It's a day off. Woah, two precious days should be used for fun. But, I'm now forced to accompany my sister for a walk in the Capital. She said she wanted to buy something.
"I have my plans, my sister!"
I couldn't break free from Amara's grasp. She hugged my arm as if we were lovers.
"I don't care. This is a reply about that night."
"Heh? You didn't seem to have any other plans back then!?" I squinted at Amara. She was discussing Megato's restaurant.
"You're the one who doesn't know. I'm a busy person!"
I doubt it.
"Okay. So, what are we going to do after we buy your groceries? Do you have a date planned?"
"D-date? Why are you thinking, my brother? W-were you expecting it?" Amara looked away.
"No! It wouldn't count as a date if it's with little sister!" I said with a straight face.
Ugh, she gripped my arm so tightly. Did I say something wrong earlier?
After walking for some time, we finally reached our destination.
"Why are the knights guarding this place?" asked Amara when she saw several men in armor standing guard in front of a shop.
Lilim's shop. As far as I knew, it was a shop founded by an elf named Lilim. She is one of the thousands of elves in the capital. The shop is quite large and famous, probably one of the largest.
The elven nation does have its kingdom or country. But, Lilim might have become a citizen of Meredhia.
"If you ask me. I certainly don't have the answer!"
"Can we go in?"
"Probably. Look, other customers are coming in!" I pointed at the few people who were about to enter the store.
They were checked first by the knights.
Amara and I were also checked. We were told to take out the objects we were carrying. They seemed to be looking for dangerous objects.
"Oh, you're academy students? You... Miss Amara, huh?" One of the knights recognized my sister. Afterward, he looked at me.
This is how it is to be an ordinary student.
"He's my brother, his name is Rie."
"Ah, I see. Then, please come in!"
Finally, we were allowed to enter.
"You turned out to be popular, my sister!" I said flatly, looking around at the items sold in the store. The inside area is also spacious, the store has several floors.
"What do you want to buy?"
"Ah, that... actually ...." Amara seemed embarrassed to answer.
"I want to buy panties."
"So what?" I pulled Amara to the area that sold underwear.
"Why are you reacting like that?" Amara held her pace.
I tilted my head in confusion. "Huh?"
"Y-yes... your reaction should be .... 'no! I won't come to that area! The women will think I'm a pervert!'" Amara demonstrates a protagonist in a romantic comedy story during a dating event.
My sister is talented, expressive, and exactly how I imagined her to be.
"Anyways... I might ask for your opinion on the panties I'm going to choose!?"
Why be shy? I know it's an intimate thing and somewhat taboo. But, we are brother and sister. It would be weird if one of us was horny. Anyway, we used to bathe together when we were kids.
"Are you being menstruated?"
*Bam!
I chose the wrong word. Amara instantly punched my innocent stomach.
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Amara and I are on the third floor of Lilim's shop. As the original plan, we were here to buy panties.
'Well, as I expected. There are no men here and the women are looking at me sarcastically. Do they want to kill me?'
"Ah, Amara and... you're Rie, right?"
We were approached by someone unexpectedly. I could immediately tell why there were so many knights standing guard outside the shop.
'Princess Viona and Princess Liettha?'
Amara nodded with a smile at Princess Viona's greeting. She may not like noble titleholders, but my sister is good at being a sycophant.
My sister is not stupid! She could not possibly show hostility towards the royal family.
"Good afternoon, Princess." Amara greeted.
"Yes, it's a coincidence that we're meeting here. Are you enjoying your day off?"
"As it seems. But, are you alright, Princess Viona? There are so many knights outside!"
The cheerful expression on Princess Viona's face slowly disappeared.
"I honestly hate this so much. But, there's nothing I can do. It's a bit ironic, a Spellsword faculty student who can't take care of herself" Princess Viona smiled. A smile was full of disappointment.
I silently glanced at Princess Liettha who was not interested in talking. Anyway, why did someone attack her? Is her case similar to her sister's? Fighting the villain in the culvert and losing.
"I don't think so. We don't know who dislikes us and is plotting to kill us."
Well, the chatters were only Amara and Princess Viona. Princess Liettha and I had no interest in joining in.
"Well then, goodbye. Sorry for disturbing your time!" Princess Viona left with a wave.
"Huh, that sucks!" Amara immediately sighed.
"Nice drama performance, little sister." I clapped my hands.
"That was a waste of time."
Next, we carried out the plan (date). Amara showed me the model of panties she wanted to buy and put them on in front of me.
Wait a minute... why do there have to be so many models just for a pair of panties. It's not visible from the outside. I was really confused about this.
"Hey, does this fit?"
"Yes, it fits."
"Which is the better of the two?"
"Both are good!"
*Bam!
I got punched again.
We didn't get what she wanted. I don't know why she canceled buying panties.
After that, we continued to visit popular places in the capital. We took a boat ride along the Mefasu river--the longest river in Meredhia. The capital is divided into southern and northern regions because of the river.
"My sister, do you want to go fishing?" I asked. I had all the fishing equipment ready.
"We're here to enjoy the beauty of the city, not do those boring activities!" My offer was immediately rejected by Amara.
"That boring activity is looking at buildings with a few trees around them that I don't think are anything special!"
"Ugh, what do you know about aesthetic value!" My sister stood up and shook the small boat we were using.
"I don't know and I don't want to know."
Well, I know it's a silly debate. But, it's much more fun than silence.
'Hmm .... a strange flow of magic energy. And the source is underwater!'
*Boom!
The boat we were on immediately capsized due to the push from underwater. Luckily we could swim.
"What's going on? Who ruined my date?" Amara was angry.
"Postpone your anger for a moment, my sister. We need to get to the shore more often! The underwater dwellers are on the rampage!"
We swam to the shore and what was under the water was a monster.