Satania Struck Gold / Don't Fight!

"Let's finish eating quickly and then leave." Osakabehime and Gabriel planned to finish their dinner quickly and go upstairs to play games.

Even the most delicious food is not as important as playing games; the two agreed on this point.

"Eat slowly, you'll get a stomachache if you eat so fast," Yuxian couldn't help but remind them.

Osakabehime glanced up at Yuxian, then continued to focus on the food in front of her.

Yuxian she looked at him like that that Yu Xian realized that these two probably wouldn't get stomach problems. If monsters and angels could get stomach problems, then this world would be too cruel.

But even so, Yuxian still reminded the children, "You can't be like them. You have to eat slowly and chew carefully."

"We understand!"

Children aren't so impulsive; they always take food very seriously.

Yuxian nodded and started eating. He only needed to take care of the children; he couldn't manage the others.

Let Mash worry about Osakabehime and Gabriel.

Chapter 24, Section 395: Satania strikes gold.

Unlike Gabriel, who spent all her time playing games in her room, Vignette had a very fulfilling summer vacation.

I was woken up by the alarm clock in the morning, greeted the Hippogriff doll by the bed, heated up a simple breakfast, and then went to wash up.

I can have breakfast right after I finish washing up.

After breakfast, I changed into neat clothes and headed to my workplace to prepare for the day's work.

Vignette works at an antique shop, which is actually more like a general store.

The shop not only sells antiques, but also a variety of other miscellaneous items.

Upon entering, Vignette saw Miss Mei Fen already energetically organizing the goods.

Compared to Boss Roman, Miss Mei Fen, though stingy and greedy, is very hardworking.

"Vignette is here."

Roman, who was behind the counter playing on his phone while leaning on the table, only glanced up briefly to greet Vignette before continuing with his own business.

"Come help me organize these goods, we'll have guests soon."

Miss Mei Fen started bossing Vignette around without any politeness. This antique shop was a husband-and-wife business with no other employees.

Normally, a store like this would hire at least one or two employees, but in order to Meifen money, she insisted on doing all the work herself.

If doctors were more accustomed to physical assistance, she wouldn't have hired Vignette, a student, as a temporary worker.

Vignette skillfully categorized and organized the items, checking each price tag one by one.

She looked at the tattered items, things that no one would want even if thrown into a garbage dump, yet they were priced so high.

"Be careful not to break it. That's the wine cup used by the King of Heroes Gilgamesh. It's very valuable. You couldn't afford to pay for it even if you worked your whole life if you broke it."

Miss Mei Fen's reminder made Vignette glance at the wine glass in front of her again, but she couldn't see anything special about it.

When Vignette saw that the Meifen was carrying a large cross, she quickly went over to help.

After placing the cross in a prominent position, Vignette asked curiously, "And what's this?"

The cross is something that only exists in heaven; you won't find it in hell.

Vignette couldn't understand how anyone could possibly buy such a stupid guy.

The Meifen said with great pride, "Don't underestimate it. It's the cross that Saintess of Jeanne d'Arc was tied to when she was burned at the stake. It's very valuable."

"Huh?" Vignette looked at the Meifen with a bewildered expression. "Shouldn't that cross have already been burned?"

The Meifen confidently explained, "Burning that one is fake; this one is real!"

Vignette nodded. So that was a fake, and this was the real thing.

Wrong!

She realized what was happening and said, "That's the one that was burned, how could it be fake!"

Vignette looked at the Meifen with the eyes one would use to judge a shrewd businessman.

The Meifen said dismissively, "Of course we should replace it before burning it!"

"If guests ask, just explain it to them like this."

Vignette was speechless, thinking to herself: Does anyone really believe this kind of story?

However, none of this mattered to her. She was just a day laborer; what the boss sold was none of her business, and whether anyone bought it was none of her concern either.

After sorting the goods, she stood at the door to greet guests as usual; this was her main job.

Roman poured a cup of tea on the counter and pushed it toward Vignette, saying, "You've worked hard, have some water."

Vignette smiled and thanked her.

She thought to herself: Boss Roman is a very nice person, but he's a bit lazy and can't seem to muster any enthusiasm for anything.

I really don't know how he and Miss Mei Fen get along, and Miss Mei Fen never complains about him.

Vignette guessed that Boss Roman's family must be very wealthy, and he might even be a rich second-generation.

Welcome!

Someone came in through the door, and Vignette reflexively greeted them.

"Vignette, I've come to find you."

The visitor was none other than Vignette's friend, Satania.

