Leon jumped down from Dusk’s back and looked at him with a smile.
“You are really strong, but lazy as well.” Leon spoke as a smirk appeared over his face.
“That’s true master… If I weren’t this lazy, the humans would’ve been using me instead of that stupid horse.” Dusk replied as he looked at Leon with a smile.
“That’s true.” Leon replied with a smile as he started walking towards the house that was built outside the village.
But this time the house looked bigger and better than last time. It was made out of premium wood, unlike the cheap wood and it was huge in size too.
“She really made a big house.” Leon spoke with a smile as he walked upto the gates and knocked twice.
*Knock-Knock*
“Who is at the door this early ? Someone better be dead or I am scratching someone’s face.” A female’s sound came from inside.
*Click*
The gates opened up and a small beastkin girl looked at Leon with a confused expression.
“Hello, Ellie.” Leon spoke with a smile as he took a step back and his face came into light.
“M-Mr. Leon… I-I greet you, Sir.” Ellie spoke as she immediately bowed down to Leon.
“I am here to collect my money, hope you haven’t used all of it.” Leon spoke with a smile.
“I will not dare to, Sir. Please come in.” Ellie spoke as she immediately invited Leon inside the house.
Leon entered inside the house and dusk followed him in his cat form.
As soon as he entered inside, Leon noticed that there was no one inside the house.
“Where are your brothers and mother ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“They are in the kingdom, Sir. Preparing the ingredients for creame puffs. We have bought a place there since it was really troublesome to make them here and transport them there.
They are only preparing the ingredients, Since only I will be making them.
Here… Please have a taste.” Ellie spoke as she came out of the kitchen with a warm cup of tea and two creame puffs in the plate.
“How did you make tea so fast ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Oh… I was making it for myself, Sir but I will make more. I just want you to taste it…. Since we are also selling tea with the creame puffs now.” Ellie spoke with a smile as she looked at Leon.
“Ah… I see.” Leon spoke as he grabbed the cup and took a sip from the tea.
The taste of the tea was heavenly, it was so good that Leon took another sip and another sip without stopping until it was finished.
As soon as he finished the tea, notifications started popping in front of him.
[You have recovered stamina.]
[You have recovered stamina.]
…
’As expected of her… Her food is enchanted with magic.’ Leon thought with a smile.
“Was it good, Sir ?” Ellie asked with a hesitated expression.
“Oh… It was perfect. They must be making a fortune no ?” Leon asked with a smile.
“Ah… Please wait a second. I will be back in a second.” Ellie spoke as she immediately went upstairs.
’Where did she go ?’ Leon thought with a confused expression as he continued to wait for the next one minute but when Ellie didn’t come down, Leon stood up from the chair.
“Ellie… Are you alright ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
*Thud-Thud-Thud-Thud*
Suddenly, a loud thudding sound started coming from the stairs.
“What the-!?” Before Leon could’ve gone there, he saw Ellie dragging a very big and heavy bag down the stairs with all her efforts.
“These… are your coins, Sir.” Ellie spoke as she struggled to drag the bag down.
Leon immediately walked upto her and helped her bring the bag the down.
“I-I will bring the other five bags Immediately.” Ellie spoke as she started going up.
“Hey, wait… Why didn’t you converted the coins into gold coins ? You would’ve had an easy time carrying them.” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Umm… Those are gold coins, Sir.” Ellie spoke with a neutral expression.
“What !?” Leon asked with a shocked expression as he immediately opened the bag and noticed that it was stuffed with golden coins to the top.
“How many of them are inside ?” Leon asked with a confused and shocked expression.
“About eight hundred coins, Sir.” Ellie replied with a neutral expression.
“…and I have five other bags of this ?” Leon asked with a serious expression.
“Y-Yes… Is something wrong, Mr. Leon ?” Ellie asked with a worried expression.
“No… It’s just, how much are you selling a day ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“About three thousand creame puffs are sold to normal people and about seven thousand creame puffs are sold to the Adventurer’s Guild, Sir.
Then there is tea as well, we have priced it at the same price as the creame puffs and they sell at a very good price as well.” Ellie replied with a neutral expression.
“Why the Adventurer’s Guild purchasing so many Creame Puffs ?” Leon asked with a confused expression.
“Ah yes, at first the guild master suggested to sell him the recipe of the creame puffs but I told him that it wasn’t mine to give and that’s when he gave me the contract of seven thousand creame puffs per month.
He said something about adventurers buying it because they don’t like the normal mana potions but I couldn’t understand what he meant.” Ellie replied with a confused expression.
’Of course… They replenish mana and give cooldown. Why won’t they give it to their adventurers to attract more in order to join them.’ Leon thought with a neutral expression.
“They are selling four coppers a piece exclusively to their adventurers. I mean they are in loss aren’t they ?” Ellie added with confused expressions.
“Of course they are… More adventurers will join them because they will be getting the creame puff one copper cheaper and more adventurers means more guild tax for them.
A brilliant move.” Leon spoke with a smile.
“Ah… So that’s how it is.” Ellie spoke with an understanding nod.
“Where are the bags ? I will just take them myself.” Leon spoke as he looked at Ellie.
“Oh… That would be a huge help. Please follow me, Sir.” Ellie spoke as she started walking upstairs.
Leon started following her upstairs without wasting another second.
In just a bit both of them reached onto the second floor. Five bag full of gold coins were stacked up against the wall.
“Nice.” Leon spoke with a smile as he immediately walked upto the bags and touched them one by one.
<Inventory>
“Store… Store… Store… Store… Store…”
Since the bags were under the weight limit, he stored all of them in his inventory.
“You know, Mr.Leon… I don’t really care about all the money I earned using the creame puffs or the Tea.” Ellie spoke with a smile as she looked at Leon.
“Hmm…?” Leon looked at her with a confused smile.
“The only thing that I wanted to earn was the respect that my family deserved and now no one in this whole village calls me a whore’s daughter or my mother a whore.
That’s all because of you, Mr. Leon and I will stay indebted to you forever for this.” Ellie spoke as she immediately went down on both of her knees and placed her head on the ground in order to show her deep respect for Leon.
“No need for that Ellie… I just have you a simple recipe. It’s all your work. Now, I have to leave… take care and say hi to your mother for me.” Leon spoke with a smile as he patted her head started going down the stairs.
“I understand, Sir.” Ellie spoke as she followed Leon downstairs and bid him farewell as he left the house.
“Wow… That creame puff idea turned out to be hundred times better than I thought.” Leon spoke as a big smile spread across his face.
“Where to now, Master ?” Dusk asked with a confused expression as he turned back into his orginal form.
“Wait a second…” Leon spoke as he started looking at the ground with a confused expression.
“Ah here.” After looking for a while he picked up a wooden stick.
“Hmm…?” Dusk looked at the stick with a confused expression.
“Show me the way.” Leon spoke in a low voice.
<Compass Of Heart>
A faint golden glow covered the stick for a second and then disappeared.
Leon then opened the map that Rees have him and looked at the ’X’ mark on the map.
He then placed the stick on the ground and let it fall down freely.
*Thud*
The stick fell over the snow covered ground, pointing towards south.
“We will go south.” Leon spoke with a smile.
“As you command, Master.” Dusk spoke as he immediately sat down allowing Leon to sit on his back.
*Hup*
Leon immediately jumped on his back and started running towards the south.