The Author Is Speechless

Chapter 93: Slice of life. Part 2

"Master, the tram is leaving!"

"What!! Wait! I have to pay for the ice cream!"

"Here\'s your change young man."

Viktor put the small coin in his pocket and ran towards the running tram to catch it. It was a busy Sunday and they decided to go shopping because the big sale was announced in the newspaper.

The street was busy so it was crowded inside the tram as well. They were all heading to the market district for shopping.

"Here you go. One red berry ice cream for you and coconut for me."

"You didn\'t have to do that master."

"You said you wanted to try. Anyways, I think I have to look for some seeds for onions. I can\'t believe they grow onions only for nobles. Not only that, they harvest onions once a year because the weather isn\'t good all year."

Adonis finished his ice cream and said, "Because it\'s warmer than Vestrian. It doesn\'t even snow here."

"No wonder why southern people love to visit the north when it\'s July."

It\'s been 3 months since I came here to find the last two guardian fragments of this world. They are near me, really close to me but I decided to spend some quality time before jumping into action.

Since I can\'t use my guardian fragment carelessly, I have to make a steady plan with the help of Adonis and claim them. If I use any power related to my fragment, the fire guardian will sense it and my existence will be revealed.

Countless guardians are waiting for the chance to find a criminal and get a heaven guardian blessing. If they know about my existence, a whole army of heaven guardians will attack me at once.

If that happens, soul purification is absolute.

So, I guess I\'ll wait until my professor Adonis is ready and enjoy my day peacefully.

The tram stopped at two stops so the crowd became more intense inside. But it was already near Viktor\'s stop so he held his breath to bear with it.

"Master, our stop is here."

The tram stopped and a huge crowd got off from it. It was near the shopping district so the tram became full again.

"Master, where should we head first?"

Viktor took out his list and said, "We should buy vegetables first."

"But what about the fish marker?"

"We will get one after we finish the list.

Viktor decided to buy vegetables instead of fish because of some reason and went straight to the vegetable market to buy onions.

The market was busy and it was filled with commoners. So, Viktor and Adonis were standing out a lot with their bags filled with vegetables in high noble clothing.

It was attracting so much attention that some noble ladies started to follow them in their expensive gowns through the narrow road.

Viktor looked back and saw three ladies following them openly by covering their faces with fans. "Look Adonis, there are some bugs following you."

"They are following us master. Not just me."

"Forget it. Put them in your dimensional pocket and tell me where we should go next?"

Viktor checked five items off the long list and said, "Look, we need to check the magic item market. I heard they sell good items."

"It\'s this way master."

Both of them went inside the magic item section and saw colourful things and accessories being handed in front of every store. They were openly selling magical weapons and other attack magic items to the customers.

It\'s the best place to find hidden things inside cheap items. Most of the items here are stolen or found in a treasure underground.

They may look useless but they can contain a lot of mana that can cast attack magic endlessly. Some of them may look so fancy and powerful but empty vessels sound much.

Since there is no archaeologist or scientist who can examine the item, a lot of cursed things also make their way to the market. They can be super deadly or dangerous enough to kill dozens of people.

There are a lot of cases where people die right after touching it with bare hands or slowly kill the owner. But after their death, the item vanished and went back to the same spot where it was first discovered.

They are called \'\'Walking Cursed Items\'\' and most of the shop owners have been through that episode.

Viktor stopped in front of a small shop and saw the owner was polishing a red gem.

"Old man, what is that?"

The old man looked at Viktor with a smile and said, "Oh, a customer. Welcome. What kind of magic item do you need? A fireball ring? Or a love potion?"

"Viktor looked around and said, "A unique item. Do you have any?"

The old man put the red gem where it belonged and took out a sword from a shelf. "It\'s a holy sword with a power boost ability that can last up to 2 minutes."

It\'s trash-_-.

"No, now attack items. I need something very special. Like a walking cursed item."

The old man\'s expression changed and asked, "You know, it\'s illegal to sell black or cursed items to ordinary citizens."

Viktor suddenly felt a faint presence of something odd and turned his head to a necklace which was hanging in front of the shop.

