Chapter 354: Heading to the Demon World!
November 17th, Wednesday.
The weather wasn't great today. The sky had been grey since waking up early in the morning, hanging low like a piece of washed-out flannel.
Ryohei hated gloomy and rainy days, but his mood was exceptionally good after waking up today.
Because he was going to travel to the Demon World!
At 8:30 AM, in front of the Demon World Station hidden in the bustling city center—
Ryohei, sporting a half-tied wolf tail mullet, wearing a pair of strange earrings, a black trench coat, jeans, and white sneakers, got out of a white Nissan Patrol.
He rested his hand on the car door and reminded Yurine in the driver's seat: "Yurine, remember to bring an umbrella when you go out these two days, and stay warm. There's a cold front coming."
"Mn."
Yurine rested her hands on the steering wheel and smiled at Ryohei: "Remember to send me a message when you get to Jashin-chan's house."
"Okay." Ryohei made an "OK" gesture, then closed the door and turned to walk into the station.
"..." Yurine watched him enter the station before turning the car around to leave.
Ryohei bought a ticket for 8:50 AM, destination: a place called "Yomotsu Jashin Capital." The journey would take two hours and thirty-five minutes, expected to arrive at 11:25 AM.
Jashin-chan would bring people to pick him up then—that's right! She would bring people to pick him up!
Yesterday morning, Ryohei had let Jashin-chan go back early. Luckily, she didn't encounter any debt collectors this time and successfully returned home.
Back to the present—!
"Gate 10..."
Holding his phone, Ryohei glanced at the electronic ticket and looked for the corresponding gate in the waiting hall.
"It's on the front right."
Lucoa, transformed into a Quetzalcoatl earring, bit Ryohei's ear and shook gently to remind him.
"Oh... saw it!"
Ryohei looked over subconsciously, immediately spotting the gate, and walked towards it.
He found a random seat, sat down, and sent a reminder message to Jashin-chan—
[Ryohei]: "I'm about to board. Remember to pick me up later."
Buzz buzz—!
The phone vibrated; Jashin-chan replied instantly.
[Jashin-chan]: "Mn, got it. I'll go to the station to wait for you at eleven."
"..." Ryohei looked at the message, feeling that Jashin-chan was rarely this reliable, and felt quite gratified for a moment.
"Oh my...! I know you. Are you actually a demon?"
Just then, a hearty voice came from the side.
Ryohei turned his head and saw a tall man with curly hair hanging down his temples sitting one seat away, looking at him with interest.
"No, I'm human."
Ryohei waved his hand and answered casually.
"Whoa—!"
The man raised an eyebrow: "That's rare!"
"Appearing here, are you planning to go to the Demon World?"
Seeming to think of something, he paused, crossed one arm, propped his chin, and said in surprise: "This time... could it be to attend the Demon World Festival?"
"Correct."
Unable to tell what kind of demon the other party was... Ryohei asked casually: "Are you a demon?"
"That's right... to be precise, a werewolf!"
The burly man admitted generously, then introduced himself: "I am an elite of the werewolf clan ruling the Georgia region of the Demon World—Wolf!"
"I am Ryohei Tanaka, the strongest man on the surface, the boss of many angels, demons, and even dragons, known as the Culinary Sage!"
Out in the world, identities are self-given. Ryohei tacked on a few titles for himself.
Wolf was stunned listening to this.
Reacting, his heart tightened, his body tensed slightly, his expression solemn, and he looked at Ryohei with a bit of suspicion: "You... strongest on the surface?"
Honestly, he really couldn't tell...
At this time, some demons around also looked over in surprise.
"Not me."
Ryohei waved his hand: "My girlfriend is the strongest on the surface; I am the strongest's man."
Wolf: "..."
Demons: "..."
It works like that?
You're actually joking, right?
Wolf found that demons really laugh when they are speechless—he raised his hand to his forehead, chuckled, and glanced at Ryohei with his brown vertical pupils:
"You're funny!"
"Speaking of which... are you going to the Demon World alone? Where are you getting off?" He asked seemingly unintentionally.
"..." Ryohei glanced at Wolf, feeling he harbored some ill intentions, but with Lucoa and Pekola on him, he didn't panic and said casually:
"Not exactly alone, getting off at Yomotsu Jashin Capital..."
He was somewhat worried about Yurine going to the Demon World alone in two days.
Ryohei believed in Yurine's strength, but demons could be treacherous. He feared she might suffer a loss if caught off guard by schemes.
But on second thought, in the face of absolute strength, schemes and tricks shouldn't be of much use...
"..."
"Not exactly alone...?"
Wolf subconsciously looked to Ryohei's left and right, thinking calmly:
Does he have companions? Or is he bluffing?
He usually operated in Kyoto, but he had long heard of the Culinary Sage and was very interested in his glowing cuisine.
If he could take the opportunity to kidnap him, he wouldn't mind doing so.
"..." Wolf had dark thoughts inside but laughed heartily on the surface: "What a coincidence, I'm getting off at the same place."
"Yeah, quite a coincidence."
Ryohei had lost interest in communicating with him and replied perfunctorily.
Just then, the announcement for his train to start ticket checking rang in the waiting hall—
"Passengers, please attention. Ticket checking for train [Mo 23333] from 'Human World Neon Station' to 'Demon World Yomotsu' is about to begin."
"Passengers taking train [Mo 23333], please go to Gate 10 for ticket checking and boarding. Ticket checking stops one minute before departure. Thank you for your cooperation!"
"..." Hearing this, Ryohei got up and walked towards the gate.
At the same time, the demons for this train also got up one after another and walked over...
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