West Blue, Kesike Island.
Rolka led Robin toward a cosmetics shop.
Robin walked beside him in a little black trench coat, a small masquerade mask on her face. She had pestered Rolka into buying it a few days earlier.
Following Rolka into the cosmetics shop, Robin wondered what they were doing there.
The shopkeeper, however, greeted Rolka enthusiastically:
"Mr. Rolka!"
Rolka smiled and nodded.
"Has my order arrived?"
The shopkeeper beamed.
"Yes, yes! Everything is ready for you."
He hurriedly took an exquisite gift box from beneath the counter and handed it to Rolka.
Rolka accepted the box, opened it, and looked inside.
"Good. Nothing missing."
"Here's your payment."
"A pleasure doing business with you."
He reached into his bag, pulled out a thick stack of Beli, and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper accepted it with stars in his eyes.
"A pleasure, a pleasure!"
"Hehe."
Rolka handed the gift box to Robin.
"Hold on to this, little lady."
"It's a gift for you."
Robin froze.
"A gift?"
Counting the money beside them, the shopkeeper chimed in:
"Oh, so they're for you."
"Mr. Rolka spent two hundred thousand Beli on these cosmetics."
"Your brother really spoils you."
Rolka chuckled.
"You're talking a little too much, shopkeeper."
"We're leaving."
He tugged the stunned Robin outside.
The shopkeeper hurriedly slapped his own mouth.
"Oh, this mouth of mine!"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
"Come again!!!"
Seeing the two already pushing the door open, he hurried to make amends.
He regretted it a little. He had meant to sweeten the moment, but instead he had upset an important customer.
Looking at the two hundred thousand Beli in his hands, even the joy of making a hundred thousand Beli in profit faded considerably...
Out on the street, Robin clutched the box tightly, afraid