“Mm…” Having spent her first night in Elysian Realm Space, Griseo was drowsily awakened right on schedule by Fairy Ely early the next morning.
She gently rubbed her eyes, sat up, and let out a huge yawn.
The moisture that welled up covered her beautiful violet eyes with a sparkling layer.
“Good morning, Ely…” [Good morning, adorable Griseo.
How did your first night resting here feel?] Hearing Griseo’s greeting, Fairy Ely hugged her staff and smiled before enthusiastically asking.
Faced with her System’s question, Griseo answered honestly.
“It felt very nice…” As soon as she finished speaking, the now fully awake little loli didn’t waste any more time.
She threw off her blanket, jumped out of bed, and walked out of the room.
During the subsequent washing up, Griseo once again experienced Knight’s attentive care…
How should she put it?
The little loli understood Knight’s concern for her, but sometimes she genuinely felt she was about to be raised into a useless little person.
And it wasn’t just Knight.
Madam and the others spoiled her as well…
For example, while Knight accompanied her during her morning routine, Lady Sister and the others were helping tidy her room.
This was far too decadent…
“Ahm…” Feeling that she was becoming far too spoiled, Griseo took a small bite of the breakfast Knight had brought over and silently resolved to work a little harder today.
With that thought, the little loli opened the System Interface and checked today’s missions.
[Daily Mission] [Receive any one guest in the Odd Jobs Shop (no restrictions on type).
Mission deadline: Ends today.] [Mission Reward: 10,000 Credits, one Character Supply Card.] After reading today’s mission, Griseo blinked in surprise.
It seemed that today she would need to paint in the shop.
Once she made up her mind, she acted immediately.
After finishing breakfast, Griseo returned to the Odd Jobs Shop with her tools, continuing Talulah’s painting while minding the shop.
—————————— Siracusa, Bellone Family— Inside a lavishly decorated room, a small pale-yellow figure sat at a desk, flipping through the pages of a picture book one by one.
However, judging by how frequently she turned the pages, it was easy to tell that the young Vulpo lady with nine tails was far from calm.
A trace of anxiety quietly revealed itself.
The reason for Lisa’s unease was simple.
Her mother.
Perhaps due to a child’s unique sensitivity, Lisa had noticed that the atmosphere within the family had recently become different from usual.
Meanwhile, her mother had gone out very early this morning.
Mm…
She was worried.
It was precisely because of that worry, combined with her desire not to trouble her mother, that after breakfast, the young Vulpo lady hadn’t wandered around or gone outside.
Instead, she obediently brought a book back to her room.
Unfortunately…
Such behavior couldn’t dispel the unease in her heart.
As time passed minute by minute, Lisa finally failed to suppress her emotions any longer and decided to go find her grandfather or uncle so she could stay with them.
“…” Having made her decision, Lisa wasted no time.
She carefully closed her picture book, returned it to the bookshelf, and then slowly walked toward the door.
As she grasped the doorknob and opened the door, the young Vulpo lady noticed nothing unusual.
That was until…
A scene completely different from what she was accustomed to entered her sight.
“Eh…” …
Odd Jobs Shop— Completely immersed in her painting and stained by Talulah’s colors, Griseo failed to notice that the door of her shop had been pushed open from the outside.
Not only that, but a small Vulpo stood frozen at the doorway, her little face full of confusion and helplessness.
Although Griseo hadn’t noticed Lisa at the entrance, Lisa had noticed through the gap beneath the easel that someone else was present in this unfamiliar place.
However, due to her shyness, the young Vulpo lady didn’t dare make any rash movements.
It was simply too strange…
Lisa had never imagined that one day, opening a door normally would bring her to a completely unfamiliar place.
Even though the place looked cute and welcoming, that couldn’t conceal the terrifying reality.
Yet before Lisa could withdraw the foot that had stepped into the wrong place and quietly close the door as though nothing had happened, Griseo happened to finish the final brushstroke and emerged from her absorbed state.
After glancing at the painting and confirming there were no issues, she was about to set down her palette.
Then she turned her head and met a pair of timid green eyes.
“…꒪꒫꒪)?” Only then did Griseo finally realize that a guest had somehow arrived at her shop.
And this guest who had pushed open the door…
She seemed to know her once again.
After pausing briefly, the little loli quickly entered shopkeeper mode.
Tilting her head slightly, she cautiously asked the Vulpo girl standing at the door: “Mm…
welcome.
Is there something you need help with?” “…” When Lisa saw Griseo move, she had originally intended to turn around and run away.
But after realizing that the other party was also a child, her retreating steps gradually came to a halt.
Then, after hearing the question, the young Vulpo lady took a deep breath, gathered her courage, and finally asked: “Um…
um, Onee-san, do you know where this place is?” “This is the Odd Jobs Shop.
Mm…
how did you get here?” Looking at the adorable little nine-tailed fox before her, Griseo voiced her sincere confusion.
She knew the settings of her own shop, but she didn’t think the child before her would have a wish troublesome enough to push open the shop door…
Wait.
Maybe that wasn’t necessarily true.
Thinking of something, the little loli’s gaze subconsciously shifted toward the Vulpo girl’s arm.
Lisa, the daughter of Ingrid Bellone, an important member of the Siracusan Bellone Family, had been well protected throughout her childhood.
However, during a conflict between families, someone had exploited a weakness in her mother’s defenses and harmed Lisa as a means of targeting her mother, causing her to become an Infected.
The method used was hiding Originium crystals inside Lisa’s doll, resulting in an injury to her right arm.
That was why Griseo had looked at her arm.
Unexpectedly, however, the little loli didn’t see any Originium crystals there at all.
It seemed she hadn’t become an Infected yet?
“I don’t know either…
I just opened a door, and then I ended up here.” Faced with Griseo’s question, Lisa softly explained.
“Mm꒪꒫꒪), then you probably have a wish you want fulfilled…
Only people who carry wishes and need help can open the door and come here.” At this point, Griseo paused slightly.
“Don’t be nervous…
I’m not a bad person.
Would you like to come in and sit for a while?” To be honest, not only was Lisa nervous right now, but Griseo was also becoming a little nervous because of the other girl’s timid and shy demeanor…
★ ★ ★ T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me!
★ ★ ★ Shilling time!