Theresia smiled slightly and made a sweeping motion in the air with her hand.
A faint light flashed, and the fruit on the stall began to disappear one by one.
First the apples, then the green pears, then the purple grapes, and finally, even the wooden crates holding the fruit vanished.
Everything was stored away into the system storage.
The entire process took no more than two or three seconds.
Kadmon’s eyes widened, his mouth agape, and the hideous scar on his face looked even more distorted due to his expression as he stammered, “Wh-wh-what… where did they go? My fruit?”
“I put them away. Don’t worry, they won’t spoil.” Theresia waved her hand, speaking nonchalantly.
“P-put them away?
Where did you put them?” Kadmon was still in shock, “Are you a mage, miss?
No, that looks like an even more powerful spatial item?
Those are rare treasures only high nobles and royal court mages can afford!”
“Something like that.”
Theresia didn’t explain further, picked up an apple, rubbed it against her pretty dress, and took a bite.
Crunch.
It was crisp and juicy.
Theresia’s eyes lit up instantly.
“Mmm… delicious!”
She couldn’t help but let out a satisfied hum, taking several more bites until her cheeks puffed up like a hamster, “Mmph… this apple is so sweet, so juicy, and the texture is incredibly crisp. Plus, there’s no pesticide or chemical fertilizer—it’s pure, natural, green food. It’s lightyears better than anything sold in the supermarket!”
“That goes without saying.” Kadmon snapped out of it, his tone filled with a hint of pride, “My orchard uses mountain spring water for irrigation. My wife says that trees don’t lie; however much heart you put into them, that’s how much sweetness they yield.”
“Your wife… is a philosopher.”
Theresia took another big bite of the apple and mumbled indistinctly.
“A philosopher?”
“It’s nothing, just a compliment for your wife.”
Theresia swallowed the fruit in her mouth and then licked the juice off her lips, her pink tongue flashing briefly.
On the side of the road, a young merchant holding a ledger was sneakily glancing over.
He had just been passing by, but the moment he caught sight of the red-haired girl eating an apple at the fruit stall, his feet refused to move.
Her deep red hair looked like molten gold in the sunlight, and her stunning face possessed a natural, breathtaking quality, her skin fair and translucent…
“Hey, what are you looking at?”
His companion tugged at his sleeve.
“Ah, n-nothing…”
The young merchant hurriedly averted his gaze, pretending to look at a roadside stall.
But he had clearly forgotten that there was a thick stone pillar directly in front of him, so the next second, his forehead made intimate contact with the pillar.
“Bang!”
“Ah!”
“If it’s nothing, why are you walking into pillars?”
His companion supported him, looking speechless.
“I was contemplating the direction of my life; I was just too absorbed in thought.”
“Is that so…”
Theresia didn’t notice this little interlude; she was focused on eating her apple, calculating in her mind as she ate.
The fruit in this other world was truly excellent—pure, natural, and harmless.
It tasted much better than the fruit from her previous life, which was pumped full of pesticides and ripening agents.
She could buy more and stockpile it later; the system storage had plenty of space anyway, and it could keep things fresh.
After finishing the apple, Theresia waved at Kadmon to say goodbye, turned around, and continued walking down the commercial street with light steps.
Her white boots tapped crisply against the stone road, her deep crimson skirt swayed gently with her steps, and her long red hair fluttered behind her.
She was like a moving piece of scenery, carrying her own soft-focus filter wherever she went.
Kadmon stood where he was, clutching the gold coin in his hand, watching the slender white figure gradually disappear around the corner of the street.
He looked down at the gold coin again.
It shone brilliantly in his rough palm, its intricate patterns suggesting it was minted by some unknown nation.
It was heavy and purer than any gold coin he had ever seen.
Even though it was just one coin, its quality was probably worth two ordinary dragon-patterned gold coins.
“A very strange noble miss.”
Kadmon muttered to himself, then began to pack up his empty stall.
He could go home early today.
He would buy a little gift for his daughter and tell his wife about the pretty, strange noble miss he met today.
Come to think of it, it had already been half a month since Theresia transmigrated to this other world.
She started in the city-state of Kararagi.
It took her several days to figure out her location, and then another ten days or so to reach the royal capital of Lugnica.
Fortunately, these past two weeks hadn’t been wasted; she had gradually adapted to this body.
She had adapted to the extra weight on her chest when walking and the voice that was several octaves higher than before when speaking.
She had adapted to the annoyance of her hair being too long and getting blown into her mouth by the wind, and she had also adapted to the awkwardness of being stared at wherever she went.
For Theresia, who had already watched the anime Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World, the plot progression of this world was crystal clear to her.
Natsuki Subaru would be summoned in front of a convenience store, meet Emilia, and then experience countless cycles of death before finally saving Emilia and everyone in the mansion.
“However, the Royal Selection arc should be over by now.”
Theresia thought as she bit into an apple.
“That guy Natsuki Subaru should be working as a manservant at Roswaal’s mansion now, getting shunned by Rem every day, being mocked and ridiculed by Ram, ignored by Beatrice, and then getting killed and revived, killed and revived by all sorts of mabeasts… Thinking about it, it’s pretty miserable.”
Thinking of this, Theresia took a crunchy bite of the apple and chewed twice.
“But then again, what does Natsuki Subaru’s misery have to do with me?”
“He has the ability to Return by Death; no matter how miserable he gets, he can always turn the situation around in the end.”
“Besides, I have zero interest in Natsuki Subaru. I’d actually like to see what Emilia and Rem are like in person.”
Theresia muttered to herself, a hint of anticipation flashing in her deep blue eyes.
“After all, I thought they were very cute when watching the anime—a silver-haired half-elf and a blue-haired oni maid, each with their own charms. Seeing them in person should be even more impressive than seeing them on screen…”
After thinking about it, Theresia shook her head.
“Whatever, forget it. I’ll think about it if I get the chance later.”
“The plot will progress on its own anyway; I’ll just go help out when the White Whale subjugation battle happens. Besides, there are plenty of main quests waiting for me to complete…”
Thinking of this, Theresia casually pulled up the system panel, wanting to check the specific details of the main quests.