「Herbs, is it? The only ones that are ready to purchase are the herbs that are lined up in here, however.... If it’s necessary, it’s possible to order it in a large amount by the end of tomorrow」(Manager)
「No, I don’t need that large of an amount. Two or three pots will be enough.」(Kazura)
Although the manager’s expression showed a little disappointment because of Kazura’s words, he immediately recovered and began explaining the displayed herbs in detail.
Because Kazura wasn’t raising the herbs with the intention to turn them into herbal tea and drink it, he questioned the manager about what kind of herbs seedlings would be easy to raise and had the Manager recommend seedlings for him.
As the result of explanation about this and that, he decided to buy peppermint and lemongrass both being sturdy and having strong fertility.
Additionally, he also purchased flowerpots to grow the seed in, and also bags of soil for growing the herbs.
And although these things are unnecessary for growing herbs, the next thing he wanted to purchase was incense stick and sake.
Though the incense stick could be bought at Home Center, it didn’t sell any sake. Because of this, he went to the supermarket where he had previously purchased large amount of rice.
When he arrived at that store, he went towards the alcoholic section, and put 2 bottles of not-so-famous sake into the basket.
From the 2 bottles inside basket, Kazura thought to bring 1 bottle to the village’s chief[10] as a souvenir and also as an experiment.
Even if he had never seen any alcoholic drink in that world, but he thought that it might exist.
He would be troubled if the human in that world suffered terrible effect if they intake alcohol, so for the time being he decided to only bring 1 bottle.
If they couldn’t consume alcoholic drink, then he would give both bottles as grave offerings.
He also put incense sticks in the basket, and with this he believe that it was time to pay for it at the register when he incidentally happened to catch a sight of the Medicine Corner.
After hearing the villagers’ story this morning, he had thought about the medicine a bit. Maybe just like Lipo-D, the medicine might exhibit amazing efficiency, so if he had some close at hand there wouldn’t be any drawback.
If he was really careful on the drug dosage, it seemed there wouldn’t really be any problem with carrying it.
For this time, he decided that he would test their effect in curing diseases. For that reason he tossed several common cold medicine and herbal medicine into the basket while confirming their efficacy description.
Additionally, he put 3 pure white teacups, ointment for injury, bandage, and gauze into the basket. To pay for the goods he went towards the register.
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At the time the sky was dyed with a beautiful sunset color, Kazura with the purchased goods arrived at the residence deep inside the mountains. With shopping bags in both of his arms he stepped across the threshold to another world like usual.
After he arrived at the stone passage, he went to the grave that he had made previously. He opened a bottle of sake and poured a little of it on the grave, burned the incense sticks, and united his hand in prayer.
「I am sorry that there is no tombstone, however, please wait a little longer. Next time I’ll bring something to make it.... Would it be good if I bought some flowers? I am ashamed.」
So he said and then bowed to the grave that was only a round piled up soils, before he walked out of the tree groves that lead to the village.
While following the marks that had been put on the trees, he exited the tree groves. Thinking that Valetta and others might be still continuing their work, he went towards the lumbering spot. But on the background, under the shade of trees, there was one small figure of a person.
After that person confirmed that Kazura couldn’t be seen anymore, he came out from the tree’s shade and looked at the tree groves while tilting his head in confusion.
「.......That’s strange, I am sure that Kazura-sama came out from his place, but...」 (Colts)
It was Colts that came out from tree shade. He looked at the inside of the tree groves while groaning unsatisfied.
After Kazura entered the tree groves on noon, Colts followed behind him and entered the tree groves by himself.
However, despite firmly seeing the back of Kazura while walking the tree groves, before he knew it, Kazura’s form had already disappeared.
And more incomprehensibly, when he kept walking through the tree groves and exited, what he saw was the village he was familiar to. He had returned back to his original place.
「That Anchan[11], no matter what, I can’t see him as a God. But since everyone in the village said no to ask him directly, how would I know about it?...... But since he disappeared in front of me, then maybe he is really Greysior-sama?.....」