Chapter 34 – Part 1 Hunter – Daily Life (3)

I opened my eyes to the strange feeling I felt on my arms.

Looking back at both sides with blurry eyes, Milene on the right arm and Minerva on the left.
Her sister was sleeping next to her in my arms. When they were awake, they had completely different images, but when they were asleep, they were identical. It looks like a koala sleeping on a tree.

“It’s popular, but…”

Laughter came out in an unexpected situation.
I don’t know about Milene, but I can’t believe Minerva is clinging to her like this. Did she subconsciously find warmth and cling to her while she slept?

She is Minerva who always wears her face when she turns to me, but when I see her asleep like this, I realize the beauty of her features. The shape of her face itself is similar to Milene’s, but somehow, Milene feels like a cute animal, while Minerva feels more like her beautiful artwork.

“Come to think of it, it’s kind of like déjà vu…”

The current situation overlapped with a certain scene in my memory.

Me when I was much younger than now. And Ray and Jin, who were also young.
The sight of the three of them sleeping peacefully in the same bed.

My bed was narrow, so if three people could sleep in one bed, they had to be close together. In those days, the distinction between men and women was vague, so both Ray and Jin would cling to each other without being particularly conscious. She argued and cried and cried, but the next day they played together again as if nothing had happened. It was a time when I was happy no matter what I did without any worries.
The old days, I missed a little bit, and I was a little bit sad.

“Are you doing well…”

She feels herself irritated by the sudden outpouring of her true heart.

Is there anything more unsightly than a man dragging himself out with lingering lingering feelings?
Anyway, I’m sure you’re having a good time with the proud clanmates by now.
Huh. Not envious at all Because I’m sleeping surrounded by women like this!
Exhilaration.

He tried to touch Minerva’s breasts to vent his anger, but unfortunately, both of her arms were blocked.
It’s still dark outside her window and it’s too early to wake up. It seems that I have to raise two people to free this arm.
However, the warmth and feel of her arms are pleasant. It’s kind of sad to leave.

…It’s okay to be lazy sometimes.
I decided to close my eyes and sleep peacefully until the two of them woke up.

*

…My arm is about to go numb.
The two of them didn’t know how to get off my arm, and about an hour passed in that state.

“Yes…”

It was Minerva who woke up first. He opened his mouth and looked in my direction with hazy eyes that hadn’t woken up.

“Uhh… My older brother?”

Oh oh. What is this cute side of Minerva?

“You can call me that if you want, but Minerva is older than me, right?”

The light began to slowly return to Minerva’s eyes, which had been staring at me with dazed eyes.
And, papa pat! With enough force to make a noise, it fell away from me and retreated to the corner of the bed. It’s as if you’ve witnessed cockroaches in the bathroom. You are hurt.

“Why are you here…Hot?!”

Seeming to have grasped her situation soon, Minerva pulled the blanket over her and covered her breasts while glaring at her with her usual resentful face. She had been sleeping like that blissfully until just a moment ago.

“That’s too much. If anyone sees it, they’ll think I’ve attacked it.”
“Of course! What a shameless thing to say!”
“Ew…Sister…?”

Minerva made a loud noise that broke Milene as well.

“Did Millene wake up too?”
“Huh… Yuzu?”

Milene looked at me with her sleepy eyes and smiled bashfully.

“Hehe. I woke up and there’s Yuzu next to me. It’s a strange feeling.”
“I’m also glad to have Millene by my side.”
“Really?”

As I brushed her hair through, Milene rubbed her face on my forearm in a happy mood. Like her fawning cat.
And Minerva looked at us like that, her face blushing.

“You didn’t do anything strange to Millene all night, did you?
“Excuse me, really. How do you look at people?”
“That’s right, unni. There’s no gentlemanly man like Yuzu, right?”
“Yeah. Well then.”
“Eww…!”

