“Yes, welcome to George’s drinking stream!”
‘Aurora-chan doing the “on-site cat pose” at the beginning’
‘Why does she look so smug? lol’
“Good or bad, it seems like she’s learning a lot from this online society.”
“――♪”
Satisfied with the viewers’ reaction to her pose, Aurora immediately digs into the spare ribs. Though I thought I had cooked a lot of them, with Aurora’s appetite, I need to start eating quickly or they’ll be devoured before I get a chance. Not wanting to lose, I grab a rib as well.
Perhaps because I used plenty of herbs from around the house, a delightful aroma fills my nose the moment I bite in. The meat juice flows onto my tongue, and the savory taste of the meat comes through directly. Ah, I can’t help it. I should be talking, but my mouth just craves beer――!
“Ahh, delicious!”
“――!”
‘Even the motion of wiping hands is synchronized lol’
‘When’s the Q&A coming?’
‘Huh? This is the main part, right?’
“Hold on, at least let me finish one first.”
Leaving half-eaten food is bad manners! So I chew carefully, making sure to scrape off all the meat from around the bone, even the thin skin on it! Honestly, I think that part is the most delicious part of the spare ribs.
After finishing one rib and a can of beer, I notice that Aurora’s cup—her cap—is also empty.
“Well, here you go, boss. A drink.”
“――!”
‘Is Aurora the boss…?’
‘Of course, right?!’
“Now that we have some alcohol in us, let’s get started. It’s George’s Q&A time!”
‘Yay!’
‘She’s dancing!’
‘Go ahead and keep dancing!’
I open the computer, pull up the question box, and display one of the picked questions on the stream screen. Here’s the first one.
What’s something that changed after becoming an elf?
“First off, my appearance.”
‘What about your gender change, though?’
“Forget the gender for now, but it was kind of a shock that my muscle mass disappeared. Look at these thin arms with not a single blemish.”
‘p-r-p-r’
‘I watched a video before the transformation and really saw the muscle shrink.’
When I was a man, just bending my arm a little would make my biceps pop, but now, there’s nothing there. Well, that’s not exactly true. It’s just that you can’t see it. I know the viewers probably won’t believe me, so I’ll show them with an apple like I did with Budo-san.
“Alright, here’s an apple.”
‘This is an apple.’
‘Why the apple now?’
‘Are you going to crush it?’
“Yep.”
Crunch. Without any setup or warning, the apple explodes into pieces! Bye-bye! We had arranged this in advance, so Aurora was safely out of the way near the ceiling.
Good thing we practiced. If we hadn’t, the juice might’ve splattered all over the computer and camera.
‘Wait, what?’}
‘To crush an apple like that, you’d need about 80 kg of grip strength. Shouldn’t that require some effort?’
‘Did you turn into a sad monster who can’t control their strength?’
“I’m in control, don’t worry. It’s just that crushing it felt as easy as squeezing clay.”
‘Yikes.’
‘I mean, as an elf, being strangled might be fine.’
At least now they’ll think I’m a strong elf. In the near future, I might need to interact with strangers, so it’s a good idea to show I’m not weak. It’ll discourage any weirdos from trying anything.
Now, I’ll start reading the other questions.
How tall is Aurora-chan?
“Let’s measure it right now. Aurora.”
“――!”
“Well, you’re about 12 cm tall. Should I measure your weight too? Oh, never mind?”
“――!!”
‘So even fairies are delicate like that, huh?’
“I’m 154 cm tall and weigh 43 kg.”
‘You should feel more embarrassed about it.’
“Even if you say that…”
Can you say something elf-like?
“That’s just a request, isn’t it?”
‘Like, ‘What is your purpose, human, defiling the sacred forest!’?’
“Eh, ahem. ‘Human children, tonight is lamb!'”
‘So flat.’
‘Not quite an elf, more like a fox spirit.’
What are your measurements?
“Yeah, got this question a lot. Anyone who asks that will meet the same fate as the apple.”
‘Please forgive me!’
‘Top or bottom, that’s the real question.’
What’s your favorite food?
“This doesn’t say ‘the best,’ so I’d say… I generally like things that go well with alcohol.”
‘What’s something you don’t like to eat?’
“Onions in miso.”
‘Immediate response lol’
‘I can see it.’
‘Huh? Isn’t it delicious?’
“It’s a trauma from my childhood when I ate it.”
“――!”
“Aurora says she doesn’t have any dislikes and is proud of it.”
‘A good child doesn’t have picky tastes.’
Do you believe in God?
“Stop with the religious recruiting.”
‘Lulz.’
‘But there’s a theory that the dungeon creator is a god.’
‘It would explain a lot, though.’
“God… I think there’s something out there, but I don’t really think about it much.”
‘On the other hand, George, you could be worshipped as a religious leader.’
“Ha, no way.”
Are you glad you became an elf?
“Not particularly. Being turned into another species like this…”
‘It might look cool from the outside, but I imagine it’s tough to actually go through.’
‘A lot of people suffer from the TS disease.’
Do you watch anime?
“Yeah, I watch some. I even watch girls’ anime sometimes.”
‘Do you cheer for them?’
“I don’t, but Aurora does.”
“――♪”
“I mean, going to a movie theater is a bit much for me.”
‘Are you like the dad who doesn’t want to go out on weekends?’
‘Give me your daughter!’
“Yeah, sure.”
I want to send clothes to Aurora, can you give me your address?
“I appreciate the thought, but I can’t give out the address.”
‘There’s an anonymous delivery service, though.’
‘You need both the sender and receiver to register, but still.’
“Really? That’s a thing? Okay, I’ll register and post it on Twitter. Aurora, you’re getting clothes.”
“――!”
“Right, if I get some, I’ll post pictures on Twitter wearing them.”
‘Do it, please.’
‘There are lives that can be saved by Aurora’s fashion.’
‘And if George wears cute clothes, it’ll be double the fun!’
“Eh? I’m fine, thanks.”
‘Huh?’
‘Huh?’
‘Huh?’
‘Huh?’
‘Pressure lol.’
‘No, seriously, George. Don’t you think you’re cute?’
“I think I am, but…”
‘Then wear them!’
“If I’m feeling reckless, maybe!”
‘So, wearing cute clothes is the risky thing?’
Where do you live?
“Earth.”
‘If you said Mars, I’d be shocked.’
‘George… wait!’
“That’s not related!”
What games do you play?
“Splatoon, Blasmas, Pokémon, stuff like that.”
‘The usual suspects.’
‘What about Sony systems?’
“I had a PSP once, but nothing since then.”
What do you think about dungeons?
“How? A money tree?”
‘Don’t be honest about that lol.’
“There are risks, but there’s also reward. Still, I wouldn’t recommend diving in blindly.”
‘The country wants more adventurers, though.’
‘Dungeons offer so many valuable things for many uses.’
Well, that seems to be it. The ribs are all gone and the answers are given, so it’s about time to wrap things up.
“Alright, that’s it for today. Seems like people enjoyed it, so I might do this again sometimes.”
‘Do it!’
‘I’ll be waiting naked until then.’
“Make sure to wear clothes, okay? Anyway, bye-bye!”
“――♪”
