Chapter 273

Shopping 3

“Oh, it’s the Fiji Company . ”

As soon as we left the bookstore, Allen and Elena found the store of the Fiji Company, which they had become very familiar with .

“Let’s stop by since we came across it . ”

“”Yeah . ””

I didn’t give Oswald-san that much of miso, shoyu, and Easy Salt Series . I was not asked of this, but I thought I might as well get him some more, so we entered the store .

“T, the Honored customer is!! I, I will call the branch manager over, so please wait just for a moment!!”

When we entered the store, I was surprised by the shop assistant who greeted us and went to call the manager without giving me time to say a word .

“Thank you very much for coming . You must be Takumi Kayano-sama, right?”

“Huh? Eh? How!?”

After a while, a middle-aged woman approached me . The shop assistant said he would call the branch manager, so this must be her, but she seemed to know about me for some reason .

“We were told about you by the Chairman, Kayano-sama . Ah, my name is Hannah, and I’m the manager of the Rubia branch . ”

The chairman would be Stefan-san, right? And, well… did he spoke of our characteristics, like we are a dark-haired man with blue-haired little twins in tow… or something? I believe that’s the only way to recognize us at first glance .

Also, since Stefan-san knows that we are coming to this city, did he contact this branch beforehand? I hope he didn’t notify all the branches or something like that… right?

“Ah~ please call me Takumi . I’m more used to being called that . ”

“Understood . I will call you Takumi-sama then . ”

“Erm, is the -sama necessary?”

“Of course, you are a customer and a very important person for our company, so please allow this much . ”

I asked her to call me by my first name, since I was rarely called by my surname these days, but that didn’t stop her from using -sama .

“What can I do for you today, Takumi-sama? Do you perhaps have an idea for a new product?”

I wondered what Stefan-san had really told her . No, I think he told her about the curry powder and Easy Salt Series… I’m sure he said many other things, too .

Rather, I can’t pull out new ideas from my pockets so easily, so please don’t look at me like that, shop manager——Hannah-san .

Well, on the contrary, it would be easier to talk when I really got an idea .

“N, no . We just came to buy something today . ”

“Is that so? That’s too bad . ”

Hanna-san looked disappointed at my words .

“Ah, but…”

“What might it be!”

When I remembered something, Hannah-san’s eyes instantly lit up . She bit on the bait unbelievably fast . It was a little scary .

“… Uh, I’d like to dry and powder a certain kind of seaweed, and make it into a so-called Aonori . Also, could you add that to the Easy Salt Series?”

“So it’s Easy Salt made from seaweed! I see! Please leave it to me!”

She readily agreed, so when I took out a sample of Aonori from my Infinite Storage and showed it to her, she said it was a common seaweed and that there would be no problems securing the ingredients .

If this works out, I won’t have to make the Aonori salt myself . I’ll also ask her to make kombu salt, which is a mixture of powdered kelp . Oh, would a sesame salt be possible as well?

“Thank you very much for the good idea . We will start experimenting immediately, and we will contact the Lord’s residence when it’s finished . ”

“Ah, yes . Please . ”

I haven’t told her where we are staying, but she seems to have already figured that out .

“Oh, yes . So I’ve got an acquaintance and I would like to get miso, shoyu, and Easy Salt Series for them . ”

“Yes, I will have it prepared right away!”

“T, thank you . ”

I told her what I wanted to buy, and she personally brought the items to me . And they were in huge quantities . It was indeed a lot, so I decided to give a part to Oswald-san, and keep the rest of the Easy Salt Series for my own stock . Since it seems to be a good bargaining chip for adventurers who don’t know about it .

“I have one more request…”

“Yes, what is it?”

“A bird? Let’s see… there are currently no other customers around, so it should be fine for a short time . ”

“Thank you very much . ”

Lastly, I asked Hannah-san to let Lyra do some shopping, and she gladly gave me permission .

“”Will call her~””

“Okay . ”

Allen and Elena went out of the store and brought Lyra back with them .

“”Brought her~””

“Thank you . ——Lyra, why don’t you look around? I will buy anything you want . ”

“Cuckoo?”

Lyra looked around the store curiously after hearing my words .

“Allen, Elena, why don’t you show Lyra around?”

“”Okay! Leave it to us!””

Allen and Elena enthusiastically explained the items to Lyra . They seemed to be explaining the ingredients, but they were saying things like, “It’s delicious when you boil it with XX” or “It’s good to eat it with shoyu” . Lyra was still listening earnestly to the children’s words .

“Cuckoo . ”

“”This~?””

Lyra, who was listening to the children’s explanation, was interested in something that looked like fruit . The kids couldn’t explain what it was, though .

Edenbird is a bird, but it is also a monster, so I thought it must have been a carnivore, but she apparently also likes nuts and fruits .

“Onii~chan . ”

“What’s this~?”

“This is my first time seeing this too~ Erm…”

“Takumi-sama’s companions also have discerning eyes! That’s a nut of the sea called Sheira nut and it just came in the other day!”

Before I could confirm it with my appraisal, Hannah-san gave the answer . It wasn’t a fruit, but a nut .

A sea nut at that .

It was bright blue in color, with a spiny surface like that of a durian .

“You are saying that these nuts grow in the sea?”

“Yes, that’s correct! They are extremely rare so they rarely appear in our store!”

“”Ohh~ sea nuts!”

Lyra found something unusual it seems .

“How many of these Sheira nuts do you have?”

“Just five . ”

“I will take them all then . ”

They were quite expensive since they were so rare, but since Lyra was interested in them, I decided to buy them all .

“Onii~chan, Allen wants too!”

“Onii~chan, Elena wants too!”

“N?”

“”Wanna try~!””

“… Well, that’s…”

I have never eaten it before, so I agree that I would like to try it too . However——

“This is what I bought for Lyra, you see~”

“”Au~””

“Cuckoo . ”

Lyra chirped in a gentle voice as she looked at the dejected children .

“N? What is it, Lyra?”

“Oh, you are going to share the sea nuts with us?”

“Coo~!”

“”Yay! Lyra, thank you!””

Someway or another, that’s what Lyra said… rather, it seems that I was correct with my hunch . Lyra is so kind~

“Thank you, Lyra . Then, we will take you up on your offer and take one nut . ”

“Cuckoo . ”

“Is there anything else that interests you?”

“Coo~”

Lyra didn’t seem to have anything else on her mind, so we decided to leave the store . At that point, Hannah-san asked me what I was planning to do the day after tomorrow . It seemed like she was going to make a prototype and bring it to me tomorrow . I told her I didn’t have any plans, and I would be staying at the Ruven house .

“Now then, what do we do next?”

“Cuckoo . ”

“N? What is it, Lyra?”

As we left the store and I was thinking about what to do, Lyra suddenly chirped .

“”Are you leaving?””

“Cuckoo . ”

“”… I see~ Too bad . ””

“Eh, you are already leaving? You understood her, Allen, Elena? Or rather, aren’t you tired, Lyra?”

I tried to encourage her to stay another night, but she seemed to want to go back to Oswald-san’s place as soon as possible .

“Then, we will see you again, Lyra!”

“”Bye-bye~!””

“Cuckoo . ”

Lyra flew into the sky and out of the town without hesitation .