Ah, that scared me...

I gently patted the soft cheeks of the elf girl.

Her slightly fluttering eyelashes showed her unease and fear. Her slightly furrowed brows tightened, but she still didn't wake up.

I tried pinching her pointed ears.

"Yi... yiya!?"

The girl woke up in shock, covering her ears, looking at me with a terrified expression, with a noticeable blush on her cheeks.

A more intense reaction than expected...

"Where... where did you touch me!?"

"Oh, sorry... Nalesha said that the ears are sensitive, and it seems to have a strong reaction when touched."

"Just because it's a sensitive area doesn't mean you're allowed to touch it! Are you a demon!? You must be a demon, right!? Oh no... I mean, you're the Eternal Friend... right..."

The girl wilted like a frost-bitten eggplant, sitting in a standard duck squat.

"Oh no, what happened today... I actually mocked the eternal friend of the elf clan... It's over, my future life is bleak..."

"It's okay, I don't mind. This so-called 'Eternal Friend' of mine isn't really that important..."

"..."

The girl's gaze suddenly turned cold, she slowly stood up, looked into my eyes-

"What... did you say... not important? The Eternal Friend of the elf clan is not a frivolous title. This is the respect of our entire clan, the proof of our friendship. As long as you don't commit any heinous acts, every elf will consider you a friend. If you are in trouble, even if you are a thousand miles away, we will do everything to help you. And you say it's not important!?"

No... I was just being polite...

The girl sighed, straightened out the wrinkles on her chest clothing, looked at me with a strange expression-

"Um... I... or rather, all of the elf clan have a question to ask you."

"Hmm?"

"The 'Emile' that is defined together with you, is that Emile?"

...

That "Emile" huh...

According to Aiya and Wakaka's words, and the girl's current behavior, the idiot by my side, Emile, must have done something outrageous and infuriating more than ten years ago...

But at that time, she was just born, right? Emile couldn't have made up her memories, right?

But the Apocalypse, the Crimson Demon, and so on... Emile seems to have admitted them himself...

What exactly is going on...

I looked into the elf girl's eyes and silently nodded.

Her reaction was surprisingly calm-

"Ah, I knew it... it's strange... that Emile could become the Eternal Friend of the elf clan..."

Her skeptical expression made me feel a little annoyed.

"Why not?"

"Because the requirements for Eternal Friends are very strict. They must assist in completing a major event related to world peace and justice, and they must gain the approval of the elf king..."

"If that's the case, we helped Elysis achieve liberation, right?"

"Yeah, I've heard about it, but the requirements to become an Eternal Friend aren't difficult here, it's about your soul."

The girl paused for a moment, looked at me for a while, and continued-

"The Eternal Friend of the elf clan must have a righteous soul that acts with pure goodwill in the face of any situation."

Well...

Ignoring that, can Emile act with pure goodwill towards someone who has nothing to do with her?

Clearly, she's a trouble-making nuisance who doesn't care about others... Clearly, she's a troublesome and annoying pest...

Emile...

"She can."

"Pure goodwill? That demon?"

The corners of the elf girl's mouth curved up.

"I believe she can."

I repeated it heavily.

The elf girl shrugged helplessly and asked the last question-

"So, Miss Molly Ann, what is your relationship with Emile?"

Another question about my relationship with Emile...

Let me think... contractual relationship... too impersonal, family relationship... is that possible? Sex doll... ugh!

"Perhaps... it's a friendship?" I pondered.

She nodded as if deep in thought.

"I see... then I can greet you, the eternal friend of the elf clan, esteemed Miss Molly Ann."

She stood up and bowed to me.

"Wishing you a future filled with happiness and stability, and endless love."