After transferring 500,000 into the other party’s card, Furina withdrew the card and handed it to Nicole.
Looking at the bank card reloaded with 500,000 dennies, Nicole’s entire complexion improved by more than one level, and she accepted it with both hands and a brilliant smile.
Following that, she quite familiarly tried to hug the White-haired Cat Girl.
But unfortunately, she was dodged by Furina using an acceleration magic.
“Alright, alright, if there’s nothing else, you guys go do what you need to do~ I still need to take a nap~”
Yawning, Furina waved her hand.
“Hehe, okay, just wait for my good news, Furina…
I guarantee I’ll sell all 24 bottles of these potions for you!”
“Anby, Billy, let’s go~!!”
Skipping along, Nicole beckoned the two toward the door.
Anby nodded, stood up, took a deep look at Furina, and then bowed in thanks.
“Thank you for saving my life…”
“It’s a small matter~ Just let your boss pay it back later.”
“Yes, if there’s anywhere I can be of use, please be sure to arrange it~”
“I got it…”
“Shopkeeper!
We’ll see you next time—”
Billy was very familiar; after giving a cool salute, he pulled open the door to let Nicole and Anby leave first, while he brought up the rear carrying the leather suitcase.
“Sigh~ Lycaon came all this way with great difficulty, and the Hydro coins I earned were mostly spent by Nicole in an instant.
She’d better really make me some big money back, or I’ll give her what’s coming next time she visits.”
Sighing, Furina turned and walked upstairs after she finished speaking.
Just as she pushed open her bedroom door, she saw a little white snake curled up on her pillow, and Furina’s face instantly turned dark.
She flashed to Cissia’s side and gave her a kick in the butt.
“Snake!
Snake~!
Your little white snake is on my pillow, hurry up and take it away…”
Rubbing her eyes, Cissia sat up reluctantly, pouting her small mouth.
“What’s the problem…
It won’t hurt anyone, Furina, you’re just making a fuss over nothing…”
“No, no way~ That’s my bed, and I want to sleep, hurry up and take it away~”
“Oh!
Let her stay for a bit!
How about this, you squeeze in with me first.”
Before Furina could react, Cissia reached out with her tail to bind Furina and then forcefully pulled her into her arms.
Dazed, the blonde snake-girl held the White-haired Cat Girl as they lay in the bedding.
After struggling for a while, Furina found she couldn’t break free and was afraid of hurting Cissia with magic, so she sighed and decided to make do.
Around three in the afternoon, after having a full meal and a comfortable sleep, Cissia slowly opened her eyes.
What met her eyes was the White-haired Cat Girl still sleeping peacefully.
Looking at the other’s delicate face, closed eyes, and long eyelashes like butterfly wings, the cat ears on top of her head flickered from time to time.
The small top hat nearby was lying completely on the floor.
“Eh!
Mmph…”
Just as she was about to cry out in surprise, Cissia instinctively covered her mouth with her hand.
Why?
Why is Furina sleeping with me…
Doesn’t she go to her own bed to sleep?
Slowly sitting up, Cissia saw her little white snake curled up on the pillow at the head of the bed.
Hehe…
So that’s how it is…
Still acting like an expert and acting mature, yet she’s even afraid of a tiny snake~ What a cowardly Catgirl.
Lying back down, Cissia was in no hurry to call the little white snake back, lying on her side next to the White-haired Cat Girl.
Looking at the other’s quiet sleeping face, Cissia narrowed her eyes.
Furina really is cute~ Her temperament is also quite elegant, even more noble than those Demoiselles I saw when I was wandering before.
I remember when I was in the Outer Ring, there was a blonde girl from a Biker Gang who also had an elegant temperament…
her personality was just a bit explosive.
Not as docile as Furina…
No wonder she’s a little Catgirl~
Evaluating her caretaker like this in her heart, Cissia couldn’t help but reach out and gently brush aside the other’s bangs.
The sunlight shone on her face, fair and delicate; even an accidental touch of a knuckle could feel the smoothness and elasticity…
Suddenly, while she was lost in thought, Furina slowly frowned, seemingly about to wake up.
Cissia quickly retracted her hand, her eyes darting guiltily.
“Mmm…
What time is it~?”
“3:34 PM, Store Manager Furina…”
“Is that so…
Time to get up for business~”
Slowly sitting up, Furina reached out and felt around, seemingly finding her small top hat.
She picked it up and patted it.
“Tch~ There’s no need, it’s not like anyone will come anyway~.”
Watching the ahoge on top of the other’s head swaying, Cissia spoke casually.
“What kind of talk is that!?
Even if no one comes, I’m opening.
What if a big customer shows up?
Besides, if I don’t do business, what will a foodie like you eat?”
“Hmph, actually my favorite thing to eat is eggs…
Why don’t you buy more eggs to use as a backup energy source?”
Standing up, Furina stretched, her small tail swaying left and right behind her.
“We’ll talk about that later.
