I don't want to be an elf!

"Dinner's ready?" Tohka Yatogami's eyes lit up.

Then came the rumbling of her stomach, a sound of hunger.

Seeing how quickly her attitude changed, the three of them couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems our new member is hungry too. Perfect timing, Nigolan made a very lavish meal today, and William even made dessert afterwards."

"There's dessert too?!"

"That's right, this is a delicacy that other fairy warehouses can't enjoy. You're really lucky."

Chtholly smiled with considerable pride.

"Miss Tohka, welcome to the Fourth Fairy Warehouse."

Chapter Six: A Dark and Windy Night

William and Nigoran, the two managers of the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, prepared a sumptuous dinner for Yatogami Tohka's arrival.

The golden fairies living there also enjoyed the delicious food and had an unforgettable night.

However, the new member who joined the Fourth Fairy Warehouse seemed a bit aloof. During dinner, he kept his head down and ate his meal without showing any intention of communicating with others.

Considering that this Gold Fairy is likely in the final stages of personality disorder, in order not to provoke her, the managers had no choice but to suppress the curiosity of the other Gold Fairies and tell them not to disturb Yatogami Tohka.

After everyone introduced themselves and got to know each other, there was no further conversation.

Dinner and the welcome party ended quickly.

Night then fell.

In the bedroom, Nephren, sitting at her desk, yawned and put down the mystery novel she was reading.

As one of the three adult fairies currently remaining at the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, she put in a lot of effort to welcome this unexpected new member today.

After all, this was the first time in a hundred years that they had taken in a golden fairy from another fairy warehouse.

Generally, golden fairies are born in the fairy pools above various floating islands, and the floating island where they are born becomes their homeland.

The adults in the Fourth Fairy Warehouse spent a considerable amount of time cleaning the empty rooms.

And Nephren, naturally, also contributed a lot of effort.

"It's almost time to go to bed."

Just as Nephren was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, she heard some noises coming from outside.

"Who would be wandering around outside so late?"

Thinking this, Nephren tiptoed to the door and opened the dormitory door.

Peeking through the crack in the door, she saw, with the help of the moonlight streaming into the room through the window, a figure with knee-length hair moving slowly and furtively down the corridor.

Each step took several seconds to fully land, for fear of waking others.

Although the figure was completely unfamiliar, Nephren could still recognize who was in the corridor at a glance.

That's Tohka Yatogami, a new member who joined the Fourth Fairy Warehouse today.

What is this new member up to, sneaking around at night instead of sleeping?

Curiosity was piqued, and Nephren, who was originally preparing to go to sleep, quietly left the bedroom, keeping a safe distance, and followed behind Yatogami Tohka.

After passing through the other people's bedrooms, they arrived at the other side of the building, and Yatogami Tohka opened the kitchen door.

All of this was observed by Nephren, who was hiding in the shadows.

“Suspicious…” Nephren’s eyes flashed with a thoughtful look. “On her first day here, she sneaked into the kitchen. I smelled the scent of the incident.”

She thought of the suspense movies and detective novels she had recently watched, and her thoughts began to wander uncontrollably.

Several scenarios that had appeared in fictional works suddenly came to mind for Nephren.

"Could it be that she has another purpose in coming to the Fourth Fairy Warehouse?" Nephren subconsciously wondered.

She's planning to do something bad.

This was Nephren's first reaction.

Instinctively, this mysterious new member was seen as a villain in the story, and her behavior became an even more natural sign that she was going to do bad things.

However, the rational Nephren did not allow her own imagination to completely convince her.

In order to find out the truth, she cautiously approached the kitchen door, trying her best not to make any noise, and opened the kitchen door.

Through the crack in the door, she saw figures in the kitchen making some rustling noises in front of the ingredients.

The ominous premonition grew stronger, and this time Nephren opened the door directly, a hint of unease and wariness showing on her expressionless face: "What are you doing?"

In the kitchen, Tohka Yatogami's body trembled violently, as if she had been caught doing something wrong.

"Even though I was so careful, I still got caught."

Tohka Yatogami slowly turned her head and took something out from in front of her: "Although I didn't really want to do this, since I've been caught, there's nothing I can do."

