He Didn't Want to Be the Center of Attention, Hence, after Defeating the Demon Lord, He Became

Today, during the day, there were only a few customers at the store. I open a shop to welcome clients and Guild associates, so it's not for profit to offer lunch or anything, it's like a service to neighboring residents, so there's no problem.

I went out during my lunch break and went to the grocery store where I was taken care of. I have entered and exited all of Wangdu's grocery stores and retail outlets, and I know about the products I handle.

A small shop on Tenth Avenue in King's Landing that displays a sign called "Caldilla Grocery Store." The owner here buys and sells maniac groceries that aren't on the market. I often leave the shop open for purchases, so I should keep it open all day of the week, but every time I visit, there are items that I bought in the province, and every time I come, it attracts my interest.

"Are you interested in the" Blue Fox Clan "of the water bottle?

"Ah, if there's any food in the Blue Fox, I'd like to buy it."

The owner of the store, Caldilla, is an unknown age, but she is considered a woman in her late twenties. I run a shop with my husband, but I travel more often than she does, and I have never seen it before.

She is said to be from a country in the southern desert, and her skin is burnt in wheat. And in the store, she is dressed in a highly exposed manner. She has many ornaments on her neck and arms, but it seems to be an accessory she wears to improve her chances of divination. I don't know if it really goes up, but I can see it's not just a decoration.

She calls me "Silver Bottle Pavilion." It's like her doctrine, and the people in the other stores are also called by the name of the store, not by name.

"That 'coconut fruit' can be found near the Blue Fox settlement. But I hope you found the fruit, but I didn't see the Blue Fox themselves. I was caught in the snow in the back of the mountain."

"Ah... that's an unusual form."

A slightly curved blue fruit divided into nine compartments. I can see that it emits a sweet fragrance just by approaching.

"This guy seems to have a high sugar content. The Blue Fox have improved their breeds?

"Maybe so. They say the Blue Fox tribe peels it, dries the white fruit inside, saves it for food, crushes it while it's fresh, and mixes it with livestock milk and drinks it. It's a completely nutritious diet for a tough winter."

"I see. Can I have one of these?

"Ten silver coins per room. If you buy five rooms together, I'll subtract two coins per room and make it 40."

"Given the effort of purchasing, it is bad to get pulled. I'll pay the original price."

I'll count 50 silver coins and give them to you in a small sack for payment. Caldilla smiled and pulled five sheets back from there.

"I brought my own fruit for free. I can take five silver coins."

"No, I think this is pretty good. It's fresh and fresh."

"It's been three days since I picked it up. This fruit is resistant to rot and does not hurt if left at room temperature for ten days. It gets sweeter and sweeter every day, and they say it's good to eat it just before it rots."

"I see... eating in a ripe place?"

Fruit has a mechanism for ageing itself, which is used to sweeten the fruit or to make liquor from fruit juice.

When it comes to fruit wine in the King's Landing, wine is mainly in circulation, but other fruits can be made with higher sugar content. Though this "coconut fruit" seems likely to produce alcohol, I was thinking of moving the plan I had been thinking about for a long time into practice.

Find a brewery to partner with at Silver Bottle Pavilion, or hire a craftsman who can brew to create a new brewery. If possible, they will be able to make their own liquor and serve it as a highlight for the store.

However, if we offer delicious liquor that can only be drunk at a silver water bottle stand, it will be difficult for our shop to survive as a hideaway shop. Anyone who knows you should let it out as you know it, but can you maintain the brewery? I don't think it would be a good idea to run a hobby, but I don't think running an alliance or a tavern is a hobby.

"I think I've been thinking a lot, but I'll try anything when I'm young."

"Oh, I see... thank you, thank you. Can I see your face again soon?"

"I'll be traveling again in three days, so come by then. There are still a few things you need to see."

I threw it into the luggage bag with the coconut fruit and left the store.

The Blue Fox clan has been veterinized - Eileen and the others will soon bring back the Ice Fox.

I thought the ice fox had to be entertained in our shop. He may have mistrust of humans for what he did at the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce. We don't want to spoil our relationship with the Beast, just like Galamdoor - frankly, we want to build friendship.

