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

Lucifer wrinkled his nose slightly, feeling strange. He felt like he was visiting a friend's house. What was he supposed to be doing here?

Ah, there's a price to pay.

Lucifer looked at him and said—

"Am I here to collect a price? Or is it unnecessary? I've already received something very good... Thank you."

Huh? What do you mean?

"One meal is enough?" He pressed down on Lucifer's shoulder as she looked like she was about to stand up.

"Hey?"

Lucifer looked up at him.

He looked down into her red eyes and said—

"My life isn't that cheap! How many times do I have to tell you, this is simply not worth the price!"

"...You're so weird."

Lucifer felt a bit of a headache; common sense didn't seem to work when dealing with this kind of guy.

He said earnestly—

“Since it’s a transaction, it should be fulfilled properly. I’m also in business, so I can’t just get away with this.”

Lucifer looked at his face... Was she getting a little too close? She moved her shoulder, but his large, warm hand pressed against hers.

She said—

"Okay, so what do you want?"

"Of course I'll give you enough value to trade for it. I think my life is worth a lot."

Although Chen Ming said that, his tone became somewhat hesitant. He released her shoulder, pulled up a chair, sat down opposite her, and said—

"But... I might not be able to repay it immediately, so can I apply for installment payments?"

"...I have a feeling that things are getting complicated."

Lucifer felt a little strange, but he decided to listen to what he had to say first.

Chen Ming scratched his head and said—

"It's not exactly an installment plan, it's just that I have to pay it off gradually."

"How long will that take?"

"It might... take some time."

Chen Ming tentatively said.

Lucifer frowned, rubbed his forehead, and said—

"So, do you mean we need to stay here for a while?"

"Lucifer, are you busy?"

"No, it's just a bit inconvenient."

She said quite frankly—

"I have no money, I can't stay here, and it doesn't seem right if I don't go back soon."

"Then you can stay here with me for now."

Chen Ming nodded and said—

"If you have nowhere to go and aren't in a hurry to go back, you can stay here for now. At least there's food and drink here."

"But that would be too much trouble for you."

Lucifer shook her head. Staying at someone else's house would be too much trouble for them. Lucifer was a girl who liked to consider others.

"What trouble..."

Chen Ming sighed and said to her—

"Think about it, what is your status now?"

"demon?"

Lucifer tilted his head.

Chen Ming almost slammed his fist on the table and said—

"No, you're the creditor. You don't need to be polite to me, the one who's defaulting on the debt, until I pay you back."

"……what?"

No, no, no, even a creditor can't just break into someone's house all the time, right? Besides, this so-called "debt" was something he insisted on taking on himself.

It's strange, you don't know what's going on in his head.

Lucifer watched him run back to his room, retrieve a set of clothes and a towel, hand them to her, and say—

"Alright, alright, we'll talk about it later. You should stay here tonight no matter what. I can't let you wander around outside so late."

It's so dangerous for a girl... What if she accidentally kills someone?

He remembered that she could bend steel pipes.

She took the clothes he handed her and glanced at them.

He said—

“These are clothes I’ve never worn. My parents love to buy me clothes, but most of them are just sitting in the back of my closet and I’ve never worn them.”

He usually only wears a few clothes, rotating them. Every time, his parents would scold him, saying that he always wears the same old clothes and looks bad. People who don't know the situation might think that his parents are abusing him.

That's an exaggeration.

They even said that if he didn't dress well, no girl would be interested, so they often dragged him to buy clothes. Yes, their desire for a daughter-in-law was certainly conveyed through his huge suitcase full of clothes.

But let's be reasonable. In the more than ten years before the college entrance examination, you can't even touch a girl's hand, because they're afraid that early romance will affect your studies.

I was emotionally emasculated for over a decade, until I graduated from high school.

Isn't it a bit unrealistic to demand finding a girlfriend right after the college entrance exam? People probably want to get married right after graduation and have grandchildren a year later.

Really are……

Parents these days just love to daydream.

How is that possible?

Chapter 8 There Should Be No Distance Between Siblings

It will take some time for the water heater to heat up the bath water.

Taking advantage of this moment, he pulled out his old cell phone, which he had lost for who knows how long, from the bottom of his suitcase.

This phone is an old budget model with only 16GB of memory, which is really too small now, as every app is so big.

But there's no other way right now, so we can only take it out and use it for the time being.

"Where did the charger go...? I've got it."

I took out the charger, inserted the SIM card, and turned it on. It worked quite smoothly.

Lucifer looked at him.

He thought for a moment, then asked—

"Would you like to see the video?"

"video?"

He downloaded a pink app, logged into his account, and browsed through it.

Lucifer came closer, holding the clothes.

Then I saw his collection list.

What I think Lexington is the ruler of the world, memories of Warcraft 3, goodbye Song Hana in the name of love, the complete commentary of the tragic warrior Kuuga...

They are all collected by elderly people.

Another folder is full of cooking-related items.

What about the Little Master series, the compilation of male fans striving for self-improvement, the unpretentious catering, "Hello everyone, he is the Dead Anus," and the ruthless iron tongue...

He thought for a moment, not knowing what Lucifer liked, so he decided to give him something that everyone would like.

He opened Panda Video.

There is no one in this world who can resist the charm of pandas, absolutely no one!

Lucifer looked at the adorable panda rolling around on the screen, her expression turning somewhat strange. She pointed at the panda and said—

"Iron-eating beast?"

"Huh? You actually knew?"

Chen Ming was somewhat surprised; giant pandas used to be called "iron-eating beasts."

Lucifer nodded and said—

"Very strong."

"what?"

What does that mean? Chen Ming was a little confused.

Lucifer shook his head, seemingly unwilling to say more. His red eyes looked at the adorable panda being carried by the administrator on the screen, and he smiled, saying—

"It looks quite funny from this perspective."

"Well, whatever you like."

Chen Ming placed his phone on the table using a phone stand, and the two watched a video together for more than ten minutes.

Chen Ming walked to the bathroom and checked the temperature. It was warm enough to shower. He said to Lucifer—

"Okay, the water's hot enough, come on over."