CSA 57 - She Was Precious (Patreon)

“Welcome back Lotorl. That was quick.”
“I'm home, Alrina. For the time being, I'll hug you, so please pat me on the head.”
“O-okay?”

What I need right now is healing.
I hugged the confused Alrina while she patted my head.

“Did something happen?”
“I was extorted by a scary onee-san...”
“He-heeh... that was scary.”
“Yes... I was very, very scared...”
“...There, there, Lotorl did her best.”

Ah... I’m healed... Alrina is the high potion of the mind.

Once I've calmed down, we start talking about our future plans.

“About my plans after this, since my high potions were completely bought out, I’ll gather materials and create various potions. After that, I'll look for a ship to go to Dragen Island and begin the Age of Exploration.”
“...I think it would be better to prepare for something or the other a little more, don’t you think?”
“I suppose we need a fishing rod for sea fishing.”
“That's fine, but let's gather the bare essentials like clothes and food.”
“Fumu... shall we go shopping then?”
“Un, un. That's good.”
“Could it be, you just wanted some new clothes?”
“I-I didn’t, I didn’t! I didn’t want some at all! It’s not like I got tired of only using Lotorl’s hand-me-downs, okay?!”
“I see, I see. Then, shall I give all my clothes to Alrina while I buy some new ones?”
“Uuu... Lotorl is so mean.”
“Alrina, let's be faithful to our desires. Things like pretense and pride, you can just throw those in the trash. It's a life that has been saved at great pains, so it's a loss if you don't do whatever you want, as much as you want, right?”

Since I have already died, it is not only ingrained in my bones, but also in my soul, that I won't do anything I don't want to do in this life until I die.
There is a saying that ‘too much of anything is just as bad as not doing enough’, so both doing too much or too little is not good though, let’s keep that in mind.

“Th-then, I want some cute clothes!”
“Only clothes?”
“I want beautiful accessories like rings and necklaces!”
“Other than that?”
“Um, umm, uu─n? That's all I can think of right now.”
“CutE...”
“Eh, what?”
“No, no, it’s nothing, then let’s just take a look around the stores and if you find something else you want, we’ll decide then.”
“Roger!”

After quickly finishing our breakfast, we headed to the shopping district.

* (T/N: The ‘CutE’ part is actually かわヨ or ‘KawaE’ in Japanese. Since E in english is read as i. And that became a meme. Although it’s not actually E but katakana ‘yo’, but it’s just reversed E.)

*

“This, this, and this, this one is cute too! Lotorl!”
“Yes, yes, how much are these?”
“The total will be 20,000 El.”

I took out the cash from Storage and handed it to the clerk onee-san to complete the payment.

“Next is that place!”
“Yes, yes.”

The moment we arrived at the shopping district, Alrina’s desire to shop exploded and she headed straight to the nearest clothing store, filling our shopping cart with clothes she liked one after another.
Even though each piece was cheap, I thought about stopping her when she bought over 10, but Alrina's smile was so dazzling that I have no regrets.

I shove the purchased clothes into Storage and head to the next store.

“So pretty... 1 million El!?”
“It doesn’t have any Skills enchanted into it... if it’s just this, how about I make one for you?”
“Is it okay?”
“It’ll make you more likely to be targeted by bad guys though?”
“Ugh, then I'll stop.”

When we entered an accessory shop, I saw Alrina's face entranced by the sparkling and beautifully shining rings, earrings, necklaces, and bangles, making my face entranced as well, the clerk’s smile twitches when she looked at my face, so I decided to head to the next store.

“Depending on Lotorl’s mood, the boat trip might become long, so we need to buy various daily necessities.”
“Like an aquarium to put the fish I catch?”
“I have to get my act together.”

As Alrina acts as a guardian and buys the daily necessities that we might need, I feel like I'm being drawn to something, and as I get closer to that something, I pass by the item that I think draws me without looking at it. It seemed like it would raise some weird flags after all.

If I didn't have All-Resistance UP Skill, I might have been manipulated unconsciously, but I don't want to waste time in a place like this when I'm about to have a fun boat trip. I’m glad I have it, the All-Resistance UP Skill! One All-Resistance UP Skill per person! Thanks to my praise, my All-Resistance UP Skill leveled up to 2!

“Enough experience points to raise the Skill level... scary!”

I suddenly started to feel scared, so let's finish our shopping quickly.

“Thank you very much!”

After buying a travel bag full of daily necessities for 200,000 L (including the travel bag), we headed to the next store.

When I put the travel bag in Storage, it was treated as one stack with the item name being ‘travel bag filled with daily necessities’.
Since I discovered a secret way to use item box-type Skills, I feel like I could make money by writing a book about it.

“Next, let's go to the pet shop!”
“You can't keep one, you know?”
“I’m just looking.”
“Then, okay.”

I followed the very excited Alrina to the pet shop.

There are not only cats and dogs, but also mice, owls, squirrels, snakes, turtles, and more. Crammed in narrow cages.

Animal abuse? There are no animal welfare laws in this world where human slaves are common, you know?

“So cute!”
“So pitiful...”

“Eh?”
“Eh?”

Oops, not good. The common sense of the past life is the nonsense of this life. Let’s try not to think too deeply about this.

“The cat is so cute. There, there.”
“Nya─n.”
“Do you like cats?”
“I love cats!”
“You like animals, I see.”
“Ehehe, un!”

Aah, what's with that innocent smile... are you trying to make me die from preciousness?!

After Alrina finished petting the cat until she was satisfied, she started petting the cat next to it. ‘This would take a while,’ I thought , so I decided to look around the shop.

“Heeh, so they also sell beetles... stag beetles, jewel beetles, whip spiders are gross, something that looks like a tarantula, a mysterious huge larva, swallowtail butterflies, moths, bell crickets, crickets...”

The price tag says 500 El each.
I guess I’ll buy some male and female rhinoceros beetles, stag beetles, bell crickets, crickets, and enough food for one year.
I don't buy things like large insect cages or leaf mold for breeding because I can use whatever I have in my Storage.

“Thank you for your purchase!”

I put the large amount of food into Storage, and put the insect cage in a cloth shopping bag. The cloth bag was enchanted with Elasticity Skill, so it seems like it would cost a lot of money, but they seem to be service items. After this, I’ll duplicate the Elasticity Skill and synthesize it with clothes and the like.

“Neko-chan fluffy fluffy.”
“Alrina, let's go back now.”
“Eeh, can’t we stay a little more... wait, what did you buy?!”
“They're beetles and crickets.”
“Didn’t you say we couldn’t keep them?!”
“If it’s just insects, we can keep some.”
“Unfair! Unfair! I'll keep one too!”

Alrina stamping her feet on the ground on the spot is so cute, as befitting of her appearance, it makes my heart flutter.
A 13-year-old in this world should be a little more mature, but Arrina is fine as is. Should I drug her...?

“Insects?”
“Kitty...”
“Isn’t it pitiful for the cat if you take it with you on a boat trip, or rather, on any trip?”
“That’s true, but... ah, then, a dog!”
“A dog, is it...”
“Un!”
“Can you discipline it?”
“Uu, I can...?”
“I see. But I don't think there are any ships that will take a newly bought untrained dog, so even if you train it from now on... well, I guess I can stay for about a week, can you train it during that time?”
“I-it’s impossible...”
“If it's insects, you can keep some.”
“I don't want them...”
“Then, let's go back.”

The dejected Alrina is also cute. If she has animal ears, they would be drooping. When I try to imagine it, it looks really cute. Should I try growing them...?

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