When Vignette saw that it was Satania, she asked, "What are you doing here?"

Satania looked around the shop and said, "I was concerned about you, so I came to find you."

Actually, she was just bored out of her mind and had nothing to do, so she unknowingly walked into the antique shop where Vignette worked.

"What is this cross? Is it also an antique?"

Satania spotted the cross immediately; it was in a very prominent position.

"Oh, that's the cross that Jeanne d'Arc of Saintess was bound to before she was burned at the stake."

Vignette explained according to the Meifen's explanation.

Satania looked at Vignette with a suspicious gaze when she saw the long string of zeros on the price tag in front of the cross.

This is fooling idiots. I, the Great Demon Satania, am not that stupid. Shouldn't that cross have already been burned?

Satania continued browsing the store, looking around here and there.

Vignette followed behind her, explaining the origins of various unknown items to Satania as they walked.

"Vignette, what is this?!"

Satania's eyes suddenly lit up; she saw something that really interested her.

It was a brightly colored heart.

"This is the Demon's Heart."

Vignette curled her lip. Demon's Heart can look like this? How come she, as a demon, didn't know?

In her mind, Meifen was a complete swindler, and probably none of the items in this store were genuine.

Satania, however, thought differently. She looked at the price tag and exclaimed, "It's so cheap! Only two hundred dollars!"

She clearly believed it to be true, hence her surprise.

"Vignette, I want to buy it."

Satania pointed to the Demon's Heart and decided to buy it without hesitation.

She was overjoyed at the prospect and completely acted as a customer who came to buy things, forgetting that she had originally come here just to play with Vignette.

"This... this..."

Vignette felt a little reluctant, after all, Satania was her friend, and it wasn't right to deceive her like this.

She hesitated, unsure how to persuade Satania to give up.

"Don't worry, I brought money with me. I won't make things difficult for Vignette."

Satania took two banknotes out of her pocket and handed them to Vignette.

Vignette blankly accepted the money, watching as Satania excitedly picked up the Demon's Heart and carefully put it away, her feelings were extremely complicated.

A sense of guilt welled up inside me.

Satania bought her things and stopped hanging out with Vignette. She had a new idea and hurriedly left the antique shop.

Vignette handed the money to Roman and asked softly, "Boss, isn't it wrong of me to deceive my friend like this?"

Roman looked up at Vignette's conflicted expression and said with a smile, "Don't worry, she knows her stuff. That's one of the few genuine items in the store."

How could it not be true? That was extorted from the Master by the Queen Sheba.

It's just that no one believes that demons really exist, which is why they don't fetch a high price.

Those wealthy people would rather pay a high price for a piece of junk that they don't even know if it was actually used by the King of Heroes, than buy this Demon Heart that looks like a mass-produced item.

Satania has struck gold this time.

Section 396, Chapter Twenty-Five: Don't Fight!

Vignette blinked, looking incredulous.

She might have believed it if it were someone else, but Demon's Heart is obviously fake. The key point is that she actually used it to deceive the demon, which is a bit too much.

Also, what Boss Roman just said was full of flaws.

What does it mean to have a very limited number of genuine items?

In other words, most of the goods in this store are fake, completely fake!

People who aren't family don't enter the same door.

Vignette deeply understood the meaning of this sentence; she realized that the seemingly kind boss was actually a cunning businessman in essence.

Regardless of what Vignette thought, Roman explained and then continued doing his own thing, looking on as if he didn't care whether she believed him or not.

Feeling guilty, Vignette planned to go to Satania after work and ask her to come to the store to return the item the next day.

Whether Miss Mei Fen wanted it or not, she was determined to fight for Satania's legitimate interests.

Working at this store was quite an eye-opening experience for Vignette.

In the blink of an eye, she discovered that the proprietress, Meifen, had sold the huge cross.

Flicked the check in his hand, and walked over with Meifen smile, saying, "A good day."

Vignette looked at her in surprise and stammered, "Really... really... sold?"

It's unbelievable that people are buying those obviously fake products, and at such high prices.

"Of course, this check is genuine."

Meifen an exceptionally keen sense for money; a fake check couldn't fool her.

"But that's fake, it's a scam!"

Vignette's sense of justice kicked in; she didn't sympathize with the buyer, but she also strongly disapproved of the Meifen's actions.

"How can it be fake? I, Meifen, have always been honest and fair in my business dealings."

The Meifen would naturally not admit that she was selling counterfeit goods, especially since the cross really was related to Jeanne d'Arc.

She simply added a few embellishments.