Shopping
After a short dinner, the team of adventurers led by Kazuma Sato began their activities............
Among them, Kazuma and Akua prepare to go back to the stable where they live to rest and relieve the fatigue of the day.
And Megumi said goodbye to everyone in a slightly middle two way, and then took the 25,000 Alice that Kazuma gave her to repay the rent she was about to due!
Like the three teenagers, Megumi, who came to Axel alone, is currently staying alone in a hotel, which does not provide three meals, so the price is relatively affordable.
And yet even so! As a one-hit magician, Megumi is still unable to get a quest reward to pay Alice's monthly rent of 20,000 because she doesn't have a team of adventurers to accept it............
Therefore, in line with the principle that as the captain of the adventurer team, he can't save his teammates from death, Kazuma Sato endured the pain and took out a part of the already small task reward and handed it to Megumi!
As for the three teenagers, because it was still early, coupled with Yuli's instigation, they planned to take a walk around the city!
Probably to make it easier to defend against monster attacks! The whole city was built into a circle, radiating outwards from the central point...... Due to the relatively large scale of the city, the three of them decided to take a stroll around the so-called commercial street first!
Since it is a medieval setting, and Axel is only a novice adventurer town, the so-called shopping street is just a small-scale market similar to the boy's last life composed of dozens of stalls and a few small shops!
However, even such a small market-like shopping street is exceptionally new to Yuri and Chinohe, who came from the last days when humanity was almost extinct!
Therefore, in the face of business in another world, not to mention the lively Yuli, even the originally quiet Qianhu was unconsciously attracted by the dazzling goods on both sides of the street. The hawkers and bargaining customers on both sides of the street form a unique landscape that makes the two dizzy............
“………… Is this the market you've seen in books before? Chito muttered as he felt the noise around him.
"Chi-chan! There are a lot of people here! There are so many foods that I haven't seen before! Yuri is more focused on food.
As the three of them continued to advance...... Many wonderful items that have never been seen are constantly refreshing their three views!
After all, it is the only shopping street in a small town where novice adventurers gather, and as the only relatively large commodity distribution center in the town, both stalls and shops are always surrounded by all kinds of people, including housewives who go out shopping and adventurers who are shopping for long-term tasks. So when the three of them walked to the front of a magic item shop, they saw a completely different scene from the shops on both sides!
"Na! This shop ...... Doesn't it look like there's anybody? Yuri said in surprise as she looked at the door of the store.
"Indeed! It stands to reason that... Shops selling magic items like this must be overcrowded, right? The boy also said very strangely.
"Na! Let's go inside and have a look! I also want to see what the magic items in this world look like! Qianhu said curiously.
"Hmmm! So...... Let's go in and have a look! The boy said and walked to the front of the shop first.
"Excuse me, anyone?" He called out as he pushed the shop open.
However, no one responded............
"Is the shopkeeper out?" Qianhu said, looking at the empty counter.
"In that case, I'll lock the door! If it's not the worst, I'll hang a sign to go out when I have something to ............do," the boy said a little strangely.
"Gollum~~~~" Just as the three of them wondered where the shopkeeper had gone, a mournful cry that seemed to be made when humans were hungry suddenly sounded in the store!
"It's not my stomach that's screaming this time!" Yuri shook her head at the two who looked at her.
"That'...... Whose stomach is screaming? Qianhu looked puzzled.
The boy listened carefully for a while before realizing that the sound seemed to be coming from the counter............
Aroused by curiosity, the teenager carefully lay on the counter and looked back, and finally found the person who seemed to be the owner of the shopkeeper lying on the ground..................
"Delicious! ………… What a salvation! ”
A beautiful woman with long brown hair was sitting at the only table in the magic item shop, gobbling up the military ration biscuits that the boy handed her............
Probably because I had been hungry for too long, the biscuits that could have provided a day of energy for a heavy manual laborer disappeared in an instant!
"Not enough! There's ............ here," the boy said, looking at the other man with a look of unfinished business, and then handed over a bag of biscuits.
"Thank you!" The beautiful woman blushed and took the biscuit he handed him and ate it, but much slower than before.
"Excuse me............"
"Just call me Vitz!" Hungry shopkeeper Vitz said.
"Ahem! May I ask the owner of the Viz shop............ That one...... Why............? "The boy wanted to say why he was hungry and collapsed behind the counter, but it felt a little abrupt!
"Ahh ………… Sorry to make you laugh...... That one......? ”
"Just call me Fubo!" The teenager introduced himself.
"My name is Yuri!"
"I'm a thousand households!"
The two girls behind him also introduced themselves.
"Hello! Floating Wave, Yuli...... There are also thousands of households......" Weizi greeted politely.
"Na! Why would you go hungry in your own shop? Viz sauce! Yuri bluntly raised her own questions.
"Embarrassing to say? In fact, this shop has not been in business for a long time! Viz said embarrassedly.
"Could it be that other stores are in vicious competition?" The boy asked.
"No, no, no! That's not ............," Viz said, shaking his right hand quickly.
"What's going on?"
The boy was strange...... It's such a good location and you run a magic item shop, so you won't get to this point anyway.
"Actually, I don't know! I've been working so hard! But business hasn't gotten better, and even life is getting more and more difficult! Viz poured bitter water at the three of them.
"There is no vicious competition of the same kind...... There is no problem with the location of the store either...... If so...... The problem must be in the product! The boy said, looking at the goods on the shelves.
"Huh? No way! I have carefully selected these products! Absolutely would be welcome...... It's definitely going to sell! Viz said firmly.
"So...... How much of these things have been sold? The boy asked, looking at the full shelves.
“……………… That one...... That one...... Haven't sold a single ......," Viz said with his head bowed in embarrassment.
"Since no one came to buy it...... How can it be said that it is a bestseller? The boy asked.
"If you don't sell it now............ Maybe I'll ............ later," Viz was about to retort.
"I won't sell it again!"
"Why are you so sure?" Viz said sadly.
"Well! Since you are so highly regarded for these products, please introduce us to these magic items! ………… If it's really as useful as you say, maybe I'll buy it! The young man said with his hands on his chest.
"Really?" Viz excitedly leaned his face in front of the boy.
"Really! …… Can you stay away from me...... The face is too close! The boy said as he pushed Vitz some distance away.
"Ahh I'm sorry! I'm sorry! ………… So, let me introduce you to the magic items here! Weiz stood up and walked to the edge of a shelf, and began to introduce his goods to the three of them like a few treasures............
Due to the large number of goods, it was almost evening after the last product was introduced to Weiz............
“…… The above is all the products in our store, what do you think? After taking a sip of the tea on the table, Weizi looked at the three stunned teenagers with an expectant expression............
"Ahh ……………… Ahem! That's it, isn't it? The boy came back to his senses and asked.
"Hmm!" Viz nodded.
“………… So, let me express my opinion on the products of your small shop! ”
"Say it! Aren't these products great? Viz said excitedly.
"Then I'll be blunt!"
"Hmm!" Viz nodded.
"Your product ............"
"Uh-huh!"
"Listen to it all......"
"Uh-huh!"
"I think it'.................."
"Uh-huh!" Viz nodded frantically.
“… It's never going to sell! The boy decisively said the verdict on the goods in the Weiz store!
"Uh-huh-hmm...... Belch! ”
Vitz, who received the verdict, was dumbfounded............