"—this is Antanas Radio."

"Hey, dear, today's anchor is still me Antanas."

"Is the time without waves so boring that it makes you sleepy?"

On a summer morning in August, a street-side wooden house restaurant is about to open.

The sound of the radio came softly through the window.

The sky was not yet fully light, the stars were faint, and the cyan morning light often fell on the streets of Ichrita, the capital of King Hutton.

In the sleepy morning, usher in a world dyed with indigo.

In Boss Cat's restaurant, Pranay was already standing in front of the bar wiping glasses.

On the first and second floors of the restaurant, you can also clearly hear the announces of Antanas.

"Pranay, good morning."

With a long, crisp "jingle bell" sound from the door, the thick wooden door was pushed open by a pair of hands.

A gentle breeze blows through the counters of the store, bringing a hint of coolness.

"Good morning."

Pranay put down the glass and greeted Ranchi, who had arrived early in the morning.

"Where's Synora?"

Ranch looked around the restaurant, but didn't see Pranay's sister.

"She accompanied Huberian to the Duke's Palace, and it is estimated that she will not return to the store this morning."

"Uh-oh."

The two of them chatted briefly.

The interior of the restaurant is simple and stylish, with wooden tables and chairs and the floor giving off a faint scent of pine, some handicrafts and old books in the corners, and the sofa that was previously brought back by the cat owner is placed on the second-floor terrace.

Some time ago, Antanas was too energetic, and finally Pranai helped her get a small broadcast magic guide device, and every day when the Cat Boss's restaurant opened and closed, Antanas would turn on the radio to share stories with customers.

Over time, she also has more fans.

Recently, not only the Cat Boss Restaurant, but also the surrounding Echrita customers will listen to it when they go home.

There are even quite a few women who come to visit her in the restaurant or contact her for love counseling, especially young students at Ichritic Academy.

"Is this week's Ichrite Food Weekly out?"

Ranch caught a glimpse of a corner of the restaurant's low bookshelf.

"Out."

Pranay stretched out his hand to indicate the direction of Ranchi's new issue.

Ranch quickly went and retrieved a magazine.

Boss Cat's restaurant in Icherita Food Weekly has a high rating, and it receives a lot of praise from regular customers every week.

Recently, there has been an evaluation of Antanas Radio.

The audience asked her a lot about love and even asked her to help guide her on how to get along with her partner, and it was very effective.

In the beginning, it was just a pastime in Antanasi.

Now that she has gradually gained a lot of regular listeners, she can't be absent either.

If she has something, she will ask Cinnora or Talia to substitute for her.

"Everyone's evaluation of Miss Cinnola is - it must be a noble lady of some family, knowledgeable, gentle, and will share more topics about literature with you."

Ranch lay down in front of the counter, flipping through it and reading,

"It's also nice to have her replace Miss Antanas as the host once in a while, and it can make people feel peace of mind."

"It's really accurate to see people, your brothers and sisters are indeed ancient and famous, this kind of thing can be seen at a glance."

Ranch said, looking at Pranay.

"That's all in the past."

Pranay smiled helplessly.

Ranch flipped a page of the magazine.

"And everybody's right...... The evaluation of the two is-"

When Lan Qi read her name, she seemed to have an uncomfortable throat, coughed lightly twice, and then went straight over her name,

"I understand the reason, can you ask the anchor not to steal supper at work, tell me that I'm hungry."

"Poof-ha-ha."

Ranch slapped the table with a smile as he flipped through the magazine.

He didn't notice that this time Pranay didn't smile at all, but silently wiped the glass.

Ranchi looked up at Planai, who was suddenly quiet, and before he could ask anything, he felt a chill run through his back.

He turned his head, only to see that at the top of the stairs, there was a pair of indifferent golden eyes of an absolute superior, looking at him.

Talia clenched her fists.

She now thinks that Lanchi can't act anymore.

In the past, this guy only thought secretly in his heart.

Now he almost said it to her face.

That expression is damn good!

Talia shook her hand again, as if considering whether to teach Ranch a lesson.

"No, no, Tata, I'm sure if the radio listeners could see your face, they would find that you are a cute girl."

Lan Qi hurriedly looked at her and said.

"Yes."

She froze and let go of her hand.

Although Ranchi had already complimented her on her cuteness a few times, every time she heard it, she was a little unsure of how to answer.

Wait a minute.

Talia suddenly thought about it, what does it mean to see her to think she's cute?

She also felt as if Lanchi was saying that she was good for nothing but good looks.

"Good morning, Tata."

Ranch greeted with a smile, interrupting her thoughts.

"Good morning."

Talia's voice was emotionless, as she had no expression on her face most of the time.

She walked to the first floor, pulled out a box of biscuit-like pet food from the cabinet, and headed down the stairs.

For a moment, the first floor of the restaurant became quiet again, and the radio program playing in the restaurant became the entire sound of the entire space.

"In the turbulent season, in the bustling sea of people, as long as there is you, you will be happy."

