Editing Kenkoku no Jungfrau:Volume 1 Chapter 1 (section)

===Part 5===

About an hour after she saw off her brother, Mana came to the workshop of an <Omen Meister>/ <Tenkoku Technician>  

“Good morning. You’re quite early today too, Mana.”

“Yes. Please take care of me as always.”

As Mana bowed down and finished her greetings, the Shopkeeper showed a small gentle smile.

“You’re face seems kind of pale, are you all right?”

“I’m fine. Everything’s all right!”

The shopkeeper no longer pressed the issue after she cheerfully replied like that. Mana entered the interior of the shop.

–Just because it’s the king’s capital doesn’t mean it’s completely safe…

She was sure to have understood it. But still, until she had personally witnessed that monster and had seen her brother fight it, she did not distinctly feel the sense of danger. 

–Scary…

Usually, she had spent daily life in town completely unrelated to the likes of a Saika. And for it to actually appear so near, there was no way she could remain calm.

That’s why Mana clenched her fists tightly.

“I have to quickly become a first class <Omen Talker> –– and I myself will protect Onii-chan!”

….She was a strong-willed younger sister.

Mana was lining up the merchandise bringing them from the workshop to the shop. The wanted poster she had shown her brother Heath this morning was also something that was circulated in work. She secretly took it home thinking that her brother who loved rumours would definitely be pleased with it.

There were many varieties of magic that were said to exist in the world, but in the end about all of them were powers used by making use of the <Omen>. Though generally, there were people who were called ‘Magicians’ but people following that path would without a doubt claim themselves to be an <Omen Talker> .

And that's why, the techniques of an <Omen User> could after all, only be learnt from an <Omen User>. A suitable amount of expenses were necessary in order to study it and Heath was working precisely to earn those expenses.

Mana too, wasn’t just staying at home reading her textbooks but rather, she was helping the works of an <Omen Meister> / <Tenkoku Technician> like this and was at the same time, receiving the trainings of the <Omen>/<Tenkoku>.

The items Mana was lining up on the shelf by the order of the shopkeeper were mostly ornaments. But there weren’t only rings or hair ornaments for women but also a number Cuff links and Belt Buckles targeted at men. There were also Sword handles and decorated scabbards too. 

But the most common one was the item with small alphabetical character-like engraved patterns. 

There were opinions that the pattern was based on the new destiny the world had decided to take.

Every existing thing has something like its own blueprint, which had established the path something or someone would take from birth till the time of its destruction.

The <Omen> was something like an artificially produced blueprint similar to that one. It was something that would decide how much a flame would spread, or how it would disappear when it burned out.

And the <Omen Talkers> who could freely manipulate that were something like prophets.

“The flame burns like this” chanting a verdict like that, they distort the laws of the world in accordance to it. Only those who possessed violet coloured eyes could foresee the <Omen> which was also the blueprint and at the same time, destiny. 

After a while, as she finished lining up the merchandise, the door of the shop was quietly knocked.

“Hey, miss shop assistant over there, do you have a moment?”

The one who stood there was a girl with a peculiar appearance.

–A Clown?

The girl had an odd appearance. 

Her exposure was quite high, even her navel and arms was freely exposed.

–Eh? This person, she’s really beautiful…?

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As she was fixedly gazing at the girl, Mana realized that she had called called the girl plenty beautiful.

Glossy silver hair like silk treads, and red eyes like a ruby. Her eyebrows were also long and beautiful and her small lips were of a beautiful reddish pink scarlet colour that could charm anyone. Even if she wasn’t in such an appearance, her looks were such that anyone would turn back to take a look at her petite, slim and slender features.

As she was fascinated without even realizing it herself, the girl showed a socialable smile.

“I want to do business here; can I speak with the big wig?”

“Ah,Yes! I’ll ask him.”

Mana finally returned to her senses and called the shopkeeper.

After seeing the girl’s appearance, the shopkeeper made a sullen face.

“Are you going to do your performance in front of the shop?”

“That’s right. The plaza was already suppressed you see. Luckily if it’s around here then it’s fine since it's quite big and there are a lot of people too.”

“Why in front of our shop?”

“Since this place looked like the one with the fewest customers.”

That one ridiculous remark made both Mana and the Shopkeeper widen their eyes.

“I hire the place I do my business in. You guys will attract the customers. Don’t you think these are good enough conditions?”

Normally, someone should get angry at this.

A clown for attracting customers was unnecessary, even if water was slashed, she most likely could not complain.

It was supposed to be like that but her voice which was filled with self-confidence…rather than that, the atmosphere which indicated that she was about to start something so interesting that it was no use to resist, thoroughly blew away all the remaining resistance. 

The shopkeeper gushed out excitedly

“Hahahaha. You’re an honest one. I like it.”

“Aha, now you’re talking! Deal done?”

“Hmm…How about five copper coins for the location?”

“All right then! I’ll pay 10 coins in place of 5~”

The shopkeeper made quite a surprised face.

“That’s some self-confidence you got there.”

“Aha, I’m good by just receiving smiles. But of course, I plan on making you guys laugh too!”

The shopkeeper widened his eyes once again at this and started to excitedly laugh once again.

“I’m sorry. This is why I’ll spread out the shop now. Let’s study in the evening okay?”

“Yes. It’s all right.”

Usually, she was tutored in the time after she lined up all the merchandize and till the shop opened. It was a matter of disappointment but it was between the studies of one shop assistant and the management of the shop itself. 天秤にかける方がどうかしている。

After seeing the shopkeeper going inside the shop, the girl suddenly made a mischievous face.

“Perhaps, did I ruin your schedule?”

“Not at all, only the time was shifted.”

After Mana replied like that, the girl showed a cheerful smile.

“Thanks. I am Estelle, you are?”

“I am called Mana.”

“Mana, as an apology, I’ll let you see my performance from a special seat. You better enjoy it!”