I took a leisurely walk down the main street in the late afternoon. I didn't have any particular purpose today, and since I was free, I had come out to do some shopping while strolling down the main street.
　It's the best street in the capital of Symphonia, and it's very busy again today. As I was moving my gaze while thinking about this, my eyes suddenly met with the person who was walking in front of me.

''Ah.........''
...geez.

　The one who made a blatantly uncomfortable expression when she saw me in my face was Elise, who was wearing her usual fantastic robes.
　Since we both live in the Symphonia royal capital, it's not absolutely impossible for us to meet by chance like this, but.......it's a tremendous coincidence.

Hello, Elise. It's a nice surprise to find you here.
The first thing you need to do is to buy all the foodstuffs you can find, and you hardly ever go out, but when you do happen to go out, you bump into each other, and that's not good enough for me, human. I'm going to be suspected of stalking you.

　I was suspected of being a stalker just because I met her by chance on the street. No, well, Elise-san is always a hard-eyed thing to say, and if you're going to let me off with a suspicion, then I don't have a problem with it for now.......

By the way, human. Do you have some time to spare now?
Huh?　Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, though?
Well, I'm going to go shopping with you. I'll thank you in some detail later.
Ha, ha.... all right.

　It's not that I was just hanging around in my free time to begin with, so it's perfectly fine to go along with the shopping, but it's a bit of an unexpected development.
　Or rather, it's rare to meet Elise-san outside of the store in the first place, so it's kind of new to me.

　Elise-san nodded once upon hearing my words, and then began to walk stutteringly. I figured that she wanted me to follow her, so I called out to Elise while following her.

'So, what are you buying?'
It's a lot of things but mainly it's in preparation for the upcoming Valentine's Day.
Does that mean chocolate?
Not even close.
Huh?
Valentine's Day is a good time for me to make money. There are more requests for compatibility predictions, and accessories that will increase your luck in love are often sold. That's why I buy the materials for the accessories.

　If you ask me, it makes sense. Elise's shop is a fortune teller's shop, and it's certainly a good time to stir things up.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for, especially when it comes to accessories that can increase your luck in love, and Elise, who is good at making magic tools, may actually be able to make some effective ones.

''.........Well, you don't need that kind of accessory for a love ghost human being, do you?
The love ghost?　No, no, I'm not....
''I'll look in the mirror and come back. Not just the Sixth King, a human who is dating the Creation God is nothing more than a monster.
....

　I'm in trouble I can't argue with that. Let's not inflate this topic any further, it's too much against me.

　As we were walking along with such an exchange, Elise spotted one of the stalls and approached it.

''Welcome.''
Would you mind if I took a look at the merchandise?
!

　When the owner called out to her, Elise-san had an archaic smile on her face that I hadn't seen before... or rather, she looked almost like a different person, and I looked at Elise-san in surprise.

''Oh?　Are they lovers?　You're a beautiful man and you look good together.
''Hmph, it's rude of him to talk like that. I'm just forcing him to go shopping with me.
!

　...Who is this?　This elegantly smiling, politely worded person... he's really too different from his normal self!
　In front of me, who is stunned, Elise-san exchanged a few words with the shopkeeper and then purchased a few items.
　Then, just as she left the store with me, she returned to her usual expression and muttered at a volume that only I, who was next to her, could hear.

''........what do you have to complain about?''
No, no, not at all.
I'm still in the customer's business, so I can at least use a sales smile and be polite.

　.........I've never had anyone look at me like that, and use polite language.......oh, no, at least I was polite to you during the Sixth King Festival.
　Since we met again in the Kingdom of Symphonia, he's remained bitter....

You don't need to be polite to a human. I don't even want to mend the smile of a stranger.
'....well, it could be that you're somewhat forgiving of me or something...
You're on your own.

　 So, does that mean they think of me as a good friend or something?







　I was walking towards Elise's shop after visiting several shops slowly for a few hours and buying many items when I was suddenly approached by her.

''Human-san, I'm going to have a cup of coffee at my shop, now that you've helped me out,''
Oh, yes.
And I'm giving you this as well.
Huh?

　
　That means, let's see, this is chocolate........

It's a little reluctant to do so, but........I don't really dislike humans. So, although it's a few days early, I'll at least give you some Valentine's Day chocolate.
Oh, yes.
'By the way, I'm a good cook, but I've never baked, so the chocolate is what I bought. But I don't take complaints.
"...Thank you very much. It's a pleasure.
And while we're at it, it's exactly lunchtime and I'm going to eat lunch too.
'Yes. Thank you for the treat.

　Although she was still turning away, Elise's voice seemed a little kinder than usual.

''.....................I rather like you, human.
'What?　I'm sorry, I can't believe this is happening...
It's nothing. Come on, I'll be on my way.