In the last few days, a small shop has opened in the capital of Riestee, called the Hogworth Prop Shop. This small shop is located in a small corner on the edge of the business district of Intramuros, and it is a small shop that has no popularity at all, and it is just opened in the corner of the alley.

The owner of the shop often opens before dawn and does not close until it is completely dark, and the seemingly hard-working owner even stays in the shop all day and all night, which is why even the neighbors around him have never seen what the owner of the shop looks like.

The store has been open for more than a week, and not even a single customer has stepped into the store for more than a week. In the past, this shop was the shop of an old tailor on a small street, and I heard that the old tailor could no longer make clothes because of his age, so he had returned to his hometown in the countryside.

Although the old tailor's craft has regressed due to age, there are still one or two customers who come to the door and ask for clothes. However, the store was in the hands of the new owner, and there was not even a single customer, which puzzled the owner of the fruit shop opposite the Hogworth Prop Shop.

Early this morning, through the window, the owner of the fruit shop was able to see which strange shop on the opposite side had another sign. Obviously a more diligent guy than himself, but why don't you even bother to do the most basic work of soliciting customers?

"Knock, knock, knock, Boss Dupen, is Boss Dupen here?"

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the fruit shop.

"Wait a minute, I'll open the door right away!" Dupon hurriedly walked to the door and opened the door of the fruit shop. The person he saw was the last person he wanted to see - Mr. Gruger, the tax collector in charge of collecting taxes from the streets around the city.

The reason why I hate him is only because of the natural enemies of the species. In fact, Mr. Gruger was a corrupt official who liked to collect additional taxes from him, and the taxes he collected were honestly in accordance with the requirements of the kingdom's laws, and there was nothing illegal in his actions.

As soon as he saw Gruger, Du Peng, who was an ordinary citizen, put on an extremely flattering expression, "Mr. Gruger, have you come to collect taxes today?" ”

"Yes, according to the request of the city councilor, starting this month, the tax on all shops in this neighborhood will be increased by 50 ligal!"

"50 Liggles?" Du Peng looked at Gru 0 in surprise, "How can you suddenly raise your taxes, you haven't raised your taxes for many years!" Why is there a sudden housekeeping tax? ”

"What, don't you know? Our King, His Majesty Rambosar III, heard that it was to expand the army to defend against the invasion of the demons. That's why you definitely have to collect an additional part of the tax, but the proportion of the levy is not very large, so you should be able to afford it, right? ”

"Okay......"

50 Rigal is just more than a day's income, and it doesn't cause much trouble to your life. Dupon quickly took out the tax due from the counter and respectfully handed it over to Gruger. Grug poured all the taxes on the table, counted the Rigel on the table one by one, and after making sure that the number was correct, Grug poured all the taxes into a large bag specially used to collect taxes.

"That's right, Dupen!"

"Anything else?"

Grug pointed to the strange little shop across from him and asked, "I remember that the tailor shop of the old tailor was on the other side, right?" ”

"That's right, it's just that the old tailor has returned to his hometown, and the current store has changed."

"But why would this shop have changed to a store with a strange name like 'Hogworth Prop Shop'? Is the owner of the shop a magician? ”

Grug immediately dismissed his thoughts, generally speaking, magic items are only sold in large places like the Adventurer's Guild. How can a small door like this sell an expensive magic shop.

"I guess it's a store that sells toys for children to play with, right?" Dupont quipped. In the royal capital, there are often street vendors selling some strange toys, such as small dolls that can move themselves and small boxes that can sing. Although these items are not magic items, they are often sold on the street by small vendors under the guise of magic items.

Grug wondered, "Don't you know what the store sells?" ”

"I haven't even met the owner of this shop once so far." Du Pon thought about it for a moment, "Speaking of which, this store has not even had a single customer so far, so I don't know what is sold inside." ”

"The owner of this shop is a stupid guy who didn't know how long this shop would be able to stay on this street for a few years. Although this guy doesn't make any money, I still have to carry out my own tasks, and he still pays the taxes. ”

With that, Grug got up and left the fruit shop. Dupont followed him, with a bag of fruit in his hand. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Du Peng also plans to get to know this elusive neighbor opposite, which can be regarded as a late meeting gift.

Grug walked up to the door of the strange shop and knocked the wooden door, "Is anyone there?" ”

It wasn't long before there was a sound of footsteps coming from inside the door. The door to the room was opened, and I was greeted by a beautiful and beautiful girl. This is probably a scene that Du Pon will never forget for the rest of his life, he could not imagine that the world would have such a beautiful girl. The girl in front of her has a peerless face like a dream, her face is glorious and elegant, her cheeks are as clean as the moon, her snow jade is cool and her lips are gentle as water, a pair of purple ink grapes are hidden under the eyelashes like butterfly wings, and there are countless mist between the blur, and the pink cloud hair is sprinkled like flowing water, flowing wantonly between the ears and temples.

