Chapter 47: Elf-san and Smells
Crunch, crunch.
"An on-location shoot?"
Crunch, crunch.
"Yes. It’s a corporate gig — I’ll be livestreaming my experience at an outdoor leisure facility."
Crunch, crunch.
"Huh. Got any water?"
"I do, I do. Here you go."
Top Chat: You’re really just plowing through those salty cookies, huh.
Top Chat: Does swapping sugar for salt actually make them edible!?
"Nn."
"I adjusted the recipe just a bit so Misora wouldn’t notice. I didn’t use actual salt; instead, I instructed doubling the amount of powdered cheese."
"Ah, Riku-kun, are there seconds?"
"Of course. These are the refills for Misora."
"Refills just for me!? There’s definitely something in there, isn’t there!?"
Top Chat: lol
Top Chat: And yet she still sniffs them first — a true professional entertainer.
Top Chat: Curiosity killed the nyanko.
"Fwahhh!? That’s definitely spicy!"
"I added black pepper. Personally, I prefer these, but it was too obvious, so I gave up on using them."
"I like the pepper ones better too."
"T-then… I’ll just have one…"
"Go ahead."
"It’s pink!?"
Top Chat: It’s actually pink lol
Top Chat: A flawless two-step trap.
Top Chat: Did he knead chili powder into the dough!?
"They’re mentaiko cookies."
"Ugh, that’s such a super spicy chili smell… Riku-kun, you can actually eat these too?"
"Of course. If we waste food, it leaves a bad impression on the viewers."
"Riku-kun, you’re so responsible… Okay, then here, I’ll give it back."
"There’s a rule against putting back something you’ve already taken a bite of."
"I didn’t use chopsticks OR a pot though!?"
Top Chat: Turns out unsweet cookies are more doable than I thought.
Top Chat: Yeah, you see these regional specialty cookies while traveling sometimes.
Top Chat: Kind of like the distant cousin between pancakes and okonomiyaki.
Top Chat: …That actually makes sense now.
"Haaah… After going through all that, this apple juice tastes amazing…"
"Hmm. So the drinks are normal, huh."
"I’m not a demon, after all."
Top Chat: Nah, you’re a demon.
Top Chat: 100% demon.
Top Chat: Demon + spiked club combo.
Top Chat: Crying emoji.
Top Chat: Reverse God-sama, it’s okay to stand up to your staff a bit, you know?
"Well, I do have my thoughts on the matter, but it’s, um, how should I put this…"
"I get it. A younger sibling’s mischief is kinda cute, right?"
"Yes! Super cute, right!? …Eh?"
Top Chat: …Eh?
Top Chat: Sibling?
Top Chat: Younger sibling!?
Top Chat: Brother?
Top Chat: Wait wait, who’s siblings with who here!?
"Misora and the staff."
"How did you even know that!?"
Top Chat: …Staff?
Top Chat: Staff-kun!?
"We’ve been found out. Elf-san, how did you figure out Misora and I are siblings?"
Top Chat: Ah, this is the real deal.
Top Chat: But seriously, how did you know?
"Smell."
Top Chat: Uh oh, she’s starting to elf again.
Top Chat: Please stop elfing.
Top Chat: Just be human one more time.
"And Misora’s sense of distance. Even though she knows the staff likes to pull tricks she’s bad at handling, she doesn’t shy away. No wariness, no hesitation. That’s why she falls for his setups so easily."
Top Chat: Yeah… that’s definitely a family vibe.
Top Chat: Now that you mention it, true.
Top Chat: I honestly thought Reverse God-sama was just blessed with the talent of screaming.
Top Chat: “Talent for screaming” what even lol
"In that case, couldn’t the possibility of Misora and me being lovers also have been an option?"
"No."
Top Chat: Ooh, flat-out denial.
Top Chat: And the reasoning?
"Misora was trying to protect the staff."
"Misora… was protecting me?"
"When I showed up, a total stranger, Misora greeted me right away. She offered me cookies without checking with the staff first. Is Misora normally the type to act like that? To me, it looked like she was forcing herself to step in and take the front line."
Top Chat: Uh oh…
Top Chat: Help, Elf-san is saying smart things in human language.
Top Chat: Now that I think about it, Reverse God-sama usually only acts on staff’s instructions.
Top Chat: But with Elf-san, she behaved differently. Rare move.
"Um, well… I’m Riku-kun’s older sister, so… that’s normal, right?"
Top Chat: Yeah, normally the older sibling takes the lead in negotiations.
Top Chat: From a position standpoint, sure, that’s normal…
Top Chat: But she’s just so unreliable…
Top Chat: Painful to watch, honestly.
"Th-that’s so mean!?"
Comments (1)
Please login or sign up to post a comment.