When I put up question marks...
It doesn't mean I have a problem.
It means you do!
Carrots aren't watermelons.
Who asks whether carrots are "guaranteed to be ripe"?
Is this guy looking for trouble?
Thinking of that possibility...
Paimon put her hands on her hips and frowned.
"Hey, you wouldn't happen to be—"
Before she could finish...
A hearty laugh interrupted her.
"Hahaha! Just kidding."
"I'll take however many you've got. Pack them all up."
Thoma waved his hand with a smile.
He simply wanted to tease the little floating creature.
"Pfft."
"Lumine, pack everything up for him!"
Paimon shot Thoma an annoyed look.
If you're buying something, then just buy it!
Why make such a weird joke?
Since he'd spoken so boldly...
She certainly wasn't going to be polite.
Lumine, however, kindly reminded him first.
"Are you sure?"
"You really want everything?"
"Mhm."
Thoma waved dismissively.
He didn't think much of it.
It's just a pile of carrots.
At 200 Mora each, it'll cost, what... a few tens of thousands? Maybe a hundred thousand at most.
He could easily afford that.
"Understood."
Seeing how generous he sounded...
Lumine was finally reassured.
Since the customer had requested it...
Naturally she had to satisfy him.
She once again chanted the spell.
"HORARECHUCHUPARERO~!"
The moment the words left her lips...
A massive number of carrots suddenly appeared across the stall.
There were so many that they buried both girls up to their feet.
The quantity was staggering.
"...That... that's so many?!"
Seeing the orange sea covering the ground...
Thoma was dumbfounded.
There had to be several thousand carrots here.
Good grief.
I've walked right into this one.
I never should've acted so confidently.
"So?"
Paimon grinned.
"Is this enough?"
"If not, Lumine can make even more."
"No, no, no!"
"This is more than enough!"
Thoma hurriedly waved both hands.
He could still deal with this amount.
But if several thousand more appeared...
Or even ten thousand...
He'd be in serious trouble.
"Two thousand carrots."
"That'll be 400,000 Mora."
Paimon beamed.
"...Here."
Thoma sighed and pulled out a large bag of Mora.
He never imagined that stepping out for a stroll...
Would end with him buying two thousand carrots.
Well...
What's done is done.
Fortunately...
The Kamisato Clan had plenty of people.
They should be able to eat all these carrots eventually.
"Please come again!"
After happily accepting the Mora...
Paimon waved enthusiastically.
At first...
She'd thought this guy was here to cause trouble.
Now she realized...
What trouble?
He was practically the God of Wealth!
He'd come to deliver Mora!
They'd spent all that time shouting...
And only sold a few hundred carrots.
Yet this one customer had bought two thousand in one go.
Sure enough...
Selling to rich people was far more profitable.
"Maybe next time..."
Thoma weakly waved goodbye.
He silently swore to himself...
Never to make exaggerated promises again.
Though...
It really wasn't his fault.
Who could've guessed they were capable of creating that many carrots?
After Thoma left...
Paimon suddenly proposed,
"Lumine, let's move our stall somewhere else."
"Move?"
"Where?"
Lumine looked at her curiously.
Why the sudden change?
Wasn't this location pretty good?
"Tenshukaku."
Paimon flashed a mischievous grin.
The previous sale had given her inspiration.
Business with ordinary people...
Was difficult.
Selling to the rich...
Was where the real money was.
And in all of Inazuma...
Who was richer than the person living in Tenshukaku?
Besides...
Raiden Ei herself had said they could simply use her name.
Surely...
She wouldn't object to doing a little business with them.
After hearing Paimon's reasoning...
Lumine's eyes lit up.
"So that's your plan."
"Paimon..."
"You're a genius!"
She gave Paimon a thumbs-up.
Boss Han had been absolutely right.
This little glutton really did have talent for business.
A genius had been beside me all along!
"Hehe!"
Paimon proudly puffed out her chest.
When it came to eating and making money...
Her brain worked remarkably well.
The two quickly packed up their stall...
And headed straight for Tenshukaku.
Meanwhile...
At the Solace Book House.
Han Feng was currently watching something on his phone.
It was the video Lumine had secretly sent him...
Of Paimon's sales pitch.
"...Heh."
"So Paimon even knows how to adapt commercials."
Listening to the familiar melody...
Han Feng's expression became rather strange.
She'd even borrowed the classic bankrupt-factory advertising jingle.
Impressive.
But that also meant...
He now had a perfectly legitimate excuse to make a move.
Since you're using my name to advertise...
Taking a share of your earnings isn't unreasonable, is it?
Perfectly fair.
If Paimon ever learned what he was thinking...
She'd probably burst into tears.
You can't bully people like this!
While Han Feng was still watching the video...
Kaedehara Kazuha and Beidou approached the counter.
"Finished reading?"
Han Feng smiled.
"Mhm!"
Beidou leaned against the counter, excitement written all over her face.
"Boss, those mecha are incredible!"
"I want one myself!"
Other than the day she received her aircraft carrier...
This was the most excited she'd been in a long time.
The mecha from Mado King Granzort suited her tastes perfectly.
They were stylish.
Powerful.
And if her aircraft carrier were equipped with a few of them...
Who on the seas could possibly rival her?
Just imagining that scene...
Made her blood boil with anticipation.
Han Feng smiled and shook his head.
"Don't bite off more than you can chew."
"You should fully master your aircraft carrier first."
Other than the protagonists' three Granzorts...
Which moved in sync with their pilots...
The other mecha were quite complicated to operate.
No easier than commanding an aircraft carrier.
"That's true."
Beidou rested her chin on one hand and nodded.
The mecha were certainly cool...
But the aircraft carrier was still the foundation of her fleet.
Nothing could go wrong with that.
She had to master it first.
Han Feng nodded before glancing at the system panel.
The rewards had refreshed.
[Customer: Kaedehara Kazuha]
After finishing Dragon Ball, reward obtained:
Senzu Bean ×1
A miraculous food from Dragon Ball, cultivated by the legendary Korin atop Korin Tower.
Eating just one bean prevents hunger for ten days and possesses astonishing restorative abilities.
As long as the user is still alive, it can instantly recover stamina and energy from extreme exhaustion, restoring the body to peak condition almost immediately.
[Customer: Beidou]
After finishing Mado King Granzort, reward obtained:
Mud Doll Magic
A spell used by Nabu of the Jado Empire.
It allows the caster to create loyal subordinates out of clay dolls.
Note: The created mud dolls possess no independent thoughts and obey the creator's commands absolutely.
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