Chapter 296: The Gluttonous Dragon is About to Debut!
The next day—
[Lucoa]: "I'm going to a friend's house later, if anyone needs anything, find Pecola. (＾▽＾) "
Around nine in the morning, Lucoa sent a message in the Line group chat and then sought out Ryohei Tanaka.
"Are you going to Kobayashi's house?"
Ryohei Tanaka was currently in Minos and Persephone II's room, playing games with Persephone II.
Hearing Lucoa mention going to a friend's house, he immediately thought of Kobayashi.
"Mmh."
Lucoa rested her left hand on her waist and said with a smile:
"I heard Kanna needs a picnic bento in a couple of days, and Tohru and Kobayashi are arguing over who makes the better bento."
"They're going to have a showdown and called me over to be the judge."
The judge lady placed her hand on her ample chest, causing the enticing fruit to tremble slightly.
Ryohei Tanaka was startled upon hearing this and looked sideways in surprise:
Picnic bento?
Is Elma coming?
Thinking this inwardly, he said aloud: "Eh? They argue over things like that?"
"I was quite surprised too."
Lucoa looked at Ryohei Tanaka sitting on the cushion, knelt down with her knees touching the ground, curled her voluptuous legs, and leaned onto his back, smiling:
"I feel this kind of argument arising from getting closer is quite nice... Speaking of which, Ryohei-kun, we haven't argued before."
"Is that bad?"
With the fragrant and soft Lucoa lying on him, Ryohei Tanaka felt very comfortable and jokingly said: "What, do you want to argue with me?"
"No, I want to fight with you!"
Lucoa deliberately leaned close to Ryohei Tanaka's ear, lowered her voice, and spoke with a hint of seductiveness.
Her warm breath tickled Ryohei Tanaka's ear, causing him to subconsciously turn his head away.
"..." Persephone II beside them couldn't help but glance sideways at the two.
( ﹁ ﹁ )
Stop it! Playing games here!
Making her feel awkward!
Persephone II felt she shouldn't be here; she should be under the bed.
"Can't win, I give up, you win!"
Ryohei Tanaka, having been teased, admitted defeat three times in a row.
He naturally noticed Persephone II's gaze, felt a bit embarrassed, and urged:
"Aren't you going to Kobayashi's house? Go quickly!"
"Hai hai hai—!"
Lucoa responded with a smile and got up from Ryohei Tanaka's back.
She moved her voluptuous legs clad in black over-the-knee socks towards the door, then suddenly turned back and said:
"Actually, I'm very weak, I'll fall over with just a touch."
"Trying to pull a scam, are you?"
Ryohei Tanaka turned to look at her and cracked a joke.
"Mmh, you're right! I'll extort at least a billion from you each time!"
After speaking, Lucoa slipped away before Ryohei Tanaka could react.
You'd better really mean a billion!
Ryohei Tanaka scolded jokingly in his heart and continued playing the game.
He suddenly noticed Persephone II beside him seemed a bit awkward. Thinking for a moment, he instantly felt somewhat embarrassed.
Kids these days mature so early...!
Just then, Kouji came to find Persephone II to play. Ryohei Tanaka conveniently handed the game controller to her and slipped away.
...
If I remember correctly, the Gluttonous Dragon will come tonight, then get tricked by Tohru, and go find Tohru again the next day...
Ryohei Tanaka strolled by the lake, pondering how to quietly bring the Gluttonous Dragon under his wing.
Go to Kobayashi's house tonight to hang out? Wait for the dragon there?
That's not appropriate...
His relationship with Kobayashi wasn't good enough to drop by her house at night!
And he hadn't been there before; doing so would be too obvious!
"Ah—!"
His gaze landed on a sign that read 'Camping Area', and Ryohei Tanaka suddenly had an idea.
He took out his phone from his pocket and @everyone in the Line group chat—
[Ryohei Tanaka]: "Good news, good news! (｡･∀･)ﾉﾞ"
[Ryohei Tanaka]: "Tonight, I've decided to hold a camping party at the ranch! Let's hear some applause!"
[Yusa]: "Camping party? So sudden!"
[Jashin-chan]: "So the biggest enemy on my weight loss journey is you? Kin!"
[Ryohei Tanaka]: "I don't understand what you're saying. You can watch us eat then, smile."
[Jashin-chan]: "Didn't you just show you understood!? (#`皿´)"
[Pecola]: "Livelu clapping.gif!"
The animated gif was made by Persephone II. Unknowingly, it had circulated to them, and Pecola had saved it to her favorites.
"..." Binchou-tan, in her own room, looked at the message, tapped the '+1' next to the gif, and followed with a picture...
...
Tokyo, Meguro District, second-floor gym of the luxury villa—
Hearing Jashin-chan say Ryohei Tanaka was going to hold a camping party at the ranch, Yurine, Minos, Poporon, and Pino, who were working out, couldn't help but look over.
"Camping party?"
Yurine had her hair tied in a bun for easy movement. She wore a beige sports bra on her upper body and gray yoga pants on her lower body, outlining her well-proportioned and graceful figure.
She seemed to recall something and said:
"When Ryohei-kun first acquired the ranch, he mentioned having a camping team-building event there. Later, due to construction, that idea was temporarily shelved."
"So he had the idea long ago?"
Minos, holding dumbbells and doing lateral raises, said expectantly: "Speaking of camping, I think of outdoor cooking and bonfires! (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ"
"This is bad!"
"If there's too much delicious food, my weight will increase again!"
Poporon held the stationary handles, stepping on the elliptical machine. Although she said it was bad, she had a smile on her face.
—This was a happy trouble!
"That is indeed very bad!"
Pino added a sentence; she had also gained weight.
...
Kobayashi's house—
At this moment, the best-of-three picnic bento competition between Kobayashi and Tohru had already begun.
The chairman of the jury was the little gluttonous dragon Kanna. Sitting to her left was the internet-addicted dragon Fafnir, and to her right was the lecherous dragon Lucoa.
As for the two participants, Kobayashi and Tohru, they had already gone out to purchase ingredients for the first round's theme, 'Salad'.
"Kanna."
Lucoa held her phone, looked at the chat history in the Line group, turned her head, and asked Kanna:
"Do you want to go camping together tonight?"
With elementary school starting, Kanna was no longer working for Ryohei Tanaka, although Tohru still was.
Their room at the ranch was still kept.
She occasionally ran to the ranch on weekends to play with Persephone II and the others.
Therefore, they hadn't grown distant.
"I want to go!"
Kanna looked at Lucoa and agreed directly without even asking, then asked with interest in her milky voice:
"Camping where?"
"Stardew Valley Ranch."
Lucoa answered, then suddenly glanced at the Line group where Ryohei Tanaka had @Tohru, saying: "Family members are welcome."
She was instantly a bit surprised, then estimated Ryohei Tanaka probably wanted to bring Tohru along to play.
Because of Kobayashi, Tohru had given up quite a few activities.
Lucoa didn't mind.
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