After fleeing from Bladesmith's cottage, Kirou now found himself somewhere in the middle of Elderwood Village. Taking a few seconds to look around his surroundings, he recognized that he was now near the General Store Manager, Almia's cottage. Since he hasn't visited her in a while and he still had half an hour to kill, Kirou entered the store and was greeted by the sight of Almia sitting behind her usual counter, with a cookbook in her hand. Upon hearing the door open, Almia looked up from her cookbook to see Kirou walking into her store. This prompted the woman to smile before speaking, "Ara ara, young one. To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?" "Hello, Manager Almia. I was just in the area and was wondering if I could borrow your kitchen for a bit." Kirou approached the counter as he said this. Almia looked at Kirou for a bit with a peculiar gaze before speaking, "Sure. I have no problems with that, young one.
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