"Well, I'll see. www.biquge.info There is a blacksmith shop selling armor at the end of the street at the end of the street, and then a small alley nearby...... There you have it, which means that you can find it by entering from here, and there is really a hidden place. ”

――Looking at the map and walking into the alley, I stopped in front of a store that looked destitute.

On the wooden door, which collapses when the wind blows, hangs a sign of "Cass Alchemy Material Shop".

"Welcome. ”

After pushing open the door, which can accumulate dust even on the doorknob, only the magic prop in front of the entrance says a formulaic welcome speech.

Although it looks dirty and dilapidated on the outside, the inside of the store is surprisingly clean.

It can be seen that the few counters that have been carefully organized still have bottled liquids or ores and other items, and in the corners are neatly arranged animal horn scales or dried plant branches and the like.

Indeed, as Matt and the others say, it is a shop that does not match its appearance at all.

"Eh, I didn't expect there to be so many guests at this time. I'm sorry for the trouble, but let's just take a look at it first. If you have a shopping order, please give it to me later, otherwise you can pay at the counter if you like something. ”

Seeing me walk into the store, in the direction of the counter, the clerk-like ghost lady seemed to be a little busy talking.

I see, it does look busy.

"Please don't interrupt, Miss Clerk! And then how to solve problems such as the channel of purchase? If a small remote store like yours doesn't have a fixed consumer base, will it run at a deficit?"

"Eh, eh, this kind of question, even if you buy a lot of goods, you can't say it. ”

In front of Miss Spectre, there stood a young woman holding a notebook, trying to jot down something.

Because she has her back to her, she can't see her face, but if there's anything more concerning, it's just that she wears a maid costume with a not very harmonious tail, and then there are horns extending from the top of her head.

I guess it's a high-level magical beast that transforms into a human body or something.,This kind of character is not uncommon in the demon world.。

But these problems ......

Is it a matter of conducting market research?

Ignoring the embarrassed expression of Miss Ghost clerk, she continued to ask.

"I can't reveal it, okay then. So can you tell me why your little shop looks like it's going to close down at any moment, but it's unexpectedly a little popular among local alchemists?"

Hey, what does it mean to go out of business at any time, don't ask such a pathetic question.

"No, it's not going to go out of business all the time. Actually, this is an old shop of some ages, and it is said that it was passed down from the ancestors of the store manager, and I don't know the specifics, but in short, although the business is not very good, it is barely passable. ”

"That's right......"

To the maid's questioning with the tail, Miss Ghost replied with an even more ugly expression.

As she said this, the young woman, who seemed to be a maid, nodded as if she understood, and quickly wrote something down in her notebook with a quick stroke of her pen again.

…… It's a hassle at first glance, but it's also an occasional trouble for a store to encounter such a customer.

But it doesn't have anything to do with me.

The first time I walked into the alchemy material shop, I wandered around the store out of curiosity, and picked up the things I had at hand. It appears to be a small potion bottle filled with a cloudy green liquid.

"Well, that's a potion that explodes when impacted, so please be careful. ”

"It's so dangerous, don't put it in such a conspicuous place!"

Listening to the clerk's warning, I hurriedly put the potion back on the shelf.

"What is this, it looks like a fluorescent shell. ”

After turning around again, a piece of ore shimmering with a lid caught my attention. Just as I was about to reach out and pick it up, the clerk who was dealing with the maid spoke again.

"This guest, please don't touch that ore, it's an ore that explodes on contact with air!"

I quickly took my hand back.

What is this store, why is this and that such a high-risk item. Oh, wait, it won't be......

"What about this thing that looks like a dead branch?"

"It's a branch of the Demon Tree, and it's very popular among alchemists. It has the characteristic of exploding when it touches mana. ”

“…… So, what about this?"

"It's also a little dangerous, it's the whiskers of the Bursting Mole, which explode when it touches water. ”

I see.

"Anyway, this store only has explosives, right?"

Matt and Tiger said that the shop was well received among the local alchemists of Rixel, and that all kinds of alchemy materials could be purchased, and that it was a good shop that only locals would know about.

But now I seem to smell the suspicion that they are trying to kill me with explosives.

Go back and settle accounts with them.

If you think about it this way, it is worth discussing why the clerk of this store is a ghost. After all, ghosts have no physical body, and it seems that they will not be in danger of being affected by explosives.

"No, no, it's not!"

Miss Ghost seemed to be frightened by my words, and quickly waved her hand to deny it.

"It's just that the shelves you took happen to be explosive items. Because alchemists love these kinds of items, we also have a lot of them. The rest of the material is on the shelves opposite. ”

While talking about something that makes you want to complain [Are you trying to tell me that alchemists are all explosive maniacs?].

No, I digress.

I didn't come here to buy explosives.

- At this moment, the maid with the tail standing at the counter closed the notebook.

"It seems that you are a little busy, there is no way, and it seems that there will be no progress if you continue to ask. Then I need to go to other stores and plazas to do research, and I will come back in a few days. ”

"You've been here many times. Please、Please don't come here again. ”

Ignoring the ghost clerk who was about to cry, the maid with the tail turned to leave.

What a rogue customer.

“…… That's right, you!"

As she was about to reach the door, she suddenly turned her head and looked at her with a look that could hardly be considered friendly.

The two-color eyes with sea blue and emerald green looked at me as if they were staring at their prey.

Take a closer look, although her eyes are a little fierce, she is indeed a Peugeot beauty who does not lose to Ah Shu in appearance.

"Actually, I'm looking for missing people who are very troublesome. Have you ever seen a weird guy who talks something like [sin] all day long, looks a bit like a psychopath, and is very underwhelmed?"

"Nope. Besides, even if I meet this kind of person, I will actively avoid it. ”

Hearing me say this, the maid with the tail seemed a little disappointed, but looked at it with a relieved look.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Your answer is very good, it seems to be a relatively normal guy, so let me remind you a little, if you meet a guy similar to what I described, don't think about it, just report it to the city security team. ”

After bending down to thank her, she smiled kindly and left the store on her own.

Strange guys.

What's the matter?,That means that the city is so dangerous that you need to call the police when you see it?,But I also seem to have some impression of the conditions she said.,Who is it......

"I'm idle now, this guest. What alchemy materials do you need?"

The voice of Miss Ghost Clerk pulled me back.

"Oh, nothing. I need memory metals that can be magically plasticized, and a few slightly larger mirror crystals. In other cases, it is better to have a bracket that can hold the test bench in place, and it should be a large one. ”

"Understood, no problem. We just have the materials you said in our store, so I'll look for them a little bit. ”

After expressing her understanding, Miss Ghost floated to the back room.