Chapter 164 : Master and Little Maid's Little Game~
"Hmph, we're departing the day after tomorrow. Take this money and go buy whatever you want."
"Eh?"
"But although it's 'whatever you want,' if I find out you wasted money, just wait to be ravaged~"
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Carrying the small money pouch in her palm, Lonis's heart was still somewhat anxious.
Was it because their relationship had grown closer?
This was the first time Elucia had let her actively go buy things. So Lonis was somewhat "overwhelmed by unexpected favor," not knowing what would be best to buy.
The money in hand totaled 5 gold coins, which converted to about 500 silver coins—already a huge sum. If she just bought daily necessities, it could probably last several years.
"Should I buy some body wash first? But there's already plenty on the ship..."
In fact, Elucia had already completed purchasing all supplies several days ago, so Lonis's shopping activity had no hard requirements at all.
(How strange, why did Elucia suddenly tell me to buy things?)
(Oh, I understand! Elucia really is a tsundere! She must want to reward me this way?)
Because she was too embarrassed to directly buy her gifts, Elucia gave her lots of money.
"Hehe~"
Lonis blinked. Actually, this feeling of being kept was really quite nice~
Like being supported by a little rich woman!
"In that case, just to be safe, I'll go buy a medical kit first. I have a feeling we'll encounter danger, so buying more medicine can't be wrong."
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Although this world also had medical kits, they were vastly different from what Lonis remembered.
Priced at 90 silver coins, it didn't contain various surgical instruments, but rather a reagent medicine called "Health Potions."
Although she had seen similar things in games before, Lonis never knew how they were actually produced.
After talking with the shop clerk, Lonis learned that in this world, there existed animals called "Medical Beasts."
Just like cattle and sheep, they had specialized factories for breeding, and these animals' blood was the main ingredient for health potions—rich in various nutrients that could not only repair damaged organs but also act on the nervous system for pain relief.
Besides these, there were bandages coated with strange essence, and strange blue capsules.
But Lonis couldn't afford any of these other items... For instance, one bandage cost 10 gold coins, and one blue capsule cost 50 gold coins.
According to the clerk, the former were bandages soaked in exotic essence that could repair any muscle trauma and burns. The latter used nanobots that could save someone even if their heart temporarily stopped beating.
(I wonder if my body also has a bunch of these things inside?)
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Thinking this, Lonis suddenly felt she might be worth quite a lot...
Perhaps one of her arms was worth dozens of gold coins, and if she was really short on money, she could survive by "selling her body."
(Sigh... no wonder Elucia strictly forbids me from wandering around. If some perverts targeted me, the result wouldn't be as simple as just being violated.)
Realizing this, Lonis felt an indescribable sense of shame.
In fact, when she was a boy, she wasn't afraid at all whether walking at night or adventuring.
But now, she could only stay in safe places. If she encountered bad people, she might be subjected to excessive things like Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West.
(But if that's the case, just explaining it properly would be fine. Why lock me up?)
(Sigh, my wife is a big tsundere, really troublesome.)
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After buying some packaged food and sleeping bags, the 500 silver coins Elucia gave her were mostly spent.
Although Lonis knew Elucia gave her this money to enjoy herself... it's just that since becoming a girl, Lonis didn't know how to enjoy herself.
Her appetite wasn't big—she'd get full after eating just a little snacks.
This world also didn't have games to play. People's entertainment mainly consisted of ordinary board games that didn't require spending money.
Little skirts and girl shoes were even more out of the question!
Lonis still had some boyish pride and would absolutely never actively buy such things.
"Mm... there's still 120 silver coins left. What should I buy?"
Walking along, Lonis suddenly saw a toy shop... It not only sold board games but even had some old-style game cartridges.
"Right, I'll buy some little toys and games for Elucia. This way when that sadistic girl gets bored, she probably won't think of bullying me but will play with toys instead~"
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"Hah, finally have some private time."
Although bullying the stupid maid was fun, it was indeed more comfortable when alone.
The black-haired little loli lay on the sofa, lazily playing with a game console—actually playing games was fine, but the key was that when Elucia played games, she would unconsciously get absorbed.
"Damn hero, why are you even stupider than Lonis! I told you to critical hit, but you MISS instead! MISS your ass!! I'm doomed, now I have to start over!!!!"
Because she was so engrossed in playing, knowing her image wasn't very "scheming," Elucia had sent Lonis away.
(Besides, seeing what this stupid maid buys back is also interesting. It's like the achievement feeling of sending girls on expeditions in games~)
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At this moment, Elucia focused all her energy on the game. Those crimson eyes were full of "unsatisfied" resentment.
"Damn, lost again!!!! If I lose again, I'll rename you Big Dummy and make you change class to maid, forever being a soft girl."
As if hearing Elucia's threat,
the game protagonist's performance stabilized considerably... No more strange MISSes occurred, and they made it all the way to the boss.
"Hmph, don't drop the ball at the crucial moment. After all, that dummy didn't drop the ball in the end."
Saying this, Elucia couldn't help but think of events in the Land of Ends.
Although that was the resting place for the deceased, calling it a realistic game wouldn't be wrong... Even she hadn't thought that dummy hero would actually succeed.
But he really did succeed.
Should she say it was fool's luck, or that this guy was bold yet careful, having actually anticipated this?
During the final battle, this guy actually got lost in the Demon Lord's castle! In the end, he didn't find the Demon Lord's hall but came to the castle's most secret armory.
Then, this dummy accidentally triggered an explosion of all ammunition in the armory due to a mistake... Just like that, he blew the entire castle and Demon Lord sky-high!
Finally, the Demon Lord became very angry and lost rationality in rage, allowing this dummy to discover weaknesses through maneuvering tactics and directly annihilate him.
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"Hmph, but this guy ended up becoming a submissive maid."
So thinking about Lonis's pitiful submissive appearance made Elucia somewhat angry... The urge to bully her, to make her kneel pitifully and beg for mercy, became increasingly obvious.