My shameless attitude and the naive words of Milene, who knew nothing, forced Minerva to shut her mouth with her indignant face.

Sometimes, I thought that mornings like this weren’t bad either.

*

“Is it really okay if I don’t go?”

After breakfast, Minerva and I set out for hunter work.
Milene saw us off with a slightly apologetic and relieved look on her face.
Just after hearing about that yesterday. There is no way she will forcefully take a frightened girl.

“Didn’t I tell you? My level has risen, and from today I can go to hunting grounds with better income. Even if Milene doesn’t come, Minerva can earn enough by herself. Right?”
“Yeah. I’m sorry for the trouble you’ve been having all this time, Mylene. But it’s okay now. Leave it to her sister from now on.”
“My sister…”

Milene hugged her sister’s chest wide. Minerva tenderly caresses her brother. Ah, what a beautiful sisterly love.

When I wasn’t there, Minerva would have taken Milene with her as well, with the feeling of borrowing her cat’s hand. But now she doesn’t have to take Mylene to earn more than ten times what she used to. It might be more comfortable for Minerva to leave Milene in her safe place.
Of course, I prefer to act alone with Minerva. I mean in several ways. Haha.

“Then let’s go. Let’s start with the equipment first.”
“Equipment? Anything else to buy?”

Minerva usually looks at me like the enemy of her parents, but when it comes to work she talks normally. She’s not friendly either, but she’s a bit better.

“It’s not mine, it’s Minerva’s.”
“My equipment?”
“Yes. From now on, I will be dealing with bosses with high difficulty levels. Of course, I have no intention of getting attacked, but if one thing happens, I will die in one hit with the current Minerva equipment? Will it be?”
“Ha, but the money…”

Minerva hesitantly said.
It is natural to worry about money. This is because R-grade equipment sold in general stores costs tens of thousands of gold, and SR-grade equipment made by artisans costs hundreds of thousands of gold per piece.

“Don’t worry about the money. I’ll pay. For now, it’s an investment in party members.”
“Ah, yes… Thank you…”

When I smiled innocently, Minerva said thank you even awkwardly.
Whoops. You don’t have to be so grateful. It’s all for me!

I took Minerva along that route and headed to the department store in the second district of the capital.
Here, Zone 2 can be seen as a rich zone that only rich people can use. District 3 is the general area where we usually live, and District 1 is a special area for nobles. At least, even commoners can enter District 2 by paying money, but District 1 cannot be entered except by aristocrats or those related to it.

Also, since I have a VIP medal, both Area 1 and Area 2 are free passes, and Minerva is a member of my party, so it’s the same pass.

District 2 was much cleaner and quieter than District 3. The roads are clean, and it goes without saying that security is excellent. The prices are high, the land is expensive, and the goods sold are high-end.

The department store for hunters we found is literally a weapon store, armor store, tool store, etc., All in one building. It is incomparably larger than the shops in District 3, and as the price is high, you can also purchase special SR-grade equipment made by artisans.
Equipment that can be bought with money has the advantage of being able to freely choose the design even though its stats are slightly lower than equipment drawn by summoning. That means you don’t have to use pervert equipment like the eagle mask.

“Thank you for visiting our store. What kind of product would you like?”

Upon entering the department store, a competent-looking male employee with all-white hair spoke to me at the entrance.
One of the good things about department stores is that they provide information staff on a 1:1 basis. This is probably possible because it is a department store with a high unit price.
Of course, I could refuse and go shopping leisurely, but I didn’t know what was good, so I decided to accept the guide.

“I want to change this lady’s equipment overall. It doesn’t matter if it’s expensive, so I focus on SR. My job is a prosecutor.”

Then he spoke in a low voice so that Minerva could not hear.

‘By the way, as sexy as possible.’
“…Okay. Then I’ll guide you.”

The department store clerk professionally started guiding us without batting an eyebrow.

