-- The next morning, Garnett behaved as if yesterday's events never happened, behaving much the same as usual.

　The only thing that's different from the usual is that she's waking up earlier than usual and making breakfast while humming, but that's not particularly strange.

　It's not as if you're ...... forgetting the exchange between Sylvia and Marida because you're drunk.

''Well, it's about time we got some more clerks, isn't it?

　In the middle of eating a freshly made breakfast, Garnett brought up such a topic.

You're going to be getting more and more new adventurers. You won't be able to panic when the shop stops running again.
'Well, ...... right? Let's recruit early this time.

　Last night's events flickered in my head and my thought process didn't quite switch to work use.

''Since the threat of the Demon King's army is gone, I'm sure there will be more people coming out of the neighboring towns and villages. All that's left is the other shops and the battle for manpower.
It's all good. You and this place is gonna get a whole lot of attention for this.
I thought the details of the battle were still under wraps?
It looks like whatever they did, the fact that the white wolf's played an active role in it has long since spread. What do you say?

　For some reason, a happy smile appeared on Garnett's face as he said this.

　That battle, even if I recall it now, was extremely fierce.

　I was also shot out of my right eye by the demon king's attack, and I was literally on the verge of death.

　Although I was able to barely make it back, I was forced to draw a strange power from an unknown being who calls himself a god - Alphasul.

　Pseudonymously, the right eye of Wisdom.
　It is a mass of magical power like a blue flame that is generated in the eye socket when the right eye is decomposed and dedicated.

　If I were to express in one word the benefit given by it, it would be intuitive navigation.

　You'll be able to get a vague idea of what you need to repair that part of your body in order to break through the situation, or how to use your magic power in this way in order to get a more effective repair.

　It's a very useful thing if you just look at the effects, but it's not something that I'm going to use on a regular basis.

　--Be mindful. It's not to rely too much on your eyes. This is why "Letting God Down," so to speak, is the same kind of action.

　Meaningful words uttered by Alphasul.
　What a strange feeling it is for someone who tried to take my body away to spout lines of concern for my safety, but I can't ignore it by rebelling against it for no reason.

　So, while I thought I would use my 'right eye' again when the time came, I still haven't had a chance to use it until today.

Anyway, let's not do that again, right? I seriously thought it was a bad idea, and besides, .......

　Garnett raised his gaze as if trying to remember that moment, and then for some reason his cheeks flushed.

'...... nothing!　Let's go pack up and get this place open!　You're probably busy today anyway!










　Naturally, or perhaps I should say, the number of customers today was clearly higher than before the Demon Lord's War began.

　The people working at the store are me, Garnett, Noir, Erica, and Alexia, the five regular staff members, plus Sakura, who accepted my request as an adventurer, Nagi, and Melissa, for a total of eight people.

　Sylvia was so busy with her own house, the Spring Wakaba-Tei, that she felt bad about asking them to help her.

''(As I thought, the number of new adventurers is increasing.)

　I felt that there were more occasions than ever before when visitors were surprised by the selection of products and asked for explanations of items that had been on the shelves for a long time.

　There were also many questions that previous customers wouldn't have asked, indicating that the customer base was expanding.

''Oi, white wolf. At this rate, we're going to get out of hand sooner or later.
No, ...... and before that, .......

　Once again, I look around the store from the checkout counter.

'If we get more customers than we have now, we might not be able to fit in the store.
I can say that ...... ah ...... that too. Adding employees would make the situation even worse. What do you think, we should close up shop and remodel?

　The not-so-wide White Wolf Store is packed with customers that can't be contained by ten or twenty people, and the employees are barely able to slip through the cracks.

　Metaphorically speaking, it's like the busiest part of an urban market has been cut out and crammed into a small store.

　Because of this, aside from the guys like Garnett, Sakura, and Nagi, who have the right skills to fight and move, those who don't had a hard time leaving the counter, including me.

　...... Many of them come to the store wearing burly armor, weapons, and adventure backpacks, so they're even more stuffed.

I've already thought of some possible countermeasures. The rest is up to the Order, though.
'The Order?　Why?
'The explanation can be found at ...... Well, I suppose we can all go to the Spring Wakaba-Tei after work and have dinner together. Tell everyone that.

　I let Garnett handle the communication to everyone and I took over the accounting process, taking over with Melissa, who was nearing break time.

'So, why don't you and Nagi come along?　It's my ...... or rather, my White Wolf Store treat.
'On the house?　I'll be there, by all means!　I'll even drag Nagi with me!

　Melissa clenched her fists and accepted my invitation with a gleam in her eye.

　The young adventurer who has just escaped the ranks is something of an intruder.

　Despite the fact that the source of income is only moderately remunerative, they are forced to spend a good deal of money on buying new equipment and procuring tools.

　When I was a rookie, it was enough to do the bare minimum amount of easy requests, but once you start aiming for the next level, you need money to prepare for various things.

　Furthermore, if you want to change your base of operations to a land where you can earn more money or challenge a dungeon with a reasonable level of difficulty, you'll need to earn money for travel and food to get there.

　At this time, there is a way to save money on travel expenses by receiving escort requests at the same time, but the reality is that the requests are not always conveniently available.

　That's why adventurers of Nagi and Melissa's caliber are at a time when they appreciate the 'treats' from their seniors more than anything else.

　As I was thinking about this, Garnett came back from contacting everyone and poked me in the shoulder with his elbow.

'So what's the countermeasure? 'Don't be so unworthy, tell me,'
'I was going to explain it to you at dinner: ...... Well, okay.'

　I turned to Garnett in my chair to see when I could get my hands on the bill and turned to Garnett.

'I'm thinking of setting up a branch soon. It would be less of a burden per store if we could spread out the visitors, wouldn't it?