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

Qin Che sighed softly and said, "Tonight's performance is a story about a dragon."

Amidst the bustling crowd, he could have taken you back to the dragon's lair, but tonight, he wants to walk a little further with you.

As before, you naturally hook your arm around his neck and rest your head on his shoulder.

The hard, warm scales provide a reassuring touch.

His figure paused for a moment, but you didn't back down. You wrapped your arms tightly around his neck, pressed your face against his chest, and felt your hearts pounding together.

You made up a random excuse: "I'm afraid I'll fall off you if I fall asleep."

Fortunately, he didn't expose your lame excuse, but continued to walk slowly forward.

"In the beginning, the dragon lived in the valley with other dragons."

Of all the dragons, only he had a human appearance, so he always mistakenly believed himself to be an ordinary person.

Later, the dragon grew up until it grew horns and a tail.

He had never seen these things on a person before, and he was terrified, so he picked up a knife and axe to chop them off.

But every time they are cut off, new horns and scales grow back from the blood.

He turned into a side street where there were fewer people, so his voice softened, as if he were really trying to lull you to sleep.

"After a long time, he finally accepted that he was a monster with horns on his head... but then, his lover appeared."

The moment you drew your sword, he knew you were destined to kill his nemesis.

But from some point onward, he no longer wanted to devour your soul.

"She gave him human love and companionship, making him mistakenly believe that he could also live as a human being."

And so, without realizing it, he gradually forgot that he was a dragon.

Perhaps it was the first time you climbed to the cave entrance, when the morning light shone on that face covered in dust and wiping away wounds.

It was your unbridled, inflated desires that made him see his former self.

Or perhaps it was the madness of your first kiss with him.

It's your candor in openly admitting that you like a demon.

Perhaps it's because you're also a little monster with horns in your heart.

"But the monster could never truly become human; he could not escape the fate of a dragon, nor could he love anyone for long."

Dragons are naturally inclined to manipulate human desires, but they will ultimately be enslaved by those desires and become utter monsters...

So, in the end, he killed his lover.

He stopped and uttered those words in a very calm voice.

"This is the dragon's curse."

He left the lamplight behind, lifted his robe, and was still that freak with dragon horns and a tail.

You were deeply moved by his story.

So that's how the story ends.

He killed his lover...

For some reason, you suddenly feel a strange sense of relief.

"Qin Che, do you hate humans?" You looked directly into those beautiful, pomegranate-like eyes.

"At least for now, I wouldn't say I like him." He lowered his eyes, avoiding your gaze.

“...But I am also a human being.” You looked away and climbed back onto his shoulder.

Is there even the slightest possibility that the dragon you're holding might fall in love with a human...?

Invisible wings sliced ​​through the air currents as he carried the sleeping girl upwards.

Then why do you stay by the side of a dragon?