"Then we can only try a different approach..."
"Speaking of which, you must be Yamada Elf-sensei, right?"
"Eh?" Elf was surprised, but then a look of pride appeared on her face. "Could it be that you are also this lady's servant?"
Homura's eye twitched. As expected, if you didn't spend enough time with Elf; her way of speaking was really annoying.
"No, but I really like your work."
She furrowed her brows, about to speak, but he interrupted her naturally.
"Not just me, but also Eromanga-sensei and Kashiwagi Eri-sensei like it a lot." Then, Homura teased her with a playful look.
"..."
"!!!"
"Who did you say? Eromanga-sensei?!" She looked at him in shock and disbelief.
He nodded, clearly telling her, "Yes, Eromanga-sensei, the one and only."
"Ehhhh!!!"
She rushed forward in an instant and grabbed His hand. "Where is Eromanga-sensei?!"
He smiled and said, "I can't tell you that, Eromanga-sensei has been hiding "his" identity all this time!"
"Tch!" She shook his hand away.
Standing on the side, Elf looked at Homura suspiciously and asked, "Wait a minute! Who are you? How do you know Eromanga-sensei?"
"Wait!" Before he could speak, Elf stopped him directly. "Just now, you said... Kashiwagi Eri-sensei?!"
"You heard correctly."
This time, she was very shocked. Who was this guy? He even knew these two famous artists in the industry.
"Wait, wait!" Elf bit her finger and kept thinking about this guy's self-introduction just now. "Minamiya Homura? Minamiya, Minamiya..."
'I recall a crazy rumor circulating in the industry these past two days, involving Kashiwagi Eri and Minamiya...'
"Could it be... you're actually Minamiya-sensei?!" Elf, shocked by her own analysis results, exclaimed.
"Well, if you put Kashiwagi Eri and my name together, you should be able to figure it out, right?" Homura didn't directly confirm it, but his answer essentially confirmed her guess.
"Ah~!!! How annoying~!" Elf gnashed her teeth in frustration. "Isn't having Kashiwagi Eri-sensei enough?! I didn't expect even Eromanga-sensei too..."
"Speaking of which, are you really so obsessed with Eromanga-sensei"
"E~hem~" She boasted proudly, "Well, listen up! I, this young lady, will definitely make Eromanga-sensei draw the illustrations for my next work!"
"I'm obsessed with Eromanga-sensei's illustrations! I must have that Ero-God to draw the best nude illustration in the world for me! Plus, with my writing skills, it will be the ultimate light novel that has never been seen before!"
He looked at the enthusiastic Elf and laughed. "You're really confident, Yamada Elf-sensei."
She was a little unhappy and said, "But why won't Eromanga-sensei reply to me... Why?!"
After that, she started shamelessly speaking, "Clearly, all light novel authors besides this young lady have become the dregs of society!"
"Now, the novel I write will open up a new world, which means that I am the savior of the light novel industry!"
"No... I am the 'Light Novel' itself!"
Homura covered his face. How did she manage to say such a narcissistic statement without shame?
"So, where do you place Kasumi Utako and Senju Muramasa?"
"Uh..." She felt like she was hit by two arrows. For Elf who believes that sales were everything, it was one thing to insult others, but she couldn't insult those two.
Senju Muramasa needed no introduction, the sales were several times higher than hers.
As a novelist of a different genre, Kasumi Utako's sales were just as impressive as hers.
However, her erotic writing style sold better than normal novels.
So, these two individuals were not the "dregs" she claimed them to be. One could only say that reality hit her in the face too quickly.
Elf shifted the topic unnaturally, "By the way, are you free now?"
"I'm good. Do you need my help with something? I'll help as much as I can."
"Introduce me to Eromanga-sensei!" She said with ease.
Homura: "..."
"Let's not talk about that for now. Have you had dinner yet? Do you want to come to my home for dinner?"
Elf raised her eyebrows, "Are you inviting a beautiful girl you just met to your home?"
"So, are you coming or not?" Homura just smiled, then said mentally, 'I have already given you the hints. If you still can't figure it out, don't blame me.'
"No--" She stopped after saying just one word; she felt like she had overlooked something.
Her brain started working.
'He has been confirmed to be Minamiya-sensei, and he mentioned Kashiwagi Eri-sensei and Eromanga-sensei... That proves that they are indeed very familiar with each other.'
'Then, he also mentioned Kasumi Utako and Senju Muramasa. It's hard to say about Senju Muramasa, but isn't Kasumi Utako also a member of Minamiya-sensei's circle that's been rumored about?'
'In other words, Eromanga-sensei is also very likely to be a member?!'
Looking up at his smiling face, Elf thought unhappily, 'Ah~!!! It's quite possible! How many talented people has this guy gathered?!'
'Then let's go and investigate! Who knows, I might run into Eromanga-sensei!'
With that thought in mind, Elf decided to ask one more question. "Does your rumored circle actually exist?"
As expected, she noticed it and he promptly replied, "Of course, it exists."
"Okay! Wait for me a moment! I'll tidy up a bit and then I'll follow you home!" Elf decisively packed up a few things, closed the door, and prepared to follow him home.
Homura: "..."
He didn't expect her to do this decisively, but it didn't really matter since he was planning to go home with her anyway.
"Let's go."
===
"I'm back! And I have a guest!"
Elf was a bit excited; it seemed that there were indeed people living in Homura's home. The question was whether or not it was Eromanga-sensei!
Everyone came out to greet them, except for Sagiri who was in her room with Jinno.
Megumi then asked, "Homura-kun, who is this?" Why was there yet another beautiful girl?
Everyone else had the same thought, and Elf was even startled. Why did this guy have so many girls in his home?!
It was time for introductions again, and the girls had a bad feeling when Homura extended his hand to introduce Elf.
"This is our new neighbor, the best-selling light novel author, Yamada Elf-sensei!"
'Ended...' Except for Elf and Mashiro, everyone else was thinking the same thing.
Because Homura was adding yet another beautiful girl to his entourage, all the girls knew that Homura was definitely going to recruit more people for Another Dimension. Yamada Elf was surely not going to be an exception.
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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?!
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