I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"OoO?!"

Seeing Esther transform into a regular one-handed sword, Yuhaka also showed a surprised expression. Isn't this her watermelon knife?

And Esther, as if knowing what Yuhaka was thinking, retorted:

"Master, I'm not a watermelon knife..."

Yuhaka tilted his head in confusion at Esther's complaint, but no matter what Esther said, wasn't Esther's previous elven magic armor no different from a watermelon knife?

In response, Esther reverted to her black-stockinged, white-haired loli form, pouted, and looked at Yuhaka with a somewhat speechless expression, saying:

"This is Master's fault. I don't know why, but after signing the contract with Master, the divine power I received from Master was pitifully little, and I don't know why I can't return to the Elf Realm..."

"So, it's the master's fault."

Hearing Esther's words, Yuhaka also looked puzzled. However, Yuhaka was more concerned about what Esther had mentioned earlier about Kamui. Esther then demonstrated Kamui to Yuhaka, showing him this natural energy. After seeing the Kamui emanating from Esther, Yuhaka understood that the unknown energy around him was Kamui.

Ehaka then converted a portion of his energy into Kamui. Esther, who was holding Ehaka's large tail, immediately felt the Kamui energy within Ehaka increase dramatically. Sensing the Kamui emanating from Ehaka, Esther showed a slightly surprised expression and said:

"Sukuruta! Kamui has suddenly increased in number..."

Hearing Esther's praise, Yuhaka puffed out his chest with a proud expression. Esther then rubbed her eyes and said:

"Well then, Master, goodnight..."

As she spoke, Esther hugged Yuhaka's big tail and lay back down. Yuhaka, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered. After thinking for a second, Yuhaka lay back down on the bed, covered himself with the blanket, and went to sleep.

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The next morning, in Claire's room............

“Bilibili OwO~”

Yuhaka woke up on time and opened his eyes. Esther, still clutching her tail, was beside him. Yuhaka then pulled his tail out. After he did, Esther, who had been sleeping with Yuhaka's tail in her arms, opened her blue eyes. Esther then sat up in bed and greeted Yuhaka, saying:

"Good morning, Master..."

Upon hearing Esther greet her, Yuhaka returned the greeting. Then, Yuhaka jumped off the bed and used Baladion to transform into an Arecia school uniform. When Esther saw Yuhaka in a school uniform, she thought for a moment and then conjured up a white school uniform just like Yuhaka's.

After Esther followed Yuhaka into the kitchen, she watched with great curiosity as Yuhaka prepared breakfast. Although Esther could sense what was happening outside Yuhaka's body, she couldn't smell anything. The dishes Yuhaka was making looked delicious, which made Esther's mouth water.

Soon, in Esther's sight, Yhaka placed the ingredients he needed on the table. Then, as Yhaka summoned Baradion to act as a cleaver, Esther stopped him. Yhaka, who was stopped, looked at Esther with a puzzled expression.

Then Esther transformed herself into the shape of a kitchen knife and said to Yhaka:

"As for the kitchen knife, Master can just use me."

Hearing Esther's words, Ehaka tilted his head with a puzzled expression, looking at the "Demon-Slaying Cleaver" in his hand. Although Ehaka didn't have any particular requirements for the cleaver, he was particular about how he used it, and it wasn't much different from Baradion's. Moreover, the cleaver that Esther transformed into was even sharper.

After using the Ester brand demon-slaying kitchen knife to chop the vegetables, Yuhaka put Ester aside, then made the ingredients into breakfast and served it on the table.

Chapter 664 [Staying up all night leaves you feeling listless...]

After Yuhaka placed the fried rice he had prepared on the table, Esther, who was standing nearby, was immediately drawn over by the rich aroma. Although elves do not need physical energy to maintain their form, there are still a few high-ranking elves who enjoy human cooking.

Esther was one of them.

Esther stared at the egg fried rice in her bowl with a drooling, glistening expression. The loose grains of rice were coated with a layer of golden egg liquid, making the whole egg fried rice look golden. The addition of carefully selected mushrooms from the ancient forest and sausages and ham made from specially selected hard-shelled dragon meat from the volcanic country made the fried rice even more appetizing.

