“Ha!
You sell it for 50, give me 30, plus another 10…”
“That’s right~”
“Doesn’t sound like you~ I thought you’d try every trick in the book to squeeze a bit more out of me.”
Hearing this, Nicole pretended to be heartbroken and wiped away a tear.
“Furina, go ahead, just keep misunderstanding me like that…
even though I’ve already given you my true heart~”
“Pfft~ *cough cough*…”
Before Nicole could finish, Anby behind her couldn’t hold it in and let out a snort, and Billy did the same, the corners of his monitor’s mouth almost splitting to the back of his ears.
Furina, who had almost believed her, saw the expressions on the two behind her and understood instantly.
He looked at the awkwardly standing Nicole with a deadpan expression.
He slowly sat back in his chair and went back to not saying a word.
“Haha…
Furina, you have to believe me~”
“Cissia~”
“Yes~!”
“Do you think I should believe her?”
Hearing this, Cissia looked blankly at Nicole, then said uncertainly.
“…Believe her?”
“Hmm?”
“No, no, no, don’t believe her!!!”
After saying that, Cissia chuckled foolishly and turned back to stare blankly at the mountain of dennys.
The General Store fell into a quiet atmosphere.
A moment later, Nicole stood up with an apologetic smile, turned to glare at Anby and Billy, and delivered a chop to each of them.
“We agreed to keep it together, what is wrong with you two—”
“Ahahaha…
it’s not that, Boss Nicole, it’s just too hard.
Store Manager Furina sells something for 200,000, and you turn around and mark it up four times, and then stand here acting all high and mighty…”
“Billy!
Shut up—do you believe I’ll take you apart tonight!!!”
Watching the three of them bickering, Furina sighed helplessly.
Not wanting to interrupt, he turned to Cissia and said.
“In other words, there’s 9.6 million dennys here~ Hmm…
Cissia, bring all the money over, and I’ll convert it into Hydro coins.”
“Ah~ oh, okay, okay…”
“Right, let’s round it up.
Take the extra 600,000 and buy yourself something you like to eat.”
“Eh!!
Really?
Furina~!”
“Call me Shopkeeper!”
“Okay!
Store Manager Furina—”
Cissia grinned, lunged over to hug Furina, rubbed against his cheek, and then began moving the money.
Actually, it was quite easy.
She just had to bring the boxes to Furina, and after he scanned them, the dennys instantly turned into Hydro coins and entered the cash register drawer.
Once all 90 Hydro coins were accounted for, Cissia leaned against the doorframe, tossing a bag of dennys in her hand, looking very happy.
Nicole and the others had finally finished arguing, and she came up to Furina with a light chuckle behind her hand.
“Oh my~ I, I only marked it up a little bit, you don’t mind, right…”
“I don’t mind, alright?
Stop acting so affected, I’m not used to it.”
“Hehe~ That’s good then—Fufu is the best~!
Right, when is your next batch of goods coming out~”
“In two or three weeks…
what, are you rushing me now~”
“Oh my~ It’s just that I’m making big money with our Fufu, I’m happy…
Right, this shop is not bad!
From now on, it’ll be the base for us Cunning Hares members when we’re active in the city center.”
Watching her stand with her hands on her hips and talking to herself, Furina frowned.
“Don’t make decisions on your own, I haven’t agreed yet~!”
“Anyway, you don’t have many customers~ It’s just sitting empty…
Plus, we just helped you sell all your goods!
It’s only fair to give us some privileges~ Don’t worry, we won’t come every day, just once or twice in a while.
We won’t bother you.”
“…Fine, but don’t cause any trouble here!”
“Hey~ You know us, how could we cause trouble?
I have a dinner appointment, so I’m off~ Bye-bye…”
Watching the three of them leave, Furina unconsciously curled the corners of his lips.
“No wonder you wanted to buy a second-hand dress, so it was for this…
Sigh~ well, that’s fine.
At least it brings some life to the shop.”
The bell on the wall rang for noon, and Furina stretched and tidied up the trash on the counter.
