"Dishwashing Detergent Scrubba-dub-dub." Mina is delighted by the way it makes dishes magically clean! Reiji takes some of his dishwashing detergent to Rena at the nearby tavern. However, he's accosted by the Red Cat Brigade who protect the town...!

Reiji and Noela go to buy lunch at the nearby Rabbit Tavern. Noela loves the Rabbit Tavern's food and is excited to eat. Suddenly, they hear shouting coming from inside the restaurant. They cautiously look inside and discover the Rabbit Tavern's owner and poster girl Rena having an argument with the owner of a recently established rival restaurant. Not only has this restaurant stolen their customers, but it is apparently plotting to buy out the Rabbit Tavern as well. Seeing Rena's sadness, Reiji wishes he had some way to help the Rabbit Tavern.

The physically powerful Noela accidentally breaks all of Kirio Drugstore's knives. She's scolded by Reiji, and together they go to the tool shop to do some shopping. However, for some reason it's dark and quiet inside the tool shop. Reiji experimentally calls out in a loud voice, and a blue-haired and bespectacled Paula finally lazily responds. Apparently she fell asleep on the floor because she's so busy. Reiji decides he'll try to do something to help Paula, who is overwhelmed with requests from the Red Cat Brigade and other townsfolk.

Charmed by how exceptionally tasty Reiji's potions are, Demon King Ejil decides to leave his castle to acquire even more. He expends a huge amount of mana traveling to Kirio Drugstore, but once he arrives, he's asked to pay for his potions. The displeased Ejil threatens Reiji, but Reiji doesn't give in. Just then, Noela appears, and when Ejil sees her...

Normally Paula visits Kirio Drugstore every day in hopes of scoring a free meal, but for the past week she hasn't been showing up. Reiji is concerned and goes to her tool shop to check on her, where oddly enough, she is studying. Reiji is surprised, so Paula explains that the exam to renew the license she needs to make her customers comfortable doing business with her is tomorrow, and she is currently studying for that. However, the results of her practice test were terrible, and Paula begs Reiji for help.

Reiji receives an invitation to a party from Elaine and her family to express their appreciation. Though he's unenthusiastic, when he sees Noela and Mina's excitement, he decides to attend. Since he has no clothes to wear to the party, he borrows Mina's father's suit, which reminds him of the depressing corporate wage slave life he lived before being reincarnated. He recalls how he met Noela when he first arrived in this world...