Chapter – 63
An Interesting Event
“I heard they’re handing out hamburgers over there.”
Saying that, Yayoi walked in.
“I bought them for lunch — want one?”
“I do! I’ve had a lot of erasing work today and couldn’t leave my post… I’m starving.”
Mukai laughed and handed her a bag.
“If you want a prize too, you can take one.”
“Ahh, this thing.
Meiou and Makino-kun were making a fuss about it…
Ohh, it’s that manga.
I want one too — it’s really good.
Hmm, which one should I pick?”
She chose and picked up the red Sacred Grandma.
“Yayoi-chan, are you a Grandma fan?”
“Yeah. She’s cool. I’ve never seen an old lady like her.”
As Yayoi laughed, Enato looked at her hands.
“Did you make that yourself?”
She was wearing a wire-art ring.
“Oh, this? Yeah — it’s my hobby.”
“It’s beautiful. Is that a natural stone?”
Mukai also examined the finely woven ring with admiration.
“You know I used to work at a library?
There was a wire-art book there, and once I started as a hobby, I got hooked.”
“You can make something this amazing as a hobby?”
Arton came over and stared at the ring.
“It takes time to learn, but you can use any stone you like. It’s fun.
I even used to sell them.”
“You sold them? That’s practically professional,” Enato exclaimed.
“It’s nothing that special.
There was a monthly handmade outdoor event on the street in front of the library, and I sold them there.
If they sold, I could buy new materials and make more.”
“I see…”
Mukai nodded, impressed.
“Well then, I’ll eat with everyone.”
Smiling, Yayoi walked toward Adachi and Saki.
“Adachi-kun, you collected them all? Amazing.”
Looking at the keychains he held, she called out to him.
“To think I’d get to see Adachi-kun make that kind of face… I’m deeply moved.”
Meiou suddenly appeared beside them, startling Mukai and the others.
“Please don’t sneak up on us!”
“…………”
Seeing Meiou looking dejected, Enato spoke up.
“Did something happen?”
“Tadokoro-kun and Sakuma-kun both said they’ll give their keychains to Makino-kun.”
“Well, kids get priority, after all,” Arton laughed.
“Makino-kun is not a child.”
“You’re way more of an adult than Makino-kun.
There are still people who haven’t come to get burgers — why not ask them?”
“I’ll do that.
If Makino-kun completes the set before me, I’ll regret it.”
Then he added:
“Earlier, Yayoi-chan said she used to sell rings, right?”
“She did.”
“I’ve thought of something good.”
This better not be something weird again…
Mukai eyed Meiou suspiciously.
“Everyone’s making various things in the workshop, right?
What if we sell them at an event?
We’ll call it—
Operation: Earn Cash in the Human World Flea Market with Underworld Creations!”
“And who’s supposed to do that?” asked Mukai.
“Obviously, Mukai-kun.”
“No way. Please don’t increase my workload any more.”
“Come on, let’s do it! I want to sell what I made too — sounds fun!”
“Stuff made by the Dark Lord… that’d be premium?” Enato laughed.
While they were talking—
“I brought Shedem.”
Makino arrived, pulling Shedem by the hand.
“Makino caught me just now and told me to come get a hamburger, so I came.”
Then she took one.
“Ahh, smells good. I was hungry.”
“Shedem said she didn’t want one, so I took Tadokoro and Sakuma’s too — now I’ve got four types! Just two more and I’ll have the full set!”
Makino looked triumphantly at Meiou.
“If Shedem was going to give it to Makino-kun anyway, she could’ve given it to me…”
Meiou muttered sulkily.
“You wanted this, Meiou? If you told me earlier, I would’ve given it to you.”
With that, Shedem returned to work holding her burger.
“I’m supposed to be the highest authority here, yet everyone treats me coldly.”
“Maybe it’s a popularity problem,” Makino said, walking to the sofa with his burger.
“D-Don’t worry, Meiou. Everyone likes you.
Well then, I’ll get back to work.”
Enato hurried out with his burger.
Arton watched and burst into laughter.
Just then, an elf walked in.
“I heard there were hamburgers.”
“There are. Help yourself.”
“Thanks. Oh, zombie boy — can I take this too?”
“Sure.”
“So the elf gets one…” Meiou muttered.
“This is really fun. I like it.”
The elf left happily, swinging the keychain.
“Why don’t you sit here and eat your burger, Meiou?
Someone might give you one eventually.”
Mukai said with a smile as he handed him a burger.
