The Elf Is a Freeloader

Some time has passed since Elle's meeting with Mayor Hagano.

One day, when Yasushi and the others successfully completed their final exams and the summer vacation was approaching so far.

"Oh, yeah. Can you hang out with me next weekend because I want to shop? And of course, invite Elle."

The usual three of us were on our way home from school, and suddenly Aoi mentioned that.

"Shopping... what are you going to buy?

Yasushi put on a hit when he was sure he and Ryu would even let him carry his bags.

"Look, it's almost summer vacation, right? So... Kara... I thought I'd make a new one in my bathing suit."

I'll close one eye at the end of the day.

"Hmm...... so when it comes to buying a swimsuit, is it I-ON (Aion) after all?

Ryu confirms, recalling a few places where he might be able to buy a swimsuit. If you think near field only, I-ON would still be the best assortment.

But Aye seemed to be thinking of something else.

"No. Wouldn't you like to stretch your legs to the famous station anyway? I want to show El what a big city this country is."

"Nagoya Station... to Nagoya Station?

"So. i'm going to buy a swimsuit at the central towers root department store in front of the famous station"

"Oh, there you go. It's much better than I-ON over there."

Ryu hammers at Aoi's suggestion.

The famous department store that houses a prestigious store at the entrance of Nagoya, one of Japan's leading metropolitan cities, naturally has a different range of products in the suburban supermarkets of the region. There will be no need to talk about which is more abundant.

"Hmmm...... it's nice to buy a swimsuit for Elle too, but there's no place to swim in peace, okay?

Elle stands out for what's going on in the pool and the sea.

Yasushi also recently learned that a species called Elves generally looks better than humans.

Yasushi also thinks that Elle is a super beautiful girl. No, that's not just Yasushi, if there were a hundred humans, no doubt more than ninety would decide so.

If El like that were in a swimsuit at the pool or at sea, he must be noticeable about what's going on.

In addition to that, it is her characteristic ear. Recently, I heard Mayor Hagano's "Mr. Elf" image character has also begun to gain prominence. If Elle exposed those ears in such a grand way, it would attract more attention than usual.

"That's right...... but why don't you just enjoy shopping? I told you, I want that girl to know what a big city is."

All Elle knows in this world is a very limited number of places, starting with the neighborhood of your house.

I've been out all over this town these days with photography for "Mr. Elf" 's homepage, but still only inside this Nissan City.

I want to show you more other towns because I'm here in this world, even though it's not in the form that came with her will.

The thought was with Yasushi, Aye, and Ryu.

"Right. Shall I show Elle the other towns and places now, thinking about swimming again later?"

Ai and Ryu smiled and nodded at Yasushi's words.

And the weekend.

The rendezvous point is Aye's home. Her house is an apartment close to Nikkan Station, so it was a rule from before when the three of you took the train to play.

Yasushi, with Elle, strives for a relaxing walk to Aoi's house.

"Konomichi... Yastakasan, is there only one?

"Yeah, yeah."

Yasushi nodded with a satisfactory smile at Elle's Japanese, which was obnoxious.

Right now, the two of them are not earrings for translation.

Less than two months since Elle came to this world. Now Elle was also able to speak quite a bit of Japanese.

Of course, I can do quite a bit of listening. Regardless of the plain pseudonym and one pseudonym for the reader, Kanji is just fine at the first grade level.

What I don't like is the separation of the writer and the use of the Japanese pitch. There are many things in Japanese that are completely different above and below the sound in homonymous terms, but its usage still seemed difficult.

According to stories I've heard from Ryu and Aoi, the species Elf, who appears in novels and such, is superior to human beings in muscle strength and inferior opposite intelligence. Yasushi believed that Elle had been able to acquire Japanese so far in this short period of time, as well as her personal efforts and qualities, but that her intelligence was still superior to that of a human being.

Along the way, Elle and Yanggui aspire to Aye's house, reading the letters of signs posted all over the place or teaching kanji they don't know.

El's outfit today is a tank top with a white logo on the black ground and damaged denim shorts on a white three-quarter sleeve Dorman cardigan. And the usual knitted hat on my head.

A pet bottle placed in a soft case hangs on his hips. The contents are not just drinking water, but the spirits of water hidden in mineral water, the Water Elementary.

Apparently I liked this spirit, the mineral water in this world, and these days I've always been immersed in it.

Though Ryu and others who heard it laughed bitterly, "It's a luxurious spirit".

Yasushi also had a rough appearance of a black t-shirt with denim jeans and a body bag on his back, which surprisingly matched Elle walking next door.

Eventually, they arrive at Aye's apartment.

Sixth floor of the apartment in front of the station. There is the house of Aye and his family.

One time the apartment has become a tenant, and one of its tenants is a coffee shop named "A ~ M", which is your part-time destination.

Incidentally, the owner of this coffee shop is Aoi's brother, Kimura Takashi, who originally inherited Aoi's grandfather, the owner of this apartment.

Aye's father, my grandfather's real son, works for a small design company in Nagoya for the reason that he is not the right owner of a coffee shop in character.

Yasushi enters the apartment entrance in a familiar manner and pushes the number of the aye room in front of the auto lock door.

"Yes... oh, not Yasushi-kun."

"Ah, little mother. We're out of time."

