“Ugh… So full! No, I’m stuffed!”

Jashin-chan ungracefully propped herself up on the tatami mat with her hands, her belly distended, and looked at Yurihana Hyakuryo with a pained expression. She shakily raised her hand, pleading for help: “Baihe Ling, I need antacids!”

“No.”

Yurihana Hyakuryo glanced at her belly, which looked as if she were several months pregnant, and retorted speechlessly: “Who told you to eat so much? You deserve it!”

“Th-this… It’s all because Lu Ping'an made it too delicious… Damn Lu Ping'an, it’s all your fault!”

The scummy snake started shifting blame and bared her fangs at Lu Ping'an.

Lu Ping'an was speechless and wanted to give her a punch.

“You must have survived this long thanks to your immortality, right?”

If she didn’t have immortality, she’d probably be long gone.

“Hm? What do you mean?”

Jashin-chan raised an eyebrow unhappily, feeling provoked.

“Literally!”

Yurihana Hyakuryo, unable to stand it, got up and walked over, giving Jashin-chan a heavy punch to the head, nearly knocking her out.

“Ah… That hurts! Baihe Ling, you’re just protecting him!”

Jashin-chan shrieked, then grumbled while clutching her head.

“Hm?”

Feeling someone’s murderous intent, her body stiffened, and she buried her head in the sand.

“Lu Jun, do you want to try too?”

Yurihana Hyakuryo looked at Lu Ping'an, suggesting he also vent some frustration.

Lu Ping'an was indeed tempted and got up, saying: “Then I’ll also give her a punch!”

He rubbed his fists together and walked towards Jashin-chan with ill intent. Jashin-chan immediately looked up at him in disbelief, and then her face darkened.

“No, do you guys think I’m a punching bag? One punch from you, one punch from him, I’m telling you, don’t go too far, or I’ll fight you both!”

By the end—

Jashin-chan, feigning ferocity, showed off her sharp snake fangs.

As if to say, even if I can’t beat you, I’ll bite you to death!

“Who’s going too far? You have no self-awareness at all!”

Lu Ping'an punched Jashin-chan on the head and immediately felt refreshed.

He didn’t usually enjoy punching people, but Jashin-chan was truly too annoying; not hitting her made him uncomfortable.

…The punched Jashin-chan maintained her original posture, not even nodding her head. She looked at Lu Ping'an and blinked her beady eyes, which had appeared due to extreme surprise, then revealed a joyful smile.

“It doesn’t hurt at all!”

“Hahaha~~~! You’re a weakling!”

Having confirmed his strength, he was indeed an ordinary human, inside and out.

Jashin-chan felt like she was about to rise up!

Family status +1!

…Lu Ping'an’s mouth twitched as he watched Jashin-chan laugh heartily.

The damage wasn’t great, but the insult was immense!

This guy…

Yurihana Hyakuryo glanced at Lu Ping'an, then raised her hand, grabbed Jashin-chan’s head, and squeezed hard: “Your laugh is awful.”

“Ah—! It hurts! It hurts! It’s going to break, my head is going to break! Let go… Baihe Ling!”

‘To deal with Jashin-chan, you really have to rely on Baihe Ling!’

Lu Ping'an felt comfortable again.

Happiness is always built upon the suffering of others!

…

After making Jashin-chan fully understand who was boss, Yurihana Hyakuryo withdrew her hand and invited Lu Ping'an: “Lu Jun, do you want to go for a walk together? To help digest?”

“Okay.” Lu Ping'an nodded in agreement.

Jashin-chan also needed to digest, so the two humans and one snake went out the door together.

Walking downstairs, Lu Ping'an turned his head to look at the apartment building.

The apartment where Yurihana Hyakuryo lived was an old two-story building, just like in the anime.

Lu Ping'an remembered that a cheerful, energetic Ox Demon lived on the first floor, and she kept creatures from the Demon World in her yard.

However, there was nothing in the yard at this time, perhaps she hadn’t started keeping them yet.

…Yurihana Hyakuryo didn’t find his looking around strange; it was normal. If it were her, she would also curiously survey her surroundings.

Walking out of the apartment—

Strolling along a road illuminated by warm yellow streetlights, the evening breeze silently swept by, like a gentle hand caressing their cheeks, bringing a refreshing coolness that invigorated the heart.

Yurihana Hyakuryo slightly turned her head to look at Lu Ping'an, and asked again: “Lu Jun, what are your plans next?”

“Hmm.”

Lu Ping'an, who had been looking at his surroundings, looked at Baihe Ling apologetically and said: “I want to borrow some money first, rent a food truck, and start a small business…”

Borrowing money from others is an awkward thing.

Lu Ping'an didn’t like lending money to others, nor did he like borrowing money from others.

But there was no choice, life forced his hand.

“Also…” He pointed to himself and said: “I should be an unregistered resident now. I wonder if Miss Baihe Ling can help solve this…”

If not, it would be troublesome.

He was planning to accumulate some funds first, then open a shop to make money.

How could an unregistered resident open a shop?

If he was discovered and deported, there would be nowhere to deport him back to…

Tragic!

“Hmm, borrowing money is not a problem… The household registration issue isn’t big either, I’ll ask my family about it later.”

Yurihana Hyakuryo’s family ran a shrine and had certain social connections.

It wouldn’t be difficult to smooth things over and obtain a temporary identification document.

She clapped her hands, deciding to go all the way, and said: “I have a relative who runs a restaurant, and they have a temporarily unused food truck. I’ll help you borrow it later, and also give you… 50,000 yen as capital. Is that enough?”

“That’s enough.” Lu Ping'an quickly replied.

With a food truck and 50,000 yen as capital, it was more than enough.

Yurihana Hyakuryo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; she couldn’t do any more than that.

She had a good amount of pocket money and worked part-time, but she loved buying all sorts of random things and also had to support Jashin-chan, so there wasn’t much money in her bank account.

Fortunately, Lu Ping'an could support himself, otherwise, she would truly be worried.

“Until the household registration issue is resolved, Lu Jun, you can stay at my house for now.”

Yurihana Hyakuryo paused and said: “When you’re setting up your stall, I’ll have Jashin-chan help out and protect you. By the way, have you decided what you want to sell?”

“Not yet, I’m still considering.”

Lu Ping'an felt that Baihe Ling was simply an angel!

He was actually a bit of an older-sister type fan, but he suddenly thought that being a loli fan wasn’t bad either.

“Hey! Don’t make decisions for me so casually!”

Jashin-chan, following behind them, wiggled her tail and scurried forward, whispering into Yurihana Hyakuryo’s ear: “Baihe Ling treats this traitor differently than she treats me! Is it because I’m not a handsome guy?”

“It’s because you always try to kill me!”

Yurihana Hyakuryo clenched her fist, wanting to turn around and give her a punch—what nonsense was this completely clueless fellow spouting?

She truly deserved a beating!

“Tch—!”

Feeling someone’s murderous intent, Jashin-chan decisively widened the distance. She wasn’t stupid; she wouldn’t foolishly go up to get beaten.

Yurihana Hyakuryo’s punches hurt a lot; if she weren’t tough, she would have cried on the spot for the other party to see.

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