As we chatted, we arrived at a chocolate specialty store that, according to Dr. Vier, was considered to be the best. To be honest, I imagined that it would just look like an ordinary confectionery store, no matter how much it was aid for nobles.
However, what I saw in front of was a large, shiny, black-painted building that certainly looked like a luxury brand store…… Eh? It’s about 4 tis the size of the confectionery store I had imagined, but this big is a chocolate store?
[……Ummm, this store is even more amazing than I imagined, isn’t it?]
[U- Unnn. I’ve only heard the na before, and this is the first ti I’ve seen it myself…… Their building is so big that I’d believe it if soone told this was the headquarters of a trading company.]
[I- It takes a lot of courage to enter this place. If I were alone, I would definitely have turned back now.]
[Ahaha, I agree with that. Well, for the ti being, let’s enter.]
Nodding at Dr. Vier’s words, I opened the large door and went inside…… The first thing I saw was a large floor with a luxurious-looking carpet…… Eh? Is it alright to wear shoes on this floor? Won’t they get mad?
There was a man who looked like a security guard right next to the entrance, and I could see many showcases here and there. This place really looked like a jewelry store.
As I was feeling pressured by this overflowing sense of luxury, an old butler-like gentleman wearing a tailcoat standing near the entrance quickly approached and bowed with a beautiful gesture.
[Welco, esteed custors. I’m sorry for my rudeness, but may I check your “mbership card”?]
[Eh? M- mbership card? I- I’m sorry, I don’t have one.]
[I see. In that case, have you received a referral from soone?]
[Ah, no, we didn’t really get any referral……]
This is bad. This seems to be a much higher-end store than I imagined, and judging from our exchange, it’s obviously a mbers-only store, right? This pattern, it’s obviously that one where we completely made a mistake in choosing the store, isn’t it?
While I was thinking like that, the old gentleman bowed his head with an apologetic expression on his face.
[Even though you went out of your way to visit our establishnt, we would have to apologize. Due to the nature of the products we sell, we are unable to mass produce them, so we have to limit the number of people to whom we offer our products. We weren’t able to provide products to custors who don’t have a mbership card or are referred by an existing mber.]
[Is that so. I’m sorry, we ca to the store without knowing about it.]
[No, we’re sorry we can’t et your expectations.]
Hearing his polite refusal, I’m starting to feel apologetic. At any rate, this shop seed impossible, so I suppose we should just go to another store.
[I think we should go to another store instead.]
[Unnn. It can’t be helped. Let’s just go to another store. Miyama-kun, you choose which store we should go from that map earlier.]
After exchanging words with Dr. Vier, we turned away to leave the store, when I suddenly heard a soft mutter.
[……Miyama?]
[Eh?]
Hearing my na being called, I reflexively turned around and saw the old gentleman with a surprised expression on his face.
[P- Please excuse my discourtesy…… but may I ask your na?]
[Ah, yes. I’m Miyama Kaito.]
[I see, please accept my sincerest apologies. Please co in.]
[Huh? Eh? Ah, no, but I don’t have a mbership card……]
[We’ll have them ready for you in a mont. Excuse , but may I ask for your companion’s na as well?]
[Errr, it’s Vier.]
[Miyama Kaito-sama and Vier-sama, yes? We will prepare the mbership cards for both of you. It is our greatest honor that you have co to our store today. Please enjoy shopping to your heart’s content.]
[……I- I understand. Thank you very much.]
For so reason, the old gentleman bowed more reverently than before, and as he urged us to co in, I exchanged a few words with Dr. Vier.
[……Errr, what’s happening?]
[It’s just a guess, but being a shop aid for nobles, they probably also heard about Miyama-kun? I heard that Miyama-kun is famous among the nobles.]
[A- Ahh~~ I see, so that’s why……]
I see, he probably knew my na from a noble who ca to his store…… However, that surprise and reverence on his face…… What in the world were the nobles saying about ?
……I’m feeling really anxious right now. As for what makes uneasy…… It’s because I’ve heard about “an angel who threatened most of the nobles at the Six Kings Festival”…… I wonder if they’re really afraid of ?
H- Hmmm, but I’m feeling this dilemma of being curious, but also afraid to know…… F- For the ti being, I’ll just say I’m glad I was able to enter the store.
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