Fortunately, no trouble was caused, and she had even befriended Miss Zhu Yuan from the Public Security Bureau.
After this, she shouldn’t have to worry about any trouble finding her door…
right?
Although Furina thought so, unfortunately, things always go contrary to one’s wishes.
The next morning, just after opening and finishing her morning routine, before Furina even had time to flip the “Open” sign on the front door, a figure appeared outside.
“Oh my…
You, why are you here~!” The moment she pushed open the door, Furina found herself face-to-face with Hoshimi Miyabi, their noses even lightly touching.
Immediately after, the white-haired cat girl recoiled as if struck by lightning.
Taking advantage of this, Hoshimi Miyabi, expressionless and clutching the Demon Blade: Tailless, strode into the shop.
Seeing the other’s aggressive posture, Furina had no choice but to follow her rhythm, retreating step by step.
Just like that, Hoshimi Miyabi forced the white-haired cat girl all the way back to the bar counter.
With her straight back pressed against the counter, Furina’s face froze.
Oh no…
I have no way to retreat…
But why are you still coming forward, ahhh~!
Extending her hand to press against the other’s shoulder, Furina bent over slightly and asked, her tone quite urgent.
“Um, are you…
are you here to buy a sword?” Stopping in her tracks, Hoshimi Miyabi glanced down at the small hand on her shoulder.
She seemed to realize her behavior was somewhat rude and immediately took half a step back.
“Ahem…
No, my funds aren’t fully available yet, so it might take some time before I can buy a sword.” “Huh?
If you’re not buying a sword, what are you doing in my shop?” This question seemed to stump our fox lady.
She stroked her chin, pursed her lips, and looked to the side, lost in thought.
“Hmm…
I don’t know.
During my morning training, a very strong attraction drew me here.” Twitching her lips at the other’s slightly nonsensical explanation, Furina straightened up.
Tch…
Isn’t it just that you’re afraid someone else will snatch the sword you’ve set your sights on~ Sigh…
You fox.
Straightening the tie on her chest, the white-haired cat girl clapped her hands.
“Alright~ I understand.
I’ll definitely save the sword for you.
If there’s nothing else, please head back, our Strongest Hunter Ms.
Hoshimi Miyabi, I still have to run the shop normally…” With that, our Manager Furina placed both hands on Hoshimi Miyabi’s shoulders and pushed her toward the door.
Screech…
screech…
The sound of heels dragging against the floor echoed, piercingly loud.
Seeing long streaks gouged into the ground, Furina froze and immediately leaned down to the floor.
“My floor…
What kind of shoes are you wearing~ They’re so hard, they’ve scratched two lines right into my sandalwood floorboards—” “Standard women’s uniform shoes, size 37.” “Bleh~ You…” Standing up, Furina brushed the dust off her knees, momentarily choked by the other woman’s earnest answer.
Rubbing her forehead with a slight headache, the white-haired cat girl flicked her tail and spread her hands in resignation.
“Ms.
Hoshimi Miyabi, is there anything else you need?” “Yes.” “Hmm?
What is it~” “I’ve just come up with a new training exercise: a three-move spar with Manager Furina.” “Stop!” Hurriedly clamping a hand over the other’s mouth, cold sweat broke out on Furina’s forehead.
Her face paled as she screamed internally: Me, fight Hoshimi Miyabi?
Seriously…
Would I even win~ “This Manager is feeling weak today, so I won’t be sparring with you.
Let’s discuss this another day, alright~” “Then when will Manager Furina be free?
Could you give me a specific date and time?” Suddenly, Hoshimi Miyabi leaned in, her tone still as robotic as ever but now tinged with a hint of excitement.
“This, this…” How should I know when I’ll ever be able to beat you?
I’ll just keep stalling for now.
Huh?!
I’ve got it— Furina’s teardrop-shaped eyes instantly lit up as she thought of a rather good excuse.
Seeing Hoshimi Miyabi’s blank and naive expression, she turned her body to the side and looked away, her posture slightly languid.
