I Was Reincarnated As An Instructor In An R18 Game... - Chapter 49

I walk into the general store.

The inside feels like an inn, giving off a warm and nostalgic atmosphere.

The space is modest, about the size of a small coffee shop with five tables.

Right by the entrance, I spot a familiar face behind the counter.

An older man, maybe around 50, is seated behind the counter.

The man seems to be sitting on a rocking chair, as he looks at us while swaying back and forth and says with a smile.

“Welcome.”

“…We’d like to browse a bit.”

“Sure, go right ahead.”

His unchanged reply from the game days makes me smile with nostalgia.

Something about him has always felt right to me…

Meanwhile, Erika and the others freeze as they look at the items on display.

With a shaky hand, Minty gestures toward something and speaks.

“I-I-Instructor, they’re selling mithril dirt cheap!”

“Each person can only buy five items, so choose carefully.”

“Instructor, this… this is insane.”

“…It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Dark Knife.”

That’s right, this shop only lets you buy five items per person, but it sells rare treasures at half the market price.

And each time you come, the items on display are different.

So naturally, someone might assume they can exit and re-enter to get unlimited purchases.

However, there is also a rule that you cannot visit again for about 30 days, so you can’t do tricks like that.

The item I wanted was among the accessories Erika and Satur were looking at.

I walk over to where my target item has always been placed, unchanged from the game.

Seeing the bracelets I was after, I feel relieved and pick it up.

At first glance, it is an undecorated silver bracelet that looks like something found anywhere.

It is called a bracelet, but it is not bulky, rather, it is so thin it looks like it might break easily.

Its name is [Black Bracelet] I know it sounds silly, but that is truly what it is called.

Despite being called [Black Bracelet,] it does not have a single black part, and no special effects are explained.

This bracelet is a mysterious item with no description if you are just playing through the main story.

But if you do an adventurer playthrough and learn a single old word at the deepest part of a ruin, the description is unlocked.

The meaning of the word is explained nowhere, and the one word written largely on the mural was…

“Tibriella.”

The moment I spoke the word, a dazzling light wrapped around the bracelets for just an instant.

Since the light was blinding, I had closed my eyes, but upon opening them, the plain bracelets had gained engravings.

The effect is status preservation.

For example, if your attack power is raised with a support skill, equipping this bracelet at that moment will preserve the effect.

You can remove the effect simply by taking it off.

I take five items to the old man gently rocking in his chair, complete the payment, and check on Erika and the others.

As expected of girls, they are squealing with excitement at the accessory shelves.

Smiling at the sight, I decided to watch them for a while.

Around the time the clock passed 8 PM, everyone finally finished shopping, and I opened the door to leave the shop.

As the door slowly shut, I caught the old man’s voice through the narrowing gap.

“Please come again.”

As I looked at the now shut door, I smiled, turned around, and started walking into the busy street.

Erika takes my hand with joy and starts telling me about the items she saw.

Then the three girls join in, and we walk through the creepy back alley while laughing happily.

–

When we returned to the inn, Fia and Lea were waiting for us.

Erika and the three girls thanked the two and, apparently having worked up a sweat, headed toward the bath while chatting.

The two were having tea while sitting in a waiting-room-like area.

When I sat down next to Lea, Fia, sitting across from us, smiled.

When I thanked the two of them, one of them spoke while smiling and holding a cup.

“Then, I suppose I’ll receive a reward.”

“Lea too, right?”

“Yeah, I bought them.”

I show the bracelets I bought at the general store to the two of them.

When they saw the bracelets, their eyes sparkled, and they leaned forward after setting down their cups

I placed one bracelet into each of their palms, and they began examining them carefully.

Fia, who had been carefully looking at the decorations, holding it up or spinning it around, noticed something.

Her face took on a focused look, and she stared seriously at the bracelet.

Suddenly, she gasped, looked up, and spoke with a shocked expression.

“Wait, this is a magical tool!”

“That’s right. Its effect is status preservation… this is the thanks I can give you two.”

“Status preservation?”

“Yes, for example…”

After I explained it simply using a support skill example, they both cradled the bracelets they had been holding in one hand with both hands.

After I explained, Fia took on a stunned expression and spoke while looking at me.

Her hands, holding the bracelet gently, trembled slightly.

“You…”

“I heard from Croana. The one you use, uses more magic power than her life-extension spell, doesn’t it?”

Croana said that this magic basically can’t be copied.

That her two older sisters, who can do something similar, are geniuses.

She said it with such sadness, as though she realized they would leave before she did…

I won’t let that happen… I won’t let something like that happen.

This wasn’t just a thank-you gift. I had planned to give it to them sooner or later.

Meeting them in Santoni was unexpected, but in a way, it was also according to plan.

A single tear falls from Fia’s eyes and lands on the bracelet in her hands.

As soon as Lea understood what it meant, she started crying and sniffling.

“Is it really okay… for me to accept this?”

“With Croana, sniff, can we stay together forever?”

“You can. For sure, longer than how things are now. So I want you to accept it.”

When Lea heard my words, she hugged the bracelet carefully and cried while saying “Thank you” many times.

Fia shed tears but smiled beautifully, holding the bracelet close to her chest.

That sight brought back memories of the twin goddesses from a picture book I had seen sometime before.

The appearance of the two, like a fictional story coming to life, and the sight of happy tears, though inappropriate, moved me deeply.

“Thank you!”

The next moment, Fia was kissing me.

Our lips touched repeatedly, and at the edge of my vision, I saw the lower part of her dress fluttering as if floating.

When I pulled Fia’s body close to me, she was drawn in without me needing to use any force.

She kissed me many times with lips smaller than Croana’s, and I responded to Fia’s kisses.

Fia’s kiss had a slight taste of happy tears.

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