"Naa, Sister Yuriko, let's go eat!"

"Uh-huh! Hungry, hungry!! ”

Faced with Yui and Fran's joint request, Yuriko Ichibashi suddenly remembered the crystallized remnants left behind by the monsters who disappeared after knocking down the monsters in what seemed to be a dungeon.

Fran was interested in these glittering things, so the three of them collected some of them somewhat.

[It seems that there are many adventurers collecting that kind of thing along the way, and it seems that those are valuable]

If there is value, it can be traded.

[Although I'm not sure how much it's worth, it shouldn't be too cheap to see that those people are obviously not very strong and have to fight monsters to collect this kind of thing]

Thinking like this, Fang Niang suddenly decided to use these things to cover the account for the time being.

Placing her hands on Yui and Flandora's heads, Yuriko raised a gentle smile.

"Okay, let's go eat!"

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"Welcome to 'Mistress of Abundance'!!"

Yuriko Ichiba, who is looking for a suitable shop on the street with Yui and Flandallus, turns the street and finds a shop that appears to be a tavern.

Standing at the door stood two cute girls in green waiter outfits and white aprons.

After seeing Yuriko Ichibana come to the door of the store with two little lori, the two girls immediately stepped forward with bright smiles.

Flandorow and Yui bounced up to the two girls, and looked up at them in unison.

"Huh? Yui, you see. It has ears and a tail! ”

"Sister, are you also cats? Like an orange meow? ”

Cat again? What is that?

The two girls of the Cat-People clan looked at each other, unclear.

Yuriko gently patted the heads of the two little Lori. Apologetically said to the cat people and girls, "I'm sorry that the two young ladies have caused you trouble." ”

"Ahh It's okay, it's okay, meow! ”

The brown-haired cat-man girl immediately tilted her head and waved her hand repeatedly.

"We're cat people, not cat meow! What kind of meow is 'cat'? ”

"Ania! Don't always ask weird questions! It will cause trouble to the guests! ”

"Whew...... Lolo, you always meow like this......"

After the cat-man girl known as Lolo reprimanded, Aniah, who seemed to have a very cheerful personality, suddenly shrugged her head, and even lowered the pair of cat ears on her head.

"Three guests, please come with me—"

After saying a word to Aniah. Luo Luo was going to enter the store with the three of them.

"Please wait."

"Huh? Is there anything else going on with this guest? ”

"It's like this—"

Yuriko stretched out her right hand, and there was a dark purple crystal on her palm.

"- For some reason, we didn't have any money with us. Is it possible to pay with this kind of thing? ”

Lolo and Ania glanced at each other, looking embarrassed.

"Can't you?"

"No, no, no! Not such a meow! ”

Ania waved her hand.

"It's me and Lolo who don't know how much these things are worth! It turns out that this maid lady is also an adventurer! Can a maid be an adventurer too? Can a waiter like Ania also be an adventurer? ”

"Ania! You're like that again! ”

After a light knock on Aniya's head, Loro immediately bowed to Yuriko Ichigo and apologized.

"I'm so sorry! This guest, but Ania also said it. We don't know exactly how much the product of such a dungeon is worth. So I need to ask the store manager for some information. ”

"No problem."

"Then, three guests, please come with me!"

After instructing Ania to continue receiving the next guests at the door, Lolo entered the tavern with Yuriko and the three of them.

"Manager Mia! There's something to bother you! ”

Although it was close to noon at this time, there were not many customers in the tavern.

After all, a tavern like this is really lively at night.

At that time, most of the adventurers who returned from adventure would go to the tavern for a drink and brag about their daytime experiences to their companions.

"Oh? Chloe, what's the matter? ”

Behind the bar. She is a tall, burly woman with a ponytail.

"That's ......"

Loro informs Mia of Yuriko's request.

"So......" Mia looked at Yuriko, "can you show me the magic stone?" ”

[Magic Stone? Is that kind of thing called a magic stone?

I thought to myself. Yuriko gave a magic stone at random.

"Is this—?"

The moment she saw the magic stone, Mia raised her eyebrows.

"-I can't see it, you're quite powerful, this kind of magic stone can only appear on the eighteenth floor and beyond."

"Eighteenth floor!?"

Luo Luo on the side exclaimed.

"However, since you have magic stones, why don't you just go to the union and exchange them for money, but trade them directly?"

Mia asked, looking at Yuriko Ichiba.

"Aren't these two young ladies hungry? If you go to the union, there will be a delay, and it will not be good if the ladies are starved, so I thought about dealing with it first. ”

Yuriko Ichibana casually gave a reason.

[Unions? Can this magic stone be exchanged for a universal currency in that kind of place? It looks like I'm going to inquire about the news after going out for a while.]

"That's right......"

Mia was still puzzled, but she didn't think much of it, just looked at the crystal wings behind Flandoro strangely.

"Directly trade this magic stone, are you the eldest lady of the clan?"

[Dependents? What's that]

I heard another unfamiliar word, and Yuriko Ichibana secretly remembered it.

Turning, Mia tossed the stone back as she walked towards the kitchen.

"Chloe, these three guests can eat whatever they want, anyway, with the value of that magic stone, they don't have to worry that they can't afford to pay."

"Okay! Mia's store manager! ”

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Night.

Standing on the hill on the outskirts of the city, looking at the brilliant lights below like a sea of stars, Yakumo sighed.

In order to connect Gensokyo's Jianmu with the other world he is in, he must stay in this world himself.

Once connected, the power of this world's illusions can be quickly absorbed by Jianmu - much faster than ever.

The power of absorption can speed up the growth of Jianmu, and the growth of Jianmu can in turn speed up the connection with the new world.

The virtuous circle formed in this way will make Jianmu and Yakumo grow faster and faster.

At the same time, it will also speed up the search for Yui and them.

"Really...... What about the uneasy girl, I hope there is no danger. ”

Behind him, there was a sudden movement.

"Huh?"

Yakumo turned his head slightly.

In the bushes, a green-haired girl in a school uniform but in a white lab coat emerged.

The girl's heavy dark circles and listless appearance made Yakumo think of someone.

Haruo Kiyama.

When the green-haired girl saw Yakumo Mo, she seemed to be stimulated by something, and sat on the ground in the way of a duck, raising her head and looking at Yakumo blankly.

The evening breeze blew, and the yin and yang jade made a crisp sound.

The sound seemed to bring the girl back to her senses, and she got up directly from the ground, ignoring the dust on her body, and walked quickly to Yakumo Mo.

Yakumo couldn't help but sigh secretly, because it was night and he thought that no one would come here, so he didn't turn on the camouflage magic, and he didn't use mental interference, and the result was so discovered.

The green-haired girl stared at Yakumo fixedly, opened her mouth, and spit out a sentence that surprised Yakumo Mo:

"Can you teach me how to make a child?" (To be continued......)