“Um…
After all, swords have no eyes~ Miss Miyabi…
I feel your current strength is still a bit lacking.
How about this: once you become a Void Hunter, I’ll spar with you, alright?” Her small leather shoes tapped on the wooden floor.
Furina took two steps before casually turning back, pointing a finger at Hoshimi Miyabi’s small nose.
“Become a Void Hunter…
I see.
I understand.
Manager Furina, you’ll be willing to fight me then, right~” Nodding and murmuring, Hoshimi Miyabi looked at the white-haired cat girl beside her, who wore a smile on her lips.
She replied with great seriousness.
“Yes, yes…
Make sure you train well, okay~ Don’t let me be unable to go all out when the time comes—” Crap, I subconsciously bragged…
“No, actually, what I meant was…” “I understand.
From yesterday’s sparring, I could clearly feel that even if I swung my blade with all my might, I couldn’t break through your defense at all…
Manager Furina, I understand what you mean.” Huh?
What do you mean you understand what I mean…
Yesterday was only because I had super protection inside the shop!
Outside the shop, I’m as fragile as a sheet of paper, don’t take it seriously—!
A bit flustered, Furina reached out to explain, but to her surprise, Hoshimi Miyabi turned and left without a trace of hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, she vanished from the shop.
If the half-open door hadn’t been swinging in the wind, Furina would have really thought this fox was a ghost.
Forget it…
Anyway, this fox is very robotic, I should be able to fool her with my brilliance as the manager.
Let’s start business first.
Tomorrow I happen to have a magic show scheduled…
I’ll find some time to practice.
Slam—!
Turning around, she was about to go back behind the counter to read a book when the shop door was pushed open again, startling our little cat girl.
She turned her head and saw it was still this robotic fox, so she asked.
“Why are you back again?” At the door, the naive Hoshimi Miyabi’s face turned slightly red, and she lowered her head slightly to the side.
“Um…
Is Furina free this afternoon?” “Ah, about that, I might not…” “After work, I would like to invite you to have some desserts together.” “I do!
I’m just a completely idle person, I’ll wait for you, okay~” “Um, okay~ Then I’ll go to work first, see you this afternoon.” Extending her hand, she waved it, and Furina narrowed her eyes happily.
“Not bad, not bad.
It seems Hoshimi Miyabi isn’t that troublesome after all, and she’s very cute too.
Getting closer to her might not be a bad thing.” “Uh ahhh~ Furina!” Thump, thump, thump— The sound of noisy footsteps accompanied by Cissia’s panicked cry came from the back door.
Furina turned her head helplessly to look.
“What’s wrong?
So early in the morning…
making such a fuss.” “My clothes!
My clothes have a hole in them~!!!” Seeing the panicked idiot snake demon rushing over, Furina calmly extended her hand and successfully stopped her right at the forehead.
Looking at the large chest that was about to burst out, and the quite shocking lightning-shaped hole on it, Furina lowered her head to look at her own feet, and then a hash mark appeared on her forehead.
“It’s just a hole in your clothes…
Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it?” “But, but this is my only intact set of clothes—what should I do~” “Don’t I have spares?
You can wear mine first…” “Too small, I can’t fit into it.” Furina: …Very well, I feel insulted.
“Go upstairs and stay there, you fat snake.
I’ll go buy you some clothes…
Keep a good eye on that little white snake on your neck, don’t let it run wild!” “Ehehe~ You’re the best, Furina!
But Chalky is very obedient.
I don’t know why, but whenever it’s in your bedroom, it always wants to crawl all over you.” “Hiss~~” As soon as Furina looked down, she saw the little white snake flicking its tongue and about to pounce on her.
She hurriedly shrank her hand back and ran out of the general store, flipping the “Open” sign on the door to the other side.
“Ah~ You, stay away from me…” Touching the little white snake’s head with her hand, Cissia watched Furina’s running figure.
“Hehe…
Furina is still as cute as ever, right Chalky~”