"Anna, hand me the pants first."
Seeing the passerby girl walk far away, Sora quietly stood up and quickly wiped his body with the towel.
"I'll go right now..."
Anna grabbed the hem of her school uniform, quickly stepped out of cover, and carefully brought the pants back.
"Sora, here you go."
While handing the clothes over, Anna couldn't resist sneaking a peek, then hurriedly averted her gaze in fright.
It feels even more terrifying...
Sora had already simply wiped his body down. He swiftly took the clothes and decisively put them on.
"Phew..."
With his sense of security returning, Sora couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He had finally avoided the danger of eating prison food.
With Yanami's wish fulfilled, the two's luck took a turn for the better.
Just as Sora finished getting dressed, a red-haired girl clutching her schoolbag trotted over.
It was exactly Komari Chika.
"Komari, I'm over here."
Anna's eyes lit up, and she quickly went to meet her.
Komari successfully completed her mission, returning with the clothing. She first returned Yanami's skirt, and then handed over a jacket, resolving the crisis on Yanami's body.
"Izumi, Yanami, I'm back."
As they were talking, Yamada Elf returned carrying a shopping bag.
"Sora, your underwear..."
Sora swiftly took the items and stuffed them directly into his schoolbag.
"Eh?"
Yamada Elf tilted her head curiously, looking over in confusion:
"Sora isn't going to put them on now?"
Sora shook his head: "To put them on, I'd have to take my clothes off again, so I'll put them on when we get back."
"But won't you expose yourself?"
You girls wear skirts, so you'd expose yourselves without underwear. Guys have absolutely no need to worry about exposing themselves!
"Komari-san, I am incredibly sorry for today." Yamada Elf quickly turned to Komari, her attitude of admitting her mistake quite sincere.
"Don't worry, I have many sets of uniforms prepared at home. I'll bring a set for you tomorrow morning."
This was the truth.
The explosive right hand could erase other people's clothes. After enrolling, just in case of emergencies, Yamada Elf had bought many sets of school uniforms in one go and kept them at home. Now they happened to come in handy.
"I-It's okay..."
Komari Chika looked down at her toes, her demeanor constrained, her voice like a buzzing mosquito—a standard socially anxious girl.
Even though they were in the same club, she really had no way of communicating with everyone easily.
"Let's stop here for today." Sora put on the jacket Yanami had returned, his voice steady. "Komari-san, wake up early tomorrow and go to the Literature Club room. Elf will return the uniform to you."
"Thank you..."
"If there's nothing else, then see you tomorrow."
"S-See you tomorrow..."
Komari Chika parted her pink lips, her expression seeming hesitant to speak. But after sneaking a glance at Sora, she hurriedly lowered her head, completely not daring to make eye contact with him.
Did they discover the secret of the BL manga?
Please, please, please... please absolutely do not tell anyone!
Otherwise, I'll definitely die!
"Komari, see you tomorrow."
Anna's voice was crisp as she waved goodbye.
The three said their goodbyes to Komari Chika and headed to the train station together, facing the evening glow.
"Right, what exactly happened earlier? Why did Elf and Komari suddenly fall into the river?"
Walking on the street, Anna finally remembered to ask about the serious business.
"The ice cream I was holding accidentally fell onto the back of Komari-san's neck..."
Yamada Elf answered quietly, feeling a bit guilty.
"No wonder." Hearing this, Sora complained. "Let alone Komari-san, anyone would be given a huge fright."
"What was Komari looking at?"
Anna continued asking curiously, not forgetting her original gossiping intent.
"Umm..."
Yamada Elf blinked, her expression somewhat hesitant.
Komari-san didn't ask her to keep it a secret, so it should be okay to tell others, right?
"Two boys were kissing in the manga."
Yamada Elf quickly told the truth.
Sora: "..."
Anna: "..."
No wonder Komari was acting so sneaky and suspicious, terrified of being caught. It turns out she was reading a super improper manga!
"Everyone has different tastes, having special hobbies is normal as long as you don't cause trouble for others." Anna coughed lightly twice and instructed softly, "Elf, don't tell anyone else about this."
Although Yanami super loved gossip, she respected others' privacy very much and knew that some gossip couldn't be spread carelessly.
"I know." Yamada Elf put her hands on her hips, nodding earnestly. "I definitely won't tell anyone."
The journey was silent.
Yanami got off the train early to head home, while Sora and Elf walked back together.
By the time they reached their front doors, the sky had turned completely dark.
Night had fallen, and the streetlights had come on.
Sora was just about to go back to take a shower and change clothes when his sleeve was suddenly grabbed by Yamada Elf:
"Servant, my uniforms are all inside the house. Come back with me to get the uniform first."
"The cockroaches are already gone." Sora didn't want to go.
"Go back and get it yourself."
"Idiot Servant, I told you not to directly call out the name of the Hell Demon Beast." Yamada Elf raised her small foot and lightly kicked Sora.
"What if there are still Hell Demon Beasts hiding in the dark inside the house? If I'm suddenly attacked, I'll die, won't I?"
Sora was expressionless: "Humans are not as fragile as you think."
Humans might seem weak and can be chased around by various cats and dogs, but once they get hurt and see blood, the terrifying upright ape genes are activated!
"Anyway, hurry up and accompany this lady back for a bit." Yamada Elf tilted up her small face, acting spoiled and throwing a tantrum.
"As a servant, you should always stay by your master's side. You are not allowed to leave this lady alone."
"..."
Helpless, Sora could only accompany Elf back to her house first.
The two changed into slippers and walked into the house.
"The uniforms are on the second floor." Yamada Elf nervously looked around, wrapping her arms around Sora's arm.
"Servant, let's hurry upstairs, grab the stuff, and leave."
Sora 'escorted' Elf to the second floor. The journey was naturally safe and peaceful, without encountering any roadblocks in the form of cockroaches.
After entering the room, Sora, under Elf's direction, took the uniforms out of the wardrobe.
"Giving this set of uniforms to Komari-san tomorrow will be fine..."
Yamada Elf breathed a sigh of relief. As she spoke, her gaze shifted. She put her hands on her hips, lifted her chin, and looked over:
"When I fell into the water, Servant rushed over immediately. Your performance barely passes, I can give you one hundred redemption points... What reward does Servant want to redeem?"
Sora looked at her with disgust: "First fulfill the lap pillow and back walking I redeemed earlier, then we'll talk."
"Hmph~"
Yamada Elf gave a light snort and patted the bed:
"Servant, hurry up and lie down."
"What for?"
"For back walking, of course. I'll redeem the back walking service for Servant right now." Yamada Elf's small face flushed slightly. She crossed her arms over her chest and averted her gaze.
"But rewards can only be redeemed once. After using it, you can only redeem other rewards next."