Free The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Vol. 3 by Satoshi Wagahara

out on me! You okay?!”
    “Yu… Yu, yu, yu, Yusa?”
    The cup of ice cream in Chiho’s hand, still largely full, was crushed in her iron grip.
    “The Devil King is the father, and the Hero is the mother? This is nothing short of a cataclysm…”
    Suzuno’s observation perfectly summarized the mad fury that commenced soon after.
    And on the ground, oblivious to the chaos, Alas Ramus stood between “Mommy” and “Daddy,” waving her arms back and forth gleefully.



THE DEVIL EXPERIENCES A LIFESTYLE CHANGE
    It was the next afternoon, the day after the incident that turned Devil’s Castle upside down.
    Chiho checked out the scene around the Villa Rosa Sasazuka apartments for just a moment before modestly tapping on the door to Room 201.
    She heard someone fumbling around inside as he slowly approached the door.
    “Ashiya?”
    As she spoke up, the door unlocked and opened to reveal Ashiya’s gaunt face, crow’s-feet cascading below his eyes.
    “…Hello, Ms. Sasaki…”
    The fatigue was written all over his voice, now completely bereft of his usual haughty resolve.
    “Is she okay right now?”
    “…She finally fell asleep a moment ago. Come on inside.”
    “All right. Thanks.”
    They took care to keep their voices hushed as Ashiya closed the door behind them.
    Removing her shoes, Chiho stepped inside, then crouched down to gently place the plastic bag she was carrying on the floor.
    The rustling of the plastic seemed like an air horn in the silence.Ashiya leaned down on the other side, just as a motorcycle roared down the street outside.
    Ashiya and Chiho held their breath for a moment as they turned toward Alas Ramus, napping beneath the shade provided by the bamboo blinds. She remained motionless, in a deep sleep.
    The pair breathed a sigh of relief before their faces turned serious once more.
    “Here… I bought pretty much whatever I could think of.”
    Chiho fished her purchases out of the bag, again taking extreme care not to make any noise.
    “Powdered milk… Sugar-free yogurt… And a few different brands of microwaveable baby formula to test out. What did you do for dinner last night?”
    “…Crestia gave us some udon noodles yesterday. We minced them up and boiled them with an egg and some ground-up fish. That was soft enough for her to eat. She didn’t have any trouble chewing it, and she can drink water all right, so I think we are safe feeding her human food.”
    Chiho nodded slightly as she continued emptying the bag.
    “Here are some sterilized wet tissues for cleaning up any accidents. And here’s a children’s toothbrush. Don’t use any toothpaste, though; not until she’s able to spit it out by herself. I got a bottle of mineral water, too.”
    “Toothbrush… Ah, yes, we didn’t brush her teeth last night. Why such a small bottle of water, though? How is it different from regular mineral water?”
    “It’s a special oral rehydration formula for infants.”
    Ashiya’s heavy eyelids blinked at the unfamiliar term.
    “It’s hot out right now, right? If she gets dehydrated, you can have her drink this to maintain her salt and blood sugar levels. It’s kind of like a sports drink for little kids.”
    “How is it different from the adult version?”
    “It’s made so that children can easily digest it. You can make it from tap water, too, but you don’t have a water filter installed, do you?”
    Chiho’s eyes turned toward the lone sink in the Devil’s Castle, its barren metal faucet wholly unadorned of any filtering device.
    “Tokyo’s tap water is supposed to be a lot better than it was way back when, but that’s not much help if the pipes in your home are old and rusting. She started out as, like, an apple and stuff… I figured she’ll need to have the cleanest water we can give her, so. This is meant for emergencies, though, so we can’t just have her drink this.”
    “…I see.”
    Ashiya nodded in admiration.
    “When you
do
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