Chapter 33: Chapter 9: Part 1
Isekai Restaurant
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Chapter 9: Learning Magic
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- Silas -
"Excuse me?" I asked, not understanding her words.
"Break up with Tohru-sama." She said with puffed cheeks, which looked insanely adorable but for the life of me, I couldn't make sense of her words.
"I know you have seduced Tohru-sama with your looks."
"I think you are misunderstanding something here. Tohru and I are not in such a relationship." I replied, trying to calm the situation.
"Liar! Don't lie to me. I saw you both….holding hands….and you even patter her head. You….hentai!"
"Say what?"
"Slut."
"That's rude."
'"Netorare."
"Oi."
"Ero Demon."
I could feel my eyes twitching because as adorable as this little dragon was, her words were not.
But before I could say anything more, she got up.
"If you don't then I will….have you beat you up myself." and with that she jumped on me, across the table.
I was prepared to defend myself but….she fell.
Yes.
The dragon girl….fell on the table, directly on her face.
She didn't move for two full seconds and suddenly I was scared for a completely different reason.
"Are you alright?"
Her body shook and she picked herself up and I could see a red spot on her nose and tears in her eyes.
"You are bleeding. Did you hurt your nose in that fall? Wait here, I will get the first aid kit. Miss Lavinia, could you please watch over her for a second." I said as I went upstairs to get the first aid kit.
When I came down, I saw the girl in Lavinia's lap who was cooing at her and preventing her from crying.
Sigh.
Even if she was a dragon, I guess she was still a child.
When I tried to help her though, she wiped her nose with a handkerchief given by Lavinia and looked back at me.
"So are you going to break up with Tohru-sama now?"
….
"How about we talk about this when Tohru comes back. I am sure she can clear the misunderstanding. Till then, how about we get you something to eat? By the time you are done, Tohru will be back too."
"I will not be swayed by your words. I…."
Grrr~~
Her stomach growled, making me chuckle.
"Alright, I will go and make something for you."
I pat the girl's head and went back to the kitchen.
I got some noodles and some Cherry Cake which I kept for Tohru to reward her for her good work.
The cake was made from Dragon Cherries which is apparently well liked by dragons. At least Tohru liked the cake.
"So you ran away from home?" I heard as soon as I reached the tables.
The little girl stiffened at the question.
"Oh you poor girl. You didn't get hurt on the way, did you? No wonder you were so hungry." She was hugging the girl while cooing to her.
I looked at the two in wonder.
Lavinia….was quite good with kids.
Actually, she was even smiling.
The poor girl had been through a lot and deserved some happiness.
I placed the plates in front of the two girls. "Here, have something to eat."
Won't lie, it was quite adorable to watch the girl look at the cake and then back at me, her empty stomach fighting with her supposed dislike for me.
Drool flowed from the corner of her mouth as she looked at the cake and she was going forward before suddenly stopping and pulling back and shaking her head. Then she took another sniff of cake and then shook her head again.
This funny scene continued until the door to the restaurant opened and a loud shout announced their presence to everyone.
"We are back, Boss!" Tohru's voice broke the situation as the girl peeked from her seat to look at the two.
"Tohru-sama."
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I looked at the two dragon girls eating in peace.
Kanna Kamui, the white haired child….was apparently not a child.
She was over nine thousand years old.
After Tohru cleared the misunderstanding, she didn't hesitate gulping down the food. Seeing her eat, Tohru drooled too and joined her.
"Come back with me, Tohru-sama." The girl asked with puppy….baby dragon eyes? I am not even sure what it was but it worked.
"I can't." Tohru refused solemnly.
"But why?"
"I have to repay Boss and Naruto-kun for helping me out and giving me food. Also….the food here is so good~"
….
So you are just a glutton. Although maybe I should take it as a compliment?
The girl snapped in my direction.
"So it's you! You have seduced Tohru-sama with your….your demonic charms and your….delicious food. I will fight you." She jumped on me.
This time she didn't fall but her punches….they were slow.
