<b>I was given a break next week. So, I decided to temporarily ramp up my release frequency to one chapter every two days until April 4th. That means one chapter today (March 27th), the 29th, 31st,ย and April 2nd. Then I'll resume to updating on Tuesdays and Saturdays. </b>
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When I opened my eyes, I found myself back in the church.
"Fuuu~"
I'm so tired from just that conversation.
"I'm a [Shinryu], aren't I..."
I had suspected that I may not be human a long time ago, but I never thought I could be a dragon. Well, I'm not sure I can even call myself a dragon anymore.
"Ah, I'd better get going."
I made Gil-san and the others wait outside the church. I know it hasn't been that long, but I don't want to keep them waiting regardless.
I bowed to the four god statues and headed towards the exit.
"Ah, you're back. Did you finish your prayers?"
"Yes, I did!"
I can't really say that I met up with God, can I?
"Now that this matter is done, let's go to the market."
"Ok!"
Just as I had done when I went to the church, I tottered after Gil-san and the others.
"What do you want to buy?"
"I need some ingredients first and... maybe some seasonings."
"You can cook, Marina-chan?"
"Yes, I can~"
"Right. After all, you did treat us to a meal in your cave..."
What I made back in the cave was just soup though. I want to make something better. To be honest, I'm quite fond of cooking. I loved to cook good food and put smiles on the faces of my family members.
"How about some new clothes for Marina-chan?"
"Oh, that too."
I only have one set of clothes, including underwear, that I'm wearing now and I need at least five more.
"How much do the clothes cost?"
"Hmm... if I get them tailored in a good shop, maybe around 5,000 lithia?"
Hoho. Five gold coins...Hey, that's my entire monthly income in this world!
"It costs that much to get tailored clothes?"
If you get it tailored, will it really cost that much?
"Yes, around that much seems right."
"Are there any pre-tailored clothes?"
"There are and they're around 500 lithia. However, most of them are second hand and few are made for children."
"I understand..."
The money I received from selling Jiril grass was 300 gold coins. I can definitely afford it, but it's better to save that money for emergencies and not waste it.
"We're here."
I was looking down and thinking so I didn't notice but when I looked up, I saw far more stores lined up in a row than there had been on the way to the church.
"Wow~"
"You need ingredients, right?"
"Ah, yes."
That was close, I almost forgot the purpose of coming here.
"Here then."
Gil led me to what seemed like a grocery store, with vegetables I had never seen before. The owner was a stereotypical old man you can find in most shopping districts.
"Welcome! Oh, isn't it Gil? It's been a long time."
"A-ah*"
*This is an onomatopoeia to show agreement/acknowledge something. I could just put "Yes" or something but it doesn't seem right.
"Did you come to buy food for adventuring?"
"We weren't the ones who came here to buy stuff."
"Hm? Then who's buying?"
Gil-san pushed me out in front of the shopkeeper. I wished he'd been a little more polite with that.
"Don't tell me it's this little girl."
"A-ah. Don't rip her off, okay?"
"Affordable price and safety comes first, so we don't do that here. Now what do you want, little girl?"
Even if you ask me, I know nothing about the vegetables in this world.
"May I look around first?"
"Of course. Go take a closer look around. I guarantee the quality of everything in this store."
Inside the store were many groceries displayed on the shelves.
"There are so many"
"Oh, I have everything."
I looked at the vegetables from one shelf to the other. The first thing I picked up was a vegetable that looked like celery. When I took a closer look, a description appeared. This should be the effect of my [Divine Sight] skill. It's not much different from appraisal, but I can see more details about something. The appraisal result of the celery-like vegetable was this:\n
Name: Celine Plant\n A common vegetable. It is characterized by its crunchy texture and unique smell. The smell is sometimes used to make insect repellents. Not everyone likes the taste.
ใComplementใ\n A vegetable that is almost the same as the celery on Earth. This one is larger and has a stronger taste.\n
Yup. It looks exactly like celery albeit bigger than the one on earth. Maybe it's because I'm small now, but it's still big.
"It's in season now... but can you eat it?"
The scent of this is much stronger, no wonder the shopkeeper was worried. Besides, I didn't like celery back then either. Guess I won't buy this.
"There's nothing I can't eat, but... I'll pass this time."
"Ok. Take your time."
Carrot ... It's called Caro here, but it was being sold, so I decided to buy it.
"This looks like an eggplant."
Name: Eggplant
That's exactly what it is!!! The color is yellowish green, so it looks like a weird discolored eggplant. But it seems like it's growing well so I'll also buy this.
"Is this ... a tomato?"
Name: Tome\nA vegetable in which the line between a vegetable and a fruit is not clear. It is sweet and you can eat it skin and all.
<Complement>\n It is more sour than the tomatoes on Earth.
There was such a controversy on Earth... seems like it's the same here. The Tome has an orangey color.
"Oh, is this corn?"
Name: Cuparies
What's with the name?!!
The fruit appears after peeling off the leaves surrounding it.ย It's like a Tome, but sweeter. It's not certain whether it is a vegetable or a fruit. Cuparies is a word from an ancient language and means "grains/lumps."
I see, thats where the name came from.ย The color and shape looks exactly like corn though.
"Oh, there's even basil."
This vegetable shop sells basil?ย Well I'll buy some more. Shall I bake some Margherita Pizza? Ah, I don't have any cheese. I'll look for it later.
"Uncle, I want everything here."
"All that!?"
"Is it no good?"
"It's not no good, just... Can you pay for it? And can you carry it all?"
"It's okay. I have money and I can use storage magic."
"Well, ok... then 4360 Lithia in all, but I'll round it down to 4000."
"Thank you! Can I pay with a card?"
"Oh, then place your card on this."
He came out with a flat crystal about the size of a fist.\n When I placed my card on it, the crystal shined. A [146000] showed up when I poured in my mana, so it seems that I was able to pay with this.
"Ok. This completes the payment. Here you go... Will it all fit?"
"No worries"
I stored all the vegetables I bought in my inventory.