Chapter 111: The Elf’s Luxurious Table
Counting practice matches, this was already the fourth round. The stream that started in the morning had stretched into a marathon of over three hours.
The up-and-down battles of 《Ochibito Kozorite》 had now reached the final first-round match.
"C’mon, we’re winning this one."
Top Chat: Victory declaration from the Elf
Top Chat: Brimming with fighting spirit!
"This time, I’ll crush you without leaving a trace!"
Top Chat: Kirishi-tan’s fired up too!
Top Chat: Guess she wasn’t satisfied with that last win after all
"Sorry, Kirishi-tan-san, but I’ll be taking this match for myself!"
Top Chat: The once-standoffish Siren is now making friends and playing around…
Top Chat: Brings a tear to the eye
Top Chat: I just hope she keeps growing healthy like this
Top Chat: Uh, why is the sailor’s impression going in a totally different direction?
"Hurry and gather."
Top Chat: Elf-san’s so cute, getting impatient for the forty people to show up
Top Chat: Kirishi-tan and Kyoka-chan are fidgety too
Top Chat: Kids sure have energy, playing without even eating… (taps staff with rapid micro-vibration)
Top Chat: Come to think of it, they only had a couple of donuts
Top Chat: Aren’t you hungry?
"I’m fine."
"I’m fine too."
"Kyoka should eat more."
Top Chat: Elf-san forever trying to feed people
Top Chat: Well, it’s not good to just fill up on snacks
Top Chat: Eating only sweets instead of meals is such a girly image!
Top Chat: Ahhh—so fluffy and sweet-smelling~
Top Chat: Men sure stay cheerful while clinging to their fantasies about girls… (taps staff with rapid micro-vibration)
Top Chat: What about you, Elf-san?
"I want rice."
Top Chat: Rice
Top Chat: Rice
Top Chat: Rice
"Natto rice would be nice."
Top Chat: Natto
Top Chat: Natto
Top Chat: NATO
"Luxurious natto rice is the best."
Top Chat: What the heck is luxurious natto rice?
Top Chat: Sounds super down-to-earth though?
"Mix plenty of butter and a raw egg into the rice, add a dash of white dashi instead of soy sauce, sprinkle in chopped nori. Green onion if you’re in the mood."
Top Chat: That is luxurious!
Top Chat: In America they’d tax that as a luxury good
Top Chat: Flavor text: ‘The Elf prepared a luxurious meal for you’
Top Chat: Totally a card you’d double-take at lol
"They’re here."
Forty matched players descended onto the stage one after another. As before, the opening round was a race. My starting spot was in the very front row of three, right in the middle. Kyoka and Kirishi-tan had drawn the very back on opposite sides.
Top Chat: This is a pampered front-row position for the Elf
Top Chat: Kyoka-chan and Kirishi-tan got unlucky with the draw, huh
"This isn’t good…"
"Yes. Not only the distance from you, but the stage itself is wide…"
This stage’s paths were broad overall. It seemed designed so players could enjoy plotting their course while dodging the periodic traps that jutted out and the obstacles rolling down slopes.
Top Chat: Hey, anyone here actually played this stage?
Top Chat: I think it’s pretty tough
Top Chat: Yeah, this is one of the main stages they even put in the commercials. It’s classic athletic gameplay
Top Chat: So you won’t get that chaotic crush where a bunch of players tumble off
Top Chat: Which means Elf-san’s threat level won’t stand out as much
"Why not?"
Top Chat: Because you don’t need to knock down everyone in sight
Top Chat: Ah, I see—if you don’t drop them left and right, you can just play it straight like in the first match
Top Chat: Oh good, that’s fine then
"I see."
Top Chat: Alright, the match begins!
Top Chat: Go, Elf-saaaan!
Top Chat: Ah
Top Chat: Ah
Top Chat: Eh
Top Chat: lol wait
Top Chat: She went for it
Top Chat: Isn’t that more like she messed up?
Top Chat: Why the heck is she mowing them down?????
"Elf!?"
"Onii-chan!?"
"I still haven’t managed to survive the second-round match yet."
Winning by running away would be tasteless.
"――Come at me again with nineteen players. Next time, I won’t lose."
Top Chat: Elf-san’s fired up!
Top Chat: Guess she was a little frustrated!
Top Chat: Uh, the second match won’t necessarily be a survival battle though…
"Ah."
Top Chat: And once again, Elf-san’s occasional slip-ups.
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