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“Oh! Well, great! I’m not goin’ anywhere.” What a lucky break! Sanji continued to flip through the catalog while he waited, fingers toying with the corners of the pages he liked most. He didn’t want to spend more money than necessary, but this place was a cook’s paradise; there were so many spices and herbs to buy, and so little time to admire them all.
The cook was in the middle of considering another jar of spice when the shopkeeper returned.
“Yeah, that’s plenty! And it’s the last of it? Man, Lady Luck must be on my si——” His jubilant tone shattered and was replaced with indignant surprise. “5,000 beli?! Are you serious? I get that it’s a steal ‘cause I’m buying it here, but is there really no way you could lower it? I could buy half the market outside for that!”
{>>𝔗𝔬𝔟𝔦𝔞𝔰:}
— “Unfortunately, this ingredient is hard to come by here.. that’s why it is so expensive. I’d lower the price a bit more, but I’m afraid I can’t lower it too much.. If the kingdom finds that I’m selling it lower than the actual market price, they’ll take everything I have..” The government in the kingdom was harsh--even if it was outside the World Government’s jurisdiction. Tobias placed his hands together, praying for an apology.
“Forgive me, traveler. Would 3,400 be better?” I’m losing money, but seeing an unhappy customer is worse!
{ℕ𝔼𝕏𝕋}














