"What... happened... here?!!!"

Oh, I forgot... My sister who you could say is an inventing lover would be very surprised if she saw the shop empty.

"Where are the samples for the weapons I am creating?!!!"

She just said it. She was currently creating some stuff that was inspired from father's masterpieces. She was trying to surpass father's skills in inventing, but couldn't even compete with father's hurried creations.

"Sigh, should you not learn about the basics first? Sera? If you did, you probably don't need samples for making your own masterpieces by now, don't you think?"

"I still need the sample."

"like I said, if you learn the basics, you can do great stuff with your own skill in the future."

"what would you expect?! Father's masterpieces are way more different and advanced than his basics. There ain't even clues how he did it!"

Sera then looked around the empty place and said in an about-to-cry face...

"Now, how would I finish my works if you already sold everything?!! (sob) aaah... Haaaa... Haaa... Haaa...!!!"

And she cries pitifully.

While at it, she added...

"Now, I won't be able to make my own powerful items! Aaah... Haaa... Haaa... Haaa...!!!"

"Oh my, (chuckles) maybe I should left some for her creations huh? Ahaha, I'm so sorry Sera, don't worry, I'll be creating my most advanced creation for you today."

"Sob... Sob... For real?"

"Yeah!"

Father walk closer to Sera to stroke her head.

"So, don't be sad anymore, okay?"

"Y... Yeah..."

Sigh... 'What? Are you a child?' it was my thought as I looked at Sera being caressed on the head. 'You are already eighteen years old you know? (Sigh)'

"So? What is going to happen?"

Mother who was just listening as she walked, arrived at the door and asked that question.

Father replied as he chuckled.

"Pretty bad."

"Pretty bad huh? But you seem pretty calm." (Mother smiled in a slightly annoyed way.)

Father then got up and moved closer to mother then spoke in a tone that was very serious.

"Is there still a safe place in this land? No, in this world?"

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Mother who was just smiling in annoyance, opened her eyes dressed with seriousness then replied...

"I hope there is; Is there?"

They just looked at each other and then couldn't help themselves but laugh.

[Hahahahaha!!!]

Me, who was worrying about the future of our shop, asked.

"what would happen about the circulation of our weapons? Can we recreate that much using that strange thing?"

Father then replied.

"I don't know either, but... isn't it cute?"

"huh?!"

"I mean the girl."

"huh?!!! What was cute about her?!!!"

I don't know why, but, after hearing what he said, it startled me. Could it be probably because I knew that girl was uniquely cute? I was probably overjoyed the moment I remembered and saw her image in my mind. Or... was I just really annoyed that I was seeing her cute? I can't imagine that I would be charmed by a greedy customer. (Sigh)

"I don't mean the very girl; I mean the situation. Come on, what are you even thinking? Are you that mad that she bought everything? (chuckles)"

"ah... No... It's not like that."

As I was talking, I raised my hand then rubbed the back of my head and laughed hesitantly.

Father continues.

"I was meaning the situation. You see that right? The way she releases tears asking to buy everything without even knowing what she would pay? Ahahaha, she thought that people would accept this crystal just because she said it was their homeland's treasure. Who would have thought there were still remaining people like that? Ahahaha..."

"huh?! Only for that reason you accepted to sell everything?"

"huh? Of course not."

After laughing a lot, Father turned his eyes to the clear blue sky. And with a sad sympathetic smile, he said...

"That kind of situation, the way she was too eager to buy everything without knowing that no one would accept her payment, is so cute not because of what you are thinking; but because of how dire the situation they are in."

'what am I thinking? So he did think I was charmed by her.'

After hearing what he said, my cheerful mood suddenly disappeared. It was as if I had forgotten something that was very important and remembered it at that very time.

The moment his last sentence reached me, my eyes slowly widened. A feeling of discomfort suddenly struck me.

Yeah, right. Of course, I thought he was talking about how cute the girl was at the moment she opened her hand, that moment she was happily expecting the purchase to end well without having any idea that no one knew what was the thing she was carrying.

But it seems like Father was thinking about the defeat of the hero from the very beginning. That's why seeing that girl do what she could just to purchase the items, has led him to realize that what that girl was doing was too cute.

Yeah, considering how afraid and terrified she was, the way she worked hard to save her homeland was too cute.

She is too cute for the reason that she couldn't even think right because of how terrified and worried she was about her family and homeland.

Is that what Father meant about that girl being cute? If so, it explains why he didn't hesitate to sell everything to that girl.

'Seriously in which place does that girl even live?'

"it was cute seeing her in this situation. In other words, pitiful. The way she paid me using a thing I didn't even know was too cute (pitiful). It's the only thing they could think of as payment, so I said to myself... 'why not? They are probably crying their eyes out in praying she succeeds in her task.' That's why I sold everything. "

Father looked at all of us and said reassuringly...

"so that, even if this strange crystal doesn't benefit us as much as our product, we should not brag about it. Rather, we should be happy to be able to help those who are in dire need. After all, they are the ones who we should help for. Also, we should be happy they entrusted to us their homeland's treasure even if it doesn't cost anything."

Thinking we are a little unconvinced, he said...

(don't get me wrong. All of us were convinced of what Father had said. And we all agree to it.)

"Can you believe that? This is a homeland's treasure, you know? This could be the highest income we could get. If not mistaken, this could even get us to several times our wealth! This could make us more wealthy!"

"pfft... Ahahaha..."

With a feminine voice, my mother laughed at my father's TRYING HARD persuasion.

"What is this? Ahahaha... You don't have to fool us, no one is complaining! Ahahahaha!"

Also, with her eyebrows raised upward, my little sister, Sera, replied to Father.

"That's right Father; you don't have to try hard to convince us, we all are with you... Come on..."

"Oh, for real? Thank you everyone!"

Sigh, as always; this family is really close to each other, and of course, I am not excluded.

Totally astounded, Sera moved closer to Father and took the crystal.

"Huh... Is this really a beloved treasure?"

She then moved to the reception desk. At there, she slightly raised her hand upward, then said... "is this somehow hard?" as she tapped the crystal onto the table.

While at it, seeing what Sera was about to do, I yelled at her...

"Hey, wait, what if it bro... "

Of course, I was too late. The crystal already hit the table. 'Aah, our treasure.' is what was in my mind at that moment. I felt like everything was gone. 'well, at least we help those who were in need, right?' I added to cheer myself up.

However, what happened the instant it hit the table has surprised us. Instead of shattering to pieces, it gives off a dazzling green light. Not only that, it seemed to release power that was strong enough to repel Sera which makes her fly towards us. Some debris from the walls of the shop did even get thrown into the circle (Circle-shaped plaza) due to that powerful burst.

You could see from afar that our shop emitted a fierce crystal-clear green light. It was visible to those who were around the circle at that time. Pogssh... It sounds.

["Are you alright?! Sera?!"]

Father and mother asked worriedly.

"I'm alright, what was that?"

Father then approached the crystal and observed carefully.

"This thing is dangerous..." he wrapped it in thick soft clothes and then said... This should be kept in my study. I will need to study this crystal's characteristics first."

"sigh... That surprised me... " said my mother.

'What was that?' It really was astonishing. 'Did it just release a powerful blast? Wait a minute... Does it mean that that crystal is not useless after all? Is it really a powerful treasure? Then, with that, is it possible to recreate our items making a very powerful weapon?'

It was what was in my mind the moment I saw that surprising event. It was as if I was too happy that, that treasure had turned out to be usable; and not just that! It was also promising!