Onmyoji who mingles in the world of anime

However, after the black cat frequently chatted with Tohru, their relationship gradually became more familiar. Furthermore, when Tohru later learned that the black cat liked Tsuchimikado Fuyu, he instantly regarded the black cat as his younger sister-in-law and told her that he would find a way to let her learn magic in the future.

Of course, Black Cat hadn't had a chance to tell Tohru that she had become Tsuchimikado Tou's girlfriend yet, since Tohru had been busy with company matters these days. The only time they chatted was a couple of days ago when Tohru invited her to participate in the closed beta test of Plants vs. Zombies.

"I was wondering who you were going to bring today. Oh, it's Black Cat. What, you've already won her over?" Kobayashi asked with a smile as he walked over.

Seeing Kobayashi approach, the black cat blushed and said, "Good morning, Kobayashi-neechan."

"Don't be shy, don't be shy. I fully support you two being together. I'll be entrusting Xiaodong to you from now on. Please come to my house for meals often," Xiaolin said with a smile.

"Hmm." The black cat lowered its head, nodded, and responded.

"So, how far have things progressed between you two? Have you held hands? Or kissed? Or did it hit a home run?"

"Alright, cousin, you're already acting like a drunkard before you've even had a drink." Tsuchimikado Fuyu looked at the blushing Kuroneko and complained to Kobayashi, "Kuroneko is still young, okay? We can talk about those things later."

"I didn't expect our little Dong to be so caring towards girls! But you're right, these things are still a bit too early for you two. But you must have kissed, right?" Kobayashi said, patting Tsuchimikado Dong on the shoulder.

"If only you hadn't said that last sentence, it's none of your business," Tsuchimikado Fuyu complained.

"Alright, alright, the child is growing up and has his own ideas, that's normal!"

"Don't talk to me like I'm some kind of rebellious person! It's you who's being disrespectful to your elders..."

"Hmm? Xiaodong, you seem to have said something you shouldn't have!"

"Really?" Tsuchimikado Fuyu, unaware that he had uttered the word that girls disliked hearing the most, asked foolishly.

"Hehe, it seems I need to give you a good talking to," Kobayashi said, adjusting his glasses.

Tsuchimikado Fuyu frowned as he looked at Kobayashi, wondering if he had said something wrong.

It seems not...

and many more……

Tsuchimikado Fuyu suddenly remembered that he had just said "for the old man"...

"I see, I understand now." Tsuchimikado Fuyu suddenly realized, and then, seeing Kobayashi's look of being about to attack, he immediately gave in.

"Um... cousin, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to say that you don't need to worry about the private things between my girlfriend and me... hehe."

"Oh, really? But saying the wrong thing will be punished!"

Just as Xiaolin was about to take action, the doorbell rang suddenly, diverting Xiaolin's attention. She went over and opened the door.

The newcomers were none other than Ercoya and Fafnir. Seeing that all the judges had arrived, Kobayashi no longer cared about dealing with Tsuchimikado. After Tsuchimikado and the other three, along with Connor, took their seats on the judges' panel, the match between Kobayashi and Tohru officially began.

It's worth mentioning that Thor took this competition quite seriously. Although the judges' table was replaced by a dining table, it was covered with a white cloth, and each person's title was posted in front of them.

For example, the label in front of Ercoya is "Commentator," the labels in front of Tsuchimikado Toudou and Fafnir are "Judges," while Connor is "Head Judge," and the label in front of Kuroneko is "Host."

However, Tsuchimikado Fuyu felt that the black cat's mission was no different from that of Ercoa!

After all, you can't really commentate on these kinds of matches; what you're doing is pretty much the same as being a host.

In addition, two portable kitchens, which Thor somehow got his hands on, were set up in the living room. Each kitchen had a gas stove and a sink, just like the kitchen in the home economics class at school.

"Is such a big fuss really necessary?" Kobayashi put on his apron, looked at the serious-looking crowd, and complained.

