It’s the 23rd day of the month of Fire. I was taking a leisurely stroll through the streets of the royal capital, which was bustling with activity in the late afternoon, by myself.
Kusunoki-san, Yuzuki-san, and I were able to learn magic, although it was still the basic ones, so we were able to walk around without soone guarding us, but only within the royal capital.
For so reason though, Lilia-san was frantically trying to get soone to escort , but she finally yielded in the end…… I wonder why she was that stubborn earlier, could it just be that Lilia-san was quite worried because my combat prowess was inferior to Kusunoki-san or Yuzuki-san?
My magic indeed has no combat power at all, but I think it’s safer in a way because my perception ability is unusually high, so if soone with malicious or hostile intentions gets close to , I’ll know imdiately.
As for my combat ability, it seems that Kuro has so idea about it, so she will probably teach battle-oriented magic to the extent that I can protect myself.
I don’t know what kind of magic she will be teaching , but I’m glad that I will finally have so ans to protect myself, and I’m honestly looking forward to it.
As I was walking around thinking about that, one shop suddenly caught my eye.
A little distance away from the main street, it was a shop with a sign that says “Miscellaneous Goods Store”…… Speaking of which, we will be traveling to the Elven Forest soon to participate in the Sacred Tree Festival, so I might as well sohow prepare myself.
I may not be joining in the hunting tournant, but I will still be joining in the harvest, and if we’re going to harvest fruits in the forest, I might as well have at least one knife.
[Hello.]
When I opened the wooden door and entered the store, the interior of the store was larger than I thought it would be from the outside, with several shelves neatly lined up.
Nonchalantly looking around, I couldn’t see the shop owner, so I tried calling out but…… I received no response.
[Arehh? Anyone there?!]
I tried calling out again, a little louder this ti, but still, no response ca back. The door wasn’t locked, which should an they were open……
Just then, I heard a faint voice from the back of the store and so, I turned my head in the direction of the voice.
[……What the heck is this, how am I going to live with this kind of earnings……]
[……Eh?]
At the back of the store, at what appeared to be a counter, a scene that I couldn’t believe was happening in front of my eyes.
[Even though I’ve finally set up a shop in the royal capital, all of this is useless if custors won’t even co……]
At the counter, An “object” that seed to be the shopkeeper was mumbling as it counted coins. That, in itself, isn’t a strange sight, but the problem was the appearance of the shopkeeper.
A yellowish-brown fluffy and flexible—– limbs made of cloth. It kinda reminds of a deford cat…… No, there’s no way that’s a cat. I can’t find the correct words to explain this bizarre scene well.
In short, a stuffed cat-like object is mumbling while it’s counting coins.
Why is this person wearing a stuffed animal costu indoors? Is she an idiot?
[Ahh~~ I wonder if there are any good stories about how to make money without working…… I thought if I just open a store, custors will co with all their money even if I don’t move, but stocking up goods is a hassle and this shop isn’t even getting popular at all.]
The sight of this weirdo in a cat costu complaining while counting coins feels terribly surreal, and to be honest, I deeply regretted entering this store.
From the sound of her voice, she seed to be a young woman, but the costu she’s wearing is already ruining everything.
[If a rich and nice-looking custor cos, I’ll make sure I will sell them all sorts of things.]
[………………..]
Yep. She obviously looks dangerous…… Let’s get out of here before she sees us.
[Really, if only a good sucker were to—— Unnn?]
[!? ]
[………………..]
[………………..]
Ah, shit. She noticed. Did her eyes glow just now?
A very awkward silence passed between and the shopkeeper, before I quickly turned around and was about to scamper towards the door but……
[Welco!]
[!?!? ]
She was already in front of .
What the heck was that!? In an instant, she had ran past , and moreover, she was already leaning her back behind the door when she called out.
Facing this situation where it clearly looks like she won’t let get away, I reflexively stepped back…… No, seriously, this is quite the strange shop I entered.
[May I ask what you’re looking for? Well~~ It was esteed custor’s lucky day. For we have just finished stocking up on our supplies!]
[……N- No, errr……]
You’re saying you just finished stocking up on your supplies, it’s completely obvious that you just lack custors and a lot of these supplies are unsold though!?
Damn, I’ve completely beca her target. A stuffed animal rubbing its hands together as it slowly walked my way……. I felt fear just like when I’m watching a B-rated horror movie.
[I- I was just checking out for a bit, it’s not that I’m here to buy anything……]
[No no, today is your chance. Errr, look…… We’re offering a discount only for today!]
It obviously looks like you just ca up with it! Did you even try to sound a little bit convincing!?
However, the other party could still be said to be a pro in her trade, and I honestly don’t have any talk skills that could help get out of situations like this.
Should I just take it like I’ve been bitten by a stray dog, buy so of her stuff and go ho?
[……By the way, what’s your budget?]
[……E- Errr…… A- Around 5000R…… or so?]
In fact, I have more than 40,000R, but I’m not stupid enough to honestly tell her about that.
The clothes I’m wearing may not be that flashy, but it still has a quality that wouldn’t look out of place even if a noble were to wear it, so I decided to say an amount of about 500,000 yen because it will likely cause a lot of trouble if I said an amount that was too low.
This way, even if I was forced to buy until the very last coin of this budget, I would just resign myself and think like I had fallen under the fangs of an unscrupulous salesman.
[……5000R huh……]
I felt like the shopkeeper’s eyes had changed colors. I can’t see her eyes because she’s wearing a costu, but it’s like her mood has sohow changed.
To be specific, it’s like she has found a good prey……
W- Well…… what is she going to do now? She’ll either try to force to buy stuff with threats or probably drag around with her honed negotiation skills…… Either way, she’s a professional and there seems to be no way for to escape.
In front of , the shopkeeper who was gasping for breath, slowly put her right on the ground, followed by her left knee, and finally, she brought her hands on the ground.
[……Please buy sothing.]
[……………….]
A dogeza. A dogeza that I never expected. Throwing away all the sha and pride of a rchant, in a very refined and unhurried manner, she got down on a dogeza.
[I’m begging you. I haven’t had a good al in a few days.]
[………………..]
And as if it flowed along with her dogeza, tears began streaming down her eyes.
I was dumbfounded and speechless in front of the woman in the costu kneeling on a dogeza in front of .
Dear Mom, Dad——- How should I say this… I ca across soone weird again. And so—– I encountered a strange shopkeeper.
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The reason why the duke was so desperate to have soone escort the protagonist is actually…… because every ti she lets him wander around by himself, he gets to know soone outrageous.
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