"What do you mean, 'what's going on'? There's nothing!"
Utaha Kasumigaoka denied it with a red face, then went downstairs first: "Aren't we going to see Tohru's companion? Let's go!"
In the blink of an eye, she was downstairs, completely fleeing in disarray.
"What's wrong with her?" Tohru asked curiously.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it. Let's go down too."
"Oh."
It was just human shame. Tohru, whose mind was full of such things, definitely wouldn't understand, and it wasn't really necessary for her to understand anyway.
Lord Chen and Tohru went downstairs and entered the shop, only to see Utaha Kasumigaoka with her mouth slightly open, her eyes fixated on a corner of the shop with an expression of awe.
He followed her gaze and saw a small, snow-white figure in the corner.
It was a little girl, curiously looking around, appearing to be about a primary school student's age, very cute, but her appearance was completely unlike a normal primary school student.
She had long purple-white hair, blunt bangs, tied into two low pigtails, with hime cut side locks. She had white horns on both sides of her head, two pairs of them. One pair curved upwards like ox horns, and the other, smaller pair, lay flat against her head.
She was wearing a pink and white ethnic-style dress with a small shawl, looking very ornate but not at all out of place, as if it were tailor-made for her.
Lord Chen naturally recognized her at a glance; she was exactly like Kanna in his impression, but seeing her in person, he found her even cuter, almost overflowing with paternal love.
Normal paternal love, not the kind that is like a mountain.
"Tohru!"
Utaha Kasumigaoka suddenly leaned close to Tohru, asking excitedly in a low voice: "What's with that little girl? Why is she so cute? Is she your friend?"
"Not a friend, just an acquaintance." Tohru pushed her away with a look of disdain.
"Whatever, she's too cute!" Utaha Kasumigaoka secretly glanced at Kanna, her face flushed with excitement.
It was perfectly normal; no one could be indifferent to such a cute little girl. Lord Chen could restrain himself entirely because he was mentally prepared.
Chisato Nishikigi was so focused on Kanna that she didn't even notice Lord Chen and the others had arrived, sitting behind the cash register.
"Is she cute? Lord Chen, what do you think?" Tohru couldn't help but ask Lord Chen.
"She's very cute, as cute as Tohru," Lord Chen said.
"Really? Hehe~" Tohru giggled foolishly.
Lord Chen smiled and shook his head: "Let's go, take me to talk to her."
"Okay."
Tohru continued to hold Lord Chen's arm, pulling him towards Kanna.
"Ah, Chen ge." Chisato Nishikigi only came back to her senses when Lord Chen and Tohru entered her sight.
Lord Chen waved at her.
"Isn't she so cute?" Utaha Kasumigaoka leaned towards Chisato Nishikigi.
"Poetry Feather, you're back too..." Chisato Nishikigi only then noticed Utaha Kasumigaoka. She knew who she was talking about and looked towards Kanna again, nodding: "Yes, she's very cute."
"Don't worry, I have a feeling that child will stay."
"Hmm? Why?"
"That child, like Tohru, is a dragon."
"So those horns aren't headwear after all," Chisato Nishikigi realized.
"Didn't Tohru tell you?"
"No, she suddenly brought that little girl back and didn't really take care of her much. I thought she had just found a lost little girl."
"I see... Well, there aren't that many dragons around after all."
"So, she's really going to stay?" Chisato Nishikigi looked at Utaha Kasumigaoka with anticipation.
Utaha Kasumigaoka smiled helplessly: "It's unclear if Tohru will keep her, but do you think Chen will keep that little girl?"
"Haha~ I didn't expect Poetry Feather, you'd understand Chen ge so quickly." Chisato Nishikigi laughed.
"Hmph~"
Lord Chen didn't know that Utaha Kasumigaoka and Chisato Nishikigi were discussing him. He and Tohru sat down opposite Kanna.
Looking at Kanna head-on, she appeared even cuter, with large eyes and a round, delicate little face, like a porcelain doll.