I don't know if it will work. However, you don't always get to know the other person in advance and be greeted by the store.

Do your best, even if you don't know if it will succeed. That would be my job to leave everything to Eileen and wait in the store.

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Around an hour before the opening of the evening, Eileen and the others returned with the ice fox - along with Zeke Crucifer.

"Niisan, I'm home! Eileen did it for me!

"I'm home, Dick. I managed to bring him home. I've already removed my collar."

"Ah, well done... is this the ice fox...?

A girl with light blue hair with a fox ear and tail held by Zeke. She was surrounded by a Zeke jacket, she didn't wake up when she was carried, and she was breathing. However, long eyelashes are trembling when sifted, so it seems likely that consciousness will return.

Zeke, who only met me once after drinking, faintly opened his eyes when he realized I looked like an Alliance Master. But it was only for a moment, and soon it returned to its usual faceless expression.

"You were an Alliance Master...? I thought it was just a regular customer, but my eyes seemed to be a saving hole."

"Oh, no, I'm sorry I didn't call you first."

"No, I'm sorry I acted like a threat. Without the power of this Alliance, I would have done something irrevocable by now. I apologize for the rudeness at that time."

With the fox-eared girl in her arms, Zeke thanked deeply. From that appearance, I felt that the relationship between Zeke and the girl was close enough.

"Don't worry about that anymore. Zeke, thanks to you, we know what the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce is doing. I'm not leaving them alone."

"... I'm capturing the Beast Man, dressing him as a beast, and using him as a tool for business. You got the evidence?

Verlaine answered Zeke's question on my behalf. In a maid outfit, I'm wearing glasses today - Miralka and Manarina are wearing them while studying, so were you interested?

"As a result of our research, we have discovered that the rare animals dealt with at the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce are beasts. If you report it to an official, there will soon be an entry into the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce."

I see. After all, the Galamdoors didn't treat the beast as an animal without knowing it, but they captured the Beast themselves... they had something to do with my guild, and I didn't want to question it very much. If they found evidence, they wouldn't say so. "

"What does that mean? What does the Zeke Guild have to do with the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce?"

Zeke looks down and looks like he's thinking. I understand that it is difficult to reveal information about my Alliance, but it was not something I could miss.

― ― When it was thought that silence would continue. A clear voice broke the heavy silence.

"... brother, you can't hide anything anymore. It's thanks to these people that we're alive."

Was it a language peculiar to the Blue Fox clan? The tone of the girl was characteristic. She leaves her coat on and gets off Zeke's arm.

From my point of view, a girl with just enough height to look down - her feet were barefoot, but she looked up at me with her crushed eyes. When you take off the hood, two fox ears appear.

"Oniisama... Zeke looks human, but he's your brother the Beast...."

"It's my first time seeing you, my name is Mizha. My older brother is my different brother from my mother."

She bows her head politely, not just to me, but to everyone else. Zeke remains faceless - no, is he watching his sister lower her head as his brother? Even so, I was surprised at the time of my brother and sister, and even if I looked at it like this, I didn't feel it was so similar.

"... my father is a Blue Fox. Mother is human. In that way, you can be born in human form, in beast form, or in half. I'm the former, but the color of my hair is my father's."

"I thought you had blue black hair, but that's what it was like...."

The pale black hair is certainly characteristic, but it is not the only characteristic that can be discerned as inheriting the blood of the Beast.

It seems that Verlaine didn't notice, so it would be impossible to discern that Zeke's appearance alone draws the blood of the Beast.

"But that person... Mizha seems to have a completely different appearance from your brother."

"My parents are both Blue Fox. The Blue Fox clan rarely wakes up their ancestors... and we have the power to become beasts. Eileen, I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

"I'm fine, so don't worry about it. Besides, Mizuha, are you hurt? I thought I'd been able to fight a strong opponent for a long time, so I did everything I could...."

"No, I knew what Eileen was trying to do when she looked like a beast. When you cut my collar, it made me feel so much easier and I was able to go back to where I was. Until Eileen and I arrived, I couldn't go back anymore, and I couldn't hear what my body was saying anymore..."

You must have been so scared, Mizha moisturized your eyes. As Eileen hugged her on the floor, she stroked her head and stroked her back.

