Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Volume 2 [Complete] by Hisaya Amagishi

Author:Hisaya Amagishi
Language: eng
Format: epub

The Unicorn Pendant

It was a sweltering day. Dahlia had had her cooling fan running in the workshop since morning. Earlier, she’d finally gathered up all the finished raincoat fabric and had it loaded onto a wagon bound for Lucia’s workshop. The now-empty workshop felt as though it had doubled in size. While she cleaned up, Dahlia thought back on yesterday’s events.

Just as she’d been about to leave the Merchants’ Guild, Ivano had come to her. “I want to join the Rossetti Trading Company,” he’d declared. Although it was indeed a company on paper, it heretofore consisted of Dahlia alone, someone with no experience in trade. She’d been daunted by the thought of everything that she had to learn, so Ivano’s request to join her was extremely welcome. Volf supported the idea, and she could tell how firm Ivano was in his resolve, so she accepted on the spot.

Nonetheless, she’d felt the need to ask him at least three times whether he was really okay with quitting the guild—whether he was sure he wouldn’t regret it. She told him she couldn’t be sure when she’d be able to pay him, but he assured her firmly that the toe socks and insoles would generate more than enough profit to cover his wages. If she was worried, he said, then he wouldn’t mind if she waited until the money started coming in. Of course, she wouldn’t accept that. She promised him the same wage he had received at the guild, and that they could discuss bonuses when profits were good. They agreed that once Ivano had officially quit the guild, he would relinquish his guarantorship at the Rossetti Trade Company to become a staff member instead.

Much as Dahlia was thankful for Ivano’s decision, there were things about it that bothered her. Firstly, she was worried about what a nuisance his departure might be for the Merchants’ Guild, and Gabriella in particular. She was also puzzled by how friendly Volf and Ivano seemed to have become all of a sudden. They must have just clicked, she supposed, if they felt comfortable sharing those sorts of jokes with each other. Why, though, did men feel the need to put themselves in teams based on whether they liked women’s breasts, behinds, or legs? On second thought, that was a question she didn’t care to have answered.

She happened to pass by the mirror in the workshop, and just for a moment, her gaze flitted down to her rear. It looked utterly ordinary to her. There was certainly nothing fascinating about it. She recalled that in her previous world, some people did so-called “butt-boosting” exercises. She wondered if bookshops in this world carried beauty guides with those sorts of routines.

“Why am I thinking about this nonsense?”

The fatigue from all of yesterday’s meetings must have caught up to her. She shook her head and got back to her cleaning. While tidying up the shelves, she happened across the box containing the unicorn horn Ireneo had given her. The horn was on the slender side, but fairly long.

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