Why is the Demon King like this?

Chapter 122 is about to begin, Friday night.

"Good evening, I'm Chizuru's cousin, you can call me Hanako~"

Fortunately, a girl whom Arisugawa Asuka was quite certain she didn't know, dressed in a conservative, old-fashioned sailor uniform, also ran out of the kitchen.

"Good evening, this is Arisugawa Asuka."

After some polite greetings, Arisugawa really didn't know how to ask them why they were there.

Chizuru Shiraishi briefly described the dish she had decided to make and asked everyone if they had any opinions.

The answer is of course no.

The chef has the final say.

Chizuru Shiraishi smiled at the slightly reserved Arisugawa and said, "Arisugawa, tonight I'm just a chef, you don't need to worry about my other identity."

Moreover, what Keisuke Ao said was true; he was just a school doctor.

"She's right, and at school she's a quack doctor." Ao Keisuke nodded in agreement.

"You bastard!"

Chizuru Shiraishi tossed the vegetables she was holding to him, only to have them caught by Keisuke Ao and smeared all over her face.

"what!"

Hanako burst into laughter, while Kamabatake Yui chuckled softly. Arisugawa Asuka, however, was still struggling to switch roles and blend into the cheerful atmosphere.

Her mouth was slightly open, as if she was muttering something, but even Qing Guijie couldn't hear what she was saying.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and prepare the midnight snack."

"Just wait, I'll make it extra spicy for you!"

Arisugawa had barely sat down on the sofa when he quickly got up and went into the kitchen to help wash the vegetables.

She was originally quite confident in her cooking skills, but after seeing Shiraishi Chizuru's aura and techniques, she subconsciously put herself in the position of an apprentice.

Amazing!

"Ms. Shiraishi, why are you cooking at Aokae-kun's house?" she asked softly.

"Hmm—" Shiraishi Chizuru thought for a moment and replied conservatively, "Because I owe him a favor."

But in reality, those eyes alone cannot be measured by human sentiment alone.

"Favors?"

Arisugawa glanced at the living room quietly, then turned back to scrub the dirt off the radish.

"It's a complicated matter, what's wrong? Is Arisugawa jealous?"

"Huh? Eh?!"

The radish in Arisugawa's hand slipped into the pond, splashing water.

"No! You've misunderstood. Qinggui and I are just—friends," she said shyly.

Chizuru Shiraishi seemed thoughtful upon seeing this—Keisuke Ao probably hadn't lied to her back then, but Asuka Arisugawa's thoughts were clearly very complicated.

"I see—" she said, "Being able to participate in this kind of event means you must be good friends."

"Um----"

The kitchen is a small, intimate space, while the area outside feels much more casual.

Putting aside Hanako's crazy antics, Kamabatake Yui was completely accommodating to Ao Keisuke's every request. After the variety show ended, Ao Keisuke simply turned off the TV, opened a console game that seemed pretty good in his memory, and invited the chief shrine maiden to play a two-player game together.

"Oh dear, I've never played this before!"

Kamibata Yui fiddled with the black controller, trying out each function one button at a time.

"Racing or fighting games?"

"Fight!"

Shinbata Yui swung her fist and answered without hesitation. Her imposing manner made it seem as if she wanted to personally beat up Ao Keisuke, but Ao Keisuke suspected that she was actually looking forward to getting beaten up in the game.

He opened the King of Fighters series of fighting games, and the memories in his mind gradually became clear. It seemed that the original owner had once won the street-level fighting tournament championship.

"Qinggui-kun, even though this is my first time playing, you absolutely can't go easy on me!"

"————"

The image of a shrine maiden fiddling with a game controller should be a captivating scene of different elements colliding, but why, why does it make him want to punch her in the head?

In any case, the intense fighting competition is about to begin!

Hanako crouched in the corner, playing happily with the fox and the cat. If she were in ghost form, these little animals would be scared away by her long ago, or they would freeze in place and pretend to be dead.

