Sweet daily life of Little Tanuki and Qin Che in Love and Deep Space

"The more you say these things, the more I feel like you're hiding something. You seem very mature, but you've been sealed away for so long... Qin Che, you're actually still a very young dragon."

"you......"

"All you can do is hide your wings..." You gently stroke the horn on his head, your palm tracing along his exposed spine across his bare back, touching his tail, "but you can't hide your horn and tail."

You then changed the subject: "Are you an adult? Are you pretending to be mature because you're afraid of losing your 'devil' persona?"

The dragon doesn't speak; its tail shakes off your entanglement, wraps around your body, and circles your lower back.

"You mean you've discovered my secret?"

A force that refused to give in gently pulled you toward the dragon's chest.

"If what's in front of you right now is a young dragon that hasn't reached adulthood, what do you plan to do? Eat it?"

You're facing him directly, a wicked smile spreading across your face: "It's not impossible..."

The dragon seemed somewhat disgusted by your expression, and after pushing you away slightly, it said, "Didn't you say before that I've lived for so long and am an old dragon?"

"Hmph, can't I slap myself in the face?"

You rolled over and lay on your back in a more comfortable position.

"Tell me about the human soul, what does it taste like?" you casually started a new topic. "From the first day I met you, so much time has passed, and I've never seen you eat it... Have you never actually tasted a soul?"

The dragon remained lying on its side, its eyes fixed on you.

It's as if there's a secret hidden on your face that he hasn't yet figured out.

"The human soul, most of it smells nauseating, not even as good as the core of a wandering body."

"Then the first time I saw you, you said my soul was 'bland,' so it seems you were actually complimenting me."

"Yes, lifeless, like a big piece of turkey."

"And now? Like roasted chicken?"

You laughed at your own words.

"I almost forgot, you've never had grilled chicken before."

"..."

You seemed to have thought of something that made you happy again, and the smile on your lips never faded.

"Is there anything you want now?"

"nothing......"

Perhaps you simply want to know about dragons that can entice humans to succumb to evil...

Under what circumstances can one feel that superfluous desire called "love" that exists beyond mere survival?

In his world, besides survival and killing, can the pipe organ and embrace also have a place?

But perhaps the person next to you really just looks like a human.

All his previous indulgence of you was just to obtain a more delicious soul.

How exactly did he become that future version of himself?

Have you changed your past self?

You really don't have much confidence in yourself.

If...if...he didn't fall in love with you, is there still someone waiting for you to come back in the future?

Since that's the case, you decide to try to boost your confidence again.

"Qin Che, those gems and weapons are no longer novel. To nourish my desires, you must feed them with rarer treasures." You rolled over, your eyes sparkling as you nestled against his chest.

"This time, I want to..."

You are unwilling to be the only one who falls into such troubles.

"Your love."