A little worried that it might have been a dumb question, Aoba couldn’t help a small sigh of relief. Even if she only gave him the equivalent of a few yen (one of many things for him to learn: just what currency was around here between those silver coins and glowing crystals), it was still more than the ‘zero’ he had right now.

Now Aoba poured the eggs into the pan. They sizzled pleasantly and Aoba watched closely to make sure they wouldn’t burn. This would only take a couple minutes, if he did it right. But Declan had lost him again….

“Ah. Sorry…what’s a shader and what does it have to do with clothes?”