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It Seems Like Their Consciousness Might Be Blown Away

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“What incredible deliciousness…! To think curry eaten together with rice could be this delicious…!” (Man)

The man, who was the first customer, finished his meal in no time.

“Phew… that was delicious. I never imagined there would be a shop like this in the fifth area.” (Man)

“Oh, that’s right. I forgot.” (Leon)

“Hm?” (Man)

“Actually, there were toppings too. You could choose from three kinds, but…” (Leon)

“What!? Why didn’t you tell me that sooner?” (Man)

“Sorry. You were my first customer, so I just forgot.” (Leon)

“…No, don’t worry about it. I will definitely come again. But three kinds, huh… and all of them sound delicious…” (Man)

Watching the man walk away, Leon nodded.

“That went well.” (Leon)

Meltera seemed to hear that.

“Went well? You forgot the toppings.” (Meltera)

“I did it on purpose.” (Leon)

“On purpose?” (Meltera)

“Yes. I deliberately had him try it without toppings at first. I thought he would definitely want to try the toppings later.” (Leon)

“You’re quite crafty, aren’t you…” (Meltera)

“It’s a strategy, a strategy. Since I already have the disadvantage of the location, it would be hard to do well by just playing normally.” (Leon)

Without any shame, Leon scooped curry and rice onto a plate.

“What are you doing? There are no customers.” (Meltera)

“I know. Since there are fewer people than I expected, I thought I’d have you call people over. Here, both of you, you can eat this.” (Leon)

““Really!?”” (Arc/Iris)

“Yes. But as you walk around the plaza, eat it slowly. Don’t eat it all at once. Eat it as deliciously as possible, okay?” (Leon)

““Okay!”” (Arc/Iris)

The twins, who had been drooling over the smell of curry for a while, looked as if they hadn’t expected to get the curry so soon. Their tails wagged like dogs, clearly showing their joy.

“You haven’t even done anything yet!” (Meltera)

“It’s a strategy, a strategy. Look and see.” (Leon)

“…” (Meltera)

The twins walked around eating the curry very deliciously, which attracted attention from the people around.

“Is that curry? Eating it with rice is a bit unusual.” (Onlooker 1)

“But those kids are eating it really deliciously.” (Onlooker 2)

“Which stall sells it?” (Onlooker 3)

““There!”” (Arc/Iris)

“Oh, that stall!” (Onlooker 4)

Thanks to the twins, customers gradually gathered at Leon’s stall. Leon also used wind magic to spread the aroma of the simmering curry throughout the plaza.

“It smells really good.” (Onlooker 5)

“Isn’t that the smell of curry?” (Onlooker 6)

“Suddenly I’m craving curry.” (Onlooker 7)

When people smelled curry, they wanted to eat curry. There was no doubt about that. Leon chose curry because he believed this property could be used. The power of aroma was very effective for attracting customers among many stalls. From then on, customers steadily continued to come, and Leon was able to end the first day of the tournament with not a bad sales result.

 

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“The result of the first day… I see, 87^th place.” (Leon)

In the tournament, participants reported their daily sales to the organizers, who announced the rankings based on that every morning. After finishing the first day, Leon was ranked eighty-seventh out of two hundred stores.

“I should have been among the top sales in the fifth area, but maybe the area itself is just tough.” (Leon)

As Leon analyzed, in other areas popular stalls usually had continuous lines, sometimes with waits of one or two hours. In the fifth area, where customers were scarce, such long lines were impossible.

“Is this really okay?” (Meltera)

“It’s just the beginning. There’s still time.” (Leon)

Meltera’s doubt was answered with confidence by Leon.

The tournament lasted five days, and the competition was based on total sales. So, there were still four days left to make up ground.

“But in this sparsely populated area, won’t you just fall further behind?” (Meltera)

“This area is tough for gathering customers, true… but there is a way to overturn that disadvantage. Look.” (Leon)

“Hm?” (Meltera)

Leon looked toward the plaza. Even though the second day’s sales hadn’t started yet, clearly more people were gathering than the day before. What was more, many of them were walking toward Leon’s stall.

“Is that the store?” (??)

“Probably. Look, as we heard, the owner is a child. And the twins are here as a marker.” (??)

“They say it’s a super delicious curry.” (??)

“That’s something to look forward to.” (??)

“I heard a rumor that the moment you eat it, your consciousness might be blown away.” (??)

“What is that? That sounds crazy.” (??)

Meltera blinked wide-eyed.

“What could that mean?” (Meltera)

“Word of mouth. Word of mouth.” (Leon)

The customers who ate Leon’s curry yesterday likely told their friends and acquaintances about how delicious it was. Curious, they came all the way here to try it.

If the reputation that the shop was delicious spread like that, more and more customers would come. That was word of mouth, the power to overcome a bad location.

“Well then, today will be busier than yesterday.” (Leon)

Satisfied that a line was already forming before opening, Leon steeled himself.

 

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