...
Aoto and the others were not slow in their pace.
Chatting as they hurried along, they soon saw the sign inscribed with the three Chinese characters for "Thousand Affairs House".
Just as Aoto's group was about to pull open the shop door and enter—
"Hey hey hey, young lady, are you okay? Why are you so nervous? I haven't done anything, just talked to you a bit! Can you speak normally now?"
A loud voice boomed from behind the shop door, inside the shop.
"Uh... um... um... well... this..."
As the voice faded, Aoto heard a very familiar timid female voice.
"Huh? What did you say? I can't hear you! Young lady, how are you going to do business like this? Can't you speak a bit louder?"
"Um... sorry..."
"You can't be the owner of this shop, right? My friend told me the owner of this shop is an old man named 'Kiryu Kazuma'. Where's your owner? Or any other staff?"
