Meanwhile, while Koutarou was laughing like an idiot. Sanae and Yurika who had recently gotten along better were in the supermarket by the station.
“Wow, there's so much chocolate~”
“I hope there are some that would be useful~”
This supermarket was having a special sale for chocolate now that Valentine's Day was so close. With that as their goal, the two who never really went shopping had come here.
“Don't be so cheap. This is a once in a year festival”
Sanae cheerfully looked over each and one of the displayed chocolate. She was currently looking at the shelf that had lined up the relatively expensive products. Since she rarely used money, being a ghost and all, this was well within the range of something she could buy with the small allowance she got from Koutarou. The only time she might go over her allowance was when buying anime related merchandise. Because of that, she was planning on buying relatively expensive chocolate.
But if it's too expensive, Koutarou might not think it’s good, so something around here should do just fine...
Sanae had perused the most expensive chocolate, but in the end she changed her mind.
She was planning on giving Koutarou chocolate. And when he was eating it, she was planning on clinging onto his back and share his senses. So if she bought something that he was unused to, Koutarou might not find it as good, and that sensation wouldn't be transmitted to her. And since Sanae enjoyed being showered in the spiritual energy Koutarou emitted when he was happy, there was no reason to buy a needlessly expensive chocolate.
In the end, Sanae chose a little expensive Valentine's Day limited edition chocolate from a familiar maker.
'A refined version of the taste everyone knows, delivered to your special person'
The words written on the product fit well with Sanae.
“But, but, even if I buy a more expensive chocolate, that won't fill the stomach any more”
Unlike Sanae who headed for the most expensive products, Yurika headed for the low-priced commodities. They had split up, with Yurika headed for the right shelves and Sanae for the left shelves.
Yurika lived using the salary she was getting from Folsaria. However, with the strong yen, and with her salary docked to cover the repairs of the buildings she had destroyed in the past, she was forced to live a strict life. Despite that, she couldn't stop herself from buying Shoujo manga and she had almost no spare money. If she hadn't been allowed to live in room 106, she'd be the first homeless magical girl in history. As a result, Yurika ended up being drawn towards the right shelves.
Do I get ten 10 yen chocolates, two 50 yen chocolates or one 100 yen chocolate... Auu~, what should I do...?
Yurika was wondering how to use the 100 yen. Should she buy a bunch of cheap ones, or a single more expensive one, or somewhere in the middle? If she had been the one to eat it, she would definitely have chosen the cheapest chocolate, but if she was going to give it to Koutarou or someone else, she felt like too cheap would be bad. Troubled, she began thinking of several ways to spend her 100 yen, such as three 30 yen chocolates and four 10 yen chocolates.
“...I hate this, I hate being poor...”
Since Yurika loved Shoujo manga, she adored Valentine's Day. She also wanted to give a boy she loved a large chocolate. However the distortion of the market principles and modern society didn't let her. Yurika grasped the 100 yen coin and ground her teeth.
“V-Valentine's Day should just perish...”
Yurika stared at the chocolate with tears in her eyes.
“Yurika, Yurika”
That was when Sanae approached, holding onto her own chocolate.
“Fuee~”
When Yurika turned towards Sanae, she pointed behind Yurika.
“Isn't that the one you were talking about the other day?”
”Eh, what?”
Yurika looked where Sanae was pointing.
“Hwha!?”
Yurika froze.
'New Sale! Kanto seaweed soy sauce ramen! One bag for 78 yen'
Behind her was the ramen that she had eagerly been waiting for, a new flavor of instant ramen.
Part 5[edit]
While Sanae and Yurika where in the supermarket, another two people related to room 106 arrived. However, they weren't headed for the candy aisle, but a different one.
“Kiriha-san, over here”
“Thank you Shizuka, you're a big help”
Those two, Shizuka and Kiriha, were standing in the alcohol aisle. That said, their goal wasn't to drink it. What they were after was alcohol for use in cooking.
“There's no need for thanks, I'm going to buy something too”
Shizuka had guided Kiriha to this super market's alcohol aisle. Shizuka had some alcohol she wanted to buy as well.
“Liqueur, Liqueur... ah, here it is”
Shizuka was after liqueur used in cooking. She could buy normal alcohol for cooking in the alcohol store by the shopping district. However, Shizuka had to come all this way to buy liqueur used in making candy. In this supermarket, there was a corner for specialized cooking using alcohol, and there was a large selection of goods available. Shizuka picked up a yogurt liqueur. It was one of her favorite articles that only this store sold.
“Shizuka, what are you going to make with that?”
”Fufufu, I was actually planning on using it as a secret ingredient for my chocolate cake”
“I see, a cake huh? That sounds delicious”
Kiriha who was also skilled at cooking quickly picked up on Shizuka's intentions. She was going to make a sponge with yogurt liqueur mixed with it and cover it with chocolate. By doing that, the sponge would have a refreshing taste that would ease up the persistent taste of chocolate.
“Something like strawberry would go well with it too”
“Aha, I have some strawberry liqueur at home, so I'll give it a try”
The two continued to talk about cooking while moving a little to the side, which was where the alcohol Kiriha was after was located.
“Brandy for cooking is around here”
”Now then, which one to pick...”
There wasn't just plenty of liqueur for cooking, but also plenty of brandy for cooking. Kiriha picked up a nearby brandy and read the label. She had to pick something that would work for what she was going to use it for.
“You'll be putting the brandy into the chocolate, right?”
“Yes. I wanted to give it a more mature taste”
“So the chocolate will be bitter?”
“That's my plan”
Kiriha was looking for a brandy to give the chocolate a more deep taste. All to make a chocolate with a more mature and less sweet taste.
Kiriha was planning on making a true love chocolate, so she wanted to make it so an adult would want to eat it. That's because Kiriha's first love that she met ten years ago should be around 30 years now.
However, she still hadn't found her first love. She had used various methods, and she would sometimes check places where she believed that person would be. But she still hadn't found him. Despite that, Kiriha couldn't keep herself from making a true love chocolate. That's because she was still in love with him.
Fufu, I'm sure Koutarou would laugh at me for being so stubborn...