Chapter 63 I Encountered a Strange Shopkeeper (1/2)

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 someone guarding us, but only within the royal capital.

For some reason though, Lilia-san was frantically trying to get someone to escort me, 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 someone with malicious or hostile intentions gets close to me, I’ll know immediately.

As for my combat ability, it seems that Kuro has some idea about it, so she will probably teach me battle-oriented magic to the extent that I can protect myself.

I don’t know what kind of magic she will be teaching me, but I’m glad that I will finally have some means 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 somehow prepare myself.

I may not be joining in the hunting tournament, 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.]

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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 time, but still, no response came back. The door wasn’t locked, which should mean 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 customers won’t even come……]

At the counter, An “object” that seemed 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.

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A yellowish-brown fluffy and flexible—– limbs made of cloth. It kinda reminds me of a deformed 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 costume 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, customers will come 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 costume complaining while counting coins feels terribly surreal, and to be honest, I deeply regretted entering this store.

From the sound of her voice, she seemed to be a young woman, but the costume she’s wearing is already ruining everything.

[If a rich and nice-looking customer comes, 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?]

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Ah, shit. She noticed. Did her eyes glow just now?

A very awkward silence passed between me and the shopkeeper, before I quickly turned around and was about to scamper towards the door but……