At night in Ichrita, twilight shrouded the city, painting every inch of the royal capital with a pearl-like glow.

Less than a kilometre to the east, you can see that the "Boss Cat's Restaurant" has become a thriving business at this dinner spot, with smoke and the smell of dinner wafting from the rooftop.

Through the street lamps that illuminate the street, the quaint wooden house becomes more mysterious in the night, and the light from the windows of the wooden house makes people feel warm and cheerful.

Whenever a customer comes in or out, the wind chimes on the door of the store will sound a pleasant ringing sound along with the door, as if welcoming and bidding farewell to every customer.

Walking through the door of the restaurant, a lively figure comes into view.

The tables and chairs on the first floor of the restaurant are now almost full, raising glasses and smiling, whispering and laughing.

The waitress was as busy as a gyroscopic mouse with all her strength serving the steaming meal, and when she saw Lanch and Hubertarian pushing the door in, she hurriedly shouted to them:

"Guests please take a look at the menu first! I'll entertain you in a moment. ”

Huberian smiled and shook her palm, signaling the waitress to ignore them.

They've already had dinner, and they're here to find someone.

Ranch, on the other hand, was already familiar with the road, and walked straight to the stairs to get to the second floor.

It turned out that he seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of his sight.

When I turned my head to the side, I saw Talia, who was working as a Kanban girl behind the counter.

She combed a rather girlish braid, and a pure white dress with an apron, looking virtuous, rational and moving, and no one would think that she could be a demon.

Ranch was stunned, apparently he had never painted Talia like this.

Demon King, do you still need a part-time job?

In addition, how do you feel that she seems to have perfectly integrated into the life of the royal capital, just as natural as when she integrated into the Purgatory Corridor Academy, and she was not disobeyed by the alien races around her at all.

Just like that, Ranch looked at Taria.

Talia looked at Ranchi as well.

Silent.

The air was eerily quiet.

Originally, Talia already looked so gentle, and her face instantly seemed to float through the frost.

Apparently she hadn't thought Ranch would come at this point in time.

Usually Lanchi came to her in the morning or afternoon to learn how to make a card, and went back before evening.

After entering the store, Huberian, who was still looking at the environment and preparing to wait for Ranch to lead the way, noticed that Ranch was looking at the counter, so she followed his line of sight.

As a result, I saw a great love poet standing behind the counter.

"Why did Lanfu come out?"

Huberian muttered in surprise unconsciously.

"Lanf?"

Talia frowned slightly when she heard this, and her eyes moved from Lanchi to Hubertian's face behind him.

A hint of surprise and emotion flashed in her golden eyes.

Immediately, Talia seemed to understand something.

Apparently her niece confused her with the Great Love Poet at first sight.

It's all to blame for that damn guy who gave the image of the Great Love Poet in his own way!

Then Talia stared at Ranchi again.

This kind of historical legacy, she will have to settle accounts with Lan Qi sooner or later.

Ranch didn't dare to stare at Talia anymore and looked away.

Hubertarian looked around, feeling that the atmosphere was not right, and suddenly understood that she might have said the wrong thing.

She sensed the problem.

The Great Love Poet has blue pupils.

And the young lady in front of her has golden pupils.

The temperament is also very different, and the great love poet will not be so alienated from Lanchi.

"Ahem, this is my teacher, Miss Tata."

Ranch dodged Taria's death stare and introduced to Hubertarian.

Today it seems that the teacher is not in a good position.

"Hello, Miss Tata."

Hubertian greeted Talia as respectfully as she could.

She tried her best to hide her turbulent heart, she originally thought that Tata and the Great Love Poet were just alike, but she didn't expect them to be exactly the same!

“……”

Talia was silent.

It's like thinking about something.

Ranch was slightly nervous.

You can guess Talia's mood from her first response.

If she ignores Hubertarian's love, then it is estimated that there will be no talk about it later.

However.

Talia bowed slightly to Huberian and looked around the storefront, it was dinner time, and it was not good for them to block the aisle and chat.

She took a key from her apron pocket and handed it to Rankie.

"Let's take her upstairs first, and when I help the cat boss look at the store for a while, I'll go up to you."

Talia said in a gentle voice.

"Oh...... Oh! ”

Ranch took the key slightly stunned.

The sun is coming out in the west, and this old woman is so gentle today?

It can't really be a poet of great love pretending, right?!

……

Until seven o'clock.

There are a little fewer customers, and the waitress delivering food is no longer as busy as before.

Talia remained behind the counter with a blank face.

For her, an hour is just a blink of an eye, months, years, in fact, it is also very short.

Just when Talia was still in earnest about her work.

"Tata, thank you, meow."

A cute little black cat popped out of the back kitchen, jumped onto the counter, and said to Talia in its childish voice.

And the surrounding guests are not surprised that cats can talk.

"It's fine."

Talia untied her apron and put it back in the cupboard.

The guests thought that the black cat was a magician who was good at transformation, and only Talia could tell that it was an elven cat.

Although it is naturally very weak, and the seventh order may not be able to defeat the fierce third and fourth order demonic beasts, it will have a very long lifespan.

She couldn't tell how long this elf cat had lived, and it was able to survive to the seventh order.

Because Boss Cat will always make her a late-night snack, she will also help when Boss Cat is short of manpower.

"Did the boy come looking for you again?"

The little black cat asked.

Although it always stays in the back kitchen, it knows that a boy with black hair and green eyes will always come to Tata.

And it has become particularly frequent since last month, and I will stay in the Tata room for a long time every time.

It was very, very curious about the relationship between Tata, who seemed to be frosty, and the mild-mannered teenager.

I was going to observe it for a while.

Unexpectedly, this time the boy actually brought another girl with the same beauty and moving.

It really can't help but be curious.

"I just know him, that's all."

Talia said without any emotion in her voice.

The relationship between her and Ranch is purely a one.

And until you pay off your debts, protect him and urge him to pay back the money.

Plus, he's always ready to bring something good to her heart.

For example, Huber Ann, who she had always wanted to see, suddenly took the initiative to bring Huber Ann to her before she could find a suitable excuse and opportunity to hint at Lanchi.

"Don't you think he's a special person?"

The little black cat asked tentatively.

It had always felt that Tata had a lot to do with the teenager.

Tata, who never socializes with other people, is the only one who can spend a long time with this teenager.

"What do you mean by being special?"

Even though Talia has traveled to the human realm for so many years, she has many human feelings that she does not understand.

She knows that the "special" mentioned by the cat boss is not "special" in the literal sense, but about the special aspect of "mate" or "love" in the human concept.

She always wanted to get an answer, so she asked the cat boss for advice.

It has lived so long and gets along well with humans, so it must know humans very well.

"It's that he can always make you happy, you will gradually and unconsciously become inseparable from him, you will begin to care and be curious about his thoughts, and you will be prone to mood swings because of him."

The little black cat shook its paws, heard the call of the back kitchen, and quickly jumped off the counter, turned back to Tata and said.

It has to go to the back kitchen again.

“……”

Talia frowned in thought.

It seems that the cat boss has said everything right, and it can't be more accurate.

But I still can't understand it.

What went wrong?

(End of chapter)