Chapter 73

Kanna and Leaving a Letter (カンナと書き置き) is the seventy-third chapter of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

Summary
Tohru finds her resolve to protect Kobayashi.

Plot
While Kanna has a dream about her father, Tohru and Kobayashi discuss the imminent conflict in the other world. Tohru plans to kill Azad to end the fighting, but Kobayashi doubts whether the war would just end if Azad is gone. Ilulu is even more worried, suggesting they shouldn't get involved by bringing Kobayashi into the matter. However, because the matter involves Kanna, Kobayashi feels she needs to do something; she doesn't know what to do yet.

In the morning, Tohru goes shopping, clearly worried about Kobayashi who she suspects is ready to enter a battle for Kanna's sake, using the magic she learned. Tohru then encounters Fafnir who had been buying video games. Fafnir and Tohru agree to go to a field to "exercise". Once there, Fafnir attacks Tohru, dismissing her worries about Kobayashi as, in Fafnir's words, Tohru grew too close to humans. Fafnir even reminds Tohru of her own suicide mission against the gods. Tohru manages to withstand Fafnir's assault. Hearing Fafnir's advice about getting stronger instead of worrying, Tohru retaliates against Fafnir and leaves.

When Tohru gets back to Kobayashi's apartment, Kobayashi and Ilulu reveal the shocking news that Kanna had left them. Ilulu shows the letter that she believes Kanna certainly had read, as well as the response Kanna wrote but left at home. Kanna herself is still making her way to the dimensional gate that Kimun and Azad opened for her return. On the way, she bumps into Saikawa, who assumes Kanna came out to play with her.

Characters

 * Kanna Kamui
 * Kobayashi
 * Tohru
 * Ilulu
 * Fafnir
 * Kimun Kamui
 * Azad
 * Riko Saikawa