Komuin, Nakata Shinobu No Akutoku 2 (GAGAGA Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Nakata Shinobu, the head of the First Assistance Section of the Welfare and Living Section at the ward office, is committing one vice. He has been secretly protecting "Ariel," an otherworldly elf with a gentle ecology and a cute, soft smile who does not speak the language, and has been keeping her alive. In addition to the daily tasks he must fulfill, the thoughts of his various collaborators, the family registration problem that looms over him, and even the peaceful life he leads with Ariel, torment Shinobu's sense of guilt, cause him to blame others, and make him doubt his faith in himself. Then, one day as Christmas approaches, a mysterious young girl appears at the ward office. She shouts cheerfully, "Nice to meet you, Pa-pa! Shinobu does not hesitate to turn her in to the police, but...

区役所福祉生活課支援第一係長中田忍は、あるひとつの悪徳を犯している。穏和な生態と柔和な笑顔がかわいい、言葉の通じぬ異世界エルフ“アリエル”を秘密裏に保護し、生かし続けていることだ。果たすべき日々の業務に加え、それぞれの協力者たちの思惑、立ちはだかる戸籍問題、さらにはアリエルとの穏やかな暮らしすらも、忍の罪悪感を苛み、責め立て、忍の信義を惑わせる。そんな中、クリスマスの近づくある日、区役所へ謎の幼女が現れる。「はじめまして、ぱぱ!」と元気に叫ぶ彼女を、忍は迷わず警察へと突き出すが...。