Hearing the shopkeeper's enthusiastic recommendation, Fiona, who had already bought the ores she needed, immediately grew curious.
She had just seen the strange things displayed on those shelves, but since she had been focused on buying ore earlier, she had not paid them much attention.
Now that she had purchased the ore, her curiosity immediately got the better of her.
"...You don't need to ask for my opinion about everything, Fi. Just do as you did when you used to go shopping with Annie."
Noticing the bright, Little Cat-like eyes her younger sister was giving him, Anvis smiled gently and nodded.
"Besides, I was planning to take a look as well."
"Mm-hmm! Got it!"
Hearing this, the girl nodded happily.
"We want to take a look, old shopkeeper."
"Certainly. Please follow me, my two esteemed guests!"
Having received their agreement, the old shopkeeper led the two of them back to the aboveground section of the shop.
After a series of operations similar to before, the shelves returned to their original positions. At the same time, a small door opened in one of the walls.
"The new stock is inside. This batch of Relic Items only just came into my hands and hasn't been picked over yet. If neither of you finds anything you like, you can also take a look at the other goods in my shop!"
The old shopkeeper explained eagerly. Having closed a deal worth twenty thousand Gold Coins, he had begun addressing them with honorifics.
The two entered through the small door.
Beyond it was a warehouse-like room. A large number of Relic Items were spread across several large shelves.
Relic Items referred to objects excavated from Ancient Ruins whose original purposes were obscure. Only after being appraised by Relic Scholars or Mystic Scholars could their true