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"Hey! What the heck are you doing?! Why'd you hit me… hey!"
Isaac was rendered speechless, not expecting to be struck by Rubia. Though honestly, so were all the humans around us.
"Whuh?"
"Eep?"
Everyone's gaze locked on the cascade of gems raining down from thin air. The most dumbfounded of all was the clerk who'd looked down on Rubia.
"S-sor—hic! Sorry! I'm so sorry!"
She was as pale as a ghost. Jewels had fallen from seemingly nowhere. It wasn't magic that turned them to stone, but the sheer value of the jewels—especially coming from someone they had so brazenly dismissed.
"I-I'm so sorry! Truly sorry!"
Rubia looked at the flustered clerk, as if clueless about what had set her off.
"No need to apologize." She casually glanced over the jewels scattered across the transparent glass display, saying, "These are enough to make a deal, right?"
"Y-yes, of course! I mean… Yes! Miss! I deeply apologize! Could you please wait just a moment?"
"What even was that…?"
"Unbelievable…"
The other customers who had snubbed her were speechless, agape at the fallen treasure.
"Hmph…"
As if doused by cold water, a hush fell over the entire store. Sweating bullets, the clerk bolted to the back. Soon, a woman in her fifties, wearing silver-rimmed monocle glasses, emerged.
"I'm Varesi Blackberry, manager of Garnet Wing. What happened here is absolutely unacceptable for our main branch. First…" Without even glancing at the scattered jewels, she bowed her head deeply. "Please, allow me to escort you inside."
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