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The place Illness-san and I teleported to with her Teleportation Magicā¦ā¦ I think weāre in the Demon Realm, but itās an area Iām not familiar with. In front of me was the entrance to a large cave? No, I think itās something like a tunnel.
[The night markeeeet is just past heeeeere.]
[Where is this place in the Demon Realm?]
[Weāre in the Western Demon Reaaaaalm. Because of the surrounding mouuuuuuuntains and the terraaaaaain, this place is in the shade most of the daaaaaay. You canāt see it at niiiiiight, but there are big mountains surrounding this plaaaaace.]
I see, itās a very secluded place. Listening to the explanation, I followed Illness-san into the tunnel. Itās dark, but there are Illumination Magic Tools set up near our feet that shine our path, so we can walk normally without any problems.
After a short walk, I saw a light ahead, and when we passed through the tunnelā¦ā¦ I found myself in a miraculous scene.
It has the image of a flea market at night, with various items for sale on both sides of the road.
It seems to be reasonably busy, and there are quite a few people hereā¦ā¦ but many of them were Skeletal-type creatures that looked like Liches, or Devil-like Winged Demons, people which I donāt often see in the royal capital.
[This is amazing. Itās really large-scaleā¦ā¦]
[Each area is divided to some exteeeeeent. The area we arrive in riiiiiight after the tunnel sells daily necessities.]
[I see. What are you buying, Illness-san?]
[Some groceriiiiies~~ Nothing that needs to be immediately bouuuuught, so itās okay to look at other stores as weeeeeell.]
For my sake, who is a first-timer in the night market, Illness-san told me that weāre in no hurry to do her shopping and that it wouldnāt be any problem to browse through the other stores.
Since it was my first visit to the night market, I decided to accept her kindness and browse the area that was selling daily necessities.
Thereupon, I immediately noticed something of interest in one of the stallsā¦ā¦ How should I say thisā¦ā¦ Theyāre some sort of skeletal figurines and some other interior decorations made of bones.
[Ohh, you Human, brud? How ābout it, wanna buy sumthin?]
[Hmmm, do you have any recommendations?]
I asked the shopkeeper what he would recommend. Incidentally, the shopkeeper was also a Skeleton-type Demon.
[These ones oāer here are hunks and beauts, so decārate your room with āem and itāll look spectacular.]
I didnāt knowā¦ā¦ There are hunks and beauties among Skeletons huh. Eh? How could you tell? Is there a difference in the shape of their craniums or something like that?
To be honest, I canāt even tell their gender difference just by looking at themā¦ā¦
As I was looking at the products, puzzled by the shopkeeperās words that suddenly made me feel the difference in common sense between species, I suddenly saw something that looked familiarā¦ā¦ a figurine that looked like Sechs-san.
[Arehh? Could this one beā¦ā¦]
[Ohh, as expected, even if yer Human, yeād know ābout Sechs-sama, right? How ābout it, itās quite well-made, yeah? Iām proud of the way Iāve managed to capture his dandiness in such exquisite detail.]
How the heck would I know that!? Heck, I didnāt even know Sechs-sanās features were considered dandy in the Skeleton society until just now!!!
[ā¦ā¦U- Ummm, theyāre all good, but they just donāt really fit the atmosphere in my roomā¦ā¦]
[Zat so? Too bad. If you change your mind, come back and buy stuff in my place.]
Trying to lie my way out of getting skeletons in my room, I leave the storefront, walk a few distance away from that stall before whispering to Illness-san.
[ā¦ā¦Illness-san, can you tell the difference about those things?]
[I donāt know the close detaaaaaaails, but I heard that itās determined by several factoooooors, such as the color of the booooooones.]
[S- So thatās how it is. To be honest, all of those skeletons looked the same to me.]
[Kuhihi, thatās the same for meeeeeā¦ā¦ If youāre looking for interior decoratiooooons, how about we check out that stooooooore?]
Looking in the direction pointed by Illness-san, I saw another distinctive store. How should I say thisā¦ā¦ The owner is a very big owl.
Itās amazing, itās considerably fantasy-esqueā¦ā¦
[Welcome. Itās quite rare to see a Human customer hereā¦ā¦ Oya, I see curiosity on your face. Is this your first time seeing a Hororo?]
[Yes, Iām sorry. I was a little surprised because I havenāt seen your species in the city where I live.]
[Us Hororos are generally only active at night and we donāt live in the Human Realm, so itās not surprising. Anyhow, browse through my wares if you like.]
[Yes. This isā¦ā¦ a feather ornament?]
[Theyāre specially processed feathers that make a beautiful sound when the wind blows. It makes a nice sound if you hang it near the window.]
I guess itās something like a wind chime? Itās a reasonable size, and Iām a little curious to hear what kind of sound it makes.
[7 R for one, Iāll sell it to you for 10 R if you buy two.]
They looked interesting, so I bought two and thanked them before moving on with Illness-san.
On the way to the store, I offered her one of them to Illness-san.
[Illness-san, if youāre alright with it, here you go.]
[Yes. Since weāre at it, itās a commemoration that we went here together.]
[Well theeeen, Iāll gratefully accept it. Itās wonderful that every time I hear the souuuuund, I will remember the time I came here with Kaito-samaaaaa.]
Even though the person herself said it casually, hearing Illness-san suddenly say something like that makes me feel a little embarrassed.
However, the expression on the smiling Illness-sanās face was warm, how should I say thisā¦ā¦ I could feel her motherliness overflowing with kindness.