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I- Iāll clearly tell you what happened today.
I had done some solid writing earlier in the day and went out with great enthusiasm, thinking that I was good to go for todayās update. Then, I came home at night, opened the file to post todayās update, when I realizedā¦ā¦
What I had written in the morning wasnāt an update, but āthe setting of a story about an incomprehensible sport called RINGTOSSā.
It was definitely not me having some sort of misunderstanding, some random guy just decided to hypnotize, or any such nonsense. It was more like that frightening āAlice-chan Robo Revisitedā all over again.
ā» The Afterword is twice as long as the main story.
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As I was walking through the night market lined with daily necessities, the atmosphere around me suddenly changed. The number of food and beverage stalls on either side of the street had increased.
[It looks like this is the area that deals with foodstuffs.]
[Yeeees. There are some staaaaaalls where you can eat and walk arouuuuund, and there are aaaaaaalso stalls that sell pre-processed food produuuuucts.]
[I see. By the way, what did you come here to buy?]
[Bloodberrieeeeees. Theyāre suitable for making jaaaaaam, so you can use them in various situatioooooons.]
[Ahh, you mean that bright red jam that we use for breakfastā¦ā¦]
Thereās a very tasty jam that is often served with bread for breakfastā¦ā¦ It looks like strawberry jam, but it tastes a little different, and I was curious about it, but it seems like it was bloodberry jam.
[Is it a very rare ingredient?]
[I canāt say that itās raaaare. Howeveeeeer, itās an ingredient that isnāt found in the Human Reaaaaaaalm, so you have to come to the Demon Realm to buy iiiiiiit.]
[Fumuā¦ā¦ I suppose itās not something you can just buy in the night market huh.]
I thought she was talking about an ingredient that is only available at the night market, but from the way Illness-san talked, it sounds like these could be bought outside of the night market as well.
[Thatās riiiiiiight. I was also looking for ingredieeeeents that could be bought only at the night markeeeeeet, such as the fruit called āEvernight Dropā over theeeeeeere.]
[Evernight Drop? Thatās a very impressive sounding name, isnāt it?]
[Itās a difficult fruit to grooooow because its taste deteriorates signiiiiiiificantly when exposed to sunliiiiiiight. Of couuuuurse, since they must not be exposed to sunlight when selling theeeeeem, they are sold at night markeeeeets and other stores that are open at niiiiiight.]
[Fumu fumu, is it delicious?]
[It tastes good when made into juuuuuice. Itās sold right over theeeeere.]
I looked in the direction indicated by Illness-san and saw a stall with a sign Evernight Drop Drinks. An Evernight Drop is being displayed on the front counter of the storeā¦ā¦ a quick glance at the display shows that it looks like a fig, but itās completely black in color.
Moreover, itās human nature to want to taste it when you heard that it can only be bought hereā¦ā¦ so since weāve come to visit, letās try it out.
[Since thereās an opportunity, I was thinking of buying someā¦ā¦ but do you also want some, Illness-san? Iāll buy for both of us.]
[I suppoooooose. Howeveeeeer, a cup is already too much for meeeee, so if Kaito-sama shares a few sips with meeee, it will be enouuuuugh.]
[I see, I understand. Well then, Iāll go buy one.]
Nodding at Illness-sanās words, I was about to head to the stall with great enthusiasmā¦ā¦ but I stopped along the way.
[ā¦ā¦Errr, Iām sorry, Illness-san. I think I may have misheard you, but did you just say something about wanting to share a few sips of my drink?]
[If Kaito-sama is alright with iiiiiiit.]
[ā¦ā¦N- No, itās not that I donāt like itā¦ā¦ but is that alright with you, Illness-san?]
[N- No, itās nothing. Iām going to get one.]
Wouldnāt that be like an indirect kiss? As I had such a thought in a momentā¦ā¦ I realized that the drink isnāt necessarily being served with a straw.
Illness-san seemed unconcerned about this, so itās probably the type that you directly drink from a cup. If thatās the case, we can just avoid where we sipped and weāre good to go!
[Excuse me, can I have one?]
[We have different sizes, small, medium and large, which would you like?]
[Iāll have a medium one then.]
[Alright. That would be 4 Rā¦ā¦ Here you go.]
[Thank you very muchā¦ā¦ It comes with a lid huh.]
[Unnn? Is this Customer-samaās first time trying out the Evernight Drop Drink? It may not be as bad as sunlight, but the taste is slightly reduced when exposed to light, so theyāre placed in a container with a tight lid. You see the hole over there? You put your mouth on it and drink from there.]
[I- I seeā¦ā¦ Thank you.]
The cups that came out were the kind I see in convenience stores and coffee shops, where the lid and mouthpiece are integrated into a single cup.
What should I doā¦ā¦ This container really makes me feel more conscious about the indirect kiss than when drinking from a strawā¦ā¦ Moreover, isnāt this lid fixed with the cup? With the mouthpiece so small, how in the world did they even get the drink inside? Did they use magic?
Returning to Illness-sanās side, I took a sip of the drink I had just bought to quench my thirst.
Its taste kinda resembles a ramune, having a refreshing and invigorating taste. Unnn, I like this taste a lot. Itās deliciousā¦ā¦ Well, putting that asideā¦ā¦
[E- Errr, Illness-san? Would you like to drink?]
[Thank youuuuu. Well theeeen, please allow me to have sooooome.]
When I timidly held out the cup to her, trying to check her reaction, she thanked me and accepted it, and without any hesitation, she put her mouth on the cup and began to drink.
I- I wonder why? I know itās already too late for me to get embarrassed from an indirect kiss, but was it because Illness-san isnāt my girlfriend? I was very conscious of her lips as she drank.
[Thank youuuu. This is enough for meeeee. Please drink the rest, Kaito-samaaaa.]
ā¦ā¦Ah, I blundered. If she just wanted a sip, should I have given it to her first? No, even if I did that, I wonder if that would change the outcomeā¦ā¦ Whatās with this strange embarrassment, Iām not a high schooler anymoreā¦ā¦ Illness-san herself doesnāt seem to mind, and Iām just being too conscious about this.
Donāt mind it, stop being weirdly conscious about this, keep a normal state of mindā¦ā¦
[ ! ? ! ? Y- Yes! What is it!?]
[N- No, Iām sorry. I was just a little bit surprisedā¦ā¦ What is it?]
[Yeeees. Bloodberries are being sold a little further down the streeeeeeet, so would it be alriiiiight if we go through the purchase along the waaaaay?]
[O- Of course, itās alright.]
T- That surprised me. Itās not that I did anything wrong, but I felt as if my heart would jump out of my chest. F- For the time being, while Illness-san does her shopping, letās just try to put my mind at ease.