"You're clearly invisible, why did you hide over here?"
Sora couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
"Idiot Servant." Yamada Elf stood on her tiptoes, her small head gently bumping against Sora's chin. "I'm only invisible, it's not like I activated Kamui. I can still be bumped into, alright."
I remember now.
Although Yamada Elf's invisibility ability is very powerful—she doesn't need to take off her clothes and can even turn inanimate objects invisible along with her—it has one flaw: she can be bumped into by people.
In gaming terminology, she still has a collision hitbox.
Right now, a group of elementary schoolers was passing by, and they were in a stairwell. If Yamada Elf were bumped into and lost her balance, she would definitely frighten the elementary schoolers and potentially trigger a chain reaction of accidents... It was indeed necessary to carefully yield the way.
As they spoke, two close elementary schooler friends walked hand-in-hand. The already small stairwell felt even more crowded and narrow. To prevent Yamada Elf from being bumped, Sora had no choice but to extend his right hand and pull Yamada Elf into his embrace.
"Mmm..."
Yamada Elf let out a soft hum. Her small face flushed slightly, and she warned shyly:
"No insubordination allowed! If you dare mess around, Servant is done for!"
The girl's faint, fresh fragrance drifted into his nose. It was a scent mixed with milk, honey, and shampoo, as if the girl in his arms was composed of milk, spices, and other wonderful things. The smell was quite pleasant.
Unfortunately, Sora's heart remained completely undisturbed, his voice full of disgust:
"Don't worry, I have no interest in elementary schoolers."
"Idiot Servant, you actually called me an elementary schooler again!"
Yamada Elf angrily puffed out her cheeks, unable to resist squirming around in Sora's embrace.
"D-Don't move around..."
Sora's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly called for her to stop.
"Hmph." Yamada Elf gave a light snort. Children clearly all have a rebellious streak. "If I stop just because you tell me to, wouldn't that make me lose face?"
In a moment, you won't just lose face, you'll lose everything else too!
Sora really wanted to control his body, but unfortunately, biological instincts are far beyond the capacity of individual willpower to combat. In the end, he could only close his eyes in despair.
Too late.
I'm going to lose my qualification to be a human being.
"Eh... What did Servant hide in his pocket?"
Yamada Elf turned her head in confusion.
Sora's voice was deep, and even his eyes grew dim: "Let this world hurry up and be destroyed."
"The world hasn't done anything wrong... Ehhhhh?!"
Halfway through her sentence, Yamada Elf suddenly remembered the terrifying manga she had seen on the third floor, finally understanding what had happened. Her small face instantly flushed crimson at a speed visible to the naked eye. Her entire body seemed to turn into a wooden puppet, not daring to move even a fraction of an inch anymore.
Fortunately, before long, the group of elementary schoolers finally all walked up the stairs.
"Phew..."
Yamada Elf finally let out a sigh of relief. She hurriedly and flusteredly escaped from Sora's embrace, nervously covering her backside with both hands.
"Pervert Servant!"
"Lewd!"
"Hentai!"
"Idiot!"
"Huge idiot!"
"..."
You don't even know how to properly scold someone, and you call yourself a genius light novel author?
You definitely still need to go back to school for further studies!
Sora looked over expressionlessly: "I told you not to move around just now."
"Hmph." Yamada Elf's small face was burning like fire, her voice shy. "I don't care. Anyway, it's all Servant's fault! My chastity is gone, Servant must take responsibility!"
Chastity isn't something lost that easily, and it's clearly all your fault, alright!
If you didn't wander around while invisible, if you weren't in a hurry to go downstairs, if you had obediently listened and not squirmed around, what just happened wouldn't have happened!
"This topic ends here." Sora's voice feigned ferocity. "Otherwise, your chastity will really be gone."
Yamada Elf jumped in fright. The golden ahoge on top of her head trembled slightly, and she panicked and ran downstairs:
"Pervert Servant, you actually dared to commit insubordination. This lady will remember this grudge!"
"..."
After calming down, Sora walked downstairs, paid at the checkout counter, and then walked out of the bookstore carrying bags large and small.
Yamada Elf was standing not far away, kicking pebbles. Seeing Sora come out, she gave a light snort and turned her small face away, clearly still feeling shy.
"We're going back."
Sora gave a greeting and started walking home carrying the items.
Yamada Elf, with a blushing small face, stepped forward to follow. Before, she had been right next to Sora; now, there was a gap of several paces between them. Moreover, her small mouth wasn't chattering non-stop like before. Evidently, she still retained a sense of shame, which was cause for celebration.
The journey was silent.
The two quickly arrived at their front doors.
"Pervert Servant~" Yamada Elf finally spoke up to break the silence. The flush on her small face had quietly faded, returning to its normal snow-white smoothness. "Help me purify my magic power."
"Wait until I put these things down first." Sora took out his keys and opened the door. "Come in."
Yamada Elf hesitated for two seconds before stepping inside to follow him.
Sagiri wasn't waiting at the door today; she was probably upstairs drawing Plant Girls.
Sora put down the things in his hands first, then sat properly on the sofa and extended his right hand:
"Give me your hand."
Yamada Elf blushingly extended her small hand, allowing Sora to hold it, and softly looked for a topic of conversation:
"Did the Pervert Servant just [Beep—]?"
You're a girl, don't just blurt out any wild words!
Sora's expression darkened: "I did not."
"Hmph, you clearly did." Yamada Elf tilted her chin up, her voice arrogant. "You always called me an elementary schooler before, now you don't have the right to say that anymore, do you?"
"..."
Time quietly slipped by, minute by minute, second by second.
The magic power purification was soon successful.
Just at that moment, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it."
Yamada Elf quickly got up to open the door, and Angel-sama was impressively standing outside.
"Good afternoon, Elf-san." Mahiru's voice was gentle. "I just got back from school and am about to go to the convenience store to buy ingredients. I wanted to ask what Elf-san would like to eat."
"Anything is fine, Mahiru-chan's cooking skills are super amazing." Yamada Elf turned her head, made a funny face at Sora, and then quickly picked up the shopping bag containing the books. "Pervert Sora, I'm heading back first."
"Eh?" Mahiru was slightly taken aback, her gaze shifting to Sora. "Sora-kun, what did Elf-san just call you?"
"I have a clear conscience." Sora's expression remained unchanged. "Ask Elf herself for the specific reason."
"Ahem, it's nothing..." Yamada Elf quickly slipped out the door. "I'm going back to read first, I'll come over later to eat."
Sora looked towards Angel-sama: "Do you want me to help carry the ingredients?"
"No need, there aren't any heavy items today. I can handle it myself." Mahiru gently shook her head, her gaze landing on Sora's forehead.
"...Does the gauze on Sora-kun's forehead need changing?"