Chapter 13

"Sorry, but we're all sold out for today."

"Whaaaaat?!"

On the second day of setting up our stall at the market, we had another splendid sellout.

After serving customers non-stop, both Aina and I were completely exhausted.

But,

"Shiro-nii! I'm so glad everything sold out!"

Sure enough, Aina was smiling brightly.

"It's thanks to Aina's help. Well, let's count today's earnings."

I started counting the absurd amount of copper and silver coins.

"Counting the coins... ————"

We sold 600 small matches (priced at 4 copper coins each), totaling 2,400 copper coins.

We sold 200 large matches (priced at 40 copper coins each), totaling 17 silver coins and 6,300 copper coins.

We sold 100 survival matches (priced at 50 copper coins each), totaling 34 silver coins and 1,600 copper coins.

In total, we made 51 silver coins and 10,300 copper coins.

In Japanese yen, that's 1,540,000 yen.

Since the cost of purchasing the matches was 127,500 yen, the net profit was a staggering 1,412,500 yen.

What the heck.

Yesterday, I thought I made 200,000 yen in an hour, but today I made 1,400,000 yen in three hours.

"Converted to an hourly wage, that's 460,000 yen... What kind of billionaire am I?"

I stood there, dazed by the amount of money.

Oh no, that's not right.

I need to pay Aina for her help.

I took out an envelope and put about 10 silver coins in it,

"Here, Aina. This is your pay for today."

"Thank you."

"Use the money to buy something delicious with your mom. Thanks a lot today."

"No, thank you! Thank you for letting Aina work... Really, really thank you, Shiro-nii!"

"I'm the one who should be grateful, but being thanked so much makes me blush. So, no more 'thank you' from now on."

"Boo. Aina wants to say it more..."

I turned away from Aina to hide my embarrassment and put the silver and copper coins into my backpack.

It was quite heavy.

I could have used spatial storage, but I didn't want to use my skills in front of people, so I didn't.

"Selling all those matches... Shiro-nii, you're amazing."

Aina kept saying, "Amazing, amazing."

She watched the matches disappear with a happy smile, and it seemed to be a very fresh experience for her.

"Hehe, it's the matches that are amazing, not me."

"No, that's not true. Shiro-nii is amazing!"

Aina gripped her hands tightly and declared.

But maybe she gripped too hard,

—gurururu.

Aina's stomach growled.

She blushed and quickly pressed her stomach, looking down in embarrassment.

"Ah, this is—"

"You've been working non-stop since morning, so you must be hungry. Aina, do you want to eat this?"

I took out a sandwich and a rice ball from my backpack. Both were bought at a convenience store in the morning.

"Is this... bread?"

Aina pointed at the sandwich and asked.

"Yes, it's bread with ham and eggs inside."

"Aina has never seen white bread before."

"Try it."

"Is it okay?"

"Sure, I'll eat too."

"Thank you."

"Ah, you said 'thank you' again."

"This 'thank you' is different, so it's okay."

Aina smiled, picked up the sandwich with her small hand, and took a bite.

Instantly, her eyes sparkled.

"Delicious! Shiro-nii, this is so delicious!!"

Aina munched on the sandwich, her eyes shining.

Seeing her so happy made me feel good too.

While watching Aina enjoy her sandwich, I ate the rice ball.

"Excuse me, may I speak with you for a moment?"

A beautiful lady approached and spoke to me.

She looked a bit older than me.

A cool and beautiful woman.

"Me?"

"Yes, you. You're the one selling matches in this market, right?"

"Yes, but I'm sorry. We're sold out for today."

"No, I didn't come to buy matches. I came to talk to you."

"Talk to me?"

"Yes. Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet."

The lady smiled coolly and continued,

"My name is Karen Schwajo. I'm the mayor of this town."

The cool beauty turned out to be the mayor.

【Current Money】

- Gold Coins: 00

- Silver Coins: 51

- Copper Coins: 10,300