Fortunately, no major chaos ensued, and I even managed to befriend Lady Captain Zhu Yuan from the Public Security Bureau.
After this, I shouldn’t have to worry about any troublesome matters coming to my door…
right?
Although Furina thought so, unfortunately, things always went against her wishes.
The next morning, just as the shop opened and after finishing her morning routine, Furina went downstairs.
Before she could even flip the business sign on the door, a figure appeared outside.
“Oh my…
you, why are you here~!”
The moment he pushed the door open, Furina found himself face-to-face with Miyabi’s gaze, their nose tips even brushing against each other secretly.
Then, the White-haired Cat Girl recoiled as if she had been electrocuted.
Taking this opportunity, Miyabi, expressionless, stepped inside while carrying her cursed blade, Tailless.
Seeing her aggressive stance, Furina had no choice but to follow her rhythm and step back, and just like that, Miyabi forced the White-haired Cat Girl all the way back to the counter.
With his straight back pressed against the counter, Furina’s expression stiffened.
Not good…
there’s no way out~ But why are you still coming forward, ahhh~!
Reaching out to place his hands on her shoulders, Furina slightly bent over and asked in a very hurried tone.
“Um, are, are you here to buy a blade?”
Stopping in her tracks, Miyabi looked down at his small hands.
She seemed to realize her behavior was somewhat rude, and immediately took a half-step back.
“Ahem…
no, my funds haven’t circulated yet, so it might take some time to buy the blade.”
“Huh?
If you’re not buying a blade, what are you doing in my shop?”
This sentence seemed to stump our fox lady as well; she rubbed her chin, pouted, and looked aside, lost in thought.
“Hmm…
I don’t know.
During my morning training, a rather strong gravitational pull brought me here.”
Twitching the corner of her mouth while listening to her somewhat nonsensical rhetoric, Furina straightened up.
Tch…
isn’t it just that you’re afraid the blade you have your eye on will be snatched by someone else~ Sigh…
you fox.
Adjusting the tie on her chest, the White-haired Cat Girl clapped her hands.
“Alright, alright~ I understand.
I will definitely keep the blade for you.
If there’s nothing else, could our strongest Harbinger, Lady Miyabi, please head back first~ I still need to conduct business as usual…”
With that, our Store Manager Furina placed both hands on Miyabi’s shoulders and pushed her toward the door.
Screech—screech…
The sound of heels scraping against the floor echoed, exceptionally piercing.
Seeing a long trail dragged across the floor, Furina paused, then hurriedly stopped and crouched on the ground.
“My floor…
what kind of shoes are you wearing~ They’re so hard, they scratched two marks into my sandalwood floor—”
“Standard women’s uniform shoes, size 37.”
“Ber~ you…”
Standing up, Furina brushed the dust off her knees.
She was actually choked up by such a sincere response.
Massaging her forehead with a headache, the White-haired Cat Girl swayed her tail, spreading her hands with a helpless tone.
“I ask, Lady Miyabi, do you have any other business?”
“Yes.”
“Hm?
What is it~”
“I just suddenly thought of a training exercise: to spar with Store Manager Furina for three moves.”
“Stop!”
Hurriedly reaching out to cover her mouth, cold sweat dripped from Furina’s forehead.
Her expression turned ugly as she screamed internally.
Me fighting Miyabi?
Really?
Is it fake…
will I win~
“This shopkeeper is exhausted today, so let’s not spar.
Let’s talk about it another day, okay~”
“Then when will Store Manager Furina be free?
Can you give me a specific time?”
Suddenly, Miyabi leaned in, her tone still robotic but mixed with a hint of excitement.
“Th-this…”
How would I know when I’ll be able to beat you~ I should try to drag it out as long as possible.
Eh?!
Got it—
Furina’s water-drop-shaped eyes lit up instantly; he thought of a pretty good excuse.
Looking at Miyabi’s dazed, cute expression, he turned to the side, looking somewhat lazy.
