「Ooooh! Amazing! A market in the imperial capital would be huge after all!」
Two hours later Yuuto and Ririna went to the Expein market. Seeing food stalls lined with fresh ingredients in front of her, Ririna's eyes shined.
「Ah! Are those furufuru mushroom!」
Seeing something valuable, Ririna charged towards a stall without giving anything else a second look.
「Oji-san, that mushroom! Can I have one?」
「Oh, its a cute young lady!」
「Eeeh? There's no way I'm cute.」
「No way, it’s pretty rare to see such a cute young lady in this town. This oji-san will give you a special service.」
「Wow! Really? I'm extremely glad.」
「Ehe, if the young lady is glad, then so is this oji-san.」
It was a complete change from Ririna's boyish attitude that she had before, and was now behaving like a docile cat. She had even changed the way she addressed herself from 『Ore』 to 『Watashi』.
「Kukuku. I was lucky to buy furufuru mushroom so cheaply.」
Ririna smiled wickedly as she muttered 「just as I planned」 under her breath. The reason why Ririna had changed to a girlish mannerism might be to take advantage of the shopkeepers as they might end up giving a discount. It seemed that her skill in housekeeping also extended to haggling as well.
「This is the first time I'm seeing this mushroom. Is it delicious?」
「Yes, it is an exquisite delicacy that isn't readily available in the Cait Sith village. It's Sanya's favorite food.」
「Ririna is really close to your younger sister.」
「Ahaha. Well, my younger sister is the only family that I have.」
Ririna gave a carefree smile when the topic switched to her sister.
「Come to think of it, does Yuuto have any siblings?」
「Me? Well,」 Even I……have a younger sister.」
Yuuto replied in an awkward tone.
「Really!? Then, what kind of person is Yuuto's younger sister!?」
「In one word, she is an unreasonable person.」
「……Unreasonable person?」
「Ah, un. Let's change the topic. To tell you the truth, I don't want to remember the existence of my younger sister.」
「I-is that so. I'm sorry. I asked a strange thing.」
「No, don't mind it. Anyway, hey! Look at that strange meat! Let's go look at it.」
「Ah!」
After successfully diverting the topic, Yuuto lead Ririna towards the direction he pointed at. Konoe Aina, Yuuto's younger sister, was his natural enemy. She was attractive and had excellent grades. Additionally, she had a superior talent in martial arts. At a glance, she was the perfect girl. However, she was different under the surface. Her existence had caused many traumas to Yuuto.