The gentle and intellectual female voice is like a night breeze, soft and delicate, accompanied by carefully selected healing music, melodious and slowly flowing, intertwined with the words of Antanas, adding a bit of warmth and tranquility to this early morning.

"It's hot, summer is coming, and some stories are about to begin."

A moment passes.

“……”

Ranch looked at Taria's back as she disappeared at the top of the stairs, and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure she didn't seem to be angry.

He said goodbye to Planai briefly, and walked up the creaky staircase to the second floor of the restaurant.

As soon as Talia, in the deepest part of the hallway, opened the door, she saw that Ranch was behind her, and she didn't close the door.

It wasn't until Lanch reached the familiar door that he knocked lightly on the open door.

Talia, who was feeding the little fox breakfast, looked up, and although she didn't speak, her eyes meant to let him in.

She was sitting on the only armchair in her living room, with a fox's feed box and a few newspapers on a small coffee table beside her.

This is the Demon Realm Moon Shadow Fox that Lan Qi brought back from the Northern Continent, and usually turns into a small animal in the store.

At first, Talia just watched the fox from afar, and did not express her feelings.

Later, she began to feed the foxes.

Now you can tell that she really likes the fox.

Ranch hears from Planay that during the days when Ranch and Huberian are away, Taria's only spiritual solace every day is feeding the foxes, walking the foxes, and even sometimes talking to the foxes.

There is more and more taste of pension.

As Ranchi thought, Taria's gaze turned to him again.

“……”

Talia just looked at him, and after a while she spoke,

"If you want to find Huberian, you can go directly to the Duke of Aransar's palace."

Her tone was like she wanted to send off a guest.

Early this morning, Huberian went out, because she wanted to put the painting in the Duke's Palace, and wanted to get something back from the Duke's Palace, so Cinnora accompanied Huberian early in the morning.

If it weren't for the radio program in Antanas, she would have clamored to go to the Duke's Palace.

The three of them have been playing well.

After the disappearance of Duke Miya, the Duke's Palace had some ancient enchantments that locked the room and could not be opened even by Huberian herself, but Synora had a unique talent as an anti-mage who was able to parse and break those barriers.

"I'm here for you."

Ranch looked at Talia with sincere eyes and a somewhat confused voice.

“……”

Talia glanced at him.

She continued to feed the fox and did not say anything.

But there was no intention of driving him away.

The room was quiet for a long time.

"What is the matter with you coming to me this time?"

Talia finished feeding the fox, picked it up and asked.

Usually Lan Qi came to her to learn the Demon Writing Card, but he only came in the afternoon, and he rarely came to the Cat Boss's restaurant early in the morning to look for her.

Now the two of them can talk to each other as well as they did at the beginning, and there is no longer any embarrassment when they meet before the departure of the shadow world.

Of course, the premise is that the two sides don't say anything like "cute enough to eat you".

"Did Huberian tell you about our trip to the Shadow World?"

Lanch asked.

"Just a little bit, she came back yesterday to freshen up, talked to me in bed and fell asleep."

Talia shook her head.

"It seems that she is most at ease to stay by your side."

Ranch sighed.

"Why do you say that?"

Talia wondered.

"Huberian doesn't seem to be the type to fall asleep easily, but with you around, she can sleep peacefully."

Ranch had only seen Hubertian fall asleep once, when she had fallen into Gentle Country at full power from Caliella and was sent back to the palace dining room.

According to Callella, Huberian often had insomnia in the palace restaurant, and in order to give the princess's body a good rest every day, Callella would secretly use magic to make Huberian sleep.

Lan Qi didn't know what to say, he just felt that the strict mother of the demon clan was really powerful, and the child couldn't sleep and went directly to magic to force him to sleep.

In this comparison, Talia is really like a loving mother.

"Am I like a loving mother?"

Talia asked suddenly.

But she wasn't angry.

"Well, you are indeed quite gentle, attentive and responsible to Hubertine, and there is no reason why she doesn't like you."

Taken aback, Ranch explained as Talia spoke.

He couldn't comprehend the astonishing evolution of Taria's mind-reading technique, and he was already able to read a little of his mind intermittently.

Fortunately, he has Sinora and Pranai's [Spellbreaker Mark] and [Truth Mark], which can weaken certain spell effects and detection magic.

"Then do you want me to do the same to you?"

Talia asked.

“……”

Lanch was stunned.

Just imagining Talia treating him like Hubertarian, and suddenly Talia became gentle, like a good wife and mother, and Ranchi felt that her brain went blank.

He's used to being like this Talya, and if she turns into something else, he won't be able to adapt to it!

"Looks like you don't want it."

Talia frowned slightly, observing Lanchi.

She felt like this guy was getting a little damn again.

But she suddenly discovered something.

It seems that compared to glaring at Ranchi, sometimes treating him with extra tenderness can make him uncomfortable, and even disgusting him.

Although it will be disgusting to himself, he can explode with him.

(End of chapter)