Chapter 78 – Discovery (5)
Merim stood behind Loxia in the dressing room, which was decorated in a rather dark color but had one wall decorated entirely with mirrors.
“Hmm, hmm~ ♪ Maybe it’s because I like hangers, it goes well with anything I wear. It also has a taste of decorating it.”
Merim is excitedly caressing a girl who is staring at her reflection in the mirror.
Gently tidying her slightly curly dark purple long hair with a comb, or tidying her up after changing her clothes… She is passionate about making the girl more beautiful.
As an aside, Roxia’s new underwear, which is the main purpose of their visit to the clothing store, has already been stocked by color.
“Sister… Wouldn’t this be too flashy now?”
“Ehh? Is it too burdensome? Then let’s try putting it on with a more weightless feel…”
Chellarak.
“Guys. I brought it with this this time.”
Just in time, Marill pulled back her curtains and poked her head out in the dressing room, her eyes shining as she gently shook the new clothes she had brought. I hear it.
“Oh my gosh! Are you drawing a picture already?”
“Right? Right!”
Lightly clapping her palms with her brother, Merim quickly took off her girl’s clothes and exchanged them for the clothes her sister was holding, and Marill put her handed clothes back in place.
Her twin sisters chattering merrily with each other made me feel as if they were playing elaborate dolls.
When she comes to her senses, the girl’s body is covered with clothes that are barely enough to show her knees and elbows.
Her twin sisters put together a dress for Loxia, then skillfully handled a black ribbon, the color of her purple hair, and styled it into a two-side up ponytail part of her hair.
“Ow. How can I say this… It’s like looking at a well-drawn masterpiece.”
“How about Loxia? Do you like it?”
The twin sisters smiled contentedly and, as a finishing touch, put heeled shoes on the girl’s beautiful feet.
Roxia turned around in front of her mirror, examining her new look and hairstyle, and she smiled brightly.
“…I also like this the most. Thank you for caring about various things.”
Roxia felt like she was a so-called young lady, and since she is a girl in her prime of growth, she feels very good when she is dressed up like this.
Besides, there is a man who will look after her beautifully decorated herself. Because there is also an owner. When she returns home, the thought of hearing her owner’s comment on her new appearance makes her heart ache already. My heart was pounding.
“Whoops, say nothing.”
“It’s almost lunchtime. Loxia. Are you going to buy what you’re wearing right now?”
“I’ll choose this one. Sister.”
The three women packed their own clothes and headed to the checkout counter. The total amount that came out of the owner’s mouth was two silver coins and six large copper coins.
The moment Marill pulled out her wallet and was about to pay the bill, Roxia rummaged through her bag and added money equal to the value of the items she was wearing.
Her twin sister was just about to say they would buy it, but the girl was willing to take her offer.
This is because I can fully sympathize with the unique stubbornness of wanting to buy my own things with my own money.
Anyway, the girls finished their calculations and went out into the city.
Again and again.
Every time the girl wearing her shoes puts her feet on the floor, Merim, smiling heartily at the soft sound of feminine heels, opened her mouth to answer her fresh-blooded curiosity.
“Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve seen you spend money… The money you got from Roden, right?”
“Yes. I’m saving up the pocket money my uncle gives me every month.”
In fact, from the point of view of Roden, who ‘purchased’ her Loxia, she, as her slave, has no obligation to pay her salary.
However, if you watch the girl do her best every day to help out with the store and even take care of various household chores, you can’t help but pay for her labor. I was giving money.
“Yes? How much do you charge?”
“He’s giving me 5 silver a month.”
Wow… He is earning better than we were when we were freshmen.
Considering Roxia’s environment, where she can always solve her lodging problems at home, she makes a much better living than the adventurers below the level of steel, who have to live on the wages she earns each day and also prepare appropriate equipment and supplies.
The talk about money ended right there. They walked while chatting excitedly about their new clothes, then entered a restaurant where they could enjoy refreshments and settled down.
Obviously here… ．
Indeed, the girl felt very missed when she realized that she was re-entering the restaurant where she had lunch with the owner for the first time in a long time.
