Chapter 169: [Hypermarket]

Chapter 169: [Hypermarket]

<<Is this really Walmarket!?>>

I gazed up at the store in astonishment.

No, seriously, it was so huge that I naturally looked up.

<<The ceiling is so high! And it's so wide you can't even see the opposite wall!>>

<<It's amazing, right?>>

<<I heard about it, but it's even more than I imagined.>>

In a nutshell, Walmarket was a huge supermarket.

However, its scale was so different that it looked like a completely different entity.

I think it's the company with the highest sales in the world.

Would it be easier to understand if I said it sells more than AWAZON?

<<Hey, Iroha. Don't just stand there forever; let's go.>>

<<Yeah.>>

Angu Ogu pushed the shopping cart ahead.

I followed her, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

<<For today, I'll buy groceries, and maybe some slippers and soap. Should we also check out transformers in case?>>

<<I might want one. I think it should be fine, but I'm afraid of accidents. I want to use it as a backup for my computer. But do they even sell those?>>

<<I don't know. But if it's Walmarkets, they probably do.>>

<<Mysterious confidence. But I get it.>>

With this much space, they probably have everything.

Just walking around like this, there were so many different products.

<<For now, let's start with the grocery section.>>

<<Oh, yeah. It's American the way they display things.>>

<<There might also be a difference in packaging.>>

As I entered the aisle, I saw piles of fruits and vegetables.

<<Do you seriously think that when I was in Japan, I only went to convenience stores? I did use other stores at first, you know!>>

<<...Really?>>

<<Stop giving me that skeptical look! Come on, let's go to the next aisle!>>

Angu Ogu made a rattling noise and pushed the shopping cart forward, seemingly offended.

Next to the fruits were vegetables, and their prices were similar to those in Japan.

<<Vegetables are reasonably priced here. But isn't cabbage unusually expensive?>>

<<It's sold by weight, after all. Heavy items tend to be more expensive.>>

<<But I might just skip the vegetables and go with fruits.>>

Angu Ogu said, ‘You're sharp', and laughed.

I felt like I understood why Americans don't eat vegetables as much.

<<So this is the meat section, huh? And the meat is huge!>>

Moreover, there were no sizes that seemed manageable for just the two of us. Also, I didn't see thinly sliced meat or marbled meat like in Japan.

<<That's why I think Japanese yakiniku is the best!>>

<<I see.>>

I wondered why bother with meat when you could find a dish just grilling it anywhere.

So this was the reason.

And Angu Ogu also enjoyed dishes like shabu-shabu.

Having looked around all the ingredients, I suddenly had an idea.

<<Hmm, how about cooking?>>

<<What's up, Iroha?>>

<<Hey, Ogu, you mentioned earlier that you can cook, right? How about a cooking showdown?>>

<<Huh?>>

It's unusual for me to suggest something like this, but I had my reasons.

And so, the spark of our battle was ignited.