Kitagawa Marin pressed against Hachiman's thigh as she stood up. She had just been about to properly thank Hachiman, who had to film while also acting the role of master, when she suddenly saw several elves appear around them, pointed ears, full figures, smooth skin, and was instantly overjoyed.
'They finally came! Finally I can cosplay an elf!'
With real elves guiding her on how to cosplay elves, she could absolutely pull off an amazingly accurate elf girl.
"Savior-sama~ please aid us~"
Hachiman also turned his head toward the four elves, who had taken off their loose cloaks to reveal the unique costumes of their race beneath.
As the four elves. Each with beauty and bearing beyond compare, slowly walked up to him, knelt on one knee, lowered their heads, and softly pleaded for his aid, the system's prompt sound rang in his ears at the same time.
["Ding~"]
["Character card detected—Melaise Kiel."]
["Character card detected—Leticia Phil."]
["Character card detected—Leona Ancruje"]
["Role mission triggered—Savior of the Elves."]
["Elven population dwindles by the day. The high elves are on the brink of extinction. The young elf princess Iris must shoulder the heavy burden of reviving the glory of the high elves."]
["Under the influence of the elf princess's example, more and more elf girls have gradually arisen, willing to dedicate themselves to the elven race."]
["Please aid the elves willing to dedicate themselves to their people."]
["Mission reward: Fountain of Life."]
Hachiman wasn't surprised the system would throw out a mission. With so many new elves appearing, it would've been stranger if the system didn't react.
But this time, the system actually revealed the mission reward in advance?
From what Iris had casually told him, the reason elves had fallen into their current state of low fertility and needing helpers was because the Elves' Fountain had dried up and withered away. It could no longer provide nourishment to the Elf Mother Tree to nurture newborns.
It had been many years since the elves last had newborns. Aside from a few ordinary elves born with aid, not a single elf child had appeared.
This Fountain of Life… could it be related to the Elves' Fountain?
Was it the same thing under a different name, or something with different effects?
Either way, the system's goods were always incredible. Whatever the Fountain of Life was, it was surely something extraordinary.
Looks like he really was about to become the savior of the elves.
"President, let me introduce them to you. You've already met Sylpha. These are Melaise, Leticia, and Leona."
Iris smiled as she came over to introduce the four excellent elves, chosen after layer upon layer of selection, letting them step forward one by one so Hachiman could take a good look.
"They're all very talented elves~ President, you're sure to like them~"
Finally, today had come. Using the excuse of an elf-themed cosplay, she could present Sylpha, Leticia, and the others before the President, letting him experience a unique elf cosplay theme game. Surely the President wouldn't feel awkward about four elves suddenly appearing all at once.
Ursula still wanted to stir trouble and find helpers?
As if she didn't know that behind the scenes Ursula was seeking out vampires and succubus sisters to seize the opportunity.
But she didn't care about Ursula's dying struggles.
With the three elf princesses plus four outstanding elves, they already held an overwhelming advantage. They had all sorts of elves, and they often played with Kaede, Suzu, Tsubaki, Shion and the other girls who were closest to the President.
Even if everyone else joined together, they could never snatch away their Savior of the Elves.
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Talented elves?
Whether this so-called talent was real or not, Hachiman couldn't tell. He didn't know how to measure it. But he definitely liked them.
Unlike Iris and the others, no matter how good Lumilia or Aegis's figures were, they still counted as maidens.
Among these four elves, only Sylpha and Melaise could still be called maidens. Judging by Leticia and Leona's expressions and bearing, the two were clearly a circle older than Iris and the others, elf onee-sans. Leona was even a brown-skinned dark elf. Her supple, athletic figure had an untamable wild beauty. [T/N: Seems like Leona from League of Legends.]
Still, if they had been chosen by the elves and sent here, they probably weren't the rebellious type.
"Welcome to you all. About this aid business, Iris has already explained it to me. Here you can live just as you do among the elves. Don't be too restrained in front of me, just treat me as a friend."
Hachiman lifted his camera and snapped a photo of the four kneeling elves, then stepped forward to take each of their hands and help them up, gently soothing their nerves at this first meeting.
The four elves didn't know much about him. Even Sylpha, who had met him before, didn't know him well.
But he had already learned their profiles from Iris and knew their personalities. With just a glance, he could match these four to what he'd heard.
The upright forest guardian, Sylpha.
The lively, active hunter skilled with a bow, Leona.
The magic researcher, immersed in study and bad at socializing, Leticia.
The ordinary elf with no obvious talent, looked down on for her plump figure and treated as shameless, Melaise.
Hmm… Hachiman felt these should be the elves he had heard of, though he couldn't be one hundred percent sure.
After all, in another world the elves were still a huge race. Even though their numbers had sharply dropped after the great war, and even though their population in the forest was now slowly declining due to low fertility, there were still many elves in the Elves' Forest.
He hadn't memorized all their names. Just hearing stories of discrimination over figure or solitary research habits wasn't enough to confirm identities. There were plenty of elves with similar stories. Only those considered especially talented had been sent here.
Still, whether they were the exact elves or not didn't matter much.
All he needed to know was that these would be his aid partners from now on.
Just from their exquisite looks and tall, full figures, on par with Iris and the others, he knew their qualifications for aid were excellent.
Each one of them was completely inexperienced in romance, single for centuries. You could say their bodies were already burning with desire, once the switch was flipped it couldn't be turned off.
Once again, he had to thank the Three Bodhisattvas for his daily growth, giving him the confidence to face elves, mermaids, succubi in numbers ten times his own without batting an eye.
"Our deepest thanks for Savior-sama's aid. May your glory shine throughout the Elves' Forest… huh…"
As Savior-sama personally helped her up, Melaise respectfully gave thanks while quietly letting out a sigh of relief. Savior-sama was gentle and considerate, how wonderful. As long as he didn't despise her, she would do everything she could to make him happy.
