Chapter 386: The Crossing Bridge Market and the Crustacean-Scaled Bird!
Jashin-chan looked down at her phone and slowly came to the living room.
She turned her head to look at the three people on the sofa, her gaze finally stopping on Ryohei, and asked: "Servant, did you vote?"
"Mn, gave them all to Yusa."
Ryohei answered casually.
Jashin-chan revealed an expression of "Just as I expected," put one hand on her waist, and chuckled: "I voted too. Gave them to Medusa, offsetting a debt, hehe~."
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"You even charge for voting for her?"
Ryohei looked up in surprise at Jashin-chan; he really didn't expect this.
"Charging sounds too harsh; we call this mutual benefit!"
Jashin-chan waved her hand, correcting Ryohei.
Seeming to think of something, she let out an "Ah" and said: "By the way, are you going out today?"
"Don't want to go out."
Ryohei sprawled on the sofa, answering lazily.
Today was the sixth day in Charm Capital.
He had been shopping in malls and exploring shops before, and was a bit tired of it.
Coincidentally, the preliminary round of the beauty pageant had started. He planned to stay in the villa, scroll through short videos, and spend the day leisurely.
"Then I'm going out to play by myself."
Jashin-chan pointed towards the main door.
She hadn't patronized the "Charm Arena" in Charm Capital for a long time and planned to have a good time.
"Mn, go ahead." Ryohei's gaze returned to the phone screen, and he waved his hand casually.
...
On rainy days, darkness always fell exceptionally fast. It was only past two o'clock, but the sky had completely darkened.
Ryohei put down his phone and got up from the sofa.
While stretching his somewhat stiff body, he went to the window and looked out.
Raindrops fell obliquely in the halo of streetlights, quietly merging into the shimmering water on the ground. Further away, the outline of the villa was hidden in the wet darkness.
"Lucoa, Pekola."
Ryohei turned back to look at the two sisters nestled on the sofa watching TV and suggested: "Want to go buy some ingredients together? I'll make you something delicious."
Short videos were getting boring, the novelty completely gone. Ryohei planned to find something to kill time and also learn about any special local ingredients.
"Sure!"
Lucoa agreed cheerfully.
Pekola's beautiful eyes lit up, and she got up too: "Let's go!"
"..."
Knock knock—!
The group arrived at the maid's room. Ryohei knocked lightly twice, an answer came from inside, and then the door opened.
The young maid named Nora stood inside the door, one hand still on the handle, with a slight doubt on her face: "Mr. Ryohei, two ladies, is there anything you need?"
"We plan to buy some ingredients; is it convenient to give us a ride?" Ryohei asked politely.
"Of course, but I only have a nanny van (MPV). If you don't mind..."
"Definitely don't mind," Ryohei said with a smile.
"Alright then, I'll go get the car keys."
Nora agreed readily, turned to get the car keys, and grabbed an umbrella at the door.
Click—!
She locked the villa's main door and led Ryohei and the others into the nanny van parked in front.
Although it was a nanny van, the interior space was very spacious and kept very tidy.
"Where do Young Master Ryohei and the two ladies want to go?"
Nora inserted the key into the ignition, turned her head, and looked at Ryohei in the passenger seat.
She naturally knew who was making the decisions.
"We aren't familiar with this area; please recommend a place."
Ryohei looked at Nora, paused, and added: "Preferably a larger market."
"Then... let's go to the Crossing Bridge Market!" Nora thought for a moment and started the car.
...
The Crossing Bridge Market was one of the most famous food markets in Charm Capital, covering an area of about 50 hectares, located in District 3, facing the sea on one side.
Most local restaurants and hotels purchased ingredients here.
"..." Ryohei didn't let Nora follow. Holding an umbrella himself, he led Lucoa and Pekola into the Crossing Bridge Market.
Looking around, the entire market consisted of rows of uniform giant warehouses.
Despite the rain and the time, the market was still bustling with demons coming and going, incredibly lively.
"Sold! This 110 kg Spiny Giant Rock Crab is sold for 250,000 Yen! The successful bidder please go to the side to handle relevant procedures..."
"Next up for auction is this 18 kg Crustacean-Scaled Bird (Jieba Bird), starting price 100,000 Yen!"
Many demons were gathered at the entrance of a nearby warehouse, and loud shouting came from inside, instantly attracting Ryohei's attention.
Even holding auctions?
He looked over in surprise.
"120,000!"
"I bid 150,000!"
"170,000!"
Interested demons watching bid one after another, the atmosphere lively.
"Let's go take a look."
Ryohei signaled Lucoa and Pekola, approaching the warehouse curiously.
Inside the warehouse—
A red-skinned demon wearing a blue hat and an apron stood near the entrance. In a box at his feet lay a bound creature about 1.2 to 1.3 meters long.
Called a bird, yet not a single feather was on its body—its body was like a thick, short cone, covered with leather-like tentacle bumps.
The head was huge and flat, the mouth wide and flat, with a row of inward-curving sharp teeth growing on the edge.
There were two small lantern-like organs on top of its head, glowing with dark red light. A row of black dorsal fins stood on its back, and below were a pair of pitch-black sharp claws and folded black wing membranes.
"So ugly!"
Pekola's voice was cool, rarely revealing a trace of disgust.
"Mn, indeed ugly... this thing looks too shabby!"
Ryohei glanced at it, felt his eyes were dirty, and hurriedly looked at Pekola to cleanse his eyes.
Lucoa agreed from the side: "Ugly as sin."
However, the surrounding demons seemed very interested in this "Jieba Bird," and the bid broke through 200,000 in the blink of an eye.
"..." Ryohei inevitably looked a couple more times and suddenly realized this thing... looked a bit like an anglerfish!
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