It was Aye's mother who answered the call. Apparently, he saw the footage shown on the monitor and confirmed your appearance.

Wait, I'll open it in a minute.

Communication is interrupted with the sound of a puff, and the auto-lock door opens immediately.

Step inside the auto lock and head for the sixth floor in the elevator.

Then after arriving on the sixth floor, proceed through the common hallway to the front of the Kimura family room, where you press Interphone.

"Yes, I'll open it right away... hey, hey!!"

The voice of Aye's mother is inadvertently disturbed, and at the same time, the sound of how much something runs is heard from the intercom.

As Yasushi and Elle looked at each other and tilted their necks at the matter, the front door was pushed open with momentum.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Ho, the real 'Mr. Elf' is in front of me now!!"

Beyond the door was a small, fat man in his late twenties. The man had haha more rough nose and blood running eyes, staring to lick the el that was in front of him from top to bottom.

"So, Store Manager... what's going on?

Yes, this man was the manager of Yasushi's part-time shop and Takanori, Aoi's brother.

Takanora didn't seem to hear Yasushi's voice or anything like that, and Haha put on a fancy camera that was hanging around her neck with a rough breath.

"Oh, um... 'Mr. Elf'... can I take a picture, please, p?

Takanori, whose excitement isn't very verbal, is going crazy. In front of such a filial rule, Elle accidentally evacuated behind Yasushi.

Only face out from behind Yasushi's back, El looking completely alert.

In spite of such El's condition, when Takanori tried to shut off the camera.

A momentum kick from behind slammed him into Takanori's hips.

"What are you doing, brother?!? Look!! You're totally scared of Elle!!"

My sister kicked me in the ass, and Takanori cramps her body as she clamps in the front door.

"Uh... Store manager...? Are you okay......?

"Just leave me alone!! I'll be back soon!? Up you go."

At the end he gave Yasushi and Elle a sneering grin, and Aye brought them into the house.

"Hey, I'm sorry, Elle to Yasushi-kun. A real elf showed up in front of me, and I messed up."

Takanora, who rose soon as her sister said, apologized again to Yasushi and Elle in the Kimura family's living room.

"I apologize, too. My mouth slipped and I told my brother about Elle. I'm sorry."

That was the other day.

Takanori, who grabbed the information that there was a photo of the character "Mr. Elf" on this town's website, quickly saw the photo on his computer and liked it at a glance.

He was originally an elf-maniac, and then he was thriving with like-minded people on the internet bulletin boards and so on, but his sister squealed softly on his brother's back ecstatic about "Mr. Elf" pictures.

"Even though the real one is cuter than the picture..."

and.

Takanori, who heard it in his ears, immediately questioned his sister.

At first it was an aye that I managed to delude, but to the pursuit that I never knew I would give up when it came to the elves, the aye I perceived explained about the elves on condition that no other words were used.

I trusted my brother, who is a better man than my ex, so I decided I wouldn't bother you or Elle.

Finally, I also explained Elle to their parents.

There should be one or more adult collaborators when something happens. Even if you leave me alone, there will be talk of welcoming Elle to her adoptive daughter from your parents, not far away.

Regardless, the parents of the Kimura family, while keeping Elle's secret, promised to cooperate in the future.

"I'm really sorry my kids bothered you with this, Elle."

Takanora and Aye's mother apologized so, mindful of the tea before Yasushi and Elle.

"I heard it from Aye. It's been a lot of trouble, hasn't it? But from now on, we'll work together. If anything happens, don't hesitate to rely on me, okay? Of course, your parents won't be able to help you any more than you've become an adopted daughter at Yasushi-kun's, but look, I'm a little far away now. You can talk to me about anything you want with us, okay?

"Ha Yi. Thanks De."

Aye's mother grinned as Elle said that in awkward Japanese and bowed her head.

"Well, you speak Japanese very well! Hey, I heard that you didn't speak Japanese at all until a while ago, did you? You've worked so hard!

"Ha Yi. Mr. Yastaka, Mr. Aoi, Mr. Takashi, Mr. Ippa, I'm sorry.

"Yes."

Aye's mother narrowed her eyes with real pleasure.

Ryu also arrived while talking to this, even in the living room of the Kimura family as it was, and Yasushi, with all the members, tried to leave the Kimura family to head to Nagoya.

"What about me? Why don't you come with me?

As usual, Takanori, with the camera hanging from her neck, offers to do so with a smile pointing to herself.

"My brother has a coffee shop!? Wasn't the time in the morning service?

In pursuit of his sister, the manager said, "Can I stay here?", his brother thumbed up his right hand.

"That stuff, I kept the 'Temporary Close' sticker out to meet the real elves Yikes!!"

"Hip that sticker right now and start selling!! Otherwise, I can tell Grandpa!!"

To my sister's sip, my brother popped out of the house with a pitiful scream.

Aye's grandfather, the owner of this apartment and the manager in front of the coffee shop, lives with Aye after retiring.

And then he set up Takanori, who graduated from college and couldn't get a decent job, at the manager of the coffee shop after he retired. But he will return to active duty whenever something goes wrong with his grandson. That is how energetic you are today.

By the way, I am now traveling with my grandmother.

Yasushi, including Elle, had dropped off Takanori, who unfortunately rolled out of the front door, with a laugh.