Moreover, the fried rice with added sweet corn kernels has a subtle sweetness, which is irresistible to a little girl like Esther.

Yuhaka handed the plate of fried rice he had prepared to Scarlet, who was meowing and waiting for breakfast. Then Yuhaka went to Claire, who was sleeping in bed, and shook her gently, saying:

"Claire, get up and eat!"

"Waaaah... I understand......."

Hearing what Yuhaka said, Claire, looking sleepy, slowly sat up from the bed and slowly headed towards the bathroom to wash up.

Soon after Claire brushed her teeth and washed her face, she regained some energy. However, when Claire walked to the dining table, she suddenly noticed Esther, who was wearing the uniform of the Aresia Academy.

"Who are you?! What are you doing in my room?!"

Claire, startled by Esther, also looked panicked. After all, Claire hadn't expected anyone else to come to her room. Well... actually, Claire had misunderstood. Esther was wearing Arecia's school uniform, so it was inevitable that she would be mistaken for someone else.

Finally, Yuhaka, who was eating nearby, explained Esther's identity to Claire. After hearing Yuhaka's explanation, Claire looked at Esther with a shocked expression and said:

"Eh—?! You're that watermelon knife sprite—?!"

Hearing Claire's way of addressing her, Esther's usually expressionless face showed a rare hint of anger as she looked at Claire and said:

"That was my master's fault. At that time, I was unable to unleash my full power, which is why I could only appear in that form."

Yuhaka, who overheard Esther's words, had a look of utter bewilderment on his face, even though Esther's appearance with the watermelon knife was directly related to Yuhaka.

Upon hearing Esther's words, Claire quickly lowered her head and apologized, although...

After finishing the fried rice made by Yuhaka, Esther licked her lips with a satisfied look. To be honest, as her first meal after waking up from an unknown period of slumber, Esther was very pleased with it.

Claire, who was standing to the side, also looked very satisfied after eating the breakfast made by Yuhaka. After all, she had been eating canned food for so many years, and this was probably the first time she had eaten some fresh food.

After finishing breakfast, Claire looked at Yohaka with a slightly embarrassed expression and asked:

"Um... Youyou, have you decided which team you want to join?"

Hearing Claire's words, Yuhaka looked puzzled, clearly not understanding what Claire meant by "team." Seeing Yuhaka's confused expression, Claire explained to him:

"Two months from now, the Elemental Spirit Realm will hold an [Elf Sword Dance Festival]. This Elf Sword Dance Festival is quite different from the previous ones. In the past, it was a solo competition, but this time it will be a team competition."

Upon hearing Claire's answer, Yuhaka showed an "I understand" expression. Claire, seeing that Yuhaka also seemed to understand, knew that Yuhaka had not yet joined anyone else's team. So Claire asked Yuhaka if he wanted to join her team.

Ehaka naturally agreed to Claire's invitation, since he didn't have any major objections or conditions regarding forming a team, as long as he could participate in the Elf Sword Dance Festival.

When Claire heard that Yuhaka had agreed to her request, she immediately showed an excited look. With a powerful spirit user like Yuhaka as a teammate, she basically wouldn't have to worry about the score in the Aresia Academy ranking competition!

Unfortunately, teams need to have five members to participate in the Elf Sword Dance Festival. Even if they have a high score in the Elesia Academy queuing competition, they will not be able to participate in the Elf Sword Dance Festival if they are only two people.

Claire was also very troubled by this...

The most important reason is her own situation. There are basically no people in the academy who would join her team, which is the main reason for Claire's distress.

After breakfast, Claire took Ehaka to find Freya to organize a team. Freya was quite surprised that Claire and Ehaka were teaming up, but after thinking about Ehaka's personality, she didn't find it strange at all.

Although Professor Freya agreed to Claire's team, the condition was that a five-person team had to be formed two months in advance to participate in the Spirit Sword Dance Festival. Otherwise, no matter how high their scores were, they would not be qualified to participate in the Spirit Sword Dance Festival.