But now Yuki lies docilely in her arms, enjoying the flat-chested JK's caresses, showing none of the excitement she felt when she first met Hanako.

The fox lay beside Hanako's legs, its bushy tail swaying back and forth, its round eyes filled with longing—why isn't it its turn yet?!

"Hehe, good kitty, good doggy~"

I am a fox!

The white fox opened its mouth, revealing its sharp teeth, and let out a soft whimper.

"Qinggui-kun, watch the punch!"

The chief priestess, who was gradually mastering the game's techniques, controlled the snow woman to fly over.

"That must be a leg, right?"

"Huh? Really?"

Ignoring all that, Shimakata Yui seized the opportunity to unleash a combo, only to be kicked away by Ao Keisuke with a powerful kick.

The two pressed the controllers so hard they clicked, and the characters on the TV were engaged in a fierce and unbelievable battle, their health bars dropping rapidly.

Before long, when the two were playing their fifth game, Hanako and her two pets were all drawn over. They stared at the scene on the TV with shocked expressions, afraid that they would be caught and beaten up by the two big shots like this.

Finally, when Shenfan pressed the defense button too slowly, she was killed in a combo by Qing Guijie. Only then did she put down the controller and exclaim, "Qing Gui-kun is really amazing."

"You grasped it very quickly too."

"Meow!"

Yuki pounced on the controller, indicating that she wanted to play too.

The fox also stared longingly at its master.

"You guys can't handle this, can you?" Kamabata Yui stroked her shikigami's head.

"They could try racing games."

Keisuke Ao switched to the simpler-to-operate Calio Kart, which would give the cat and fox's paw pads a purpose.

"Meow! (I'll definitely kill you!)"

"Waaah! (Little kitten, how funny!)"

Just as Aoki Keisuke and Shinba were about to make way, Shiraishi Chizuru stepped forward and asked, "Where should we put the food?"

These girls, while they were busy cooking, were actually playing games together!

Wait, why are Yuki and this white fox holding the controller?

She blinked and glanced at the screen again—

The cat and the fox have chosen their respective vehicles and are ready to set off.

Good guy!

Before Aokiji could answer, she unconsciously pulled out her phone and started snapping photos like crazy.

"What's this? Kawaii~!"

When Aoki Keisuke told her to just put the prepared dishes on the table, her reply was, "Get out of my way! Look at your stinky feet! You're blocking my camera!"

This is what adult women in their twenties are like.

Keisuke Ao tapped her on the head, but she still obediently moved aside. Seeing this, Yui Kamabata was about to move aside as well when Chizuru Shiraishi stopped her.

"Miss Shinban, no, you're sitting right there, you're beautiful."

"Why?"

Yui Kamabata covered her mouth and laughed. She said to Keisuke Ao, "Miss Shiraishi is really interesting."

Keisuke Ao nodded and replied, "To some extent."

Arisugawa poked his head out from the kitchen, seemingly unaware of what was happening, and asked in a low voice, "Um—Mr. Shiraishi, shouldn't we turn the heat down a bit?"

"Look, Arisugawa!" Shiraishi turned around excitedly. "Isn't she just too cute?"

"What?"

Arisugawa walked over, and Keisuke Ao noticed that her hair was tied in a ponytail and she was wearing an apron, just like a real housewife.

"Ah! It's a white fox!" Following the direction Shiraishi pointed, Arisugawa discovered the presence of the spirit fox.

Watching his two pets intently driving the vehicle, Kukai's Yamato Nadeshiko was instantly captivated, transforming into a merciless kawaii machine alongside Shiraishi Chizuru, making everyone dizzy and disoriented as if chanting a spell.

Even a teenage high school girl looks like this.

Keisuke Ao and Yui Kamabata looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

So—what exactly is being cooked in the kitchen?

Afterwards, when the smell of burning wafted out, everyone realized that it was the dish Hanako had ordered.