“This is currently the most popular lower body armor for women. Her evasion and stamina increase are excellent, so it greatly helps the survivability of avant-garde hunters.”

Seeing the product recommended by the clerk, Minerva widened her eyes. This kind of reaction was fresh, perhaps because he always looked at Minerva with a disapproving expression.

“I-I can’t fight wearing something like this. It’s too short.”

The product the clerk recommended was a short flared skirt. Certainly, the length is so short that even half of the thighs are not covered. If you wear something like this and go wild, you’ll easily see your panties.
It was obvious that Minerva disliked her, but she didn’t seem to be able to strongly refuse because she was paying for it anyway.

Hmm. The design and options are not bad either. But 250,000 gold for one skirt? Maybe it’s too expensive for a single skirt.
As I was contemplating whether to buy it or not, the clerk hinted a little.

‘This skirt has the effect of ‘reversing the skirt whenever a skill is used’ as a special option.’
“I’ll live.”
“What!?”

I paid immediately.
Leaving the bewildered Minerva behind, I moved to the next corner with the clerk.

“This is an upper body armor that combines defense and stamina for close combat.”
“Eh, these things are no different from underwear!”

Seeing the clerk’s recommendation, Minerva, who dyed her face even more red, exclaimed.

“Minerva. Originally, the more exposed the armor, the higher her defense power.”

Yes. The product the clerk recommended was a type of armor called bikini armor.
Did you say that was also off-the-shoulder? It has no shoulder straps and is connected only behind the back. The area of ​​the important chest area is also very narrow. It seems that the craftsman’s agony to reduce the covered part to a minimum is visible.
This clerk is very smart. Naturally, I decided to buy it on the spot.

“I was a fool for even appreciating it for a moment. I would never wear it!”
“If you don’t like Minerva, I don’t mind wearing it to Milene instead. Shall we go to the spider’s nest with Milene next time?”
“Ugh…!”

Minerva is so cute that she does things like this and that but in the end obeys my words.
I dragged the angry Minerva around and bought the rest of the equipment as well.

As a result, Minerva’s combat uniform was heavily exposed overall.
A bikini armor that exposes the shoulders and collarbones and gathers the breastbones as if showing off. Even subtle areas such as the armpits, belly, and navel are completely open.

The short skirt seems to show her panties even if she moves a little. Besides, Minerva doesn’t know yet, but whenever she uses a skill, her skirt turns upside down, so the future battle is expected.

The rest are wearing boots and fingerless gloves that accentuate their legs, and a small sparkling tiara on their heads. The overall tone was a combination of red and silver to suit Minerva’s hair color. There’s even a fire attribute sword and a fire attribute resistance shield. She thinks she’s a pretty good fit, as expertly matched.

5 pieces of armor, a sword and shield, 3 types of accessories, and even erotic underwear as a bonus. As I tried to capture both performance and design, the total amount exceeded 3 million gold.

Wow, it was a lot more expensive shopping than I thought. Still, looking at Minerva twisting her body like this embarrassingly, I feel like it’s not a waste at all.
Why am I so happy to see Minerva dislike? Is it like the psychology of a boy who bullies the girl he likes?

“…I can’t believe it. I’d rather have this kind of money…”
“Huh? What?”
“…Nothing.”
“Minerva.
“But… Ugh… Go… Thank you…”

Hans to a grumbling Minerva and he reluctantly expressed her gratitude.
Haha. Thank you for what Rather, I am grateful!

“And here’s what you ordered separately.”

Right before I left the department store, I accepted the ‘special products’ I had requested from the clerk. After checking the contents, I left the department store after giving a small tip to the clerk who prepared the excellent products.
Seeing me smiling, Minerva asked doubtfully.

“What else did you order?”
“Surprise for Minerva. Stay tuned.”

“What do you expect? There is only anxiety.”

Haha. Minerva is surprisingly sharp.
I can’t wait to see Minerva’s reaction when she sees this ‘special product’.