Lu Ze followed the two skipping little lolis from behind. The Honkai Impact 3rd experience store was downstream of the commercial street, and going upstream led to Tenshukaku.
"It smells so good! Liliya, what smells so good? I just had breakfast, but I'm hungry again. Lu Ze! I want to eat that."
Following her pointed finger, they saw a relatively simple food stall making delicious-looking snacks that were very appetizing.
"Do you want to eat it, Liliya?"
Liliya nodded. The snacks looked pretty good and seemed worth trying.
After getting an answer, Lu Ze took out a bag of Mora from his system space, ready to buy the freshly made snacks.
"Sir, I'm sorry, are you planning to buy these snacks?"
The shop assistant's expression was apologetic.
"Yes, can't you sell them? You open for business, how can you refuse to sell? If you really have some unspeakable difficulty, then never mind."
Lu Ze didn't quite understand, opening for business in the morning but refusing to sell, was this a joke?
"It's like this, these snacks were custom-ordered by the Yashiro Commission, so we can't sell them to you. Since they are not finished yet, if you really want to buy them, you can come back after ten o'clock. They should be available then. I'm very sorry to have disturbed your good mood this morning."
Rosaria's eyes showed disappointment upon hearing that they couldn't buy them. However, she didn't cry like other children when they couldn't get what they wanted; she was very sensible.
"Lu Ze, it's okay if we can't buy them. It doesn't matter if Liliya can't eat them, right, Rosaria?"
The latter nodded. If they couldn't buy them, then so be it. After all, one couldn't force things, and they couldn't make things difficult for the shop assistant, right?
"Alright then, let's go. We'll come back later and I'll buy more for you."
He patted the heads of the two cute girls. Indeed, sensible little ones were so lovable.
"Wait a moment! I can authorize the sale to you."
Hmm? This familiar voice…
Lu Ze slowly turned his head and saw Kamisato Ayaka in casual clothes, holding a fan in her right hand. Her fair face, coupled with her ice-blue hair, made her worthy of the title "Egret Princess."
"Ayaka? Long time no see, but is this alright? These snacks were custom-ordered by your family, so selling them to us like this might not be appropriate?"
Kamisato Ayaka smiled gently, opened the fan in her hand, and said sweetly:
"I custom-ordered these myself, so selling them to you is perfectly fine. Besides, I'm not in a hurry. The two little cuties behind you must also want to eat them. It's okay, I'll sell them to you."
Hearing her words, Lu Ze didn't know what to say. He took out the Mora and bought the snacks, saying:
"Why don't we eat them together? Although eating snacks in the morning might not be ideal, these were originally yours, and you've been looking forward to them for a long time, right?"
After a brief moment of thought, Kamisato Ayaka nodded. The four of them sat on a nearby bench. The snacks were exquisitely made, and there were only ten of them. Buying just ten cost nearly over a hundred thousand Mora, which showed how expensive these snacks were.
However, they were worth the price, so it didn't matter.
Rosaria eagerly took a snack with her right hand and took a bite. Purple creamy filling immediately burst out. Wow, these things weren't just pretty, they were also juicy!
This purple filling was probably from a Mist Flower, right? She really didn't know how they managed it.
Kamisato Ayaka also picked up a snack and took a gentle bite. Green creamy filling immediately leaked out, getting all over her mouth.
"Ah, how ungraceful. But it tastes really good. As expected, the snacks she makes are still so delicious."
She quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe the corner of her mouth. Kamisato Ayaka always maintained her elegance and dignity, which was her public image.
"Let me try."
He also took a snack and took a gentle bite. Red creamy filling immediately filled his mouth. After carefully tasting it, it was indeed red bean flavored.
"It's really good. It seems I can buy more here in the future."
Lu Ze immediately thought of the people at home. Perhaps he could bring some back for them.
"Right? The taste is really good. Then I'll take my leave. I came out this time to help my brother with some matters, so I'll be going now."
Kamisato Ayaka smiled gently and stood up from the bench, leaving elegantly. As for what business she had to attend to, that was unknown.
Watching her leave, Lu Ze handed the remaining snacks to the two little girls. The two ate them quickly and finished them in no time.
He returned to the shop and custom-ordered more, arranging to pick them up in the afternoon, and then led the two little girls upstream.
As they passed by Yae Publishing House, Rosaria curiously ran over and casually picked up a book from the newsstand.
"Getting Stronger Starting with the Sunsettia? What kind of book is this? It looks quite interesting."
Behind the counter was not an ordinary sales assistant, but a pink-haired big fox. No! It was the wise and beautiful Yae Miko herself, how could she be called a pink-haired fox?
"Little one, you have good taste. You've picked up a bestseller. This book is about how the protagonist gets stronger by eating Sunsettias all the way. It's quite a good novel."
Yae Miko walked out from behind the counter and affectionately patted Rosaria. She had no resistance to cute children.
"Hmm? Miko? Shouldn't you be working at Grand Narukami Shrine at this time? When did you become a cashier at Yae Publishing House?"
Speaking of which, Yae Miko walked to Lu Ze's side with a smile, her lips close to Lu Ze's ear, and whispered:
"I have you to thank, little one~ If it weren't for you, how could Kazari have taken over my work? Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the leisure to come here to drink sake, eat fried tofu, and read novels."
On the distant Mt. Yougou, Kazari looked at the documents in front of her with a bitter expression. So many documents! Yae Miko! Why did you leave so much work for me?! If I catch you at noon, you'll regret it!
"Uh, this... did you really dump all your work onto Kazari? I think I just heard her roar."
Lu Ze vaguely heard a roar from the distant mountain. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be Kazari.
"I don't care about her~ What can she do to me? Who told her to take over my position as Guuji? She brought this upon herself. What does it have to do with me?"