"Well, Tohru fought with a god, got injured, and drifted through the Dimensional Gap to this world. She's living here now."
Rias Gremory nodded and then said, "My name is Rias Gremory, the lord of this place."
"I am Kanna Kamui... Is Lady Tohru really in this world?"
Kanna couldn't help but ask.
"It's true." Rias nodded.
"Alright, I believe you."
After a slight hesitation, Kanna transformed into her human form.
The reason Kanna believed Rias so easily was that Rias carried an aura that was very comfortable for dragons.
She herself was a figure like a create God; the Crimson World and the Crimson Butterfly were worlds she had created. Add to that her status as a dragon and the attraction of the Tree of Life System.
Even Ophis had directly given up on returning to the Dimensional Gap and instead integrated directly into the Crimson World.
Of course, this was also related to Ophis's simple nature.
"Hey, Rias, can you take me to find Lady Tohru?"
Kanna's tail wagged as she spoke.
Little Kanna looked only seven or eight years old, about the same height as Rias.
This discovery made Kanna's eyes light up.
"Sure~"
Rias nodded and then led the way out.
Before long, Kanna seemed to smell a delicious aroma and couldn't help but slurp.
During this time, Tohru often stayed by Rias's side, even trying to barge in when she was sleeping or playing with the girls. It just so happened that when Rias was fishing for Kanna, Tohru had gone to the kitchen.
Seeing Kanna's reaction, Rias remembered that this little short-legs was also a foodie~
Arriving at the kitchen, Tohru was busy nearby, her green tail wagging as she hummed a cheerful song.
Kanna, who had originally come to find Tohru, was instead drawn in by the surrounding aroma.
"Tohru~"
Rias waved her hand.
"Little Rias~"
Tohru's eyes lit up, and then she saw Kanna in front of Rias.
"Kanna, why are you here?"
Tohru looked at Kanna in surprise and said, "No, I should say, how did you follow me? I remember drifting quite a long distance."
"Tohru!"
Kanna wiped the corner of her mouth and then threw herself into Tohru's arms.
"Mm... I came to find Tohru to play, but I got lost in the Dimensional Sea..."
Kanna said, "While wandering the Dimensional Sea, I was fished up by Rias."
Fished up... Tohru thought of Rias's fishing rod.
Indeed, Rias often caught some interesting things.
Although sometimes the things she caught made even Tohru feel endangered, Rias would handle them easily.
However, Tohru hadn't expected that Rias would actually fish up Kanna.
Perhaps the detector Rias had been tinkering with these past two days had detected Kanna?
Tohru wondered.
"You can't be so willful next time."
Tohru stroked Kanna's head and said, "It's fine for worlds that are closer; a passage can be created by opening a Dimensional Gate. But a place like the Dimensional Sea is still too early for you."
"Oh..."
Kanna gave a soft 'oh', but her gaze was no longer on Tohru.
"Forget it."
Tohru looked at Kanna's behavior with some helplessness, then turned to Rias and said, "Little Rias, lunch is almost ready, just wait a moment."
"I think it's about to burn."
Rias pointed to the pot on the side and said.
"Ah, oh no!!"
Tohru busied herself in a flurry, while Kanna looked at the food in the kitchen and couldn't help but reach out her small hand.
With a clack, Rias swatted Kanna's hand away and said:
"The food will be ready soon. Eat with Tohru in a bit."
"Endure it for just a little longer~"
"Mm..."
Kanna responded with some difficulty, and then her stomach gave a loud growl.
"Come this way."
Rias took Kanna's hand, and the two of them walked toward the dining room.
As they walked, Kanna couldn't help but look down at where they were holding hands, her heart feeling a bit joyful.
Although she was over ten thousand years old, for a dragon of that world, she was equivalent to an eleven-year-old human child.
The reason she played pranks was also because of loneliness and boredom.
Kanna's parents had left her behind because powerful dragons were capable of living alone, so Kanna had been living on her own from a very early age.
Most of the time, Kanna stayed with Tohru.
Because of this, Kanna and Tohru were very close.
After being exiled, the first person Kanna thought of was also Tohru.
It was also because Rias had a natural affinity for the Dragon Race, plus Rias had saved her and Tohru, allowing her to be with Tohru.
Holding hands with Rias made Kanna feel a rare sense of happiness.
Perhaps there was also the factor of appearing to be close in age?
"Tohru is living here and doesn't plan on going back. What about you?"
While walking, Rias looked at Kanna and asked.
"I'll be wherever Lady Tohru is."
Kanna answered without hesitation, then her expression turned a bit gloomy as she said, "Kanna also... can't go back anymore."
"I see~" Rias nodded and then said, "Since you're going to live here, do you want to go see the school?"
"School?"
Kanna blinked.
"A place where the Devil Race learns systematically. There should be many people there you can get along with."
Rias said.
Although the childhood period of life in this world was similar to humans and not tens of thousands of years long.
At least they wouldn't be surprised by the fact that Kanna would never grow up.
Moreover, even if she stops being a student in the end, she can still be a teacher~
Anyway, as long as someone plays with Kanna, she won't be bored~
"I want to go!"
Kanna's eyes lit up.
The two sat in the dining room and chatted casually for a while.
Ten minutes later, a table of delicacies was served.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the others were still working, while Nelliel had become a teacher at the only school in Castlevania, providing education in practical combat.
Sasha and Morgiana were also at the school, having fun with their classmates, and would only return through the teleportation array in the evening.
By the way, Kuro Usagi had also brought the members of No Name to this world, and they were likewise living at the Devil School.
Yasuri Nanami, like dream and the others, had already integrated into the Crimson World and was also an honorary teacher at the Devil School.
So during this time, it had instead become a world for just Rias and Tohru.
But with Kanna's arrival today, although she felt a bit regretful, Tohru couldn't really complain, so this lunch was enjoyed by the three of them: Rias, Tohru, and Kanna.
For Rias, eating wasn't for survival but a part of enjoying life.
Whereas Tohru and Kanna seemed to still need a certain amount of nutrition.
Fortunately, as the lord, supporting two dragons was a piece of cake.
Unlike Kobayashi, who was a corporate drone; if she really wanted Kanna to have a good meal, she would go bankrupt in one go.
Speaking of which, should I fish over the dragon-taming expert Kobayashi to be a nanny?
This thought suddenly emerged in Rias's mind.
It seemed... quite interesting?
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