Feng Yi returned to the Pupu Milk Tea shop. Seeing that everything was running normally, she felt relieved and continued to lie on the lounge chair, basking in the sun, sipping tea, and reading an outrageous fantasy romance novel.
Life was incredibly comfortable, earning money without doing anything.
Feng Yi vaguely remembered her enlightenment teacher in her previous life saying:
"Unless you can earn money while lying in bed, don't stay in bed all day!" - Sora Aoi
For many years, Feng Yi kept this in mind and worked hard to achieve this goal.
"Hoo~ Shuumatsubansei, Sayu, reporting for duty!"
Just as Feng Yi was reflecting on Teacher Sora, a ball of wind suddenly rolled over.
It turned out to be Sayu from the Shuumatsubansei. Feng Yi watched the tanuki who almost made her dizzy, then put down her novel.
"Little tanuki, what brings you here?"
Feng Yi stood up and smiled at the staggering Sayu.
"I'm not a tanuki, I'm Sayu, Sayu!!!"
Sayu pouted and glared at Feng Yi angrily.
"Uh... what was I supposed to do here? Damn it, my head is spinning. Don't rush me, let me recover..."
Having spun all the way from the Grand Narukami Shrine, Sayu felt like the whole world was spinning. She staggered and sat down on the ground, signaling Feng Yi to wait.
"Don't worry, don't worry, have some milk tea and think slowly!"
Feng Yi poured a cup of milk tea and handed it to Sayu, then gently patted her head and smiled.
"Don't pat my head! What if Sayu doesn't grow tall later?!"
Sayu slapped Feng Yi's hand away and said angrily.
"I heard drinking more milk helps you grow taller. Milk tea is made from milk, so it should have an effect, right?"
"Really? If you lie to Sayu, I won't let this go!"
Sayu said with sparkling eyes, holding the milk tea.
Sayu was petite and exquisite.
And the trouble that plagued her was precisely this:
Her peers were all growing taller, but she remained childlike, her height unchanged.
Because of this, Sayu was very anxious.
Days passed, and the world seemed to be growing taller, while she remained small.
The matter of growing taller gradually became Sayu's obsession.
"Of course, I wouldn't lie to a child! But it's best to drink more milk."
Feng Yi smiled. The milk tea contained protein, which might, possibly, probably, should help with growing taller.
Feng Yi couldn't be sure if drinking milk tea would help her grow taller, but what Feng Yi was sure of was that drinking more milk tea would definitely make her fatter.
"Sayu is not a child! Sayu is an adult now! Uh... at least age-wise, she's an adult!"
Drinking milk tea, Sayu suddenly remembered the purpose of her visit.
The shrine maiden, Yae, had asked her to come to the milk tea shop, find a man named Feng Yi, and bring back the milk tea he made.
"Do you... do you know Feng Yi?"
Facing the shrine maiden Yae's exploitation of her rest time to run errands for milk tea, Sayu dared not speak out her anger.
The substitute ninjutsu couldn't escape the shrine maiden's eyes, and the breath-holding technique couldn't escape her grasp either.
Alas~ Sayu was determined to do the errand.
"I know him, what do you need him for?"
Feng Yi squatted in front of Sayu with a smile, observing her.
Even while chatting, Sayu looked like she was about to fall asleep, which was absurd.
"This is a secret, I can only tell Feng Yi!"
"Feng Yi, that's me!"
"You... you're Feng Yi?! That's great, it's like this, Shrine Maiden Yae asked me..."
Hearing that the man in front of her was the Feng Yi she was looking for, Sayu's spirits immediately lifted, saving her the trouble of looking for him.
Finish the errand quickly, report back, and then find a place undisturbed to take a long nap.
"Little tanuki, wait a moment, it'll be ready soon!"
Understanding that this was an order from Yae Miko, Feng Yi personally went to the kitchen and made a special milk tea for Yae Miko using the scarce spiritual tea.
"I'm not a tanuki! How many times do I have to say it! How can this be?"
Sayu had emphasized this point many times, but why couldn't the other person remember?
"Hey, little tanuki, are you here to buy milk tea too?"
At this moment, Arataki Itto, who was attracting customers on the street, saw Sayu standing at the milk tea shop entrance drinking milk tea. He crept up behind Sayu and patted her little head, startling her.
"Sayu is not a tanuki, and don't pat my head, or I won't grow tall!"
Sayu jumped up angrily and chased Arataki Itto, but could only reach his armpits at most.
'Why is there such a noisy person, and why can he grow so tall!'
Sayu felt that heaven was unfair. She tried so hard to sleep, but why couldn't she grow taller?
And this useless big fool who was always slacking off could grow so tall?
"Hahahahahaha... Little tanuki, you can't reach me!"
Arataki Itto gestured to Sayu's head, which only reached his navel, and burst into laughter. kanδん
There was no way, who wouldn't want to pat the head of such a cute little tanuki?
Oh, right... She gets hit when called a tanuki, but why?
Isn't she a tanuki?
"You damn big fool, watch my ninjutsu, whoa— Transform!"
Sayu formed hand signs with her fingers and turned Arataki Itto's oni horns green.
"Boss, boss, look quickly, your horns have turned green!"
A subordinate beside him exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.
"Really? Really? Hahahaha, they actually changed color! Little tanuki, you're amazing! But, can you use that whoa ninjutsu again and turn this into rainbow colors? After all, only rainbow-colored horns can match my status as the boss of the Arataki gang!"
When Arataki Itto took out a small mirror and saw that his oni horns had indeed turned green, his eyes suddenly shot out a brilliant light, and he looked at Sayu with fervent anticipation.
He had previously planned to dye his horns rainbow colors with paint and tie some fireflies to them, making a dazzling display on the street, which would be incredibly cool.
However, due to the high cost of paint, this plan had to be shelved.
Now, with the little tanuki as a free labor force, how could Arataki Itto let this opportunity pass him by?
"Hey, I'm warning you, don't come any closer! If you come any closer, I'll call for help!"
Sayu had originally intended to use ninjutsu to get back at him and make Arataki Itto's oni horns change color to embarrass him, but who knew he would take pride in it.
Sayu was completely at a loss for what to do with this big fool who had problems with his head.
"Hahahaha... My reputation is known far and wide. Even if the Raiden Shogun came, it would be useless. Little tanuki, just be obedient!"