"Magic purification is complete, you don't have to worry about side effects appearing anymore."
Seeing the [Purification Complete] notification pop up on the game panel, Sora stood up, satisfied.
In just one afternoon, he not only earned 100,000 yen but also obtained 100 versatile experience points. He made a massive profit without losing a thing!
"Ruri-san, I'm going to head back first."
Sora had no intention of eating out with Kuroneko to celebrate; he wanted to take his leave and go home. After all, he still had a crying, hungry Sagiri at home. Going back too late was definitely out of the question.
"Idiot Sora... see you."
Ruri stood up and watched Sora head towards the train station. Then, with sparkling eyes, she walked towards the shopping mall.
"Let's go, let's go. Time to buy gifts for Mom, Dad, and my sisters."
"..."
The journey was silent.
Sora stepped off the train but didn't immediately head home. Instead, he went to the supermarket, planning to stock up on some groceries.
Having earned so much money today, he naturally had to reward himself properly.
Entering the supermarket, Sora grabbed a shopping cart and headed to the ingredients section first.
"Potatoes, beef, eggs, prawns..."
Picking up a pack of green onions and placing them in the cart, Sora sighed helplessly.
"Another day without pork ribs."
As everyone knows, meat in Japanese supermarkets basically doesn't have bones. If you want to eat pork ribs, you have to go to a specialized butcher shop.
You should know that eating foods that require effort to chew can stimulate the development of teeth and bones, leading to normal occlusal relationships. Japanese people don't eat pork ribs, and even when eating fried chicken, they hate the bones inside. That's why many people have crooked, misaligned teeth.
Fortunately, both Sora and Sagiri inherited good genes. Their teeth were straight and orderly, with no crookedness whatsoever.
After strolling around for a short while, a girl with radiant blonde hair suddenly came into view.
The girl was petite with snow-white skin. She wore a red ribbon in her hair and a pink-and-white Lolita dress. It was precisely Yamada Elf.
At this moment, Elf was holding a monster toy and secretly teasing an elementary schooler.
"Mom! The monster is moving!"
"Don't speak nonsense."
"Mom, help! That monster keeps chasing me!"
"Even if there really is a monster, I'm not buying you any more snacks today."
"..."
Taking in the scene not far away, Sora was left exceptionally speechless.
Angel-sama doesn't like her ability disrupting her peaceful life, Kuroneko wants to use her ability to make money, and only an elementary schooler would use their ability to prank people!
"It really is better to just pretend I can't see..."
Sora silently turned around and pushed his shopping cart elsewhere.
Unfortunately, before long, the girl's crisp, pleasant voice rang out behind him.
"Servant, you're also at the supermarket to buy things?"
"..."
Sora looked straight ahead, pretending not to hear.
He couldn't turn invisible, and there were other people around. If he rashly answered, he would definitely be seen as a chunibyo talking to 'thin air', wouldn't he?
"Servant, why aren't you talking?"
Elf put her hands behind her back and tilted her head to look. The girl's beautiful golden hair slid down her shoulder, looking exceptionally dazzling under the lights.
Sora remained expressionless. He picked up a carton of milk, carefully checked the expiration date, and then placed it in his shopping cart.
"Eh?"
Elf blinked and muttered to herself.
"Could it be that Servant can only see me at night, and can't see me during the day?"
That's right, so please hurry up and leave, and go back to teasing elementary schoolers.
A cheerful smile appeared on Elf's small face.
"Looks like I can properly prank Servant."
Sora: "..."
What's the fun in teasing an adult? It's much more fun to tease elementary schoolers, right!
For the following time, Elf secretly took items out of the shopping cart and put items from the shelves into the cart, attempting to prank Sora.
Unfortunately, these tricks were too childish. Sora remained expressionless the entire time. Such petty tricks were merely laughable.
"It seems Servant really can't see me during the day..."
Arriving in an empty corner, Elf sighed. A bored expression appeared on her small face. Then, she grabbed the hem of her dress and slowly lifted it up.
"It's a pity about the thank-you gift I prepared..."
Sora was instantly shocked.
This is out in public, what are you doing!
Even if you're invisible, have at least a little bit of shame! Stop randomly lifting your skirt!
As the skirt was slowly lifted, the girl's slender, straight legs quickly appeared in the air. Today, Elf was wearing white thigh-high socks, and the upper part of the socks was embroidered with cat paws. It looked exceptionally enticing, like cotton candy.
Elf kept going, showing absolutely no intention of stopping. The girl's voice was soft, gentle, and full of temptation.
"Servant, I didn't wear anything when I came out today."
"..."
Hearing these words, the instinct of a male creature instantly overpowered logic, making Sora involuntarily cast a glance.
A flash of blue entered his sight.
What happened to 'didn't wear anything'?
Those are clearly safety shorts, alright!
"Hehe~"
The girl's smug snort quickly sounded. Elf released her hands, letting the skirt fall naturally, and smugly lifted her cute chin.
"Servant really was lying, you could see me the whole time!"
"The manga books were totally right. No boy can resist a beautiful girl's ultimate skirt-lifting move!"
Sora remained expressionless. "My eyes were just tired a moment ago."
"Hmph, stop lying." Elf smugly extended a slender finger and lightly poked Sora's arm. "Hey, hey, Servant was definitely thinking about lewd things just now, right?"
"I was not, don't talk nonsense."
"If you lie, the battery level on Servant's phone will forever be at one percent every time you leave the house."
Sora: "..."
Vicious!
Such a curse is truly too vicious!
"Isn't turning invisible to prank elementary schoolers a bit too much?"
Sora quietly changed the subject.
"I wasn't intentionally bullying that elementary schooler." Elf puffed her pink cheeks at his words. "It was that kid's own fault."
"Hmm?"
"When I was wandering around the supermarket, I watched helplessly as that kid sneakily crushed the dry noodles, crushing several bags in a row without stopping." Elf crossed her arms over her chest, full of righteous indignation. "Such behavior definitely needs to be properly disciplined, right?"
I see.
I misunderstood you earlier.
Sora silently apologized in his heart, and then said.
"It indeed needed to be properly disciplined... But using your ability recklessly will quickly bring about side effects. Didn't you suffer enough last night?"
"I wasn't using my ability recklessly." Elf put her hands on her hips. "I was actually gathering intel."
"What do you mean?"
Sora looked over curiously.
"As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' Only by having enough understanding of the ability can you avoid running into trouble..."
Elf pulled out a notebook and began to list things off one by one.
"For example, testing the limit of how long the invisibility lasts, whether there is a limit, or if I can be permanently invisible... I haven't reached the limit yet, so it's currently still being tested."
"Aside from that, I've gathered a lot of useful intel."
"For instance, while invisible, if people aren't paying attention, I can pick up objects, and the objects in my hand will turn invisible along with me, and no one will notice..."
"And also, being invisible doesn't mean your presence drops to zero. If you do weird things to others, they will notice. For example, there was a little girl earlier with super cute twin buns. I curiously patted her, and she clearly sensed it, but still couldn't see me..."
Sora listened silently, a rare look of surprise appearing on his face. He couldn't help but revise his opinion of Yamada Elf and sincerely apologized.
"I thought you were just having fun, it was my misunderstanding, I'm very sorry."
"Hmph~" Elf put her hands on her hips, giving a smug snort. "Servant thought I was on the first floor, but I am actually in the stratosphere."