5- Archer meets a friend, also he forgot who is Enkidu

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Tohsaka dropped us few blocks away from my house. He said he was sorry about it and he is in hurry. Looking at my Command spells for the last time, I puffed my chest and continue walking through the quiet streets. It's day three of being a Master and no interesting thing happen, well except for Archer's and Saber's fight. Now that I am an official participant in the ritual, I am one of the most wanted list of the mages in the island. Fun.

Colorful stalls of food and cheap novelty items are scattered in the streets, giving the message of summer is still here. From shirts to food, you name it. I spent all my money on these stalls every summer, I always end up having a stomach ache from eating food. It is like a festival stalls, every summer. You can sell almost anything in the streets legally, no watcher or police will get you. Just stay away from the asphalt if you do not want your goods scattering in the air.

Looking at a pink cotton candy machine, Archer materialized besides me. This time, he added his borrowed hoodie to his clothes. Still keeping the heartthrob hairstyle, Archer can blend in with the tourist with ease. 

"____, explain this lowly festive event" Mumbling to himself than to me, the yellow haired Servant looks at the candy machine with curiosity. People started crowding the streets, young and old alike. 

"It's just summer festival, we set booths and sell cheap stuffs" I explained. "I forgot that you are not familiar with the era, right?"

"The Grail already gave me mediocre knowledge in that matter but as a king, I tried all kinds of pleasure, name it and no such task entertained me"

I kept quiet for a bit and let the mood of the crowds sink in. I saw an old man in a shirt and shorts selling ice cream. We call those "dirty ice cream" since people sell them in the streets and if you bought the wrong one, you'll get a free ticket to the toilet for a day. It only cost one vlixune (name of the currency of our money here, it is made from smoothed rocks. You can imagine how heavy it is). He must've noticed me since I saw him pushing the yellow and red cart towards us. Three tubs of ice cream and a neat umbrella covered the tubs from melting in the sun.

"Two please" I spoke. The vendor wipes the sweat from his forehead using the towel around his neck. After it, he proceed to scoop ice cream from the yellow tub. He gave it after I paid him.

Going back to Archer, I beamed a smile and show off my ice cream. "Hey, wanna have some?"

Snickering, he spoke "Lowly morsel? I do not think so"

"Hey, this what we are known for! Plus it is really cheap!" 

I tried to shove the cone to his face but as Class Archer, he easily dodge my hand. If he is not kidding around, his limitless arsenal would kill me. Finally, he surrendered and grab ahold of the yellow colored ice cream.

"If this will stop your yaps then"
Without looking, he gobbled it on one go. His eyes widens and look at my cone hungrily.

Grabbing it, I complained. How dare he! I bought it with my money!

"You mongrels treat this morsel as a casual one? This indeed is the food of the gods!"

I don't know what he is talking about, but I am a bit glad he liked it.

Leaving Archer behind, I walk around the kiosks. He can manage on his own, after all he is a grown up. A heavily decorated stall caught my eye. Decorated with numerous cheap stuffed toys hanging inside of fishing nets. One stuffed toy is the same size of a ball, even for the suspicious price, those toys are surprisingly well made by hand.

Picking up a stuffed snake (who is sitting by itself in a single net) I bought it for two vlixune. Going back to Archer, he greeted me with two hotdogs on a stick in each hand. Smirking, he bit one and continue to buy more street food. Wait... where is he getting that money? I put the stuff toy in my pocket and still ask myself why did I choose the snake and not the wolf besides it. 

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