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Personnel Dossier // Eibon Antique ShopREF: PER-HOTORI
hotoriPORTRAIT · PER-HOTORI
FactionEibon Antique Shop
StatusACTIVE
RarityS
Esper TypeEsperCosmos
Esper Ability"Duino Elegies"
BirthdayDecember 20
// Eibon Antique Shop · ACTIVE

HOTORI

Hotori

Signature ability"Duino Elegies"

── Intel ──
The most unreliable adult (whose job, according to Sakiri, is to get completely wasted every day), the mysterious boss that Nanally admires, and the enigmatic boss for everyone else in Eibon. Right now, she's examining a frog-shaped cosmetic device. "What excellent taste you have, dear customer! You picked the most valuable treasure from my entire collection straight away! Surely you've heard the legend of the 'Angel's Kiss'? That's right! The holy grail of skincare that makes you radiant and supple, the 'Pale Sacred Dew' long-sought after by elite nobles for centuries, is now resting in your very hands! If it weren't for... my urgent need for funds, forcing me to part with this treasure... Well, 50,000 Fons! And this treasure could be yours!" Hotori gave a dramatic gesture in a bold stance, suggesting she won't budge on the price. The merchant, who was speaking in flattering tones, made a pained expression and hesitated. "Customer, you really don't hold back! In that case, 5,000 Fons. Let's be friends!" Whenever she thinks she's getting a bargain, or whenever she believes she's found some treasure, she can never hide the smile appearing on her face as she slams the table and shouts "Deal!" Perhaps within half a day she'll discover she's been scammed, then become furious and drown her sorrows in alcohol. Or perhaps when she receives the bill at the end of the month, she'll furrow her brow with bitter regret. But at least the moment of owning a brand new "treasure" is undoubtedly worth celebrating. "As for the future... well, we'll deal with that when the future comes!"
// Recovered fragments · 4 on file

Story Files

""All-you-can-drink' means you pay a fixed price based on the number of people in your group, and until you leave and settle the bill, you can take unlimited beverages from the drink area... that's what their menu says." "Including alcohol? That's pretty generous! Everyone should really enjoy themselves today, and you kids better go grab the most expensive juice they have!" "...Restaurants definitely lose money when they run into shameless customers like Hotori who can really hold their liquor, right?" Of course, this business model has countermeasures for dealing with customers who go overboard: besides the inventory limits for each type of beverage, there's also the time restriction... but when it comes to Hotori, that just happens to not be a problem. However, based on what happened later, when Hotori kept ordering table after table of appetizers to maximize the value of the all-you-can-drink deal... This rare dining-out experience still ended up with expenses far exceeding the budget.
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