With Jiyun, who was beaming, on my back, we walked for about five minutes.
Because I didn't match my pace with Jiyun, we arrived at Maestro's shop [per l'Imperatore] in no time.
"Wow... the building is sparkling..."
Given that the building incorporated Maestro's aesthetic sense, it must have looked very beautiful to Jiyun's eyes.
After slowly setting Jiyun down, who was sparkling with excitement, I held her hand and entered together. A neatly dressed woman bowed to us and greeted us.
"Thank you for visiting [per l'Imperatore]. Welcome, sir."
"Hello! Pretty lady, I'm Jiyun."
Jiyun, bowing deeply to the employee who was bowing to us, did a belly button bow.
At that sight, the earpiece started to go wild again.
[The lady is so cute!]
[What should we do? What should we do? Should I also do a belly button bow when I meet the lady?]
...I couldn't help but wonder if there was an unofficial Jiyun fan club within Callione.
[The next agenda for the fan club is to find a greeting the lady would like.]
[I agree.]
[I also agree.]
...Was it really there?
While I was distracted by the conversation of other members in the earpiece, something tugged at my arm, and I looked down to see Jiyun looking at me.
"Brother?"
"Yeah?"
"The pretty lady is following us."
"Oh, sorry."
It's really dizzying...
I wonder what these guys do all day if they don't work.
While I was thinking about what Callione really is, we had already arrived at a 'room'.
"The Maestro is inside. I hope you have a pleasant time."
The female employee who led us to Maestro's workshop, where we had been once before, bowed again and disappeared down the corridor.
"Maestro? Stro is a straw!"
Jiyun confidently declared the meaning of 'stro'.
I couldn't help but smile at her.
"Stro means straw, but you shouldn't say that to the person inside. He's Papa's friend."
"Straw? Friend? Yes!"
After stroking her head a few times, I lightly knocked on the door of Maestro's workshop and turned the doorknob.
As I opened the door and entered, I saw Maestro.
"You've come, young master. And the lady."
Maestro, who noticed us, smiled brightly. Jiyun, in response, grinned playfully and shouted.
"Straw!"
At Jiyun's shout, I remembered something I had forgotten.
Jiyun is only seven years old.
At this age, kids often want to do what they're told not to.
Fortunately, there was one thing...
"Yes~ I'm Grandpa Straw~ hehehe."
Jiyun's attitude, though rude, was too cute.
Maestro, smiling at the cheerful Jiyun, joined in.
"Kya! Kya!"
"Haha! The lady has a lot of spirit. Now, fly far~"
"Grandpa Straw is fun!"
Maestro, completely melted by Jiyun's appearance, picked her up and played with her.
Perhaps he was a craftsman who had worked in one field for a long time.
The muscles in his arms, which lifted Jiyun, showed how much he maintained his physical condition.
"I heard from Don. You've come to entrust the lady's clothes to me today."
Maestro, still playing with Jiyun, spoke to me.
"Yes. Thanks to that, I met you yesterday and now again today."
"Haha! That's great. It means such esteemed people recognize my skills. Hehe!"
Carefully setting Jiyun down, Maestro crouched to her eye level and smiled kindly.
"Nice to meet you, lady. My name is Roberto Haber. I'm the grandfather that Don and the young master call Maestro."
"Yes! Grandpa Straw!"
"Haha! That's right. To you, I'm Grandpa Straw."
Roberto, smiling, accepted Jiyun's playful joke.
"I'm going to measure the lady's height and such. May I have your permission, lady?"
"Lady...! Yes...!"
"Thank you."
After hearing Jiyun's answer, Roberto stood up and used his ability.
Then, like when I was measured, blue lines appeared in the air, wriggling like living snakes, and began to measure Jiyun's dimensions.
"Kya! Kya! Brother! This is fun!"
Jiyun, finding the moving lines fascinating, couldn't stop laughing.
As the lines disappeared from the air, Roberto clapped and smiled.
"It's done. Thanks to the lady's good behavior, it was finished quickly."
