By six o'clock in the evening, our work was finished.
However, the shop remained open until midnight.
That was insane.
Baron Lettuce was incredibly dedicated.
Ah, I felt embarrassed that he had hired us, but also relieved.
After all, who in their right mind would hire this bunch of. . .
"Glug, glug! Ah, nothing beats water after an exhausting day. Kaela, today was really difficult. I worked so hard."
"You didn't move a single muscle."
"What do you mean? Being a noble horse is extremely difficult!"
Did Lyra still have any fertilizer left?
"Please, keep drinking your water!"
". . . Excellent work, young adventurers! It appears that you completed the job without running into any problems."
Baron walked over to the counter, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
"Ha ha ha! We didn't have any trouble at all."
If only he knew the truth.
The moment had finally arrived.
What equipment should I buy first?
What if the money wasn't enough to buy something for everyone?
"Kaela, were you satisfied with my performance today?"
I couldn't even look at Lyra after asking what she had done in the bathroom.
"Lyra, what happened to Dorian and Edward? We're about to get paid, and then we're returning to the guild."
"They went to drink some coffee. They're lucky the demons didn't drink all the coffee I made."
Lucky?
I hoped they survived.
"Please go and call them."
"I'm going right now!"
Now I needed to wake up this lazy girl.
How could anyone sleep so peacefully?
"Zzz!"
Would there be any problem if I left her here?
"Mommy, Kaela is going to help me. . ."
I would wake her later.
"Kaela, come over here and collect your money!"
"Did someone say money? Now you're speaking my language."
At last, I was going to get paid.
I could barely contain the excitement overflowing inside me.
Finally, something wonderful was happening!
"La, la. . ."
I was so happy that I had even started singing.
"Baron, did you call me?"
I placed both open hands on the counter.
"I did!"
Give it to me.
Give me the money already!
I began drooling.
"Are you trembling?"
"I. . . am not."
"Hmm. This is the first time I've ever seen someone tremble while getting paid."
He picked up a brown pouch.
PLOP!
He placed it on the counter.
"I'm receiving all of that?"
Thank you, life.
Farewell, bad luck.
"You were supposed to receive all of it."
Just drop that money into my lap.
"Huh?"
"What's the problem? I worked exactly as you requested. Don't even think about cheating me. I know my labor rights."
I might be friends with four lunatics, but I wasn't an idiot.
"Hmm. In that case. . ."
SCRITCH!
Baron picked up a notebook and a quill, then dipped the quill into the ink.
"Lyra buried more than fifty rotten potatoes, along with several perfectly good ones. She also used almost all my fertilizer. That comes to 5,000 Asterium."
"Please. . ."
I began blinking rapidly as a nervous tic took over my face.
SCRITCH!
He turned the page and dipped the quill into the ink again.
"Two thousand Asterium for the green onions that were cut incorrectly."
Seraphine, I take back everything I ever said to you.
SCRITCH!
"Please stop! My precious money!"
"That friend of yours and Edward destroyed my bathroom."
"What do you mean? I can understand Dorian, but I'm not paying for the damage caused by Edward."
I would charge that fraudulent prince twice as much.
He would repay every last coin, even if it took him the rest of his life.
"Would you like me to continue adding everything up?"
"Ah, I don't care anymore. Go ahead."
At least Donkey had caused fewer expenses.
He had only eaten a few bananas.
"Three bananas eaten by Donkey cost seven Asterium."
Just as I thought.
Three bananas were cheap.
That meant I would still have 2,997 Asterium left.
"And. . ."
And?
"Two."
"Two what? Just say it already."
"Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-four Asterium worth of whiskey. Where did Donkey get whiskey from?"
"Glug, glug!"
"Hic! Nothing beats drinking whiskey after a hard day's work."
". . ."
"Thank you for the three coins."
At least I could buy a loaf of bread.
"Kaela, did you get paid already? The brothel will be opening soon."
"Donkey, I'm going to slap you senseless."
I climbed onto the chair.
"Someone help me! They're attacking a noble!"
I leaped on top of him.
"Let's see whether you enjoy this!"
"Ow! Stop biting my ears!"
And so ended our first day at work.
Soon, we would return to the guild and search for another way to earn money.
"Help! HEE-HAW! HEE-HAW!"