Haruka sighed a bit to herself, shoving her left hand deeply into her pocket. Back before [i]that time[/i], she had used her left hand for everything, including unsheathing her sword. Now, there was a dull ache in her bicep even when she just gripped at something and it felt like the muscle was gonna tear every time she picked anything that weighted much more than a cup of sake. Cups of sake, on the other hand, she had picked up quite a few of these past few weeks in Gobi.
She took a good, deep whiff of the air as she strolled down Savory Lane. There were so many delicious scents mixing together and her nose easily concentrated on the sweet scent of a nearby dango shop. As much as she wanted to go in and stuff down her own weight in dango, she knew that she'd regret all of that unhealthy eating once she went back to her real life, so she went in another shop that smelled of grilled meats.

After eating more meat than any human should, getting odd looks from her waiter each time she asked for another portion and from other customers passing by her, seeing the unusually short and muscular girl with barbecue sauce running down her chin and dripping onto the napkin in her lap. She felt so much better with a full stomach, so after finishing her eighth portion of barbecue ribs, she indulged a bit and ordered a serving of red bean buns for dessert. They were deliciously sweet. The waiter gawked even more when she placed a generous tip down along with the payment for the food. Haruka had saved up her money ever since her first mission when she was 13, so she had plenty of money.

With one bun still in hand, she left Savory Lane and wandered around the many shops with colorful and festive clothes instead. Maybe a kimono would do the trick of making her actually look like a girl?