“We closed early because we ran out of stuff to sell at the store.”
Rion-kun said as he was getting Yotsuba off my back.
We had instructed him to close the store when we sold out of the items we were selling, so there was no problem with that response.
To prevent Rion-kun from losing money by closing early, I’ve decided to give him a proper hourly rate from sunrise to sunset.
A daily wage would be better and easier to understand if he worked full-time.
As for the free medicine we distribute, unfortunately, it appears that the inventory was left untouched, but that’s okay.
There’s a sign outside advertising the drug, so I’m sure the doctors will see it soon.
“The money we make is in the cashier’s drawer, but if this momentum keeps up… we’d better buy a safe.”
[Neko-san, please make a safe.]
[Don’t be absurd. I don’t know anything about the safe’s lock mechanism.]
[I know, it looks like this.]
Hmmm. I didn’t know the internal structure of a dial key was like this.
Putting aside the question of how Yotsuba knew about it.
As a trial, I removed a block of copper and made the key part using Transformative Alchemy.
Then, there are the door and safe box parts.
Combine them.
“Nyaa— (It’s done.)”
“……What was that?”
[It’s Alchemy.]
I used more than 200 MP just to make one safe.
Using alchemy for metalworking was inefficient.
I checked the copper safe’s performance right away.
There is no problem with the key. However, the door is hard to open and close.
I oiled it, and voila.
The safe was taken to the living space and set up.
“Speaking of which, a nobleman among the customers seemed to want me to introduce him to Master.
He was praising the glassware.
Can I introduce him to you sometime?”
[I don’t want to deal with it.]
I have connections to the king. There is no significant advantage in trying to curry favor with the nobility.
[No. The disadvantage of revealing our identities is too significant.
We must keep our identities secret, okay?] said Yotsuba.
“I understand. I won’t do anything that would reveal your identity.
……Can I at least hear the request?”
[Fine.] I write.
Then we heard how the store was thriving, and we split the proceeds.
We’ll get our money back if this momentum continues for ten days.
As expected, that’s unlikely to happen.
Also, I wanted to restock non-ice items, but I didn’t think they would sell out on the first day, so I didn’t have enough stock.
After sending Yotsuba back to the inn, I returned to the store and started working on the products.
I prepared a few more items than yesterday.
By the time I finished, the sun was rising.
I’m running out of MP. My feet are wobbly.
I think I’ll take a nap at the corner of the store.
I’ve been working too much lately. I want to live a more leisurely life.
Good night.