Inside the shop, there was a faint dusty smell, but it was warm.
That cozy feeling unique to an old space.
True to its name, Sweet Stationery Shop also smelled sweet enough to feel a little comforting.
The tension and stiffness packed into my shoulders started to ease…
No, absolutely not!
Don’t let your guard down.
I bit the inside of my mouth once and moved forward again.
Every wall enclosing the narrow space like a maze was lined with metal shelves, and every compartment of those shelves was stacked with all kinds of snacks.
Right at the very front of the fairly large central display, the names of the popular items were written out too.
Forgetfulness Cotton Candy
Soft Cookies
Sun-Flavor Chips Chips
Carrot-of-Course Pop
Upside-Down Bubble-Bulge Gum
Nostalgia Candymag!
As I walked quietly, I rapidly scanned the snacks with my eyes.
I didn’t see any Good Kid Chocolate Bars, but I did spot a few familiar names and shapes.
Some of them were relatively safe and useful too.
Good. Since I’m here anyway, I should spend the change here.
They’d be decent as items, and it would also be fine to turn them into side income.
The atmosphere hadn’t been bad at all when I parted ways with Agent Bronze last time, so maybe I might even be able to restore that sales route for “Ghost Story-derived food” through that side again….
Now that I’d been drained dry all the way down to the gold bars, I needed somewhere to make money.
—You’re picking quite a lot,…