, her hips wrapped in black hot pants swaying to the rhythm.
Jashin-chan beside her twisted even more vigorously—
Her whole body was boneless, dancing a dance similar to a water snake dance, surprised while dancing: "Eh—! What tune are you playing, Servant? It's quite catchy!"
As expected of a character from a gag manga, reasonable!
The corners of Ryohei's mouth curved. His gaze turned to Pekola—
She didn't have any special reaction, but perhaps seeing Lucoa and Jashin-chan twisting there, she curiously followed a couple of times but soon stopped.
Ryohei also stopped playing and answered Jashin-chan's question with a smile:
"Snake charmer music."
"...It's a coincidence, right?" Lucoa put her hand to her forehead, speechless for a moment. She naturally noticed that Pekola had no reaction to this music.
But she was Quetzalcoatl; although her name had "coatl" (snake), she wasn't a snake!
"I told you I'm not a snake, I'm a Jashin!" Jashin-chan was also speechless, only this time, inexplicably lacking confidence...
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