For a moment, Iris, Sicilia-sama, and Oligor's commotion had subsided, but for some reason, they had started to take a break at our stall resting place, and now they were quietly enjoying their watasame in the back.

''It's delicious nonetheless. Sweet and fluffy and mmmm, it melts!
'Right. Is this........like a thin thread? But to get this kind of texture just by making the zarame thin as a fiber....
Mmm-hmm. What do you think? Aren't my lords, aren't you great, big brother?
Yes. He's a real charmer.
...This is an achievement with a little effort.... As I thought, we can't bring him home somehow........

Be quiet.
Yeah. It's good that you're being quiet.

Ha-ha-ha. Mmm-hmm!　It's sweet and fluffy and delicious, isn't it, Ayame!
'Yeah, yeah.... Right. Um, you don't have to share it with me, just eat it yourself.
But... It's really good.　It's so sweet and delicious that your cheeks are going to fall out of your mouth.　You should have gotten one too, Ayame.
I'm under guard...

When Sicilia-sama gave her permission to eat the cotton candy, even though she was under guard, she immediately took a bite of it and offered it to Ayame, who didn't accept it, with a twinkle in her eye.
Although Ayame-san refused to accept it, Seren-san pushed her to eat it and I watched with a grin as she made sure that her cheeks were loose.


'Ossss brother. What is it?　That's a weird way to get excited.
Hm. Ah, welcome. You've come to eat.

The man who came was the adventurer who showed up on the first day.
Apparently his wife isn't with him today.

'Oh. I was bored," he said. I don't know what kind of beautiful woman we don't know.......no, I won't say anything to my brother anymore.
No, I'm just a regular guest, you know?　Strange misunderstandings and unintentional statements, eh?

My new slave!　And if I said that, I'd be physically decapitated, right?
The rejection of Ayame in particular looks terrible.
And it's a member of the group that would normally be subject to disrespect.

'Oh, I see..... I mean, it's not as crowded as I thought it would be. I've told most of the adventurers.......why?
I don't know. But we don't see many adventurers out here, do we?

If anything, the customers were mostly families and couples.


'Hmmm?　He said properly, 'My brother is opening a sweet shop at the festival. It looks like he's going to do something crazy again, right?'' I told him that....
...Hey, is that publicity?
Publicity, right?

No, I think it's more of a slander.
It's like they're going to do something terrible....
Don't treat people the same way you would treat someone like Reinrich or Darwin.
They barely seem to call it a sweet shop....

''Ahhhh!''
Hmm? "Oh?

I heard a loud voice from behind the male adventurers and turned toward them, and three female adventurers were pointing and screaming at us.

'There it is!　I found this place!
'I've been looking for you!　They're not in the big box stores in the North District, and they're not in the stores in the West District in other countries and other territories!
'I didn't expect it to be this little stall in the central square.... Why didn't you tell me where it was?

.....

Hey.
"Oh. Hahaha. I'm sorry. I forgot to tell you where it was because I thought it would be conspicuous.
It doesn't make any sense...

So the reason there were no adventurers in sight was because they didn't know where my stall was?
They scrambled through the North and West districts and couldn't find it........

''Utterly and utterly!　Get a grip!
I'm going to tell your wife, okay?
Oh, hey!　Don't do that!
Anyway, I'm going to go tell everyone where it is!

The girls ran to tell the adventurers who would be wandering in the north and west districts respectively, and the only one left was a male adventurer.

''........Any excuses?''
So we're okay with that.　Come on, it's only the second day!

Well, sure.
It's only the second day, and considering that there's still a festival tomorrow, the publicity will be effective.
However.........


"When you say that, Mizera-chan, I can only nod my head.......

Misela, who must have been listening to the conversation behind me, spoke my mind for me.

''Aaaaah!　I didn't know it was here!
Look, I think we've just found your victim again.

Now there's a big strong male adventurer.
You know, the one I used to massage his tail.
I remember it well. The one I made him twitch with my finger.

"You ... were you going to eat that shit all by yourself?
I didn't mean to. It's just that I forgot to tell them where...
"Really.... Oh, brother, give me one!　I'm going to eat it before the rest of them and brag about it!
Oh, no. I didn't even ask for this!　Please do me a favor!
Okay.

It just so happens that there isn't even a line, so I make it as soon as possible and give it to him.
However, the sight of a burly old man happily stuffing his mouth with cotton candy.......no, the man is a customer.
And even old men like sweets.
I've got one foot in the door, so I don't have to say anything.

'Oh yum!　Sweet!　I love the feel of this!　It melted in my mouth in an instant, ho-hum!
'Right. The sweetness of honey is nice, but sometimes the sweetness of pure sugar is nice too.
"My brother makes a decent product!　I didn't expect that.

