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"Store manager, are there really gods or monsters in this world?"

Before anyone arrived, the voice came first.

Si Chen raised his head when he heard the question and saw a girl with short blue hair and light gold eyes walking towards him holding several comics.

Ryo Yamada.

A speechless person. Her expression is cold and aloof in the eyes of strangers.

However, once you get to know her, you will find that she just doesn’t like to follow the crowd, so she actively embraces loneliness. If you can really become friends with her, you will feel her delicate thoughts. Kind of girl

"Yes~"

Ryo Yamada came to the counter, and before Si Chen could say anything, a purple-haired girl standing next to him spoke first, and smoothly lifted the top card from a stack of tarot cards that was turned upside down on the counter. , showed her the card:"Look, the Tarot cards also said that the wheel of fortune has turned."

The purple-haired girl's name is Tojo Nozomi. She is a lover of occult research. She likes to use tarot cards to divine undecided matters in her daily life.

"Didn't you put this in advance?"

Yamada Ryo looked at the tarot cards, and then at Tojo Nozomi.

"No, this is fate!"

Tojo Nozomi raised his index finger in front of his mouth and corrected him with a smile.

"……oh."

Nodding calmly, Yamada Ryo looked back at Si Chen, waiting for his answer.

"Regardless of gods or monsters, I can basically tell you with certainty that there are no such existences in this world. Si Chen said:"But why did you suddenly ask this? I remember that I had discussed the same topic with you earlier, right?""

"I saw something strange."

Yamada Ryo tried to draw, but found that it was not intuitive, so he turned to the other side and asked:"Mashiro, can you lend me a brush and paper?"

"Can."

Not far away, at a position by the window, the blond girl who was drawing a sketch agreed.

"No need to go to such trouble, I still have basic things like paper and pen here."

Si Chen waved his hand, took out a small stack of A4 paper from under the counter, picked up a black gel pen directly from the pen holder on the counter, and put them in front of Ryo Yamada so that she could draw her own What she saw.

However, the blond girl she had greeted before, the talented painter Shiina Mashiro who is also well-known around the world, still came to the counter to watch.

There was also a person with long flaxen hair. , a girl with a very gentle smile.

This is Shiina Mahiru. Based on her age and relationship, she would call Mashiro"cousin", but in fact it is her cousin who is responsible for taking care of her cousin's daily life.

In the life of Shiina sisters, Tojo Nozomi and Sichen As the crowd watched,

Yamada Ryo drew something similar to a panel on paper. In the middle of the panel was a question of"Do you want to join the super-dimensional chat group?" and a"Yes/No" option.

"It's this one that's been blocking my view, a bit affecting my movements."

After finishing the painting, Yamada Ryo presented the drawing to Si Chen.

"If you don't want to accept it, why don't you just click 'No'?"

Shiina Mashiro said doubtfully.

"Generally speaking, if this thing is not Liang Jiang’s hallucination, it can’t be completely rid of it just by rejecting it."

Tojo Nozomi said:"When you are about to click 'No', the option changes to 'Yes', or after being accepted by the next person, tell the other person, 'You are just a backup for others who refuse the invitation.’……In short, there are too many ways to cause trouble for cold sauce."

"Don't be frightened. According to what you say, it also comes with the restriction that if it is revealed to others, it will be directly erased. Si Chen flexed his fingers and tapped the table with his knuckles:"If you want to get rid of this thing, how about trying to sell it to me?""

"……Can't pick it up."

Yamada Ryo stretched out his hand and grabbed it.

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome, as long as you are willing. Si Chen waited for a few breaths and then asked:"What about the selling price? Do you have any ideas?" If you haven't thought of anything, just point to one. It's okay to get the thing out first and then discuss it."

"Are these comics okay?"

Ryo Yamada patted the stack of comics she brought when she came over.

"certainly."

Si Chen snapped his fingers.

The deal was done!

A card the size of a playing card was formed out of thin air under the gaze of the four women.

【Super-dimensional chat group invitation]

[After using it, you can get an invitation from the super-dimensional chat group, and you can join the chat group if you agree]

The front of the card is a panel pattern similar to that drawn by Ryo Yamada, except that one has simple lines and the other Ultimate color.

On the back is the explanation information

"Okay, take it."

With a tap of his index finger, Si Chen controlled the card and let it float to hover in front of Yamada Ryo.

"……"×4

Ryo Yamada didn’t answer, and the other three women didn’t say anything.

After a while, Nozomi Tojo twitched the corner of his stiff mouth and said,"Manager, it seems like... it's not magic?"

As we all know, magic is a performance that uses props and techniques to achieve the effect of"fake things to look like real things."

And the card in front of them seems to have exceeded this limit.

