Chapter 99 I Met Someone New (1/2)

Returning from the Sacred Tree Festival, I met with Alice again…… but she was so useless that I think she would die if she keeps going like this, so I preached at her for a while.

[……That’s why if you’re going to gamble, you need to learn to keep it in moderation.]

[Geez, all those people who can’t exert self-control are human trash…… They’re the worst kind of gamblers——- Ouch!?]

[I’m talking about you!]

My head is starting to hurt.

It would have been great if I could just end up in a conclusion where she got what she deserved, but unfortunately, it’s difficult for me to say that because of my personality.

Rehabilitation…… might be impossible, but I should at least make her change her trajectory of mind so that she won’t become broke from it…… After today, I would come visit and check her every now and then.

With that in mind, I pulled out a red bear sandwich from my magic box that I had bought earlier since I liked it when I ate it before and was planning to eat again today when I got home.

[Hey, don’t just eat fruits, eat this too.]

[Eh? What is this, is this the carrot gently held out to me after the stick…… Kaito-san, you’re so dreamy! You’re making my heart beat fast!]

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[That’s disgusting.]

[Even within this flow of conversation, you’re still throwing sticks!?]

Saying another joke, Alice started eating the red bear sandwich I served her.

As I watch her eat, I think about the future for a bit.

As for the wasted money from gambling, she should be able to improve her life if I keep warning her in the future, but the problem is her income.

To tell the truth, Alice’s shop, by her own account, isn’t getting any customers.

It’s been nearly seven days since I was here, and I don’t see how her life can improve under such conditions.

Though I say that, it’s not like I know everything about running a business, and making a shop popular is difficult.

The problem is that the shop owner is too suspicious to begin with, and I don’t think that area will improve at all.

Even if I were to buy some stuff here every now and then, it’s not going to last forever……

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[Kaito-san, what’s troubling you?]

[Well…… Ah, that’s right. Do you have any recommended items in your store?]

[Of course, I have! It’s my masterpiece!]

[……Masterpiece?]

I wonder why, but I have a very bad feeling about this.

A recommended item that Alice is proud of…… wait, hey, why the heck are you pulling out several pieces of those familiar stuffed costumes from the back of the store!?

[What do you think!? This magnificent craftsmanship!]

[……I will ask just in case, but what’s that?]

[They’re stuffed costumes!]

[………………]

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As I thought, this guy’s no good.

She looks like she’s doing her best to look smug, but what I’m only feeling now is the urge to strike her head again.

[Oops, is that doubt of the excellence of this product I see in your face? Fufufu, I would be troubled if you think that these stuffed costumes are the same as normal stuffed costumes.]

[……Unnn?]

[This stuffed costume is filled with multiple magic crystals that automatically keep it at a comfortable temperature, and it also cleans itself some extent! Plus, it’s elastic and feels great on the skin! It also emits a faint recovery magic, giving the wearer a relaxing effect, showing how magnificent this item is!!!]

[What the heck is with that uselessly high efficiency!?]

It has a body temperature control function and relaxing effect, it automatically cleans itself, and it feels great on the skin…… but all of those great functions were used on a stuffed costume.

It’s performance, which should make this considered as a magic tool, is tremendous, but the shape ruins everything.

[Why…… is it these stuffed costumes?]

[Well, due to the fact that I have to put magic crystals in it, I need a certain amount of thickness in it. Since I can’t make it into clothes…… I made it into stuffed costumes!]

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[So, are they selling?]

[I’ve never sold one!]

[……Why didn’t you make it as a “futon” or a “coat”?]

[……Huh?]

I asked this because I was simply wondering, but Alice froze as if time had stopped.

[Well, as I was saying, if you just made it because you need a certain amount of thickness, if you made a futon or a thick coat, even if it’s a little more expensive, wouldn’t a noble buy it? And since sleep is really important, if you had made it into a sleeping bag, wouldn’t you be able to sell it to adventurers?]

[……Kaito-san.]

[Ah, no, it’s just a layman’s idea, so if it’s impossible, I guess it can’t be helped……]

[……Are you…… perhaps…… a genius……]

[……………]

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