Seeing two strangers standing in front of her, the girl smiled softly, "Are you the guests who came to buy goods?" ”

"Yes...... Well? No, it's not! Grug quickly shook his head, "I'm here to collect taxes from your store." ”

"Is that so?" The girl's face couldn't help but show a look of disappointment, and the shining pupils that were full of excitement just now instantly dimmed like a candle blown out by the wind.

Seeing this beautiful girl in front of him like the daughter of the mythical god king, Grug instinctively didn't want her to feel sad.

The girl's disappointed expression made Grug mistakenly think that she was unhappy because of the tax, so he hurriedly retorted: "No, no, we are not here to collect taxes." Since your shop hasn't been on this street for a month, you don't have to pay taxes for the time being. ”

Although he is only a petty tax collector, he still has this little power.

"Thank you......" Euphemia nodded in disappointment, not in the slightest pleased that Grug had said that the tax had been reduced.

Grug looked at the girl carefully, and from her body, Grug could see that the girl had a noble temperament that was difficult to conceal and a calm and elegant body. Maybe the girl in front of her is the daughter of a big family, right?

What made Grug even more sure of his thoughts was the clothes the girl was wearing. Although the girl's clothes were as close to the civilian style as possible, with Gruge's many years of experience in traveling to the major shops in the royal capital, he could tell that the clothes worn by the girl were made of extremely expensive fabrics. Even his immediate boss, Baron Cliff's wife, had never worn a garment made of cloth with such a bright radiance.

Realizing that Grug was not here to buy goods, Euphemia turned her head to Mr. Dupen, "Are you here to buy goods?" ”

"No, no, no, I'm sorry, I'm not here to buy goods," Du Pon handed the fruit in his hand to Yu Fei, "I'm the owner of the fruit shop opposite, and as your neighbor, I'm here to give you an opening gift." I haven't seen you walk out of the store, so I decided to come to the door myself. ”

Euphemia put away her disappointed expression and saluted Monsieur Dupont very politely, "Thank you so much! If you don't mind, you can take a seat in the shop. Oh yes, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Euphemia! ”

Du Peng and Grug nodded hurriedly: "Don't mind, don't mind, don't mind at all!" ”

Led by Euphemia, Dupon and Grug walked into the shop, and as soon as they entered, the two of them were stunned by the sight in front of them, which looked ordinary in the small shop, with a variety of dazzling props, armor made of Mithril, magic wands decorated with beautiful gems, cold swords that were just shuddering to look at, and all kinds of gorgeous magic robes that could only be afforded but could afford.

Grugdi's mouth was already open and couldn't close: "How is it possible, is this really a magic item shop here!" ”

"Mr. Gruger, the kind of thing in the Magic Item Shop is not something that only the Adventurers' Guild sells. If such an expensive item is openly placed on the counter for sale, and there is not even half a bodyguard, aren't you afraid of being robbed? ”

"Robbery, who will rob?" A handsome teenager with glasses came down from the upper floor. He was wearing a white shirt, and he looked very tired, as if he hadn't slept well last night, "If anything, why don't you just halve everything in half?" ”

"Is it just the two of you here?" Grug asked curiously, "If the outlaws know that this shop sells such expensive items, and that there are only two people in the whole store, I guess something big will happen." Although it is said that this is the most secure royal capital in the country, the underworld forces hidden in the royal capital are far more terrifying than the most dangerous robbers in the frontier. ”

"Thank you for your heartfelt words!"

Seeing such a handsome young man, Du Pon cautiously asked, "Then may I ask you are the ...... of Euphimia?"

"My name is Oroboros, and I'm a ...... of Euphemia," Oroboros could see that the man in front of him should be interested in Euphemia. Oroboros is not the kind of online dragon arrogant who must kill the other party if others covet their sweetheart. As long as you don't make an offensive move, let them watch it. After all, all the beauty in the world should be shown to the world, isn't it?

"Euphemia is my sister, and I have a kinship with her!"

Hearing Oroboros's words, Dupon and Gruger collectively breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, fortunately, maybe I will have a chance." ”

Oroboros playfully watched as the two of them showed their inner thoughts to others without revealing them. But in the blink of an eye, he saw Euphemia looking at him with a resentful look. It seems that Euphemia does not like being the sister of Oroboros......

I didn't expect Yufemiaa to have such a side.