I’ll Live My Second Life! - Chapter 172

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　On the way to shopping with Kuinu.

　When I passed in front of the general store in the downtown area, Ridill and Luca were in front of the store.

　It seems that Ridill and his friends are also shopping for expedition training.

"Oh, are you guys buying too?"

　They also ask if they noticed the fees.

"Yeah, see you."

"Wait a minute!"

　Luca makes a frustrated look at Fee, who nods one, says goodbye, and tries to leave.

"Well, what?"

　Fee looks back with a slightly disgusting face.

　Luca sweats from the reaction, but she still squeezes her bangs and laughs with her usual smile.

"It's pretty cold, isn't it? Even though they are people with swords."

"Because I want to shop"

　I don't hate them, but today I have a lot to buy and I wanted to hurry.

　Both Ridill and Luca have a roundabout way of speaking, probably because they were born of aristocratic status. It seemed that it would take time even in the well-end story.

"Hmm, if you're shopping, you should go here."

　Ridill said so and pointed to the general store behind him.

　Certainly, as Ridill says, the store also has the products that Fee and his friends are looking for. However…….

"Because it's expensive"

　As Fee said, the store where Luca and his friends were was a luxury store. Even a single piece of soap is about 10 times lighter than the stores that Fee usually buys.

"Well, worrying about money when buying daily necessities is sad for ordinary people."

"Oh, I feel a little sorry for being born with not only talent but also financial strength."

"Yes, yes, then that's it."

　Sure enough, it was a long and wasteful story, so Fee quickly cut off the conversation and tried to go to the target shop.

"I'm sorry!"

　And again, Luca stops me.

"What is it? I want you to do it together at the well-end meeting."

"Are you really cold?"

　Luca muttered with a serious and sad look.

　However, he tells Fees that he will return to his usual expression as if he had regained his mind.

"It can't be helped. I'll take care of you who are in poverty, and I'll give you a special treat."

"Really !? Wow!"

　Fee, who turned his back on his attitude, passed through Luca sideways and rushed into the store.

"Hey! How about saying thank you?"

"Thank you, Ruka!"

　Luca muttered with a sullen face to Fee, who thanked him from inside the store without showing his face.

"What a cash guy the common people are ..."

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　As expected, the aristocratic Luca and Ridill are purveyors.

　The inside of the shop was shining with decoration. Unlike the usual shop where the old man in the downtown area sits alone in the cashier's chair, the clerk has about three beautiful women holding hands and having a perfect business smile.

　Fee took the soap on the shelf and smelled it.

"Wow, it smells good. Look, try smelling Kuinu."

　The soap I usually use doesn't smell, but the soap I put on it had an elegant scent.

　Fee offered soap in front of Kuinu's face, and Kuinu smelled it.

"If I wash my body with this soap, will my body smell like this?"

"Goho !? Good!"

　At that moment, Kuinu coughed.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Was the smell too strong?"

　Kuinu, whose face turned bright red, shook his face to apologize.

　Fee thought he had done something wrong, probably because he had difficulty breathing and was deficient in oxygen.

　By the way, I heard that animals have a sensitive sense of smell and react strongly to odors. Fee thought to be careful from now on.

"After all, expensive shops are different."

　Fee overlooked the store and muttered.

　Towels and brushes are also decorated with time and effort. Not only that, but I also found that the materials used were one step higher than the ones I usually use. It doesn't mean that the store you usually use uses bad materials.

"That's right. It seems that the value is popular in Chimata, but it's sad. The expensive ones take a lot of effort."

"Well, maybe that's true."

　What Luca said was convincing. However…….

"But you can't afford to spend so much on daily necessities."

　Fee fluttered around a price tag with a price tag that would allow him to buy the soap he normally uses for three months.

　I think Luca's opinion is correct, but if you buy something like this, you'll soon run out of money with the salary of an apprentice knight.

"Let's get out, Kuinu"

"Hey, don't you buy it?

"Hmm, something is wrong after all"

　Originally, I felt that I wanted to chill it once, rather than having it greeted. I didn't want to buy it, so I tried to use Luca's words.

　So when you look at the actual price, you'll feel a little relaxed.

"If you think you're willing to accept it, you suddenly start refraining from it, and you don't understand the feelings of the common people ..."

　Luca put her hand on her forehead for Fee's whimsical behavior.

"it can not be helped……"

　When I muttered, I messed up my shopping bag and took out something.

"How about this?"

　And throw it to Fee.

　When Fee picked it up and looked at it, it was the soap he had just seen.

"is this……"

"It's something I've already bought. It's a gift. It's not a gift."

"Hmm, I feel like the procedure has just changed."

　I think it's just the difference between accounting already and accounting later.

　But it was certainly lighter than getting me in the mood.

　It's a little strange.

"Thank you"

　Fee laughs and receives the soap.

"It is also the role of the knight to help the common people."

　And Luca laughed like a kid.

"As a result of the Tohoku sword fighting match, I don't think that match was my win."

"Well, I'm definitely the winner. Without that referee ..."

“…………”

　Fee simply nodded to Luca's words. Luca shuts up for a moment.

"......... Well, it seems true that we are not convinced of each other's match results. Let's make this decision through survival training. We will do our best to fight me and survive."

　After all, maybe I wanted to say that.

"Yeah, I'm going to win the championship, so thank you."

　Fee smiled and replied.

　Kuinu, who saw the smile of Fee from the side, changed his expression a little and sweated cold, but neither Luca nor Ridill noticed.

"It's a big win. Of course, we're going to win."

"Oh, I'm going to hone my genius too. Look forward to it."

"Yeah, see you"

"Well then"

　That's why I was separated from the Lucas, and after that I went shopping and bought everything I needed.

　On the way home.

　Fee looks at the fine soap given by Luca.

"I got something. It's a waste to use it for washing, so maybe I'll use it exclusively for washing my body."

"No……"

　Kuinu nods to the words with his cheeks red.

"Does it smell good?"

"I think it smells good ... always ..."

　Kuinu didn't notice each other though the meaning of the reply was a little off.

　Then, the shopping for preparation was over, and the day of departure for the expeditionary exercise came.