"As you can see, although there are no gods or monsters in this world in the traditional sense, it cannot be considered absolutely ordinary."Si Chen nodded:"My place can be called one of the 'extraordinary' strongholds."

"……I feel like all my studies in the past years have been in vain."

Tojo Nozomi was silent for a while and took a long breath.

How could a good world view collapse so quickly?

"Can't you also do divination?"

Shiina Mashiro poked Tojo Nozomi's arm.

Tojo Nozomi:"……"

It’s really great that there are children like this in the world who are as innocent as a piece of paper. aside.

Yamada Ryo thoughtfully said:"No wonder I have always thought that the amount of books in this bookstore is incredible."

The so-called bookstore refers to something different from traditional bookstores, although there are alsoIt’s a book business, but even if a customer just comes in to enjoy the air conditioning, a seat, and a book, the boss won’t chase them away. Regular customers can even borrow books back home to read.

One of her hobbies is to wander the streets and alleys, wandering around cafes, restaurants, bookstores, bookstores, book bars and other places, trying to discover new food, or niche food that suits her own preferences. comic book.

Let’s not mention the"food" aspect of cafes and restaurants for now.

""Books".

Since discovering this bookstore, although she will also pay attention to newly opened or closed bookstores, when she really needs something, she will go straight to this place as soon as possible.

Nothing else.

No matter what she wants No matter what you want to see, you can always find what you want on the shelves of this bookstore.

Moreover, unlike some bosses who are too eager to show their personality in the store, but the personality shown is something she would never want to experience a second time shop.

Si Chen’s casualness during business operations and the atmosphere in the store most of the time are all very much to her liking.

"If you put it that way...it seems that we have become regular customers here for similar reasons."

Shiina Mahiro glanced at her cousin next to her.

Shiina Mahiro, the world-famous genius oil painter, transferred here not because there was someone she wanted to see here, or because there were people she hated in the original place.

Simply because her interest suddenly shifted from"oil painting" to"comics".

And when a family wants to learn, there are still niche tutorials on file, and when the market is booming, the comics that sell from the top to the bottom in the season are also available. A bookstore that can be found everywhere...

Shiina Mashiro expressed to her more than once her desire to"live directly in a bookstore"

"It's the same reason as me. Holding his face with one hand, Nozomi Tojo clicked a plus one:"So is this your 'mystery', store manager?" By the way, store manager, you don't have a name like 'The Endless Library' or 'The Immovable Library', right?"

"On the contrary, this is just a business I developed to kill time in my spare time."

Si Chen shook his head:"As for the fact that there are so many books, it is mainly because I got the support of a guy who sent me all the related products since the concept of"Books in this World" was born, and they will change with the outside world as time goes by. Automatically update as time goes by... By the way, do you want to know about my main business?"

"……"×3

"……"

(Shaking head × 3, and Shiina Mashiro who wanted to nod but was held by Shiina Mahiro's wrist at the critical moment, and was persuaded by code words such as"Once I do this, please don't show any more signs and leave everything to me". ×1)

"That's it, forget it, just mention it to me when you are interested in the future."

Shaking his head with a little regret, Si Chen gestured to Yamada Ryo to the card containing the [Super Dimension Chat Group Invitation]:"Aren't you going to put it away?"

"I always feel like there will be more troublesome things after I accept it."Tian Liang rubbed his face:"Store manager, can I completely hand over this thing to you?"

"Of course, this is exactly what I want to introduce to you as my main business.……"

Twisting the card, Si Chen smiled and said:"It's back again, and it seems to be worth a lot. Why don't you get a list first and see what it can give you in exchange for it from me?"

"No, it sounds like as long as I agree, trouble will still be unavoidable."

Yamada Ryo replied instantly.

"Okay, then I will help you remember it first."

Si Chen nodded, took out another card from the counter drawer, and introduced it to Yamada Ryo's puzzled eyes:"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with this. It's something that can be used in the normal world. It's a deal with you. Giveaway

"After entering your identity with a card, you can freely take the books in my store and return them if you remember. It doesn't matter if you forget. Secondly, you can dine for free at all restaurants in Academy City marked with 'Totsuki'. Finally, if something happens to you, as long as you are still in Academy City, the police will appear in front of you within a minute at most to help you solve the trouble you encounter.

"Of course, when the last permission is used, I will get a notification. This needs to be explained to you in advance."

"oh——"Yamada Ryo's eyes were already glowing when he looked at the card.

"……"×3What a dream love card!

Tojo Nozomi, Shiina Mahiru, and Shiina Mashiro, who had managed to regain some"common sense" under the care of Shiina Mahiru after coming to Academy City, all sighed in their hearts.

"Then, the previous commitment is still valid. If you are interested in 'another world' at any time, I will help you satisfy it within the 'value' that the invitation can redeem."

Si Chen finally added.