Chapter 114 – [Hero] On a Pleasant Day
When we reached the next village we were quite nervous.
Since something had gone wrong in every town I had heard of lately, it was only natural that I suspected that it might be the case this time around as well.
Fortunately, however, there were no problems in this village.
I didn’t see anything strange, and there were no disturbing rumors circulating.
Since it was closer to a city than a village, the lodging was substantial.
So, after a while, we unpacked our luggage at the accommodation and had a day’s rest.
As soon as I lay down on the bed after only walking for a few days, I felt the fatigue from the past rushing in.
Since we came into the city late at night, we had a good night’s sleep.
And the next day, everyone went out to enjoy their free time.
“Hi, Eric. Did you wake up late?”
“Yes, bye… I guess everyone has already left?”
I greeted Yuni with slightly sleepy eyes.
Uni was the only one in the dorm, but apparently the other three had already left.
… Of course, it is those three again.
“Huh. Seria went to pay for ingredients with Jeren, and Arin said she was looking around the market.”
A byproduct of the monster.
It’s almost time to sell, and it’s natural for Seria, the purser, and him, the porter, to go out, but I still care.
Besides, Arin goes out at the same time?
I keep having anxious thoughts.
“Then did the three of you go out together?”
“Huh? No? Did you go out separately?”
Good luck then.
I’m still anxious though…
“What is Eric doing today?”
“Well… I have no idea.”
She smiled as if she knew what I was saying.
“Then let’s go out with me.”
“Is that so?”
It wasn’t that I had anything to do, and I didn’t feel neglected by Uni lately, so it wouldn’t be bad for the two of us to go out like this.
And you can also find out what Seriana and Arin are doing.
“Oh.”
“Huh?”
Yuni looked at me with a sullen face.
“Today, don’t think about other kids.”
Fortunately, today was the day the market was held in this town.
Maybe that’s why Arin also went out to watch.
There was a mine nearby, so there were especially many accessories in the market compared to other places.
Young apprentices were eagerly selling jewelry made in their smithy.
“Wow, pretty. How did you make it so dense?”
Yuni picked up one of her rings and admired the design engraved on it.
“Would you like to try it on?”
The boy who was selling her goods grinned and invited her, apparently quite familiar with the situation.
“Is that okay?”
Yuni smiled brightly and tried to put her ring on, but hesitated at her boy’s restraint.
“Ask the lover next to you to join you. In the West, it is said that it is the custom of marriage proposal to put a ring on the other person.”
It was clear that he had been doing this for a long time.
When Yuni heard that, she turned to me with her loose face.
“Cheer, marriage proposal… Ehehe.”
“I’ll put it in.”
If you don’t buy it like this, you’ll feel uncomfortable if you just go.
That young guy’s tricks were obvious, but I wondered if Uni would be able to do that much even though Uni likes him that much.
Price is… Are you okay?
After I hesitated for a moment, the boy sneaked up to me and whispered.
“It’s not very expensive. If you buy it now, I’ll cut you 30% off.”
Feeling ashamed as if I had read my thoughts clearly, I grabbed Yuni’s left hand.
“Oh… Hehe, this feels a bit strange.”
“Me too…”
Where should I put it?
After thinking about it, I put it on my little finger.
There’s no particular reason, it’s just that the size seemed to fit the finger best on that side.
“Wow, pretty…”
“I’ll buy you one.”
As I had spoken to her little boy beforehand, I patronized her.
Of course, Yuni’s face brightened.
“Really? Yeah, but it’s not expensive… ?”
“Are you okay. I can buy you that tidy up.”
30%… Is it real I believe!
Fortunately, the price of the ring did not deviate much from my expectations, and I bought the ring with a sigh of relief.
“Hehe, thank you! Yeah, but it’s okay to buy just one… ?”
“Huh?”
Yuni hesitated and said.
“Is it okay not to buy Arin or Seria?”
“Ah… That’s all you need.”
Because I don’t have enough money to buy three.
If you do, your wallet will run out.
“… Okay? Hehe, that’s right… Only me…”
Yuni smiled at how nice her ring was and wrapped her hand around her ring finger.
“I’m glad you seem to like it.”
“Yeah, thank you. I will use it carefully!”
Seeing that she treasured her ring, she suddenly had a little curiosity.
“Come to think of it, are you still wearing the necklace?”
“Necklace?”
Yuni opened her eyes wide and belatedly understood my words and showed me the necklace she was wearing around her neck.
“You mean this? Of course I keep writing.”
A necklace obtained from the Cave of Trials.
I forgot about it for a while because it wasn’t something that stood out like Seria’s new staff or Arin’s sealed new priest’s uniform.
What exactly is the effect?
“When I wear this, it feels like I can hear the voices of the spirits.”
“Voice? Does the spirit speak?”
“Hehe, of course not. It just feels that way.”
Yuni smiled and put her necklace back on.
I didn’t know when I first saw her, but the green jewel in her middle was quite impressive.