"Our village is deep in the snow mountains. My sister was born with this figure and ability, so she was not allowed to leave the village for a long time. Still, the chief listened to my desire to go out once and for all... even if I had to go down to the people, I should have taken steps instead of suddenly going to King's Landing. If only I lived in a countryside with fewer people...."

"No, Mr. Zeke, neither you nor your sister have done anything wrong. I don't want you two to regret coming to King's Landing. Could you wait a little while until we decide what we're going to do?

It would be a difficult choice to stay in King's Landing in such a sight. But Mizha, who came out wanting to go out, was too disappointed to go back to the village.

"Niisama doesn't want to feel bad about the" Blue Archer Pavilion ", which has the obligation of a single night's meal. But I can't say that... it was the Blue Archer's Pavilion that caught us and tried to give it to the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce..."

"... you mean you've ever been seen in a blue Archer's Pavilion?

"Ha, yes... sometimes when the moon is full, I can turn into a beast on my own... so..."

After hearing Mizha's words, Zeke closes his eyes.

He didn't know - he would have stayed because he believed in the Blue Archer's Pavilion. That's why I'm listening to my sister, learning about her guild's betrayal, and now for the first time I'm killing her.

"Looks like you need a final punishment. You might lose one rival Alliance."

"... I won't bother this guild any more. I hear the truth from the Guild Master of the Blue Archer Pavilion."

Are you kidding me? I suggest you bring him to justice. "

"Are you going to stop me?

"No. Whatever happens before they reveal their evil, I can't interfere with other Alliance issues."

Fighting between guilds is not inevitable. Sometimes, disputes between individuals develop into wars.

If you learn that my Alliance and the Blue Archer's Pavilion are at war, you will be able to restrict the activities of both Alliances. Because fighting between guilds is perceived as disturbing the order of the King's City.

--But that's not why I'm saying I'm not going to do anything.

"But I want you and your sister to be safe now that you know the situation. I showed my face to our shop from there, and I'll let the stepsister pass."

"... the step-in-law? I've only been rude to you, unilaterally. Even if I can apologize and make amends, I can serve this guild as a step-in-law...."

"We didn't know about the Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce at first and were just trying to catch Ice Fox as a favor. Now that the request has been virtually destroyed, we should be held responsible for the future of the ice fox we brought here. It is the duty of the Alliance to assert itself, and it is the principle of the Alliance Master."

Zeke looks at Verlaine with an incredible face. That's right, I'm aware that I'm saying something that's popular.

"Let me be frank. I'm looking for people like you. And I want to create an environment where beasts don't suffer discrimination. I believe I can do it without having to exercise face-to-face power. For Mizha, this king's capital will surely be a place for good memories. Let me help you with that."

"... nh, niisan, who are you...?"

"I wonder if you're just drinking all the time... thinking about such a big thing..."

"After all, I was impressed by Mrs Timith's sister... who was relying on her."

I want to tell the three Rigellians not to lift it too much, but I can't let them joke and deceive me.

I'll give Zeke my right hand. Zeke didn't say anything for a while, but Mizha pulled his brother's hand and made him shake mine.

"My name is Mizha Crucifer. My brothers, if you will forgive me, please forgive me for being here."

"... Mizha, that's too sweet. Considering what this Alliance has done to us..."

"I wish I could, but while I'm in King's Landing, will you work at the Silver Bottle Pavilion? I promise you a treatment commensurate with your abilities, rather than that of your guild. I will also provide a room where I can live in peace with the child. I don't do charities, so don't hesitate."

Whether the negotiations are over or not, everyone on the spot is watching with a stiff spit.

Zed took less time than he thought and held my hand. Hands equipped with used armor tell the story of the abundance of their combat experience.

"When things settle down, I want you to let me work for this guild. Best regards, Alliance Master."

Zeke didn't laugh, but the words were always honest. My sister Mizha looks up at her brother and smiles happily.

One mistake, Zeke didn't know how to save her sister and could have hurt her. Those who have created such a situation shall take appropriate measures.

Blue Archer's Pavilion and Galamdoor Chamber of Commerce. The unexpected collision between the two organizations was about to enter its final phase.