Chapter 296 - Yuukos Intentions (1/2)
I would like to thank Gamee00 to contribute to my patron! Thanks alot!
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Coronated as the best salesman in the market within the span of weeks, Nik's arrival attracted the attention of plenty of denizens.
”Oh? Chugging down pills to boost your ego? How immature!” Some of the men scoffed. They attributed Nik's recent increase in bulk to the current trend of abusing medical proteins fraught with side-effects. Of course, their disgruntled mockings did not last long for the lovable and supportive women of the market who came to his rescue in the form of throwing slippers at their lazy and judgemental husbands.
”He just returned from vacation! Give him a break, will you?!”
The women of other shops roared in tandem, startling the early customers that had nothing to do today. With Christmas on its way, many institutions would give out days, if not weeks of holidays. The market street, too, was getting decorated by the hired workers in preparation to attract more customers.
”Hello,” Yuuko's shop was next to the shop owned by Manabu's family. So, Nik did not have to go out of his way to greet the Shindo family. His effort visibly pleased Manabu's mother while his father only had a snort to reply with. The Shindo family was a producer of great cooks and from what he had heard from Megumin, Manabu also happened to have a talent in cooking.
”Ah~ How was your vacation, Nik? Do you feel refreshed? Did you have enough rest?”
Manabu's mother wore her hair in curls as her slight wrinkles deepened when she smiled.
”It wasn't a vacation, actually. Yuuko-san said that I can take a few days off if I sell the appropriate number of books,” He grinned and then winked towards Manabu's mother in mischief, ”Of course, I would certainly appreciate the support from such a beautiful mother.”
His words made Manabu's mother giggle foolishly while her husband pulled her hand and dragged her into the shop, ”Enough fooling around! We have to prepare the sock and materials.”
Observing the distraught expression on her face, Nik couldn't help but feel more grateful. The land of elementals was filled with exotic beauties and the world of demons could barely produce a satisfactory toilet. Even his previous homeworld was filled with lawlessness.
The point is— this is the world Nik was slowly falling in love with.
Usually, at this hour, the shop is already opened and Yuuko would be dusting off some of the racks before handing the task to Nik. But today the shop still wasn't open. Nik frowned for a moment and cast his [Life Vision] and found out two sources of life force on the first floor of the house.
Not provided with any sort of key even when he should have one... being the star salesman and stuff, Nik decided to add the key to Yuuko's home in the long list of items he needed to have alongside his legal documents.
He had controlled the mind of a few officials in the offices that could provide him with legal documents. He just needed to meet up with them and collect those documents.
*Bzzzzt*
Nik waited for a few moments after he rang the bell before the communicator placed on the front of the shop rang with Yuuko's voice.
”Who is it?”
Oh, how much he missed this voice! Nik cried tears of joy internally while pressing the button on the communicator, ”It's me, Yuuko-san, Nik. I am here to sell all your books once again.”
”Nik!” Yuuko exclaimed as Nik enjoyed the suppressed emotions behind the exclamation, ”Come in from the door attached to the kitchen behind the shop.”
Nik did as he was asked to and the moment the door opened, his gaze landed on Yuuko's beautiful visage. Still garbed in a sweater that outlined her body, Nik came to understand that Yuuko had every intention of opening the shop today since this is the type of sweater Yuuko admitted to only to wear when she wished to attract the males into the shop and meet the day's need.
If the shop still hadn't open then something must have happened... maybe it was Megumi upstairs?