Chapter 302: Excellent! I Have Caught an Elma!
"Dragons will disrupt this world! Even if I have to use force, I will take you back!"
Elma, with a stern and unsmiling face, stared at Tohru.
Mmh... this scene, I seem to have seen it somewhere before...?
Kobayashi felt it looked familiar. Thinking carefully, wasn't it the same time Tohru's father, the Emperor of Demise, came over?
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"I'm not going back!"
"If you can do it, just try!"
Tohru clenched her claws and grinned savagely at Elma.
"Speaking of which..."
As if recalling something, Yusa's expression shifted, and she curiously asked Lucoa and Quetzalcoatl: "Lucoa and Quetzalcoatl are also dragons, right?"
"Mmh, our true forms are winged dragons."
Lucoa didn't hide it. She turned her head, rested her hand on her world-class assets, and answered with a smile.
"Lucoa-sama and Quetzalcoatl-sama are different."
Noticing the movement over there, Elma looked over and took up the conversation:
"Lucoa-sama belongs to the spectator faction and won't interfere with this world casually. Quetzalcoatl-sama is a god..."
"But Tohru is an evil dragon of the Chaos Faction who wishes for destruction and domination. I cannot leave her unchecked!"
"Hmph—! Meddling in others' business!"
"Eh? Tohru, were you originally an evil dragon?" Kobayashi looked at the dragon maid in front of her with some surprise.
"Eh?"
Tohru also let out a sound of surprise, hurriedly turned her head, and explained in a flurry:
"N-no, that's not it! In this world, I'm a good child who is honest, kind, and excellent in character and learning!"
She boasted about herself in a monotonous tone, not wanting to destroy her image in Kobayashi's heart.
"That sounds so fake!" Kobayashi turned her head away slightly, revealing dead fish eyes, and retorted with a sideways glance.
"Cough—! Um... Elma."
Ryohei Tanaka made a fist, coughed lightly against his mouth, and invited Elma:
"Since you're worried about Tohru, how about you stay too? I happen to be short of hands here."
"Room and board included, plus salary!" He added the benefits package.
Hearing this, Elma's heart skipped a beat.
Her strength was about the same as Tohru's, a fifty-fifty split. Honestly, it would be very difficult to forcibly take the other party back.
Even if she could, she was a bit reluctant—
Having finally tasted such delicious food, Elma wanted to taste more!
And—
A dragon's life is really long. Staying here for a few decades to enjoy herself was nothing at all.
But...
"T-this... this isn't very good, is it?"
A look of conflict appeared on Elma's face. In her heart, she really wanted to stay, but the 'order' she had upheld for so long made it difficult for her.
"I do not belong to this world and cannot influence this world..."
Finally—
Elma hardened her heart, turned her face away, and refused with difficulty.
"I won't ask you to do anything that will influence this world."
Ryohei Tanaka looked at Elma with amusement, one hand on his hip, raising the other, and smiled:
"At most, I'll ask you to help sell desserts or do some work on the ranch. That should be fine, right?"
"Chotto matte! I don't want to work with her in the dessert shop!"
Tohru suddenly raised both hands, crossed them in front of her chest, put on a look of disgust, and then slandered:
"And asking a glutton like her to help you sell desserts—"
"That's basically asking a rat to guard the rice jar! Be careful it doesn't all end up in her stomach!"
"I would never do such a thing! Tohru, you are too rude!" Elma's face flushed red instantly, and she loudly accused Tohru.
"Hmph! Hard to say!"
"..."
The two argued like a pair of bickering frenemies.
Yurine stood aside, pinching her chin, watching the two with interest.
At first, she thought Elma was here to cause trouble, but now it seemed she and Tohru were like a pair of...
Good friends who had a falling out!
Ryohei Tanaka smiled and asked Elma: "How about it? Want to stay?"
"...Mmh."
Elma put away her trident, hugged her left arm with her right hand, and nodded embarrassedly.
Excellent! I have caught an Elma!
The corners of Ryohei Tanaka's lips curled up, amusing himself with the thought, then he began arranging accommodation for her.
The staff dormitory was full, so he had to arrange for her to stay in the hilltop villa.
When Ilulu comes later, she can stay there too.
But tonight—
Ryohei Tanaka took out a brand-new tent from his storage space and smiled:
"There happens to be one more tent, you can use it. Pick a spot, and we'll help you set it up together."
He had bought ten tents today, allowing everyone to choose freely whether to stay alone or with friends.
It is worth mentioning that Ryohei Tanaka and Yurine were sleeping in the 'Multifunctional Camping Tent' obtained from a previous sign-in!
Then—
Lucoa, Quetzalcoatl... and Pino applied to join them!
Yurine, who was originally a bit jealous, was rendered speechless by Pino.
In the end—
'The couple' did not agree to anyone else's application...
"..."
"I'll help!"
Seeing they needed to set up a tent for the newcomer, Minos rolled up her sleeves and volunteered, looking full of energy.
She had always been very warm-hearted.
"I'll help too."
Pecola stepped forward with a kind smile.
Binchou-tan didn't say anything but also came over, expressing her intention to help.
Elma felt they were strangely warm-hearted, smiled and said 'Arigato', then looked at Tohru and asked:
"Tohru, which tent are you staying in?"
"As if I'd tell you!"
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Tohru cast a glance at Elma.
"Tch—!"
Elma clicked her tongue lightly, looked around, randomly chose an open spot, pointed, and said:
"Right there!"
"Sure."
Ryohei Tanaka followed her finger, nodded, and moved into action with Minos and the others.
In a short while, the tent was set up.
He also conveniently grabbed a camping light and a moisture-proof mat for Elma to make her camping experience tonight even better!
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