The overall scenery of the store has not changed much from then, and the clerk… I don’t remember the face well, but I thought it might have changed.
“…We’re going to eat like this, but what will Roxia choose?”
“Ah… I couldn’t hear you two because I had something to think about. Can you pass me the menu?”
“Now, here.”
While Roxia was browsing her shop, her twin sister, who quickly decided on what to eat, handed the girl a menu.
When she first visited this place, the girl said she couldn’t read because she couldn’t read the menu, but now she can understand it clearly and read it aloud.
Let’s see… Except for coffee… Sandwich, apple pie, pancake, chocolate cake … Oh my god… ! This cursed food still exists.
Roxia, who was looking through her menu board, trembled when she saw the last letter that said ‘mint pudding.’ It is a memory.
Of course, the food designated by the girl who shook off her terrible memories… ．
“I’ll eat it with pancakes.”
The girl decided to re-taste the pancake she had tasted with her owner, the first pancake she had eaten since she was born, and relive her cozy memories of that time.
“This shop is also good at pancakes. Order it here!”
“Yes~”
After a while, the clerk put the ordered food on the tray in order and came back.
And at Loxia’s place, a pancake that was still delicious, covered with small pieces of butter, was put on the same place as when she first visited this place.
If you taste it after cutting it skillfully, it is still sweet, moist, and soft, just as it was then.
“Oh, come, come.”
“I’ve been to this store more than once a week just to eat this.”
While the girl was immersed in the taste of her memories, two new plates were placed on the table. Dessert that the twins had ordered in advance… It is mint pudding.
Huh… ?!
The girl, realizing this belatedly, was frightened by the fact that not one, but two of those hideous objects were on the table. I tilted my head.
“Huh? Your complexion has suddenly gone bad. Do you hate pudding by any chance?”
“I like the pudding itself, but the one served here is a bit so-so.”
Then, Merim, who was eating pudding deliciously next to her, let out a voice of sincere regret.
“Oh my gosh, Roxia was a pitiful, pitiful middle school student who didn’t know the true charm of mint flavor.”
“Ahahaha…”
Well, each person has different tastes and tastes, so Roxia and her twin sisters respected each other and passed without incident.
Afterwards, after having lunch in a refreshing atmosphere while enjoying chatting with each other, the girls had a good time in the city center by looking around various shops, visiting magic towers and looking at magic tools and books, and then went to the potion shop where Roden was waiting. Headed.
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The three women returned home only when the sky was about to turn yellow.
“Did everyone have a good time?”
“Of course! Next time Roden oppa, don’t just stay at home and play with us.”
“If someone I don’t know hears it, they’ll think I’ve just been lounging at home all day… Well, I’ll go and think about it then.”
Roden, who had been watching them return through her window, turned her head towards the girl who was similar to the last time he saw her, but had a completely different impression.
“It’s the clothes my older sisters picked out for me, and I really like it too… How does it look to my uncle?”
“It suits you well. I haven’t seen you for a while, and you came back prettier.”
After hearing her master’s generous praise, the girl’s cheeks turned reddish like a maple leaf in mid-autumn. Seeing this, Roden thought it was very cute and looked at the girl’s hair, which was decorated with two-side up hair thanks to her black ribbon. ．
“That hair looks good on you. Did the store clerk decorate it?”
“We’re handmade.”
“It was decorated.”
Roden’s compliment-mixed questions were answered by her twin sisters instead of the girl, and he deeply admired the two’s dexterity.
“Let’s go inside and talk slowly.”
As soon as they got back, they were chatting wildly in the shop area.
“Before leaving, I told Holm the whole story as my brother requested. They said the goods would arrive in three days.”
“Ah, good job. Did you get a reward from the Adventurer’s Guild?”
The three women nodded their heads side by side. But, as if something unusual about her remained, her eldest sister, Merim, spoke as a representative.
“I was told the story by the guild… The lord heard the news and said he wanted to see the four of us in person.”
“…Lord Barmela?”
“Huh.”
