<strong>Chapter 271: Shopping</strong>


    The next morning, we had breakfast and decided to go out for a shopping trip immediately after .


    “”What first~?””


    “Let’s go to the Adventurer’s Guild first . ”


    “”Guild~””


    “Cuckoo . ”


    At the Adventurer’s Guild, I n to get money by selling the materials I received from Oswald-san . Although I have enough money even without doing that, I’m thinking of not mixing that money with my own money .


    “Good morning . How may I help you?”


    “”Good morning . ””


    When we arrived at the guild’s reception desk, the receptionistdy greeted us with a smile . Then, Allen and Elena also returned the greetings with a smile of their own . Their shyness haspletely softened~


    “We’d like to sell off materials . Oh, there’s a good amount . ”


    I stated our business while handing over my guild card .


    “Understood . In that case, please ce the items at the space over there . ”


    “Okay, got it . ”


    I put the materials to be sold on the counter-likerge table indicated by the receptionist . By the way, I’m going to keep Lyra’s——Edenbird’s feather instead of selling it .


    “This is all . ”


    “Wonderful . Please give me a minute to assess the value . ”


    “Oh, I’d also like you to dismantle this for me separately...”


    “Then, I will take care of it for you as well . ——!!”


    The receptionist gulped as I ced the carcass of the Bloody Wolf, that is the souvenir for the Ruven family, on the counter to have it dismantled .


    “Bl, Bloody Wolf!? Where did you!?”


    “Ah, we haven’te across it around here, so no need to worry . ”


    “Ho, however... it’s still warm, you know!?”


    The carcass was as fresh as when we caught it since it was stored in my Infinite Storage . Well, it would be a serious matter if Bloody Wolves appeared regrly around this town, so it cannot be helped that the receptionist was panicky .


    “We defeated it in the Gaya Forest, so please calm down . ”


    “... Gaya Forest . Ah, magic bag... you are in a possession of something good then . I’m really sorry . ”


    She didn’t question the fact that I had a lot of stuff because I was pretending to be taking it out of a magic bag, but because magic bags that slow down the passage of time are rare, she did not think of that right away .


    “You want this dismantled... so that means you are not selling it, correct?”


    “I want to make a rug out of the fur, so selling it would be a little...”


    “T, then, at least the meat!”


    Regaining her calm, the receptionist negotiated to get at least some of the Bloody Wolf material .


    “Can’t have . ”


    “Meat~”


    Allen and Elena were against selling the meat .


    That reminds me, did we ever eat... Bloody Wolf meat?


    “Err, I’m sorry, it doesn’t look like I can sell it . ”


    “... How unfortunate . ”


    The children’s opiniones first, so I decided to reject selling it .


    I could have taken out the other Bloody Wolf carcass I have, but I somehow managed to stop myself .


    “The total price came out at this amount . Pleasee again . ”


    After receiving the money, I decided toe for the dismantled Bloody Wolfter, so we went shopping atst .


    “”Next is~?””


    “N~ let’s systematically visit the necessary shops, I guess?”


    “”Systematically?””


    “It means to visit every shop in order . ”


    “”Got it! Then~””


    “First ce is . ”


    “There~”


    The ce Allen and Elena pointed at was a bakery .


    “”Bakery~””


    “They didn’t ask for ingredients, but I did forgot to tell them about sweet buns and stuff like that . ”


    Sweet buns——jam buns, cream bread, anpan . In addition, Oswald-san could enjoy berry filled pastry, too . Oh, but they probably don’t sell cream bread and anpan here, so let’s buy only jam buns and berry pastry .


    Ah, I surely can’t take Lyra inside the bakery, so I had her wait at the roof for a little .


    “... Huh? They have cream bread here?”


    When we went inside, I saw that they were selling cream bread .


    “Lad, you are lucky! Cream bread usually gets sold out right away, but there are still some left today!”


    “Eh, I will take the rest then . ”


    I reflexively buy up all the cream buns left . There are only three, so I wouldn’t have a chance to buy them anywhere else if I didn’t take them .


    “I would also like three of these and these, and also these . ”


    There were also bean jam buns and maro buns on the shelves, so I bought all the kinds that Oswald-san would be okay with, in numbers .


    The magic ring that Lyra is wearing does not have the effect of slowing down the passage of time, and I don’t know if Oswald-san has that kind of magic bag, so I tried not to buy too much .


    “... I have to thank Reba-san when we return . ”


    I’m sure Reba-san is supporting this bakery . In addition, the bakery is located right next to the Adventurer’s Guild, which makes it easy for us to stop by . I’ll have to thank her when we get back~


    “Onii~chan . ””


    “N? What’s up?”


    “Allen wants to eat too . ”


    “Elena also wants to eat . ”


    “Eh, a bread? It has not been that long since you’ve had breakfast, no?”


    “”We will do halfsies, so~””


    I’m weak to children pleading to me~ Moreover, to make it even harder for me to say no, they said they will split it in half beforehand!


    “N~~~ Sure, if you split with Lyra, too . ”


    “”Ya~y . ””


    “So, what bread do you want?”


    “”Maro bread!””


    ... Their reply was too quick . It seems that they were really eager to eat as they had already decided on the type of bread . They probably had no doubts that I would allow it . As their elder brother, I asionally have to tell them no clearly, but Allen and Elena never do something that needs me to scold them strictly .


    It’s... difficult to know whether I should feel proud that my younger siblings are good kids orment that I have nowhere to show my dignity as an older brother . Well, if anything, it’s better to be proud .


    “”Lyra, thank you for waiting~””


    “Cuckoo . ”


    When we stepped out of the bakery, Allen and Elena immediately called Lyra .


    Then, Lyra flew over right away and settled on my shoulder .


    “Lyra, can you put this into your magic ring?”


    “Cuckoo . ”


    Because there were no people in sight, I had Lyra store the bread which we just bought into her magic ring . Of course, except one of the maro breads .


    “... Nn~?”


    When I handed the bread to Allen, he, with a serious look on his face, split off a third of the maro bread off .


    “Here, Elena . ”


    “Yay~ halfsies, halfsies~?”


    Elena, who received two-thirds of the bread from Allen, effortlessly split it in half .


    “Here, Lyra’s portion!”


    “... Cuckoo?”


    When Elena presented the maro bread to Lyra, Lyra tilted her head in puzzlement . She probably doesn’t understand the meaning of the bread being offered to her . So I took the bread instead, split it into bite-sized pieces and carried it to her beak .


    “It’s a bread made from maro fruit . Why don’t you try it, Lyra?”


    Lyra alternated between me and the bread near her beak and timidly took the bread into her mouth .


    “Cuckoo!”


    “”Delish?””


    “Koo~!”


    Lyra was clearly in a good mood indicated by the lively chirp after eating the bread .


    She seemed to like it, so I tore off more of the bread and brought it to her beak again . Then she ended up eating her third of the bread in no time at all .