No wonder it's a customer service issue.
If they want a taste of that, I'll give them what they want.

After that, a few more adventurers noticed two adventurers lurking around my shop and started lining up to get busy.
The two men were still watching me cook, looking very curious.
I'm leaving it alone as it's helping other adventurers find it, but to be honest, it's a bit disturbing.

'Brother!'

Whoa, we have another visitor.
Looks like you've got a lot of victims.
But you have a young voice, don't you?　You know, the boy from the orphanage.

"My brother is in trouble!　There's something wrong with the griddle!
"Oh, really?
'Yes!　I'm trying to get by on one right now but I'm afraid I won't make it!

The boy, still wearing his apron, looked frazzled.
Oh, but hey, I just need a minute!

Hey, wait a minute. I'll be right over at the end of the line no, Mizera. Would you mind checking up on him?
Me?　But you can't fix it when I see it, can you?
I know, you can't smelt out there without a grade A.

'But,' I continue.

'If you've seen it from the making, Mizella, you'll know where the problem is. So go ahead and look and find out what's causing it.
...Okay. I'll do my best.

I help Mizella pass under the desk and watch as she follows the boy.

'White will follow,'
Yeah. Looking after you.

White jumped over the desk in his yukata and followed Mizella.

'Hey, are you okay?'
What?
'No, I know you've been up in arms lately, Misela-chan, but I was wondering if you could tell from the quicksand.
Yeah, it's okay. It's all right. It's not that complicated to put together, and Mizella can figure it out.

Besides, this would also be a learning experience.
Perhaps the magic power has accumulated in some of the subdivisions due to continuous use, and the flow is slowing down.......
If you want to fix it temporarily, you can fix it by adjusting the flow of magic power without using alchemy.
That said, if you have the ring that sucks magic power that you gave to Miserra, you should be able to fix it just by holding your hand over it for a certain amount of time.


My apprentice is a good one.

You're a hard worker.
As a master, you feel like you have to live up to your expectations.

"Heh. Normally you look sluggish and lazy.
'Of course. If I didn't have to work, I wouldn't want to work for the rest of my life.

That feeling will always be the same.
I want to enjoy the world and live happily, but it's not always possible to live life that way.
However, it's good to keep hoping.

So how long are you guys going to stay? Do you people...
That's nice. Can't you see the end of the day?
Let's go for a drink afterwards. There's a place where girls wear risqué clothes only at the festival.
You guys I've got work to do tomorrow, you know.

That's why you weren't with your wife, you son of a b*tc*.
I'm going to tell her later.
Then I look around to make sure I'm not being heard.

"So where is it?　Let me know when you get home and I'll slip out.
Haha. That's my brother.
Of course. So, where is it?　"Fountain Pavilion in the Woods"?　Or is it "Wild Garden Pavilion (chemo-ear shop)"?　How about some skin exposure--
'Master?　Are you going out tonight, sir?
What's wrong with that?

Nonsense. I thought we checked the perimeter.
Besides, Wendy was supposed to be the receptionist.
I mean, when did the receptionist change to Aina!
Moreover, Solte was giving me a cold stare for the first time in a long time.
Fearful dog ears........

'Hahaha. If you want to see your skin that badly, I'm going to serve myself tonight!
Oh. That's not fair. Then I'll do it, master.
'Since it's the Lord's anyway, aren't you going to say, "I'm going to wear this outfit...
Mmm. I'd like to join you, but... Welcome. Two is enough, isn't it?　Renge. Two, please.

You are doing your job properly, but you are having a conversation.
Perhaps that's why the adventurer guys in line are staring at you and the girls are cackling.

''........It was wrong to ask my brother out.
Yeah. Let's find another one.

No!　Wait for me!
The only reason I want to go in the first place is because I want to be able to refer to that costume.
By no means do I want to see a girl who is too revealing....hardly ever!
But in a yukata.......too bad!
Goddess!　Why do you make me do this?　There's no way I can choose!
What to do. What are we gonna do--

You!　What the hell are you doing?

As I was intensely distressed, I suddenly heard a loud shout.

'Oh?'　What is it?　A fight?
Why can't we have fun at a festival?

A fight... or is it a fight?
I can't see the other guy, but the direction is towards the okonomiyaki stall run by the kids from the orphanage.
For some reason, I have an inexplicably bad feeling about this.

"Don't let the half-elf touch our food!

With these words that I heard continuing, I threw my work out of the way and climbed over the desk.
What was seriously bothering me a moment ago has instantly turned into a silly concern.