CH 120

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Leo Was Very Popular With Children “Some people won’t know what herb it is without an explanation.” You had to know what effect it would have before buying it. If you bought some without knowing what it does, it wouldn’t be very useful. Of course, there would likely be people who would want to ask directly for an explanation, and so the clerks had been instructed to talk with such customers. After the display table was set, the clerks came out from inside the shop. “We finished packaging them.” “Thank you. Now place them out right here.” “Yes.” The clerks followed Mr. Kalis’s order, and neatly placed the wrapped up herbs on the table. But once every type was lined up, I realized that one was missing. “There is no Loe? What happened?” “Loe is a very expensive herb. And so it will only be brought out when a customer asks for it. Besides, it’s possible that this place will get very crowded, so it may be dangerous to leave it out here.” “After all, someone might try to steal it.” Explained Mr. Kalis and Sebastian. That did make sense. I suppose there were people out there who would use the opportunity to steal something very valuable… I recalled the group of men who had stopped us during the last time I visited this town with Ms. Claire. “Now, we only have to wait for some customers to arrive.” The clerks waited on the other side of the table. They were ready. As Ms. Claire, Tilura, Sebastian, and I were not the ones selling it, we sat at a table inside of the shop, and waited. I couldn’t see what was happening outside, but we didn’t want to be seen in front of the store either. While Leo and Sherry were waiting outside with Nicholas, Mr. Kalis suggested that they might attract customers, and had them sit near the tables. I had told Leo to be calm and listen to what Mr. Kalis said, so I was sure that it would be fine. And while the clerks were a little alarmed when they first saw her, they were quite relieved by how gentle Leo was, and by the softness of her fur. “I want to touch it forever…” “I didn’t know that Silver Fenrirs were like this…” “I want to make a bed and pillow out of it…” They muttered to each other. However, I was the only one who could use Leo’s fur as a pillow. Though, Tilura did sometimes fall asleep while hugging Leo… I thought of such things as we waited inside and drank tea. “It’s starting to get noisy out there.” “Yes. I suppose this is the time when the most customers appear?” Said Sebastian and Ms. Claire. And so I listened carefully and… Yes, I could hear many voices coming from outside. It was right before midday, so perhaps there were more people walking around? “I’m going to go and have a look.” “Yes.” I said to Ms. Claire as I got up from the table and headed to the door. Then I opened it just a crack and peered outside. Indeed, there was a crowd of people surrounding the table in front of the store. “Would some herbs really attract so much attention?” I muttered, and then looked more closely. Mr. Kalis was walking around Leo and organizing a line. As for Leo, she was surrounded by children that were Tilura’s age, and around them, were adults who were likely their parents. It seemed that as there were too many people, they had moved away from the table with the herbs. Upon seeing this, I moved away from the door and returned to Ms. Claire and the others. “It looks like Leo is very popular with children…” “Leo? But why…” Ms. Claire looked puzzled when she heard this. “I think Mr. Kalis knew what he was doing.” “What do you mean?” “Mr. Takumi, they are just like Lady Tilura.” “Tilura?” “Me?” As I wasn’t sure what Sebastian meant, I turned to look at Tilura. She was blowing on her tea in order to cool it, and then looked up. Clearly she didn’t know why she was being talked about. “Children like Leo, don’t they? A calm and gentle Leo will attract children, who will bring their parents. And those parents might be customers.” “…So, like Tilura, they will want to play with Leo, and that will attract customers?” “Indeed. He probably got that idea after seeing how quiet and obedient Leo was.” I see… He targeted families then… Show Leo, and sell the herbs to the parents of the children who come. Besides, people with children might want to have a stock of medicinal herbs in the house. They could become ill, just like Tilura had. And so you could rest easy if you had some that were ready to use. “I’m going to go outside.” I said to Sebastian, and then stepped outside. I was curious to see how Leo was handling all the attention. While she did enjoy playing with children, it would be quite different when there was a great crowd. Perhaps she wouldn’t know what to do. “How are things going, Mr. Kalis?” “Ah, Mr. Takumi. Your Leo was a lot more effective than I was expecting. I’m terribly sorry.” He said, and then I looked at Leo. She was being petted and hugged by the children, but sat quietly and did not move. However, there was something in her expression when she looked at me that resembled a cry for help. …I think that since it was her first time being with so many people, she did not know what to do. “This is her first time doing this, and she is a little taken aback, I think.” “Is that so? I was worried that she might get angry… Hey, wait in line! Don’t come in all at once!” Mr. Kalis was busy dealing with the children, but did not know how to handle Leo. He was doing his best to try and stop the children from charging into and jumping on Leo, but he just wasn’t enough to stop the mob. The parents also attempted to restrain their young, but once the children were excited, they could not be stopped easily. Leo had been surrounded by children back in our old world, but it was usually just four or five. But here, there were more than twenty surrounding her. So it was no wonder that she was at a loss.

CH 120

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