Rebuild World: Volume 3 Part One [Parts 1 to 8] by Nahuse

Author:Nahuse
Language: eng
Format: epub

The group made its way through a lower district shopping area. Here, close to the walls, most of the businesses were luxury stores, and security was ever watchful. Sheryl never lost track of their surroundings as she chatted with Akira, and more than once she saw guards who appeared on the verge of asking them to leave. Whenever one seemed about to accost Erio and Aricia, she made a casual remark to show that the couple was with her and Akira. The guards always withdrew, but Sheryl could tell that she and her lieutenants weren’t ready for the shops in this area yet.

Their presence was tolerated today because they were with Akira, whose suit screamed “expensive.” But Sheryl couldn’t ask Akira to accompany them on every shopping trip. She needed to find the classiest shop that would be willing to admit them. So she kept her eyes peeled for likely candidates while she chatted with the hunter. Eventually, she selected a reasonably stylish clothing boutique.

“Akira,” she said, “let’s go in there.”

Akira looked at the classy storefront and reflected that he would once have gotten cold feet about entering it. But after dining at Stelliana, a first-class restaurant on one of the Kugama Building’s exclusive upper floors, it would take more than this to intimidate him. “Sure. Why not?” he replied, opening the door without hesitation.

Sheryl did her best to appear equally calm—a fitting companion to someone who must, after all, bring in so much money that he thought nothing of popping into a place like this.

The shop’s sign read, “La Fantola.”

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The clothing boutique La Fantola stood among some of the lower district’s higher end shops. Inside, its proprietress, Cascia, sighed over poor sales. She wasn’t in the red, and she made enough to keep the lights on, but that alone couldn’t satisfy her. She had poured her blood, sweat, and tears into this store, and she felt it deserved to attract better clientele and reach new heights.

Cascia kept trying. She wore tasteful outfits made by her younger sister—who she employed as a seamstress—and her work ethic matched her ambition. Yet she hadn’t achieved enough to put a stop to her sighs.

Then a chime sounded. A customer! She turned toward the entrance, and her gaze hardened when she saw four children walk in. If they didn’t meet the standards she set for her beloved shop’s clientele, she would ask them to leave.

A boy, presumably a hunter, in an expensive-looking powered suit? Not a problem.

A girl wearing questionably fashionable clothes that probably didn’t fit—although she hid it skillfully? Well, the fabric didn’t look cheap, even though her shoes clearly were, so she could stay.

A boy in low-end wasteland gear and a girl in cheap clothes? Neither of them passed muster. But all four customers had entered together, so Cascia couldn’t just eject two of them. After a brief deliberation, she approached the group.

“Thank you for choosing our store,” she said, directing her winning smile mainly at Akira. “What brings you here today?”

“We’re, er, looking for shoes for her,” Akira replied.

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