66 Episode 66: Rumor is the scent of a high priest.txt (1/2)

The market is early in the morning.

We open our shop at around 9:00 am at most because we are a fabric store, but there are a lot of shops that open at 6:00 am and close at noon, such as ......, that sell foodstuffs.

Even if not, in the market, everyone usually finishes clearing out in the evening, and we close at 2pm in our early days, or 4pm at the latest.

It's easy and comfortable, and the longest we work is 7 hours from 9:00 to 16:00.

Moreover, on days when we train swords and horses in the morning, it's not unusual for us to work as much as three hours because we're executives who show up at the shop from noon onwards.

But that's not to say that this is an easy mode ...... because of its otherworldly quality.

I don't think so.

It's often said that Japanese people work too much, and this is the limit of the amount of work that can be done by a human being.

Otherwise, this is a good ...... for rehabilitating NEETs.

Etowah had already arrived at the store and was beginning to prepare for the opening.

The preparations are, of course, open-air. I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm going to be doing.

The boss and the misses! Good morning! Did you bring me the product that was out?

Etowah notices us and greets us cheerfully. Today it's not a sailor suit, but a dress made of hemp dyed indigo.

It's simple and quite cute, isn't it?

Oh, good morning. I've brought all the colors. I've also brought a few more items to sell on a trial basis, so I'll display them later. Good, good.

He enters the booth, patting Etowah's head.

'Nyah~. The boss treats me like a cat again. .......

Because he's like a cat.

I discovered this a short time after I hired him, but when I pet him, Etowah says meow~ and squints her eyes and looks pleasant, so it's quite worthwhile and fun to pet him.

At first, if a different species stroked them around or something, it might be a problem if they were culturally a thing? I had been thinking about it, but Etowah also told me that it's a common way for Canaanites to communicate with each other, and to groom each other, so I'm not too shy about it anymore.

My parents didn't allow us to keep animals in our house, so I wanted to get a cat or something.

”Since we're going to have to go through all this trouble, it feels good if you stroke my cheek or throat area like this, too.

Hmmm, he even has requests these days.

When he first arrived as an apprentice, Etowah was somewhat resistant to being patted down, but recently he's become much more tolerant of it.

Moffffy yahoo! .......

Nade-nade-nade-nade-nade- .......

”Rumble rumble rumble.

When I nudged her from cheek to throat, Etowah would purr pleasantly with her eyes and her throat and rub her head with a thrashing.

I knew it was a cat!

...... What do you think, Princess?

'Well ....... I've missed it so far because I'm new, but it seems that you still need to make Etowah understand what the pecking order is: ....... Marina, get it over with!

'As you wish! I'll be prepared for it, Marina is not so handy as to be able to go easy on you just because you're a cat!

As I was engrossed in the mofo, Marina approached me with her hand waxy.

'Hmm? Does Marina want to do the same? Fine, but take the gauntlet off. Come on, stroke your throat like this and you'll be glad you did.

”Rumbling.

That's not it. That's not what I meant. Marina must ask Etoi for something.

Later. There you go.

'Hey, is this how it is ......? Ah! It's fluffy! It's fluffier than a princess' hair.

What ......?

Does Marina usually stroke Deanna's head or something ......?

No, I'm pretty sure I want to touch that platinum blonde hair.

”Rumbling, rumbling, nee-ya~

Etoi is happy to be nudged by me and Marina.

You little slutty cat.

I was stroking Etwa for a while, and then I was stroking Marina's hand, which she was stroking with, but I stopped when the customers started to arrive, one by one.