The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 18.1

“Um, um…”

“What is it, miss?”

“Thank you for accompanying me.”

Sicily clung tightly to Mergin’s arm and called Iris “miss.”

“It’s fine, it’s been a while since I went out to eat since retiring.”

Sicily was a popular figure during her active years. She retired early when a regular patron who was supposed to take her off the market backed out. During her active years, it seemed common for clients to take her out to eat.

“Um…”

“What is it, miss?”

“I-I’m Iris.”

“Oh, I see. That’s a nice name. I’m Sicily, Miss Iris.”

Iris wanted Sicily to stop calling her “miss,” but Sicily didn’t stop.

Mergin braced himself for taking Iris to a luxury store to buy clothes, but contrary to his expectations, they went to an ordinary clothing store.

“Here, Mergin will pay, so choose whatever you like. You should get plenty of underwear. How about these pumpkin panties?”

Sicily said, holding up children’s pumpkin panties. Mergin waited outside the store, unaware of this exchange.

Yes, men are unnecessary for women’s shopping. Even if asked what’s good, saying “this one” might lead to being scolded for not understanding, as Misty had experienced before.

It was long…

I didn’t expect it to end so quickly, but this much…

Shopping took until afternoon to finish, and they paid.

“The total is 170,000 G. I’ve included a little extra.”

Huh?

The clerk smiled as they said they included a little extra.

“This is a commoner’s clothing store, right?”

“Yes. We also have slightly higher-priced clothes. Thank you for your purchase.”

The clothes were to be delivered to the brothel.

Then Sicily guided them to a restaurant. Would it be okay to enter with such clothes?

“Sicily-sama, it’s been a while.”

“It really has. Is a private room available?”

“Yes.”

Thanks to Sicily’s familiar face from her regular visits in the past, they were guided to a private room. The menu handed to them had no prices listed. How terrifying…

“I recommend this or this. As for drinks, how about this? Miss Iris, you’ll have juice.”

They ordered as Sicily instructed. It was a lunch course, but quite extravagant.

“Delicious!”

“It’s really good!”

Starting with appetizers, even the soup was delicious. The meat was beef fillet, tender and very tasty.

“Isn’t it? I don’t know about the noble district, but in the commoner’s district, this might be the best.”

Rather than saying it’s the best tasting, could it be that it’s just the most expensive?

They enjoyed the food and drinks and finished.

The bill was 300,000 G. Apparently, they had received a complimentary bottle of wine. What a terrifying place this was…

“It was a nice restaurant, wasn’t it? A place where even commoners can feel like nobles.”

It seemed Sicily had calculated meticulously to make sure everything was used up, after seeing that I had bought the magic crystal for 500,000 G from the old woman. The 30,000 G left over was thanks to the wine the store gave as a gift. With the leftovers, I could eat and drink at Misty’s restaurant every night for a month…

However, all that leftover money was spent on this and that on the way home.

After Mergin and Iris receive Iris’s clothes –
“Did you use it all?”

“I made sure to use it all.”

The old woman answered Sicily with a smile.

“Mergin must have finally cut ties if he’s bringing home a stranger like that.”

“Yeah. He didn’t really try to associate with anyone before.”

“It’s been three years since then. You must be getting used to this era by now. If Tabasa is gone, it’s better to be active where you want, not here.”