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  With Elma joining them, their home became even livelier.

  And thanks to Roy's "food strategy," Elma no longer held any animosity towards him.

  Several months passed, and New Year's Eve roag.

  The girls seemed relut to leave the warmth of their cozy home in this cold weather.

  They were all curled up by the kotatsu, enjoying the warmth.

  "It's New Year's Eve. Do you want to go out?" Roy asked, seeing their zy attitudes.

  "It's too cold. I don't want to move."

  "Me her."

  "It's so fortable here by the kotatsu."

  "Mmm, Roy is so warm."

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  Roy sighed. Did dragons hiberoo?

  "It's a shame. I bought new clothes for everyo seems you won't have a ce to wear them," he said, feigning disappoi.

  "Eh?" Kanna, Elma, and the others looked up.

  "New clothes? I want to go!" Kanna was the first to react, raising her hand eagerly.

  "Me too! Me too!" Tohru also jumped up, her lethargy fotten.

  "Do I have a gift too?" Lucoa asked with anticipation.

  "Of course, everyone has one," Roy replied, taking out the New Year's outfits he had prepared.

  "Wow! They're so pretty!"

  "Go and ge. We'll head out once you're do's New Year's Eve. The streets will be lively," Roy said, handing them their clothes.

  "This one is for you, Lucoa." Roy handed her a rger kimono.

  "Is this just for me?" Lucoa asked, surprised and pleased.

  "Yes, I couldn't find any clothes that would fit you, so I had this one specially made," Roy expined.

  Lucoa's figure was... exceptional. It was difficult to find clothes that fit her.

  Tohru pouted, seeing that Lucoa had a special gift, but Roy's ret "training" had lessened her jealousy.

  "Roy, I'm done!" Kanna was the first to emerge, wearing a beautiful kimono and her hair styled in a bun.

  She looked adorable.

  "Kanna, you're so cute!" Roy excimed, pulling her into a hug.

  "Roy, I want a hug too!" Tohru, who had also ged, joihem.

  Est followed suit.

  Soon, all the girls were hugging and nuzzling Roy.

  Even Lucoa and Elma joined in.

  "Alright, let's go!" Roy announced after a while.

  They headed out.

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  The streets were crowded with people celebrating New Year's Eve.

  "I couldn't resist the warmth of the kotatsu these past few days. It's o go out for a ge," Tohru said, ging to Roy's arm.

  Lucoa g to his other arm.

  "Yes, it's warm like this," she added with a smile.

  "Lucoa-san, please let go of Roy," Trumbled.

  "Why? It's fine," Lucoa replied, not letting go.

  "It's not fine! I'm Roy's wife," Tohru decred.

  "Then I be Roy's wife too," Lucoa said with a chuckle, leaning her head against Roy's shoulder.

  Roy looked at her, unsure if she was serious.

  "No way! Roy only needs me as his wife," Tohru insisted, gring at Lucoa.

  "That's not certain," Lucoa tered, wagging her finger.

  "Then I be Roy's wife too! I'm at the age where I should be finding a partner," Elma chimed in.

  "Elma, absolutely not!" Tohru spread her arms protectively before Roy.

  "Why not? Isn't it normal for strong males to have multiple partners?" Elma asked, fused.

  From her perspective as a Dragon, it erfectly natural.

  "Well..." Tohru eechless.

  Elma was right.

  In their world, powerful males often had multiple partners.

  Even male Dragons were like that.

  "Anyway, I won't let you have Roy," Tohru decred, tightening her grip on Roy's arm.

  "Don't worry, Tohru. We'll be together forever," Roy reassured her with a gentle smile, patting her head.

  "Okay!" Tohru nodded, her worries momentarily fotten.

  Roy felt that the time was ripe. If he asked Tohru to form a tract with him now, she would undoubtedly agree.

  But he decided to wait.

  He g Lucoa and Elma.

  Elma wasn't a problem, but Lucoa was a different matter.

  She had a responsibility to maintain baweewo worlds. ving her to leave wouldn't be easy.

  But he was determio have her. Not only was she a world-css beauty, but her power would also be a great asset.

  If he could tract her, he might even be able to break through to the level.

  And even if he didn't, he could still reach that level by trag Ophis wheurned home.

  Roy smirked, his mood improving.

  "Look, they're selling sweets over there! Let's go check it out!" Tohru suddenly excimed, her eyes lighting up.

  Elma also seemed eager.

  They all went to explore the stalls.