If she had been chosen as an aid partner only to be despised and sent back, she really would have no place to live. Already scorned in her village, she'd be utterly abandoned.
But then she heard the same sigh of relief beside her, and instinctively glanced at Leticia and Leona.
The three of them had all relaxed at the same time. What was meant to be a quiet exhale came out a bit loud. They glanced at each other, a little awkward.
Truthfully, they'd been reassuring Melaise not to be nervous, but they were nervous themselves.
Sylpha, who hadn't shown any signs of breaking composure, glanced sideways at the three beside her, lifted her chin slightly, and said nothing.
She had seen the big stage before. It wasn't even evening yet. If you're going to get shy, at least wait until tonight.
Right now it was just a little physical contact with Savior-sama, and already their faces were red and hearts pounding? How were they going to handle being with Savior-sama tonight together with Princess Iris, Princess Aegis, and Princess Lumilia?
Though in truth Sylpha only had theoretical knowledge, she had witnessed enough "big stages" while delivering things to the princesses. That was enough for her to puff out her chest in front of the other three.
"Now that Marin's filming is done, let's start preparing for the elf-themed shoot, shall we? Did you bring the clothes?"
Iris smiled brightly at her future helpers. She didn't mind their nervous slip; instead she signaled them to take out the elf costumes for the real shoot of the day.
Today was a good day. They had to seize it.
"All brought, just as you instructed, Your Highness."
Sylpha nodded, picked up the small bags they had brought, and pulled out the elf costumes, distributing them according to the markings.
"Everyone else, go back to your duties. Don't forget to prepare dinner. Here, the filming will be handled by me, Sayo, and Akira."
Seeing this, Shion also ordered the maids.
The proper filming was over. Now they would start filming the kind of videos that could only be looped in special rooms for entertainment.
Those weren't appropriate for the maids to film. They would even need to set up soundproofing and concealment barriers.
But it was hard to operate so much equipment alone, so she left her trusted prospects, Sayo and Midorikawa Akira, to help.
"Do we really have to stay…", Sayo looked around. All the other maids had packed up and left. Aside from the young lady, Hikigaya-sama, and today's guests, only she, Midorikawa Akira, and Head Maid Shion remained. Her delicate earlobes were already flushed red.
Earlier, she had seen with her own eyes as Head Maid Shion, lips still uncleaned, helped support the unsteady young lady as she left the changing room together with Hikigaya-sama, both looking… not quite normal.
They were adults. Even if she hadn't experienced it, she knew what had happened inside.
No wonder Head Maid Shion insisted they treat Hikigaya-sama even more respectfully than the young lady. Hikigaya-sama was truly the future master of the Rurikawa household.
But she had thought Hikigaya-sama and the young lady were lovers. Now even Shion herself had to serve him personally, as the future head?
And now Shion was making all the other maids leave, keeping only her and Akira behind?
This suspicious arrangement gave Sayo a bad premonition. She wanted to leave with the others, but she was too embarrassed to say so.
After all, neither the young lady nor Shion had forced her. They'd only asked her to stay and help film.
If it really was filming that kind of scene, then Shion was placing extreme trust in her.
Though she would rather not receive that kind of trust…
Midorikawa Akira, also kept behind, was expressionless as always. She silently watched Hachiman, surrounded by beautiful girls, one more stunning than the next.
She had once lived in the apartment next door to the Hikigaya family, and often saw Kaede and Suzu going in and out. So she knew that compared to the young lady, the ones closer to Hikigaya-sama were Kaede and Suzu.
Judging by the young lady's secret meetings with Hikigaya-sama in the changing room, this seemed more like an affair.
Kaede and Suzu might know, and perhaps the other girls too…
"Shion, this is for you and Komachi."
"Shino, you're a lot like Sylpha. You two can dress as sisters."
"Elio, you can also put on elf clothes. But Meroune, it's a bit tricky for you, can't cosplay an elf in mermaid form."
"That's fine. As long as I can watch you all~"
Sylpha pulled out the gauzy, varied elf costumes from the bag, and Lumilia distributed them to everyone.
Most were either excited or shy, blushing as they changed into them.
Iris had even prepared wigs of different colors, so with some makeup they could cosplay as elves.
Only Kitagawa Marin hesitated. She looked at the so-called elf costume in her hands. Practically just a loincloth, so thin it could be scrunched into her palm, and turned to look at Lumilia, who was still passing out clothes.
"Lumilia… are these really what you normally wear?". She wasn't worried about Hachiman seeing her. He'd already taken pictures of her in underwear, which fit Kuroe Shizuku's character.
But were these truly elven costumes?
Thin halter straps around the neck.
A gauze skirt slit to the waist.
Silken arm sleeves, uneven thigh-highs, meaningless thigh rings.
They weren't exactly identical to underwear, but really, what was the difference?
The hair ornaments did match her impression of elves, elegant and beautiful.
"These are what elves wear during mating season with their lovers. It's normal they're thin~", Lumilia giggled at Marin's doubt and whispered an explanation.
"If you don't want that one, there are other types."
Big Sister Iris had prepared lots of costumes for today. Many styles. Everyone could just keep changing and playing.
"Other types… shouldn't they be like rangers' outfits, with light gear for roaming the forest? Why is there so little fabric…", Marin looked over at Shion and Shino already dressed, their clothes unable to hide their overflowing figures, and fell silent.
Was there really a difference?
Hmm… maybe. Theirs had even less fabric, but lacked the flashy meaningless designs of hers, so they didn't look quite as risqué.
These elves of another world felt more like the elves from those lewd manga.
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