Chapter 6: Powdered Juice (Grape Flavor)

Chapter 6: Powdered Juice (Grape Flavor)

The sun tilted to the west and the busy time for my dagashi shop arrived.

I wait for the adventurers to come up on the ground, just as dagashi shops back on Earth wait for the grade schoolers to leave school.

Rumors seem to have spread by word of mouth, and several customers have already bought snacks from me.

As I was selling my snacks, my eyes stopped to look at two people walking towards me.

They were Merle and Mira, two of the shop’s regulars.

However, there was something strange about them.

Merle, who was usually like a bundle of energy, was walking with a limp, holding onto Mira’s shoulder.

[What’s going on?]

I got up and ran toward them.

[Merle got caught in a trap in the dungeon. She was inflicted with the Vertigo Curse.]

If that curse really was just as I imagined, being under the effect of Vertigo Curse in itself shouldn’t be life-threatening.

However, it could also be a terrible curse to be under a dungeon because it causes severe fatigue and makes it impossible to move properly.

[Come here, I have something good for you.]

I helped Mira bring Merle to my shoulder-pole stall.

[Do you have a cup?]

[Yes. Ah, would it be alright, giving us medicine?]

[No, it’s not medicine. It’s juice.]

[Juice?]

What I’m having Merle drink is this.

Product name: Powdered Juice (Grape Flavor)

Description: Dissolve in 120 ml of cold water and drink. Fruit-flavored power mix, made with artificial flavorings. Has the effect of breaking curses.

Price: 30 rims

In addition to grape-flavored juice, there are four other types of powdered juice: strawberry, melon, pineapple, and orange, each with its own effect.

The grape flavor has the Anti-Curse effect, orange flavor has the Detoxify effect, strawberry flavor reduces MP consumption (15 minutes), melon flavor increases EXP gain by 1.2 times (10 minutes), while pineapple flavor increases money gain by 1.2 times (10 minutes).

[Mira, do you have some water?]

[I will make some right away.]

Saying this, Mira magically created a ball of water in the air.

[I don’t need that much. Too much water makes the drink taste weak and bad.]

If I’m going to blend it, I want the drink to taste good.

I mixed the powder and water in a metal cup and made grape juice.

[Now, drink this.]

[Yep, that’s why I’m here to buy some more.]

Making a lot of ruckus, the young adventurers shopped for goods.

[Bro, what’s this?]

[It’s a magical whistle candy. When you blow on it, it makes this “pweeee” sound which attracts monsters.]

[What’s that, that’s scary!]

[How about using it after setting up a trap or something beforehand?]

[I see! I’ll have one.]

[Don’t use it when there are many strong monsters around, okay? That will be 60 rims.]

Sales are going well.

[Ughhaaa! Another fail!]

Seems like Merle got another fail from the 10-rim chocolate again.

[Geez, can you stop it with that already?]

[Shut up, shut up! One more!]

If she were actually gambling, she would have been the type to suffer huge losses, but if it’s just for 10-rim chocolates, her current losses would just be cute.

However, with her being like that, I couldn’t help worrying about her future.

[Merle, you’re getting too heated there. Buy one of these too and eat them.]

[What’s that?]

[Mini cola.]

The little plastic container is filled with cola-flavored ramune candies, and the hard candy is just the way I like them.

Product name: Mini Cola

Description: Cola-flavored ramune candies. Has a calming effect.

Price: 40 rims

[It might be a good idea if you always carry one of those around, Merle. To prevent your life from falling apart, that is.]

With a cute smile on her face, Mira harshly said.

Translator Notes:

Powdered Juice

Whistle Candy

Mini Cola