Chapter 13: Changing Elf

"Since I'm bored, say something funny."

Top Chat: The elf has finally started demanding performances from her viewers.
Top Chat: That’s insane lol
Top Chat: Oh? Your clothes...

"Kirishi-tan scolded me, said 'no streaming until you wear something decent'."

Unlike this morning, I’m now wearing a black off-shoulder one-piece dress. It has frilly accents fluttering here and there.

Top Chat: Cute
Top Chat: Not bad
Top Chat: Looks good on you
Top Chat: The elf is actually wearing clothes!?
Top Chat: So you do own decent clothes

"No, I just bought this. Look, the tag’s still on."

Top Chat: Don’t just casually lift your clothes lol
Top Chat: Hits harder than cleavage shots
Top Chat: Should get it cut off lol

"The clerk who picked it out must’ve spaced out and forgot to cut it."

Top Chat: Yeah, I can totally picture that
Top Chat: They were probably staring at you
Top Chat: SSR looks, bugged personality
Top Chat: Bug lol
Top Chat: Are you really okay going around dressed like that?

"I asked for 'something decent,' and this is what they gave me. So it counts, right?"

Top Chat: Wait, but you’re supposed to be a guy
Top Chat: Exactly that

"Come to think of it, when I tried to buy five of the same dress as spares, they stopped me. Why?"

Top Chat: Whoa, that manliness just came back in an instant
Top Chat: Manly lol
Top Chat: Manlier than most men would ever be lol
Top Chat: By the way, where are you right now?
Top Chat: Looks like I see a menu in the background

I had set the camera and laptop down on a two-person table. A bit of the menu behind me on the wall was caught on stream. For the record, I asked when I came in if streaming here was okay.

"A soba shop."

Top Chat: Going old-school again
Top Chat: So much like a Japanese person
Top Chat: Oh, lunchtime already? Guess I’ll grab something too
Top Chat: Ah, so you were bored waiting for food to arrive

"Your order is... woah..."
"Put it here, please."
"Eh—ah, y-yes!"

Just as I was talking, the food came. Nice timing.

Top Chat: The waiter was speechless
Top Chat: Honestly, if I saw the elf in real life, I’d be speechless too
Top Chat: Can’t blame them
Top Chat: SSR looks
Top Chat: What did you order?

"Katsudon."

Top Chat: Oi lol
Top Chat: I’m dying
Top Chat: Growing soba instead
Top Chat: Though, they say soba shops make surprisingly good katsudon lol
Top Chat: This guy’s definitely Japanese inside lol

"I am Japanese."

Top Chat: And it really was katsudon
Top Chat: I’d kill to see the other customers’ reactions right now lol

"Hold chopsticks by the tips and pull them apart slowly—then they split clean."

Top Chat: Yeah, we know lol
Top Chat: The elf keeps dropping little trivia bits that about half of Japanese people would maybe know
Top Chat: So, how’s it taste?

"Good."

Top Chat: You said that yesterday too lol
Top Chat: Careful, you’re in a restaurant today—don’t say anything reckless
Top Chat: Keeping that in mind, give us one more line!

"Tastes like you don’t have to worry about the salt."

Top Chat: Uh… huh.
Top Chat: So it’s on the bland side?
Top Chat: Well, that’s… safe, I guess?
Top Chat: Oh wait—
Top Chat: She just poured soy sauce on it lolol
Top Chat: This elf seriously doesn’t hesitate at all lol

"Good."

Top Chat: This girl lolol
Top Chat: She’s destroying the whole concept of food reviews
Top Chat: I just went “Fuhih!” at work and everyone stared. Most attention I’ve ever gotten in my life. I’m shining.
Top Chat: Found a slacking salaryman
Top Chat: I didn’t get noticed. Thanks to the guy who “Fuhih”-ed, I’m safe. Hidden.
Top Chat: Found two slacking salarymen