Chapter 48 I Cant Taste it at All (1/2)

Finished eating lunch, both of us sat up from our seats and went to pay the bill.

Food stalls are basically places where you pay in exchange for goods, and in fact, this shop seems to be a place where you usually pay in advance.

However, it seems that the shopkeeper auntie’s confidence in Kuro is so high, as Kuro’s her regular customer, it’s alright for her even if Kuro pays later.

[Thanks for the food~~ It was delicious.]

[Ah, Kuro. Here’s the money.]

[Eh? It’s okay. I’m the one who invited you, so I’ll pay for it~~]

[No, as expected, that is……]

When we walked towards the auntie to pay the bill, I called out to Kuro who was taking out her purse, but she just said that it’s her treat.

However, even if this is just a date for argument’s sake and even if she is older than me, I’m still feeling awkward having Kuro, who looks like a young girl, treat me.

[It’s alright. Even with this appearance, I still have a decent amount of money.]

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[Decent, you say, is there even anyone in this world who has more money than the Underworld King?]

[Eh? Is Kuro really that rich?]

Hearing what Kuro cheerfully said, the auntie spoke with another wry smile on her face.

Kuro doesn’t usually wear a lot of accessories and she’s mostly only eating commoners’ sweets, so I didn’t really get the impression that she was rich…… The way the auntie is speaking, she’s among the top in the world in terms of wealth.

I guess that should be expected from the Underworld King? No, but where does she get her income as the Underworld King?

[You don’t know, young man? The Underworld King is the “Creator of Magic Tools”. She would obviously get an outrageous amount of money for that.]

[……Ahh.]

Hearing what the auntie said, I began to understand why.

The Seditch Magic Tool Company, which has the largest market share in the world when it comes to magic tools…… The Chairman there is under Sechs-san’s subordinate, and Sechs-san is Kuro’s family. And if I carefully think back upon it, Sechs-san may have said that the Chairman of that company is his subordinate, but he never said that the Seditch Magic Tool Company is his own company.

To sum it up, Kuro was the one who created the Seditch Magic Tool Company huh…… In other words, Kuro is in an Honorary President-like position of the world’s largest company. With a position like that, she would obviously have money……

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[……………]

[Kaito-kun?]

[……Kuro, do you mind I pay for this after all?]

[Eh? Why?]

I understand that Kuro is rich, and I can understand the reason why she insists on paying.

However, as a man, I also have my own little pride, so I wanted to at least pay for our meal.

Granted, the money I currently have was given to me by Lilia-san and I didn’t earn this myself, so I don’t really think this is something I can say……

Hearing what I said, Kuro tilted her head in wonder. It was quite unusual since she usually seems to know everything I’m thinking about…… In the first place, she was the one who wanted to do the standard exchange, and her knowledge regarding stuff would usually be half-baked, so she may just be unfamiliar with this type of relationship.

[……Underworld King-sama. Wouldn’t it be uncouth to ask him the reason for that?]

[Eh? Really?]

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[Yes, that’s right, there are just some things that men can’t back down on. Isn’t that so? Young man.]

[Ugghhh…… Yes.]

It seems that auntie noticed my petty vanity, telling me that with an amused smile on her face, while Kuro was getting more and more curious as she tilted her head.

[Well then, with both of your meals combined, it will be 12R…… but since the young man is showing his manliness, I’ll just push it down to 10R.]

[Thank you very much. Well then, we’ll be off.]

[Yes, indeed. Thank you. Come back when you want to eat again.]

The price was about 600 Yen per piece, which is very reasonable considering its volume. It also tasted good, and I’ll definitely come back for more.

However, I feel that this auntie might make fun of me because of this event, so I’m a little anxious to come back……

After paying, I walked away from the store while pulling Kuro’s hand, who was still looking at me in wonder.

[So, where are we going next?]

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[That’s right~~ We just finished having lunch, so let’s just take a look around for now. Ah, I think we should get something to drink.]

I said to Kuro as we walked down the street lined up with stalls again, and Kuro replied with a bright smile on her face.

I nodded in response to Kuro’s words, patting my chest in relief, as it seems that she will not be pursuing the matter as advised by the shopkeeper auntie for the time being.

It seems that she also had some recommended shops for drinks, so Kuro pulled my hand and brought me to a stall…… To a shop that somehow looks like a small greengrocer.

[Hello~~ Do you have some Seal Fruit?]

[Oya? Underworld King-sama, welcome. Seal Fruit, right? Yes, there’s a good one here.]