“Convenience store items can now be purchased through summoning magic in online shopping…?”
Staring in disbelief at the status screen, I gradually came to my senses, and a surge of joy began to bubble up inside me.
(I mean, it’s convenience store items!)
Riding the wave of excitement, I eagerly tapped the screen to search for products. When I saw the exact items I had been hoping for, I couldn’t help but let out a cheer.
“There it is! A pack of nigiri sushi and even a seafood bowl!”
The moment I found them, I excitedly threw them into my cart without even checking the price or points needed, and I purchased them with summoning.
“Sure, the meat and vegetables from this otherworld are delicious, but sometimes you just really crave these familiar flavors…”
Peeling off the nostalgic packaging, I immediately dove into the sushi. Of course, chopsticks were included.
Feeling too lazy to grab a small plate, I placed the wasabi and soy sauce directly onto the nigiri sushi.
“Let’s eat!”
I started with my favorite, salmon. The slightly oily, farm-raised sweetness was familiar, but after so long without sashimi, it was so good it gave me chills.
I worked my way through shrimp, squid, tamago rolls, and negitoro. The eel was just okay, but nostalgia made me more forgiving in my judgment.
Before I knew it, I’d finished the nigiri sushi and seamlessly moved on to the seafood bowl.
To complete the experience, I also purchased a warm green tea from the convenience store—matcha in a bottle. It was a slightly pricier option that wouldn’t be found at a 100-yen shop.
“Ahh… This seafood bowl is amazing. Tuna, crab, ikura—it’s just too luxurious…”
The portions were pretty small, but the satisfaction more than made up for it. At 1,000 points, it was fitting for a seafood bowl.
“I’m satisfied. Classic convenience store fare—small portions, but great taste.”
Honestly, a conveyor belt sushi chain would probably taste way better, but after three weeks without sushi, it deeply resonated with me.
After all, I’m in a great forest—meat is plentiful, but fish is a rarity.
Sure, I’d come across lakes and streams, and I might’ve managed to catch something if I’d tried, but what I really wanted was ocean fish, sashimi, and sushi.
“Canned mackerel and sardines were available in the shop, but that’s not what I wanted… I craved fresh, plump sashimi! Sushi! Thank you, convenience store…”
For now, I offered my thanks to the world’s creator deity.
The convenience store shop even had hot snacks like fried chicken and croquettes, so I bought those and tried them, too.
“Junk food is so delicious… Ah, I’d love to have some convenience store sweets, but I’m too full now.”
Patting my full belly, I took a break.
Feeling the urge to share this joy, I sent a message via the Creator’s app, Hero Messenger:
“Convenience store now open.”
Yep, that sums it up nicely.
“Oh, right. If it’s a convenience store, they probably have magazines and manga too, right?”
Tapping the screen to search for products, I didn’t find newspapers or weekly magazines, but manga magazines and new volumes of popular series were available.
I quickly purchased the latest issue of the shonen manga I subscribed to and excitedly flipped through its pages.
The sun was still high, but I decided to just camp out and relax for the rest of the day.
After enjoying the manga and comics to my heart’s content, I went back to browse the convenience store’s inventory more thoroughly.
The products were almost identical to what you’d find in a physical convenience store.
Compared to the 100-yen shop, the quality was a significant step up, but so were the points required. I decided to save money by buying the same brand items at the 100-yen shop whenever possible and reserving convenience store purchases for the must-haves.
“They’ve got rice balls, bento boxes, prepared dishes, fresh produce, and most importantly, alcohol.”
Running low on the beer I’d been carefully rationing, I was thrilled to see this.
They had beer, chuhai, wine, sake, whiskey, and even brandy.
There was a wide selection of instant noodles, bread, and even ice cream.
Famous patissier-supervised cakes and cream puffs were part of the convenience store sweets lineup, too.
“They don’t sell clothes, but they do have underwear, socks, and even—oh, seriously? Medicine?”
“Now that I can use healing magic, I can treat injuries, but I’ve always been worried about illnesses, so this is a lifesaver.
Stomach medicine, cold medicine, painkillers—it’s not as well-stocked as a drugstore, but it’s more than enough.
Above all, the bento boxes, rice balls, sandwiches, hot snacks, and deli items bring tears of joy to my eyes.
‘For a while, I think I’ll slack off on cooking and just indulge in convenience store meals…’
Having decided to take a rest day, I hung up my hammock and lay down.
Thanks to the protective barrier around my tent, no monsters or beasts could approach, so I relaxed peacefully.
Feeling the dappled sunlight on my cheeks, I decided to read one of the books I summoned and purchased from the convenience store shop.
It seemed that at some point while enjoying my book, I had dozed off. About an hour had passed.
I yawned and stretched on the hammock, the swaying motion bringing a bit of joy.
When I opened my smartphone, I found a flood of notifications from the Hero Messenger app.
Even before checking, I had a good idea of what they were about.
(Yep, it’s probably those guys asking for something again…)
As expected, the messages were from my three younger cousins.
They had sent shopping requests, along with gold coins via the item box—equivalent to 100,000 yen in Japanese currency. Quite a sum for high school students.
‘Seriously…? Shopping requests worth 100,000 yen each from all three of them? Oh boy…’
Though a bit disheartened, I got to work mindlessly adding convenience store products to my cart to help the hardworking heroes who were leveling up in the dungeon.
Teenagers in their prime eating years. The trio, who were juggling being students and heroes, had huge appetites. That included Natsuki , the only girl among them—if anything, she dominated the field when it came to sweets.
Their requests included bento boxes, hot snacks, rice balls, sandwiches, and sweet breads.
All in generous quantities—one of each kind, no less.
It seemed they focused on food this time, as drinks could be purchased at the 100-yen shop.
Even Haruto, who had a deep love for instant noodles and snack foods, ordered a large amount of bento boxes and hot snacks.
Akimi added items like underwear, socks, undershirts, and deodorant spray, but otherwise had the same lineup as Haruto.
Natsuki included some cosmetics and a massive order of bento boxes and sweets.
‘Bento is definitely a good choice since cooking in the dungeon is a hassle.’
Considering their appetites, a single bento wouldn’t be nearly enough for any of them. With such a large order worth 100,000 yen, they should be well-stocked for a while, though.
‘Convenience store items require way more points compared to 100-yen shop products. I need to earn more.’
The cousins would likely be even more motivated to tackle dungeon challenges in order to enjoy their convenience store hauls.
Apparently, the loot they obtained in the dungeon was theirs to keep, so they were putting in extra effort.
‘Now then, time for me to enjoy some ice cream.’
Tapping to search for products, I found that a limited-edition soft serve was available.
Of course, I added it to my cart and savored a mango soft serve.
