The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

Next, we bought some sturdier balls to play with as beach balls.

I also bought some shovels and buckets, just in time to show off my skills in building sandcastles and sculpting clay figures to them.

just.

Then, after we finished selecting these things, it was already evening.

Just then, a beautiful red glow appeared on the horizon. The glow slowly expanded, and in less than two minutes, it had dyed the western sky red.

It seems it's time to go back.

Just as we were about to return to the carriage, Lila involuntarily squatted down next to a young female shop owner's stall, who was preparing to pack up, as if she couldn't walk any further.

Just as I was starting to have some doubts, I quickly tiptoed over.

Lila, however, was staring intently at a beautiful silver-white hair clip with a ruby ​​inlaid on it.

Chapter Four: Two valuable items were purchased at bargain prices.

It's clear that Lila thought of something after seeing the hair clip.

Otherwise, a normal person wouldn't linger for so long.

However, there's another point: since Lila ran away from home, she's basically spent all her money.

Of course, all her current expenses are paid by me, which means that even if she wants something, she doesn't have much money to squander.

However, Lila's father, Earl Carlstin, is really generous.

I never expected him to give me so much money. It's not a problem to spend it on Lila occasionally, otherwise people would say I'm stingy.

"Is the boss here? How much is this hair clip?"

Finally, I reluctantly stepped forward and hurriedly looked at the hair clip that Lila was staring at, intending to ask about the price.

"Um, which one?"

Just then, the female shop owner, who was in the distance, saw that the two of us wanted to buy something, and immediately put down what she was doing and ran over.

It's clear that any businessman will try every means to succeed in a transaction, no matter how small the opportunity.

Because a merchant like her, dressed in rags, would go hungry if she couldn't sell her goods...

Lira's eye for quality is indeed excellent; judging from its texture, it should be considered a rather valuable gemstone.

However, in this world, only difficult-to-work crafts like necklaces and rings are valuable, and this simple craft, with such a small gemstone, will definitely have its value greatly reduced.

My budget is two gold coins.

"Wow, what adorable young ladies from noble families!"

When the female boss saw the two of us, her eyes seemed to sparkle with admiration.

Hey, I only like cute girls, like the one next to me. I'm not interested in older women.

"Yes, thank you. How much does this hair clip cost?"

Since that's the case, let's see what price she offers first. If it's reasonable, I'll buy it; if it's too high, I'll just have to leave.

"Since she's such a lovely noble lady, I'll sell her to you at a discount. How about thirty silver coins?"

What?

Is this female shop owner blind? ... No matter what, selling such an exquisite piece of craftsmanship at a bargain price is a bit disrespectful to jewelry.

Then I picked up the hair clip and examined the gemstones on it closely.

Although there is no eye for identification, the luster and texture of this gemstone, as well as the teardrop-shaped patterns that a gemstone should have, confirm that it is genuine and its value in the world is indeed more than two gold coins.

In other words... the female boss really didn't know.

"Okay, I bought it."

As I spoke, I picked up the money bag and placed a gold coin in the female boss's hand.

"Wow, it's gold coins! But I don't have any change... How about this?"

As she spoke, she quickly took out a stone that looked like a blue glass ball from a box hidden inside the chair and placed it in my hand.

"Take these two, I'll only charge you one gold coin, how about that?"

Wow, this female boss is quite good at business.

Since the female boss is so sincere, I'll observe her for a while.

Then I was a little surprised. This thing... was actually a magic stone containing magic power?

Wow, this is a huge windfall! This isn't something you can buy with just one or two gold coins. If I'm not mistaken, it would cost more than ten gold coins.

Could it be that this female boss is really that desperate for money?

However, seeing that she was dressed in tattered clothes and was very thin, it seemed that she hadn't sold anything for a long time and had been starving.

"Ok."

And so, I accepted the hair clip and the sapphire, and before leaving, I secretly left an extra gold coin on her stall.

Although she's a businesswoman, I really feel a little embarrassed that she sold me something so valuable at such a low price.

And so, Lila and I left the stall.

The female shopkeeper only noticed the extra gold coin I had given her after Lila and I had walked quite a distance; it seemed as if it were calling out to us.

However, at this moment, Lila and I were already preparing to get into the carriage and leave.

After we got into the carriage, I placed the hair clip in Lila's hand, and Lila's eyes suddenly filled with tears, as if she was about to cry.

Hey, hey, hey, I didn't bully you today, why are you crying?

"Thank you, Ivy, I'm very happy."

At that moment, a tear slid down Lila's cheek, but her face was beaming with a very happy smile.

"Well, does this thing remind you of something?"

"Well, yes..."

At this moment, Lila stretched out her arm, wiped away her tears, and slowly told me her story.

It turns out that this hair clip is almost identical to the one that Lila's deceased mother once gave her, and she cherishes it very much.

Unfortunately, about three years ago, she lost this important treasure somewhere, and was saddened for a long time.

Seeing a hair clip so similar to that one again made her truly happy.

"Speaking of which, Ivy, why did you give that businesswoman an extra gold coin?"

Lila, who had recovered, quickly asked.

"It's nothing. Her stuff is all great value for money. Giving her an extra gold coin is a huge profit for me."

"Really? Ivy, when did you become an expert in appraising jewelry?"

"Well... yes, I was indeed particularly interested in jewelry when I was young, so I did some research on it."

When I was little, I really liked money, and that's why I fell in love with jewelry. So I followed a jewelry appraiser from the capital to learn and examine jewelry stores.

Unless it's a particularly complex piece of jewelry or gemstone, I can usually estimate its price, unless the market price is different, but even then, the difference won't be too significant.

"Wow, Ivy, you're really amazing!"

As Lila spoke, she hugged my arm and snuggled close to me happily.

Looks like I made the right choice with this hair clip; it gives me a great height boost.

By the time we got back to the castle, it was already getting late. We finished our dinner and then got down to business.

That's right, it's making swimsuits!

Of course, the sewing skills still need to be taught to Lilith, because how could Lila and I, two little kids of twelve or thirteen, possibly sew? So this is something that the adults need to do, and we are just helping out, cutting fabric and piecing things together.

Finally, around dawn, we finished making swimsuits for everyone according to their measurements.

In other words, we can go to the sea as planned tomorrow!

Chapter 5: A Trip to Galles Beach

However, for someone like me who used to stay up late all the time, 2 a.m. wasn't a big deal...

I still remember those days when I would watch anime featuring young girls at 4:30 in the morning, and then get up at 7:30 to rush off to school...

As the saying goes, staying up all night is fun for a moment, but you'll be in trouble the next day. Although I was exhausted the next day, I still managed to pull through.

However, that feeling... was definitely not pleasant.

Fortunately, I didn't get up until eight o'clock the next day. Although I was still very sleepy after sleeping for more than six hours, I still managed to get up.

And then he pulled them one by one back to reality from their dreams, and after having breakfast together, they gathered at the castle gate.

As I expected, even around 8:30, the weather outside started to get warmer, though it was still a tolerable temperature. So, let's get ready to go.

But these girls are really a bunch of pampered young ladies; they have absolutely no motivation.

Lira, in particular, was still there, her eyes half-closed, complaining about why they had to be woken up so early...