Chapter 49

Tohru and Relaxation is the forty-ninth chapter of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

Summary
Kobayashi tries to relax.

Plot
Kobayashi backs starts throbbing as she's been working too much and thinks about making an excuse before Tohru forces her tail to Kobayashi, who refuses to eat it. Kobayashi gets surprised at how many relaxation products there are as she was going to get a cushion but decides to look around.

Kobayashi decides to buy other products for her back until the next day, Tohru complains to Kobayashi what she will do with all the stuff. Kobayashi intends to use it all but Tohru doesn't believe her.

Illulu offers to massage Kobayashi as she used to massage her grandmother all the time. She asks Kobayashi if she is doing well but tells her to move her breasts, and Illulu apologizes its easier that way as they are too heavy. Kanna offers to massage Kobayashi as well but Kobayashi thinks Tohru will get mad for all the attention.

Instead, Tohru says that she's been so focused on serving Kobayashi she's been pushing her own wishes to Kobayashi but serving someone means considering their wishes and doing what they want.

Kobayashi gets surprised at Tohru's seriousness until Tohru presents her another piece of tail meat. Tohru mistakes this as being kind-hearted but Kobayashi tells her to buy a clue, so she calls the "bastards" Takiya and Elma, who don't want her to be rude about it.

Elma has noticed that Kobayashi has terrible posture and Tohru asks if it has something to do with back pain. Elma explains that humans can damage their backs by sitting the wrong way, which Takiya guesses doesn't happen to dragons, and Tohru admits she has seen Kobayashi sit in odd positions.

Elma notices Takiya doesn't have any problems and he says he tries to sit correctly but guesses the chair also might be a problem. Elma agrees, as she sees Kobayashi use the standard office chair and often tells her to get a better one but chairs are pricey as a good one costs about 1000 cream puffs, which Tohru thinks is weird but knows its expensive.

Tohru knows Kobayashi is the kind of person that would buy a lot of little things instead of a big one, like the relaxation merch, and Takiya agrees knowing Kobayashi is a cheapskate.

Tohru is confused at why Kobayashi won't eat her tail but thinks she could find a cure in her world like with the cold but Takiya questions that strategy. He knows about the myths of people eating food from the underworld and never leaving Hades and Tohru asks what Takiya is implying. Elma compares Kobayashi to Persephone and Takiya adds Kobayashi could end up like Demophon, which would make Tohru Demeter, implying the plan will not end well. Tohru goes home to rethink her strategy, which she blames on Takiya and Elma thanks Tohru for the free dinner.

Elma is surprised Takiya has a keen sense of morality, though he says its only common sense, as when someone has intense feelings, they sometime cross the line. Tohru thinks of how Takiya cut her quick when she wanted to use her powers to make Kobayashi happy and didn't think anything wrong with that but if its not what Kobayashi wants then then there's no point in doing it. She has come to appreciate the people of this world and wants Kobayashi to be in this world as well, which is why Takiya's words hit her.

Tohru comes home, seeing Kobayashi with one of the products she bought finally realising its purpose. Tohru invites Kobayashi to lean back on her tail and starts vibrating it and Tohru asks if its good and Kobayashi says its perfect. Tohru realizes how it works, so it will be all she will do. Kobayashi offers a massage as she feels a lot better, and Tohru obliges, wanting it on her shoulders because her chest is heavy. Tohru later realizes that she can't cook dinner with Kobayashi getting a massage with her tail.

Characters

 * Tohru
 * Kobayashi
 * Kanna Kamui
 * Ilulu
 * Elma
 * Makoto Takiya