☀️ Arselia and Akonia Auto-translated

Opening her eyes and mentally greeting the stalactites on the cave ceiling, Ayano yawns and stretches her body, which had stiffened from sleeping on the hard floor. Surprisingly, she had still managed to maintain her physical and mental integrity.
Today, she dreamed of a squadron of Mechs, dropping Bibizyan projectiles from the air onto a hilariously panicking and shelter-seeking Castor L. Celena – not exactly an unpleasant dream, but still, she could easily have done without it.
Coming to her senses, she picks up her Ofuda and looks around.

Ayano smells fish. Salmon Zimbari could now make a joke and say that this is the smell of the priestess herself, but he was too far away for that. And the smell was of fried fish, not raw. At some distance from her, a Lord was sitting and frying a couple of Tanedoks.

"Erephir, you say? I would be honored to meet your talented student someday. As for the job, I think it's exactly what I'll enjoy."

Klin wanted to add that he could even work double shifts, but he remembered that an 8-hour workday had been introduced for everyone without exception, including the undead (what a villain came up with this!), so he decided not to.

- Wonderful. In that case, I will be waiting for you at any time that is convenient for you.
Thanks to the agreement between entrepreneurs and the SRI, working hours can be set individually, in other words – you can come to work whenever you want, exchanging hours for Rem.

"Yeah, it's tough to be a model in Margel when one lesson costs you a month's salary of a salesperson from 'Grace'. The prices are as biting as a pack of hyenas starving for human flesh." – If the services previously offered in this place had aroused some interest in Alaria, then after looking at their cost, the desire to go anywhere evaporated. However, the announcement about hiring employees could be worth attention. At least, if the pay is decent. It was worth asking about it in more detail.
– Hello, I would like to know more about the job here. The sign says that you need to "inquire individually."

- Good afternoon. – Penelope looked at Alaria with an assessing glance. – Unfortunately, you don't suit us.

/Wow, she's harsh... When the Welferian admiral bombarded Thais, he probably did it with the thought, "You don't fit in with us, Penelope, unfortunately."/

What, even the stockings don't fit?!

Guyon rubbed his forehead again. Ikigai, Usami Kyoko, something is wrong with Kalina, who are all these people... Kalina returned Beata to him alive and well, so let her get along with Ikigai, or even with Rinze herself, if it saved Beata's life. And again, jokes about his Stockholm syndrome. Why Stockholm? What is Stockholm? He barely grasped from the context what it meant. Sympathy and attachment to a person who holds you captive, or, in his case, in slavery. Hmm, strange. Why did this syndrome only work on Beata? No person is capable of enduring what happened to him without consequences. Something must have broken in his head, a long time ago, and possibly irreparably. He definitely needs a good therapist who will explain why, having received the desired freedom, he still loves his former mistress and is ready to obey her. A habit developed over the years? Respect and loyalty that a soldier shows to his commander? Or just comfort and an escape from responsibility? In their relationship, the last word always remained with Beata, even if it was "Okay, I agree, let's do it your way." He rarely made decisions. Yes, when he and Nysho found themselves in the mountains, he had to take command, and he managed to cope - they returned alive and unharmed. But... They were almost killed by snakes, almost buried under a landslide, almost roasted by that giant salamander... If they had been a little less lucky... If Nysho had been a little less lucky, he would not have forgiven himself. He already had a hard time accepting that they had to leave the passengers to certain death at the claws of harpies, cowardly saving their own skins. Therefore, he easily shifted the responsibility for this decision onto Nysho and simply followed her. Leadership exhausted him. He never aspired to be a leader, never tried to take on too much responsibility. And, acknowledging his subordinate position, he returned to his comfort zone, where he did not have to make any decisions. Is that right? No. Is it easier for him? Yes. However, Beata has long and persistently made it clear to him that she is ready to listen to him. Especially now, when they can really talk as equals. But even before that, she often pried his opinion and his view on a particular situation out of him. His point of view was important to her. She was the first person for whom his point of view was important. Thanks to her, he gained at least some self-confidence, learned to express his thoughts aloud. Most likely, this trend will remain with him. He is unlikely to become a good leader, but a person capable of standing up for himself and taking command in a difficult situation - quite possibly. And when he gets tired of the burden of responsibility, he will always have his mistress, with whom he can switch off his brain and relax... If she wants to. She cares too much about his feelings, so as not to accidentally hurt or offend. This is very sweet, but he is not made of glass. He would much rather see her as she really is - strong, cheerful, rude, but confident in herself and in him, assertive, brave, and daring. He loves Beata just like that. She doesn't need to apologize for who she is. Beata stirred, yawned, and opened her eyes. She sat up, reluctantly getting out of bed. - M-m-m... Did I fall asleep? How long did I sleep? - About half an hour, - said Guyon, looking at her watch. - Oh... I must have been very tired, - she sat up, shaking her head. - Did you hear if the boss has arrived yet? - I don't think so. What did you want? - I need to talk to her. She's been very interested in blacksmithing lately. It's not just for forging weapons for our enemies. And I need to tell her about the Baldr school. - Do you think we should go? - Yes. I just haven't decided yet. - Well, let's talk about it with the boss? And with Garret and Merel, if they return. And Kilike will definitely be interested. And for now, let's go to the shower, wash up, we found time to sleep... - That wouldn't hurt, - Guyon agreed, getting out of bed. Beata, meanwhile, had already gotten up and grabbed a towel. After taking a shower and changing clothes, they went down to the hall, sat there waiting for Erefir, and began to think about something of their own.

