It's Kumin. Long time no see.

Well, that aside.

I tidied up Dea-kun's storage room a bit. Moving furniture is a breeze when you can just teleport it wholesale with Spatial Magic.

"Onee-san, could you copy this sofa and put it in my room at the base?"

"Hm? Sure thing."

I fielded requests like that too, stashing the excess furniture for the time being.

Once we cleared out all the storage clutter, the room opened up quite nicely. Rena set to cleaning with visible enthusiasm. She looked every bit the proper maid.

"Everyone, dinner's ready!"

"Yes! I've been waiting for this!"

"Thank you as always, Aishia-san."

"I can't hold a candle to Aishia-senpai when it comes to cooking, so I'll leave that to her. A model junior maid, I am."

"By the way, should I be heading to the stables or something? Not that I particularly want to."

And so we savored Aishia's cooking before winding down for the evening.

 

*

 

The next day. We had a visitor bright and early.

"Dee!! If you're back, come show your face properly!!"

"Ane-sama, I have returned."

Well, well. Kumin-san. Long time no see.

Dea-kun's older sister, Kumin-san. Beautiful as ever. What a gorgeous pair of elf sisters they make!

"I'm so sorry, Karina-san. Our Dee has been troubling you. Making you stay in a storage room like this! There's a proper house in this town, so what are you doing, Dee!"

"Oh no, no. Please don't worry about it. Ah, come to think of it, I still haven't returned the luggage I was holding onto. Should I give it back today?"

"…? … Oh. No, please keep that for yourself, Karina-san!"

You totally had a 'what is she talking about' face just now, Kumin-san.

"But it's quite a lot of luggage and clothes…"

"Really! Please accept it as compensation for the trouble! And feel free to use Dee as a dress-up doll however you like."

"Understood, thank you very much!"

Well, if she's insisting that strongly, it would be rude to refuse! Plus I just scored permission to use Dea-kun as a dress-up doll.

Now I can dress him up to my heart's content!

Dea-kun might be elf royalty, but I've got the official seal of approval from his big sister!

Hm? What is it, Dea-kun? Giving me that half-lidded glare. Adorable.

"… Well, whatever. It's too late now anyway."

"You're extra cute today too, Dea-kun!"

He must be flustered with his sister watching.

"So, Ane-sama. What did you come here for? Surely not just to say hello."

"Just to say hello? Dee is in your care, after all. It's only natural."

"I see… Ah, Rena. Please make some tea for Ane-sama."

"Already prepared."

I glanced over to find Rena had laid out everything for a proper tea service.

Amazing. She actually looks like a capable maid!

"Karina-sama. I am not merely capable, but a supreme maid who can also handle combat. I have a high-frequency vibration blade and a gatling gun built in, and, a-a-and I can even transform my arm into a drill."

"Whoa, whoa, you're absolutely packed with romance… Tch, frustrating, but I have to acknowledge it!"

A hand that transforms into a drill? Who on earth built this girl? … The Chaos God, obviously.

The black tea Rena brewed was wonderfully rich and fragrant.

Hm, what variety of tea leaves are these? Something like Assam or Darjeeling?

Wait, those are Earth place names. They wouldn't exist here. Right, right.

"Well, no matter how bad the tea leaves, they'll taste exquisite once touched by my Divine Artifact, 'Delicious Moe Love.'"

"But these tea leaves came from this room, right? They were probably already quite good to begin with."

"Modestly speaking, they're likely royal quality. Isn't that right, Kumin-sama?"

"That's right. Though this tastes even better than what I usually have."

Well, it's been enhanced by the Chaos God's handiwork, so our Goddess would surely give it rave reviews too.

"By the way, that uniform… Dee, you're going back to school?"

"Ah… Um. First, about the fact that I'm wearing a girls' uniform?"

"It suits you very well. It reminds me of when I was in school."

"… I see."

Apparently Kumin-san has zero intention of questioning Dea-kun's wardrobe choice.

Being accepted this easily might make our Goddess grumble about 'not enough flavor,' but oh well. The real show is the school classmates anyway.

"I'm looking forward to school life with Dea-kun!"

"… Ugh. If Onee-san insists, I'll go back to school…"

"Oh my! Karina-san will be at the same school as Dee!? Will that be alright… I do hope the school has something they can teach you."

"Well, the main draw is student life with Dea-kun!"

"Then it should be fine. Karina-san, please take care of Dee."

"Um. I'm the senpai here, you know?"

"I'd like to transfer into the same class! Can you make that happen?"

"I'll make it happen. You'll probably have to take an exam as a formality, though."

Oh, just like that? It never hurts to ask.

"Then I'll arrange for the textbooks and everything else today."

"Ah, yes, please do. Is this enough for payment?"

"… One gold coin would be more than enough with plenty to spare. So please put away that blindingly large gold coin."

"Ah, then one gold coin it is. Please use the rest as payment for your trouble and treat yourself to something delicious."

"… Thank you very much. If you insist, I'll gladly accept."

I made a killing at the arena, so my wallet's nice and fat. No need to hold back.

Besides, money should be spent on hobbies! Ha ha ha!