Chapter 29: Shopping On Heaven Syvantis—1
[Fifth Floor: Heaven Syvantis]
Zariel was quite upset last night. Well, I did promise her a souvenir, yeah, but I didn’t tell her it would be right after my return. She was sentimentally stubborn to the extent where she wouldn’t listen to anyone—not even I had a convincing explanation.
I wonder why she’s always like that.
I pondered while walking. We were now on the fifth heaven. After last night’s quest, I ran out of my weaponry instruments and potions. I told Shika that it would be quite problematic without them.
She, on the other hand, was manageable.
She knew Rojo Clan and Ungu Clan might not hand us the last remaining fragments without a fight—and if we had to be certain about winning, we had to be in our top condition nevertheless.
Shika and I made our way back to the lower heavens and were strolling through the market. Zariel remained at home like any stubborn child would do. Truth to be told, I was somewhat guilty on the matter as well. And I knew how to make her happy. That was another reason why I specifically chose Fifth Heaven.
"Whoa! This place is pretty crowded." Shika exclaimed, seeing too many players around us. They were busy shopping, explaining details, and so on. Most of them were newbies. They probably were exploring the heavens through and through.
"They are newly assigned adventurers," I replied, gesturing as though I was a character like Shika and wasn’t aware of the in-game terms. "Every day more and more people tend to become one. Since adventuring through the heavens was quite an exhilarating journey, people love this kind of stuff. Especially when you are with your friends, you can make new and unforeseen memories with them, explore the hidden mysteries, have a great time enjoying the thrilling excitements this world has to offer, and so on."
She seemed to be understanding what I meant. She thought deeply before saying,
"What about you, Zanthrix? Do you have the kind of friends you’d go on an adventure with? I mean—I’m not complaining, but I never really saw you interacting with other adventurers that much. Besides, when I first met you, you were on your own too. Did you set out entirely on your own?"