Otherworld Dagashi Shop Yahagi

Chapter 152: Yearned After Underworld Dragon

It seems that Kurtz and his team showed off their familiars at the academy, as there was a rush of students coming to buy chocolate eggs.

The number of students from the Royal Academy as well as the Adventurer Academy was much larger than usual.

I guess an eye-catching product really has just that much customer-pulling power.

However, only 30 chocolate eggs can be purchased per day.

Even if we sell only one chocolate egg per person, only 30 people will be able to get their hands on one.

Because there are so many people wanting it, we decided on a sales method where we give out raffle tickets an hour after school and decide who can buy by drawing lots.

It takes a lot of time, but this is the only way we can ensure fairness to every student.

Nowadays, we even have to hire part-time workers just to sell chocolate eggs.

Our plot of land is large, so the lottery is held in the vacant land next to the dagashi shop.

Otherwise, the shop wouldn’t be able to accommodate all the people.

This setup is fine on sunny days, but it was disastrous on rainy days.

Everyone had to wear an adventurer’s mantle to take part.

Still, there’s no end to the customers who come for the chocolate eggs.

[31! Number 31!]

[Yay!]

Every time a lottery number is drawn today, there are cheers and sighs.

Those who win usually open their chocolate egg on the spot.

Otherwise, they might be mugged by bullies or powerful students.

Once the chocolate egg is opened, a bond is formed with their familiar.

Once the master-servant relationship is established, the familiar can never be snatched.

As expected, no one has ever tried to snatch someone’s chocolate egg in front of me.

No, there was someone who attempted once, but when I warned him, he immediately backed down.

They probably know that the son of the Viscount went through a painful experience because of me before.

What was that boy’s name again?

I can’t remember anymore……

The academy has a total of about 1000 students in both schools, so even if I could only sell 30 a day, the chocolate eggs should be considerably spread out.

However, more and more adventurers are coming here these days.

It seems like they had also fallen under the charm of the chocolate eggs.

Perhaps, the cause……

Zushin! Zushin!

[I’m home, Yuusuke.]

Michelle, riding the Underworld Dragon Pluto, has returned.

Pluto has grown up completely and is now the size of a warhorse.

His black scales had hardened, and the horns on his head and his long fangs had grown magnificent.

According to Michelle, he can easily defeat monsters that appear on the 3rd Underground Floor.

The adventurers look at Pluto with admiration.

They probably want to obtain a familiar themselves and have a powerful partner of their own.

However, that one is special.

He had only grown up that fast because Michelle had given it an insane level-boosting.

That’s impossible for ordinary people.

And yet, the adventurers never stopped dreaming.

[Welcome back, wait, uwahh! Pluto, don’t lick my face! Bfuhaa!]

While his body has grown larger, Pluto is still very much at heart, and the fact that he still acts like a spoiled child around me is both troublesome and cute.

[Kuehh~~]

[I’m still at work. I’ll play with you later, so wait right there.]

I told him so, but he still tugged at my sleeve.

This is a signal that he wants a snack.

[Again? You really like fried chicken-flavored potato fries huh, Pluto.]

Product name: Potato Fries: Fried Chicken Flavor

Description: Crispy fried potato snacks. Contains four pieces. Eating it continuously regenerates stamina.

Price: 40 rims

[Yuusuke, don’t feed him those too much before dinner.]

[Now, now, isn’t it fine?]

Michelle chided me, but I gave Pluto some potato fries.

[Kyuu!]

As he eats the snack with a loud crunch, Pluto rubs his neck with my cheek as a sign of appreciation.

It’s a cuteness that one wouldn’t expect from a dark dragon.

Well, this aspect of him was rather similar to Michelle.

It’s not just Pluto, as the other familiars were growing up as well.

Kurtz’ Hogan (Green Man) and Gort’s Hawk have grown up a size, while the face of Kikka’s Rufu (Sylphy) has grown a bit more mature.

Carmine’s Margarethe has also grown up a bit and has recently started to talk a lot.

It isn’t just saying greetings like “Good morning” and “Good night”, but short sentences like “The sky is beautiful” are also getting mixed in.

She doesn’t seem to be predicting the future yet, but maybe it’s just a matter of time.

[But then again, Suama sure hasn’t changed.]

I poked my finger at my familiar, Suama.

Suama just trembled without making any sounds.

[Well, it doesn’t really matter.]

At those words, Suama rubbed its body against my finger as well.

This part of it is cute.

It seems like it could properly understand my words.

It’s always on my shoulder, watching what I do (although it doesn’t have eyes).

[Here’s the last winning number of the day. 7! Number 7!]

The last person received the chocolate egg, and the students who didn’t win slowly left the area.

The winner was a student from the Royal Academy, who opened his chocolate egg on the spot.

[Uwahh, I got a Hawk! It’s so cool. I’m in your care.]

It seems that what came out was a Hawk, just like Gort’s.

Familiars also have rarities and often overlap.

Michelle’s Pluto, for example, is quite high in rarity.

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My Suama is apparently treated as a Secret Rare.

Meanwhile, Kurtz’ Hogan and Carmine’s Margarethe are also in the rare category.

Come to think of it, I wonder what kind of familiars Marco and Titti got? I’ll try to get them to show me tomorrow or so, when I go to deliver them some Amani Herbs.

The sun is already setting outside.

[Come on, it’s time to close up shop. We’ll have another 30 chocolate eggs prepared tomorrow, so look forward to it.]

As I watched the children run off, I closed the shop door with Suama.

<Translator’s Notes>

Potato Fries: Fried Chicken Flavor