Chapter 4 - Ms. Heroine, Please Leave Me Alone!; I Want My Own Business

Amethyst walked down the crowded streets of the imperial capital, known as Veragreen inside the kingdom of Aevrasan, the kingdom where the main storyline takes place.Amethyst wandered aimlessly for a while, probably looking for a place to buy either clothes or food."Darling, where are we going~ -Mother""I wanna shop for some clothes, you know? These types of clothes are cute but I prefer more of the Lolita style, it's more endearing to me," Amethyst responded, looking down at her clothes with a smiling scowl.Amethyst was a shopping fiend in her last life, but couldn't shop much because of her minimum-wage job and lack of parents, or generally just someone to rely on and little amounts of currency. ClickClackClickClackThe loud patter of the girl's heels touching the cobblestone floor stopped as she noticed something that caught her attention.Her mouth opened in a modest fashion out of excitement at realizing what she'd laid her eyes on.Finally, she spotted it.A seemingly small two-story clothing store that had a slight aura of elegance and newly-washed clothes. The outside was painted with light ocean-blue stripes on the front of it, concrete steps leading up to the front door with the railings lined with marble and pearl orbs. Truly a newly set store with a modest look.Surely the owner should reflect that, correct?"Ah~ why here? If you wanted clothes, then I could have made some for you!! (ノಥ,_｣ಥ)ノ彡┻━┻ -Mother""Mother, I'm not here just for clothes--ah, well--I am but also for something else," Amethyst said as she held the spinning pink screen still."What would that be? -Mother""Money."The sound of a gentle chiming could be heard as Amethyst opened the door of the little shop, earning the attention of a nervous girl who looked to be only 24 years old. "A-ah! Welcome!" The young girl said as she averted her attention from drawing, what seemed to be dress designs, to attending to the person who entered her store.Amethyst scanned the girl, looking her up and down.Her outfit is simplistic yet elegant at the same time as the white color on the knee-length dress matched with the simple light-blue heels of the young girl, having a light-blue skirt on top that connected to the back of her dress from a neatly tied bow on the back.The girl had pale skin that paired perfectly with her emerald-green eyes along with the light brown hair that was let down in a half-up half-down style and pinned from her face with a sky-like pearl hair-pin."What a neat outfit, really cute," Amethyst told the lady with a gentle smile."A--well, it is my first time owning a store, so...But don't fret! I'm very good at what I do!" The young lady said confidently in a gentle voice, earning a light chuckle from Amethyst."Alright then, I'll put my trust in you," Amethyst said softly, making a pinkish-red color slowly form on the woman's cheeks."Where is the catalog?" Amethyst said. "Oh! I apologize! I'll go get it now! I--Uh, you're my first customer, and..." "I get it. Stop stalling and get the catalog." Amethyst said with a slightly annoyed tone in her voice."I--Okay, I will be back soon, young lady!" The girl said as she ran to grab it."She's really flimsy for a noble... how could we earn money from this? -Mother""Just trust me." Amethyst said calmly as she looked around.All of the clothes had a charm to them, most of them were elegant and simplistic, yet cute at the same time. The others were just as good, though they weren't the trendy type of clothes currently."Indeed, these clothes are way better than the other boutiques." Amethyst nodded."It may not seem like it now, but this small boutique will soon become the greatest boutique in the kingdom with only high-quality and heavily coveted clothes. In the game, one of the male leads brought the female lead here to buy some clothes for an upcoming event in the game, I think it was Prince Aster.""So, it is best to invest now. It's like finding a hidden gold mine, no, diamond mine, right? -Mother""Correct! My mother is so smart!" Amethyst said, praising the Goddess as she happily took in the compliment with a humble yet narcissistic attitude."I'm back, young miss!" The girl said as she brought the catalog to Amethyst, who was sitting on a soft light blue sophisticated sofa with white wooden accents."Thank you!"Amethyst flipped through the catalog leisurely, acting like she was paying attention even though she really couldn't care less, having already set her mind on making this young store owner "hers.""What is your name?" Amethyst said as she looked up at the anxious young lady."It is Yvonne Greensworth, young lady," Yvonne said with an anxious smile."Great, well get me everything in the catalog and send it to the Duchy of Rosethorne.""Yes, my la--Wait...What?!? Rosethorne?!" Yvonne asked with a pale-faced expression, almost as if she'd seen a ghost."Did I stutter?" Amethyst spoke as she got up from the warm sofa and headed towards the zoned-out lady."I-I've made a mistake...How could I treat her like this...Did I do anything wrong? Oh...Wait, I'm always wrong..." Amethyst approached her hesitantly, looking at the girl who was mumbling...Something. Yvonne suddenly looked up.A face that seemed almost dead inside greeted Amethyst, "Oh, shi--" Covering her mouth, Amethyst spoke to Yvonne in a gentle voice, almost like a nurturing parent...But shivering from the thought that her child may have eaten a squirrel alive."A-wait. Get up. I won't punish you, you've done nothing wrong, really." Amethyst said as she helped Yvonne up."Hey, Yvonne, you know, I've taken quite a liking to you..." Amethyst said in a cutesy voice, grabbing the hem of Yvonne's skirt and tugging it gently."...And it makes me scared when you do that, so don't do it again, alright?" Looking up at Yvonne with puppy eyes, huh, who wouldn't be melted like butter on freshly baked toast?"I--Uh--Uhm...Y-Yes, young miss!" Yvonne replied, slurring her words as her eyes quickly spiraled."Ah-- also I'd like to invest in your business. About 100 thousand gold coins up front. In return, give me 4.5% of your profits from now on.""Oh! Alri---Wait...Invest?! With me?!""Mhm! I told you I've taken a liking to you, right?""Right, but still! It's too much!""Oh, well then, let's do this instead..."Yvonne tilted her head slightly in confusion and interest,"I'll be a shareholder!""A what?" Yvonne asked politely."A shareholder, I'll own a share of your business and I'll take a certain percentage of money from it too, also, if you want to do something big, contact me, got it?"Yvonne nodded adamantly, "I think I have an idea of what you mean, I'll be happy to do it!" A few moments later"Ahem...okay then. I'll send all of this to the Rosethorne Duchy, and...About the investment, are you sure 100k gold coins is okay for 4.5%?" "What? Is it too little? It's fine with me...""Ah, no, it's not that! It's just that 100k is too much! I'd be happy to give you 50% for even 50k!!" "...Just take the damned money.""Yes, young lady.""I'm leaving now, if you ever need anything, don't be afraid to reach out to me!" Amethyst told her before leaving."Y-yes, young miss!" Yvonne said as her eyes shined with billions of sparkles, like a dark night sky being lit by the billions of stars resting in it."So cool...I hope she visits often" Yvonne thought as Amethyst left the boutique, little did she know, she was really just getting ripped off."Hehehe...Money...Money..." Amethyst chuckled to herself as she strutted down the streets."Darling...You're scaring me... -Mother" The pink screen trembled slightly. BAM!Suddenly, Amethyst bumped into something, or rather...A person."Shit..."