Chapter 177: Little Thief
Chapter 177: Little Thief
"What do you mean, is that?" Yaro seemed to understand, but there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
"Yes, that... We've investigated them from the guild's data, and we've also made some plans in the last two days. Now that is a golden opportunity, we use the initial plan that benefits us the most." Bob put his arm around his friend's shoulder, whispering softly about their evil plan.
"Are you sure we'll be okay?" Yaro thought so too, but he was prone to cowardice. The action they were about to commit was so sinister as to be said as revenge against that atrocious man.
"They are just two helpless girls who are no more substantial than ordinary Apprentices. After this and that, we only need to escape to the Western Region... We only need to move to a small town in the Xeafinata Kingdom, we will be safe there to enjoy all the money we have after selling them. "Bob nodded confidently.
"We're going to be bad guys, huh..."
"Of course. Tsk, that lousy boss can't be relied on. We'll leave after everything is settled... At that time, that impudent man will definitely break because his two beautiful daughters are missing somewhere." Bob grinned evilly. He looked like a man possessed by an evil spirit.
They were humiliated, given punishment, ignored by their boss, and their hearts suffered from persecuted thoughts. If they didn't take revenge, their soul would not be at ease.
"Heh, okay. I'm in... But..." Yaro licked his lips with a strange smile.
"That's my friend, but?" Bob did not understand the broken sentence.
"But, before we sell them on the black market... I'll take care of Aisyle. She's my type." Yaro talked with a lecherous expression. No one knew what he would do other than himself.
"Tch, fine. We better take care of it now according to the first plan, while they are unprotected." Bob walked back into the dark alley. While Yaro just nodded and followed after taking another glance at the two girls who were buying some roadside snacks.
While two men with malicious intent were targeting them and preparing for it, Sylvia was still too absorbed with various street vendors' food. As for Elysia, she only followed the Devil Princess from the side.
"Excuse me, sir. What do you sell in your stall?" Sylvia used the same question whenever she was feeling interested.
"Oh, welcome, sweet girls. I sell candied apples in various flavors. Would you like to buy one?" The street vendor man greeted his customers with a smile on his face.
"Oh, various flavors? Not sweet fruit anymore?" Sylvia asked with confusion. She just looked at all of them were red candy apples...
"There is the original taste of apples, pure sugar, caramel--" The street vendor man pointed out the flavors one by one.
"Oh! So like that. Ais, which one do you want?" Sylvia clasped her hand and nodded in understanding.
"Original taste, please..." Elysia smiled a little. It seemed this Devil Princess wanted to try everything.
In this place, there were no festivals or other celebratory events, only street vendors who existed from late afternoon to night on a street that was explicitly for it.
"Okay! You finally ordered one. Alright, sir, I'd like one for each flavor and one for the original apple flavor for my friend." Sylvia was glad her friend finally wanted something. She already bought some, but her friend just accompanied her, and it didn't make her heart peaceful.
"Aiyo, please wait a moment." Skillfully, The street vendor man wrapped up all the orders.
"Here it is, every taste in this paper bag, and this is for you, sweet girl." He gave the bag to Sylvia and gave one to Elysia.
"So, how much, sir?" Sylvia just kept it in her Space Bag.
"That's eleven, one free as a bonus. You only need to pay five silver coins."
Hearing that, Sylvia only paid for it. Everything here was so cheap for her. After that, they left the stall to continue down this long street.
"Hehe... So, mine was given away for free? He's generous enough." Elysia studied the candied apple in her hand for a moment, then placed it in her Space Bag.
"En, you could say that, Ais. However, why did that apple candy seller give one free as a bonus? So, I only paid for ten." Sylvia was clueless. When she bought some other snacks, she was not given a free bonus like that.
"I think it's a marketing technique to attract customers, Lys. Like, if you buy ten candies, then you deserve one as a free bonus. Please try that on the snack you want to buy next, be sure to ask the seller first." Elysia brightened up the confused girl.
They strolled down the road amidst the crowd of the townspeople and the adventurers who roamed there.
