Chapter 465 – Elsie and Laika on Earth (1)
Its soft fur, pricked ears, and wagging tail attracted people’s attention even when it was busy. The clerks of the bookstore looked at Elsie and Laika with subtle eyes while they were taking photos of the book. At first, I thought it was a simple cosplay, but it was because the tail movement seemed to be alive just by looking at the arms.
Its long tail, wagging around its tailbone, curled like a snake as it skimmed the bookshelves of the bookstore. Her hands were fuzzy like thick gloves, really more like hands than gloves. Next to her was a woman dressed as a dog beast.
She was looking at her books, wagging her plump tail like a malamute. She had five fingers, but her hands were covered with black and white fur, like fur braces.
Laika looked agitated as she browsed through her books, not paying attention to the gazes around her. Elsie was paying attention to the gazes around her while looking at her indifferently. She had felt it for a long time, but it was because people with curiosity always took active action.
Elsie and Laika appearing at the bookstore are strangely popular. There were people who took pictures saying they were cute, and there were people who posted on social media that there were girls who appeared in cosplay at the bookstore. Elsie was very bothered by the sight of them flirting with each other and holding strange square planks.
She changed her pace as she whirled around Laika and approached the man who was about to photograph them as gently as if she were skating on her.
“Whoa!”
The man, startled by Elsie’s sudden rush his, dropped his cellphone to the floor and sat down. Elsie asked, lowering her head slightly and looking at the man.
“Human. What are you doing.”
“Ah, that, that… I was taking some pictures. That… Chi, can I take a picture?”
“Photo?”
Even in the world Elsie and Leica lived in, the concept of photography existed. It was because there was a camera that used mana as power. But Elsie had never come across such a camera herself, and even if she had seen one briefly at a slave market or estate, her memory her wasn’t good enough to remember it. So she acted as if it was the first time she had heard that Elsie was a camera.
“What is it?”
“Yes?”
“Is it like a video ball?”
“Oh, well, so…”
“Elsie! You can’t talk to other people! Lucius said so.”
Laika, who was preoccupied with her book her, discovered Elsie’s actions her belatedly and tried to stop her. Laika had a duty to stop Elsie when she got excited or ran amok. Her unique way of speaking drew people’s attention again. Elsie looked around her and pointed at the man, she said.
“But this man was suspicious.”
“Never mind! Just buy the book and leave.”
“Then pick a book quickly. Hungry.”
“I made a choice! People here say they like Su-in, so there are a lot of books about Su-in.”
Laika smiled broadly and held up the light novels covered by pretty girls wearing cat ears or dog ears. Her works were all different genres and different works, but Laika didn’t seem to care about that. Elsie said, examining her covers her with a very curious face.
“Is it. People here really seem to like Suin. But I don’t know why there are only female Suin on the cover.”
“Here is a bear beast, and a dog beast. I will go home and read all of this.”
“I support you. So, have you bought all the books? I am hungry, so I want to eat quickly.”
“Yes!”
With a smile on her face, Laika hugged an armful of books. When a total of 7 books were placed on the stall, the clerk looked at Elsie and Laika with a strange look. People who wear beastman cosplay clothes and chatter in bizarre terms while buying light novels featuring beastmen.
Elsie and Laika were pretty, but they looked more “Real” Than anyone else here. The clerk asked as he stamped the books on a forceps machine.
“Whose cosplay is that?”
“You don’t know what cosplay is?”
At Laika’s question, the clerk let out a deep sigh. It was very difficult to have a conversation with such an advanced concept. The clerk asked.
“So, where are you from?”
At the clerk’s question, Elsie and Laika looked at each other again and whispered. It was because the expression ‘someone from somewhere’ sounded very fresh and strange. Elsie asked Laika.
“What do you mean by ‘someone from somewhere’?”
“It seems to be asking about our hometown.”
“Is it? Since we are people who like beastmen, are you interested in our tribal culture?”
“Eww.”
The clerk shuddered and looked at Elsie and Laika with contempt. Elsie didn’t pay much attention to his sudden display of hostility to her. Elsie raised her head and said to the clerk.
“I am Elsida of the Marimba tribe. This is the Laika of the Dogville tribe.”
“Ah yes…”
The clerk nodded with a very subtle expression. It seemed that Elsie and Laika’s self-introduction was not very welcome. Said Elsie.
“It seems you don’t like the self-introduction.”
“It seems so.”
“Yes. It will be 63,000 won.”
As if the clerk had no desire to continue this conversation, he quickly took pictures of the remaining books and offered prices. Laika took her money out of her wallet and paid, then she lifted her envelope with a look of satisfaction. Laika asked Elsie with a lively expression.
