She is not an investigator.

"...You've seen the knight many times?"

Igris didn't want to continue that topic, so she directly steered the conversation to the knights.

After all, that was her original purpose; she hadn't come to go shopping with Taochuan at all.

"I have indeed seen him, but that's all. After all, I don't need him to uphold justice."

Momokawa, somewhat bored, put his hands in his pockets, but still gave Igris that classic smile.

"Would you like to go take a look?"

"You know why I came out."

"Um…"

She tilted her head, then suddenly jogged up to Igris and stopped her.

"I can take you there, but on one condition."

"This is the second time you've tried to negotiate with me."

Igris frowned deeply. Momokawa knew she disliked this, but she did it on purpose.

She may have a terrible sense of humor, but she's very good at making people angry.

"And this isn't the last time... You have to go shopping with me."

"why?"

"I've never experienced that feeling, after all, you're the person I'm closest to."

She didn't have many opportunities to make friends, since she wasn't particularly likable; the people she interacted with most were actually cult members.

This was not a difficult task for Igris, but Igris did not want to agree to it.

"If you invited me directly, I would be happy to go shopping with you, instead of negotiating with me using these conditions..."

Igris's personality is also quite awkward; perhaps this is how people who are not good at expressing themselves are?

"May I apologize and think about it?"

Momokawa is always like this; she has always lacked experience in interacting normally with others, so not many people like her.

Unlike Pasa's aloofness and sharp tongue, she rarely considers other people's feelings, except when she's tormenting them.

However, Igris didn't seem to care much about it, since she had already apologized.

Where to go first?

"Take my hand first."

"I want to go back."

Iglesias dislikes physical contact, including holding hands, although Olivia had done so before.

"Oh, okay then, how about we go for a walk in the square? It's more spacious there."

Momokawa helplessly clenched his own hands and gently tilted his head to look at Igris.

She didn't want Igris to actually refuse, so she wouldn't stand idly by for the sake of her pathetic pride.

At least for Momokawa, she valued her only friend very much.

Igris nodded without saying anything, and simply followed silently beside Momokawa.

Just like her appearance, she is aloof and unapproachable.

Although few people who actually know Igris would think so, she certainly does appear to be.

"Do you like flowers? I can bring you one later; I see couples doing that on dates."

Seemingly quite free, even though Momokawa was walking ahead, she would still turn around from time to time to ask some strange questions.

She could have chosen not to turn around; she probably just wanted to see Igris's reaction.

"It's alright... but we're not a couple, so there's no need to waste this money, right?"

"That makes sense... Have you ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend before?"

The conversation flowed naturally together; relationship issues are a topic that can never be avoided in casual conversation.

Igris shook her head quietly, but also looked at Momokawa with some curiosity.

"And you? You seem like the type who would be popular."

Are you being sarcastic? If so, then I wouldn't only have you as a friend.

Momokawa mumbled to himself, his voice sometimes loud and sometimes soft, seemingly complaining, but not really wanting Igris to hear him clearly.

Unfortunately, they were very close, so Igris could hear everything clearly.

"Do you have a favorite type? Maybe I can use that as a reference."

Although she didn't know what reference it was, Igris still seriously considered it.

"No."

In the end, she shook her head and gave a disappointing answer.

At least not at the moment.

The Gods' Fool - The Last Knight: Chapter Twenty-Eight, The Date

"Oh... they really do sell flowers."

Momokawa looked at the children holding flowers by the roadside with great interest.

Similar to the flower shop I bought in Lin before, the nearby private flower shop employs some children to help out. Strictly speaking... perhaps child labor? But since it's not a legitimate job and there are no contracts, it's not very protected by law.

Besides, at most they only earn some pocket money, and no one will care.

"Stop staring at her, you're scaring her."

Igris pulled Momokawa away, and only then did she look away, letting go of the little boy whose face was full of trouble.

Do you like children?

"Indeed, especially those obedient little children, they are very cute."

"Oh…"

Taochuan nodded, then pouted dismissively.

"We are exactly the opposite."

Do you like disobedient children?

"I don't like children."

Igris remained silent for a moment, but not knowing what to say, she simply pretended not to hear.

This kind of topic is not suitable for the two of them to talk about, after all, Igris has never had a child, and it is even less likely that she will have one in this lifetime.

She doesn't even plan to adopt anyone; she might die before she even needs anyone to take care of her in her old age.

“Igris, look, a familiar face.”

Momokawa tugged at Igris's clothes and pointed to a guy sitting in a corner not far from the street, with some strange little things in front of him.

She couldn't quite make out what he was selling at his stall, but she knew exactly who the owner was.

“Constantine? Let’s go, let’s go and cause him some trouble.”

Igris gave a somewhat strange smile, pulled up her collar, and pulled her hat down high, obscuring most of her face to avoid being recognized.

Momokawa Yuya followed her model's lead, Kira pulled down her hat to make herself look even more suspicious, and followed her footsteps.

……

Constantine's work processes have always been unsatisfactory.

After conducting an investigation of the forest in the southern suburbs, the bureau did not give him any new tasks.

His main role each day seems to be sitting in the police station waiting for someone to call the police and then dispatching officers to the scene.

The job was indeed easy, but it wasn't what he wanted.

He has no passion for his work.

As a result, he could only earn some extra money by setting up a stall in the square during his rest time to pass the time in his boring life.

He wasn't selling anything special, just some amulets and talismans he made himself.

He does know magic, but these things are purely decorative and have no real meaning.

Most people probably just want good luck.

Normally, no one would give it a second glance, but today seems to be an exception.

Two suspicious-looking guys approached.

……

How much does it cost?

Igris crouched down, picked up a talisman, and examined it briefly.

The material is very ordinary, somewhat like stone, and the surface is carved with strange patterns. Igris couldn't figure out what it meant, but it didn't seem to have any purpose.

"Three copper coins each, choose whichever you like."

Constantine looked suspiciously at the man in front of him, whose voice sounded somewhat familiar, but still quoted the price.

It's very cheap, after all, there's hardly any cost to it. I bought it just for fun, it's not really useful.

What is engraved on it?

Igris held up a talisman and pointed to the patterns on it with some curiosity.

"Lucky, this amulet will bring you good fortune."

Does it really work?

"If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't."

Constantine says this to everyone, because if it doesn't work, it just means you don't believe it enough.

"Oh…"