Chapter 75: Arriving Late
"Can you see me?"
Top Chat: Elf-san!
Top Chat: Finally, Elf-san has returned to this world!
Top Chat: Camera repair successful! I repeat, camera repair successful!
Top Chat: Banzai, banzai!
Top Chat: Now we can finally say goodbye to that father-lookalike guy’s face that’s been on screen!
Top Chat: Though we’ll still be seeing it in the bathroom or at the sink lol
Top Chat: Thank goodness.
Top Chat: Is this the rooftop?
"Mm."
Right now, we’re on the rooftop event space of a department store. In the central hall, where simple events can be held, several round tables are set up, and around the hall, food stalls are lined up.
Since it’s past two in the afternoon on a Monday, I thought it would be emptier, but surprisingly, there are quite a lot of families with children. Maybe that’s the summer vacation effect.
"I wanted a table."
Top Chat: Ah, so to boot up the camera.
Top Chat: Yeah, you also need to adjust the laptop settings.
Top Chat: Clever Elf.
"That’s the excuse I used to bring us over to the stalls."
Top Chat: This guy… he wants to feed her…!
Top Chat: Clever Elf.
Top Chat: So, where’s the target?
"Big bro, can you move the camera?"
"It’s working."
"Huh, it’s already on?"
"Mm."
Top Chat: Kyoka-chan! Show us your face!
Top Chat: Come over here, don’t be scared—well, not too much.
Top Chat: Not too much lol
Top Chat: You honest little rascal!
"Kyoka, they’re calling you."
"Ah, w-wait, wait!"
Top Chat: She’s heeeereeeeeee—hey, wait lol
Top Chat: The mask again lol
Top Chat: Where’d you even get that mask?
"From a stall."
Top Chat: Ahh, so that’s why.
Top Chat: I thought it was all part of your plan to make your sister eat.
Top Chat: Sorry, Elf-san.
"She said she didn’t want it."
"You won’t be able to eat dinner if you do that!"
Top Chat: And yet he still went for it lol
Top Chat: Love those droopy elf ears.
Top Chat: Same here.
"You can fill up on sweets if you want, you know?"
"Big bro, aren’t you supposed to be the one forbidding me from doing that…?"
"Formidable."
Top Chat: What exactly is Elf-san fighting against here?
Top Chat: Kyoka-chan’s self-control.
Top Chat: lol
Top Chat: Still, Kyoka-chan could stand to put on a little more weight.
"Here."
"I’ll put on weight naturally by eating three proper meals, thank you very much."
"Mmm."
Top Chat: Kyoka-chan’s self-control is strong.
Top Chat: Tch! I’ll let you off for today, but remember this!
Top Chat: Remember this!
Top Chat: What are you guys even fighting? lol
Top Chat: There are people in the world who just want to see cute girls eat a lot!
Top Chat: Hm? Elf-san, what’s up?
"Seems like one of the hero show actors is running late."
"Huh? Big bro, when did you hear that?"
"Elves have good ears."
"Ehhh…?"
Top Chat: I tried cranking my volume up to max to check, and my ears got wrecked.
Top Chat: Yeah, no kidding.
Top Chat: Unlike resolution, that’s not something you can confirm instantly.
Top Chat: Well, it’s probably true though.
"…Big bro, can’t they just cut down the number of actors?"
"They haven’t even gotten that far. It’s total confusion backstage."
From behind the special stage, hurried voices could be heard trying to confirm the situation.
By the sound of it… one woman and five men. The woman’s probably the MC, the five men the actors.
Parents and children gathered around the stage were beginning to sense something was off, and the crowd slowly grew restless.
Hmm.
Here with us are: a camera, a mic, a laptop, a mask, swimsuits, clothes, me, and—despite having nothing to do with this—Kyoka, who looked genuinely worried.
"Kyoka."
"What is it, big bro?"
"Buy us a little time."
"…Eh?"
Top Chat: What’s about to start?
Top Chat: Probably the hero show.
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