It\'s a slave chain with a beautiful appearance.

"Okay then. Sell me this necklace."

"That\'s 1 gold."

"Yea, whatever."

Viktor threw a gold coin in that old man\'s hand and left the store to visit a clothing store.

"Master. Why did you buy a slave chain?"

Oh? He knew what the thing was just by looking at it? He\'s a clever demon.

"Don\'t know. I feel like I might need it someday."

Just like that, they went here and there and spent the whole day and used 100 gold coins in just 9 hours.

The city clock rang when the sun reached the horizon and it made all the pigeons fly away because of the loud sound. They flew a few circles around the city bell and landed on the temple roof which was near a fancy noble restaurant.

Viktor watched the pigeons fly away again as if they were suddenly chased by predators but surprisingly, he saw a black book with no human below floating on the roof.

He was surprised.

"Master, do you think oysters will taste good? Or should I order this rabbit stew?"

Viktor looked at the menu and saw most of them were made with a certain animal\'s meat that he hates. So he told Adonis to order a salad for him and anything he likes.

He could order a special dish with a small request but his attention was elsewhere. The black floating book on the temple roof caught his attention but when he looked outside after ordering the food, the book was gone.

Tsk! I missed it.

Adonis saw Viktor\'s disappointed expression on his face and asked, "Master, is the food bad?"

"Oh, no. The food is great."

Suddenly, the lady who had been stalking them since morning walked closer and intentionally poured her wine on Viktor\'s coat and said, "Oh! My goodness! I\'m so sorry. I tripped over my dress and my wine fell on your coat! Allow me to wipe it off for you."

The lady took out her handkerchief and started to rub it on Viktor\'s chest but he didn\'t even bother to stop her at all. Instead, he showed the red stain on his collar.

The lady felt a little uncomfortable.

"Um! The strains might be too much, so please forgive me. I\'m not good at cleaning. If you allow me, I will repay you with some of my time."

The lady gave off a suspicious and flattering smile. So he laughed and said, "How expensive your time is, my lady?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

This girl is only 14 years old. And she\'s out already to bait males to look for a suitable husband? Those nobles are getting out of hand these days.

"Pardon? What were you saying?" The lady asked.

Tsk! I don\'t have time to play with little girls now.

"Little girl. I\'m married and I\'m nearly 43 years old. Do you think that I can\'t read your intentions? Please go back to your table which is 20 feet away from me and let me enjoy my dinner in peace."

The little girl\'s expression changed after hearing his age and went back to her table after taking her dirty handkerchief.

"Master, your clothes are ruined."

"Don\'t worry. I\'m casting a cleaning spell on it now."

Viktor put down his fork and cast a simple yet advanced magic on his coat and all the red stain of wine vanished in a second. His clothes were dry once again.

"Come to think of it, you never told me about your past life partner, master."

"Oh, back in those days? I had one when I was 17 or 18 years old. After that, I had one more when I used to work in a coffee shop with her. But, she cut off all her contacts with me after she found out I had socialising issues and some solid logistic mindset instead of being a caring person."

"But master, you are a caring person."

Viktor laughed and answered, "Do you really think that? All the people I\'ve met after coming to this earth were loving and caring. They did so much for me, they showed a lot of unconditional love, respect and loyalty. I did nothing but to erase my existence from their memory in exchange. Do you think I really deserve this loyalty? Am I really a good person?"

Adonis raised his voice and said, "No!! Master, don\'t think of yourself like that! You deserve the highest respect that you can\'t even imagine. The people you were carrying as your responsibility was nothing but extra weight on your shoulder. You weren\'t responsible for their living expenses and life security. You may have a lot of power but it doesn\'t mean you should carry all the weight by yourself as your responsibility.

Master, you are my lord. And I think you have done so much more than you should\'ve. So, don\'t think of yourself as low."

Viktor looked at his face and smiled. He was happy to hear the words so he said, "Thank you, Adonis. You are really my lucky charm."

"I\'ll always stand by your side, master."

The restaurant was filled with people but they couldn\'t even hear any sound because of the sound barrier Viktor cast around them. So, their conversation was hidden from everyone even though they were in a super crowded place.