"Could it... be Professor X?"
After giving it some thought, Rosha could only come up with this one logical possibility.
After all, Professor X had appeared at the time.
After resolving Hulk's crisis, it seemed reasonable enough for Professor X to lend him a hand and secretly help him deal with a few minor troubles.
Otherwise, there was simply no way to explain this.
With that thought, Rosha relaxed.
If Professor X had truly acted behind the scenes, then this round of trouble had been completely smoothed over.
As he quietly considered the matter, the wind chime at the door rang once again.
Rosha looked up and saw a woman with neat, short hair and a rather valiant air about her stride into the shop in high heels.
This was...
Rosha immediately felt that the short-haired woman looked very familiar.
Then, within a second, he recognized her: Hope van Dyne!
The daughter of Hank Pym, the first Ant-Man, and the future Wasp as well.
"Hello, customer. Welcome to my shop."
Rosha greeted Hope van Dyne with a smile.
"Hello, shopkeeper."
Hope van Dyne returned the smile politely, then asked Rosha, "Um, shopkeeper, may I ask if this is a fruit store? Devil Fruit Household? I don't mean to be rude, but that name is really a little strange."
In fact, it was precisely because the name seemed strange that it caught Hope van Dyne's attention and prompted her to enter the shop, despite having no intention of buying fruit.
"You misunderstand, ma'am. This is not a fruit store." Rosha shook his head at Hope van Dyne and smiled. "This shop doesn't sell fruit. It sells Devil Fruit."
"Devil Fruit?"
Hope van Dyne raised an eyebrow. "What kind of fruit is that?"
She had originally thought Devil Fruit Household was merely