Since this merchant was dealing with high value goods, it made sense for his customers to all be rich, right?
As we gazed at the carriage, Miranda-san just passed it and headed into the shop. The rest of us then quickly followed her as we didn’t want to get left behind.
「Welcome.」
Inside, a young man who appeared to be a simple employee greeted us.
He then quickly recognized Miranda-san.
「it’s been a while, Miranda-san. What can I do for you today?」
「Is Dogrude-san in?」
「The boss? He is, but…」
The young man threw a quick glance towards the back room then apologized.
「I’m sorry, but right now, he is with a client…」
Right after he said that, the door to the back room opened, and a man came out.
I quickly got out of the way by moving to the side.
「You’re in the way. Move.」
The man spat out some words, treating Miranda-san and everyone like trash, then left the shop.
When I peeked through the door, I could see the man get into the carriage which was parked outside.
「That man is always so very difficult to deal with…」
After him, a slender man in his mid-thirties came out of the back room.
「Dogrude-san!」
「Miranda-san, why are you here today? Oh, and I see you also brought Ruimin with you!」
The man, who appeared to be Dogrude-san, noticed that Ruimin was here with her.
Of course, he noticed me, too, but his attention quickly returned to Ruimin as she started speaking to him.
「I’m very sorry about what happened before.」
Ruimin lowered her head.
「Dogrude-san, you haven’t sold Ruimin’s bracelet yet, right?」
「Yes, I kept it just in case.」
He looked at me for a second again, but Sanya-san went up to Dogrude-san and greeted him.
「Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Sanya, and I’m Ruimin’s older sister. I came here today to buy back her bracelet.」
「Ruimin’s older sister?!」
Dogrude-san looked at Ruimin, who nodded.
「I see. Lute, I leave the shop to you. Everybody, please follow me to the back room.」
Dogrude-san guided us to the room he had come from earlier.
It was a wide room which appeared to be Dogrude-san’s meeting room as there was a long table situated in the middle with plenty of chairs placed on both sides.
「Please take a seat.」
Dogrude-san sat down on his own chair at the end of the table, while the rest of us took a seat on the left side.
Also, I was pretty sure that Dogrude-san kept glancing at me every now and then.
「As I said before, I would like to buy Ruimin’s bracelet back. How much will it cost me?」
When Sanya-san asked that, Dogrude-san suddenly averted his gaze then took a quick bow.
「I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to return that bracelet.」
「Wait, what are you saying? Didn’t you promise not to sell the bracelet to anyone?」
After she heard him say that, Miranda-san got up from her seat and angrily pounded the table.
「I’m very sorry.」
Dogrude-san apologized again.
「Why? You did promise and now even Ruimin’s older sister is here, willing to pay you for it.」
「That is…」
「Could you please explain so that we can understand?」
Sanya-san calmly asked him.
We waited for Miranda-san to sit down again then listened to Dogrude-san’s explanation.
「You all saw that man who barged out earlier I presume? He was going to purchase the painting Ruimin-san had accidentally torn. When he found out he could no longer buy the painting, he left, to put it bluntly, outraged.」
Well, it made complete sense for him to be mad.
If I found out I couldn’t buy a limited edition copy of a game which I had previously reserved, I would be outraged, too.