I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

"No, don't talk nonsense, I didn't!" An Shu quickly waved his hands. He didn't want to have anything to do with this troublesome little girl in front of him. Although she was also a little girl, and the girls in his family weren't evenly distributed, but...

No, now is not the time to talk about that!

"It's him!" Parker, listening to the conversation between the two, also noticed something was off; An Shu seemed very afraid of Betty!

Maybe we can use this opportunity to trick him! So he quickly pointed it out, after all, he was a cunning cat.

An Shu's eyebrows twitched, and her gaze swept over.

“Hmm,” Betty naturally wouldn’t stand by and watch her brother be threatened, so she hugged him and glared back.

"Alright..." An Shu sighed, giving up. Although she really wanted to cut off the connection, knowing this little girl's personality, she would definitely hold a grudge.

He was unsure whether he would continue to have contact with the other party in the future, and if so, it might cause unnecessary trouble.

If this doesn't work, then...

"So what?" An Shu's words turned cold, and her demeanor changed along with her tone.

Her once long hair now reached the ground, her black hair adorned with purple accents, and a crown shimmered atop her head. Her casual home clothes had transformed into an imperial robe embroidered with a silver moon.

His eyes were tinged with purple and gold, and even a casual glance from him had the power to captivate.

Seemingly sensing that things were about to escalate, Parker froze. This guy was unpredictable; a joke shouldn't have caused such a commotion. He immediately flew up to explain, but before he could utter a word, Betty pulled him back down.

"You seem to have known all along that I wanted to see you in this state."

“Yeah, after all, you bragged in front of Parker before, so I can guess you’ll definitely want to see it next. You probably stopped me because you were curious. Even if you wanted to avenge Parker, I’m not here, so staying here to bother you wouldn’t do any good…” An Shu subconsciously answered, but then paused halfway through her sentence, “Wait! Shouldn’t you be very nervous right now? My provocation was so obvious just now.”

"What's there to be nervous about? President An is really smart. She seems to know me quite well. Could it be that I, a little girl, am already on your list of lolis and you're a pervert?"

What is this "Loli List"?

"President An Shu is still pretending. I told you that you're a lolicon and warned me to be careful. I even compiled a list of lolis on the continent using my own business guild's intelligence network..."

"Parker! How dare you slander..." An Shu finally reacted, and the purple-gold light in his eyes shone even brighter even before he reverted to his original form.

"Hmph!" Betty snorted coldly, and stepped forward without making a sound, blocking Parker who had already crawled under the chair.

An Shu's initial surge of confidence vanished. Well, he admitted he was helpless against cute girls.

"Anyway, Parker, if you don't explain yourself clearly, don't let me catch you next time. If I do, I'll stew you!" After saying this harsh threat, An Shu angrily dispelled the magic.

"Finally gone! Whew—" Puck breathed a sigh of relief and crawled out from under the chair again. It was really embarrassing, ugh, shameful, to be scared and hide under a chair after becoming a great elf!

But there was nothing we could do; we couldn't beat them.

"Brother." Betty, unaware of its thoughts, picked it up again.

“Uh, Betty, just now, cough cough…” Parker coughed twice, unsure how to explain his slander of An Shu.

“I know all that. Although Betty has never been abroad, she must know a lot about the mainland.”

"That An Shujun... uh, you know what I mean?"

"Ah."

"That's good..." Parker breathed a sigh of relief, changing the somewhat awkward topic, and continued, "But speaking of which, Betty, it's really surprising that you're willing to chat with An Shujun. Is An Shujun really that charming?"

"That's not the reason. Betty is just curious about someone who can defeat her brother without much effort. Besides, President Anshu has a good reputation and is quite good-looking. It's fine to chat with him for a bit. The key is that he is also an elf."

"Yeah... As far as I can remember, besides witches and dragons, An Shu-jun is the most powerful. Roswaal even revealed that An Shu-jun once said that he didn't take dragons seriously!"

From what I know of him, he's not an arrogant or conceited person.

Betty nodded thoughtfully, then shook her head twice. "Never mind all that, today is Betty's and her brother's time alone! I'm not going to bother with these boring things!"

###Chapter 171 Knows a Little Bit of Everything###

"Pinch me if you want, but don't look at me like that..."

An Shu couldn't stand her gaze anymore. What kind of look was that? It carried a strong sense of hope and longing, yet it also contained hesitation and fear.

"Eh! Is that okay... um..." Rem answered unconsciously, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she realized that she was being disrespectful and covered her mouth.

"Just this once!" An Shu didn't say anything, sighed, reached out and patted her head, and offered her pointed ears.

Just as he was about to change back, she discovered him and then kept looking at him with that kind of gaze, leaving An Shu unsure of what to do. They stared at each other for a long time.

"Mmm!" Rem nodded quickly, afraid he would change his mind. She carefully touched his ear, finding it soft to the touch, but still feeling unsatisfied, she gently pinched it twice and asked, "Is Master's true form really an elf?"

An Shu didn't mind, and took a sip of the tea she had just brewed, replying, "No, didn't I tell you last time? I can basically transform into any race... I only became an elf because of Puck, it was quite interesting."

"I've never seen it before." Rem tilted her head, still a little confused.

“That’s right, I’ll turn into an angel for you to see!” An Shu understood; she had indeed never shown herself to them before.

"Angel"

"Oh, it's like a god from another world, right?"

"Gods"

“Uh…” An Shu then remembered that there didn’t seem to be any gods or anything like that in this world. “They are beings on the same level as the dragon, or maybe even stronger. Well, they are also on the side of justice. As for their appearance, well, that’s how they are.”

