"Gabriel, um... the exorcism tools you're planning to sell, can you sell one to me?"
Yuria hesitated for a long time, finally mustering up the courage to step forward and ask.
"I can, but..."
Gabriel stopped walking. After staring at her for a moment, she sighed and said, "A student like you probably can't afford it. Even the cheapest model costs 30,001 yen."
"Th-thirty thousand yen?"
Yuria looked as if she had been struck by lightning, her expression completely frozen.
That was almost equivalent to half a month's worth of her pocket money. She really couldn't fork out that much on such short notice.
"And that's just the cheapest model?!"
"Yeah, but don't worry. All models have the same functions. The more expensive ones just look better; they're used to bait the rich."
"I see... That's good then."
Yuria breathed a sigh of relief.
That was great. If she saved up a bit more of her pocket money, she would be able to afford it.
Gabriel saw through Yuria's intentions, so she picked up her school bag and took out the game console inside.
She then took some bouquets out of the backpack module, stuffed them directly into her school bag, tossed it to Yuria, and said, "If you can sell all these flowers, I'll give you a top-spec model for free."
"Really?!"
"I keep my word."
"I'll go right now!"
Yuria hugged Gabriel's school bag and ran towards Miko Yotsuya and Hana Yurikawa.
She was feeling incredibly excited.
As long as she sold all these flowers, she would be able to help people in need in the future, just like Miko!
Soon, after communicating with Miko Yotsuya and Hana Yurikawa, Yuria began her first-ever sales journey.
"She's really easy to satisfy."
Gabriel sat on a public bench by the road. Seeing that there was nothing else for her to worry about, she started fiddling with the game console in her hands, slowly immersing herself in the game world.
Night fell.
Yotsuya residence.
At the lively dining table.
Miko Yotsuya let out a helpless sigh.
Operation complete failure!
While they were selling flowers, Gabriel was playing games the entire time, acting no differently than if she were at home!
Yuria's original task was to take Gabriel out shopping, but who knew she wouldn't be able to resist the temptation.
But she couldn't blame Yuria. If she were in her shoes, she wouldn't have been able to resist the temptation either.
"What's wrong, sister? Why are you sighing? Did you get bullied at school?"
Kyousuke Yotsuya asked.
"Don't make wild guesses, just eat your food."
"Eh? Could it be that Gabriel is ignoring you... I'll stop talking!"
Seeing his sister reaching out to hit him, Kyousuke Yotsuya quickly lowered his head and shoveled rice from his bowl.
"Gabriel-chan already told me. Selling flowers must be very hard work, so if you can't keep it up, you have to tell Mom."
Touko Yotsuya said with concern.
She didn't want her daughter to be running around trying to make money at such a young age either.
"Please don't worry, I won't push myself too hard, so you don't need to be concerned about me."
"That's good. By the way, do you need me to help you change to a bigger bed? There's another single bed in the guest room next door that can be pushed together. Because I heard Gabriel-chan complaining that when you sleep, Miko, you always hug her really tightly, squeezing her so hard she can barely breathe."
"D-did that really happen?"
"Mom, sister, Gabriel was just complaining a little, there's no need to take it so seriously. Besides, winter is almost here, so sleeping huddled together will be a bit warmer."
Kyousuke Yotsuya suddenly interjected.
To help his sister, he was working really hard to provide support from the sidelines.
Seeing that she was mentioned, Gabriel stopped her intense eating mode. She thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Brother-san's words make sense, let's just keep things as they are."
Seeing that the main person involved had no objections, the matter of changing the bed was settled.
After dinner, Miko Yotsuya chatted alone with her father for a long time. However, because the large dog was causing a ruckus on the side, Miko Yotsuya was so scared she tightly gripped the corner of her clothes.
But because she had the Chain of Commandments, and the large dog itself had the attributes of a guardian spirit, no accidents occurred.
Meanwhile, Gabriel took the delivery package into Miko's room and began a major modification process on hundreds of cross necklaces.
"An offensive divine art definitely won't do. It would be a disaster if it was abused. After all, ordinary people who can see evil spirits are in the minority; a guardian divine art is enough to deal with ninety percent of evil spirits."
Having decided on which divine arts to apply, Gabriel released the angelic power within her body, and her angel wings and angelic halo subsequently appeared behind her.
A barrier instantly deployed.
The next moment, a holy light illuminated the bedroom. Countless light elements chanted hymns in unison, and hundreds of necklaces broke free from gravity, floating in the air and collectively bathing in the gentle holy light.
A few seconds later, Gabriel completed all the work.
After being imbued with a guardian divine art, every necklace underwent a complete transformation.
Whether it was their appearance or the feel of holding them in hand, they were like fine, uncut jade—everything was natural, seamless, and absolutely flawless.
They were no longer the shoddily manufactured industrial products from before.
"Alright, next I just need to take a photo and I'm done. As for things like a business license... whatever, it's not like operating without a license doesn't happen. Worst case scenario, I'll just make up for it later."
Gabriel stopped stressing over it and used Miko Yotsuya's phone to take a picture of a silver-white necklace.
Official, formal shopping websites had too many restrictions, so she settled for the next best thing and chose a second-hand website with more lenient management.
Guardian cross.
Used by a girl, 100% new.
Priced at 30,001 yen.
After half-heartedly setting up the title, description, and price, Gabriel officially listed her product for sale.
"Huh? Why are there filthy things on my angelic halo?"
Turning off the phone screen, Gabriel discovered through the reflection on the screen that her dazzling golden angelic halo had a bit of black stuff stuck to it, making it look very dirty.
So, she naturally reached up and took off the angelic halo on top of her head. After wiping off the defilement on it with her sleeve, she put it back on again.
"Mhm, simply perfect."
Gabriel used the phone's front-facing camera to look at herself. Seeing that there were no filthy things on the angelic halo, she nodded in satisfaction.
She liked cleanliness the most.
Click.
The bedroom door was opened.
Miko Yotsuya walked in wearing a bathrobe. Seeing that Gabriel had reverted to her angel form, she hurriedly closed the door.
She inconspicuously glanced at the angelic halo on Gabriel's head. After finding not a single trace of defilement on it, she secretly let out a sigh of relief.
"Are these the exorcism tools you're preparing to sell? The craftsmanship looks beautiful; there should be a lot of people willing to pay for them just because of their appearance."
Miko Yotsuya noticed the pile of silver necklaces on the tatami mats. She stepped forward, casually picked one up, examined it closely, and couldn't help but praise it.
Even she was a little tempted.
"If they aren't beautiful, how will we break into the luxury goods market in the future? Relying solely on the exorcism tools track won't earn us many steamed buns. This is what you call a grand vision."
Gabriel used Miko Yotsuya's phone to send a message to Mitsue Takeda, and using another application of the divine walk, she teleported a guardian cross over to her.