Chapter 8 (1/2)
Chapter 8
Chapter 8: A Freeloader?
「Well then!! To celebrate Eru-chan and our ーー」
Standing up, Takashi+ held up a cup of soft drink as he, as a representative for everyone present, gave a toast
「KanPpPpaaAai!!」
Because of the weird intonation of the toast, Yasutaka and Aoi looked puzzled
「What? That weird pronunciation for 『Kanpai』 is……?」
Having heard Aoi’s question, Takashi+, with a triumphant look, explained
「Nu-uh? I heard that the chief priest of Ōsu Kannon[1] toasts this way, so I imitated him」
「…… as usual, you know some odd trivia……」
Astonished, Yasutaka’sroom of the his house
Yasutaka and the others left I-ON Enlisting the help of Takashi+ who also cas between the three bicycles so it could be brought to Yasutaka’s house
And after the bags were carried into Yasutaka’s house, Aoi and Takashi+ temporarily returned to their respective houses
So they could stay over at Yasutaka’s house, they prepared a change of clothes and informed their parents
It is likely that the two’s parents won’t object to the at Yasutaka’s house
Yasutaka, Aoi, and Takashi+ had often stayed over at each other’s houses They’ve been doing this since they met in elementary school
Especially since Yasutaka’s parents live elsewhere, they gather at his house more often
Because Aoi and Takashi+’s parents know the situation in Yasutaka’s house, they seem to let their children do as they like
While waiting for Aoi and Takashi+ ould return soon, Yasutaka made preparations for dinner which included Takashi+ and Aoi’s portions, and brought in the dried laundry
Meanwhile, Eru was engrossed in the picture book that Yasutaka bought in I-ON for her
As one would expect, the translations earrings can’t translate the characters, but even so, Eru still found looking at the coloured picture book, enjoyable
「If you’re fine with e here?」
「Would you really!?」
When Yasutaka atching Eru look at the picture book with so irl’s eyes sparkled with desire
「Then, let’s do it little by little starting tomorrow But, even in this world, japanese is said to be a hard language……」
「I’h it e and lingua franca, but also dwarven language I’ll definitely learn the language of Yasutaka-san’s country!」
Adorably, Eru clenched her fists as she was filled with motivation
He later learned in detail that Eru used to only understand elven language which could be also be called her ue When she left to becoes with the help of the her s
「Fuun Then, after you ood idea to watch TV to get used to japanese」
Thinking it would be a good way for her to faested it to Eru
「T V……?」 What is a T V?」
「This, is a TV」
Picking up the remote controller from the coffee table in front of the sofa, he turned on the TV
As soon as he did, the TV’s black screen brightened and it projected the evening news programme
「Eh…… th, this is…… an illusion……? Or are there lots of brownies[2] inside this thin slab-like box……?」
If Aoi and Takashi+ were here, they would say 「Thank you for th
e promised reaction!」and do a thue regarding this
Which is why, Yasutaka just explained what a TV is to Eru
「……I don’t know the detailed principles but electronetic waves from afar transmit information which is then projected into this screen…… was it? That’s why, it isn’t ic」
Although he said that to Eru, Yasutaka re the theory 「Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable froic[3]」 from somewhere before
Certainly, froy of this world wouldn’t seeic
(Language won’t be enough, in the future, I’d have to teach her corumbled internally
As Eru was being given explanations by Yasutaka on how devices that use y such as TVs and phones work, Aoi and Takashi+ came back to the house
Not only did they change clothes, but they each brought food and drinks with them
That having been said, this was already the usual for thereement that whenever they stay at another’s house, they would bring so over
To begin with, the party called「Eru’s Welcome Party」started because Takashi+ has always loved celebrations and Aoi doesn’t dislike lively occasions either Theof his childhood friends was already a usual thing for Yasutaka, and for Eru who is an adventurer from the other world, it was typical for them to have a feast after a hard job
And so, the welcoan Most of the food and drinks fros Eru had never encountered before She asked the three about all sorts of things about the foodstuff as she tried them
Occasionally, her eyes would flicker when flavours she’s never tried before burst in her mouth
Yasutaka and his friends would laugh loudly at Eru’s appearance, and would take turns to share some hilarious episodes of their past to her
The four people truly enjoyed the welcome party, however, it wasn’t like all their worries have disappeared
Considering that Eru is in an unknoorld, unaware of how everything works, there’s no way she’s not anxious
From here, the childhood friends, too, do not knohat to do with Eru, who drifted here from another world Of course, they had no plans to abandon her, but even though she’s just one person ーー an elf, to be preciseーー it’s co or a cat
In a way, Eru is currently no different froht now, if she were to get seriously ill or injured in the future, she can’t be brought to the hospital
If they did, Eru’s true identity would be exposed immediately
What will they do with her froh school students such as Yasutaka and his friends, it was a question that they could not answer
Someday, a time would come where they have to consult with an adult they trust concerning her
However
Just for now, they’ll solve the proble with Eru, decided after so the party
「ーーーso, let’s first resolve the problem in front of us」
The one to speak up was Aoi
With the food Yasutaka and Aoi prepared havingabout the differences between the worlds while snacking on sweets
「And what is this problem in front of us?」
「Where Eru will stay for tonight, of course」
At Aoi’s words, Yasutaka, Takashi+ and Eru looked at each other
「There’s no e can uy who’s living alone, right?」
「That’s true…… So then, Aoi’s place?」
「I had that idea at first too but…… that’s definitely impossible」
With her index and er on her brows, Aoi looked like she’d sed a bitter bug