The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 53. Convenience Store Shopping

53. Convenience Store Shopping

I descended from the apartment and fetched my mama-chari from the bicycle parking lot.

This time, there was no leisurely shopping at the shopping mall. Our destination was the nearest convenience store from here, so I thought a mama-chari would be faster than a car. Well, I don’t have a car since I’m still a learner driver.

(Note:”Mama-chari” is a Japanese term that refers to a type of bicycle commonly used by mothers for transportation. It typically features a step-through frame, a basket or rack for carrying groceries or children, and sometimes even a child seat attached to the back.)

As I rode the mama-chari and approached Isezaki-san, she got on the rear cargo area.

“I’ll speed up, hold on tight.”

“Y-Yes!”

With her voice, something soft and dynamite-like pressed snugly against my back from behind. Normally, I might feel a bit embarrassed, but right now, I didn’t have the luxury for that.

Riding a bike with two people, just like in those romantic scenes from high school days, is indeed something I once fantasized about.

But now that I’m an adult, I can’t help but worry more about whether we’ll get caught by the police for riding together.

I pedaled the bike cautiously yet boldly, and in about three minutes, we arrived at the nearest convenience store. Quite a good time indeed.

I quickly parked the mama-chari and hurried into the store with Isezaki-san.

“Welcome.”

Hearing the lackluster voice of the store clerk, we entered the convenience store and headed for the food section.

My target this time was groceries.

Of course, we had stocked up on groceries at the shopping mall, but after three days of travel, instant noodles and hamburgers were getting boring.

And after eating ramen or hamburgers, sitting still in the carriage… well, at my age, I start to worry about my belly fat. By the way, Isezaki-san never seems to gain weight no matter what she eats.

While stocking up on healthy-looking items like salad, bean thread soup, and jelly drinks to maintain peace of mind, I also put various other convenience store foods into the basket.

And of course, I didn’t forget to replenish the cola, which is highly popular among adventurers. Thanks to cola, we’ve become quite friendly with them.

So I ended up carrying two baskets full of groceries to the checkout counter.

Isezaki-san had already finished paying at the checkout.

The young male clerk continued to absentmindedly watch Isezaki-san even after she finished paying, then suddenly noticed me and hastily began to ring up the items.

Although we’ve shopped together several times before, it was already a familiar sight.

After completing the checkout and stepping outside the store, Isezaki-san was waiting for me. Her bags were fewer than mine, just two convenience store bags.

Even so, combined with mine, they wouldn’t fit in the mama-chari basket. So we decided to put both of our purchases into the dimensional space hidden behind the building.

After storing my items, I held Isezaki-san’s bags. I caught a glimpse of cosmetics at that moment.

It’s not good to stare at what someone else bought too much, but the words came out before I could stop them.

“Huh? I thought you didn’t use makeup, Isezaki-san?”

I’ve seen on the news that makeup is common sense for modern high school girls, but I’ve heard that Isezaki-san hardly ever wears it for some reason. However, Isezaki-san shook her head lightly.

“No, this is for Levia. I saw the cosmetics she uses, but they seem harsh on her skin… So I thought she could try these instead.”

Saying that, Isezaki-san frowned with worry.

Despite trying to keep Levia away, Isezaki-san still seemed concerned about her.

Although I secretly hoped they would become like the two who were once close friends, even if I couldn’t reveal my true identity, it seemed that this possibility was becoming more real, which was reassuring.

After enjoying that heartwarming moment, we raced back to the apartment on the mama-chari.

I closed the faucet that had been left open and quickly changed clothes again.

After changing, we immediately returned to the other world with “Dimensional Teleportation.”

Arriving back under the large rock in the other world, we looked up at the night sky while feeling exhausted. The sun had not yet risen in the sky, so it seemed we had returned within the expected time frame.

Nevertheless, the forced march shopping had tired us out… Both Isezaki-san and I were exhausted, me from riding the mama-chari, and her from the rushed shopping and changing.

After parting ways with Isezaki-san midway, I returned to the campfire.

Seeing me, the adventurer on watch called out.

“Oh, hey. Took quite a while, huh? And you, you’re not too shabby yourself, even though you were staggering. You’re quite intense…”

For some reason, the adventurer looked at me with a respectful gaze.

“Well, yeah, something like that…”

With a vague reply, I lay down my tired body in the sleeping bag and then took a short nap until early morning.