But no one responded to her complaint. Instead, the black cat coughed, looked at the prepared manuscript in front of Thor, and said with an embarrassed expression:

"Ahem, now it's time for our contestant Kobayashi to face off against our contestant Thor. I'm sure you're all familiar with this match. Now, our judges will explain the rules of this competition."

After saying that, the black cat shyly lay down on the table. Tsuchimikado Fuyu smiled and took the black cat's hand under the table to encourage her, and whispered, "Great job!"

"You'll be cooking three dishes: a salad, a meat dish, and a dessert. Show me your skills and let me enjoy them." Fafnir sat there with a serious expression, as if he were a truly picky and demanding judge.

"What kind of character is this?" Kobayashi retorted, clearly saying he'd seen it in a game or anime!

"You can have whatever you want, but keep it within budget, okay? Don't empty Kobayashi's wallet." Erkoya said something suggestive, and Kobayashi, looking at her figure that could easily seduce any man, couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"I don't have much to say, but you'll be wasting too much time buying groceries," Tsuchimikado Fuyu said.

Connor stared at Thor and Kobayashi with a dragon-like gaze, not caring about the competition or anything else; all she wanted to do was eat something delicious.

Seeing that Connor remained silent, Tsuchimikado Fuyu squeezed the black cat's paw, indicating that it was her turn.

Black Cat quickly stood up and said, "It seems the judges have explained it very clearly. Alright, enough with the chit-chat, I now declare the first Family Cooking Competition, Picnic Bento Contest, officially open."

Chapter 491 Feeding, Foul

At the black cat's command, Kobayashi and Tohru rushed out of the house at the same time.

Meanwhile, Tsuchimikado Fuyu and the others, who were waiting at home, started chatting.

"I'm hungry," Connor said weakly, slumped over the table.

"You just had breakfast, didn't you?" Tsuchimikado Fuyu said to Kanna.

“An hour has passed.” Connor turned his head slightly, staring expectantly at Tsuchimikado Fuyu.

"Alright, alright, I only bought one bag, so eat it sparingly." Tsuchimikado Fuyu, feeling a little embarrassed by Connor's adorable gaze, took a bag of chocolate beans from the black cat's handbag and said.

When Connor saw the snacks, his eyes lit up and he jumped up from his seat as if he had regained all his strength, staring intently at the snacks in Tsuchimikado Fuyu's hand.

Seeing Connor like this, Tsuchimikado Fuyu suddenly remembered one of Connor's special skills in catching snacks, and said with a smile, "Connor, how about we play a game?"

"Is there any food?" Connor didn't refuse, but instead started discussing the terms.

“Let’s play with this,” Tsuchimikado Fuyu said, waving the snacks in his hand.

Connor thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay."

Then, under the curious gazes of the three black cats, Tsuchimikado Fuyu and Connor walked out from the referee's position and sat down face to face on the ground.

"Let's begin." With that, Tsuchimikado Fuyu picked up a chocolate bean and tossed it to Connor. Connor reacted quickly, leaning slightly forward and catching the chocolate bean effortlessly.

Then, Tsuchimikado Fuyu kept throwing several more at once, and Connor caught them all perfectly.

"Great job!" Tsuchimikado Fuyu praised.

No wonder Kobayashi liked to feed Connor like this in the original series. I have to say, it felt pretty good to be fed like that!

Connor completely ignored Tsuchimikado Fuyu's praise. Now she stared seriously at Tsuchimikado Fuyu's hand, as if to say, "You threw too slowly, throw faster."

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" the black cat asked as it walked over.

"No problem, hurry up." Connor shook his head. As long as there was food, it was just a different way of feeding him, and he didn't care at all.

"This is really interesting, you should try it too." Tsuchimikado Fuyu pulled the black cat to her side and handed her some chocolate beans.

"Then... shall I begin?" Although Black Cat felt it was a bit inappropriate to do this, seeing Connor's eager expression, he couldn't help but feel a little tempted.

Connor nodded, and the black cat tentatively tossed one to him, which Connor quickly caught...

