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As we chatted, we arrived at a chocolate specialty store that, according to Dr. Vier, was considered to be the best. To be honest, I imagined that it would just look like an ordinary confectionery store, no matter how much it was aimed for nobles.
However, what I saw in front of me was a large, shiny, black-painted building that certainly looked like a luxury brand storeā¦ā¦ Eh? Itās about 4 times the size of the confectionery store I had imagined, but this big is a chocolate store?
[ā¦ā¦Ummm, this store is even more amazing than I imagined, isnāt it?]
[U- Unnn. Iāve only heard the name before, and this is the first time Iāve seen it myselfā¦ā¦ Their building is so big that Iād believe it if someone told me this was the headquarters of a trading company.]
[I- It takes a lot of courage to enter this place. If I were alone, I would definitely have turned back now.]
[Ahaha, I agree with that. Well, for the time being, letās enter.]
Nodding at Dr. Vierās words, I opened the large door and went insideā¦ā¦ The first thing I saw was a large floor with a luxurious-looking carpetā¦ā¦ Eh? Is it alright to wear shoes on this floor? Wonāt they get mad?
There was a man who looked like a security guard right next to the entrance, and I could see many showcases here and there. This place really looked like a jewelry store.
As I was feeling pressured by this overflowing sense of luxury, an old butler-like gentleman wearing a tailcoat standing near the entrance quickly approached me and bowed with a beautiful gesture.
[Welcome, esteemed customers. Iām sorry for my rudeness, but may I check your āmembership cardā?]
[Eh? M- Membership card? I- Iām sorry, I donāt have one.]
[I see. In that case, have you received a referral from someone?]
[Ah, no, we didnāt really get any referralā¦ā¦]
This is bad. This seems to be a much higher-end store than I imagined, and judging from our exchange, itās obviously a members-only store, right? This pattern, itās obviously that one where we completely made a mistake in choosing the store, isnāt it?
While I was thinking like that, the old gentleman bowed his head with an apologetic expression on his face.
[Even though you went out of your way to visit our establishment, we would have to apologize. Due to the nature of the products we sell, we are unable to mass produce them, so we have to limit the number of people to whom we offer our products. We werenāt able to provide products to customers who donāt have a membership card or are referred by an existing member.]
[Is that so. Iām sorry, we came to the store without knowing about it.]
[No, weāre sorry we canāt meet your expectations.]
Hearing his polite refusal, Iām starting to feel apologetic. At any rate, this shop seemed impossible, so I suppose we should just go to another store.
[I think we should go to another store instead.]
[Unnn. It canāt be helped. Letās just go to another store. Miyama-kun, you choose which store we should go from that map earlier.]
After exchanging words with Dr. Vier, we turned away to leave the store, when I suddenly heard a soft mutter.
Hearing my name being called, I reflexively turned around and saw the old gentleman with a surprised expression on his face.
[P- Please excuse my discourtesyā¦ā¦ but may I ask your name?]
[Ah, yes. Iām Miyama Kaito.]
[I see, please accept my sincerest apologies. Please come in.]
[Huh? Eh? Ah, no, but I donāt have a membership cardā¦ā¦]
[Weāll have them ready for you in a moment. Excuse me, but may I ask for your companionās name as well?]
[Miyama Kaito-sama and Vier-sama, yes? We will prepare the membership cards for both of you. It is our greatest honor that you have come to our store today. Please enjoy shopping to your heartās content.]
[ā¦ā¦I- I understand. Thank you very much.]
For some reason, the old gentleman bowed more reverently than before, and as he urged us to come in, I exchanged a few words with Dr. Vier.
[ā¦ā¦Errr, whatās happening?]
[Itās just a guess, but being a shop aimed for nobles, they probably also heard about Miyama-kun? I heard that Miyama-kun is famous among the nobles.]
[A- Ahh~~ I see, so thatās whyā¦ā¦]
I see, he probably knew my name from a noble who came to his storeā¦ā¦ However, that surprise and reverence on his faceā¦ā¦ What in the world were the nobles saying about me?
ā¦ā¦Iām feeling really anxious right now. As for what makes me uneasyā¦ā¦ Itās because Iāve heard about āan angel who threatened most of the nobles at the Six Kings Festivalāā¦ā¦ I wonder if theyāre really afraid of me?
H- Hmmm, but Iām feeling this dilemma of being curious, but also afraid to knowā¦ā¦ F- For the time being, Iāll just say Iām glad I was able to enter the store.