"This...," the man looked embarrassed.

At that moment, the plump middle-aged woman spoke up.

"No, how could that be? Customers are like gods to us. Even if a guest makes a mistake, there's no reason to blame them."

"Oh... Auntie, you are very knowledgeable about the ways of business."

"No, not at all," the plump middle-aged woman just smiled and waved her hand.

It felt like their positions and ages had swapped. The plump middle-aged woman continued,

"Moreover, even so, your purchase has already been a great advertisement for us. I'm sure our business will do even better in the future. In any case, it's all thanks to the customer's grace."

"Well, if you say so, I can rest assured."

"It's nothing. Anyway, excluding the last one, the previous nineteen items total two billion."

"Well, but before that... you should let me take another look at the items. After all, it's been quite some time since I placed the order, there might be unexpected changes."

With that, Ryuto stood up.

"Why, this customer sure knows how to joke. Since the customer has already purchased the items, of course, we will take good care of them."

"Well, who knows, we can only take a look first."

"Since the customer wants to look, we can only comply, after all, the customer has the right to do so."

With that, the plump middle-aged woman also stood up.

"Line up all of you."

She said to the dozen or so people.

The nineteen individuals obediently lined up, even without much direction, they automatically formed a line.

They were indeed well-disciplined, maybe because they were used to it, this kind of thing...

It had reached a point where they could easily do it without even having to think.

Was this what they call "mastery through repetition"? Quite ironic, indeed.

Once everyone was in position, the plump middle-aged woman turned her gaze towards Ryuto.

"Customer, take a good look."

"Alright..."

As he responded, Ryuto began to walk around them.

Among them were not only young men, but also young women, and a little girl about the same age as Kō.

As for the little boy and the old man...

It seemed they were not there, not even a middle-aged man.

By the way, how come there were no little boys around? Where did all the shotacon enthusiasts go?

Though it's an era of BL now, it seems these two things have nothing to do with each other. Have shotacon enthusiasts turned into lolicons or yuri fans?

Well, this is quite normal, where there are BL fans, there are yuri fans; these two are always intertwined and yet inseparable.

Furthermore, it's only natural that no one would sell something that's not valuable, right?

Moreover, even if those people didn't make a mistake in their purchase, Ryuto couldn't answer the question of whether they were normal or not.

While pondering, Ryuto began to scrutinize them once more.

Although they had performed excellently on stage before, almost like actors, upon closer inspection, it was evident that they no longer held the composure they had on stage. Their eyes were now filled with confusion and fear.

Well, a successful transaction meant they had new owners, so feeling confused about the unknown future was natural, and feeling fearful about the known future was equally expected.

Therefore, it is not surprising that they are filled with confusion and fear when faced with the unknown and known future. As for what they are confused about? What they fear?

Ryuto is also unable to provide an answer.

In addition, a few young girls are trembling, and it is unlikely due to the cold weather.

Although they are dressed in very thin clothes, or rather, it could only be called coarse cloth, because Ryuto cannot see any functionality in the clothing. Apart from the most basic function of concealment, clothing has gradually evolved to include the functions of warmth and fashion. However, this so-called clothing, in Ryuto's eyes, lacks the latter two functions entirely.

Nevertheless, they should not feel cold, as the current temperature is not low; in fact, it is quite warm.

However, despite this, the fact that the young girls are trembling remains unchanged.

Moreover, although faint, it is not difficult to see that they are desperately trying to endure, but...

It seems they cannot fully contain it.

Is it impossible to easily adapt to such a situation? Unable to master it like queuing, which comes with practice.

But...

With these thoughts in mind, Ryuto casually spoke up.