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When I regained my composure and entered the store with Sieg-san, I was immediately approached by a woman who looked clerk, wearing a uniform-like outfit.
[Welcome, what are you searching for todā¦ā¦ Mhmm? Mhhhhmmm?]
[ā¦ā¦Fumu fumu, hou houā¦ā¦]
The clerk seemed to have noticed something while she was speaking, and then, for some reason, she circled around me, looking as if she was evaluating me.
As I was feeling puzzled by her incomprehensible behavior, the clerk nodded once and spoke.
[Weāve never met before, have we?]
[Eh? Yes, I donāt think we have.]
[However, I have this feeling like Iāve met you beforeā¦ā¦ This must be that, right!? Youāre my fated person! After all, thatās what it says in the book I read the other day!]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦Yes?]
[Someone I admire told me, that the moment you see that special someone would make you feel that sparkā¦ā¦ Thus, after tens of thousands of years living in this world, my fated person has finally appeared!]
I donāt know whatās going on, but she suddenly started saying something incomprehensible. Her story is so far-fetched that putting aside throwing a tsukkomi at her, my mind couldnāt keep up with whatās happening at all.
In front of the confused me, the clerk gave me a thumbs up with a big smile on her face.
[Alright then, for the time being, how about you fall in love with me?]
[No, thanks. Iāll pass.]
[ā¦ā¦An instant rejection after an encounter, this feels very painful.]
After hearing my words, the clerk over exaggeratedly slumped her soldiers, her tension fluctuating wildly. However, just after her shoulders slumped, the clerk immediately looked up.
[This was that, right? It was just a bad encounterā¦ā¦ For the time being, I think I should prepare ābumping into you with a piece of bread in my mouthā, so youād better watch out for āwhen youāre turning corners under the moonless nightsā!]
No, no, if you mix up all sorts of things like that, youād sound like youāre planning a sneak attack on me, you know!?
[Well then, letās get back on trackā¦ā¦ What are you searching for today?]
No way, this girlā¦ā¦ From all the tension she had earlier, she immediately returned back to serving customers? As I was puzzled by how quickly she switched faces, Sieg-san, who had recovered from her confusion earlier, spoke.
[ā¦ā¦Errr, weāre here to look at your Teleportation Magic Tools.]
[I see. If thatās the case, thereās a section on the second floor dedicated to Teleportation Magic Tools, so please go there.]
[Ah, yes. Thank you very much.]
While I was astounded by the clerk who treated us normally that I really wondered what had just happened, I felt like I would get tired if I dealt with her any longer, so I just said thank you and decided to quickly head upstairs with Sieg-san.
Then, climbing upstairs and checking the floor map that was right next to the stairs, and moved to the Teleportation Magic Tools section.
[ā¦ā¦That clerk was kinda amazing, wasnāt she?]
[Yes, I couldnāt help but be dumbfounded.]
After I said this with a wry smile, Sieg-san smiled as well. At that moment though, I suddenly remembered something.
[That clerk earlierā¦ā¦ She was quite tall, wasnāt she?]
[Thatās right. She was obviously taller than me, so Iād say she was about 180cmā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦She had deep purple hair, tied in a ponytail, right?]
[ā¦ā¦Thatās right. I donāt think someone with such a deep purple color would be usual.]
I felt that the characteristics of that strangely enthusiastic clerk earlier perfectly matched with the person I had just heard a while ago.
[ā¦ā¦Could it be that the person those two were looking forā¦ā¦]
[H- Hmmm, as expected though, couldnāt it be that sheās a different person? I mean, those two obviously just came out of the store earlier, so I donāt think they would have overlooked the person they were searching for at the entrance of the store.]
I was wondering if she was the one the twins, Cento and Cien, were looking for, but as Sieg-san said, that was probably not the case.
As expected, if that clerk is who they were looking for, I would rather be wondering about what skit they were playing here.
[Indeedā¦ā¦ but Iām still a little curious, so can we go back for a moment?]
[Weāre not really in a hurry, and Iām curious too, so letās go back.]
After getting Sieg-sanās approval, we went back to the first floor to check the clerk. As I recall, the two of them seemed to be looking for someone they called āEsteemed Sister Treā, so I could easily find out her name by asking her.
With that thought in mind, we went back to the first floorā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦Sheās not here.]
We should have only gone for a short time, but the clerk from earlier had disappeared. I looked around and tried to find her, but although the floor was fairly open and clear from clutter, I couldnāt find that distinctively tall clerk.
[She might have already returned. Iām curious, but I donāt feel comfortable going to the trouble of asking another clerk to call someone we donāt knowā¦ā¦ Letās not mind her and just check out the magic tools.]
[I guess so. Letās do that.]
Feeling as if Iām bewitched by a fox, I moved upstairs with Sieg-san.
But come to think of itā¦ā¦ I came to this store once before to buy magic crystals, but was there a clerk at the entrance to guide me back then? There was a floor map right after we entered, just like the one upstairs, so I think I just checked that outā¦ā¦