We also needed to stock up on supplies before leaving for the Royal Capital. So that day, we wrapped up the children’s studies around noon and headed out shopping in the afternoon.
“Let me make one thing clear right from the start. We’re buying sweets last. We’re getting the things we actually need first.”
““““Ehhhh…..””””
I laid down the law with the girls to make sure they didn’t immediately drag me toward the sweets. There were plenty of complaints, but this was one point I wasn’t willing to compromise on.
Ao and I decided to start by buying food.
“Just to be safe, let’s buy enough food for two weeks.”
“What about fruit?”
“As long as you don’t go overboard, you can buy some.”
““““Yaaay!””””
Eating fruit is healthier than filling up on sweets.
That said, Shiro and the others…
I think they might have gone a little overboard as they bought enough fruit to fill their arms. Still, the three of them looked so happy that I ended up giving in and buying it anyway.
“It’s going to get colder, so let’s get some new blankets and warmer sleeping bags, too.”
“Can I get a scarf?”
“Sure. Get enough for everyone.”
“Okay!”
With the food taken care of, we headed to a clothing store next.
Winter is approaching, so we need to make sure we have enough warm clothing for the journey. Scarves are a must, but we should probably get gloves, too.
“We should probably get some coats as well.”
“Sue, which one do you think is good?”
“I have no idea…”
“For Fran and Horn, let’s pick ones that won’t get in the way if their wings come out.”
““Okay!””
Sue helped choose coats for Fran and Horn. I also picked out a cute hooded coat for Shiro. They’d be able to use them long after this trip, so there was no harm in having them.
“Let’s get two slightly larger tents.”
“Eh? Wouldn’t one tent for everyone be fine?”
“Shiro, you need to be a little more aware that you’re a girl.”
With Sue being old enough to care about privacy, it was definitely better to have two separate tents. It had been fine when it was just Shiro and me sharing one, but with everyone else joining us, that simply wasn’t going to work anymore. We already had all the cooking equipment we needed, so I figured we were pretty much set.
“Next, let’s go buy some sweets!”
““Yay!””
We’d bought everything we needed for the journey, so now Sue and the others were finally free to make their long-awaited pilgrimage to the sweet shops.
Wait, weren’t their Magic Bags already completely full?
“Don’t worry. I bought a Magic Bag specifically for sweets.”
Sue, you really didn’t need to puff out your chest and look so proud when saying that…
Buying an expensive Magic Bag solely to store sweets in it, wasn’t that kind of missing the point of having one?
But completely ignoring my silent scream, Sue and the others happily made their way from one confectionery shop to another. There wasn’t much I could do about it, so Ao and I simply wandered around and waited for them.
“We’re back.”
“““We’re back!”””
An hour later, Sue and the others returned from their shopping spree, all of them looking thoroughly pleased with themselves.
Yeah, I think I’ll just avoid asking exactly how much candy they bought. Despite all the chaos, we had finally finished shopping for our journey to the royal capital. Now we were ready to leave whenever the time came.
“Oniichan, are we going shopping again tomorrow?”
“We’ve already bought everything we need, so no more shopping.”
““““Ehhhhh!?””””
It wasn’t just Shiro, either. Every single one of the girls looked disappointed at the prospect of not going shopping tomorrow.
Regardless of age, I guess girls really do love shopping.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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