Nephren stared intently at her retreating figure, her muscles tense as she channeled her inner magic.

Could it be that she really guessed right?

Are the new members really sent by some mysterious organization to destroy the Fourth Fairy Warehouse?

Nephren suddenly regretted coming out alone.

If I had known, I should have brought my other friends with me.

Of the five adult fairies in the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, she is the weakest. If she were to fight another Gold Fairy, her chances of winning would be very low.

Although she was panicking inside, she was fortunate that she was born with a rather limited range of facial expressions, which made her always appear calm and composed.

"for you."

A dark shadow was thrown from Tohka Yatogami's hand, and Nephren, who was on edge, instinctively caught it.

Looking down, I saw it was a tomato.

To be precise, it was half a tomato.

Because the remaining half was still in Tohka Yatogami's hands, and she had already eaten most of it.

"I'll share half the food with you, but you can't go and tell William and Nigolan on me," Tohka Yatogami said guiltily.

"What...what do you mean?"

"Because you're an accomplice too. You waited until everyone else was asleep before coming to the kitchen, so you were just like me, stealing food, right?"

"No."

"No? If you're not here to steal food, then what are you here for?"

“I thought you were…” Nephren started to say, then suddenly stopped.

She initially thought that Tohka Yatogami was doing something bad.

Such an outrageous conjecture would be too embarrassing to say out loud now.

But you can't blame her. How could she possibly know that Yatogami Tohka was actually there to steal food?

If it were someone else coming into the kitchen, she would consider that possibility.

However, this girl named Yatogami Tohka ate the equivalent of ten adults' worth of food for dinner. Such a terrifying appetite made Nephren immediately rule out the possibility of her stealing food without even thinking about it.

"You've already eaten so much, are you still going to sneak some more?" Nephren asked.

"Not much, I only ate about ten bowls for dinner," Tohka Yatogami replied innocently. "I wanted to eat more, but there was no rice left in the pot, so I had to hold back, thinking I could have breakfast in the morning, but..."

“You just couldn’t hold out until morning, right?” Nephren sighed. “If you’re not full, just tell William. There’s nothing here, but there’s definitely enough food. Don’t be shy with us.”

"Hehe... I understand."

Looking at the girl in front of her, who was scratching the back of her head and smiling shyly, Nephren suddenly felt that the other girl wasn't so aloof after all.

Because I didn't eat enough for dinner, but I didn't want to bother others, I sneaked into the kitchen to eat something late at night...

I always feel like he's a bit silly?

Chapter Seven: Special Tutoring

Being caught stealing food was something Tohka Yatogami hadn't expected.

Because she wasn't deliberately acting, and she didn't even know when she had a tail following her.

She was really hungry.

One cannot generalize about the constitution of different elves. When she played Tokisaki Kurumi, her daily food intake was pitifully small, but now that she has become Yatogami Tohka, her appetite has suddenly increased.

Not only has my appetite increased, but my digestion speed has also increased.

Even though she ate ten times more than a normal person for dinner, she still felt unsatisfied.

It wasn't even past midnight, and she was already hungry again.

I originally wanted to sneak into the kitchen to eat something and fill my stomach, but I didn't expect to be caught.

"Even if you're starving, you can't eat raw food." Nephren placed half a tomato on the cutting board. "I'll cook for you."

"Really?" Tohka Yatogami asked in surprise, "You're willing to cook for me?"

“The managers usually do the cooking, either Nigolan or William. I rarely cook,” Nephren stated first. “It certainly doesn’t taste as good as what they make. It’s barely edible, but it’s still better than eating raw food.”

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just happy as long as I can make it."

"That's what you said."

Nephren turned on the kitchen light and put on an apron.

Recalling the cooking steps that Nigoran had shown her before, Nephren first started a fire and boiled water.

He took a large handful of noodles from the pantry, hesitated for a moment, then grabbed another large handful and put them into the pot.

Then, I took out a few tomatoes, eggs, butter and cheese, and following Nigoran's example, chopped them up and stirred them into a sauce.

After about half an hour of busy work in the kitchen, a super-sized portion of noodles was ready.

It looks like spaghetti, but there is no country called Italy in this world, so people just call this dish noodles.