Olivia and I had already been near a salon. It didn't take long for us to find one. Looking at the building, it seems the place was doing exceptionally well. There were already a few customers that the employees were dealing with.
"What would the both of you like?" An employee who had seen us walked over and asked us what we wanted.
"I would like my hair to be styled. My friend here would also like her hair to be styled and do some skin treatment." I honestly didn't know much about a beauty salon, so I asked what was reasonable.
"Follow me," The employee had asked us to follow her.
Olivia and I both followed her. She had two stations ready for both of us. Behind us was a washing machine, presumably something that would help us wash our hair.
I was pretty nervous about doing this. What if, by chance, they had stumbled and discovered that I was a boy.
The female worker finished getting the needed materials and started with the process. Putting my head down on the washing station. The female employee began to wash my hair.
"Your skin and hair are nicely groomed. Do you come to places like these often?" My stylist had struck a conversation with me.
"Back where I'm from, I go to my usual place every month." Because of my magic, I didn't need to go to a beauty salon for skin care. And broken or dead skin or would be indirectly burned by my magic.
My hair was also lovely because of my products and daily baths. The only thing I could do was have my hair styled in a place like this.
"Are you from a different nation? I heard that there were exchange students at this time."
"I'm from the country of Star State." Her question was out of curiosity, so telling her that wouldn't be harmful.
The stylist conversed with me, and it didn't take long for her to finish rinsing my hair.
I looked at Olivia, who was to my side. She was less talkative than me, which speaks a lot. Her hair took much longer for it to be washed.
"How would you like to be styled?" The stylist who was washing my hair said.
"Do what you think would look best for me." I didn't know what looked best for me, so it was better to ask for a professional opinion.
She nodded, understanding what I wanted. The process of this took a while. I knew that for a girl, styling her hair would take forever.
But I didn't think it would take hours. What pissed me off more was that I looked much more beautiful than before.
My hair was cleanly straightened, and my hair was glowing brightly. It had taken longer because the stylish had done my skin also. Which I didn't ask for.
I hoped this didn't cost more than what it originally was. Olivia was still being cared for, but it seemed like it wouldn't be long for her to be finished.
Going to the counter, I asked for the price, "That would be worth four gold." Expensive was the first thing that I thought about. Beauty products were expensive, and I couldn't help but sigh as I gave her the money.
"Would you also like to buy the products we used for your treatment?" Not only was she a good stylist but also a good business dealer.
The shampoo and skin products were pretty good. While I wouldn't need the skin product, I would get them for Olivia.
"Then give me three bottles of the shampoo and some lotions."
"That would be five gold." I had spent too much today. After today I will spend time with Olivia hunting some monsters for more money.
I had reluctantly given her my money, but in the end, it would be for the greater good. Paying my money, I waited for Olivia.
Olivia didn't take long to finish, with me waiting five minutes. After finishing, both of us left the salon.
Looking at her, she seems kind of fresh. Olivia's skin was shining, and her hair was styled. That was one thing that I didn't mind spending my money on.
"Charlie, you look so cute." She hugs me tightly, making my face twitch.
I didn't want to look cute, but Olivia's soft face calmed me. "Olivia, you look beautiful." The beauty salon really did a great job on their work.
"Olivia, I have bad news." I decided to break it to her.
"Bad news!??" No one likes to hear bad news.
"Yes, bad news. While we're not tight on money, we need more if we want to enjoy our current lives." Olivia felt terrible hearing the news after because of our activities. The money I have is being spent costly.
"After today, you will accompany me to hunt monsters." I know this is a sour taste in Olivia's ears. After the incident in the forest exercise, two of Olivia's members died.
Olivia paled, hearing me say that. I needed her to fix her fears of the monsters now. With how our current class operates, we would be fighting more than the tiger we had fought.
I was already close to Olivia, "If you're scared, remember I'm always next to you. I will protect you. We could fight low-ranking monsters just for the money if you want." We didn't need to hunt strong monsters. In fact, I think it would be better if we fought the weaker ones so it would help with Olivia's psyche.
Olivia had recovered from hearing me say those words. "Let's talk about it later. We have the concert in an hour. Why don't we just walk and look at the scenery to pass the time?"
Holding her in my hand, I dragged Olivia with me around the streets. Walking along, the both of us were in a park.
There were some kids here, and looking at them made me frown. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate kids. But hearing them cry and whine gets pretty annoying.
Olivia, who looked at the kids, was a bit saddened. I didn't know what exactly had happened to her past, but I knew she wasn't someone who liked to talk about it.
"Let's go to the concert by the time we get there. It would be crowded."
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