Chapter 360: Jashin-chan's Mom!
"Whoa—! What a big rabbit!"
In the pasture of Jashin-chan's family—
Ryohei stood on a stone wall seven meters high and one meter wide, overlooking the scenery below.
Below the wall, there were several large rabbits, almost a meter long, jumping upright. Their front paws were covered with white fur, while the rest of their bodies were varying shades of grey, with smooth body lines.
"That's a Great Hare. The meat is very tender and fine, perfect for roasting. Stewing or stir-frying is also good..."
Speaking up to here, Jashin-chan paused, turned her head, and asked, "Do you want to try some?"
"Can we?"
Ryohei looked at her without being polite.
"Mn, I'll have someone slaughter one later." Jashin-chan waved her folding fan and said generously.
Anyway, it was produced by their family's pasture; it didn't cost her a penny.
As long as it didn't cost her money, anything was fine!
"..." Hearing Jashin-chan say slaughter one, Ryohei already started pondering how to eat it.
Spicy Rabbit Head, Zigong Cold-Eating Rabbit, Dry Pot Rabbit, Braised Rabbit Meat, Yam and Carrot Rabbit Meat Soup...
Thinking about it made him drool!
"Is Ryohei-kun going to cook?" Lucoa put her slender hands behind her back and asked with a smile.
"Have that thought." Ryohei didn't deny it either. Turning his head, he asked Jashin-chan, "Is there a kitchen in the annex?"
"Naturally."
Receiving an affirmative answer, Ryohei clenched his fist full of motivation: "Then later I'll make you a Whole Rabbit Feast, one rabbit eaten in multiple ways!"
"Like the Whole Cow Feast last time?"
Pekola's eyes lit up, asking expectantly.
"Uh... not that many dishes though." Ryohei looked at her in surprise and answered with a smile.
"..."
The group chatted while touring the pasture.
Jashin-chan's family pasture raised a total of seven kinds of animals—
The Demon World Cow that Minos liked to eat the most!
The Five-Headed Strange Bird, resembling an ostrich, with orange-red feathers and five heads!
The Charming Goat, with a plump figure that inexplicably gave people a bewitching feeling!
The Delinquent Duck, with a conspicuous tuft of yellow hair on its head, about half a meter tall, looking rebellious!
The Yellow-Striped Bee, the size of a fist, which although inedible, could produce top-quality honey!
The Pig-Chicken, looking like a hybrid of a chicken and a pig, with a pig head topped with red hair resembling a pompadour, a body covered in feathers, limbs like sharp chicken claws, and a cluster of gorgeous tail feathers!
And the Great Hare from just now!
Ryohei had his eyes opened, clicking his tongue in wonder, feeling like he had gained a lot of knowledge.
And Jashin-chan generously stated that she could provide some of these for them to taste.
Ryohei's favorability towards her increased greatly for a moment!
Thinking to himself—
Jashin-chan is actually okay, as long as she doesn't act like a jerk... but if she doesn't act like a jerk, she's not Jashin-chan...
Ryohei had long seen through this guy completely!
"..."
Next, the group visited the dairy and winery along the way. Ryohei mooched some cheese and wine.
He also mooched some local specialty crops from the planting area.
The sky darkened unknowingly.
Ryohei felt the speed of getting dark was a bit fast; it seemed like they hadn't done much, and it was already dark.
He took out his phone from his pocket and looked; it was only 3:05 PM!
"Does it get dark so early here?"
By the farmland—
Ryohei raised his head and looked at Jashin-chan in surprise.
"Mn, it gets dark relatively early in this season..." Jashin-chan crossed one arm over her chest, tapped her chin lightly with the folding fan: "Currently, the sun comes out around ten in the morning, and it gets dark at three in the afternoon."
"Short days and long nights," Lucoa summarized.
"..." Ryohei calculated silently. Only five hours of daylight; it was his first time encountering such short days, feeling quite novel.
"Alright then."
Putting away his phone, Ryohei suggested: "Let's go back; we can pretty much prepare dinner now."
Marinating rabbit meat and stewing soup both took quite some time.
"Okay."
Jashin-chan agreed briskly.
Lucoa and Pekola had no objections, so the group took the car they came in and soon returned to the annex.
At this time, the demon responsible for pasture-related work had already slaughtered the Great Hare Jashin-chan named, cleaned it, and sent it over.
Ryohei took Jashin-chan and got busy in the annex kitchen...
"Wah—! So fragrant! This aroma is way too tempting!"
An excited mature woman's voice came from the door.
Ryohei, who was stir-frying the Dry Pot Rabbit, was stunned upon hearing this and looked over subconsciously.
"Ah—!"
Hearing this voice, Jashin-chan looked at the door in surprise and blurted out: "Mom!"
"Mn, it's Mom."
A woman a head taller than Jashin-chan, with a beauty mark under her right eye, looking somewhat similar to Jashin-chan but more mature and charming, with the same ahoge and tail.
Wearing a unique headband, exquisite earrings, and a white dress, the woman playfully made a V-sign.
"But shouldn't Mom be busy right now?" Jashin-chan covered her lips with her hand and asked in surprise.
"Supposed to be."
Jashin-chan's mom wriggled her tail into the kitchen, stroked her cheek with her hand, and said with distress: "Because of the festival recently, there's so much more work, busy to death..."
"When signing documents in the afternoon, I received Jashin-chan's message, so I pushed the work to other demons and ran back myself!" Saying the last part, she put her hands on her waist, revealing a triumphant expression.
"It's something Mom would do!" Several black lines dropped from Jashin-chan's forehead.
"..." Ryohei seemed to know why Jashin-chan had such a personality—without a doubt, her mom definitely contributed a part!
"Ahem!"
Jashin-chan's mom cleared her throat, looked her daughter up and down, and asked curiously: "You went to the human world and learned to wear clothes?"
Suddenly feeling like her daughter had grown up!
"No, just a whim, wearing it temporarily." Jashin-chan waved her hand and answered truthfully.
"Uh... okay!"
Still the same old ways...
Jashin-chan's mom laughed dumbly, then turned her gaze to Lucoa, Pekola, and... Ryohei, who were looking over!
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