The three of them wandered through the bustling market. Eris seemed to have boundless energy, gazing curiously at everything along the snow-covered street.
"Cain, Roxy, come look at this!"
The energetic Lady Eris pointed to an ornate potion. Its blue bottle was decorated with intricate patterns and sat on a merchant's display shelf.
"Hmm? Do you want it, Eris?"
Cain reached for his coin pouch out of habit. Buying things must be second nature to girls, he supposed, and he could certainly afford to let Eris indulge herself.
But the moment Roxy saw the bottle, her face flushed, and she looked distinctly uneasy.
"What's wrong? Do you have a fever?"
Cain paused with his hand in his pouch. Looking worried, he placed it against Roxy's forehead to check her temperature. Hmm. She did feel a little warm.
Hearing that, Eris came over and looked worriedly at Roxy, who seemed at a loss.
If Roxy was sick, he and Eris would certainly be worried about her.
Roxy blushed to the tips of her ears and hurriedly waved both hands at them.
"No, I'm not. That... Let's not buy that."
"Why?"
"Oh, young man, this is good stuff!"
"Please don't say any more."
Roxy gave the shopkeeper a stern look, then added with a hint of guilt,
"How much?"
Hmm. Is it some kind of cursed potion?
Cain was puzzled.
"Fifteen Asura Gold Coins, miss."
Roxy was a little short on money. Frugal as ever, she had intended not to buy it, but when she glanced at Eris standing beside her with folded arms and a worried look, she made up her mind.
"Cain, please give me ten Asura Gold Coins and four Asura Silver Coins. I don't have quite enough."
Roxy said it plainly. The money she had brought for vegetables,