"Hey, hey, Opera-san, your efficiency is ridiculous... I suspect you used to be a butler in Hayate the Combat Butler."
In the carriage,
"Grandpa, where are we going?" Iruma asked, looking at the trees rushing past outside.
"Why, we're going to buy things for the new semester together, of course! Oh, and remember to put on the cognitive-blocking glasses Grandpa gave you!"
After a rapid carriage ride, everyone quickly arrived at the Teacher's Dormitory Park, located to the right and directly below the school, as well as the "Magic Street" district, where all sorts of things could be found.
As soon as they got out of the carriage, they were surrounded by people. It wasn't because of Shesi and Iruma; their cognitive-blocking glasses weren't broken. It was because everyone saw Sullivan.
"Oh! Lord Sullivan!"
"Yo, everyone, how have you been lately?"
"Lord Sullivan, I saw the report."
...The first store they went to was a clothing store.
"Hmm, it fits perfectly, Lord Sullivan," Opera-san said, looking at Iruma in an outfit.
"Hmm... I feel like something's still missing," Shesi murmured, a bit puzzled, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Shesi turned to look at the shop assistant.
"What is the name of this shop, please?"
"Ah, this is Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions."
Shesi clapped his hands. "Sure enough, it's you! Wearing this outfit, you will no longer be a Muggle, but one who understands love... Wait a minute, I still need a wooden stick. I hope to find a stick that chooses its own master," Shesi said.
"What a great idea!" Sullivan's eyes lit up at the words.
Soon it was Shesi's turn. His outfit was not much different from Iruma's, except the collar size and flexibility were adjusted. After all, Shesi would transform into his demon form, and it wouldn't be good if he burst his clothes then. He didn't have the Hulk's underwear.
Looking at Shesi and Iruma, Sullivan snapped many photos, then looked at the attendant.
"I'll take two sets of everything hanging here, from left to right!"
"Thank you for your patronage~"
"Ah... that's too much!"
"It's fine, it's fine, you can change into a different one every day," Sullivan waved his hand, telling the staff to pack everything. At this moment, another attendant walked over and introduced something to Shesi and Iruma.
"Hats and horn ornaments are also very popular."
The two looked. Shesi subconsciously touched the small bumps on his head.
"...It seems like a brain is growing... No, horns are growing. Should I pick one and buy it first?"
Perhaps it was Shesi's "Adaptation" ability at work, or perhaps it was due to using his demon form too much, but Shesi actually found that his human body seemed to be turning into a demon. His body was also starting to develop in a demonic direction. Although Shesi didn't dislike it... he just wondered if this would make his younger brother worried? After all, if he also became a demon, then Iruma would be the only human left in the Netherworld.
Shesi looked with slight concern at Iruma, who was looking around everywhere. Suddenly, he shook his head. Never mind. By that time, maybe Iruma would also be influenced by the Netherworld? Why think so much?
"I want that!" Shesi finished his thought and looked at the horn ornaments in the accessories shop. He suddenly saw a golden horn ring. He didn't know why, but Shesi felt that it seemed to be attracting him?
Everyone looked at the accessory Shesi pointed to. The attendant walked over.
"It's possible... but that was obtained by our exploration team in a dungeon. Is one okay? Because there was only one left when it was discovered... And... it looks more suitable for a taller demon, since the horns of typical demons don't seem to be that big..."
The attendant said. It wasn't that the attendant didn't know how to do business; after all, this was something Lord Sullivan's "servant" wanted to buy, so he couldn't play any tricks.
"It's fine, but this looks more like a bracelet," Shesi said, taking the horn ring the attendant handed down. He then slipped it onto his hand, and the golden horn ring... no, it seemed to be a bracelet, emitted a faint red glow. Shesi instantly felt a sharp pain, as if needles had appeared on the inner wall of the bracelet, but his blood didn't flow out; it seemed to have been absorbed by the bracelet. Afterward, the bracelet returned to its normal appearance.
"Ah... it seems so..." the attendant said awkwardly. Indeed, it seemed not to be a horn ring, but a bracelet.
Just as Shesi looked up at the others, he saw that they all looked normal.
"It seems no one noticed the anomaly of this bracelet... A ruin? Teacher Balam also said that there are still large unexplored areas in the Netherworld... Interesting. This bracelet seems to have absorbed my blood... I'll check it again when I get back."
Shesi thought to himself.
"Lord Iruma, what do you think of this?" Suddenly, Opera-san walked over with a collar.
"It seems to be a collar that makes familiars obey their master. Let's buy one," Opera-san said expectantly.
Iruma and Shesi simultaneously looked up, imagining Yepo wearing a collar.
"Hey!"
"Hey!!"
"Hey!!!"
Iruma: *sweats*... No, that's not possible, he'd die.
Then everyone came to the library here.
"'Magic Guide,' 'The Legend of Kamidin,''Secrets of Magic,' and 'Chronicles of Heaven and Demon'... What else is there...?"
"How about a copy of the easy-to-understand 'Book of Demon King Prophecies'?"
"Sold! Two copies!"
Iruma ran over.
"Are we buying so many, Grandpa?"
"Yes, after the new semester starts, you'll be exposed to more and more complex magic, so you need to practice magic diligently."
Shesi grumbled,
"It really is Hogwarts, the same shopping experience."
"Oh, right, Shesi, Iruma, you should have learned about magic power adjustment [fractal] in class, right?"
Shesi and Iruma both paused, then Shesi spoke.
"Uh, what's wrong?"
"That's good. If you use it well, Shesi... umm... Iruma can fly for a short time," Sullivan said, pointing at Iruma, who then floated up.
"And... by adjusting the magic power output, you can do many other things too," Sullivan said, pointing to a demon who was doing something to a bookshelf. That demon instantly floated up, then fell heavily to the ground, dropping the shrunken books he had hidden in his arms.
"Stealing is not good, you know," Sullivan said, walking in front of the demon.
The staff quickly ran over to restrain the demon and instructed a colleague to call the Border Control.
Seeing this, Iruma looked at Sullivan with admiration.
"Grandpa is amazing!"
Shesi also looked at the demon. He hadn't even noticed this demon. Did he perhaps use an ability or item related to cognitive impairment?
As they started to leave, Shesi and Iruma suddenly heard a demon nearby speaking, and they stopped to listen.
"As expected of Lord Sullivan, he applies magic so skillfully in just a few moves."
"He's Rank [9], right? Why doesn't he become the Demon King?"
"He's clearly the first candidate for Demon King, isn't he?"
"Exactly!"
"Iruma, Shesi, hurry up, we still have many places to go," Sullivan urged the two.
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