"Mmm~ The soy sauce ramen is super delicious as expected!"
In a newly opened ramen shop, Anna cupped the large bowl with both hands, her pretty face brimming with the happiness of enjoying delicious food.
Playing on her phone while eating?
That was disrespecting the food!
Therefore, until this moment, the messages on Anna's phone remained unread.
At the same time.
In the supermarket.
"Take your time gathering intel." Sora lowered his voice. "I'm heading back first."
While they were talking, a middle-aged woman buying groceries had wandered over. If he continued chatting idly with Elf, he would definitely be treated as a weirdo talking to 'thin air'.
"Eh, wait a minute."
Elf hurriedly reached out her small hand and grasped Sora's right hand.
"Hmm, what are you doing?"
Sora looked over in confusion.
We've only known each other for two days, and you're already holding hands? Do you really have no sense of shyness at all!
"Servant, don't misunderstand." Elf's small face flushed slightly, making it hard to see clearly without looking closely. She turned her head and gave a tsundere hmph. "I'm just using you as an experimental subject."
"Supermarket items held in my hand turn invisible to others. If I touch Servant while invisible, maybe I can take Servant into invisibility with me..."
Sora was slightly astonished, not expecting the blonde girl in front of him to have such a surprisingly quick mind.
"It's quite clear you have no way to take someone else into invisibility with you."
Sora responded in a low voice while observing the middle-aged woman nearby from the corner of his eye.
The reason was very simple.
If he had suddenly turned invisible, the middle-aged woman nearby would have definitely been startled, rather than slowly walking over.
"Eh, what a pity." Elf's tone was slightly disappointed as she quickly let go of Sora's right hand. "I've finally finished verifying everything I wanted to verify. That's all for today."
"Goodbye."
Sora pushed his shopping cart, preparing to leave.
"Don't go."
Elf reached out again, grabbing the hem of Sora's shirt, and tilted up her small face.
"Servant, help me buy some things."
Sora was speechless. "You're already in the supermarket, why don't you buy them yourself?"
"Idiot Servant, I'm currently invisible. Once I end my invisibility, the side effects will appear." Elf put her hands on her hips and tilted her cute chin up. At this moment, she hadn't ended her invisible state yet, so the side effects hadn't appeared, and she didn't need to worry about her clothes disappearing. "If my right hand accidentally touches someone while shopping, it'll definitely cause a panic, won't it?"
"If I don't end my invisibility, I can't pay for the items. If I take things and leave without paying, that's theft. Even if no one can see me, I don't want to be a thief."
I didn't realize it, but you have so little shame yet surprisingly high morals!
Elf's small mouth continued to chatter non-stop.
"Moreover, as a Servant, you're supposed to share your master's burdens and solve her problems."
Sora remained expressionless and pushed the cart away.
"I'm sorry, I don't know anyone named Servant."
"D-Don't go..." Elf hurriedly chased after him, extending a slender, jade-like finger. "I'll give Servant a 1,000 yen errand fee."
"I refuse."
"Will 10,000 yen do?"
Good heavens, offering a 10,000 yen errand fee just for helping to buy something, you really are a legendary rich loli!
Thinking carefully, the Yamada Elf before him was indeed a standard rich loli...
But Sora had no desire to live off a woman.
With the game panel in his mind that allowed him to grow stronger by grinding, the future held infinite possibilities.
"Forget the errand fee." Sora looked down at the blonde, flat-chested girl. "Call me by my name directly from now on, stop calling me Servant."
Elf began to mutter quietly, clearly reluctant.
"But the manga said that after being completely seen naked by a boy, you must make him your Servant..."
Shut up! Any other girl would definitely take the events of last night to the grave. How do you have the nerve to keep bringing it up!
"Don't treat exaggerated plots in manga as reality." Sora helplessly pinched the bridge of his nose. "Anyway, if you want me to help buy things, you must call me by my name."
"Then fine..."
Elf blinked and agreed.
A person under another's roof must bow their head; it wouldn't be too late to call him Servant after he finished buying the items.
"What do you want to buy?"
Sora casually asked.
"I just moved, there are so many things to buy..." Elf tilted her small face up, her voice full of expectation. "So let's go buy snacks first, okay?"
Sora: "..."
Next was shopping time.
Having agreed, Sora naturally kept his word. However, he hadn't expected Elf to have the shopaholic attribute; once she started buying, she couldn't stop.
Snacks, towels, slippers, cute cat teacups, a panda pen holder, groceries... she bought whatever caught her eye, until the shopping cart was completely full, and only then did she finally and regretfully stop.
Arriving at the checkout to pay the bill, Sora walked out of the supermarket carrying two large shopping bags. After arriving at an empty corner, he decisively handed one bag to the blonde girl beside him.
"Here, carry your own things."
"No way." Elf hurriedly shook her head. "With so many things, my arms will break, right?"
Sora couldn't help but complain.
"Even if you are an elementary schooler, your arms won't break."
"I can't carry it, no matter how you look at it, I can't carry it, right?" Elf clasped her hands in front of her chest and looked at him pitifully. She was surprisingly adaptable. "Please, Sora-sama, help carry them back. I can give you a massage and rub your shoulders. Aside from my parents, I've never served anyone else."
"Skip the service." Sora remained expressionless and continued walking forward. "Just don't cause me trouble in the future."
"I won't cause trouble."
Seeing that she didn't have to carry anything, Elf quickly became happy. With her hands behind her back, she skipped along beside Sora.
The walk was silent.
The two quickly returned to their front doors.
"You didn't forget to bring your keys today, did you?"
Sora looked at Elf.
"Of course I have them." Elf puffed out her chest, pulled a key from her pocket, and successfully opened the door. "Servant, bring the things inside."
Sora carried the things inside and set the shopping bags on the entryway floor.
"Does Servant want to drink some tea and rest for a bit?"
Elf offered an invitation.
"No thanks." Sora shook his head. "I still have to go back and prepare dinner."
"Then next time." Elf bent down, opened a shopping bag, and took out two bags of potato chips and bear biscuits. "Servant worked hard today. Here, take these snacks back to eat."
"I don't want them."
"You can't refuse, you must take them."
"..."
Seeing Elf's firm attitude, Sora hesitated for two seconds and reached out to take the snacks.
Taking money definitely wasn't appropriate, but if it was snacks as an errand fee, then there was no problem.
He didn't have much interest in snacks, but he could take them back for Sagiri to eat; presumably, Sagiri would like them very much.
"I'm heading back." Sora turned to take his leave. "Message me if anything comes up."
"I know, I know~"
"..."
At the same time.
Anna finished the last sip of ramen broth with complete satisfaction. With a face full of happiness, she set down the empty bowl, took out her phone, and prepared to leave a good review.
The next second.
The girl's round eyes suddenly widened.
"Ehh?!"
"I just ate a bowl of ramen, and I actually got NTR'd?!"