Apocalypse Dark Elf Style -Magical Tribes Reincarnated in the Modern World - 4 - Chapter 1.4 - Sweet Taste of Evening Darkness
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Translator: Xean
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We walked around a residential area that was unfamiliar to me. I had no choice but to get something from a convenience store that I barely managed to find.
She seemed really curious. First, she noticed the fried chickens sold at the counter.
“Oi, oi, oi! That’s meat, right? That’s a lot of meat. I love meat!”
“Well, let’s get that fried chicken then——.”
“No, what’s that? I’ve never seen those vegetables before. They’re kind of scrawny looking. Are they delicious?”
She shifted her attention to something else and went to the back of the store. I followed her with a sigh.
She tugged at my clothes and asked me what this and that was. Her ears were twitching constantly, probably due to her overflowing curiosity. She was easier to decipher than a cat.
“Oh, it’s bread. I know what that is. So this world has it too.”
“This world?”
“Heh, are you curious? We can talk about that later. Our priority right now is to get food.”
After saying this, she went back to looking for food.
“Oh, there’s alcohol too. There’s foam on top of it, so it must be ale.”
She started to put the canned beer in the basket but I had to explain to her that I couldn’t buy it no matter what because of the social rules.
We sat down on a bench in front of the store with bulging shopping bags. Naturally, I was the one who paid for everything. I was able to afford it since I had saved up the money from my parents, but it still somewhat felt like an excessive expenditure.
“Speaking of which, that was a really vulnerable store. The shopkeeper was just a short woman, and there were no weapons under the counter. A couple of thieves could take everything inside.”
“Don’t say unlucky things like that. But to be honest, I never thought that even Dark Elves took their shopping so seriously.”
“If this place was an Orc store, I might be tempted to kill them and rob them. But if you can buy whatever you want without doing that, there’s no need to rob them. In the first place, I know that it’s better to keep a low profile in this world.”
“If you don’t want to stand out, can you at least stop sitting like that with your legs open? I can see your…”
“What?”
“Just don’t do it, please.”
“What a pain in the ass,” She complained, but still complied. It wasn’t that she was being obedient or that she cared about me, it was just that she was too busy rifling through the spoils in the shopping bag to care. A little later, a group of three young men walked by us and entered the convenience store. Perfect. They saw us but had turned away after only a brief glance.
We were both wearing school uniforms (though not identical). From their eyes, they seemed to think that we were just a couple of high school students.
I didn’t have much of an appetite, but I was thirsty. I opened a plastic bottle of water and poured half of it down my throat. I felt a little calmer after that.
I then slumped my shoulders and muttered.
“You’re getting carried away, aren’t you? I’m confused about this entire situation…”
“Well, don’t worry about it. I’ll explain everything to you. It’s not good to talk on an empty stomach so I’m going to eat and talk at the same time, okay?”
She took out a fried chicken and opened her mouth to take a bite. Her ears immediately perked up.
“Gah, this is so good. Is this seasoning pepper? Wow, there’s a lot of pepper… We couldn’t have gotten this much unless we went to the Langi Taishan Kingdom.”
“Where is that?”
“It’s a place in our world, of course.”
She replied in a casual manner. Then, she started chewing the food again.
“Well then, I’ll introduce myself first. I’m Sheena. My full name is Sheena Glaive Zoainmeri. I like to have fun, and I don’t like to be bothered. Okke?” (TN: Okke = okay in gal term)
“Well… okke.”
“It’s not ‘okke’. If someone gives you their name, you should tell them yours in return. What’s your name?”
“… Asakura Rensuke.”
“Asakura… Rensuke, is it? Okay, I got it. Moving on…”
She told me that as she tore open the packaging of a sandwich.
“I’m from another world.”
“…”
“It’s a completely different world from this one. It’s like one from your imagination, a fantasy world of swords, sorcery, and the likes… Did you get that?”
“Wait a minute. Isn’t it strange for you to say that?”
I was going to be a good listener for a while, but I couldn’t help but get into it.
“Fantasy-like, it’s a concept that is out of this world…”
“I understand. Well, the important thing to know is that our world was destroyed for various reasons, and I was reincarnated into this world by some sort of god from another world. Though, I don’t remember ever seeing or talking to him.”
She raised her eyebrows and muttered, “This white bread is also delicious. How is it so soft?”
“At first, I didn’t know where I was, but I got enough basic information embedded in my head to live here. That’s why I can talk like this.”
“Then don’t you know about the foods in the convenience store?”
Like the soft-serve ice cream, which she was eating in an absurd manner.
When I explained it to her, she exclaimed, “Oh, so it’s made from chilled and curdled cow’s milk! Rensuke’s amazing!”
“It’s nothing special, this is common knowledge. It’s not nice to have someone messing with your head, but it can’t be helped in this case.”
“So you were sent here unknowingly. How do you feel about that…?”
“I didn’t really have a choice. If I don’t comply, I’ll end up dead like the rest of my world, right? If that’s the only other option then I have no choice but to get on board.”
Without any semblance of order to how she ate the food, her next selection was octopus sashimi from the side dish section. The moment she put it in her mouth, her face became solemn.
“Seriously, I didn’t think it was possible, but this tastes just like the creature that lives in the ocean caves. Do they exist in this world too… ?”
The otherworldly gourmet menu and her explanations for them sounded equally bizarre. I felt that this was proof that she was speaking the honest, unadorned truth. Did Sheena really reincarnate from another world?
“You really came from another world… Was it only you who came to this world?”
“Of course not. I’m the only Dark Elf but there’s one of each race. I’m the only dark elf that reincarnated into this world. As for the reason for all of this, I’m also clueless.”
Sheena stopped moving her hands, mouth, and ears. She looked at me intently. Then I realized.
“Do you by any chance want a refill?”
She smiled at me with a satisfied look on her face. Her canine teeth were showing like before.
“It’s amazing that you know what I want… And more drinks? I would like something sweet.”
She then entered the convenience store again. I would like to think it was just my imagination, but the clerk’s eyes seemed to be full of dismay.