The inside of her was slightly cloudy, as if there was something in it, but she wondered if it might serve to enhance her connection with the spirit.
I don’t know what.
“Okay then let’s go Eric! They sell clothes over there!”
Yuni took my hand and headed towards the next corner.
As she said of selling clothes, they were selling a lot of different clothes here.
While looking at these and other pretty clothes, Yuni’s smile did not leave her face for a while.
Just looking at her like that seemed to energize my body.
“Oh, look at this. It’s similar to Seria’s, isn’t it?”
“I think you will look pretty even if you wear it.”
“Hi-Hi… Okay? Thank you!”
It was a cool-looking outfit with open shoulders that Seria often wore.
These days, for some reason, I often wear clothes with buttons instead of clothes that expose my shoulders, but honestly, I think the ones I wore before are prettier.
“Oh, as expected, people are pretty, so their clothes look even prettier. Would you like to buy one?”
“Um… It’s pretty, but let me think about it for a minute! May I see some more of your other clothes?”
“Sure. Seriously, this outfit is worse than I thought… It’s already the second.”
Hearing the words of the owner muttering to himself as if regretting it, I felt somewhat uneasy and asked.
“The second?”
“Hey, did you hear me? Sorry, I didn’t mean much…”
“It’s okay, so could you listen to me in more detail?”
He blinked for a moment at my words, then responded meekly.
“No, it’s nothing special… A guest like a lover came a little while ago, and she picked up the same clothes and went. That’s all.”
A guest like a lover… Clothes resembling Seria…
I know I’m overreacting, but it’s hard to stop after one weird imagination.
“I wonder if that guest… Was it red hair?”
Wouldn’t it?
Just… Maybe it’s just someone else
“Red? Umm… No, it wasn’t.”
He rummaged through his memory for a moment, then shook his head.
Phew, too.
I overreacted.
If Yuni had heard it, she would have said something with a sullen face, right?
Taking a quick look at her, she was busy picking up her scattered clothes one by one.
“I asked something. Sorry.”
“No, what are you doing with this?”
I bowed my head in apology for asking a slightly rude question and approached Yuni.
“Is there anything you want to buy? I’ll buy you one.”
“Wow, what is it, Eric? But it’s okay! I have enough of this.”
Yuni looked at me as she tugged down on her darling clothes.
It’s a dress I’ve been looking at for quite some time.
I probably remember wearing it before the trip started.
When it got dirty, she naturally wore other clothes, but when it wasn’t, Yuni often wore this.
“Remember this?”
“Uh?”
Those clothes… ?
Was it something related to me?
Breaking out in a cold sweat, I hurriedly searched my memory.
No, I don’t remember buying Uni clothes or anything like that… Maybe I forgot…
Yuni burst into laughter when she saw me rushing through her thoughts.
“Ahaha! Of course I don’t know.”
“What, what… You were surprised.”
Phew, it must have been Uni’s joke.
Then it is. There’s no way I would have missed this.
I brushed off the pity that I had almost piled up on Uni.
“Eric picked this one. When a merchant came to our village in the past.”
“Uh?”
Did you?
When I listen to it, I think something might come to mind.
“It hasn’t been a while since a merchant came and we all went to look around. Seeing me struggling between this and other clothes, Eric picked this one for me.”
Ahhh. It was true.
I can remember now.
Merchants weren’t particularly frequent in our village, but on that day, for some reason, a merchant came and sold goods.
Since the items they deal with are also clothes, everyone used to pay attention to them with interest, but after helping the chief, I followed suit too late, and Uni was struggling with two clothes.
So I just picked one and said that I think that one is prettier, and I remember saying a word while passing by.
… You said it was this outfit?
“Huh… Did you forget too?”
“Ah, ah, that…”
How do you remember that
It really just passed by and said one word.
“Hey, it’s a joke. It was only for a short time, but it’s natural that you don’t know. But at that time, thanks to Eric, I bought this.”
Yuni smiled slightly as she squeezed her clothes.
“Thanks to… Huh…”
“UNI?”
“Oh, it’s already time. Shall we go in now?”
Uni, who was staring at the clothes, raised her head at my call and looked around.
She listened to her words, and when I looked around, it was already close to evening.
It went by really quickly.
It was so much fun that I didn’t even notice the time passing.
“Shall we go back?”
“Huh!”
We had such a fun day and returned home.
“Welcome, warrior.”
“Hi.”
Except for us, everyone else has returned.
I immediately checked their condition.
Umm… There doesn’t seem to be anything particularly strange about it.
Perhaps my gaze had been on them for too long, so Arin covered herself in shame.
Ceria looked at me with her chin resting on her table, her sly grin as I looked at her.
Somehow embarrassed, I turned my head first.
“Joy.”
When I glanced at Uni at her voice, Uni was staring at me.
“Yuni resents you, Eric.”
“Oh no, that…”
When Seria giggled, I quickly tried to make an excuse.
She was worried if Uni was disappointed, but she moved on to giggling at her fingers.
“Are you okay. Because today is a good day.”
