In the evening, Furina looked at the 30 neatly arranged life recovery potion bottles and wiped the sweat from his face.
“Very good.
Tomorrow, I’ll have Cissia put these on the shelves.”
Stretching, Furina turned and went to the upstairs bedroom.
Standing at the door, he looked at the golden-haired snake sleeping soundly and smiled.
“Really…
I don’t know why she didn’t leave one for me; he actually ate both of them.”
Before going upstairs, he had opened the fridge with anticipation, only to find that Cissia had left nothing but two empty cake boxes.
Looking at the Chocolate cream still hanging from the corner of the other’s mouth, he sighed.
After entering the bathroom for a quick rinse, Furina changed into pajamas and climbed into bed.
The next morning, after getting up, Furina scratched his messy hair; the cowlick still stood tall.
He looked to the side.
That snake was still lazily hugging the quilt and talking in her sleep.
He got up, went over to the other, and kicked her raised butt.
“Hey~ Wake up!
Go to work, the shop is opening today~!”
“Yi~ Wu…
Mmm, I know~”
Waving her hand, Cissia slowly stretched and crawled out of the quilt.
She smacked her lips, seemingly savoring something.
Watching Furina, who had already changed clothes and was standing in front of the full-length mirror adjusting his hat and cowlick, the golden-haired snake yawned.
She stood up, didn’t bother folding the quilt, pulled her original clothes from the shelf nearby, put them on, tied a simple side Horsetail, and came to Furina’s side.
“Do I need to do anything?”
“Go to the warehouse downstairs, take two shelves, and place them in the hall…
Then go to the basement and bring up the recovery potion on the wooden table next to the water vat.
If you dare to spill them or drop them, you won’t have afternoon tea in the future.”
“Yes!
Shopkeeper — I guarantee the mission will be completed.”
Cissia stood at attention like a soldier, saluted, and then quickly rushed downstairs to complete the tasks Furina had assigned.
Furina went downstairs, sat at the bar, and picked up the guide to read.
[I presume you are ready to open the shop?
Right…
Then please come to the door and hang the ‘Open’ sign on the door.]
Nodding, Furina looked at the golden-haired snake moving the shelves.
After waiting a while, and once the other had stumbled over with a box of recovery potion and placed them on the shelves, he walked to the door, hung up the sign, and flipped it to the ‘Open’ side.
Then, he sat down on the chair behind the bar full of expectation.
Cissia, following Furina’s instructions, went to the door to act as a receptionist.
Several hours passed, and it was nearly noon, but not a single person had come.
Furina supported his head on the bar.
His eyelids were fighting each other; he was clearly exhausted.
Here, Cissia touched her empty stomach.
She couldn’t take it anymore and spoke up.
“Store Manager Furina?
Is anyone really coming…
How about we go eat first~”
Sighing, he looked around the General Store.
Even with the shelves and the life recovery potion on them, it still seemed a bit lonely.
“Fine, fine~ Flip the sign at the door.
We’ll go eat first, and then continue opening after we finish.
I don’t believe we won’t wait for a guest today.”
At the restaurant, after taking a big bite of a hamburger, Furina took a big gulp of cola, then said unyieldingly.
Opposite him, Cissia, who had already eaten 12 Teriyaki Beef Hamburgers, was using fries to fill the gaps.
Hearing Furina’s domineering declaration, she picked up a fry, dipped it in ketchup, crossed her legs, propped her head up with one hand, looking both wise and foolish.
“Is the shopkeeper planning to sell life recovery potion?”
“Of course, I made so many, I definitely have to sell them…”
“Then why don’t you post on the Rope Net?
Surely many Hollow Raiders or Agents will see it.
If they need it, wouldn’t they come to buy it?”
Putting down the bitten hamburger, Furina swallowed and suddenly realized.
“So that’s it.
I can’t tell, Cissia, you actually have a brain!”
“What do you mean!
Furina, I am very smart, okay?
It’s just that prolonged hunger made my brain lazy.”
“Alright, alright~ I’ll edit the copy now, post it, and people will probably come in the afternoon.”
Watching Furina wiggling his tail and focusing on typing on his phone, Cissia looked at the bitten hamburger on the other’s table.
Her little hand wobbled and sneaked over.
“You’re not eating your burger?
Then I won’t be polite~ Hehe…”
Unexpectedly, as soon as this dishonest little hand touched the burger wrapper, it was ruthlessly suppressed by Furina.
His blue water-drop-shaped heterochromatic eyes radiated majesty.
“You’ve already eaten so much and you still want to snatch mine?
No.”
“Hehe…
I’m just afraid you’ll waste it.
After all, you’re so small, you can’t eat much usually…”
Putting down the phone, Furina looked at the other’s timid appearance.
He broke the hamburger in half and handed one half over.
“I really can’t eat it all.
Here, have half~”
The golden-haired snake visibly rejoiced.
She picked up the half-hamburger with one hand and inhaled it directly.
Back at the shop, Furina posted the message.
[Are you still worried about high medical expenses?
Still worried about minor injuries and ailments…
life recovery potion!
You deserve it.
Come to Suixin Grocery Store on Lumina Square North Street.
Two bottles for half price~]
[Difficult illnesses and broken bones can all be quickly recovered!]
Clearly, Furina must have lifted the template from some advertiser; the wording was basically the same.
Afterward, the two returned to the shop, waited for another afternoon, until the sun set, until…
It was dark, 12 AM.
Furina was supporting his head, having entered a semi-comatose state.
Beside him, Cissia was already snoring on the wooden stake.
Still no one came.
Still nothing!
Bang—!
A loud noise rang out.
Cissia was startled awake from the table and rolled onto the floor without standing steady.
She rubbed her head, climbed up, and looked at Furina, who had slapped the table and stood up, asking curiously.
“W-what’s wrong…”
“Why hasn’t anyone come yet~ And my post only has 2 clicks, one of which is my own—”
“…Haha~”
“Huh?!”
Hearing the snake’s laughter, Furina glared with a cute but fierce look, instantly making the other shut up.
“I’m not waiting anymore.
Going upstairs to sleep!
If I stay up any later, my skin will get worse…”
Taking out a mirror, Furina stroked his round, smooth, fair face and complained.
“Eh~ Yay, finally time to sleep!”
Cissia was also happy.
After all, she had wanted to go to sleep at 9:30, but Furina had kept her here until 12 AM.
The White-haired Cat Girl and the golden-haired snake arrived at the hallway door, just about to go upstairs, when suddenly the door was knocked.
“Knock, knock, knock…
Knock, knock, knock!
Knock, knock—”
The sound was clearly very impatient; it seemed the person knocking was definitely in a hurry.
Furina and Cissia were slightly stunned, and after looking at each other…
Furina pointed his finger toward the door.
“A guest!
Go open the door, quickly—”
“Ah~ Who is it~ Coming to knock in the middle of the night at 12 o’clock…”
It seemed that because the ‘Open’ sign hadn’t been flipped, someone had seen it and come to knock.
Cissia unwillingly walked a few steps to the door, pulled it open, and shouted right away.
“We’re closing in the middle of the night—!!!
Ah~!!!”
The moment the door opened, a tall dark shadow fell forward.
The person’s face was covered in blood, giving Cissia a huge fright.
She quickly dodged to the side.
Bang—!