Lumine shook her head helplessly.
Cloud Retainer had truly spent too long in the mountains.
She possessed a kind of clear, unspoiled beauty.
Ten boxes at half price was nothing more than the simplest marketing tactic.
It looked like a great deal.
But this was tea.
If it had been pastries, they could easily be divided up and eaten quickly.
But not everyone liked drinking tea.
And it was not suitable for drinking every day, either.
Even if you drank it every day, one box would last you a long time.
"Cloud Retainer probably knows the Tea Good Moon Round recipe too. If she really can't finish it, using it to make pastries wouldn't be impossible..."
Lumine and the tea merchants were not the only ones who had noticed how easy Cloud Retainer was to fool.
Everyone's eyes gleamed.
They swore to squeeze every last drop out of the foolish sucker that was Cloud Retainer...
A Fontaine merchant spoke up first.
"This lady truly has excellent taste. Please come take a look at my wares as well."
While the tea was being packed.
Cloud Retainer walked over.
The other party was a toy merchant from Fontaine.
His stall was filled with clockwork mechanisms.
They looked rather exquisite.
Cloud Retainer took one look and said, "...Hmph. Then tell me, what is so interesting about these?"
Faced with Cloud Retainer's sharp gaze, the merchant became a little flustered.
"This... Toys, toys naturally need to be played with before you know. Please wait, I'll take one out and demonstrate."
Cloud Retainer could actually tell that she merely wanted to intimidate the merchant.
The toys on the stall really were intricately constructed.
They were worth studying.
While the merchant fiddled with the toys, Cloud Retainer calmly surveyed her surroundings.
Sure enough, neither her old