Your task is similar to this morning’s: clean the hall once, then go to the basement to look after the medicine garden, and after that, do whatever you want~ I’m going to continue reading manga…”
Having woken up quite a bit, Furina turned to look at Cissia and said.
“Alright, Shopkeeper-sama~”
“Right!
You, take that snake of yours away…
Don’t let her stay on my pillow, and then wash my pillow too.”
Messily bunching the blanket into a ball and throwing it aside, Cissia stood up, stretched her body, and came to Furina’s bedside, guiding the little white snake to hang around her neck.
“Little White is very clean…
I wash her every day, she’s not dirty at all.”
And so, an ordinary afternoon at the General Store began.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
With the funds given by Furina, Nicole used her years of experience and personal connections at a second-hand weapon shop to prepare suitable weapons and equipment for Anby and Billy.
The three of them stood ready at the entrance of the weapon shop, and Nicole gave a grand wave of her hand.
“Alright children, it’s time for our performance at the five o’clock auction this afternoon.”
Spinning his dual pistols, Billy pulled a quite cool and stylish move.
“Just watch me, Boss Nicole, I won’t let you down.”
On the other side, looking at the steel blade in her hand, Anby very cleanly flicked a sword flower and then slowly inserted it into the hilt at the back of her waist.
It was accompanied by the sound of crackling electricity.
The three rushed back to the Cunning Hares, started up the second-hand sedan they had modified two days ago, and drifted all the way, speeding toward a small Hollow.
Taking out her phone and the prepared Carrot from her pocket, Anby sat in the back seat with her legs crossed and gave instructions.
“Once we’re inside, you two just keep a cool and aloof demeanor.
Leave all the talking and negotiation to me…”
“Understood!”
“Got it, Boss Nicole~!”
At the auction inside the Hollow.
At this time, dozens of black sedans were circled around, and in the middle was a man in a charming purple suit with golden ringlet curls.
He was the organizer and host of this auction.
He flamboyantly took out a folding comb, brushed his hairstyle, and looked at the six or seven factions and nearly sixty or seventy people below the stage.
“Who else has something rare?
If you can’t bring anything out~ we should probably call it a day.
If the people from the Public Security Bureau show up…
it’ll be hard to wrap things up~”
“Hmph, looks like there’s nothing~ As expected, a bunch of hicks…
A-Qiang~ prepare to retreat—”
“Yes, Boss!”
Behind him, a tall and powerful man with two large iron hammers tied to his hands and a helmet on his head nodded in response.
“Wait a minute—!
You ignorant hicks, I have a treasure here!!!”
Nicole poked her head out of the back car window, holding a megaphone, and shouted toward them from a distance.
In an instant, all eyes on the scene turned toward this flashy pink car.
It was seen to contract elastically in mid-air, then drift in a large turn and stop in front of everyone.
Bang—!
A long pale leg kicked open the car door, and Nicole stepped out carrying a suitcase, elegantly coming to sit on the hood of her car.
Anby, in the driver’s seat, drew her blade with a cold expression, got out, and leaned against the car door.
Billy nimbly ejected from the car window, rolled twice on the open ground, flicked his guns, and then failed to brake during a slide, crashing into a stone pillar.
Such an abrupt turn of events successfully made everyone lock their gazes on Billy, who was lying on the ground.
Holding her forehead, Nicole sighed and then clapped her hands.
“Ahem~!
Everyone, look at the item in my case!!!”
The moment the black leather suitcase opened, a dazzling golden light flashed, making everyone’s eyes widen in an instant.
Seeing that the effect was achieved, Nicole silently pressed a button at the bottom of the case to turn off the internal strobe lights.
Then, appearing before everyone were rows of exquisitely packaged blood-red potions.
“Nicole of the Cunning Hares?
What is that…”
“Hehe, these are products I managed to get from a friend that are used by top figures in high society—life recovery potions!”
“This employee of mine had her neck slashed with a large gash, her head almost fell off, but thanks to this potion, she recovered instantly.”
Hearing this, the man in the purple suit flicked his comb and said very disdainfully.
“Nonsense, do you think I haven’t seen the world?
You’re just bragging~”
“Tch, I can’t be bothered to talk to a lapdog like you.
Come, Anby—”
Nicole took out a potion, then closed the case and tossed it casually to Billy, who had just stood up.
Then, under the curious gazes of many gang leaders, Anby was seen without the slightest hesitation slicing a twenty-centimeter-long gash on her own arm.
A large amount of blood seeped out, but her expression didn’t even change.
While everyone was still shocked that Anby was such a ruthless person, even Nicole was stunned.
She froze for a good while before opening the potion and sprinkling it on the other’s wound.
A faint cyan light flashed, and Anby took a rag and wiped it; the wound on her arm instantly recovered as before.
This scene left everyone present completely dumbfounded.
“So, so powerful…
In less than a few seconds, a gash over 20 centimeters long healed?!”
“Ni, Nicole?
How much is this potion?”
After a burst of noisy discussion, seeing that someone finally asked the price, Nicole’s lips curled up as she sat on her car hood with her legs crossed.
“One price, 800,000—!!!”