novelraw Chapter 103: Shopping
Chapter 103: Shopping
"You're awake?"
As usual, Loren slept until noon. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Laila's light green eyes. She was lying beside him, propping her head up with one hand, looking as if they had just finished something intimate.
"......"
Loren checked his clothes, confirming nothing had been done to him.
"Let's go, we're going out to play!"
Laila directly wrapped an arm around Loren's neck, urging him on.
Even though she was in such a hurry, Laila hadn't woken Loren up early.
"Let me wash up first..."
Loren struggled to get out of bed, realizing he was becoming more and more of a slacker. When he first transmigrated, busy earning money and taking care of Naclis and the others, Loren was quite diligent.
But later, after earning money and having Mirrorheart, Loren grew lazier and lazier, to the point that his attributes hadn't improved much over so many years.But Loren had a reason for doing this. Attributes you improve through hard training are not only unstable and hollow, but can also leave hidden injuries. The attributes I gain through adding points are solid and real.
Attributes gained by adding points are simply more awesome than those gained through training.
"Let's go, kids. Let's go stroll around the Royal Capital today."
When Loren arrived next door, everyone was already up. Usually, Loren was the latest riser.
"Have you all eaten? If not, let's eat out."
"We have, but I don't mind eating another meal."
"Then let's go."
Loren didn't refuse Anna's request, though Luna was a bit disappointed. Today, Loren wasn't eating the meal she had prepared.
"Master Mentor, good afternoon."
There were quite a few people outside at noon, mostly workers. They all greeted Loren with smiles, and Loren responded to each one. He had always been very friendly to these ordinary people;
otherwise, his reputation wouldn't be so high.
Loren led the group to a pizza shop. Loren remembered that pizza was invented much earlier than hamburgers, so it was normal for this world to have this kind of food.
After Anna ordered all the remaining pizza, the pizza shop simply closed its doors, focusing solely on serving Loren and the others.
"After eating, I'll take you all to buy clothes. Laila doesn't have suitable clothes."
"I think that's fine."
Anna agreed, placing the empty plate beside her. Taking advantage of Naclis's distraction, she took Naclis's portion over.
"I..."
Mirrorheart had just raised her hand when Loren interrupted.
"Only normal clothes are allowed to be bought."
"Master Mentor is right."
Amid the conversation and laughter, three plates were already stacked in front of Anna.
"Is there a casino nearby? I want to get some money."
Laila ate casually. During this time, she had been eating Loren's food and spending Loren's money. Although Loren treated her as a good brother, Laila felt somewhat uncomfortable. She knew one-sided giving wouldn't work. Even if one of two good friends is very rich and the other very poor, one cannot just keep taking.
Even if the rich friend lacks nothing, the poor one still needs to show their own good intentions. Friendship maintained by one-sided giving doesn't last long, and neither does love.
Laila was quite confident in her skills. When she was usually short on money, she would go to a casino to earn some. However, to avoid drawing attention, she wouldn't take much.
"There is. Even if the Royal Capital was destroyed, the casino was one of the first things rebuilt."
Mentioning this, Luna became somewhat unhappy. She had never liked such places.
Loren had great confidence in Laila's gambling skills. Her eyesight and reactions were extremely good to begin with, and most crucially, she would cheat if she got desperate and started losing badly. Loren had already witnessed this.
"You all are not allowed to get involved with gambling!"
Loren still emphasized this to all the witches. Even Loren himself didn't gamble, unless he could cheat.
"Don't worry, I only like eating."
After stacking a new plate on top, the pile of plates already exceeded Anna's height while sitting.
"......"
Only then did Loren realize Anna had already eaten that much. She was probably about half-full.
And by now, the shop had no more stock left.
"Forget it, let's go."
They had already eaten at the inn, so Loren didn't need to worry about them being hungry.
Loren planned to take them to buy clothes first. Since the Royal Capital had only been rebuilt for a few months, there weren't many things available. Only one clothing store catering to commoners was open. The selection inside was decent and not expensive.
"This one... forget it, you pick for yourself..."
Loren held a pure white, loose-fitting half-sleeved shirt. He was about to hand it to Laila but gave up.
Loren was very confident in his own aesthetic sense. Otherwise, he wouldn't wear pure black clothes and a black robe all year round. So, he chose to let Laila pick for herself.
"Let's go with this one."
Laila took the clothes from Loren's hand and held them against herself. The size was just right.
"You pick the rest for me too. As long as it's you who picks it."
"......"
Seeing Laila trust him so much, Loren felt a bit troubled. He picked for a long time and finally chose a pair of black pants. However, judging by Laila's expression, she seemed quite satisfied.
After casually picking a few more sets of simple clothes, Loren was about to leave when he saw Naclis selecting underwear.
"The children's section is over here. I'll help you pick."
Loren pointed to the underwear in the children's section nearby. Naclis unconsciously looked down at her own chest.
If Anna had said that, Naclis would probably have hit her. But since it was Loren who said it, Naclis could only obediently follow him.
"Let me help you carry the things."
In front of the female attendant, Mirrorheart appeared very proper and dignified. Wearing a maid's long skirt that reached her ankles, she placed her hands folded in front of her, silently waiting for Loren. Only after Loren finished picking the clothes did she take them.
Loren wished she could always stay like this. But once there were no outsiders, her true nature would be revealed.
Compared to her, Scarlett seemed much more amateur. She subconsciously stared at passersby, seemingly thinking about stealing something.
Scarlett still couldn't shake this bad habit. However, she had been of great help to Loren, not only helping him obtain the Tear of Condensed Wishes but also getting the Unabandoned Casket.
Now, Loren had successfully bound with the Unabandoned Casket and placed all the Tarot cards inside. This way, the Tarot cards could continue to function while there was no worry about losing them.
Loren knew his own weakness. A large part of his strength lay in the Tarot cards. If he lost them, the consequences would be unimaginable. Not only would he lose the Judgment card's high damage and the High Tower's life-saving ability, but without the Female Pope, those curses would be more than enough to give him a hard time.
With the Unabandoned Casket, Loren no longer had any concerns. Although the Unabandoned Casket usually resided in an extradimensional space where no one could find it, it was still considered to be carried by Loren.
Even if he died, no one could take his Tarot cards. The only one capable of taking them, Scarlett, was now Loren's utterly loyal maid.
The Unabandoned Casket had only a volume limit for stored items, not a quantity limit, which was sufficient to store a full deck of Tarot cards.