"Oh? What if it's summer?" Yakumo Yukari let out a soft laugh.
"Isn't that simple? I'll take you all there." Jiu Ming curled his lip and answered without hesitation.
Yakumo Yukari smiled silently. There was naturally a reason Jiu Ming had been acting so unusually today. Within the Land of Illusions, very few people could escape her watchful eyes if she wished it, so she knew perfectly well what Jiu Ming had gone through.
"Well, little shopkeeper, you've worked hard these past few days." Yakumo Yukari sat up and gently tugged at her pajamas. "My energy has pretty much recovered."
"What a coincidence." Jiu Ming clicked his tongue twice. "The Great Barrier stabilizes, and you recover right away. You were definitely slacking off!"
"It's gotten cold, after all. It's only natural for girls to be afraid of the cold, isn't it?"
"Mm. No matter what, this commission is finished, right?" Jiu Ming said flatly as he put slices of lamb into the hotpot.
"Yes, it's finished." Yakumo Yukari smiled softly. "It seems I'll have to come find the little shopkeeper myself from now on."
"It's no big deal." Jiu Ming shook his head with a smile, then stared in surprise at the bead Yakumo Yukari took out—a pearl the size of a baby's fist, radiating five-colored light. "What's this thing?"
"Dragon's Neck Jewel. You can use it, can't you, little shopkeeper?" Ignoring Jiu Ming's stunned expression, Yakumo Yukari placed the jewel in his hand. "Your payment. I wouldn't just take out some random trinket to fob off my little brother."
"..." So he was her little brother again!?
``` [Name: Dragon's Neck Jewel]
[Type: Accessory]
[Attribute: Five Elements]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Note: A genuine Dragon's Neck Jewel. It still has room to grow... Just think of it as a Super Energy