“Elsie! Say what you want to eat!”
“Anything is fine. Let’s go get something to eat.”
Elsie caught the splendid appearance of the street outside the bookstore. She watched each one of the frantic people and frowned at the darting cars. People were focusing their attention on themselves. Leica said.
“I want to try this.”
Laika pointed to the sign for her pizzeria her. Elsie nodded her head as well, looking at her appetizing stretch of cheese her. The two walked hand in hand into the pizzeria.
The owner of the small pizzeria next to the bookstore was a lady in her fifties. She was someone who knew how to put on a very resolute hospitality smile when she saw customers who came in wearing animal ear cosplay. It was because in Seoul, it was not uncommon to see people wearing such bizarre costumes.
It wasn’t very common, but it wasn’t so strange that you’d be shocked to see it. Auntie smiled and talked to Elsie.
“Oops, you’re wearing nice clothes.”
“Thank you!”
It is said that Laika is coming to Earth from the kingdom, so she was really careful about her clothes. When I complimented her on the way she dressed, she smiled and nodded her head. Seeing Laika’s suave demeanor, the aunty nodded her head and said,
“So, what are you here to eat?”
“I came to eat the pizza on the signboard.”
But Elsie’s words were short. The aunt wiggled the corner of her mouth slightly, then nodded her head with a smile. She asked Elsie.
“Oh, you mean bacon potatoes. Then would you like a cheese crust?”
“What is it?”
“It’s putting cheese in the bread.”
“The bread is delicious and the cheese is delicious, so you say you’re going to do it together? Of course you should.”
Elsie said that with her serious face her. Laika nodded her head in agreement.
“You’re right! More cheese is better!”
“Oops, yes. Then add the cheese crust. What kind of drink would you like? Cola? Cider?”
Elsie and Laika faced each other. It was because he had never had Coke or cider. Leica asked.
“What do you like?”
“They are both the same. Cola or cider. I prefer Coke.”
“Then let’s have Coke.”
Elsie nodded her head and said. Auntie listened to Elsie, nodded her head, and then called out to her kitchen.
“Add Cheese Crust to Bacon Potatoes! Get your Coke here.”
She pointed to the refrigerator right next to the counter. Elsie looked at the black liquid in the refrigerator with her curious eyes. Laika pulled out a Coke and made her way to her table. Then she deftly poured the Coke and watched her bubbles rise.
“It foams up when it’s cold.”
“Miraculous.”
After pouring the cola, the two just stared blankly at it without even thinking about eating it. It was because it was so amazing to see bubbles rising and cold air flowing out. The lady who was cleaning the empty table brought her pickles and her front plate and asked.
“Where do you live? Judging by the way you speak, are you from the North by any chance?”
Laika pulled her tail up at those words, and she was startedled. Elsie nodded her head and said.
“Leica worked in the North. How did she know Miraculous.”
“Did she work in North Korea? What happened?”
“I modeled. The Grand Duke likes beasts, so I made a product and sold it under my name.”
“Uh… Well…”
The auntie nodded her head without continuing the conversation. She then set down the plate in front of her and hurried off to the counter. Leica said.
“Here people. You seem very kind.”
Elsie nodded as well.
“Right. People here are kind. I think it’s true that people here like Suin.”
“Oh, it doesn’t bubble anymore.”
“Can I eat now?”
Elsie sipped her frothy Coke and stuck out her tongue, bristling her her body hair. Laika also took a sip of her Coke and opened her eyes wide, making a funny face. After taking a sip, the two of them drank the cola without a word and then poured the cola again.
Looking at the bubbling Coke, Laika said.
“Delicious.”
“Right. This is delicious. Sweet is good, and tang is also good, but sweet and tangy. It is perfect food.”
“You’re right. We need to replenish these drinks on our land.”
“When I get back, I’ll let you know.”
“You’re right.”
Pizza came out. The hot, steaming pizza was boiling with cheese. Auntie put the pizza on the table and asked Laika.
“Miss. Are you going back to North Korea?”
“You have to go regularly. The contract is like that. I work and get paid. The Grand Duke is kind and treats you well. I will tell you everything about coming here this time.”
“That, is it?”
Auntie nodded her head, then she turned around again. And she whispered to the kitchen staff.
“Are you a spy?”
“What kind of spy wears clothes like that? Besides, he is a foreigner. What. It’s like watching an anime and following it. A lot of people do that these days.”
“Oh, what is the world going to be like…”
The lady sitting at the counter clicked her tongue as she looked at Elsie and Laika.