Then, the two of them played happily, while Tsuchimikado Fuyu went over and chatted with Erkoya and the others.

Ercoa and the others didn't say anything about Tsuchimikado feeding Connor, since Connor himself had agreed to it, and they had no reason to criticize him.

Soon, Tohru and Kobayashi returned from grocery shopping and began preparing their first salad.

Tohru made a very luxurious "Seafood Bell Pepper Caesar Salad", while Kobayashi only prepared two cherry tomatoes.

In the end, Kobayashi won because Tohru made too much food and misunderstood the definition of a bento, which can be considered a loss due to his lack of knowledge.

Seeing Kobayashi's disdainful gaze, Thor instantly felt a profound blow to his soul.

However, in the end, Tsuchimikado Fuyu voted for Tohru. After all, if we disregard the normal definition of a bento, Tohru's portion was actually the right amount for Connor.

Two cherry tomatoes aren't even enough for Connor to have a decent snack.

Moreover, in terms of content richness, Thor's is better.

Of course, since Connor is participating in the field trip as a normal human elementary school student, the meal here should still be defined as a normal bento.

In conclusion, Thor lost the first set 2-1.

Then, while Connor was tasting Thor's salad, the two continued their second cooking competition. In the end, Thor made hamburger patties, while Kobayashi made bacon and eggs.

Then, based on Connor's insistence on eating hamburger patties, Thor won by a unanimous vote, securing victory in the second round.

After all, this was made for Connor, and the portions for both of them were within the prescribed limits. Ultimately, which one they preferred to eat was up to Connor himself.

Of course, while Thor and Kobayashi were out preparing ingredients for the third match, Connor happily finished both dishes.

After all, while Connor prefers hamburger patties to bacon and eggs, that doesn't mean she doesn't eat bacon and eggs.

From this perspective, Connor's thinking is that of an adult.

After all, only children make choices; adults want it all.

The third match didn't go very smoothly. Thor might have realized that he and Kobayashi had become closer after Kobayashi said a few words to him when he left.

So she became even more determined to win. While Kobayashi quickly bought a bag of jelly and happily fed it to Connor, Thor opened a portal back to his own world and brought back some ingredients from another world.

However, what Thor didn't know was that by opening the door to another world, not only did another dragon come over and cause her a lot of trouble, but her whereabouts were also sensed by her father.

"I'm back." Thor opened the door and called out, then saw Kobayashi sitting by the door drinking and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Kobayashi?"

"It's too slow," Kobayashi said.

"I'm sorry," Thor apologized reflexively, then suddenly realized they were still in a match and said with a smile, "I won't lose!"

"Yeah, I won't lose either," Kobayashi said with a smile.

The two returned to the living room and showed off the desserts they had prepared.

Kobayashi naturally showed off a jelly, while Tohru took out a long, pink item that looked like ice cream but also like candy.

The three of them, including Erkoya, were stunned when they saw the "dessert" in Thor's hand. Tsuchimikado Fuyu also suddenly remembered something and looked at Thor with a strange expression.

Tohru really always manages to mess things up at crucial moments. If she just performed normally, she could not only win, but also take the opportunity to quickly deepen her relationship with Kobayashi.

But now they're going to do something drastic, and they even let Xiaolin eat a bite of this stuff!

Sure enough, just as Xiaolin took a bite and was praising how delicious it was, the dessert in her hand suddenly came to life, barked, and kissed Xiaolin's face, startling both Xiaolin and the black cat.

Ultimately, Thor lost the game due to a foul, but Kobayashi felt no joy at all, after all, she had just been terrified by that thing that she didn't know what it was and could bark like a dog.

Chapter 492 Searching for Shikigami

"I am back."

"Sorry to bother you."

At noon, Tsuchimikado Fuyu and Kuroneko had lunch at Kobayashi's house. Kuroneko witnessed Kobayashi's drunken, lewd state and was quite shaken.

Fortunately, Kobayashi was relatively restrained; he only said various things that made the black cat feel ashamed, but he didn't actually do anything.