"Mmmm... I guess that's Shara's house." After the "tired" chat with Karina, Blake left the store and approached a particular establishment that was surrounded by an abundance of flowers wherever he looked. 'Fantastic flowers, open from 9 AM - 6 PM.' "I think it's already open, it should be fine if I enter."
Once he walked through the door, he could feel how suddenly his nose was flooded with a lot of fragrant smells from the flowers that were seen all over the place, there were too many, so many that he knew almost none of them. He had his undivided attention on seeing the entire landscape until a familiar voice snapped him out of his trance.
"Welcome 🎵." And with overflowing energy, a well-known orange-haired girl greeted Blake from behind the counter of the store and then ran to him. "Ah, Blake. I'm glad you came 🎵."
Even though Blake still hadn't gotten used to her cheerful demeanor from hers, he felt that she was very contagious. He sighed in relief that he hadn't been in the wrong place and started talking to Shara.
"This is... An impressive florist."
"Hehe, thanks. We sell flower seeds and magic seeds in case you are interested!"
"Magic seeds?"
"Yes. They are…" But before Shara could proceed with her explanation, a kind of roar was heard coming down the stairs of the place, and how a pink flash came right in the middle of both of them.
"RARR!!!"
"Argh!" And after the sudden surprise, Blake could see that that strange creature that had bitten him was actually... A little girl.
From what he could see, she was very similar to Shara, she had very striking orange hair and eyes the same color as her hair, she was wearing a nice pink sailor dress, and it seemed that she was trying to intimidate him.
"Monica, stop! Shara, do something!"
"Monica...! I got you!"
"Hey, what are you doing? Let me go!!!" Blake could only watch helplessly as Shara carried the little girl dragging her upstairs against her will while moans came out of her mouth.
"Ouch..." 'That was more painful than the blows of those orcs...' As he rubbed the small teeth marks on his hand, he realized the old man who was far from him, and who was watching him directly. His look made him a bit nervous and Blake tried to say hello to break that awkward silence. "Good morning..."
But it was useless, the old man kept looking at him and made the situation even more uncomfortable. Blake thought about trying something else until he was glad to hear a familiar voice again.
"Sorry, Blake. She is my sister, she... She does not like strangers."
"Haha, yeah... I think it was pretty clear to me." Blake could only laugh nervously as a bead of sweat formed on his forehead and he wondered if he had been the only victim of the little girl.
"Be careful when you talk to her, maybe you already noticed, but... She bites quite hard."
"Thanks for the warning..."
"Well, in any case... Let me show you, this is a magic seed that I was talking about." What was in Shara's hands was a strange kind of seed, it was green with a pattern of red lines on it, besides that its size was almost the same as an apple. "They are really incredible. You just have to throw the seed to the ground, and it will grow instantly. It will become a magical plant that will follow you like a pet and will help you in a different way."
"A pet plant? Sounds interesting." Blake didn't really understand how a plant would come out of that strange seed to help him, but he thought magic would have something to do with it.
"Hehe, do you really think so? Then take this."
[Acquired: Magic Seed - Sword.]
'A seed… Sword?' As usual, that voice rang out in his head and he was trying to understand how a sword would come out of that rare seed. "Are you sure to give me this?"
"Sure! Take it as a gift for being the first time you come to the store... This is one of the most common magic seeds that can be found, there are many different types of them and some are rarer than others... But if you are really interested in them, earn a lot of money and buy them all!"
"Okay..." Blake didn't think much about the propaganda that Shara was doing about the store and he just hoped to test what exactly that seed she'd just given him did.
"Oh, by the way, did I already tell you about the bulletin board?"
"Bulletin board? No, I don't know what it is."
"Then let me tell you about it, let's go out, the board is in front of the store." Blake could only follow Shara, but not before glancing again at the old man who was still looking at him, and wondering if he had done something that bothered him.
...
"This is the bulletin board, Blake." Outside, you could see a large piece of wood next to the store, it had a rectangular shape and there were several posters stuck on it.
"And, what is it for?"
"You see, when the townspeople need help with something, they usually put a request on it. You can choose and accept one if you want to help that person. You can also see that there are all kinds of requests, from collecting materials, preparing a dish and fighting monsters, in addition to that in many they will give you a reward for your work. So if you want to fulfill some requests you should check the board often."
'Hmm... It sounds interesting, plus it would help me get to know the other people in town if I help them.'
"And that would be all you need to know for now. If you want to know more, you should read the information on the side of the board."
"Thank you, I will remember."
"Hehe, actually, I already have a request for you, Blake. How about you accept it to practice a bit?" At that moment, Blake watched as Shara taped a sheet of paper to the board and gave him a signal to go to it. Already sensing what he should do, he walked over to the ad and read it as the voice in his head spoke again and caused a tired sigh to come out of him.