Having found a demon, I've decided to raise her.

"Chen Ming and Miss Landlady, please wait here. I might not be able to attend to you during the battle."

"fighting?"

The landlady looked completely bewildered and glanced at Chen Ming.

Chen Ming lowered his head and whispered to her—

"Chuunibyou."

"Oh, I see..."

Immediately, the landlady's expression towards the sword fairy changed; if we were to divide it into pie charts, it would be seven parts pity and three parts sympathy.

He's so old and still acting like a child.

Miss Sword Fairy thought the landlord was concerned about her, so she smiled at her and said—

"It's alright, I'll handle it. However, the aftershocks of the battle might injure you, so you should stay back a bit."

"Um, there are other people in that building, so if possible, please don't make too much noise and disturb them."

Chen Ming spoke up to warn them. If this guy could really cause a lot of damage, it would be trouble for everyone.

The sword fairy was taken aback and said—

"But... if we're going to fight, the commotion will definitely be huge."

The landlady couldn't help but speak up, saying—

"Um... I think it's wrong to deliberately make too much noise and disturb others. Harmonious neighborly relations depend on everyone's self-awareness."

"Ah, this..."

Miss Sword Fairy thought they were being far too oblivious to danger. They seemed to be acting without any sense of proportion, with a powerful demon here who might harm them, and yet they were worrying about so many things?

There's a strange sense of déjà vu...

Chen Ming said—

"If you drive the monster away but destroy the city, then you haven't protected anything at all."

"...Are you Aihara Ryu!?"

Miss Sword Fairy finally realized what was wrong. This kind of question is considered a classic in Ultraman, but it doesn't make sense logically.

Some damage was caused while fighting monsters, but if we hadn't fought them, all of humanity would have been wiped out. So it was clearly a way to stop the damage, yet people are calling us the instigators.

Strange thought process.

Chen Ming was also taken aback. Indeed, his current behavior resembled that of someone who was harshly criticizing others. But after thinking about it, he realized the situation was different; Lucifer wasn't some ferocious monster.

She's clearly a sensible and pretty girl, there's no need to drive her away, is there?

He considered it for a moment and said—

"But if you make a big commotion, won't you be exposed? By the way, I remember you said you ran away. Is it okay not to hide your whereabouts?"

"That...that makes sense."

This is probably the Sword Fairy's weakness: being dragged back for remedial classes and locked in a dark room with no hope of ever seeing the light of day again. So, the system there really needs reform; what if it were a little more lenient?

The sword fairy sighed helplessly and said—

"Alright, then I'll try to go easy on it. Since we drove it away before, let's just let it go."

I am a magnanimous sword immortal.

The sword fairy smiled, arrived at Chen Ming's door, and asked Chen Ming to open the door...

call!

A massive shadow instantly engulfed everything, baring its hideous fangs, and a foul stench swept over!

"Hey?"

The sword fairy's brown eyes widened, and before she could react, she was plunged into endless darkness.

Click...

……

Chen Ming watched as the Sword Fairy's eyes suddenly lost all color, and she fell straight forward. He quickly reached out and grabbed her, saying—

"Hello? Miss Sword Immortal? Dong Yi? What's wrong?"

He held the sword fairy in his arms and could feel her body trembling incessantly, but looking at her pale face, her eyes were lifeless as if she had lost her soul.

"Ah... Ahhhhhh..."

It was making meaningless noises, which sounded very eerie, as if it were possessed.

The landlady was startled and came over to check. She hurriedly opened the sword fairy's mouth and said—

"Epilepsy?"

"Um... I don't think so."

Lucifer heard the noise, came out of the room, saw Chen Ming, and said—

"You're back."

"I am back."

Chen Ming looked into Lucifer's red eyes. Shouldn't there be some other dialogue here? Like, "Eat first," "Take a shower first," or "Eat me first," etc...?

It's not that there's no expectation.

But Lucifer merely tilted his head, his white hair swaying gently, and said—

"Let's cook then. Hmm... the landlady is here too?"

"Hello, Miss Lucifer, I'm here to freeload a meal today."

The landlady blinked.

Lucifer looked at the little girl, smiled, patted her head, and said—

"Come in."

"Um, but..."

The landlady looked at Dongyi, who had collapsed into his arms, and said—

"Should we take Miss Dongyi to the hospital to get her checked out first?"

"She..."

Lucifer turned his gaze to Dong Yi, a glint of light flashing in his red eyes, and said—

"It's okay, she's probably just tired. She'll be fine after a rest."

Chen Ming looked at her, leaned close to her ear, and whispered—

"Did you do this? Are you sure it's okay?"

Lucifer glanced at him and said—

"Let her in first, then go cook."

Chen Ming blinked, then nodded as if they were telepathically connected. He picked up Dong Yiheng and placed him on the bed in the inner room.

It was originally his bed, but Lucifer gave it up as soon as he arrived.

The landlady helped look after it.

Chen Ming went to the kitchen to wash the rice and start cooking. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw Lucifer wearing an apron, washing the rice.

He was slightly taken aback.

Looking at Lucifer's somewhat expressionless profile, I sensed his virtuousness, and my heart was touched.

She said as she worked—

"That guy was plagued by a nightmare, and I've got him under control for now. What are your plans?"

"Um... what are your plans?"

Chen Ming also put on an apron, took out chicken from the refrigerator, and cut it into pieces. Lucifer put rice and water into the rice cooker and turned it on.

Chen Ming blinked and said—

"You know how to use a rice cooker?"

"I've seen you use it before."

Lucifer nodded; the various tools available now were quite convenient.

Chen Ming started cooking, and Lucifer assisted him. It has to be said that her knife skills were better than Chen Ming's. She was truly... very virtuous.

Chen Ming looked up at the ceiling and thought to himself—

Mom, I want to marry her.

Chapter 21 Turning Girls into Slaves?

When Chen Ming eats alone, he is actually very perfunctory. He often just makes a simple rice dish or makes a lot of dumplings, puts them in the refrigerator, and steams them when he wants to eat them.

Cooking takes a lot of time, and I often make so much food that I can't finish it all, so I really lack motivation.

But things are different now.

He glanced at Lucifer, who was observing intently as he worked. Having a beautiful girl watching always seemed to lift one's spirits.

You can't let yourself not show off your skills.

He actually wanted to demonstrate how to flip a wok, but he was using an induction cooker, so what's the point? Gas stoves are too dangerous, and an induction cooker is sufficient for home cooking.

Stir-fry the chicken until the moisture evaporates, then pour in the cola.

Lucifer watched him pour the cola and said—

"Cola tastes great, but can it also be used in cooking?"

"Cola chicken is actually just coloring it with cola. Originally, this dish was made with syrup, but adding cola makes it taste better."

Cola and chicken do indeed go very well together, I don't know why. This method used to be used for pork belly and ribs, with syrup to create a caramelized, stringy texture.