"Nii-san, Elf is crying for help."
Sagiri's eyes widened. She quickly hid behind Sora and poked her small head out, nervously looking across the way:
"Could a bad guy have broken into Elf's house?"
"Don't jump to conclusions." Sora shook his head. "If a bad guy really broke into the house, Elf wouldn't have the chance to shoot arrows at all."
The sound of Cupid's arrows hitting the balcony glass window was very loud. Sagiri could hear it, so a bad guy could definitely hear it too. There was no way they would let Elf shoot so many times.
She probably encountered some special situation, which was why she specifically shot arrows to ask for help.
Of course, the possibility of a prank couldn't be ruled out.
Sora shouted loudly:
"Elf, what's your situation right now?"
"Umm..." Yamada Elf stammered, seemingly finding it hard to speak.
"Sora will know when you come over."
"I'll head over for a bit."
Sora agreed.
Elf's house was right next door, just a couple of steps away. It wouldn't hurt to go take a look.
"Be careful, Nii-san." As a shut-in who didn't dare go outside, Sagiri could only whisper her instructions.
"I'll be on the balcony responsible for scouting the enemy situation. If Nii-san encounters danger, yell for help immediately, and I'll call the police!"
With the efficiency of the Japanese police, by the time they arrive, the person would already be cold!
Sora reached out and rubbed Sagiri's small head:
"If I really encounter danger, call Mahiru immediately."
Sagiri muttered quietly:
"Relying on that girl for everything, Nii-san is definitely going to be raised into a useless person again..."
"..."
Yamada Elf had a habit of being forgetful and loved to go out and play, so she specifically had two spare keys made. One was given to Sora, and the other was kept at Angel-sama's house for emergencies.
"Should I go call Mahiru?"
Sora hesitated for two seconds but ultimately suppressed the thought.
"Never mind..."
Although Elf shot arrows to ask for help, her voice sounded normal, clearly not encountering an emergency. There was no need to call Mahiru to go together. If he really encountered a situation he couldn't handle, it wouldn't be too late to call Angel-sama to the rescue then.
Taking the spare key to Elf's door, Sora unlocked the door and entered the house.
The living room was as empty as ever, with no added furniture. Next to the piano in the corner, however, sat a full glass of milk.
Curious, Sora walked over, reached out, and touched the glass, finding it still warm.
"Is she still in her room?"
Sora headed upstairs and quickly arrived outside Elf's room. He raised his hand and knocked gently.
"I'm coming in."
Yamada Elf's excited voice quickly came from the room:
"Servant, hurry up and come in!"
Sora grasped the doorknob, pushed the door open, and entered the room. A dazzling expanse of holy light instantly met his eyes.
So white.
The girl's ivory-white skin was dazzlingly bright under the light, blinding to the eyes.
Sora quickly turned his head away, but he had still seen everything clearly.
Elf was sitting on the bed, her gorgeous blonde hair reaching her waist.
Her snow-white, delicate skin was like solid cream.
Unripe buds.
A slender waist that could be easily grasped.
And...
She clearly wasn't wearing a single piece of clothing!
I traveled all this way to save you, and I didn't expect it to be a trap tempting people to fall into heresy!
Sora turned around, preparing to leave. Yamada Elf hurriedly called out:
"Servant, don't go! Hurry up and come save me! The rope got caught on something, I can't get up!"
"Rope?"
"I-It's a leash..."
Hearing this, Sora was slightly taken aback. He turned his gaze toward Elf and then realized that Yamada Elf actually had a black collar around her neck.
Besides the collar, there was also a black leash, the end of which disappeared into the darkness beneath the bed.
"What's going on?"
Sora was completely shocked.
Collar, chain, not a single piece of clothing on your body... What kind of terrible PLAY are you engaging in!
"I suddenly thought of a very interesting character today that I wanted to write into my new book. It's an Ice Wolf tribe girl who, when she meets the protagonist, is a slave wearing a collar..." Yamada Elf covered her body with both hands, her small face flushed red. Clearly, even Elf couldn't handle such a shameful scene.
"A collar is a moe point! As an author, of course I have to personally experience what it feels like to wear a collar. Only then can I write a heart-touching work."
