Chapter 34: Money & Money
Bran got out his wallet, extracted the Wishing Box business license and slid it through the gap in the glass. "I’d like to check the balance of this account and make a currency conversion," he said in English.
The girl, who Misha noticed had at least two sets of horns among her densly plaited hair, picked up the license, held it up to the light, gave a little nod, then turned back to Bran. "May I have your ID card please?"
Bran got it out and slid it over to her.
She checked it over then pulled out a form from her desk. "Since this is the first time this account is being accessed, I will need to get my manager to sign off on it. Please wait a moment." She rose from the counter and disappeared into the back.
Misha looked left and right along the counter and saw that nearly half the seats were unoccupied. No wonder it had taken so long to get served.
Then a thought suddenly occurred to him.
"Bran," he said in a shaky voice.
"Mm?"
"How do we make money?"
Bran gave him a funny look. "Through the Wishing Box," he said.
"Yes, but how do we actually get money? We didn’t charge for anything! No price tags!"