Volume 1, Chapter 41 – Flowery Night

Volume 1, Chapter 41 - Flowery Night

Translator: Silva

For some reason, the daytime had always been particularly short in this world. The night had arrived again with but a single moment of inattention. Despite that, it was not like Lily disliked night-time at all.

Lily actually preferred the night over daytime.

The streetlight flickered amidst the flowers under the moonlight, the feeling of taking a stroll after the rain was somewhat refreshing. Nêww chapters will be fully updated at (n)ov(e)l/bin(.)com

However, the cool wind brushing against her thigh reminded Lily that her kimono was torn.

She intended to borrow needle and threads from the granny in Chrysanthemum Inn to sew her kimono. It’s just that, having only one set of clothes was also quite inconvenient, so she turned towards the shopping district at the river bank with the intention to buy a new set of kimono.

Although it was very convenient to move around with a short-skirted kimono, Lily still wanted a set with a long skirt. There was no particular reason behind it.

Lily wandered through the streets at the river bank and saw a kimono store located at the corner of a dark alley. Thus, she walked over there.

The proprietress nodded with a smile.

The thought of scamming never crossed Lily’s mind as she honestly took out half of her remaining coins, which amounted to a little more than one kan.

The proprietress took one kan and returned the remainder to Lily, “Take these remainder back, you can think of it as my reward for the young lady’s honesty.”

“You sure, aunt? Thank you...” Lily gratefully received the remainder because she really didn’t have much money left.

“Young lady, please go inside and I’ll help you change into the kimono, alright? After all, I would like to see for myself how the kimono would look like on someone who is actually worthy of wearing it.”

“Un,” Lily answered cheerfully.

The night was getting darker and the full moon was hanging on the night sky.

Lily left the alley dressed in a red kimono, propped up by her hands was the paper parasol, “Sakura”, and hanging on her waist was the tachi, “Seiwa Tamashi”, or “Seitama” for short. She looked just like a fairy that had entered the secular world by mistake. Then again, she could also be viewed as a beauty taking a night tour in the town.

The proprietress looked at Lily’s back as she got further away, tears involuntarily trickled down her cheeks, “Oh... my dear Aomi... if you hadn’t been devoured by the Mountain Imp, right now... perhaps you might still be wearing the clothes mommy sewed for you, or even have gotten married already...”