บท 81: A Small Shopping Break

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"*Sigh*… I would really like to stay here for a bit longer, but I guess we should be moving tonight," Said Emeraldine.

"If the Vampire that created them has a way to track them down no matter where they are, then it is possible he might send more of his dogs at us. The best we can do is hunt him down before anyone innocent is hurt," Lucifer suggested.

"Oh wow, you're so considerate of the inn! Did you like the receptionist?" I asked.

"I-I don't even know her name! I am just being considerate because that aligns with your beliefs, right?" Lucifer stuttered while crossing his arms.

"Right, right! So we'll do just that then, tonight. When the sun hits the horizon, and it disappears, we'll sneak into- Huh… Where is the scientist lab, by the way?" I asked.

"I suppose we can lead you there..." Said Takeshi.

"But… are you sure? They're strong… And that man… He was also powerful, despite not showing us his fighting style…." Said Laura.

"Hmm… That's certainly troublesome, but we'll get through it. At the very least, we tried, and if things get too dire, we make a quick escape through my Shadow Sneak," I said.

"I guess that's decided then," Said Lucifer.

"For now, what should we do?" Emeraldine asked.

"Aside from preparation, let's go shopping. I doubt that guy will send monsters in the middle of the day, straight in the middle of the streets, right?" I said.

"Indeed, I don't believe he's that foolish," Said Lucifer.

"So how about we go register at the Adventurer Guild? It's one of my Isekai Dreams… Also, we should go buy more food and get some better clothes for these two," I said, patting the kids on the head.

"Adventurer registration?! But Maria, we are monsters…." Luficer said in disbelief.

"Just let me fulfill this stupid fantasy of mine, pretty please? We'll probably leave here in just a few days anyway. So, I want to enjoy it as much as I can! I also heard you can change Jobs in the Adventurer Guild… Maybe Emeraldine wants to change Jobs, am I right? And I also want to!"

"I don't know if Maria can take Jobs as you're an Undead Monster, but I suppose it is worth a shot," Said Emeraldine.

And just like that, after planning out our assault of completely annihilating an underground facility at night, we moved out of the Inn, quickly cutting ties with these people here, so the guy targeting us doesn't suddenly kill innocents.

We covered the kids with leather hoodies so their horns couldn't be seen. Although they had colorful eyes, the hoodies covered most of their noticeable parts, such as their hair and horns.

The first thing we did was walk to a tailor and clothing shop, where we were greeted by a nice lady with long purple hair and an enchanting and seductive smile.

"Welcome to my humble store- Oho! Such a big band of handsome men and beautiful ladies…." She said, eyeing all of us.

She noticed the handsomeness of Lucifer and also our physical appearance.

"Do you need clothes? I have never sold clothes to such pretty people before," She said.

"I-Is that so? Well, we came here for some clothes for these two kids," I replied.

"I see… Can I see their faces?" She asked.

"I would rather not show them. They're… erm, very timid," I quickly made up an excuse.

"Well, I guess that's how it is. Come, I have some kid clothes that should match their size,"

The lady gave us a short trip around her large store of clothes.

There was tons of fashion in this medieval age-inspired fantasy world, way more than I could have expected. I suppose the advancement of technology through magic does make this fantasy-like world look more modern than it really is.

Anyway, the clothes were also not expensive, and they were made of nice fabric enchanted with magic for a greater resiliency.

"I bet all of you are Adventurers. I see you're carrying weapons and equipment, so you gotta take these ones with sturdier resilience. There are also some beautiful dresses around here that have the Auto Regeneration Ability, but they're quite costly," She said while smoking what seemed to be a pipe with a fragrant herb.

The lady was surprisingly nice, and we ended up paying around 100 gold coins for all the clothes we ordered.

I went on a bit of a frenzy with the other two girls as we wanted to wear new clothes, and now that I had such a pretty appearance, I wanted to try all sorts of styles I had never tried in my previous life due to my complex as an ugly duckling.

I ended up walking outside the store with a beautiful red dress and red heels and I looked stunning!

Emeraldine and Partner also bought themselves some beautiful dresses.

Emeraldine had a white summer-styled dress with a summer hat and white sandals too. Partner, on the other hand, wanted something to help her easily move around, so she ordered a wine-colored skirt and a black shirt, alongside black stockings, and leather boots. And lastly, Lucifer got himself some simpler clothes, which were less lugubrious, but it still made him look like an overly handsome common man.

For the kids, we got Laura some pants, as she disliked dresses and skirts. These pants were tight against her legs and helped her move faster around, while we also ordered her a big hoodie that seemed to be used by magicians.

It had various engravements of golden and blue colors, while Takeshi wore similar clothes, so they really looked like twins now.

"I can't believe you actually convinced me to get new clothes," Sighed Lucifer.

"Haha, come on, relax for a bit and let's enjoy the day together," I said.

"I am a bit hungry…." Muttered Emeraldine.

"Oh, it must be close to lunchtime, right? Let's go to that one cafeteria. Look, they have ice cream!" I pointed.

It seems that this world had many more tools than I initially thought as they had a special artifact that made milk, cream, and sugar into ice cream…

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