"You're really good at this..."
Skadi rested her hands on the counter, her body bent over. Her entire small face was supported by her arms as she looked at Hong Yu, who was working on a sculpture.
Skadi had originally thought that he was just renting a cheap house and had made up a random excuse to fool her. She never expected that he really had such a skill.
"I'm relying on this skill to catch a shark..." Hong Yu wiped the debris left on his hands from the sculpture and said a sentence that came out of nowhere.
"A shark?" Skadi tilted her head in confusion. "What does sculpture have to do with catching a shark?"
"Ahem, it's nothing. Just a child talking nonsense."
Skadi looked at him with contempt. "...Are you a child?"
Facing Skadi's contempt, Hong Yu just grinned. "As long as I maintain a young mentality, no one can deny that I think I'm a child!"
"That's enough..."
"An adult is going crazy, a child should keep quiet." Hong Yu took out another killer whale doll from the drawer and handed it to Skadi. "Here, this is your hush money."
Skadi's eyes instantly lit up as she took the doll from Hong Yu, and at the same time, she obediently closed the mouth that had been dissing Hong Yu.
Skadi really likes dolls that are similar to killer whales or strange little things related to killer whales. So every time Skadi can't control her innocent mouth, Hong Yu will use these little gadgets to shut her up.
Until now, her drawer might have been filled with all kinds of killer whale small pendants.
But...
"Where did you get all these dolls? I've never seen you sell a single sculpture. Where did you get the money..." Skadi held the two killer whale dolls, her face full of satisfaction, but still asked Hong Yu with some curiosity.
Hong Yu's hand that was working on the sculpture froze for a moment.
"I made them myself," Hong Yu said seriously.
Although it was true that he had made them, after all, his sleeping habits determined that he would definitely make this thing, Skadi's question also reminded him.
Isn't it true that my money came from nowhere?
"...Mm-hmm." Skadi didn't doubt Hong Yu, just buried her head in the doll and made a sound of agreement.
That's right. If a guy who can't do anything says he can actually weave, most people won't believe him. But if a person who is very capable in others' eyes suddenly says he can weave, everyone will just exclaim, "Wow, he can do that too!".
The current Hong Yu, in Skadi's eyes, might be close to that capable character.
While Skadi was immersed in the gentle embrace of the doll, Hong Yu was thinking about how to attract customers.
After all, his sculpture shop had been open for almost two weeks, and not a single customer had come, yet he still had a steady stream of funds... it felt a bit inappropriate. Even if just one person came, it would be enough...
After thinking about it, Hong Yu decided to go out for a walk to see if he could learn from the business ideas of other art shops. And Skadi had been staying with him all this time and hadn't been out much, which was more or less not good.
Just in time, on this trip out, he could also see what places around he could take Skadi to see. If he was lucky, he might even encounter something like Specter, Specter, or Specter...
"Skadi, I'm going out for a bit," and so, Hong Yu dropped this sentence and opened the long-sealed door and walked out.
"Oh," Skadi nodded obediently, a trace of reluctance in her eyes well hidden by her.
After Hong Yu walked out the door, Skadi ran back to her room and took out another white killer whale plushie and placed it on the counter of the sculpture shop.
"Before Yu comes back, you're the new 'Yu'! I'll call you 'Yu the Second'!" Skadi crossed her arms and nodded, seeming very satisfied with her arrangement.
After saying that, Skadi looked at the unopened shop door again.
Although it didn't matter whether there was this front desk or not, since there was no one anyway...
Yu, I'm so bored. When are you coming back?
Skadi, who had been waiting for Hong Yu for a full three minutes, lay on "Yu the Second" and thought boredly.
...
...
...
At this time, Hong Yu was sitting on a park bench, next to a golden-haired Aegir woman.
She was holding a book that Hong Yu couldn't understand and was studying it, with the standard appearance of a good student.
Sigh... how come there isn't a single sculpture art sales shop nearby... how am I supposed to plagiarize, bah! borrow their business ideas...
Forget it, at worst I'll just be a little more restrained when I "earn" money in the future. That way, at least the Aegir tax bureau won't notice this fish that slipped through the net.
But... damn it, what's with this depressing feeling of starting a business and not having a single person for two weeks?
Sighing, Hong Yu frustratedly opened a pack of "cigarettes" and took one out and put it to his lips.
"Sir, please do not smoke in this area."
Just as Hong Yu put the "cigarette" in his mouth, the golden-haired girl who had been sitting next to him all this time spoke up.
"Cigarette?" Hong Yu was stunned for a moment, then chuckled lightly and put the "cigarette" in his mouth, and then under the cold gaze of the girl... he began to chew...
Girl: ?
"This isn't a cigarette, it's a type of candy that looks a lot like a cigarette... ah yes, the packaging is also very similar. I just thought it was interesting and bought it," Hong Yu chewed, and at the same time gave a thumbs up, with a healthy smile on his face.
Girl: Cold gaze...
The atmosphere gradually became silent.
Although there was no feeling of awkwardness spreading between the two, because one turned her head to look at the book in her hand again, and the other simply couldn't even feel awkward.
Seeing that the golden-haired girl in front of him had no intention of talking to him, Hong Yu didn't make any more clownish moves, just ate his candy again out of boredom.
Although there was no tanghulu for sale in this place of Aegir, which made Hong Yu very dissatisfied, the candy here was quite good. He just didn't know how sugar was produced under the sea.
But given the background setting of Aegir, which was almost a future ideal city, it was better not to dwell on it too much.
Out of boredom, Hong Yu glanced at the title of the book the girl next to him was holding.
"Aegir Institute of Technology, Trench Exploration Engineering Required...?"
Wow, I can't understand it. The young people nowadays are really getting stronger and stronger.
Hong Yu took out the thermos he carried with him and took a sip of hot water.
"It's Trench Exploration Technology Research Required," the girl closed her book. "It's very impolite to approach and read someone's book without permission, sir."
It could be understood as... like when you're reading a novel on the bus, and an old man next to you insists on leaning over to take a look.
"Ah... ah, sorry," Hong Yu smiled sheepishly and then apologized.
"But... it's really amazing that you can understand such a profound book at such a young age."
Hearing this, the girl's face showed a hint of resentment. "It's just my mother's order. I don't love these things, nor am I good at them."
Eh... did I say something wrong?
"Ah... ah..." Hong Yu was at a loss for words and then consciously closed his mouth.
"I'm sorry, sir, for saying something that made you feel embarrassed," the girl stood up and bowed slightly, and then said, "But I have to go now. I hope you don't mind."
"Ah, no, no, er..." Hong Yu took a sip of water. "But, may I ask your name, miss..."
The golden-haired girl did not suspect anything and casually answered Hong Yu's question,
"Gladiia."
"Pfft—!!!"
You're blonde originally?!
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