"—My secret recipe!"
"—The treasure my grandfather left me!"
"How dare you tear it up! Even if you're a student of First University!"
A sharp shriek burst from the witch's mouth. She flung away the wineglass in her hand—the multi-armed waiter behind the bar shouted a warning, "Broken glasses cost extra!"—and seemed about to grab the Little Witch by the collar.
Frightened, Zheng Sushan leaned back and bumped into the old wizard behind her.
Thud!
The old wizard nimbly rolled off his barstool, then clutched his broken ankle and began howling, "Ah! My foot! My foot is broken! Ahhh!"
"—No, it wasn't like that! I didn't do it on purpose!"
Having caused two accidents in a row, the Little Witch completely panicked. She jumped off her barstool in a fluster, waving her hands desperately as she tried to prove to the surrounding onlookers, "It was an accident, it was all an accident!"
Then her flailing arm knocked over the crystal ball held by a third wizard beside her.
Smash!
Crack!
The crisp sound of the crystal ball shattering left the Great Sprite completely dumbfounded.
"—Pay for my crystal ball! I just bought this 'Blue Giant Eye' from Green's General Store!" The crystal ball's owner was a tall, thin witch with loose hair. She stretched out a withered, eagle-claw-like hand and seized the culprit's shoulder, spittle spraying from her mouth like raindrops onto the Great Sprite.
"—Pay for my Alchemy Secret Recipe first! The appraiser from Martin Toll Company said it was worth at least ten jade coins!" The first witch refused to be outdone and grabbed the culprit's other shoulder.
"—Ow, ow, my foot!" The old wizard rolling around on the floor grabbed the hem of the Great Sprite's robe, weeping bitterly. "I'm already old. The healer said I can't