eurekapd Chapter 99, Part 3: "The Unknown Elf Girl"
Chapter 99, Part 3: "The Unknown Elf Girl"
Monday, June 5
The morning sunlight filtered through the thin clouds, falling softly onto the quiet campus.
At this time, the teaching building area where the second-year (3) class of Laichan High School was located was unusually quiet, until... a girl arrived.
A girl with short black hair tied in uneven braids, her left eye hidden by her bangs, walked in calmly carrying a bag. Upon seeing this beautiful new classmate, everyone stopped their conversation and their eyes were immediately drawn to this black-haired beauty.
Most boys, upon seeing such a beautiful woman, cannot help but be attracted by her stunning beauty.
After a series of self-introductions, the girl wrote her name on the blackboard.
"My name is Tokisaki Kurumi..."
"Everyone! I'm an elf~"
Kurumi's self-introduction echoed throughout the classroom; anyone with ears could hear it, and the students who heard it immediately began to chatter amongst themselves.
Seeing the students below discussing, Ms. Kozuma, who was standing next to Kurumi, quickly stepped in to smooth things over, so as not to embarrass the new student and cause communication problems.
In particular, let's talk about Shido, who was originally indifferent, but is now looking at Kurumi with utter shock.
After Ms. Kozuki smoothed things over, Kurumi suggested that she sit next to Shido.
"Well... how about Itsuka-kun? Would you be so kind as to grant my request?"
A charming and touching expression slowly appeared on Kurumi's pretty face.
"Oh...ah?!"
Shido exclaimed in disbelief. The gaze of the man in front of him gradually turned into a gritted-teeth look, as if he felt a sense of righteous indignation, like, "You treat me like a brother, but you've managed to date so many girlfriends before I even have one."
...After school~
"Shido, before AST arrives, try your best to increase her affection level and make her fall for you," Kotori said through the earpiece.
At that moment, Shido was standing outside the classroom door, talking with Kotori, when Kurumi suddenly jumped out and grabbed Shido's wrist.
"Shido-kun~ I'll leave the task of showing me around the campus to you."
"Oh... um."
Under Shido's guidance, Kurumi "excitedly" followed him to visit the school, and after the two left the classroom, Origami and Tohka followed behind.
These two rivals stared at the figure with unspoken understanding, no one knowing what they were thinking.
"So, Shido-kun, where are you planning to take me?"
Kurumi's face was filled with confusion and innocence, as if she were full of curiosity about this top-ranked school in Japan.
On Fraxinus, Kotori sat upright in her seat, a precious pearl in her mouth, quietly looking at Kurumi's information, deep in thought.
The main perspective immediately jumps to the point where, because of Reine's suggestion, Shido and Kurumi walk over to the convenience store.
Upon arriving at the convenience store, Shido excitedly pointed to the special-edition bread on the wall and began to enthusiastically introduce it to Kurumi:
"Let me see, these are the most popular breads at school right now... Panini (Italian sandwich), hot dog, pork chop sandwich, ham sandwich, fried egg sandwich, durian bread, red bean bun, croquette bread, cream bread, melon bread, fried noodle bread."
"Is that so?" Kurumi asked, feigning complete ignorance.
"Although these are delicious, I still recommend... this... durian bread... it's great to savor the taste slowly while eating it."
"Sigh...maybe this isn't a good choice?"
Shido looked embarrassed, but he didn't get a response from Kurumi for a long time, and Shido couldn't help but look troubled.
"By the way... Kurumi, are you listening?"
Shido turned his head slightly and saw Kurumi's pretty face pressed against him, her hot breath blowing against his ear, which startled him.
Kurumi noticed Shido's gaze on her and immediately put her index finger lightly to her lips, looking exactly like she was about to savor a delicious meal.
"Ara ara~"
"Ah~ I'm sorry, I was a little too engrossed in watching Shido-kun just now~ I really wanted to... put it in my mouth and savor it properly."
"Reminiscing...what?!"
After that, Shido stood there stunned for a while before pretending to be calm and leading Kurumi to visit other places. Finally, he received Kotori's instructions and stopped in front of the stairwell.
Kotori, sitting in the commander's seat, was deep in thought when Reine spoke first, offering her analysis:
"Kurumi Tokisaki...this spirit is a type we've never seen before."
“This is a rare opportunity, and I’d like to gather more information,” Kotori replied.
It is extremely rare for her to approach Shido on her own initiative, and she is also very aggressive, so quickly putting Shido in such a predicament.
Kurumi and Shido stood at the top of the stairs, and at that moment, Ratatoskr's automatic analysis option quickly appeared.