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A few days later, the Elf Academy of Aresia resumed classes, and the matter that had happened before was left unresolved without any results.

At noon, in the garden of Arecia Academy, Yuhaka and the others were having lunch. Claire, holding the bento box set that Yuhaka had made, sighed and said:

"Ha... As expected, not many people are joining the group..."

While eating the food from her bento box, Yuhaka recalled Claire's words and remembered the times when Claire invited others to join her team. They were either scared away or chased away by Claire. Basically, no one responded to Claire's invitations. Instead, there were those who tried to poach Claire's members, but Claire chased them away as well.

Chapter 665 [Youyou: "You'll teach Youyou how to cook?"]

"Ha... these people are really annoying..."

Claire complained, holding a small bowl in her hand. To be honest, it was one thing to refuse her invitation to team up, but to try and poach her teammate was really too much.

Ehaka, however, didn't respond to invitations from others. After all, he had read a sentence in Milia's Hunter's Handbook that said if you accept a request, you must complete it, even though Ehaka himself wasn't a hunter...

Estelle, sitting next to Yuhaka, was eating the bento set meal that Yuhaka had made with gusto. The food made by Yuhaka suited Estelle's taste perfectly, and there was basically nothing that Estelle found objectionable.

"Oh, everyone, are you having lunch?"

Just then, a familiar, haughty, and elegant voice rang out. When Yuhaka and the others turned around, they saw Linslet and her maid Carol walking over. Carol, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the dishes Yuhaka and the others had prepared, said:

"Oh, it looks so delicious!"

Upon seeing Linslet approach, Claire stared at her with deadpan eyes and said:

"...Linslet, what are you doing here?"

Although Claire and Linslet had previously teamed up to fight Alice and the others, their relationship was still characterized by playful bickering.

Lindsay, upon hearing Claire's words, tossed her long hair and looked down at the three of them with a composed expression, saying:

"I was just passing by, but your meal is really lavish. Did Youyou make all of this?"

Hearing Linslet's words, Yuhaka, who was standing nearby, also raised his hand and said to Linslet:

"Yoyo made this!"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Linslet coughed slightly and said to Yuhaka:

"Ahem... If you don't mind, how about I have a little taste?"

As soon as Linslet finished speaking, Carol, who was standing to the side, said to Yuhaka and the others with a beaming smile:

"What you mean is, she'd like to dine with everyone."

Linslet blushed instantly upon hearing her maid's words, and playfully punched Carol's shoulder with her small fists, saying:

"What?! Carol! What nonsense are you talking about!?"

After hearing Carol's words, everyone understood that Linslet was just being tsundere. Claire, who was thinking about this, also looked puzzled. Wasn't this just repeating her own role?!

After hearing Carol's words, Yuhaka patted the grass next to him and said:

"Linslett, sit down."

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Linslet smiled and tossed her golden hair, saying:

"Hmm~ If it's Youyou, then I'll gladly accept."

As she spoke, Linslet pulled her maid to sit next to Yuhaka. Yuhaka had prepared plenty of food, so there was no need to worry about not having enough. While eating Yuhaka's dishes, Linslet became curious about the white-haired loli eating next to Yuhaka and asked:

"Speaking of which, who is this child?"

When asked about Linslet's question, Yuhaka tilted his head and told Linslet about Esther's identity. Upon hearing that Esther was the spirit of the watermelon sword, Linslet almost showed the same expression as Claire before and said the same thing.

In a sense, shouldn't we say they truly are childhood sweethearts?

Esther was naturally angry when she heard Linslet's words, but fortunately, Yuhaka stuffed a fried chicken nugget into Esther's mouth, and Esther's anger immediately subsided.

After lunch, Lindsay looked at Claire and the others and said:

"I heard that Claire, you're looking for people to join your team?"

Hearing Linslet's question, Claire nodded in agreement. As for how Linslet found out, Claire knew the answer, since their search for the person had already spread throughout the entire campus.

"So, have you gathered enough people for the Elf Sword Dance Festival team?"

Regarding Lindsay's question, Claire looked quite troubled and said:

"Not...not yet..."