Yeah, I kinda figured out that she was either not strong or not at full strength.
Seeing the girl throw punches at me that wouldn't hurt a stuffed toy, I picked her up in my hands and raised her to my eye level.
"You asked Tohru to go back with you, right?" I asked.
"Hmm." She nodded resolutely.
"Alright."
"What! But Boss, what about my job here? And the food…." The other dragon girl shouted.
I didn't mind the last part of the sentence and concentrated on the girl glaring at me at the moment.
"But….where will you go? You have run away from home as it is. Do you even have a place to stay?" I pointed out, making the girl freeze.
"What! Kanna, you ran away?"
With Tohru on her case, I placed the girl back in her seat with a smile and let handle it.
I looked at them one last time before going back to the kitchen.
It was the opening time and I needed to prepare everything for the day.
As usual Cid came in first and a while later Naruto and Miu entered the Restaurant for their bento too.
I came out just in time to see Naruto and Kanna arguing with each other….or rather Kanna wanting him to give up on Tohru.
The funnier part was her trying to do so while eating her cake.
She looked like an adorable squirrel rather than a fearsome dragon.
Ultimately Miu intervened and proposed to ask her grandfather to allow Kanna to live with them as Tohru did.
I wonder how Hayato-san would handle a baby dragon living at his place.
Then again, knowing the guy, he would probably be happy about the whole thing.
I prepared their bentos and handed it over to them.
Miu and Naruto were getting late for school so they went ahead, leaving Kanna with Tohru.
Cid had some time till his school started so he stayed back for some breakfast but left soon after for his school.
Rimuru, Saitama and Ainz came in a while later.
"Silas, udon for me."
"I'll have some ramen."
"Same for me."
The three sat down at the table that was more or less reserved for them in the corner of the room.
"Oh, you are awake." Ainz said, looking at Lavinia.
To her credit, she didn't seem the least bit bothered by his bony face.
"Yes, I am. Thank you for your help." She bowed towards them and thanked them.
"Ah, don't worry about it. We were just helping out a friend." The guy waved it off but knowing him all this time, I knew that he was just embarrassed.
"So, you are waiting here for the contract, huh?" Rimuru asked and then looked at me. "I seriously thought you would just let her go."
I let out a sigh.
"I probably would have if I was alone here but Sakura also stays with me and if something happened to her because someone came sniffing…." I was still wary of the outside world.
Gods and Devils….yeah, I wondered what would happen if someone really came for us.
"You don't have to worry. I understand and appreciate your concerns. If anything your methods are comparatively tame since the supernatural world generally wipes out the memories of the normal people to hide themselves….and for a good reason." The girl replied.
"I am sorry again. If there is something I can do to make this up to you, I will try my best." I offered to her.
"You have already saved my life. That's a lot more than I can pay for."
I tried to offer her help but she refused so I finally gave up.
Around an hour or so Zeref and Irene-san appeared. They were followed by another old man who looked like a classic wizard from some fantasy world….which was actually not that far away from his actual identity.
Zeref introduced him as August, one of his most trusted people.
The man thanked me for curing Zeref.
"You should say that to Touma-kun. He was the one who did it." I waved it off. "Come, would you like to eat something?"
The one who replied was Irene-san who was actually quite enthusiastic about the food.
In fact, I had noticed that she was a bit too happy when eating the last day.
"So, when did the girl wake up?" She asked after finishing her plate.
"This morning."
"Do you have any problems with your health?" She asked, looking at Lavinia.
"No. I am completely fine. Thank you very much for assisting me."
The woman waved her off as I placed another one of her orders in front of her.
"I guess you are waiting for the contract."
I looked at Lavinia and she nodded.
"Alright. I have already prepared the contact. All you need to do is sign it and drop a drop of blood there. Here you go." She brought out a scroll and handed it to Lavinia.
The girl did as instructed without any resistance.
Finally done with everything, she sat down with them as Irene-san was interested in the magic of other worlds and they talked about different things.
I too moved away to give them some space and cook the orders.