"Somewhat Lady's Somewhat Diary."

episode105 The Witch on the Street Corner

In the town of Blackbeute, there lived a witch named Azelia Seafold. However, being a witch in Blackbeute was quite common, as about half of the women in the town were witches in some form or another. Azelia specialized in dealing with flower seeds.

"Hello there," Azelia said, half-dozing by the window of her shop, where a gentle ray of sunlight streamed in.

"Hello, we're here. We're looking for a small girl to play with," said a woman in her twenties, accompanied by a little freckled girl.

"I see. Well, how about these rose seeds? They'll give birth to a princess of unimaginable beauty. They cost 140,000 dinars. What do you think?" Azelia suggested.

"Oh, that's a bit over our budget. Do you have any nice flowers for 50,000 dinars or less?" the woman asked.

"I see. In that case, what about these tulip seeds? They're priced at 70,000 dinars, but since they haven't been selling for a while, I'll give you a 30% discount. I'll throw in a care set for tulip flowers too. They'll give birth to a reasonably cute girl," Azelia proposed.

"We'll take it!" the woman exclaimed.

The woman paid 49,000 dinars using magic money and received the tulip seeds before leaving. "Make sure to follow the instructions!" Azelia called after her.

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The woman, who had bought the seeds, was Isla Barbara, a merchant in Blackbeute known for selling trinkets to demi-humans. Her freckled daughter, seven-year-old Cereola Barbara, accompanied her.

"Cereola, shall we plant the tulip seeds as we discussed? I'm sure you'll enjoy having a little girl to play with. I'm glad the tulip care set was included," Isla said.

Isla took out a small pot, compost, opal, a net to protect against toads, and a thin wooden tower-like structure used for supporting the flowers from the tulip care set.

"Cereola, let's place the pot by the sunny window," Isla instructed.

"Yes, by the window," Cereola responded, carrying the pot to the designated spot.

"Now, let's take out the opal from the small bag and let it bask in the sunlight for about five minutes," Isla explained.

"Cereola, open the small bag and expose the gem inside to the sunlight, please," Isla asked.

Cereola vigorously pulled at the small bag, causing it to tear and the opal to roll around.

"Oh dear, the opal... It seems to be fine, not broken," Isla reassured as she placed the opal in the sunlight.

Cereola pouted and exclaimed, "I wanted to do it myself!"

"I'm sorry, Cereola. Here, place the opal in the sunny spot," Isla handed the opal to Cereola, who then carefully placed it where instructed.

After five minutes, they put the opal in the center of the pot and filled it with compost. Cereola followed the instructions, patting the compost down with her small hands.

"Cereola, now make a hole in the center, about five centimeters deep, with your finger, and then we'll plant the tulip seeds. After that, we'll cover them with soil and give them some water," Isla instructed.

"Okay!" Cereola eagerly replied.

Cereola followed the instructions, planting the tulip seeds with excitement. She watered the pot, wondering what kind of flowers would bloom.

That's it!