Slime Reincarnation

Chapter 25: Let’s Go Shopping

"Yabe-dono, where are we going shopping?"

After leaving the Adventurers’ Guild, we walked along the main street while deciding on our destination.

"I’ve finished registering as an adventurer too. With an ID, I can basically shop anywhere, right?"

I glanced at the adventurer tag hanging around my neck. It was proof of F-rank adventurer status.

"Should we go look for a better robe with higher-quality materials that suits you, Yabe-dono?"

Irina was worried about my robe. But I had grown quite fond of this color—it felt very archmage-like. Plus, she was the one who picked it for me. Anyway, I didn’t really want to visit Catherine’s shop again for a while.

"The robe is fine. I like this one you chose for me, Irina."

"Ugh... To think Yabe-dono would praise me so honestly... After this, he’ll keep praising me, melting me into a puddle... and then ravish me!"

"Wait, why exactly do I have to praise you endlessly and then ravish you?"

We continued our nonsensical conversation as we walked down the main street.

"Hm? Yabe-dono, are we heading toward the food stall district again?"

Heh heh heh. If I’ve been found out, then there’s no helping it.

It was already past midday. The lunch rush should be dying down, and the stalls were starting to empty. Now was the perfect time!

"That’s right. I need to buy souvenirs for Captain Chick’s subordinates and Logan’s group. We have plenty of money now. The only thing left to do is buy up all the delicious food!"

"B-buy up everything!?"

"Exactly! You can’t underestimate their stomachs. Those guys will eat as much as there is. Besides, Sorenarini is quite far away, so let’s buy as much as possible in one go. With my subspace compression storage, the food won’t spoil."

『Boss! I’m deeply moved that you even thought of my subordinates!』

Captain Chick was dancing with joy on Irina’s shoulder.

And so, we immediately began sweeping through the food stalls one by one.

Of course, it was all for souvenirs for Captain Chick’s men and Logan’s group.

It was definitely not because I wanted to eat everything myself. Nope, not at all.

"Hey there, old man! I’m back~!"

I returned to the stall that had the delicious grilled Forest Lizard skewers I ate earlier.

"Oh, it’s the robed gentleman from before. What’s up? Couldn’t forget the Forest Lizard skewers and came back for more?"

The friendly old man greeted me with a laugh. I liked this kind of atmosphere. I had spent a long time alone by the spring, and even after gaining subordinates like Logan and Captain Chick, I hadn’t had many casual conversations like this. It felt nice.

"Yeah, yeah. Those Forest Lizard skewers were way too good. Give me everything you’ve got!"

"...Eh? Everything?"

"Yeah, all of it! Both the sauced and salted ones!"

I spread my arms wide and made a big show of it.

"Look, mister, I’m happy you’re buying so much, but how are you going to carry it all? There’s about 100 skewers here."

The old man was already worrying about how I’d take them home while still grilling. What a nice guy.

"Don’t worry, I’m a user of storage skills. I can carry as much as I want!"

I made a V-sign with my gloved hand to show it was fine. Keep grilling!

"Whoa, you’re quite the big spender~" ƒrēewebnovel.com

The owner of the neighboring stall called out enviously. I think he was selling boiled orc stew. He stirred the big pot while looking over at us.

"What’s wrong? Not selling well?"

"It’s a bit hot today, so the warm stew isn’t as popular. But the taste is top-notch! Try some."

He scooped a little into a small bowl and offered it to me.

"Delicious!"

I was impressed after just one bite. The orc meat was simmered until it was falling apart—absolutely fantastic! It had a strong flavor, like braised pork belly. Really good.

I passed the rest to Irina, and she seemed to like it too.

"I’ll take everything."

I told him without hesitation.

"Ehhh!? Everything!?"

The stunned stall owner’s voice cracked. I explained politely.

"Yes, everything. Pot and all. I want to eat it in smaller portions later, so I’ll take all the small bowls too. Irina, hand over the gold coins."

"Understood! I have them right here."

"Ehhhhhh!?"

The old man stood there dumbfounded.

"It’s perfect timing. You can think of it as replacing the pot and bowls with new ones."

"O-okay, okay. I’ll sell everything to you, mister."

"Deal sealed."

I stored the large pot full of orc stew and all the small bowls into my subspace compression storage.

"I-it really disappeared..."

The orc stew stall was now completely empty.

"Robed mister! These are ready over here too!"

"Oh! I’ll take them right away."

I stored the Forest Lizard skewers as well.

Irina, pay the man for me.

"Robed mister! How about some Horn Rabbit skewers!"

"No, no, you should try the Giant Viper salted grill!"

"Mister! Over here we’ve got grilled orc offal yakisoba!"

"Orc offal yakisoba! I’ll take it all. Also, grill every Horn Rabbit and Giant Viper you can. I’ll buy everything."

"Whoa, mister! You’re a real big shot!"

"Hahaha! When it comes to food, I spare no expense!"

"Yabe-dono, the sandwiches over there look delicious too!"

"Oh, young lady, you’ve got a great eye! These are charcoal-grilled Rock Bird sandwiches. Juicy Rock Bird meat grilled to perfection, with shredded cabecabe and sliced tomatoma in between. It’s our best item!"

It sounded amazing! Cabecabe and tomatoma must be cabbage and tomato, right?

"I’ll have one."

"No, no, mister. This one’s on the house. Try it first."

He handed one to me. I took a big bite immediately.

So good! The Rock Bird was incredibly juicy! The cabecabe and tomatoma brought out the flavor perfectly too!

"I’ll take them all."

"Come again!"

I took another sandwich and gave it to Irina. She chewed it happily. ...She looked kind of cute.

After that, stall owners kept calling out "Mister! Mister!" from every direction. Every time they offered samples or extras, I bought everything. I was completely satisfied.

...

A little while later, at the Adventurers’ Guild.

"Sarina, sorry to ask, but could you go buy some lunch from the food stalls for me?"

Guild Master Zoria had fallen behind on paperwork and missed his lunch break.

"It’s quite a late lunch, Guild Master."

Vice Guild Master Sarina placed tea in front of me, looking concerned. I really was glad I made her my vice master. Earlier, everything had been giving me a headache. Now, if I wasn’t careful, my stomach was starting to hurt too.

"Any requests?"

"Anything is fine. Something filling would be good."

"Understood."

Sarina left the guild.

...Quite some time had passed, but Sarina still hadn’t returned...

W-what happened? Did something go wrong?

Just as I was worrying, Sarina finally came back.

...Empty-handed.

"W-what’s wrong, Sarina? You’re not carrying anything..."

I didn’t think Sarina would ever play a prank on her superior, but...

"I went to the food stall district, but every single stall was sold out."

"Haaah!?"

The lunch rush was definitely over, but it was impossible for every stall to be completely sold out...

"What on earth happened?"

"Apparently, a robed ’Great Minister’ accompanied by his female knight attendant bought out every single dish from every stall. Some stall owners near the edge of the district even rushed to get more ingredients to cash in after hearing that the robed big spender was buying everything up."

"...That bastard!!"

I slammed my fist on the table. freewebnøvel.coɱ

"I did a quick check. It seems he spent around 200 gold coins."

That was almost all the money he got from selling the monster materials.

"The stall owners were already calling him legendary names like ’Miracle of the Food Stalls,’ ’The Root-and-Branch Robe,’ ’The Great Minister,’ and ’The Big-Spending Demon Lord.’"

Ugh, my head hurts... He wasn’t even doing anything wrong, but he was pissing me off way too much.

It looked like I’d definitely have to give up on lunch today...