As soon as he finished speaking, An Shu's clothes changed. The imperial robe that originally belonged to the elves was gone. His upper body was only covered by two white strips of cloth, and his lower body was also a white short robe. There was a golden halo on his head, and a pair of dove-like wings grew from his back, which were long and spread out.

"This should be considered the most authentic angel. Angels in each world are basically different, including elves and the like."

An Shu smiled and explained, using the tip of his wing to reach over and scratch her little face.

"Wings!" Rem's eyes lit up. She hugged Anshu's wings tightly, gently stroking them. Looking at the feathers, her eyes shone even brighter!

"Master, I can, uh..."

"What do you want to do?" An Shu asked, somewhat puzzled. She hesitated, then took another sip of tea. Indeed, the high-quality black tea tasted wonderful! Hmm!

Hearing An Shu's questioning, Rem hugged her wings, swayed her body, and stammered, "Feathers, beautiful..."

After saying that, she secretly glanced at An Shu, feeling a little embarrassed.

An Shu understood immediately and patted her hair. "So you want to get one for your collection?"

"Um, Master, just one, please?" Rem asked, afraid he would refuse.

An Shu shook his head, but that didn't mean he refused. He always granted the requests of the girls in his family, except for some strange requests, but let's not talk about that for now. Hmm!

"If Remlin likes it, that's fine, but feathers can't be preserved; they'll disappear once they're torn off. You see, you can try it too."

As An Shu spoke, she tore one off her body, knowing it wouldn't hurt anyway.

The pure white feather lingered in his hand for a moment, then vanished in a few breaths, turning into specks of blue light.

Rem didn't try again, but looked on with a hint of regret, "Eh...it's so pretty..."

"Well, I'll catch you two real little angels to play with when I get the chance, sweetie~" An Shu comforted her with a smile, affectionately patting her head.

"Alright, Master keeps his word!" Rem was very sensible and let go of the wings in his hands, letting him retract them.

An Shu also returned to her original form, hugged her, rubbed her face against hers, and readily agreed, "Of course!"

"Mmm..." Well, Rem's satisfaction threshold has always been very low. As soon as An Shu hugged her, the disappointment and unhappiness on her face disappeared, and she responded with a happy smile.

Just as the two were playfully fighting, the conversation mirror that Rem had casually pulled off the table began to vibrate.

(Note: I seem to have forgotten to explain that the dialogue mirror is a communication tool. It doesn't seem to appear in the anime, but it does appear in the original novel.)

"Roswaal?" An Shu guessed who it was without even looking and didn't really want to pay attention to it.

After all, it was a rare treat that the other three girls weren't around, so she could finally play some strange games with the little maid in the house... uh, cough cough cough!

But speaking of which, where did those three girls go? They've disappeared again!

“Master…” Rem pointed to the communication mirror on the table, waking An Shu from her reverie.

"Ugh, how annoying! This is supposed to be a time just for me and Remlin..."

"Um... Rem, Rem went to prepare lunch first!" Hearing An Shu's complaint, the little maid blushed again and stood up to run away.

Without a second thought, An Shu knew she had been pulled back; how could she possibly escape! After all, she was soft, fragrant, adorable, and incredibly comfortable to hold…

Honestly, which girl in the family isn't like that? But Hitomi-chan feels even better! After all, she's petite, hmm!

"Does Remlin hate her master? Don't you dare run away!"

"No! Um, okay..." Rem quickly explained, sitting in An Shu's lap, her head lowered, resting her face on An Shu's body.

An Shu smiled contentedly, pinching her little face with one hand and reaching for the mirror on the table with the other.

###Chapter 172 Seeking Help###

"You didn't bother me just to have fun, did you? Why aren't you saying anything?"

An Shu, holding Rem, tapped the table, somewhat annoyed by Roswaal's attitude.

“No, I just don’t know how to bring it up.” Roswaal shook his head.

"Stop pretending. After five years, I've gotten a good understanding of how thick your skin is." An Shu bluntly exposed him. This guy is shameless!

“Ahem, An Shujun, if you talk like that, I will…” Roswaal coughed, somewhat embarrassed, and gave a wry smile, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

"To put it simply, my time is very precious."

"Fine, fine, still so heartless. Did you just use magic to find me?"

Roswaal shrugged. He had just sensed magical fluctuations in the mansion and was about to go check when he found that the energy wasn't in the mansion, but rather in Beatrice's room.

Just as he was about to knock on the door to ask, he found that the fluctuation had disappeared, so he gave up the idea and went to find the dialogue mirror.

"Yeah, I didn't expect to run into that otaku loli. We didn't talk much, and I don't have any particular opinion about her. Let's move on to the next topic."

"..." I haven't said anything yet! Roswaal stared speechlessly at Anshu, who was holding the maid.

"what happened?"

"No, it's nothing. I wanted to ask about Natsuki Subaru. Although the Gospels tell me to go with the flow and do what needs to be done, I still want to hear your opinion. Also, it seems like Anshu-kun knows him. Do you have any information about him?"

"My advice is to just make sure he doesn't die, otherwise I'll be in a lot of trouble. I'll handle the rest for you. As for his information, there's nothing special about him. He's just an ordinary hot-blooded, chuunibyou teenager with a good heart and the ability to return from death."

"What does 'Return by Death' mean?" Roswaal was taken aback, not understanding.

"If someone dies, time will rewind to a point in time before they died. Did you notice anything different when you woke up this morning?" An Shu explained vaguely, asking casually.

"There's definitely something strange about this. My memories of last night seem conflicting and unfamiliar; it all feels fake, like I didn't experience it... Something must have happened."