"Lord Chen, her name is Kanna Kamui, she's a lightning dragon, with lightning abilities..." Tohru introduced Kanna to Lord Chen, then proudly introduced him to Kanna: "Kanna, this is Lord Chen I told you about."
"Kanna, hello..."
"Please leave Lord Tohru!"
Lord Chen had just wanted to greet Kanna when she interrupted him, the little girl staring at him warily.
However, this was within his expectations. He smiled and retorted, "Why?"
Kanna's delicate little face was taut, and she replied sternly: "From the moment I met Lord Tohru until now, Lord Tohru has been mentioning your name constantly. You must have seduced and tricked Lord Tohru!"
"Kanna, some things aren't suitable for you to say, you're still little."
"I don't care, you must have used your body to tempt Lord Tohru! Please leave Lord Tohru and give Lord Tohru back to me!"
As Kanna spoke, she jumped off the chair, then ran two or three steps to Lord Chen, punching his leg.
"You scoundrel! You scoundrel!"
She had no strength at all... Lord Chen couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head. Was she not too cute?
He didn't stand on ceremony, reaching out and lifting her by her armpits.
"You scoundrel! You scoundrel!" Kanna had no power to resist, only flailing her hands wildly in the air, her short little legs constantly kicking.
"Hehe~ Leaving aside whether Tohru was seduced by me, how are you so sure that I tricked her?"
"Hmph! Humans are all untrustworthy!"
"That's true... But have you ever considered that Tohru isn't that easy to trick? And she's so powerful, would I dare?"
"..." Kanna suddenly froze.
Lord Chen continued to ask: "Right? It's not like Tohru is stupid, is she? Do you think Tohru is stupid?"
"Lord Tohru isn't stupid!" Kanna retorted, puffing out her cheeks.
"Then that's that, isn't it?"
"..." Kanna stared blankly, her mind a bit slow to process.
Lord Chen looked at her adorable, dazed expression, suppressing a laugh. Although Kanna had lived for over ten thousand years, she was still just a young dragon, comparable to a human child.
This was too easy to handle.
"Kanna, I truly like Lord Chen. Don't talk nonsense anymore," Tohru added.
"Ugh..." With Tohru helping to speak, Kanna started to feel wronged.
"Don't cry, don't cry, you won't be cute if you cry." Lord Chen held her in his arms, rocking her like he was comforting a baby.
This had quite an effect on Kanna. She held back her tears, sitting obediently on Lord Chen's lap, looking down helplessly.
"Kanna, how did you come to this world?" Lord Chen couldn't bear to see her like that and started a conversation.
"I wanted to find Lord Tohru. As I was flying, a distorted space appeared ahead, and then I went into it."
"Weren't you scared?" Lord Chen asked with amusement.
"I wasn't scared at all! And I felt Tohru's presence."
"It seems you really like Tohru."
"Yes!" Kanna nodded with a serious little face, then looked at Tohru: "Lord Tohru, let's go back together?"
"I don't want to!" Tohru decisively refused, hugging Lord Chen tightly: "I want to be with Lord Chen!"
"Why?"
"Because I deeply love Lord Chen!" Tohru replied proudly.
"...I don't understand."
"It's okay if you don't understand. Besides, Kanna, it seems you can't go back, can you?"
"..." Kanna stopped speaking.
"Hehe~" Tohru looked at her with a mischievous smile: "If I'm not mistaken, Kanna, you've become much weaker."
"It's... it's just that Lord Tohru is too special," Kanna retorted, turning her head away stubbornly.
"And the spiritual energy concentration here is too low!"
"Anyway, you just can't go back."
"..."
"Kanna can't go back." Lord Chen chuckled.
"Human, what do you mean?" Kanna frowned, glaring at him.
"I just wanted to ask if you'd like to stay and live with us?"
Lord Chen's smile was gentle, and Kanna's eyes widened.