章 7: 7. Shopping

Yuki let out a yawn as he stretched his body. Rubbing his eyes, he got himself out of bed. Yuki dressed himself in a blue, loose long sleeved shirt and a fitting pair of pants that he had gotten from Sam.

Today was his day off. The only reason he got his day off approved was due to the fact that he drew in a large number female customers. The boss thought that Yuki wasn't used to all the attention so he allowed the break.

As Yuki walked out of his room, he caught sight of Sam talking to a girl. Though curious, he didn't bother him. Just before he entered the bathroom, he felt a hand ruffling his hair. "Morning Yuki." greeted Sam in a mood to jolly for the early hours of the morning.

"Morning Sam." as he responded, trying to enter the bathroom, only for Sam to drag him to the girl he was talking to. "Let me introduce you to my little sister, Isabelle."

"Nice to meet you Yuki-san." greeted the girl. Now that Yuki was close, he had to admit she was really beautiful.

Isabelle had a slim figure, but had beautiful thighs and and a big pair of breasts. Her long, brown hair was tied into two twin tails and went past her shoulders. She had a V-shaped bang between her cyan blue eyes.(A\N:Modeled after Kamiki Airi, don't ask and incognito)

Yuki was slightly dazed but quickly recovered as he returned the greeting. He turned to Sam with a confused look. Sam dragged Yuki into a corner away from Isabelle.

"Could you accompany Isabelle today? I have something going on after work today." said Sam after he saw the curious look on Yuki's face.

"No way." Yuki quickly responded. "I also have my own plans."

"Please Yuki, just this one favor. Wasn't I the one who convinced the boss to hire you?" Sam quickly pulled out the only thing he had to convince Yuki.

"Umm..." Yuki had no retort for that. He knew that if it wasn't for Sam, he might still be on the streets. He was about to reject when he saw the puppy eyes on Sam's face.

"...Fine." Yuki answered Yuki somewhat begrudgingly.

"Thank you! I owe you one!" said Sam as he dragged Yuki back towards Isabelle. Yuki started to feel like he was an oversized doll.

"Isabelle, Yuki will keep you company later today. Is that fine with you?" Sam asked. Yuki was hoping she would reject him, but his hopes were dashed after her next sentence.

"There's no problem." Isabelle said with a smile

"..." Yuki just cast her look before walking away.

"Where are you going?" asked Sam as he watched Yuki leaved

"Bathroom." responded Yuki as he entered the bathroom and closed the door behind him.

"Sorry Isabella, he's always in a bad mood in the morning." said Sam so that his sister wouldn't get a bad impression of Yuki.

"It's fine." answered Isabella with a smile. She didn't seem that bothered by it. "What's keeping you busy anyway?" she asked Sam in a curious tone.

"Hehe, it's a secret for now." Sam responded, it didn't take an idiot to guess he might be meeting a lady friend later.

After a while, Yuki exited the bathroom feeling refreshed. He was leaving the cafe when he heard Sam, "Where are you going Yuki?"

"I got the day off, I told you I have things to do. See yah later." Yuki said as he left the cafe. He was excited about buying his first set of adventurers' equipment.

"Make sure to come back on time later!" Sam screamed from the door as he watched Yuki leave.

"Hai, hai." Yuki responded, making his way through the crowd.

...

Yuki was going to the Free Market, a place where adventurers can freely sell their goods. Even though he had some money now, he knew that he couldn't afford new good quality items, so he decided to see if there was any good second hand items.

Entering the Free Market, Yuki noticed that the place was very lively, with adventures calling out the prices of their goods like it was any old market.

Walking around, he finally found a good lightarmor his size. "How much for the armor?" he asked the the stall owner.

"10000 Valis." said the stall owner, grinning. Yuki looked him in the eyes before leaving the stall.

"Wait a minute, 7500 Valis. That's all I can do." said the stall owner unwillingly, he knew he couldn't rip Yuki off, but he could still make a profit with his said price.

Yuki sized up the stall owner before handing him the amount needed. "Thank you, come again." said the stall owner as as Yuki left.

'Now all I need is a weapon. What better weapon is there than a sword? But what type of sword should I get?'

Yuki wandered around the market until he came across a beaten up stall. Manning the stall was a drunken man who looked like he had given up on life.

The reason Yuki stopped wasn't because of the man, of course not. What caught his eye was a katana. Yuki could tell the sword was good and was well maintained. "How much for the sword?"

"8000 Valis" the drunk man said without even looking at Yuki. That price had scared away all customers that would even come to the free market. Too bad Yuki wasn't like other customers.

"I'll take it." said Yuki as he started taking out the money.

"Than leave- What you'll buy it?!" asked the man as he looked up in surprise, only to see Yuki walking away with the sword in hand after leaving 8000 Valis behind.

"Wait a minute!" screamed the drunk man. Yuki turned to hear the man say "It was my son's sword. Please take care of it."

Yuki looked at the man in surprise before solemnly saying "I will." and left the market.