Chapter 11: Expanding the Shop
First time Noa got lucky, but repeating the same feat wasn't easy.
After the woman left, it was the curious merchant's turn to visit the store.
He was tall, draped in longer merchant's robes than usual, with his face half-hidden behind a jade mask.
Something brought him here.
Either it was the scent of opportunity he could sense, or the potent energy that filled the store.
He spent quite a while looking around.
Sometimes he scrutinized Noa, and other times he studied the shelves.
Yet, he didn't even ask about the price.
He left the store as if nothing actually interested him.
"Why waste time if you aren't even thinking about buying anything?" Noa said aloud. "What a strange merchant."
[There are all kinds of people in this world,] the system said as a matter of fact.