“Let’s go~ Today’s earnings were good, let’s go have a big meal~”
“Yay!
A big meal…
a big meal…”
Flipping the sign at the entrance, Furina took Cissia and they headed to a popular high-end restaurant and splurged a bit.
After eating and drinking their fill, they went to the mall to buy some pudding and snacks, preparing to fill up the fridge.
“Furina~ I want to buy some more food, why don’t you go back first~”
Knowing what this little snake meant, Furina nodded and simply chose to head back to the General Store first.
After tidying up a bit, putting what needed to go in the fridge in the fridge, and putting what needed to go into the warehouse in the warehouse, everything was done.
Furina stood up, stretched his shoulders, and was just about to leave.
Suddenly, his peripheral vision caught the direction of the storage room.
After opening the storage room with the guide, Furina stepped inside and saw that some items had already been placed in the display cabinets.
For example, the teacup and damaged pocket watch acquired from Lycaon last time.
These items wouldn’t disappear after being acquired; instead, they would come to the storage room to be sealed away, waiting for someone to buy them.
But the only downside was that Furina couldn’t use Hydro coins to buy them for his own use.
“Leaving them here isn’t really working.
If they aren’t on display, who would know they’re here…”
Suddenly, whenever Fufu has a question, who appears?
That’s right, it’s our General Store Guide!
The pages fluttered and stopped on one of them.
[Are you worrying about how to put items from the storage room into the main hall?
It’s simple!
Just come to the corresponding display cabinet and use this guide to project it into the main hall.]
[This way, customers who come in will be able to see them.
If a customer wants to view or try it out, the item will briefly appear in the customer’s hands.
Only when they purchase the item from the display cabinet can it truly be taken out of the General Store.]
The ability of this guide could rival the TV at Bald Qiang’s house.
Nodding, Furina understood and decided to just display the items inside first.
That’s right, this teacup.
Although it’s just a teacup, it’s exquisitely crafted and of rare quality, so it can serve as a centerpiece for now.
Arriving at the display cabinet for the jade teacup, he pressed the guide against it, and a virtual option popped up in front of Furina.
After clicking [Display in Main Hall], the display cabinet instantly turned into a ball of energy and dissipated completely.
Walking out of the storage room, Furina came to the General Store’s main hall and was surprised to see the display cabinet containing the jade teacup.
He nodded with satisfaction.
“Not bad~ I just wonder when my General Store hall will be full…
Now my magic reserve has reached Level 2, and the magic I can cast has increased too.
Should I try hosting a dance party or a magic show or something…
Hehe…
performing miracles in front of people…”
Sigh~ Our Fufu has started his daily daydream of becoming a star admired by everyone again.
In the afternoon, the General Store was open for business as usual.
Furina went to the basement to brew a new batch of potions, and at this time, the one watching the store was our General Cissia!
She was holding a large bag of potato chips, and there were cakes, sodas, and various snacks on the counter.
“Ahehe~ delicious…
*slurp slurp*~ Wow~ refreshing—”
From time to time, one could hear the little snake’s exclamations.
*Clatter~!*
At this moment, the shop door was pushed open, and a mysterious person wearing a hood and hunched over walked in.
The overwhelming murderous aura made Cissia lose her balance, and she almost fell to the floor.
Scrambling to get up, she stuffed the snacks into the bag, wiped her mouth, and hurriedly asked with a bright smile.
“P-please, is there anything I can help you with?”
After a long silence, the mysterious person finally spoke slowly from under the hood.
“Shopkeeper…
are you the…
shopkeeper?”
“Ah, no, no, no, I am an employee at the shop.
Our shopkeeper is busy with something right now.”
“I want to see…
the shopkeeper…”
“This~ this, okay, okay!!!
Please wait a moment, I’ll go call the shopkeeper right away—”
“Hmm…”
The hoarse voice, combined with that thick sense of oppression, made Cissia feel immense pressure.
She waved her hand hurriedly and then ran towards the basement.