To personally experience wearing a pet collar just to better match a character's moe point, you are way too dedicated to your profession!
Speaking of which, authors who work desperately hard are everywhere.
For example, the Korean manhwa artist of Solo Leveling. When serialization first began, they could update three chapters a week, working super hard. Unfortunately, half a year before the anime adaptation, the author tragically passed away due to a cerebral hemorrhage, leaving people sighing in regret.
Sora averted his gaze, still standing at the door:
"What's the deal with your clothes? You don't need to take off your clothes just to wear a collar, right?"
"I just finished taking a shower, it's normal not to wear clothes." Yamada Elf covered her chest with both hands, kneeling on the bed in a duck-sitting posture.
"Besides, every day after my shower, I always play the piano naked for a while..."
Playing the piano bare-bottomed, what a terrible fetish!
Sora remembered the glass of still-warm milk downstairs and said speechlessly:
"The piano is clearly downstairs, what did you come upstairs for?"
"My phone was charging in my room, I came to get my phone." Yamada Elf pointed.
"It's right there on the desk."
Sora turned his head and looked, and indeed saw the phone charging.
"It was too far to reach the phone, and I couldn't pull the leash out, so I could only use Cupid's arrows to contact Servant." Yamada Elf proudly lifted her chin, her voice sweet and charming.
"With just a few arrows, Servant quickly came to my rescue. I am indeed very clever."
Sora's gaze was full of disgust: "Should I praise you a bit too?"
"Praise me later, Servant, hurry up and help." Yamada Elf urged anxiously.
"The end of the rope is under the bed, I don't know what it caught on. Hurry up and help get it out."
"Even if the rope got caught on something, you can totally get it out yourself, right?"
Sora completely couldn't understand.
You actually need help for such a trivial matter?
Yamada Elf looked nervously under the desk opposite:
"I just finished showering and came upstairs, intending to grab my phone and then go play the piano. Who knew I'd suddenly see a terrifying monster crawl out from under the desk. I was so scared I could only hide near the bed. But somehow, the end of the leash got stuck under the bed and I couldn't pull it out... There are definitely monsters lurking under the bed too. I didn't dare reach my hand in, so I could only call Servant to help."
"Monster?"
Sora raised an eyebrow and looked over, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.
Everything in the room was normal; there was absolutely no sign of a monster.
However, considering Elf's chunibyo attributes, the monster here was highly likely not a real monster.
"Tell me specifically what it is." Sora looked at Elf.
Yamada Elf's voice was tense: "It's a terrifying Demon Realm Bug with tentacles. If a human touches it, they will die from poisoning..."
Sora pondered for two seconds. Looking at the scattered snack wrappers in the room, a guess quickly formed in his mind:
"Could it be a cockroach?"
"D-Don't say that name!" Yamada Elf hurriedly shook her head.
"If Servant calls them, they'll all come running out!"
Case solved.
No wonder she cried for help, it turned out she encountered a cockroach.
Sora walked over to Elf, crouched down halfway, and looked under the bed.
"Servant, don't peek..."
Yamada Elf covered her chest with one hand and blocked her lower abdomen with the other, her voice uncharacteristically shy.
"Relax." Sora expressionlessly complained, "Little steamed buns like yours will only make people laugh."
Yamada Elf's cheeks puffed up high. Her small fists directly hammered Sora's knee: "I told you they'll grow bigger in the future. Servant, you oppai-lover!"
Don't randomly move your hands away, you exposed yourself, alright!
"I see it... it's not a big problem."
Sora quickly found the crux of the issue and untangled the stuck leash.
"The D-Demon Bug appeared again!"
Yamada Elf's beautiful eyes suddenly widened. Using both hands and feet, she scrambled frantically, wanting to run outside:
"Servant, let's run!"
Meanwhile.
In Sagiri's room next door.
Sagiri held a 'telescope' rolled up from a piece of paper, observing the situation. Because of the curtains blocking the view, she couldn't see the specific details clearly. But as Sora and Elf moved, their silhouettes were instantly projected onto the curtains.
"Ehhhhh?"
"Nii-san is holding a dog on a leash?"
"Wait... that's Elf?"
"What are you guys doing behind my back!"