She ended up walking longer than expected. The store the waiter girl suggested was in a shady part of the town, but then again, the coupon was too tempting to resist... A whole 60% off discount plus a note from the restaurant owner to help her since she was new in town...
That spoke to her for some extra discount. With some luck, she could get a new cellphone with a nice 70%-80% off...
What kind of girl... No, what kind of human wouldn't walk the extra mile for these discounts?!?!?
A monster, that was who wouldn't go for it. And she wasn't a monster, no sir, she was a normal human being...Who walked into one of the more shady parts of the city...And ended up suspiciously close to the building she was supposed to go to the Monday afternoon...
'Go and investigate the area. Don't stray more than a meter from the street.' Ordered Elizabeth into her shadow, she felt the acknowledgment from Nyx followed by 'It will be done, Mistress.' The answer from the little girl that now resided in her shadow.
She almost staggered when that answer came back. The little girl and the butler had slipped her mind completely. She would need to deal with that, if her skill was out of control from the [Taint]...Would Nyx and his dragon entourage be a danger to her?
She would need to investigate the origin of the [Taint]...After finishing her shopping, and while the store didn't look impressive as one of the hyper malls in Avalon, it didn't dissuade Elizabeth from going in. "Hello~?" Said the girl while opening the door and going in.
It was a humble store with shelves full of all kinds of trinkets, from half-open cellphones to datapads. She could even see a few holopads here and there with the Saintsworth's logo on them. Half of them were open and with some pieces to the side as if showcasing that these were custom models.
...So that meant this store dealt with illegal tech...Illegal [Tinker Grade] tech. Neat.
"I have a coupon ♪ ~ " Said the girl while walking by the shelves and seeing the stuff, she even saw a few silver bracelets here and there, all with a note that said these would not trigger the alarm to the police unless you went above the 60% threshold of mana instead of the usual 20%. It also said that he would not be responsible for the explosive reaction it would have after reaching that threshold.
She also noticed how the red bracelet she was holding right now in her arm was expensive, way too expensive...It was basically an underworld custom to order made bracelet similar to the one her father had given her...Or she got that idea from the stuff around, it had a few notes saying these were the best available on the market, almost nearing the same levels of military grade (Hero Military grade)...So long one used it within the area of influence of [The Hydra's Fang].
"WHO IS BOTHERING THIS EARLY?!?!?" Came the thunderous voice of a man who barely managed to reach her waist level, he had long ears with some earrings on them, a pair of goggles on his head, and a weird helmet that was full of pieces of chips that made it look as if he had a whole computer strapped to his head.
His outfit was on the same theme, full of machines and scanners all over his body, with a couple of extra belts on his chest filled with almost any kind of tool one could imagine. His gloves reminded her of the ones the pink-haired girl had used before, but these were more stylish than those.
Elizabeth was almost sure that he came out of a fantasy world. She managed to control her instincts and not scream 'Gnome!', and instead she just handed the coupon to the Gnome "I got a coupon from a girl for a new cellphone...Mine...isn't good to use around these places." Said the girl to the gnome.
For his part, the man just took it and said, "Hmm...Lidia gave you one of hers?" He warily looked at her, then after noticing her obsidian bracelet gave her a one over "And your phone isn't good enough, you say? Show it." He demanded while extending one of his tiny burly hands.
