The elf who started the battle

"Hello."

Stiffly raising his head to look at the mist elf who suddenly arrived, Wuhe Kotori forced a smile.

"Well, please introduce yourselves. I am Hina, the elf you call me." Seeing the panicked look of the red-haired twin-tailed girl wearing a white headband and junior high school uniform, Hina showed a kind smile. .

"Hello, Ms. Hina. What do you want to see us for?" Opposite the girl with twin ponytails, the black-haired woman with thick dark circles suddenly stood up, blocking the girl behind her, and looked at Hina. There was a strong sense of vigilance.

"What did you call me?" Hina, whose smile suddenly stiffened, raised her head and looked at this mature woman who needed to look up to her. "Can't you see that I'm a man?"

Hearing the annoyance revealed in Hina's suddenly much deeper voice, both Murasame Reine and Itsuka Kotori, who had changed into a black hairband at some point, looked shocked.

Because, no matter how you look at it, the elf in white casual clothes in front of you is a girl. The short light blue hair hanging down to the ears makes the skin white, and the trace of anger revealed in the violet eyes makes these eyes The owner of the eyes looks more and more cute, and the slender neck, fair face, and rosy mouth all indicate that this is a beautiful girl.I wonder if you can relate to such a cute and handsome protagonist?

"Why, don't you believe it?" Seeing the suspicious and scrutinizing gazes of the two people, Hina looked desperate and raised her finger to point at her neck, "Can't you see such obvious male characteristics?"

"Um, sorry."But questions also arise. Is there really a male elf? This question rang in the hearts of Murasame Reine and Wuhe Kotori at the same time.

"Forget it, it's true, do you believe it or not?" Seeing the two people's still suspicious eyes, Xina helplessly sighed with her forehead in hand.

"Itsukawa Kotori, right?" Then Hina turned his attention to the girl with black hairband and double ponytails who had sat down again.

"It was you who ordered Itsuka Shidou to approach the elves, right?"

If he was not sure before, then after hearing the girl's voice, Hina was sure that the voice coming from Shidou's headset was exactly the same as the voice of the girl in front of him.In fact, just yesterday, Hina discovered the headset in Shido's right ear. Shido's conversation with Tohka was sometimes laggy, and his tilting of his ears aroused Hina's suspicion.Later, during the battle with AST members, the white mist released by Hina came into contact with Shido. The mist has the ability to listen, monitor, and detect the inner activities of living beings and interfere with their spiritual will.Therefore, Shidou and Kotori's conversation was overheard by Hina, and after a "friendly" exchange with the group of AST members, Hina obtained information about the elf organization Dem Club and Ratato After that, using some tricks, Hina successfully found the address of Wuhe's family.

As for today's encounter, Hina said it was purely an accident. Who made Itsuka Kotori's pair of red twin ponytails too conspicuous?

"um, yes."

After looking at Murasame Reine, Itsuka Kotori, who had switched to commander mode, said this.

"However, unlike AST, my organization has a friendly attitude towards the elves. Our purpose in Ratatosk is to protect the elves, and the purpose is to allow the elves to integrate peacefully into human society."

"Oh, really." Hina looked at the twin-tailed girl in front of her with amusement, "Then what's the point of letting Itsuka Shidou go on a date with an elf?"

"Uh, this, this"

"Don't lie, maybe I have the ability to read other people's hearts." Hina looked at Itsuka Kotori's anxious look with a smile.

"Um, haha, how could it be possible, haha" he laughed awkwardly. This was definitely a threat. Kotori roared inwardly. However, looking at Hina who was still smiling, and Murasame Reine who looked curious, Kotori Li whined as if frustrated.

"You won't tell others, right?"

"I swear." Lingyin said in a low voice and nodded at the same time.After confirming, Kotori nodded in response.Murasame Reine is a woman who keeps her mouth shut.

"Well, of course I won't talk nonsense." Seeing the girl looking at him, Hina nodded and promised casually.

"Oh~" Seeing Hinahun's unconcerned look, Kotori sighed helplessly, and then added: "Actually, my brother and I are just like the setting in the beautiful girl game, we have no blood relationship with each other.

"Oh"

Lingyin didn't find it interesting or surprised, and tilted his head slightly.After she quickly understood what Kotori said, she only looked like she wanted to ask, "How does that relate to the current topic?"

"That's why I like Ling Yin so much~"

"Um"

Ling Yin showed an expression of disbelief.Even Hina doesn't know what to say.

"Ahem, don't, don't worry about that. Let's continue the topic. How old was that? Almost when I was still ignorant, my brother who was abandoned by his biological mother seemed to have been adopted by our family. Because at that time, I He was still too young, so he doesn’t remember clearly. However, it is said that when he was first adopted, his brother seemed to be in very bad condition and even had suicidal tendencies.

For some reason, Hina seemed to see Ling Yin's eyebrows twitching.

"What's wrong"

"It's alright, let's continue."

"Yeah. Well, there is nothing we can do about it. From the perspective of a child of that age, mother is absolutely necessary. Besides, for my brother, it is equivalent to his own existence being completely denied, which is quite a big deal. Although about a year after the serious incident, that state seemed to disappear completely. After sighing, she continued, "From then on, my brother will always be particularly sensitive to human despair."

"For Despair"

"Hmm~ For example, I feel that I have been completely rejected by others, or I think that no one will ever care about me, etc. Oh, to put it simply, it is mainly because I am very similar to my previous self. If someone shows that kind of depressed look, even if the other person is He would stick to strangers without hesitation. So.”

Kotori lowered her eyes.

"I just think that the only person who has the possibility to face that elf in high spirits is my brother."

Kotori said so.After Ling Yin said "I see", he also lowered his eyes.

"But what I want to ask is not this emotional answer."