Lin suppressed the various thoughts in his mind.
He looked ahead at Satania, who was still fighting with a Samoyed over something:
"Hey, need a hand?"
They were fighting over a melonpan.
Satania's favorite bread.
He remembered that in the original story, as long as a Samoyed was around, Satania would have a hard time eating her melonpan.
A worthy lackey of the angels, indeed.
*Smile :-D.*
"Huh?"
Satania, who was engrossed in her 'struggle' with the dog, heard Lin's voice and instinctively turned her head.
A golden opportunity!
A glint seemed to flash in the eyes of the Samoyed biting the melonpan.
It yanked with all its might.
And snatched the melonpan right into its mouth.
*Time to scram!* It took off running like mad, the melonpan in its jaws.
"Ah! My melonpan..."
Satania's eyes widened.
She stretched out her right hand in a dramatic, pleading gesture.
Watching the Samoyed run farther and farther away with her melonpan, tears began to well up in the corners of her eyes.
*Sob*, my melonpan.
"This..."
Witnessing this scene, Lin was speechless.
Speechless, and also a little amused.
As expected of Satania.
Why are her eyes always filled with tears?
Probably because her love for melonpan runs so deep.
"Are you okay?"
Lin asked after a light cough.
Satania turned to look at him.
A look of confusion flickered in her eyes.
A strange expression appeared on her face, as if to say, 'Who are you?'.
"Wait..."
She suddenly realized something belatedly and looked at Lin:
"It was you who suddenly called out to me just now, wasn't it?"
"I suppose it was."
Lin smiled and nodded.
"What do you mean 'suppose'? It was definitely you, okay?"
Satania pouted, placed her hands on her hips, and said irritably:
"My bread got snatched away because of you."
I clearly had the upper hand.
I was just about to get my melonpan back.
But then you called out, and that dog got away with it.
"It seems you're right..."
Hearing this, Lin blinked, then smiled and added:
"How about this, then? I'll buy you one to make up for it."
"Eh, really?!"
Satania was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up.
A look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face.
Her big, bright eyes stared intently at Lin.
"Really," Lin nodded.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Satania beamed with joy, unable to wait.
The way she looked at Lin was a little different now.
Although she had already found him easy on the eyes because of his appearance, he was undoubtedly even more so now.
"Lead the way."
Lin smiled faintly.
Satania led the way, and the two headed off to buy melonpan.
They chatted casually along the way, growing closer.
About ten minutes later, near the station.
There was a specialty shop here that sold various pastries.
Lin queued for about a minute and bought some bread.
Two melonpans, one blueberry-filled bun.
One cheese and sweet red bean bun, and one sandwich.
Besides the melonpans, the rest were for his own lunch.
"Here, your melonpans."
Lin handed the two melonpans to Satania.
"Why are there two?!"
Satania blinked, looking at Lin with some surprise.
Despite her surprise, she reached out and took both melonpans.
Lin smiled faintly. "One is to make up for it, and the other can be a gift for our first meeting."
"A gift for our first meeting..."
Satania was slightly taken aback.
Looking at her, Lin smiled and continued, "After all, we can be considered friends now, right?"
"Eh, friends!"
Satania's eyes widened.
It seemed she hadn't expected to hear the word 'friends'.
Then she came to her senses.
Suppressing the joy in her heart, she put her hands on her hips, lifted her chin slightly, and said in a tsundere-like manner:
"Hmph, not just anyone can be friends with me."
"Why not?"
Lin raised an eyebrow slightly.
The corners of Satania's mouth lifted. "Because I am a legendary demon who will one day become a Great Archdemon."
As expected of Satania.
It seems she has no intention of hiding her true identity.
"A Great Archdemon..."
A strange glint flashed through Lin's eyes.
If he didn't know Satania was a real demon, his first reaction would probably be to think she was just a chuunibyou.
His eyes shifted, a cunning glint within them.
He extended his hand in front of her:
"In that case, never mind. Give one back to me."
"Ah..."
Satania's eyes widened.
She hadn't expected this turn of events at all.
An anxious look appeared on her face, and she hurriedly explained:
"No, what I meant was that ordinary, inferior humans aren't qualified, but you, Lin, are different."
"So please don't misunderstand."
"You know what I mean, right?"
She kept explaining nonstop.
Judging by her expression, she looked like she was on the verge of crying from anxiety.
In all her time in the human world, Lin was the first human she found particularly agreeable.
Definitely not because of the melonpans.
She even had the idea of waiting for Lin to die, then taking his soul to the demon world to make him her underling.
Definitely not because of the melonpans.
Besides, Lin was the first human who wanted to be friends with her.
So, in her heart, she really wanted to be friends with Lin.
Definitely not because of the melonpans.
Now, to have pushed away a friend who was right within her grasp made Satania want to cry but have no tears.
"Hey, I know you're getting worked up, but calm down a second."
A smile played on Lin's lips.
"Eh?"
Satania looked puzzled.
Lin smiled and said, "Alright, from now on, we're friends. It's a pleasure to meet you."
As he spoke, he extended his right hand.
"Okay, friends!"
Satania beamed and quickly extended her own right hand.
Their hands clasped together.
Lin's eyes shifted slightly; he had received a notification from the Codex of All Things.
A trace of surprise flickered in his eyes.
They shook hands briefly and parted, and Lin smiled again, saying, "Let's exchange contact info first."
Of course, Satania had no objections.
So the two exchanged contact information.
Email addresses, phone numbers.
Since Satania didn't have 'LINE', they skipped that.
The two walked and talked.
About twenty minutes later.
Lin and Satania parted ways at a crossroads.
"My first friend..."
Looking at Lin's contact info on her phone, Satania's upturned lips formed a grin that seemed impossible to suppress.
Friend, friend.
Ehehehe...
Her smile looked rather goofy.
After parting with Satania, Lin summoned the Codex of All Things.
It wasn't like anyone else could see it anyway.
He then flipped to the newest page: Satania's entry.
It had already been automatically unlocked.
Nickname: Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell
Level: Blue
Description: Demon from the Demon World
Reward: Divine Drag-Ride, Bahamut
"Divine Drag-Ride..."
Seeing the codex reward, Lin narrowed his eyes in confusion.
He couldn't immediately recall which world it was from.
His mind raced.
Soon, he remembered.
It was from the world of *Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle*.
There are two types of Drag-Rides.
General-purpose Drag-Rides and Divine Drag-Rides.
Divine Drag-Rides are unique.
Each Divine Drag-Ride has its own characteristics, and when used to its full potential, almost any of them could compete for the title of the strongest.
Bahamut is Lux Arcadia's Divine Drag-Ride.
As the protagonist's equipment.
Its power is beyond question.
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