Chapter 97

Tohru and Marriage is the ninety-seventh chapter of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

Summary
Kobayashi wonders about marriage and relationships.

Plot
During one of their late night talks, Tohru wonders when Kobayashi is going to settle down and marry her, as they clearly have a lot in sight to pretend to be a married couple. Kobayashi for her part doesn't feel it in the same way that Tohru considers her only his maid and tries to prevent Tohru from continuing to talk about it.

The next day at work, Kobayashi discusses the issue with Takiya and Elma. Takiya tells her that love is something she must discover on her own... But if her parents want to know about their relationships, Tohru could pretend to be her wife (just as he did with Fafnir before his parents). Elma for her part only associates everything with food.

Once home, Kanna and Ilulu greet Kobayashi by telling her nice things about Tohru as a way to make her consider marrying her. However, Kobayashi asks Tohru to take her out for a fly in the skies.

While they are flying, Kobayashi asks Tohru about her feelings, to which the dragon obviously replies that she is in love with her master. To Tohru's surprise, Kobayashi reveals that she likes her too and that she hadn't told her until now because she couldn't accept it, but that now she was confident enough to tell her. That makes Tohru go into euphoria and dance through the sky with happiness, unfortunately for Kobayashi riding the dragon.

Characters

 * Elma
 * Tohru
 * Kobayashi
 * Makoto Takiya
 * Fafnir
 * Elma
 * Holy Sword (cameo)
 * Kanna Kamui
 * Ilulu