Chapter 66

Hestia and I visited Anne's shop.

The location is halfway between the forest and Proxia, right next to the road.

From the outside, it looks like an ordinary single-story house, but inside, colorful items were neatly displayed.

"Wow, I heard it was just opened, but it's really nice!"

"Well, as Lady Hestia taught me, it wouldn't make sense if it didn't look impressive, even if it's just the exterior!"

"Hmm... That's right, you did say that."

Ah, that's how it is.

Indeed, the staffs Hestia makes are all cool, but she has such a principle.

"Sure. And I made it spacious, so feel free to come anytime for a cup of tea! Or for any other plans, like coming to hit me with magic, that's totally fine too!!"

Leaving the shop owner, who is blushing and panting, aside, it's a good shop.

There are many items I've never seen before, and it's interesting.

"Maybe I'll bring Sakura next time. She might want something."

This time, I invited Sakura, but she said she had to clean the house, so in the end, it was just Hestia and me.

Well, when Sakura wants to come, I can just guide her, so I'll shop today.

"Hey, Anne. Come back soon. It's my first time buying items, so tell me what each one does or recommend something."

"Huh... Right, first, let's shop. What do you want, Daiti-sama?"

I don't really want anything, but let's think the other way around. I don't need anything that's useless.

"I want something I can use regularly."

"For regular use... How about this?"

With confidence, Anne takes out a bottle.

"The moment you bury it in the ground, it rapidly grows into a golem that follows your commands! You can entrust all your chores to it?!"

"Ah, sorry. I already have that."

Actually, I create golems regularly.

So I don't need that item.

"Ah, right. Then, how about this dragon crossbow that can pierce through monsters in the air...?"

"Sorry, I already have that too."

"Um, umm..."

No, I'm tearing up.

Is it a mistake that I came shopping?

"Normally, items help with things you can't do, but you can do so many things. It's difficult, isn't it?"

"You're right, Hestia. I just learned that."

Maybe my lack of desire for things comes from that.

Anyway, I need to buy something to justify coming here.

"...How about potions like the ones from last time? The more expensive, the better."

"Expensive? Then how about this magic recovery potion? I can only produce one a month, and it's very rare and expensive..."

Anne gives a passionate explanation. Yeah, it's helpful.

"...Sorry, but I'd rather eat an apple if I need to use that..."

I already have something that can do that job.

"Um... Maybe my items are useless...?"

Anne starts to cry. No, this isn't good.

"Ah, no, that's not it. A potion to recover health, I can use that!"

"But, I only have ordinary recovery potions. I made them, but they only have moderate effects and aren't very interesting..."

"No, it's fine. I don't need them to be interesting."

As long as they work, any daily item is fine.

"Um, potions have grades, and I do have the highest grade. Which one do you want to buy?"

"How much is the most expensive one?"

When I ask, Anne brings a bottle filled with golden liquid from the back of the shop.

"...Well, these are made using my blood and internal organs, and each one costs 100,000 gold."

"Then I'll take ten."

I place a bag of silver coins on the table.

"Ah!?"

Anne is so surprised that she almost falls over. I take the bottles of potion.

The bag of silver coins is converted into ten bottles. Yeah, this is light and easy to carry.

"Um... Is it okay!? That's a huge amount of money!"

"I still have money, so it's fine."

"R-Really... Even in the Armed City, these top-grade potions were too expensive and became bad inventory, but I didn't expect them to sell..."

Ah, that's how it is. So, it was a win-win situation to clear the inventory.

"Is there anything else that might be useful?"

"Um... Well, this is about it... It's not very popular..."

She takes out a scroll tied with a white, glowing string.

"What is this?"

"It's a Teleport Scroll. When you untie the string, a teleportation spell activates, taking you to a designated location. You can use it even if you don't know the teleportation spell."

"Wow, that's convenient."

In other words, it allows anyone to teleport like Dianea does. It's a good item.

"It's a disposable spell. Teleportation is a very difficult spell to control and adjust, and making it disposable involves many processes. So it's very expensive and doesn't provide good value for a single use."

Wow, so Dianea, who can use teleportation, is pretty amazing.

"Then, how much is this one?"

"Um... A million gold."

I see. That's a good price.

"Then I'll buy it."

I place the bag of silver coins I brought as a backup.

"Ah!?"

Anne's eyes widen at the pile of silver coin bags on the table.

Yeah, it seems like a good profit for her.

"And I was able to spend a little, so I'm grateful."

"Um, but those rabbits bring silver coins every month, right?"

They mentioned rent, so they do come every month.

"But anyway, I can just come back and use them here. Is that okay, Anne?"

When I ask the completely exhausted Anne, she slowly nods.

"Ah, y-yes. I'll be waiting."

"Thanks. Well, I'll head home for today."

Thinking about it, this was my first shopping trip since coming to this world.

...It was a little fun.

With that thought, I bought a disposable spell and ten potions and returned home.