Emilia Without Elf Ears Isn't the Real Emilia! (Part 2, continued)

Emilia had a holy air about her, but packaged up like this, she also gave off a mature charm.

It stirred a heartbeat-like impulse in people.

He had to admit, Roswaal had a good eye. Emilia really was incredibly beautiful.

Just as Oreki's gaze fell on the silver-haired girl, the system's mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Congratulations, host. You have triggered a Side Quest."

"Task requirement: Righting Wrongs."

"Task description: As Emilia, how can she not have a pair of elven ears? Please create a pair of elven ears for Emilia."

"Time limit: 10 minutes."

"Task reward: Task Supplement Card."

"..."

Oreki.

Fuck.

[Task Supplement Card: Can provide some hints for tasks that are difficult to handle.]

Damn.

So that was why he felt like he had seen the Sakura Troupe somewhere before, but couldn't think of anything useful.

"Accept task?"

And now the system interface popped up.

"Yes!"

Oreki made his choice.

"Miss Emilia..."

"It's almost your turn to go onstage—"

At that moment, a female staff member in a black T-shirt trotted over to remind her, "The Sakura Troupe is about to finish."

"Your program is next."

"After that is Miss Mai Sakurajima's comeback interview."

After this notice, Emilia grew nervous.

Oreki checked the system notification.

"Time limit: 9 minutes 20 seconds."

"..."

Things were getting a little urgent.

Oreki asked Mai, "How long will Miss Emilia's program last?"

"At least fifteen minutes, I think," Mai said after thinking for a moment. "After the song, there'll be some questions and things like that."

"And since this is her first formal appearance in front of the camera, they'll probably give her more chances. At the very least, it should take fifteen minutes."

Fifteen minutes—didn't that mean the task would be over?

Oreki immediately looked at Mai.