Edogawa Nishiguchi Ayakashi Clinic - Chapter 36
“I’m terribly sorry for interrupting your conversation, but we are approaching Ginza 1-chome.”
“Ah, then… Can we drop by Mitsukoshi or Ginza Six?” [1]
“Very well.”
“Chairman, do you come here often?”
“Not really. It’s just that there’s a Mosch*no store here.”
“Haaah!?”
“If it’s here, there should also be an Al*ce and Ol*via store around.”
“Wh, those all sell ladies’ clothes you know!?”
“Isn’t it popular with young girls like you?”
“Young girls… Wait, hang on. Then…”
“We’re shopping for your change of clothes, of course.”
“Wha—”
“I’ll have you try all sorts.”
“Wait a second, I don’t understand! Why me?”
“You’ve done it before, haven’t you? Go inside a shop and think of all the outfits you can mix and match. Then you try them on and come out of the store with your stuff in multiple paper bags.”
“What’s with that oil tycoon mindset?”
“I heard it feels really good, you know? It’s like you feel reborn after going on a shopping trip.”
“Well, there is that, but… Again, why me?”
“You don’t want to?”
“Of course it’s not that I don’t want to!”
Ah, I didn’t mean to raise my voice.
Why are you insisting on something obvious anyway? It’s embarrassing.
“Then it’s alright.”
“No, it’s not like that! Right, money! Money is important!”
“Azuki-chan. If you don’t use money, won’t you just die then?”
“… what?”
“Would you just stare at the money you saved?”
“No… If you save up, you can use it for other things, right?”
“See? You still use it in the end.”
“No, that’s not what I…”
What’s up with this sophistry? Is this a battle of wits, or is this a Zen dialogue?
“Isn’t it worth spending money if you can make someone smile?”
“That’s, that’s good and all, but… if you’re saying something like that, wouldn’t it be better to just donate money or something?”
“To the whole world?”
“Uh, that’s…”
“Isn’t that more like what those rich people on a national level do?”
“…”
“I’m used to poverty. I am half god of misfortune after all.”
Don’t start looking into the distance.
Please don’t be lost in your thoughts right now.
“Chairman, even if you say that…”
“I just want to make the person in front of me smile, you see.”
“That’s why…”
“Besides, there’s no such thing as wasted money. I mean, there’s that, right? If I use it, the establishment makes money. Then the people who work there get paid so they can feed their families. With that money, their kids might even be able to study in college, right?”
What’s with this person?
Why is his explanation aesthetically chaotic?
“That’s why I’m transforming Azuki-chan today.”
“But the fees…”
“If it’s money, we have it.”
“Well, it’s always been a mystery to me, but…”
Suddenly, the Chairman wore a serious expression and narrowed his eyes.
“Do you wanna know?”
Noooo!
Stop using your fingers to play with the tips of my hair!
“N-no… No thank you…”
“If you think of such boring things, then the value of your money will be halved, you know?”
His face suddenly crumpled into laughter.
Is he treating me like a child?
“Now that that’s decided, let’s hurry and dress up then!”
“Haaah, then…”
Is this really okay?
Normally, isn’t this similar to a slightly rich old man taking in a young girl as his lover?
“Once you dress up, can I take a picture and send it to Tengo?”
“No! Please stop that!”
Chairman Takeru smiled broadly while he accompanied me.
I’ve never been to a department store basement before, but here I am touring Ginza.
What were we supposed to do again today?
Translator’s Notes:
[1] Mitsukoshi, Ginza Six
Are 2 department stores that can be found in Ginza. While Mitsukoshi is a chain department store, Ginza Six is a luxury shopping complex.
Notice:
This will be the last chapter since I will be dropping this novel due to personal reasons. If anyone is interested in picking it up, please feel free to publish the continuation (or translate from the start). Thank you so much for everyone who stuck around and continued to read this novel translation. I appreciate your support 
