So this was what dragons considered a prank?
If humans did these things, they would probably be sung as legends or epics.
Sato looked at the blue-eyed young dragon standing in front of him with a strange expression.
Still, he understood that although this little one looked cute, she was ultimately a powerful dragon. He absolutely could not view her the same way he would a human.
"Then I'll take you to find Tohru, how about it?"
Sato bent down and asked the young dragon in front of him. It sounded a bit like a shady uncle trying to lure a little girl to go look at goldfish.
"You can take me to find Tohru-sama?!"
Kanna looked at Sato with eyes like blue gemstones. From her seemingly emotionless tone, he could still sense her delight.
"Yeah."
Sato smiled and looked at her. "By the way, my name is Nohara Sato. You can just call me Sato from now on."
"Mm."
Kanna nodded, then suddenly held her little stomach and looked up at Sato. "Sato, I'm hungry…"
"Hungry?"
Sato paused, then touched his own stomach, suddenly remembering that he hadn't eaten either.
"Then let's find a place to eat first."
…
Ramen Shop near u.
"Welco… me!"
Sato waved at Aoyama Nanami in slight surprise. "Aoyama, you're still working here?"
"Yes!"
After a brief moment of surprise, Aoyama Nanami quickly recovered. Then her gaze fell on the blue-eyed young dragon beside Sato.
"So cute!"
She exclaimed and instinctively reached out to pat Kanna's head.
Unexpectedly, Kanna quickly sidestepped and hid behind Sato, looking at Aoyama Nanami with vigilance. "Human, what are you trying to do?!"
"Hu… human?!"
Aoyama Nanami stared at Kanna in a daze.
"Ah… well, she's a relative of a neighbor from my apartment. Kids tend to have wild imaginations."
Sato quickly explained.
"I see!"
Aoyama Nanami showed a look of realization, though she still looked at Kanna with sparkling eyes. She's really cute…
"Then go ahead and sit down. I'll bring you the menu."
"Alright."
Sato led Kanna to a seat. After glancing at Aoyama Nanami's back, he lowered his voice and said to the blue-eyed young dragon, "Kanna, you're in the human world now. Remember, you must not reveal your identity casually, understand?"
"Why?"
The young dragon looked at him with an innocent expression.
"Because humans fear your power. If you appear, it could cause panic."
"Then will they slay dragons?"
"Slay dragons?"
Sato paused slightly.
"Yeah. In our world, humans shout about slaying dragons every day. Their strength is weak, but it's really interesting."
Kanna cupped her chubby cheeks as she spoke.
Sato fell silent.
Just how miserable were the humans in that world, that even a young dragon didn't take them seriously?
"Here's the menu!"
Aoyama Nanami handed the menu to Sato.
"Kanna, what do you want to eat?"
"Wow!"
Kanna's cute eyes gradually widened as she looked at the various pictures on the menu, letting out a small exclamation.
"Sato, can Kanna eat all of these?"
"Of course. Just order whatever you want."
"Then I want this!"
"Alright."
"Then we'll have two bowls of tonkotsu ramen."
Sato turned to Aoyama Nanami and said. She quickly wrote it down, said "please wait," and went into the kitchen.
Kanna held her face, looking toward the kitchen with anticipation.
"Have you eaten human food before?"
"No…"
"Why?"
Sato asked curiously.
"Because they run away as soon as they see me!"
Run away as soon as they see you?
Who would run away at the sight of such a cute little girl…
Hm? Wait…
He suddenly thought of the first time he met Tohru, her enormous and terrifying form. Even if Kanna was just a young dragon, her original size probably wasn't small either.
"In your world, were you always in your original form?"
"Mm."
When Sato asked this, Kanna nodded without hesitation.
As expected…
At that point, Sato wasn't too surprised. After all, she was a dragon.
"Then why are you maintaining this form now?"
"Because I used up my energy when crossing the dimensional barrier. And the magic in this world is very low."
Kanna said somewhat gloomily.
"Here are your two bowls of tonkotsu ramen!"
Aoyama Nanami brought out the ramen from the kitchen and placed them in front of the two.
"Wow…"
Kanna's eyes sparkled as she looked at the ramen in front of her. Then she turned to Sato. "Can I eat it?"
"Of course."
Kanna clumsily picked up the chopsticks, imitating Sato, and began slurping the noodles. Soon, her big eyes shone with excitement as she looked at the ramen.
"Human food is so delicious!"
Sato couldn't help but smile. Then he noticed Aoyama Nanami standing nearby, smiling as she watched Kanna.
"By the way, Aoyama, how have you been recently?"
"Ah…"
Aoyama Nanami came back to her senses and said a bit shyly, "Thank you for what you said last time, Nohara. Recently, I've been trying to learn other things as well…"
Sato nodded, then suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, Aoyama, let's add each other on LINE."
"LINE?"
Aoyama Nanami looked at Sato, her face slightly flushed.
"Yeah. A friend of mine is planning an anime recently. When they're recruiting voice actors, you could give it a try."
Sato said with a faint smile. As for that friend, he had made it up.
"Thank you!"
Hearing that there was a chance to audition, Aoyama Nanami was briefly stunned before expressing her gratitude with delight.
"Sato…"
At that moment, Kanna's voice suddenly sounded.
"Hm? What is it?"
Sato turned and asked.
"Can I have another bowl?"
"Another bowl, right? Then Aoyama, could you… hm?!"
Sato suddenly turned his head and looked at the empty bowl in front of Kanna.
How long had it been, and she had already… finished it?!