After saying goodbye to the photographer, Fyr-Fyr still decides to drop by Lepota to make sure the wholesale order terms haven't changed (and if they have, to extend them).

Assorted desserts +0.3 to a chosen attribute. 1 AP, 20 rem. Wholesale order +1 to a chosen attribute for the whole group (uses a sustenance slot) once a week. 100 rem per person.  Dango +0.5 to spirit, +0.5 to faith, +0.5 to beauty (once). 200 rem. Mochi +100 to experience. 1 AP, 50 rem.  Dorayaki +300 to experience (once: Alaria) 200 rem. Tea ice cream +2 to spirit once (once: Alaria). 100 rem. Yatsuhashi +0.4 to spirit 1 AP, 50 rem. Yokan +0.4 to agility 1 AP, 50 rem. Castella +0.4 to a chosen attribute. 1 AP, 70 rem.

Everything has become so expensive.
Draco Mellis: Factories to the peasants, land to the workers, water to the pilots, and the sky to the sailors! Long live communism, long live the rights of the working class!
Also Draco Mellis: Hmm, let's raise prices on pretty much everything.

BuBuBu, they didn't credit me for the food for August when everything was cheaper, BuBuBu...

enjoy planned economy

Prices have increased

Assorted Desserts
+0.3 to a characteristic of your choice.
1 Action Point, 20 resources.

Bulk Order
+1 to a characteristic of your choice for the entire group (uses a provisioning slot) once a week.
100 resources per person.

Assorted Desserts
+0.3 to a characteristic of your choice.
1 Action Point, 20 resources.

Bulk Order
+1 to a characteristic of your choice for the entire group (uses a provisioning slot) once a week.
100 resources per person.

...

Bububu didn't credit me for August's food expenses, even though everything was cheaper... bububu...

/ And they didn't feed me, and they didn't feed the "child"... But that's that. /
/ True, something new and effective has appeared, I must give credit where it's due. /
/ Although Rev is right, Lepota remains the same./

A new and effective manager has emerged in the person of Draco Mellis...

Yeah, the core mechanics remain, and I'm complaining about the lack of good buffs that don't require Soul Gems.

-- Hello! Can we extend the wholesale contract for the supply of Carneol? Please do so.

Yes, the main items remain; I'm complaining about the lack of good buffs without drawbacks.

/ There weren't any. There were only tears of Arcelia, but now they seem to be prohibited by the church.../

- Good afternoon. - Penelope looked at Alaria with an assessing gaze. - Unfortunately, you don't fit our requirements.

But I fit in. 😘

enjoy planned economy

Eat up, comrades.

It took me a whole day to realize that the signature was actually about Heroes of Might and Magic III.

-- Hello! Can we extend the wholesale contract for the supply of Carneol? Thank you.

- Hello... Yes, of course, thank you.

Oh, Naría Giyona doesn't hate him anymore <0xE2><0x98><0xBA><0xE2><0x98><0xBA> But Enio now hates Beata, which is good – balance. The Margel Guard is doing a terrible job protecting witnesses...