I bought sothing that Liza wanted
“Hey, hey. Grandma. Do you have that thing?”
“I do, but… I don’t think you need it?”
“What are you talking about?”
While we were talking, Liza suddenly got up and asked Ms. Isabelle about sothing.
“A magic device that emits light. And while it’s too weak to illuminate a whole room, it’s popular due to being quite cheap. But I don’t think you would want it for your house… Here it is.”
She said as she pulled the small object out of a box.
It was about the size of half a finger, and round at the tip. When placed on the table, it looked like a small lightbulb.
However, it was made of wood.
“You use it like this.”
“Liza likes this light. I suppose it is comforting in the dark.”
“I’ve never seen it before. But it is rather cute and pretty.”
“Yes…”
When Ms. Isabelle tapped the top part, it started to glow with a white light.
It was not very bright, and you could look straight into it without hurting your eyes in the dimly lit store.
Still, it was pretty, as Claire said. Though, not very useful. Even a candle would be better.
“I suppose it is like decoration? Is that what people use it for?”
“It’s called a tiny light. A failed product, really. But I think people buy it because they can’t afford anything better. But having a little light during the night can be comforting to so.”
“Yes, it would be better than being in complete darkness. I see. And at this price, anyone will be able to buy it.”
But Ms. Isabelle shook her head.
It was about fifty iron. Surely that would an that anyone could buy it?
“Mr. Takumi, if Liza knows about it, then…”
“It was when she was in the slums.”
“I see…”
Judging by Liza’s reaction, it seed less fun and more comforting. I could imagine it being used during a ti when they could not even afford candles.
“Alright, then let’s buy it.”
“Really, papa?”
It was possible that it would remind her of her ti in the slums. But considering Mr. Reyndorf, I didn’t want to ignore it either.
Besides, it seed like she had good mories associated with it.
“Well, Liza seems to like it. And since it’s cheap…”
“If you are going to buy one, we have these other types too.”
“Huh… There are different colors.”
“It’s pretty.”
“Wow, that’s amazing.”
“I never saw this one before!”
Ms. Isabelle brought out a few other tiny lights.
When she put her fingers on them, they turned into various colors, such as purple, yellow and green.
“I suppose you never had to use such things before, Lady Claire. So, what do you think? Perhaps you can buy them all and line them up?”
“You know how to run a business, Ms. Isabelle.”
“Well, I wouldn’t be making much off of these cheap trinkets.”
“In that case… Uh, I’ll take three of them then.”
“Sister, I want one too. Can I buy it?”
“Tilura, you have money, so you can use that. I want one too, Isabelle.”
Apparently, Tilura and Claire were quite fond of them.
“Papa, you’re getting three?”
“Well, there are different colors. You can have one, Leo can have one, and I’ll have one.”
Liza was quite happy when she heard that.
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