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  It was New Year's Eve, and the streets were filled with vendors.

  They stopped at a stall selling amazake, a sweet, non-alcoholic drink.

  Roy bought a cup for each of them.

  "It's so sweet!"

  "Delicious!"

  "This brings back memories."

  The girls eheir amazake.

  "Lucoa, you like to drink, don't you?" Roy asked casually.

  "Yes, I used to drink a lot. It's nostalgic," Lucoa replied, opening her eyes for a rare moment, a hint of sadness in her gaze.

  "Oh, is it because you got drunk and..." Tohru began.

  "Don't say it!" Lucoa quickly covered Tohru's mouth.

  "Is that what it is? Lucoa, if you don't mind sharing, we might be able to help," Roy offered with a smile.

  He had an idea. If he wao take Lucoa with him, he had to address this issue.

  Lucoa closed her eyes again, her expression unreadable.

  "If I need your help, I'll let you know," she said after taking a sip of her amazake.

  She had been cursed by her colleagues, causio make a mistake with her sister aing in her being stripped of her Godhood and bao the human world.

  She couldn't fet such a grudge.

  But without her divine power, she couldn't take revenge.

  Her enemies were gods. She didn't believe even Roy could help her.

  It seemed she would never be able to avenge herself.

  Roy smiled wryly, hearing her dismissive response.

  It seemed gaining Lucoa's trust wouldn't be easy.

  "Roy, what's that?" Elma asked, tugging at his sleeve and pointing to a stall.

  "That's omikuji, fortuelling. Do you want to try it?" Roy expined.

  "Sure!"

  The girls found it iing and each drew a fortune slip.

  "Let me see... Kanna, you got 'Excellent Luck'!" Roy announced, looking at Kanna's slip.

  "Ooh! Maji yabakune~" Kanna cheered, although she didn't uand what it meant.

  "And mine..." Est also handed him her slip.

  "Excellent Luck too!" Roy chuckled, patting her head.

  Elma and Lucoa also drew Excellent Luck.

  They were quite lucky.

  Roy drew a slip for himself. It was also Excellent Luck.

  "Roy, look at miohru excimed, handing him her slip.

  "Let me see..."

  It was "Great Curse." Roy was surprised.

  It seemed Tohru's father was ing. But Roy wouldn't let him take her away.

  "Although it's a Great Curse, with me here, everything will be fine," he reassured her.

  "Okay!" Tohru rusting his words, though she didn't uand what a "Great Curse" meant.

  Just then, the crowd started ting down.

  "20... 19... 18... 17..."

  "Eh? Roy, what are they doing?" Tohru asked, fused.

  "The year is about to end. Time flies, doesn't it?" Roy said with a sigh.

  Tohru uood and joihe tdown.

  "...4... 3... 2... 1..."

  Everyone shouted the st few seds together.

  "Happy New Year, Tohru," Roy said with a smile.

  "Happy New Year!" Tohru replied.

  Roy then turo Lucoa, Elma, and Kanna. "Happy New Year, everyone!"

  "Happy New Year!"

  They exged greetings. Tohru and Kanna found this human quite iing.

  It was their first time celebrating New Year's Eve.

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  "Lucoa, have you seen Tohru?" Roy asked, entering the living room.

  "She went out to buy groceries. She said she wao make a delicious lunch," Lucoa replied.

  "Oh, I see."

  Roy sat down on the sofa and was about to turn oV when Lucoa suddenly approached him.

  She hugged his head, her ample bosom pressing against his face, making it hard for him to breathe.

  "Thank you, Roy," she whispered.

  "For what?" Roy asked, fused, then instinctively ed his arms around her waist.

  "Because of what happened in the past, I was forced to leave my home. And every time I settled somewhere, I was afraid to stay too long, afraid of getting attached," Lucoa expined.

  Roy hugged her tighter.

  "Are you leaving?"

  "No, Roy. I'm grateful to you. You've made me feel at home," Lucoa replied.

  "Lueesan, we've always sidered you family," Roy said.

  "Nee-san?" Lucoa tilted her head, the word seeming ter a memory.

  "Yes, Lueesan, you're like an older sister to us," Roy added with a smile.

  "Mmm." Luodded happily.

  "Then, Lueesan, you tell me about what happened in the past?" Roy asked, seizing the opportunity.

  Lucoa's smile faltered.

  "I 't tell you about that yet," she said, burying Roy's head in her chest.

  Roy didn't press further.

  It seemed Lucoa still didn't trust him enough.

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