Options issued:
1. Which school did Kurumi attend before?
2. What exactly did you mean by "elf" that you mentioned this morning?
3. Kurumi, what kind of underwear are you wearing right now?
Upon seeing the options, Kotori was immediately torn between choice 1 and choice 2.
Just as Kotori was hesitating, her supposedly "reliable" vice-commander, Kannazuki Kyohei, gave an answer that could only be described as "astounding":
"Commander, choose number 3!"
“Tell me your reasons.”
With an indescribable smile on her face, Shen Wuyue elegantly raised her hand, slightly bending her fingers, and said softly in an extremely "gentlemanly" manner:
"Underwear worn under black pantyhose is a treasure of humankind."
Just as he finished speaking, a crisp "snap" sound rang out.
It turned out that Kotori had snapped her fingers without hesitation. Immediately afterward, a shocking scene unfolded—two burly, dark-skinned men rushed into the room like a whirlwind.
They were agile and well-trained, and in the blink of an eye they were beside Kannazuki.
Then, without any effort, they pulled him up from the ground and dragged him toward the door.
Kannazuki was terrified by this sudden turn of events, struggling desperately while shouting:
"No, Commander! Please have mercy and let me go!" However, no matter how much he begged, he could not change his fate of being taken away.
"Kurumi, what kind of panties are you wearing right now? How did you come up with such a weird choice?!"
Kotori muttered to herself helplessly, seemingly forgetting that the microphone hadn't been turned off yet. Besides, it wasn't surprising that Shido, after extensive training, would abandon all sense of shame and say such things.
"Uh... I say, Kurumi, what kind of panties are you wearing today?"
"You mean...panties?"
Kurumi was momentarily stunned, but perhaps realizing that she was going to get close to Shido to steal his spiritual power, and that she didn't currently have anyone she liked, and since she had already eaten people, she wouldn't mind sacrificing herself again.
On the school rooftop, within a black sphere covered by a random area for monitoring, sat a masked, long-haired Ming and a certain madman's clone.
"I said the memories of your Kurohime clones are all connected, right? Doing this... don't you really feel any shame?"
Ming was flipping through the pages of the "God's Eclipse Chapter" directly in front of him, while Kurumi, who was sitting opposite him in a kimono, remained silent.
Kurumi blushed slightly upon hearing Shido's words, then revealed a sly smile.
"Hehe, I guess you could say that. Anyway, it's part of my own embarrassing history. It wouldn't be bad to see my true self make a fool of myself~"
"Not bad. Your little group of Kurumi, who call themselves the 'Four Heavenly Kings,' are so ruthless that they even betray their own bodies. I truly admire you."
Ming praised her, but didn't mind the three in kimonos, since they were old classmates and there was no need to be formal.
"Well, thank you so much, Ming-kun! After all, when I asked you for help with the enrollment procedures, you were like a proud peacock, insisting that I personally go to Shido before you'd help me."
Kimono San spoke in ancient Japanese, his expression one of great schadenfreude. Within Ming's casual domain, even Kurumi's memory sharing was temporarily severed, which was why Kimono San could act so recklessly.
"Alas... Of the Four Heavenly Kings, only I, blessed by good fortune, survived. As for the others... Lolita was trapped like a caged beast, tightly surrounded by her other clones. Bandage and White Tower were like fish on a chopping board, slaughtered by their original bodies beforehand. Alas~ Only I can feast my eyes on such a beautiful sight."
"Tsk! What a pity, this Shido guy is no good!" Seeing that Shido was unmoved, Mitsuki felt a little disappointed that she hadn't managed to prank the real Shido.
At this moment, Ming was having a pleasant conversation with "Kurumi" who was dressed in a kimono.
As the conversation deepened, Ming gradually realized that the person before him, known as the clone with a dark past—"Kurumi"—was...
Although she always likes to insert a passage of elegant classical Japanese text while writing, she is relatively normal compared to her other extremely chuunibyou (delusional) alter egos.
"There's still some time before sunset, Ming, would you like to play cards with me for a bit? Texas Hold'em, Hanafuda, or some other games—I know them all!"
Ming raised an eyebrow
"Let's play a game of Texas Hold'em. I've never played before, so I hope you'll go easy on me." And so the two of them started playing cards inside the black sphere.
Incidentally, although Ming can unfold the [Divine Erosion Chapter] within his body to achieve omniscience.
But in reality, when it comes to playing cards, the only one he'd truly played in his past life was the once-popular Yu-Gi-Oh!, so he was thoroughly thrashed by the kimono-clad "Kurumi" until sunset.