Chapter 8

The boy nodded and began to explain how the Evil Deities first appeared and how they brought grand disaster to the continent.

How the Thirteen Heroes became a group and defeated the Evil Deities and restored peace leaving behind the legacy known as adventurers.

"I see. As a future knight you must be interested in swords. May I show you some?"

The caster asked. Rayne shook his head.

"No, I don't want to be a knight anymore! I want to be a magic caster like you Lord Satoru!"

He said with passion in his childish tone.

"And why would you want to be a magic caster?"

He asked, curious.

"It's because I want to be a hero. And a hero is supposed to save people before defeating the enemy! A magic caster can save people in more ways than a knight. You showed me this, Lord Satoru!"

He said as admiration shined in his eyes.

"I already asked father to buy me some magic books to begin studying. Will you take me as an apprentice if I can get better?"

He asked with hope 'Why does everyone want to become my apprentice? Damn it!' Satoru looked in the eyes of the child and didn't want to crush his hopes.

"I will do so only once you show me how determined you truly are. Remember magic is an exact art. One error and it will be your downfall. But the risk rewards those who do a fine job. Begin from the basics and don't rush it. Take all the time you need."

The boy nodded as he seemed to memorize every word Satoru said. In that moment the door opened and Randel entered.

"Lord Satoru, thank you for taking care of Rayne. Come along Rayne, it's time to go home."

The boy pouted, but followed his father.

"Bye bye Lord Satoru."

The boy said as he left the shop. Satoru raised a hand in response.

It would have made no more sense to wait for today, so he closed his shop early and began to replace the sold goods.

He will soon need to find a way to get more materials. Normal parchment would only contain second tier spells.

He would need monster's skin for higher tiers. As for armors and weapons, he would have to find a blacksmith and try to arrange an agreement. He sighed. He had a lot of work to do.

The next day he came down from the second floor as he always did in the morning to open his shop, but what he found shocked him.

Outside his window, he could see a crowd. So many people he couldn't count them. They were amassed before his door and some were trying to surpass the ones before them.

Satoru's mind was screaming in panic since he didn't know how to handle so many people at once. Fortunately, his Emotional Suppression activated and allowed him to think with a cool head.

He went for the door and opened it, but before the crowd could charge inside, he spoke up.

"Dear customers, to give all of you a satisfying service, I would request that only two groups enter at a time."

The adventurers seemed hesitant to oblige, but the majority quickly realized that he had a good point there.

Needless to say, Satoru spent the rest of the day servicing clients. The more time passed, the more arrived.

He could feel his mind was getting exhausted from all of this. 'I need to find an assistant and fast. This is not doable alone!'

Once the sun went down, he decided it was time to close the shop and asked the remaining people outside to come tomorrow.

There were a few protests until he decided to take a list of their names to make sure they were the first to be serviced the next day.

Once he managed to close his shop, he went up to the second floor and collapsed on his desk. After a couple hours of mental recovery, he decided it was time to count the profit of that day.

186 gold coins and 40 silver coins. That was a lot. Even someone as new to the business as him could say that much. To tell the truth, he didn't expect to have such success in so few days.

It seemed people were really desperate to put their hands on some magic items. He also had to replace all the sold stuff. He had some spares in his inventory, but even with those, he couldn't go on for long.

He truly needed to find a source of materials. He will close the shop on the weekends and try to get materials in that time.

The next day, he began to work as soon as the sun was visible. It was around noon when he saw a group of guards approaching his shop, forcing the people waiting outside to leave.

'WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? THOSE ARE MY CUSTOMERS!' Satoru was about to go outside and give the guards a piece of his mind when the door opened and he froze.

There at the entrance of his shop stood a short girl with an elegant light blue dress, golden hair and shining blue eyes. As soon as their eyes met, a diabolic smile appeared on the child's face, almost too unnatural for a human being.

"Hello Satoru…"

Satoru didn't know how it came to this and he didn't care for the details.

All he knew was that he now sat on a chair in his little apartment above his shop with a diabolic smiling princess in front of him, enjoying the cookies and tea he had summoned.

The worst thing, above all else, was that they were alone. The guards didn't dare to oppose her when she vehemently ordered them to remain outside.

'Is this truly fine? To leave your princess alone with a man 4 times her age? Someone she barely knows?' He asked himself in confusion, but the most important question remained there. Why the hell was she there in the first place?

He surely would not ask and give her the occasion to start a conversation. He was happy to remain silent and wait for her to leave without having to speak a single word.

Unfortunately for him, the princess didn't have the same idea.

"These cookies are really delicious and the tea's flavour is magnificent. I didn't even know such things could be found in the capital. Or maybe it was you who made them?" She innocently asked.

This time her smile lessened and a curious expression replaced it. To his displeasure, Satoru noticed how cute she was with that curious expression on her face.

Some seconds passed before he realized she was waiting for his answer. He panicked and said the first thing that came to his mind. Unfortunately, that specific thing was the actual truth.

"Ah, uhm… I used my magic to summon it."

He immediately noticed the princess' expression changed to a surprised one. 'How in the world can someone so scary make such cute expressions?' He couldn't fathom the answer to his own question, but then a more pending thought graced his mind.

'Wait, why is she so surprised? Isn't creation magic a thing in this world? I hope I didn't mess up again. I already have a lot of attention on me.

If people learn I am the only one able to use a new form of magic, I don't want to know what could happen…' As he followed that train of thought, the princess' expression changed again into an inexpressive one.

"I see. I never heard of such magic, but to have such an impressive unknown ability, you must come from far away. How did your first week go here?"

Satoru's mind went immediately back to reality.

'I'm grateful she changed the subject, but this reminds me… You made all my clients leave!' A bit of irritation returned to him as he slightly glared at the girl.

Not that she could see him behind his mask and even without that, how could a skull glare?

"Well enough. As any other business, I must first build a certain level of reputation and it seems the adventurers took a liking to my products. After all, everyone likes something cheap and effective."

He surely hadn't been a manager in his old world, but he knew the basics of economy, market policies and customer service.

The young girl seemed to listen to his words with an exaggerated attention when compared to the simplicity of the topic.

"I see… so you are taking that route after all… may I know why exactly?"

'What kind of question is that? Why does a 7-year-old princess concern herself with economy? What's the problem with this world?' He asked himself before returning to the most pending matter of how to answer her question.

Saying the truth would make her see him as a greedy bastard, but he couldn't use the false passionate speech he used with the adventurer. Time continued to pass as silence reigned in the room.

"Satoru?" She asked with a worried tone.

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