...Maybe because she's small, it felt much faster than when I was measured.
"Jiyun was good?"
"Of course. This is the first time I've seen such a well-behaved lady."
"Hehe! Grandpa Straw is a good grandpa!"
"I'm very grateful for your praise."
Roberto, stroking Jiyun's head, stood up and checked the calendar on the wall.
"Since the lady is small, the clothes will be made quickly. Of course, I'll ensure there's no delay, as I'm currently working on the young master's clothes. I'll contact you as soon as they're ready."
Maestro, smiling, bowed to me.
"Thank you for your consideration. Jiyun, shall we go somewhere else now?"
"Huh? We're going somewhere else now?"
Jiyun, who was playing in front of the full-length mirror, turned her head and looked at me.
"Since we've finished Papa's errand, it's time to have fun, right?"
"Wow...!"
Jiyun, smiling brightly at the prospect of playing, hugged me tightly.
"Brother is the best!"
Maestro, watching this, also smiled contentedly.
It was a bit embarrassing, but... it wasn't bad.
Leaving Maestro's tailor shop [per l'Imperatore], we headed to our next destination.
[Young master, the lady has come out.]
[Team, move to your positions. The young master's next destination is... a family restaurant.]
[Family restaurant? Is it a restaurant operated by Callione?]
[No, it's a real family restaurant. Would a Callione-operated restaurant be suitable for a seven-year-old lady?]
[Ah, yes.]
As the team leader said in the earpiece, our next destination was a regular family restaurant.
Of course, there were Callione-operated restaurants nearby, but... Callione's restaurants were more tailored to adult tastes and lacked food suitable for children.
Most were bars or pubs, or restaurants that served food that went well with wine.
Therefore, we were going to a regular... not exactly regular, but a hidden gem classified as a family restaurant in the game setting.
"Brother, brother! Look at that!"
Jiyun, holding my hand and walking obediently, pointed at the street and shouted.
"Bang bang!"
There was a shop with a 'Survival' sign, which operated a game where you shoot wooden blocks with toy guns to knock them down.
"Do you want to try it?"
"No... I want to watch brother do it...! And... the doll!"
Ah, she must need the doll that's the first prize for the shooting game.
However, there was a problem...
[Awakened individuals are not allowed to use this.]
This was a notice on the sign.
"Um... you want to see brother shoot the gun?"
"Yes!"
I needed help with this.
I immediately turned around and pressed my earpiece.
"This is Mama Bird. This is Mama Bird. Requesting support. Need to buy the shooting game booth ahead."
[Confirmed.]
As the confirmation call came, I crouched down to Jiyun's eye level to keep her from looking elsewhere.
"Jiyun, your hair is messy."
I naturally smoothed her hair, making her close her eyes.
At the same time, I heard the voices of the security team and the owner through the earpiece.
"Sir, can we borrow your shop for a moment?"
"What? But—"
"5 million credits. Take this and let us borrow it for 30 minutes. Okay?"
"Of course. Yes, use it comfortably~ hehehe!"
[Acquisition complete. You can go in comfortably.]
Indeed, when it comes to handling things, they are thorough.
"Okay, shall we go shoot the gun?"
"Yes!"
After confirming that everything was done, I stood up and looked at the sign.
The [Awakened individuals are not allowed to use this] notice had disappeared.
As we walked in, the man, who had a forced smile, spoke.
"Oh, what a pretty lady and a handsome student! Especially the lady is so pretty, you can shoot for free."
"Wow! Thank you!"
Jiyun, delighted by the compliment, did a belly button bow to the security team member disguised as the owner.
This made the earpiece noisy again.
[Wow, that kid is really enviable...]
[What to do with the lady! She's so cute!]
[I should have gone there...]
The belly button bow exchanged for 5 million credits.
The security team in front was certainly worthy of Jiyun's gratitude.
Of course, we could charge it as an activity fee to the family, but...
"Brother! Bang bang!"
Jiyun, looking at me with sparkling eyes.
Since Jiyun was so excited, I decided to give it my all.