Chapter 407: Lucky Bags on Sale!
Tokyo, sunny weather, bright sunshine.
At 10:00 AM, the new commercial street in Setagaya Ward gradually became lively.
A young couple walked hand in hand past a dessert shop named "Meet You." The two casually glanced at Pekola, who had opened the door and brought out a small blackboard.
The next moment—
"Mn!?"
As if suddenly reacting, the young couple stopped abruptly, their eyes widening as they looked at Pekola.
The woman with dark brown wavy hair raised her hand to cover her lips lightly, looking pleasantly surprised: "Miss Pekola, is the dessert shop reopening? That's great!"
One could tell immediately they were regular customers!
"Is the restaurant resuming business too?" Her boyfriend immediately chimed in excitedly.
"N-no..."
Pekola was not good at saying disappointing words. She waved her small hand and gestured to the small blackboard beside her:
"Just selling Lucky Bags temporarily for two days... Formal business will have to wait until next year; the boss hasn't notified the specific time yet."
"Eh, is that so..."
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"By the way, what's in the Lucky Bags?"
The young couple's attention immediately shifted to the Lucky Bags.
As they spoke, they looked curiously at the small blackboard, which read—
[Cooking Sage's Special Lucky Bag!]
Small Lucky Bag - 30,000 Yen/each!
Large Lucky Bag - 50,000 Yen/each!
Premium Lucky Bag - 100,000 Yen/each!
(Note: Limited to one per person! Premium Lucky Bags limited to 10 per day!)
"The Lucky Bags contain various desserts sold in the dessert shop, restaurant, and Stardew Valley Ranch, as well as semi-finished products like shumai, pearl meatballs, and sauce meat buns."
"All made fresh today."
Pekola raised a slender white finger and added with a smile:
"In addition, the Premium Lucky Bag also contains a new product that hasn't been sold before."
While she was explaining, quite a few people on the street had already noticed the situation here—
"Oh ho—! Did I see that right? 'Meet You' actually opened!"
"What did you say!?"
"Wah—! It really is!"
"Did the Cooking Sage return?"
"..."
In a blink of an eye, a circle of people gathered at the entrance of the dessert shop.
With a bright smile on her face, Pekola chatted with the customers who gathered around—mainly answering their questions—and then raised her hand to invite people into the shop.
The couple from the beginning were the first to step into the dessert shop.
Looking curiously, they saw that the glass counter, which used to display a dazzling array of desserts, was now neatly stacked with red Lucky Bags that looked very festive.
It was obvious that these Lucky Bags came in three tiers, with corresponding price tags standing next to them.
"Rima, how about we each get a Large Lucky Bag?" Murakami Takaki hesitated and looked at his girlfriend.
He definitely wanted to buy the Premium Lucky Bag, one for himself and one for his girlfriend.
But the price of 200,000 Yen wasn't cheap, especially just after Christmas Eve and Christmas; money was a bit tight.
"Okay."
Ishihara Rima nodded with a smile, took out a pink Hello Kitty wallet from her pocket, and shook it at him:
"Let me treat you this time; you've been paying for the past two days."
"No need!"
Murakami Takaki waved his hand subconsciously, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Ishihara Rima: "Alright, it's decided!"
"Wuaah—! Rima, you're so good!" Murakami Takaki was greatly moved and hugged his girlfriend.
"Ehe~."
A bright smile bloomed on Ishihara Rima's face.
"If you plan to buy two Large Lucky Bags, why not combine and buy one Premium Lucky Bag to share... The Premium Lucky Bag is more cost-effective." Poporon, who was in charge of restocking, said with her hands behind her back.
—Interrupting the display of affection!
"Eh? Really? Miss Poporon."
Ishihara Rima looked at Poporon in surprise, then looked at her boyfriend, seeking his opinion: "Takaki, what do you think?"
"Hmm... let's listen to Miss Poporon's suggestion!" Murakami Takaki let go of his girlfriend, moved: "I'm a bit curious about what's in the Premium Lucky Bag and also very interested in the new product."
"Then let's buy a Premium Lucky Bag!" Ishihara Rima decided decisively.
"Mn."
Decision made, the two walked towards the counter with the Premium Lucky Bags.
...Idiot couple!
Poporon looked at their backs, muttered in her heart, and then looked away.
"..."
The dessert shop became lively in a blink of an eye, and a long queue formed outside the door.
Some people who bought Lucky Bags or were queuing posted on Twitter or contacted their friends and family to share the news about Lucky Bags being sold here.
A few ghouls also learned about the Lucky Bags from their respective channels, rushing over drooling with green light in their eyes.
It was really not easy!
The "missing person" finally came back!
Heaven knew what kind of life they lived during the days he was away!
If they hadn't eaten Ryohei's cooking, it would have been fine, but having eaten it, it was really hard to swallow the original food again.
"..."
Whether humans or ghouls, they all erupted with unprecedented enthusiasm.
So much so that in a little over half an hour, the first batch of Lucky Bags was already approaching sold out.
"Mn? So fast?"
Far away in Hokkaido, Ryohei received a call from Poporon, very surprised, then responded: "Alright, I understand; I'll arrange shipment as soon as possible here."
Thinking about it carefully, it was understandable.
When the dessert shop was open before, there were many types of desserts. Customers basically walked around after entering the store, then hesitated to choose the desserts they wanted.
Now there were only three types of Lucky Bags, to be precise, two types—
The Premium Lucky Bags were limited to ten per day, estimated to be gone long ago!
The remaining customers only needed to choose one of the two according to their financial ability; the purchasing speed was more than a notch faster.
Let them wait, release a batch every hour or so?
Ryohei thought about it—
having ghosted for so long, and rarely selling for two days, better not do this.
He called Pekola over, preparing to use time magic to accelerate the production process...
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