“Um…
after all, blades have no eyes~ Lady Miyabi…
I think your current strength is still lacking.
How about this: when you become a Void Hunter, I will spar with you, how about that?”
Her little leather shoes tapping on the wooden floor, Furina walked two steps and then turned around leisurely, pointing at Miyabi’s little nose.
“Become a Void Hunter…
I see.
I understand.
Store Manager Furina, you will be willing to make a move then, right~”
Nodding while murmuring, Miyabi looked at the White-haired Cat Girl with a smile on her face, and she responded very seriously.
“That’s right, that’s right…
settle down well~ Don’t make it so that I can’t even use my full power when the time comes—”
Bad, I spoke big words subconsciously…
“Wait, no, actually what I meant was…”
“Understood.
From yesterday’s probing, I could clearly feel that even if I used my full strength to swing my blade, I couldn’t break through your defense at all…
Store Manager Furina, I understand what you mean.”
Huh?
What do you mean you understand…
That was because I had super protection buffs in the shop yesterday.
Once I step out of the shop, I’m as fragile as paper, don’t take it seriously—!
Slightly flustered, Furina reached out to explain, but to her surprise, Miyabi turned and left immediately, without a trace of hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from the shop.
If it weren’t for the slightly ajar door still swaying in the wind, Furina would have really thought this fox was a ghost.
Forget it…
anyway, this fox is very robotic.
With this shopkeeper’s wit, I should be able to fool her.
Let’s start business first.
Tomorrow I happen to have a magic show scheduled…
I should find time to practice.
Clap—!
Turning around, just about to go behind the counter to read, the shop door was pushed open again, startling our little cat girl.
Turning her head to look, she saw it was still that robotic fox, and she asked.
“Why are you back again?”
At the door, the dazed Miyabi’s face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head slightly to look to one side.
“Um…
is Store Manager Furina free this afternoon?”
“Ah, regarding that, maybe not…”
“After work, I’d like to invite you to have dessert together.”
“Yes!
I am purely a loafer, I’ll wait for you, okay~”
“Mm, good~ Then I’ll go to work first, see you in the afternoon.”
Reaching out and waving, Furina narrowed his eyes, feeling very happy.
“Not bad, not bad.
Looking at it this way, Miyabi isn’t much trouble, and she’s quite cute.
Maybe interacting with her more isn’t a bad thing.”
“Ughhh~ Furina~!”
Thump, thump, thump—
Noisy footsteps accompanied by Cissia’s scream rang out, and Furina turned her head helplessly toward the back door.
“What’s wrong?
It’s early in the morning…
why are you making such a ruckus.”
“My clothes!
My clothes have a hole in them~!!!”
Watching the panicked, silly snake demon crash over, Furina calmly reached out and successfully pressed against her forehead.
Looking at the ample chest about to burst out, and the quite impactful thunder hole on it, Furina looked down at his own feet, and then a tic mark appeared on his forehead.
“It’s just a hole in your clothes…
is it worth making such a fuss about?”
“But, but this is the only intact piece of clothing I have left—what should I do~”
“Don’t I have spares?
You can wear mine first…”
“It’s too small, I can’t fit into it.”
Furina:…Very well, I feel offended.
“Go upstairs and stay there, you big fat snake.
I’ll go buy you clothes…
Keep an eye on the little white snake around your neck, don’t let it run around!”
“Ehehe~ You’re the best, Furina—but Zhao is very obedient.
I don’t know why, but when it’s in your bedroom, it always wants to run onto your body.”
“Hiss~~”
As soon as Furina lowered his head, he saw the little white snake flicking its tongue, ready to pounce on him.
Scared, he quickly pulled back his hand and retreated, turning and running out of the General Store, flipping the business sign hanging on the door as he went.
“Ah~ you, stay away from me…”
Reaching out to tap the little white snake’s head, Cissia watched Furina’s retreating figure.
“Hehe…
Furina is as cute as ever, right Zhao~”