Chapter 316

After we finished playing Sugoroku and eating lunch, Alice and I were leisurely sitting side by side .

[……Customers aren’t coming huh . ]

[Yeah……]

At the counter of the miscellaneous goods store, I’m taking it easy and reading a book while I look after the store, and well, I had already expected it, but customers aren’t coming at all .

However, even Alice knows that, as she is making some small accessories while speaking in a lax tone .

[……There’s really no one coming at al huh . ]

[……Well, I guess so~~]

[Or rather, this store…… Does it even have any customers other than me?]

[Hmmm, a customer comes “once a month” . ]

[……What’s the point of having a store then?]

Apparently, Alice’s miscellaneous goods store is always really deserted .

Well, this store is certainly away from the main street but…… is it really that far that customers aren’t coming at all? Perhaps, this store is being avoided as a dangerous store where a suspicious costume-wearing person appears……

As I was thinking about this, a product on the side of the counter caught my eyes .

[……Is this a magic box?]

[Unnn? No, that’s a different item . That’s a “random box” . ]

[……Random box?]

In a box placed on the side of the counter, black cubes…… that resembles the magic box I have, which are apparently called random boxes .

[Those random boxes are disposable magic boxes . They’re made of “magic paper” made from magic crystal powder, which are just shavings from the leftovers while making magic tools . Things made from magic papers can’t be reused, but they’re often used by adventurers because they’re cheaper than magic crystals and can be imbued with a magic technique for one-time use . ]

[Hehhh…… That means you can only put things inside once……]

[Yes, well, it’s only about the size of a small drawer, but it’s handy to carry around with you…… And, as for those random boxes, as the name suggests, it’s a product that contains random items…… Well, to put it simply, it’s “gacha”!]

[……I see, that certainly is a simple way of describing this . ]

[It’s 10R a piece, and it’s hard to tell what’s in it until you open it…… but there’s a chance that it may contain something valuable inside . Incidentally, they’re made by Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company . ]

One roll for 1000 yen huh……

In short, if you pay for this random box, you get the product inside . Perhaps, some of the items inside are worth more than the price you paid .

[It’s a rather popular item, you know?]

[……Well, since there were no customers coming in, there wouldn’t be any point in stocking up on popular products……]

[I guess so~~]

[………………… . . ]

[Ohh, Kaito-san? Are you interested in it?]

[U- Unnn . I’d like to try it out…… It was 10R, right?]

[If you buy 5, I could sell it to you for 45R, you know?]

I was curious and wanted to try opening them, so I took out my wallet, and Alice, not wanting to miss out on a business opportunity, offered me a deal if I bought in bulk .

[Alright then, I’ll buy five . ]

[Thank you for your patronage~~ Now, please take your pick . ]

Paying Alice for them, I then randomly choose 5 random boxes .

[……Arehh? How do I open this?]

[If you pull the string at the bottom, it will unlock and reveal its contents~~]

[Let’s see…… Unnn?]

When I pull the small string attached to the bottom of the box, the random box glows for a moment, and after it disappears, a card-like object appears in front of me .

It’s about the size of a common trading card, but I don’t know if it was made of good paper or not, but it looks beautiful .

[Mumuuuu… Could that be……]

[Eh? This somehow looks unusual…… wait, isn’t this Kuro?]

When I turned the card over, there was a drawing of Kuro eating a baby castella .

The soft colors of the picture, which seems like it was drawn by a fairly skilled artist, makes me feel that Kuro’s cuteness is enhanced .

[Ooohhhhh, that’s amazing! As expected of Kaito-san, to draw Kuro-san’s bromide…… That’s absurdly rare, you know?]

[B- Bromide?]

[Yes, although the bromides of the Six Kings and the Supreme Gods are included as ultra-rare items…… Among those who got their bromides made, Kuro-san feels embarrassed about it…… There are only a few of them, which she had only agreed to at the beginning because they are the products of her own trading company . ]

[R- Really?]

[Yes…… That’s why they’re only available in early lots, so it’s not normally available anymore…… And you see, my stock has been unsold since the beginning so……]

There are only a few bromides of Kuro in the world…… Unnn, she looks cute . I’ll be carefully storing this .

[Incidentally, if you put it up for auction, you can get a crazy amount of money from the Underworld King Adoration Association . ]

[I- I see…… They sound scary, so I’ll be keeping this for myself . ]

[That might be a good idea…… Well, that aside, please open the next one . ]

[Y- Yeah…… wait, this one’s huge!?]

Prompted by Alice to open the next random box, what I pulled out now was a large…… model of a dragon, about 50cm long .

[Whoa, another rare one…… Isn’t that the model of an ancient dragon that could only be acquired through the random box?]

[……What do I even do with this……]

[Incidentally, that is something that Duchess Lilia wants . ]

[Really?]

[Yes, because they’re no longer in production…… she cried because she couldn’t get it . ]

[…… . Lilia-san . ]

Come to think of it, Lilia-san liked dragons…… Alright then, I’ll give this to Lilia-san later .

Now then, let’s open the next one……

[…… A crown?]

[It’s a toy crown . There are children’s toys like that inside too . That crown is made like the authentic one, so it would be expensive . ]

[I see . Well then, the next one is…… E- Errr . ]

When I opened the fourth box, I found something that’s kinda familiar…… or rather, this mask looks very similar to the one the woman beside me always wears .

[Whoa there, you’ve just rolled the jackpot! That’s Phantasmal King-sama’s handmade mask, it’s extremely rare!!!]

[What the, it’s a miss huh……]

[You just smoothly threw it away!?]

Well, it’s a gacha after all…… just as how there are jackpots, there are also complete miss .

The mask I just got, I threw it straight into the trash can and opened the last random box .

Thereupon, a plant in a flower pot appears…… I see, things placed in the magic box don’t deteriorate, so things like these could also appear……

[Alice, what’s this?]

[That’s a crystal herb . ]

[Is this rare?]

[It’s pretty rare . It may not have an effect when used on its own, but it has the effect of enhancing the effects of other herbs, so it fetches quite a high price . ]

A herb huh…… I guess this could be considered as a hit too, but I don’t really know if I’d have any use for this .

Ahhh, speaking of which, Dr . Vier raises herbs, right? If so, I might as well give this to Dr . Vier .

[……Even so, Kaito-san’s luck really is quite frightening . Normally, there is more like a pen or some other trivial item in the box but…… You bought five boxes and all of them are hits……]

[No, I also pulled out a miss…… That strange mask, I meant . ]

[Isn’t that cool!? Please put it on and match with me, Kaito-san!]

[Even if it costs me my life, I don’t wanna . ]

[Do you really have to refuse that much!?]

Seeing Alice’s shoulders slump down, I can’t help but chuckle .

As I’m leisurely spending my day like this, chatting with Alice about trivial matters…… I can hear the sound of bells on the door of the store .

[……Ohhh . ]

[……Eh? I never expected that a customer would come…… How unusual . ]

Both Alice and I didn’t expect that a customer would come, and we both turned to the door .

[Welco……]

[Sightsee, Sundries, Visit . ]

[……Immediately leave, go home!]

Alice was about to say a cheerful “Welcome”, but stopped mid-sentence and immediately told the customer, who had a stiff expression on her face, to leave .

Dear Mom, Dad———– Alice and I were leisurely tending to the store when, to my surprise, a customer arrived at Alice’s miscellaneous goods store . That’s what I thought, but the one who appeared———- was a familiar angel .