Darian’s Little Magic Shop

[Updates daily at 11 p.m.] An upcoming Western fantasy farming novel, “Cyris's Riverside Farm.” Blurb below. Darian inherited a little magic shop and has served many customers. He helped the exiled prince of the Rose Dynasty reclaim his throne, restored the beauty of the empire's lilies, and even brought the souls of the dead back home. There was nothing he couldn't do. All for a small price the customer could afford to part with. The revolving door could take the shop to any corner of the world, attracting customers with powerful wishes. Every now and then, a little accident would happen. Darian said, “Welcome to my magic shop. How may I help you... Huh? Why is it a crow?” The unscrupulous shopkeeper tricked Mr. Crow into signing a thousand-year contract of servitude, and from then on, the shop had a handsome new assistant. Cleaning the attic, preparing magical potions, tending the herb garden, reading bedtime stories... Now someone else could do it all. A shapeshifting potion in exchange for freedom, and a handsome, useful assistant: it was a bargain by any measure. The bright rose that bloomed forever on the windowsill, the glittering assortment of gemstones, and the goodnight kisses pressed to his forehead were just a few tiny flaws in this useful assistant. The unscrupulous shopkeeper was hard to win over, so Mr. Crow would have to keep trying. * A legend circulates across the continent of Elistu: a wondrous little magic shop appears wherever it is needed, and its kind, gentle shopkeeper will grant any wish. A bell chimes, and a downcast customer steps through the revolving door. “Welcome to my magic shop. How may I help you?” The kind, gentle shopkeeper smiles warmly, while his handsome assistant promptly serves a cup of hot tea to warm the customer up. “I want to make a wish!” “Of course. All you need to do is pay a small price.” *Darian (a mage confined to a tower) × Seville (Mr. Crow) *Reading guide 1. Pure sweetness, guaranteed. 2. The daily life of a tsundere mage (the master, of course) and Mr. Crow, who is just as black-hearted on the inside as he is on the outside (the butler). 3. A cozy, homebody story about running a magic shop, visiting old friends, and welcoming new customers. 4. Delicious food and the joy of savoring it. The sun of the kingdom fell, and amnesiac Cyris awoke in an unfamiliar forest. After wandering through the woods for several days, he settled in a hollow tree close to the riverbank. He couldn't live on wild berries and hunting alone, so Cyris decided to try growing some things himself. He cleared a plot by the river and planted whatever he could gather. After a while, the ground was covered in little green shoots. Cyris farmed and foraged, occasionally finding the belongings of merchants who had met with disaster. He gradually made the hollow tree into a cozy home. One day, after returning from a hunt, he found a blond elf standing outside the tree. The elf choked up. “Lord Cyris, I have finally found you.” Cyris scratched his head and decided to invite him to dinner. Boiled wild apple soup, grilled mushroom skewers, stewed rabbit legs... Tears fell into the elf's soup bowl. “Lord Cyris, how have you been living in such terrible conditions...” Cyris took a vicious bite of rabbit leg. “Not a drop left. Drink it all!” But after finishing his meal, the elf refused to leave. Cyris had no choice but to put a hoe in his hands. If he wanted to eat, he would have to help with the farming. Looking at the tender shoots Cyris had planted, the elf said, “Lord Cyris, why are you growing foxtail grass?” Cyris's ears turned bright red. “I've never farmed before! You're an elf, so you take responsibility!” The elf's brilliant blue eyes flicked over Cyris's flushed ears. His lowered eyes curved into a smile. “As you command, Lord Cyris.” *Lich bottom × elf top Theme: Care for your customers and put your heart into every service