The NPC is Stuck in a Time Loop

Chapter 3

Okay, today I will have a taste of that buttery croissant, Cecilia said to herself, while she was studying the various potions in one of the books the store had, she stumbled across an "Invisibility Potion" now The problem is, she needed to be naked for it to work, and the potion only lasts for 15 minutes, that means she'd need to sprint from the shop to the bakery which would take 8 minutes and then she will pray to the goddess that she can run from the bakery to her home under the remaining 7 minutes, of course, this is a very risky mission but after careful considerations Cecilia decided that it is ok, besides, if she did end up naked in the streets, the time loop would save her anyways. 'Oh sh*t I'm getting used to this time loop'

Cecilia mixes the root of the Bloomsbury, a flower that is said to only grow by the cliff of a town called Einvesible, according to the book, this flower has the property to make one invisible, but it tastes as bitter as a burnt toast and what is worse is that it smells like a mixture of lychee and mango, but once you drink the potion, all you can taste is a daunting bitterness, Cecilia sniff the potion, happy with how it smells even though she knows what awaits her. Now she just needs to handle 2 more customers and she'll be done, 'this bitterness will be worth the croissant' she nodded to herself.

Finally, after she rang the last customer, Cecilia was ready for the croissant, she carefully hid behind the counter, the potion ready near her as she undressed, 'here goes nothing' she gulped the potion in one go, and her body shuddered from the bitterness and she closes her eyes in disgust. She slowly gets up from crouching behind the counter, she slowly walks out of the store, her heart ready to hear the shriek of the passerby seeing her naked... but it never happened. The potion worked. 

Cecilia quickly ran to the bakery where the buttery croissant lay in slumber, she quickly opened the door and fetched not one, but two croissants, the clerk shrieked at the sight of a flying croissant but Cecilia didn't stop, she had a mission, for the greater good of her stomach, Cecilia ran as fast as she could to her humble home, just a few blocks down, there it was the sight of her home, a small apartment with brown roof, she swing the door open and ran up to the second floor where her home is, she quickly opened the door using the spare key under the mat, and there she was, right on time as the effects of the potion wore off, she's now naked in her room with two wonderful heavenly buttery croissant in her hands. She did it.

Cecilia happily cooked a stew to go with the croissant and a strawberry jam for the second croissant. 'Desserts' she called it. She dip the first croissant into the stew and let out a happy sigh. "This is what it means to be alive," she said as she chewed down her croissants.