The Witch, Who Once Was Called A Saint

"If you're all over the city, you might be a little surprised"

"Surprise?"

"Oh. But it's not a bad thing"

Wondering such vague language, Astreia went out into the city.

A place like the square continued from the fort for a while, but eventually exited the street lined up with shops at once.

Store owner selling dishes to shoppers, then the voice of the prestigious fish seller peeking at the condition from the store next door.

Those came into my ears all at once.

"It's been a long time since we've had dried food coming from the ocean today! Look, buy it for the celebratory price!

"Haha, that's higher than usual, so you can't buy it."

"What, my shop is always a customer price? I'd be more bloated than your vegetable leaves."

"I wouldn't be sorry to eat without vegetables!

"Haha, no"

The interactions between joking shopkeepers were lighter, busier than the town where Astreia usually goes shopping, and I felt they showed the temperament of the city.

"For a while, because we were all nervous in Kimyra. I'm being open."

"Then... good for you"

"Something like that sounds like someone else."

But even so pointed out, Astraia is hard to react to.

I just knocked it down because I don't care about it on my own, and even if that turned out to be a benefit, then I'm talking about how to react.

"But you won't be able to say that either."

"Huh?"

"You'll see."

Shortly after Ios said yes, a fish selling man looked surprised when he saw Ios.

"Aren't you the deputy captain! What are you doing, in here!

"I'm off today."

"If you're off, tell me first, I'll do a delicious meal! The deputy captain saved the city... and maybe your daughter! Were you fought with the deputy captain?

……

Ios was just nicotine and Astraia couldn't react either, but the man nevertheless put his hands together as he was impressed.

"Please take the dried food, dried food! Is that it, maybe we should go out together? Then stay out of the way, then, I'll deliver it to the fort!

"Oh, my gosh, it's a rush! To the deputy captain, lady, our vegetables are delicious too, so it's great to eat in the bread! I'll bring it to you from home."

From between the shopkeepers talking to the two of them to compete, this time one woman of good width broke in.

"Have you guys forgotten? Good booze, I'll give it a try. Do you like the sweet one?

I guess the woman who puts the bottle up while saying that is a liquor store.

"Oh, thank you......"

"Hey, there's no trouble with the celebration stuff! That's right, if you can see the whole city, don't interrupt too much, go wild. Hey?"

"Nah..."

"Yeah, yeah, well, you're gonna have fun."

"I'll keep it properly in the fort!

What's wild! Yes, I'll be back at each store shortly after Astraia argues.

I shudder at the mess, but Ios, "Well, let's go," wasn't upset at all.

(Hey, why are you so flat...!

Astraia frowned that she was in a hurry again, but only said, "Well," as if nothing had happened because she regretted putting it on the table.

Ios is decent, and I think he's sweet. Even though I get angry with an atmosphere where I can always afford to say something unexpected about Astraia, I'm still not uncomfortable next door to it.

"... something, ios is sloppy"

"Yeah?"

"Nothing"

I can't explain it well if asked what it is.

However, I can hardly deny that the thought comes to mind that it would be unfortunate if we could have talked about more things if we had lived in our time together.

(Really, I should have helped)

It doesn't mean I didn't want you to help me from the bottom of my heart.

I just think it's sloppy, and I want to be evil.

But after I saved him from dying in the first place, there couldn't have been a problem letting him go on that spot. If so, would it have been enough to catch a cold? I can't do that. I'm just causing the situation. I can't even say it's because of Ios.

(After all, I'm halfway there, right?)

Four hundred years ago, I don't want to write off the fact that I became immortal at the price of my power.

The world in which the Ios live may no longer have been able to build without themselves then. I'm glad someone is spending some time laughing right now.

Being closer than you still know you'll be left alone in the world just makes breaking up hard.

"Hey."

"Wow,"

"... maybe you're tired already because it's been a long time since you've walked?

Astraia frowned when she was noticed that it was in the sky above.

Don't worry about it.

"Fine, but it's been a long time since I've walked. Because if you can't, you don't mind telling me."

"Even if I'm tired, I won't say it because I don't know what's going to happen if I say it"

I'm sorry I could hold you up - yes, Astreia's cheek had a fever just out of the question. Hold on, what are you thinking! Yes, I hurried off myself.

"Oh, I'm sorry to invite you, but can I stop by the decorator for a second? Because it won't be far away."

He didn't seem to notice the inner rush Astraia. Ios said so as he remembered as he looked forward.

"Go ahead?"

But Ios doesn't look like he's wearing anything that he buys from a decorator as far as he can see. And yet, what the hell are you buying? In the first place, a decoration shop is unfamiliar to Astreia. If you're going to stop by because of this, you can take a moment to take a look at Ios until he's done his errands. Though I thought so, the decoration shop that Ios stopped by was a truly sparkling world.

The ring with the small stone is housed on a delicate pedestal, and the necklace chain is supposedly broken, if you will, and even the brooch with the figurative flower can't help but wonder if it will be missing if you touch it.

(This is a store like this, you can put it in flat...!?)

It's brilliant, but it's a place Astraia can't tell.

It's like a store for a princess in a story - yes, I couldn't help but think.

But that's where one question boils down.

What the hell does Ios have to do with this store that only the princess seems to have business with?

He had already told the clerk about the errand, and the clerk left him pulling in the back when he saw Ios' face.

(... I wonder what it is, I'm very curious)

Looking at the accessories, Astraia waited for Ios' errands to be finished, distracted. I can't hear you interact with the clerk subtly and I don't know how that goes.

Let's go.

"Yes."

No heart with a small paper bag or Ios seemed in a good mood.

What the hell did you buy? That's what I think, and Ios says, "Can I stop for a second?," he asked Astraia for permission before stopping. And I took one box out of the bag. The pendant fitted inside.

"This. Demon Stone, I had it pendanted"

"Oh, I was."

"I knew it was going to be difficult to process it myself"

I tried to enclose the red demon stone with a thin wire, which is also very similar to the design of what Astraia has. Demonic stones are too hard to cut, so it has long been common for designs to be used as they are.

"The owner was wondering what a jewelry name it was. If you don't tell me, I'm mistaken for a secret product."

So bitterly Ios put it on, he put the stone in his garment and put the box back in the paper bag again.

"No boxes, no bags in the way? If I were to wear it right away, I should have gotten it unpackaged."

"Ma, so is that. I'm done with my errands, and meat, shall we go eat? It's just around the corner."

"Hey, I just realized... there, you're not gonna be hard on manners or anything, are you?

The decor shop is clearly luxurious from the outside.

And this place, to the extent that it doesn't float, is also a street of goods.

The atmosphere is slightly different from the friendliness, which I talked to the retail shopkeepers first.

But Ios laughed.

"If one street is different, the atmosphere is different... and I think maybe the opposite is true"

"Huh?"

"I think you'll find out when you get into the store. Is your stomach ready?

Astreia fisted Ios' belly in teasing words.

But Ios just laughed and didn't move at all.