"Oh... So it's like that. Okay, I'll try to get the bonus if the seller has it." Sylvia pumped her fist. She just found out about that ingenious trick.
It was only a few steps they walked away from the confectionery stall, and there was already a stall that caught Sylvia's attention again. "Hm, I think it's like meat, and some other ingredients stuck on with... Ais, would you like to try that?"
"Ah, it's a skewer... But, the stick is up to thirty centimeters..." Elysia stroked her cheek as she saw where Sylvia was pointing.
"Skewer?"
"Um, yes it is... It's pretty busy there. Let's go over there, Lys... Before they run out of stock." Elysia nodded in confirmation, and they immediately queued for a moment at the stall.
"Excuse me, sir. What do you sell in your stall?" After waiting for a few minutes, Sylvia asked the seller.
"Oh! Welcome, young girl. If you don't know what I'm selling you must be a newcomer to this city. This is the Rhubarb Stick, a typical snack in Rosemoor City. You will know why it is delicious when tasting it. Want to order how many sticks?" The fat man explained while cooking.
"Umm... Do you also apply the marketing techniques with free bonuses?" Sylvia patted her chin with her finger. She did what her friend said earlier.
"Oh! That... Here, if you buy ten, you only have to pay for nine."
"I'll order ten sticks, sir!" Hearing that, Sylvia immediately ordered without choosing a taste because there was only one taste. She was a bit regretful because she only bought a few in quantity and wasn't eyeing for free bonuses like this.
"Okay, ten sticks, that's thirty-six silver coins, young girl."
Sylvia just nodded and paid for it. Within seconds, the seller immediately wrapped it into the leaf's fold and gave it to her. Getting what she ordered, she and her friend left the meat skewer stall.
"Ais, these snacks at all these street vendors, they're all cheap. Don't they want to make a big profit?" Sylvia was chatting with her friend as she looked to the right and left as if she were scanning the surrounding location.
"Well, if you ask that, I only know one answer. Street vendors target locals, adventurers, and newcomers who have just entered the city after their customers' day-to-day activities. Why is it cheap? Because it's not expensive." Elysia shrugged her shoulders slightly.
"Hehehe, it's the same." Sylvia giggled softly.
A few moments later, they walked down the street until they met the end of the row of street vendors. By that time, Sylvia had bought quite many snacks that were difficult for her to finish everything for herself.
"Lys, you've bought that much... Do you want to finish all of those snacks tonight? What if you get fat later?" Reaching the end of the road, at the last stall Sylvia visited, Elysia felt a little helpless. She could only think, this Devil Princess only bought all of that out of lust, curiosity, and interest.
"Take it easy, Ais. My father is there to eat the rest. And again, it's not only me but you too, hehe... Don't come home until you're full." Sylvia reassured her friend with a light smile.
"This is your order, young lady." The seller lady gave a bundle of food that was ready and warm.
"Okay, ma'am. Here's the pay." Sylvia paid the fee that was announced in advance.
"Yes, thank you." The seller received it with a warm smile, and Sylvia only nodded in response.
"Ah, Ais. My Space Bag is quite crowded. Please keep this in yours." Sylvia handed the bundle to Elysia.
"Eh? That's five by five meters for the base, right? Have we bought that much?" Elysia blinked in surprise. Even so, she received the waffle bundle package.
"Um, it doesn't seem that much... It's just, I put some distance between them. Then, I don't stack all of them so that no snacks are crushed or squashed." Sylvia checked one more time into her Space Bag, then she hid it again at her waist.
"Mhn..." Elysia said nothing more. She simply put the waffle package into her white Space Bag, which was on her waist.
However, suddenly there was a child who ran quite fast from the crossroads right behind them. The little boy immediately grabbed Elysia's Space Bag and took it away with him.
"Eh..." Not only Elysia was shocked, but Sylvia as well.
Elysia never expected that the little boy was after her Space Bag. She was so careless just because the one who approached was a child! She didn't even hook her Space Bag onto her accessory belt...