Volume 1 Chapter 5 Mx. Margaret The Fortune Teller
Mx. Margaret's shop is always cool and refreshing.
This is because they use ice magic stones all over the meat display case to keep the meat fresh, and there's a 'perfectly round sheep ice statue' made from Mx. Margaret's ice magic sitting in the center of the shop.
The round sheep is about my size and is perfectly spherical.
Its fur is used for clothes, bedding, and carpets, and its meat is soft and delicious.
You can make cheese from its milk, and there's a saying, "There's nothing to waste from the round sheep and octopus."
However, since it looks so cute, it's a bit hard to use its meat in cooking. You need to be prepared for that.
"Mx. Margaret, please give me some intestines of the right size, and a chunk of pork. I'm going to make minced meat. Since it's a big piece, I'll add a lot of herbs, and then some spices and lemon."
"That sounds delicious!"
"Yes! I think it will probably taste good. I really want the lovely ladies to try it."
"The taste might be good, but it seems a bit inappropriate to feed it to young girls."
"It's not inappropriate...! It's just a tasty sausage..."
"Because you're planning to give it a questionable name again, right?"
"I'm being serious this time. It's called 'Mr. Lucian's Realistic Sausage, with a Hint of Hatred'."
"Oh, that's nice. Lucian is an unintentional heartthrob, so I guess there are a lot of girls who resent him. I thought he might get stabbed one day, but Lyd-Lyd is going to take care of the curses for him."
"Men are the worst!"
"That's right. Guys are the worst, Lyd-Lyd. But, you know, experience is important. Maybe you should try dating Lucian. He's more mature than you, and probably better than Lord Stefan..."
"Better? ...In what way?"
Lord Stefan doesn't seem that great, and Mr. Lucian doesn't look that appealing either.
His muscles look intense.
"Lyd-Lyd... even though you're a bit rough around the edges, you're still pure at heart."
"I don't really understand, but if you mean pure, I was born into the Rest priest family, so I'm confident in my purity."
"Isn't it okay to not hide that? I've been curious for a while, but are you really okay with being the eldest daughter of the Rest priest family? What if they try to take you back?"
"I'm fine. My father and mother are probably happy to be rid of me... Even when I was in the Rest priest family, I felt like I didn't belong... I wish they would all just disappear..."
"Feeling bitter is fine, but why not try to find a new love? You're still young."
"I don't like guys because they cheat... it's dirty...!"
As I said this while sniffling, Mx. Margaret lit a new cigarette and let out a deep sigh, releasing a cloud of purple smoke.
"You're a troubled one. But not all guys are bad, Lyd-Lyd."
"I like Mx. Margaret. I can't tell if you're a man or a woman, though."
"I get why you might have feelings for me. But you should really stop, okay? It's dangerous."
Mx. Margaret said this with one eye closed.
The smoke from the cigarette floated around, smelling like chocolate mint.
Mx. Margaret's cigarettes are gentle on the body, with aromatic flavors. They are often chocolate mint or chocolate orange. Anyway, they usually smell like chocolate, which is typical for Mx. Margaret.
A butcher and chocolate. It feels strange, but I've gotten used to it lately.
While holding a cigarette in their mouth, Mx. Margaret wraps fresh intestines and pork in paper, tying them up neatly and putting them in a paper bag.
I just spent ten thousand rupia that I earned earlier to pay.
As I thanked her and turned to leave, Mx. Margaret called out to me.
"Hey, Lyd-Lyd. Let me do a little fortune-telling for you."
Holding the paper bag, I tilted my head.
I know Mx. Margaret is good at fortune-telling, but I wondered why they wanted to do it now.
But I had no reason to refuse, so I stopped and looked up at Mx. Margaret.
"Guided by the splendid Major Arcana, illuminate the fate of this lost child."
With those words, Mx. Margaret shaped their hands as if holding a large circle.
Suddenly, a shining card appeared in the empty space between their hands.
This is one of Mx. Margaret's magic tricks.
It's a special magic for fortune-telling, and many people come to their shop for this, but Mx. Margaret is whimsical, so it's more common not to get a reading.
I have no interest in love fortunes or the future, so I've never asked for a reading.
For some reason, Mx. Margaret sometimes does this for me.
"...sorceress, huh?"
A number of shining cards spun around, and one card floated up. It had a picture of a young man in a robe.
"The meaning is creation. A beginning. You will have good encounters, Lyd-Lyd."
"...I don't really understand, but thank you."
I bowed slightly to Mx. Margaret.
Encounters.
I don't really need that many.
I hope many cute women and children come to the shop today.
That's right.
Since I'm making minced meat anyway, I should make hamburgers too.
The children will surely be happy.
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