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

"You can't leave until you've collected all the compensation, right?"

Lucifer rested his elbows on the table, propped his chin on his hand, and smiled. He knew what Lucifer was going to say even before the other person finished speaking; were their understandings slowly deepening?

"What price? What price?"

Cerberus leaned closer to Chen Ming, sniffed his scent, and said—

"Did it sacrifice its soul? It smells quite delicious."

"...You're smelling milk tea, right? Here you go."

Chen Ming handed her his half-finished milk tea. He had only bought four servings beforehand, and Cerberus had been watching them drink milk tea with curiosity for some time.

Now, holding his cup, he sniffed it with his little nose, then stuck out his tongue and licked the milk stains on the straw, his eyes lighting up.

Glug glug... sucking in big gulps.

"Delicious! What is this? Milk tea? It's so good!"

It seems that the infamous Cerberus is quite satisfied with the milk tea from human society.

Chen Ming thought for a moment, then tempted her—

"If you stay here, you can eat even more delicious food. Is there such delicious food back in hell?"

The landlady felt an urge to call the police because of his kidnapping-like expression.

Cerberus's eyes lit up, and he took Lucifer's hand, saying—

"Lucifer, Lucifer, shall we play here for a while? Okay, okay?"

"Yes, that's fine."

Lucifer answered with a smile, then exchanged a glance with Chen Ming, who scratched his head and looked away.

Chapter 37: Putting a leash on Cerberus?

Let Cerberus stay here for now. Anyway, he's not a scary guy, just a cute dog.

A cup of milk tea is all it takes to win someone over; it's nothing special.

Chen Ming smiled, glanced at his phone, wiped his hands, and said to Lucifer—

"I'll go out and get something first."

Lucifer was watching the pot; it was common for her to wear an apron and help him cook. She turned her head and asked—

"What do you need?"

If it were at the beginning, she wouldn't have asked back because she didn't care; she would probably have just nodded and said she understood. Now that they're more familiar with each other, she can say a few more words.

Are you paying attention to him, intentionally or unintentionally?

Chen Ming untied his apron and said—

"The phone's finally here. I'll go downstairs and get it. Lucifer, go ahead..."

He had initially intended to tell Lucifer to wait until he returned before continuing the cooking, but then he thought that Lucifer was already quite familiar with the kitchen, so he smiled and said—

"Please cook first."

"Okay, I got it. Come back soon, everyone's waiting for you to eat."

Lucifer took a small dish and tasted the soup. It seemed to be of acceptable quality, and everyone knew where the flavor was.

Chen Ming said—

"it is good."

As he spoke, he walked out and saw Dong Yi fiddling with something on the landlady's phone, while the landlady watched intently from the side.

Cerberus, seeing him emerge, perked up his ears with delight, rushed to him, and exclaimed—

"Is it time to eat? Is it time to eat? Let's eat quickly!"

Cerberus is quite the glutton; he seems happy as long as he's given food. But Chen Ming is also very happy because his cooking is enjoyed so much, which satisfies his chef's spirit.

He reached out and touched her fluffy ears, saying—

"I need to go out for a bit. Lucifer is finishing up, and we'll be able to eat soon."

"Ah...can't I eat yet...?"

The dog looked at the dishes on the table, its tail drooping slightly.

The landlady reached out and touched it. Cerberus didn't have a tail yesterday, but now it had let its tail out, saying it was too stuffy otherwise, and promised to put it away when it went out.

Cerberus, growing impatient, went into the kitchen and said—

"I'm here to help."

"I'd be grateful if you just didn't cause any trouble."

Lucifer's voice clearly indicated reluctance.

Chen Ming moved closer to Dong Yi. Today, Dong Yi was wearing a white off-shoulder dress, revealing her beautiful, fair, pink collarbone.

He watched as Dongyi drew a strange pattern on a piece of paper, then placed his phone on it and asked—

"What are they doing?"

"Ok?"

Dong Yi turned around and glanced at him, then said—

"This is... um... how should I put it... something used to link information. It can receive messages from the school and convert them into images using tools."

"I see."

So, it's about connecting to the internet? Indeed, as long as you take inspiration from secular society, it's not impossible to create something similar.

Dong Yi rested his chin on his hand, scratched his head, and said—

"But something seems to be wrong..."

"That's why I told you to study hard. You're failing everything, you can't even fix a simple line."

Chen Ming touched Dong Yi's head directly, and Dong Yi was somewhat discouraged.

He said to the landlady—

"Speaking of which, Miss Landlady, how are your studies going? I can teach you if you don't understand something, so remember to study hard!"

"My grades are very good, so you don't need to worry about that."

The landlady waved her hand, then glanced at the kitchen. With such a formidable enemy at hand, she knew she had to work even harder and couldn't afford to relax.

Chen Ming nodded and said with a smile—

"As expected, the landlady is very sensible. *pats head*"

"..."

Strangely enough, Chen Ming touched the landlady for a long time without getting impatient. He wondered if the landlady's patience had increased recently.

Chen Ming shook his head, put on his shoes, and went outside.

I just got downstairs...

"Cerberus!"

"Wang Woo!"

A terrifying growl came from upstairs. Chen Ming looked up at his home and saw a dog fly out of the window and roll around in the air.

"Hey?"

Chen Ming quickly ran over and caught the dog.

"Wang."

He caught the dog in his arms, and the dog stuck out its tongue and licked his face.

Chen Ming smiled wryly—

"What did you do that made Lucifer so angry?"

"Wang Wang Wang..."

"Speak human language, I don't understand."

"I messed up, hehe..."

Then it actually started speaking human language. A beautiful girl's voice came from a dog, which was actually very strange and brought back bad memories for Chen Ming.

Big brother...

No, no, no, big brother is forbidden!

He put the dog at his feet, and it immediately started running around excitedly, wagging its little tail, very lively.

Um... why does this feel like walking a dog?

Chen Ming originally planned to ride his motorcycle to pick up the package, but since Gouzi was so excited, he decided to walk with her instead.

It was evening, and the neighbors greeted Chen Ming, saying—

"Boss Chen is back! How's business?"

So-so.

"Is this dog yours? You should put it on a leash. Although the enforcement here isn't strict, if it gets taken away, you'll have no recourse."

"This……"

Chen Ming looked at the dog frolicking at his feet. Should he put a collar and leash on it? This was Cerberus, the three-headed hellhound!

Are humans being too unrestrained with crickets?

"Wang!"

Cerberus suddenly saw a majestic dog leading its owner over, its head held high and chest puffed out, while its owner, holding the leash, looked exhausted.

Chen Ming looked over and clicked his tongue. "They actually dare to keep a husky. Classic dog walking man."

"Wang!"