The red-haired girl cried loudly as if no one else was around, making Sato, who was crouching beside her, feel a headache coming on.
She was already this old, crying was one thing, but this was out on the street. Did she really have no sense of embarrassment?
"M-my melon bread got stolen again!"
Satania wailed. Just thinking about how that white dog kept stealing her melon bread made the grievance in her heart impossible to suppress. Even with a human standing right next to her, she could not hold it in.
Sato glanced around and quietly let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, there were not many people on the road at this hour. For now, no one had seen this scene, otherwise he would not be able to explain himself even if he tried.
"Grrr… gurgle…"
Suddenly, the sound of a stomach growling reached Sato's ears.
The red-haired girl's crying abruptly stopped. With large, crystal-clear tears still clinging to her eyes, she held her stomach, her face pale and uncomfortable as she said, "So… so hungry…"
Sato: "…"
This is an idiot, right?!
"There's a convenience store up ahead. Do you want to go there? I can treat you to something."
"Human, you're such a good person!"
The red-haired girl looked up at him in delight, but seeing her tear-streaked face, Sato found it a bit hard to look at.
This girl might be cute, but her brain clearly did not work very well.
She trusted him this easily. Was she not afraid he might be a bad person?
Sato sighed and stood up. "Then let's go."
"Grrr… gurgle…"
The red-haired girl's stomach growled again. Sato waited for a moment, but when she did not stand up, he looked at her in confusion.
Satania looked at him awkwardly and said weakly, "I'm too hungry. My legs feel weak, I can't walk…"
Sato could not help covering his face.
What kind of bad karma had he accumulated to suddenly feel like helping this person just now?
"I have some cookies here, but they're a bit too sweet. If you don't mind…"
Before Sato could finish speaking, the red-haired girl looked at him with great excitement.
"You have cookies?!"
"I do, but…"
Sato took out the cookies Yuigahama Yui had made from his bag, his expression slightly awkward.
Although he had not tried them himself, Eriri had already tested them for him.
"Can I eat them?"
"You can, but…"
"So good!"
Sato stared blankly at his now empty hand, then looked at the red-haired girl in front of him, who was eating happily with a satisfied expression.
This girl really had no sense of caution at all!
But…
Sato glanced strangely at the cookies in Satania's hand and could not help saying, "Give me one."
"Oh, okay!"
After taking the cookie she handed over, Sato put it into his mouth. The moment he chewed, his expression changed drastically, and it felt like his brain was trembling!
It was as if someone had pried open his mouth and kept pouring in white sugar, honey, and syrup. It was so cloying that his whole body felt uncomfortable, like countless sticky tentacles were rubbing against him, making his skin crawl with goosebumps.
It was exactly as Eriri had described!
Are you messing with me?!
After swallowing it with difficulty, Sato looked at the red-haired girl with a sharp gaze.
But the red-haired girl was still eating the cookies with a blissful and satisfied expression. When she noticed him looking at her, she blinked, then held out the cookies toward him.
"Do you want more?"
Huh?!
Sato's sharp gaze vanished instantly. He looked at her in confusion, muttering inwardly.
Could it be… that he and Eriri were just unlucky and happened to taste the failed ones?
"Give me another one."
He took another cookie and put it into his mouth again.
Sato's eyes widened once more. The same familiar taste, the same familiar texture… there was no difference at all!
But…
He stiffly turned his head to look at the red-haired girl, who was still happily devouring the cookies.
He finally realized something. This girl might have a problem with her sense of taste, or perhaps she simply loved this kind of overwhelmingly sweet food.
Sato quietly watched the girl in front of him eating the cookies.
Putting everything else aside, the way this red-haired girl ate really did look happy.
"Burp~"
In no time, the cookies made by Yuigahama Yui were completely finished by the red-haired girl. She rubbed her stomach and let out a satisfied burp.
"Phew!"
The red-haired girl stood up, her energy fully restored. She looked at Sato with a spirited expression and said proudly, "Thank you for your help, human! The future ruler of Hell, the great demon Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell-sama, will remember you!"
"When Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell-sama unifies Hell, you will receive great rewards, whether it be money or land…"
Sato looked at the red-haired girl expressionlessly.
It seemed this girl's chuunibyou was even worse than Takanashi Rikka's. Perhaps it had already reached an incurable stage.
"In that case, farewell, Lady Kurumizawa."
Sato sighed. He had not even eaten yet, how could he have time to listen to her nonsense?
"Human, I'll remember you!"
From behind, Satania's energetic voice rang out as she shouted at Sato's back.
It seemed there were still many good people in the human world.
Walking on the way home, Sato recalled everything that had just happened, his expression somewhat strange. It all felt quite bizarre.
He casually opened the character profile card he had just collected. After glancing at it absentmindedly, he suddenly froze.
[Name: Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell]
[Occupation: Exchange Student from Hell]
[Race: Demon]
[Age: 16]
[Threat Level: C]
He suddenly turned his head to look at the red-haired girl in the distance, who was cautiously sticking close to the wall as she left, and his mouth fell open in shock.
Th-this… she really is a demon?!
Just what on earth had happened in Heaven and Hell? Why did angels not seem like angels, and demons not seem like demons anymore?!