Shopping
Translated by GXYRU
Edited by GXYRU
For now, let’s put the matter with the Hero and Steinhardt on hold. There’s no immediate harm, so it’s fine. Steinhardt isn’t as impulsive as Chris, and he should have no problem coming to Kernell City when I’m not around.
With that settled, I decided to attend the academy from Monday morning. I told Erik about Alisa monitoring me, but it seems Erik and the intelligence department were already aware of being under surveillance. They played along, pretending not to know who was keeping an eye on them. Alisa’s espionage skills are indeed top-notch.
I don’t run into Millia frequently as we’re in different classes, but she seemed the same as usual during lunch break at the cafeteria with Sofia and the others. It looks like they had a girls’ sleepover yesterday. Leaving everything to Sofia and Sasha was the right choice.
In the end, Barn and I will visit the academy’s dungeon on Saturday this week. Millia decided on the schedule because she didn’t want me to skip classes again on a weekday. But since I’m currently focused on conquering the second top-level dungeon, “Prison of the Demon God,” regardless of the day I visit the academy’s dungeon, I’ll end up skipping the same amount of classes. It’s just that explaining all this would be troublesome, so I kept quiet about it.
“Arius… Sorry, did you wait long?”
“No, Jessica. Don’t worry; I arrived early.”
It’s Tuesday morning, 10 o’clock. I skipped class and am in Kernell City. You might think I’m skipping classes again, but it’s because I made plans to go out with Jessica earlier.
We agreed to meet at the square in the center of Kernell City. I thought the Adventurer’s Guild would be a good place, but Jessica wanted to meet at the square, so I obediently followed her wish.
“Hey, Arius… um, doesn’t this outfit look weird on me?”
Today, Jessica isn’t wearing her usual blue half-plate armor. Instead, she’s in a V-neck white sweater and a slightly shorter skirt. She takes off her equipment even when we eat dinner at the Adventurer’s Guild, but seeing her in a skirt is quite refreshing.
But Jessica has a great figure, especially her cleavage and legs. Frankly, it’s hard to know where to look. No, Jessica and I aren’t in that kind of relationship.
“Oh, it suits you well.”
“Th-thank you…”
Jessica looks down, her face turning red for some reason. Well, it’s a bit embarrassing to wear something different from your usual style.
“So, today, we’re going shopping, right? What are you planning to buy?”
“Um… various things. Hey, Arius, will you stay with me the whole day?”
“Yeah, that’s the promise, right?”
“Th-then…”
Suddenly, Jessica takes my hand.
“So… to make sure Arius won’t run away… I’ll just hold onto you!”
Do I really seem that untrustworthy? Maybe Marsha put her up to it. After all, Marsha’s signal is showing up on my “Search Sense.” She probably knows she’s caught but is still doing it. I’ll have to settle this later.
Well, for today, Jessica takes priority.
Jessica almost got killed because of me, so I need to make it up to her by spending more time in Kernell City. To me, Kernell City is just a place to have dinner after conquering a dungeon.
Kernell City is the second largest city in the Crista Kingdom, not as big as the capital of Ronaudia Kingdom, but it’s thriving. Compared to the traditional and beautiful streets of the capital, Kernell City may appear chaotic, but I find it more comfortable.
In the end, the adventurer’s life suits me better than the noble life. Jessica takes me to various shops. Since she’s always busy conquering the high-level dungeon “Labyrinth of Gyunei,” she probably doesn’t have much time for leisurely shopping.
“Hey, Arius. Don’t you think these matching coffee cups are lovely?”
“Well, they do look nice.”
“And these wooden forks and spoons over here are cute too!”
“Yeah, if you like them, that’s great.”
But I wonder if shopping with me is really enjoyable. I have no interest in things other than weapons, armor, and equipment. Well, as long as Jessica is having fun, it’s fine. I honestly can’t quite grasp why it’s enjoyable for her.
For lunch, we enter a slightly fancy restaurant. It doesn’t have a strict dress code, but most customers are dressed appropriately. It feels like Jessica is trying to be a little more sophisticated, but I better not say that out loud; she might get angry.
Anyway, just as we take our seats, a girl with cat ears and a well-built young man enter the restaurant. They’re disguising themselves with glasses and such, but there’s no doubt it’s Marsha and Alan.
I understand why Marsha is here, but what’s Alan doing here?
The two of them sit at a table a little away from us, behind Jessica, so she hasn’t noticed them.
“Bring us the most expensive dishes. The silver-haired boy at that table will be paying, so make sure the bill goes to him.”
I can hear everything, Marsha. You’re not even trying to hide, are you?
“Hey, Arius. This is such a nice restaurant… Huh? Arius, is something wrong?”
“No, it’s nothing. Just two idiots causing trouble.”
Today, I promised to spend the day with Jessica, so I won’t let Marsha taunt or tease her.
Marsha, if you do anything unnecessary… you know what’s going to happen, right?
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