The evening breeze was cool.
Sora raised a hand to touch his cheek. He could still vaguely feel a trace of slight dampness. His gaze quietly lowered.
Go back and grind skills!
Tokyo Literary Master, I'm definitely going to become one!
The journey was silent.
Sora had just returned to his front door, and before he even had a chance to enter, he was immediately press-ganged into service by Elf.
"Servant, you're back?"
Yamada Elf stood on the street, still sporting her fluffy, radiant blonde hair and an ornate princess dress:
"I bought the insect repellent. Servant, accompany me to exterminate the demon bugs."
Sora looked at her speechlessly:
"You can handle such a trivial matter yourself, right?"
"No way." Yamada Elf put her hands on her hips, her voice arrogant.
"An Ojou-sama's primary duty is to command her Servant. Such a trivial matter like exterminating bugs, of course, should be left to the Servant to handle."
Sora's expression was full of disgust. "I feel like you're just too scared to go inside."
"I-I'm not scared." Yamada Elf guiltily averted her small face.
"Anyway, Servant hurry up and come with me to eliminate the demon bugs."
Sora asked curiously:
"Why didn't you ask Mahiru for help?"
"Mahiru is scared too." Yamada Elf muttered quietly. "She said we should wait for you to come back to exterminate the bugs."
Sora: "..."
Okay, turns out Angel-sama is also afraid of cockroaches.
"Give me the insect repellent." Sora extended his right hand.
"I'll go by myself."
"No." Yamada Elf quickly shook her head. "This lady will go with Servant, I also have things to grab."
"Then let's go together."
Sora passed by his own house without entering and went next door with Elf.
"By the way, there's one more thing I need to tell Servant." Yamada Elf put her hands on her hips, her voice crisp, proudly lifting her chin.
"My mom has already handled all the paperwork. I can go to school with Servant tomorrow."
As expected of a capitalist bigwig, truly not someone to mess with.
Click.
The door opened.
Yamada Elf hurriedly reached out her arms, nervously grabbing Sora's arm, and anxiously scanned the surroundings:
"Servant, hurry and turn on the lights."
While turning on the lights, Sora complained, "Cockroaches actually aren't that scary."
"Idiot Servant, I told you not to say such a terrible name."
Snap.
Turning on the lights, the living room instantly brightened.
After confirming the floor was clean and there were no cockroaches crawling around, Yamada Elf breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly switched back to her tsundere mode, putting her hands on her hips, her radiant blonde hair sparkling under the light:
"Servant, carry me to my room."
Sora was speechless: "You're wearing shoes today, right?"
"What if, what if the sole of my shoe suddenly falls off?" Yamada Elf stammered, looking for an excuse.
"Anyway, Servant carry me to my bedroom... It's definitely not because I read a manga and want to experience what a princess carry feels like!"
Hey, hey, the second half of the sentence is your true thought, isn't it!
Sora originally didn't want to bother, but Elf kept pestering him relentlessly. In the end, he had no choice but to helplessly agree.
"Let's go, to the bedroom." Sora reached out, gently wrapping his arms around the blonde loli and picking her up. Compared to Anna, she could be described as light as a feather.
"Wait for me outside after grabbing your things, don't get in the way of me doing real business."
"Got it~"
Yamada Elf crinkled her cute nose, her small face slightly flushed. She tilted her face up to look at Sora, her voice curious:
"So this is what it feels like to be carried in a princess carry by a boy..."
"It's not as romantic as in the manga at all."
"I can only see Servant's big nostrils..."
Nonsense, every human has nostrils, alright! If you don't have nostrils, you're a monster!
Sora remained expressionless. Carrying Elf, he quickly reached the bedroom on the second floor. He first placed Elf on the bed, and then, under the blonde loli's direction, began packing clothes.
Finally, he also grabbed a ballpoint pen and a notebook.
"What do you need paper and pen for?"
Sora asked curiously.
"It's a secret for now..." Yamada Elf held up the notebook to block her face. Her voice sounded somewhat shy, yet also somewhat expectant.
"Servant will find out later."
"..."
After getting everything, Sora once again painstakingly carried Elf downstairs.
"Phew..."
Sora exhaled softly, set Yamada Elf down at the doorway, and while rolling his wrists, instructed:
"Stay here at the door and don't walk around, I'm going to exterminate the bugs."
Yamada Elf didn't cause trouble this time, standing obediently outside the door:
"Thank you for your hard work, Servant, I'll wait for you here."
"..."
There's no need to say much about what happened next.
They say "when men and women work together, the work isn't tiring," but without Elf as a 'burden', Sora's efficiency instantly skyrocketed.
Taking out the insect repellent Yamada Elf bought during the day, Sora placed it in the bathroom, kitchen, restroom, and other areas. In less than ten minutes, he had laid an inescapable net throughout the house.
"All done." Sora walked out of the house and casually closed the door.
"Next is just waiting for the insect repellent to take effect."
"Thank you for your hard work, Servant."
Yamada Elf whispered her thanks.
"Exterminating bugs only treats the symptoms, not the root cause." Sora looked down at her.
"If you want to prevent bugs, you need to throw away your garbage promptly after eating, don't leave it in the house."
"But throwing away garbage is super troublesome." Yamada Elf puffed out her cheeks. "The last time I threw away garbage, an old granny lectured me."
"It's troublesome, but you still have to throw it."
"Servant, throw my garbage for me, okay?"
"I refuse, go ask Mahiru for help."
"Idiot Servant." Yamada Elf was unhappy, muttering in a small voice.
"...As a servant, you're supposed to share your master's burdens and solve problems. It's totally not because I want to be alone with you."
"..."
In Japan, many people living alone have a lot of garbage in their homes, sometimes even piled up like mountains. However, this isn't because they are inherently messy, but mostly out of helplessness.
Japan's garbage sorting is incredibly strict. For example, if you buy a bottle of mineral water at a supermarket, don't finish it, take it home, and want to throw it away, you must separate the cap, the bottle, and the plastic wrapper on the bottle. You cannot throw it away whole.
Many types of garbage also have designated disposal times. If you miss the time, you just have to keep it piled up at home.
Throwing away oversized garbage even requires paying a fee... In short, it's quite troublesome.
Yamada Elf was a genuine Ojou-sama. Previously at home, she probably had people waiting on her hand and foot. Now that she was out to be 'independent,' she was unfamiliar with many things, including trivial matters like throwing away garbage.
"Let's not talk about the garbage." Yamada Elf handed over the notebook she was holding.
"Here, this is Servant's reward redemption list."
"What is this?"
Sora curiously took the notebook. Upon looking at it, he was instantly shocked.
At the very top of the notebook, the words "Redemption List" were prominently written.
Below were the specific reward contents.
"One-day Date."
"Gaming Companion."
"Lap Pillow."
"Cooking."
"Back Walking."
"Ear Cleaning..."
Sora looked at the final item, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly:
"Even a kiss?"
You actually put a kiss down as a reward, don't you feel any shame at all!