Chapter 241 Christmas Extra ~~ To You who Became Honest ~~ (1/2)

It’s Christmas today. Christmas is a very popular event in this world and I watch people going about their business from the window.

However, looking back on it, I remember how painful Christmas was for me before I came to this world.

Of course, I enjoyed the Christmas days I spent with my parents when I was a kid, but after they passed away…… The Christmas days became lonely, and I felt like even the neon lights illuminating the city seemed to be sparse.

However, a lot of things that have happened since I’ve come into this world have changed me…… And thus, a merry Christmas is about to……

[Uwaaaahhhhhh!]

[……Why are you suddenly yelling?]

[This is weird! How can something like this happen!?]

[And what exactly are you talking about?]

Even though I was feeling bored, I was soaking in happiness, but that feeling was drowned out by Alice, who broke the silence and started screaming.

Alice, dressed in a Santa Claus version of her stuffed cat costume with a red hat on her head, as she lies face-down on the counter, cradling her head with both of her hands.

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Why does she stubbornly try to wear a costume when she’s going to guard the store? Even now that I’ve known her for a long while, for some reason, this is the only thing I don’t understand.

[We’re in a store, you know!? A store! Speaking of Christmas, isn’t this the time when stores have the greatest profits! They’re supposed to be loosening their purse strings and start buying all sorts of stuff!!! And yet, look at this store!!!]

[……I mean, it’s not like you get any customers normally……]

[I know that! Can’t you just wrap that part for a bit!!!?]

Alice asked me to look around her store, but it was quiet as usual…… And not a single customer wanted to be here. Well, as expected of Alice’s miscellaneous goods store. Her popularity in the masses is pretty stable.

[Uuuuhhh….. Even though I prepared a limited-edition Christmas product…… What in the world is the problem here?]

[……the shopkeeper, I guess?]

[Eh? Me? I’m like the symbol of this place, you know? If you remove me here, there’s nothing that would be left here……]

[Then, isn’t that why you’re in this situation?]

[Gwaahhhh!?]

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When I told her the truth, Alice fell over on the counter with an exaggerated movement.

However, Christmas-only products huh…… Hmmm, I think it would be done quite well, but selling it is out of the question when it wasn’t exposed to the public eyes in the first place……

[Well, never mind…… I’m going to go shopping, okay?]

[…….Kaito-san has become cold…… I’m coming too.]

[Take that stuffed costume off.]

[Nooo~~, Kaito-san, you pervert~~ Telling a beauty like me to strip in broad daylight……]

[Hupp…… and go.]

[Uhyaaahhh!?]

I think I heard her usual frolicking words, so I took a long spear from the racks of weapons and wielded it with all my might…… Well, she was able to easily evade it though……

[Tsk……]

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[Kaito-san, did you just try to kill me? You were definitely going to kill me, weren’t you!?]

[……Isn’t it that? Isn’t it that act of strong trust that it won’t be a problem even if it hits you?]

[What an unpleasant trust, that is…… Alice grows up with love! If you don’t pamper me—— Ouch!?]

Now then, putting aside Alice being the same as usual, I guess I’ll just go buy some food for Christmas.

I’ve been shopping for a while now, but what I just bought are just standard stuff, so it was quick and easy to finish, and we’re now going back home.

Because Alice insisted, I bought a huge turkey, a gorgeous cake, and various other foodstuffs…… as per usual, with my money.

Well, at any rate, this idiot just came back home this morning from a monster race for the Christmas Cup or something like that…… Seriously, if I just lose sight of her for a bit, this would immediately happen.

It’s not like any customers would come, but just in case, I put up a “close” tag in front of the store, locked the door, and moved to the residential space behind the counter.

[Alright, since it’s a good time, let’s Alice-chan show you her skills!]

[……Whoa, that’s unusual. However, Alice’s food is awesome, so I’m grateful for that.]

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[Ahh, errr…… I’m kinda getting a little embarrassed when you compliment me so straightforwardly……]

Alice’s cooking skills are top-notch, and she’s on par even with that Ein-san.

However, the person herself is proudly saying that “the best food in the world is the food that is bought with other people’s money”, and she rarely cooks, so it’s unusual for her to offer to cook for me like this.