10 Lavender Soap (1/2)

Going to the Inner commercial district.

Kiro was looking around curiously, It was a rare sight for him since coming from this world.

The only thing he saw was the basic architecture of the villages, staring at the different types of commercial buildings, what is more, the layout of the district is closer to 18th-century structures.

He could feel the Majestic beauty of the place, lanterns are hanging neatly near on the storefronts.

Illuminating a warm and cozy feeling, even though the sun was shining brightly from the above, It doesn't hinder the lights that emit from the lantern.

Looking around, Kiro finally saw a two-story building, the extravagant appearance of the store is so eye-catching even for Kiro who lived in the modern world.

He couldn't help to praise the sight in front of him. Staring at the signboard, Kiro saw the word 'Utility Store'.

Upon seeing the signboard, Kiro was stupefied not because of the store name, but it was written by alphabet, giving it a gaze once more, Kiro couldn't believe it.

He doesn't know if his eyes were playing tricks on him.

Finally, Kiro decided to head inside the store.

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Inside the store.

Kiro could find different types of merchandise, there he saw an item that he thought wouldn't appear from this world.

It was shampoo, what is more, there is a conditioner too.

As Kiro browsed from the store, the more he was shocked to the core, Kiro couldn't believe what he was staring at right now.

Seeing there's a person went inside, the store clerk steps forward greeting Kiro politely.

”Good Afternoon, Mr, what can I help you with?” the clerk said professionally while giving Kiro a glance, looking at Kiro who only wears average clothing even though he was dissatisfied, It was his job to receive a customer and welcome them no matter what status the person might be.

”Mm, I was looking for a bar of body soap, do you have It here?” Kiro rouses from his thoughts.

The clerk felt offended by Kiro's question but he wouldn't dare to voice it out.

”Yes of course we do, Mr, our store is the biggest 'Utility Goods Store' within the town.” the clerk says while emphasizing that their store is the biggest in the town.

Well, It is the truth that their store is the biggest and fanciest in the town of Elmore.

”Mn, can you please show me the product?” Kiro says, while still pondering hard why such items exist from this world.

There is some possibility that they can recreate a liquid shampoo from here, but the thing that has been bothering him was the label of the products.

It was written in the alphabet.

”Please this way Mr, we hide the body soap from an isolated area so that the fragrance will last long.” The clerk leads Kiro to a small storage room, upon entering the room, different types of soap could be seen.

There are different types of fragrance flowers lingering inside the place.

Looking around Kiro was curious about how extravagant their presentation is, each of every single bar soap has glass containers, inside the container, there is a smooth fabric enveloping the bottom.

While the bar soap was softly laying down on the decorative fabric.

”Here's our most recent body soap Mr, so what kind of soap are you looking for?” the clerk asked Kiro who was spacing out of the place.

”Do you have a mint soap here?” Kiro looks around the shelf and he doesn't know what kind of soap he should choose, while most of the bar soap inside the storage has a fragrance of a flower that didn't suit Kiro's taste.

”Mint is it... Currently, we have a newly developed bar soap made of lavender and peppermint, how about it Mr, would you like to examine our newly bar soap?” The clerk's eyes flashed in surprise.

He knows that the newly developed soap hasn't been released from the marketplace, yet Kiro has a piece of knowledge about mint soap.

In his eyes, Kiro is an influential person in the guise of being a commoner, after all, only nobles from higher degree will know the new existence of their product.

His attitude for Kiro turns into more respectful, fearing the unknown person in front of him the clerk couldn't help to feel nervous at the same time, being lucky that he would earn a lot today.

”Oh, so you guys even have that product here too huh, sure go ahead.” Kiro subconsciously answers the question.

The clerk was bewildered from Kiro's reaction 'What do you mean by you guys even have that product here too? It is our store who first developed such a soap you know.' But he just pretends that he didn't hear a thing, he couldn't voice his thought out, even if Kiro was a commoner, what is more, now that he is assuming that Kiro is a highly influential person there is no way he would point out his remark.

Walking to another corner, the clerk opened a small safe made of reinforced Iron.

Opening the safe, a delicate fragrance of lavender overwhelms the room, while there is a tint of refreshing feeling coming from the peppermint.

Smelling the fragrance of lavender, Kiro is satisfied with the combination of the two.

”Mm, I'll buy it I like the fragrance and the freshness that's coming from the soap.” Kiro could not help to praise a good product, he couldn't believe even in this world, the soap was developing to this extent.

”Okay Mr, but this soap is newly developed and It was released to the marketplace yet, so the price was much higher than the marketplace.” The clerk says, he was afraid the Kiro would misunderstand him, so he tried his best to deliver the word clearly while not forgetting to be humble.

”Huh, Is that so? It is fine just tell me the price is.” Kiro urged the clerk, he doesn't care about the price right now, he is dying from irritation from sleeping on the itchy straw mattress.

Kiro has an urgent need for a block of bar soap.

”Well, the price is 30 silver coins per a single bar soap, If it was released from the market the price will be 20 silver coins because the price of mass production is much cheaper than custom made soap.” The clerk says as he continues.”But don't worry Mr, this bar soap quality is much higher than the one that will be released from the marketplace.”

”This soap has only limited production It was meant to be shown to the VIP customers like Mr, who knows the trade secret.” The clerk explained, he clearly misunderstood Kiro, well he couldn't help to misinterpret Kiro, because the clerk is only following the procedure If someone came to the store and said the keyword 'Mint' that person was either a noble or a big-shot from the merchant guild.