Afterward, the three of them went to a store to buy school uniforms.
School uniforms in Neon are purchased by students themselves at designated stores, unlike in China where schools uniformly customize and distribute them.
This also prevents collusion between schools and suppliers.
Next, they went to the mall to buy a schoolbag.
However, when they arrived at the mall, Tohru's expression was very solemn, tinged with fear, because the mall felt very much like a Saint's castle to her, so she remained vigilant the whole way, tightly holding Satou's hand, which left Satou utterly speechless.
Finally, Kanna picked a red schoolbag.
Schoolbags in Neon are very expensive because there is a saying that one only uses one for a lifetime; even the most ordinary one costs several thousand soft RMB, and expensive ones can even exceed ten thousand. Of course, the quality is undeniable; they can indeed be used for a lifetime.
However, Satou was not short on money now.
"As expected of Kanna, her taste is excellent; she chose a cursed item that absorbs human blood," Tohru praised, looking at the red schoolbag.
"A cursed item that absorbs human blood?"
Not far away, Yusa Emi, who was stealthily following Satou and the others, had an extremely solemn expression. Gritting her teeth, she said, "Indeed, I knew the Demon King wouldn't do anything good! Is he sending the Dragon to infiltrate the school this time to secretly suck the blood of elementary school students? Or is he planning to curse them?"
If Satou knew her thoughts, he would definitely be speechless.
Kanna, with her new schoolbag, was very happy. She kept running around the room with it on, even wearing it while sleeping.
Since he had only established a relationship with Tohru last night, Satou didn't go to compete in cooking with the Tsundere that night; instead, he stayed with Tohru.
Satou had already accepted the fact that she was not the same species as him, and the feeling of being with a dragon girl was actually quite good.
Although Tohru had an extra fleshy tail compared to ordinary girls, which felt a bit strange at first, after adapting, it felt quite novel.
Moreover…
Tohru's tongue could be long or short, large or small, and was extremely flexible.
The next day, Satou specially accompanied Kanna to school.
Yesterday, Tohru had already used magic to forge Kanna's identity, and she had officially enrolled.
Kanna, wearing her school uniform, with her tail and horns retracted into her body, wearing a yellow elementary school safety hat, and carrying a red schoolbag, looked extremely cute.
Along the way, Kanna held Satou's hand and hummed a tune, clearly in a good mood.
"Well then, Kanna, study hard," Satou said, seeing Kanna off at the entrance and waving with a smile.
"Mhm," Kanna nodded.
Satou pondered for a moment and said, "Oh, right, remember not to destroy the school or kill other students."
Parents nearby all cast surprised glances at Satou. What on earth was this guy talking about?
However, Kanna nodded seriously and said, "I understand, Satou."
"What? Destroy the school, kill all students?"
Nearby, Yusa Emi, who was stealthily following them not far away, vaguely heard their conversation and was instantly shocked!
"I knew it! Opening a shop was just the Demon King's disguise; his true goal is still to destroy this world!" Yusa Emi said, gritting her teeth.
She had already decided in her heart that, in addition to going to Satou's small shop every evening for dinner—no, to monitor Satou—she would also pay attention to Kanna's activities at school every day!
At this moment, Kanna had already walked into the classroom.
"Today, I'd like to introduce a new classmate to everyone, Su Kanna." The teacher introduced the newly enrolled Kanna to the other students.
At school, Kanna had taken Satou's surname, her full name being Su Kanna.
When Tohru found out, she also clamored to take Satou's surname, wanting to be called Su Tohru from then on, which left Satou utterly speechless.
After dropping off Kanna, Satou returned to Far Moon.
Erina Nakiri was still waiting for him in the living room; after all, they had gotten used to going to school together every day.
"Oh, right, the list for the Autumn Election has been released today," Erina Nakiri said.
"The Autumn Election?" Satou said, calculating the time; it seemed to be around this period.
"Are you participating?" he asked.
"I'm not participating. Each Autumn Election is operated by the Elite Ten, including recommending candidates and organizing the competition," Erina Nakiri said. "So I'm on the operating side."
Satou nodded. His name wasn't on the list for this Autumn Election because no Elite Ten member had recommended him.
After all, in the eyes of Erina Nakiri and others, Satou was already on the same level as them, so there was no need for him to participate in the Autumn Election to prove himself.
At this moment, Satou received a new task.
"Host has received a new task.
Task description: Choose a companion and help him (or her) achieve a better result in the Autumn Election.
Task rewards: Top 16: One random C-grade ingredient gift package; Top 8: One random B-grade ingredient gift package; Top 4: One random B-grade ingredient gift package, one cooking utensil gift package.
Task time: Within one month."
"Help others achieve better results, huh?"
Satou pondered, beginning to consider which companion he should choose.
"Eh? Satou, what are you saying?" Erina Nakiri looked at him in confusion.
"Haha, nothing," Satou smiled and said.
Upon arriving in the classroom, Satou saw Tadokoro Megumi.
However, at this moment, Tadokoro Megumi's cheeks were pale, and she was trembling with fear.
Satou couldn't help but walk over and ask, "Megumi, what's wrong? Were you bullied?"
"Of course, it's about the Autumn Election," Yuki Yoshino said from the side.
"What should I do, Satou? Compared to everyone else, I feel like I'm just making up the numbers," Tadokoro Megumi said pitifully.
"I really didn't expect that loser to be chosen," some students nearby said discontentedly, unable to understand how Tadokoro Megumi had been selected.
"Yeah, my grades are clearly better than hers, right? It's so unfair."
"What about everyone else?" Satou asked.
"Mhm, everyone from our Polar Star Dormitory has been selected," Yuki Yoshino stuck out her tongue and made a victory sign.
"Oh, right, Satou, we didn't see your name," Yukihira Soma said.
"Mhm, no Elite Ten member recommended me," Satou said.
"You've already defeated the Elite Ten; there's no suspense in recommending you to enter, right? Besides, you'll definitely become an Elite Ten member in the future, so you don't need to go through the Autumn Election," Ryoko Sakaki said.
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