Our Memories Will Live On Forevermore. ~Yuuki Konno X OC Fanfic~

¦[New Bonds.]¦

{Our First And Everlasting Memory.}
Act 7.

|[January 8th, 2026. Noon.]|

{Shiki}

"Sooo... What's on your mind?" I asked.

We walked through the fancy streets of Panareze. I've never been walking around here that much, I love the feeling of being out in the open fields way more than being in a town. There's just... Not much you can actually do. Yuuki seems happy though, strolling around like a kid on a holiday trip.

"I wanted to do some shopping earlier, buuuut~ a certain someone came online and I wanted to say hi!"

"Hm? Who is it?"

She chuckled, "It's you, dummy!"

"Ah, my bad."

A certain someone, huh? Is that what she refers me as? Also, her mood swings are crazy. We were just in a slightly tense situation before this and she's already back up and smiling? Dang, I gotta learn from her.

Well, at least the whole problem with Kirito and Yuuki got somewhat resolved. Did I feel good after that? No, to be honest. I didn't think much when I told Kirito to do it, it was just... Bugging me that he somehow knew about her secret for some reason.

But again... Even I don't know what that secret is. Well, it's not a concern of mine. I shouldn't even ask her about it, duh. It's called a secret for a reason...

"What're you in the market for? Potions, crystals, materials, or gear perhaps?" I asked.

"The first two. I don't need any more gear, I'm already doing great with this set! Know any good places to buy?"

I looked around, putting my hands on my pocket. "I'm not sure, I always go to the typical general stores that's in every floor, so..."

"Come on, that's boring! There's gotta be another place where we can get 'em!"

"Ehh... I seriously don't know any!"

"Well in that case, let's just walk around and look!" She smiled, "Maybe we'll find something in the way!"

A gentle breath came out my nose, I smiled as she beamed her face unto mine. "Sure."

Life... Is good. I'm talking and walking around with a girl, and I'm having fun? Pff... Some guys would call this bliss, hell, this IS bliss. Never have I ever thought of doing this anytime soon, I've never had a girlfriend, or just a friend that's a girl. And I never had that much time with mom...

"Oh, yeah! I remember now!" She uttered, excitement on her voice.

"What's up?"

"I stumbled upon a shop down here that sells high-level, super rare stuff. Aaaandd I saw your armor set there!"

"Ah yeah, there's a couple shops that sells rare gear. In fact, I bought this set from one of 'em."

"Oh, so you did buy it from that shop!"