Elf gave a slight bow, without making a formal introduction, while Homura continued to introduce his members to her.
"Here we have..."
"Script and Screenplay, by Kasumi Utako-sensei."
Utaha nodded in greeting.
"Character Design and Original Artwork, by Kashiwagi Eri-sensei."
Eriri's eyes twitched as she decided to give up on bothering him.
"Yamada Elf-sensei, hello, I am Sawamura Spencer Eriri."
Elf looked sideways at her, surprised to find that Kashiwagi Eri-sensei was such a pretty girl, and she felt like they had something in common.
"Same as the previous Eriri, Shiina Mashiro-sensei"
Mashiro's attention was completely focused on Elf.
"Huh?" Elf was surprised again. Shiina Mashiro? She is a true genius!
"Elf...?" Mashiro tilted her head slightly. "Hmm, how cute."
"Shiina Mashiro-sensei" Elf was a little confused. What did it mean when she suddenly said she was cute? Although, she was indeed very cute!
"Yamada Elf-sensei, Mashiro meant it literally, without any other meaning." Nanami hurriedly explained. "By the way, I am Aoyama Nanami. I am not as talented as the previous few, so please don't think too much of me, Yamada-sensei."
Homura took over the conversation, "Yamada-sensei..."
'What the heck is a Yamada-sensei?! And besides, my surname isn't even Yamada!' Elf complained internally, then said to everyone, "Just call me Elf."
She decided not to reveal her real name for now.
"So, Elf... Mashiro lacks some common sense because she devotes all her time to paint, but she has actually made a lot of progress now." Homura explained Mashiro's condition to her.
"I see," Elf said to Mashiro. "You are also very cute!"
"Elf, wait for me," Mashiro turned and ran back into the room.
Elf looked at Homura with confusion, not understanding Mashiro's behavior.
He smiled and said, "Perhaps she went to get a gift for you? It seems that Mashiro has a good impression of you!"
"And the girl who just talked to you, Aoyama Nanami, is not of the same kind as us creators, so we'll have to wait and see how good she is once you experience her work." He ignored Nanami's slightly shy expression and introduced her to Elf.
"Oh right, Homura-kun! I should go to voice acting school now!" Nanami said anxiously, running back to her room to grab her backpack before saying goodbye to everyone.
Watching her energetic figure, Homura shrugged and said to Elf, "Do you understand now?"
"Oh, so she's a voice actor?" Elf raised her eyebrows, "I never thought your circle was so well-rounded."
He took it as a compliment and introduced the last person, "This is our caretaker, also my assistant and programmer, Kato Megumi."
"I have many titles, but they are just for show and don't have much use," self-deprecatingly remarked Megumi.
"Don't say that! Megumi, you are an indispensable member of our group! You'll even be our poster girl in the future!" Homura patted her on the shoulder.
"Wow, I was assigned a strange task without even knowing it," Megumi said in a flat tone.
Utaha was also surprised and asked, "Homura-kun, what's a poster girl? We're not running a store."
Homura smirked, "The characters in our work can be completely cosplayed by Megumi!"
Eriri looked exasperated, "That's really just a good way to strengthen your presence, Megumi!"
"Right!" Homura agreed.
Megumi was speechless, "Homura-kun, you're not really complimenting me."
"I say, are you just going to leave your guests standing in the hallway like this?" Elf's eyebrows were furrowed and twitching.
"Sorry about that, Elf. We always tend to change the subject suddenly," Megumi apologized on his behalf.
"Well, as creators, it's inevitable to have some quirks. Maybe something will suddenly pop up that would make a good plot in the work," Elf nodded in understanding.
Homura gave her a thumbs up, "You really are something!"
"Of course!"
"Alright, we're done with the introductions, let's not stand around in the hallway," Homura ushered everyone into the living room.
Mashiro returned at this moment, holding an unopened layered cake. She handed it to Elf and said, "Here, it's for you."
Homura was a bit surprised and remarked, "It seems Mashiro really likes you! She even gave you her favorite layered cake."
"Thank you, Mashiro! Let's eat it together!" After hearing his explanation, Elf divided the cake in half.
"Sure, let's eat together."
Elf carefully looked at everyone and thought to herself, 'This is such a young circle!'
Wait a minute, something seems off...
"Where's Eromanga-sensei?!" Elf suddenly remembered her purpose.
"Maybe she's in her own room chatting with her classmates."
"In her own room?" Elf found a blind spot and asked, "Is Eromanga-sensei your family member and a girl?!"
"Yeah."
What?! Why didn't you say that earlier, such an important thing! But, it's not that strange. Actually, this answer is quite reasonable.
After calming down her excitement, Elf quickly finished the cake in her hand. Mashiro, watching her new friend's speed, also unconsciously increased her own eating speed, making Megumi and Utaha, who were watching her, smile.
"So please tell me in detail! Who is Eromanga-sensei to you?!" Elf stood up, propped her hands on the table, and stared fiercely at Homura.
Homura had no intention of teasing her and said directly, "She's my little sister, although not my blood sister."
"!!!"
Elf sat down again and looked at Homura again with a meaningful smile, "So you're the protagonist in a novel, huh!"
"What? Where did that conclusion come from?"
"Have a little sister, and have so many beautiful girls around, now there's another beautiful neighbor, which is this lady."
'Ahh, so that's how it is!' Homura exclaimed in his mind.
Elf turned to the other girls and asked him.
"Do you have a beautiful female classmate?"
Megumi remained silent.
"A senpai that is a school flower?"
Utaha remained silent.
"A cute kohai?"
Well... not yet, should Jinno count?
"Childhood friend and sweetheart?"
Eriri remained silent. They've known each other for years, so it counts, right?
"If you have a lot of skills and are good at everything... then, you would be like the protagonist in the novel! Although you can only draw manga."
Elf said while making fun of herself in her mind, how could that be possible, right? right?!
The girls remained silent.
Looking at their expressions, Elf felt a little uneasy... could it be that this guy really good at everything?
"Homura, he knows and can do a lot, manga, programming, script, voice acting... and so many."
Mashiro's words made Elf understand... the reason why they made those expressions and Homura also looked at her with a strange expression.
What the hell, what she said actually correct?!