Housekeeping Mage from Another World: Making Your Adventures Feel Like Home! Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 3] by You Fuguruma

Author:You Fuguruma
Language: eng
Format: epub

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There was still a little light out as the sun set, and Zack walked among people hurrying home at the end of the day. A warm glow came from the houses, and the smell of dinner wafted through the air. It was a portrait of the end of another peaceful day.

Zack stopped at some food stalls selling sausages, skewered meats, and hot wine, and picked up some other bits and pieces that caught his eye. Once he’d paid for some freshly smoked meat and some berry jam toasted sandwiches, he took off walking again. He liked the sandwiches at Bertil’s better, but unfortunately the baker’s shop was in the opposite direction.

When he arrived at his destination—a familiar four-story apartment building—he noticed lights on in all the windows. It seemed like all the residents were home.

“Oh, Sir Zack. Here to check up on Miss Shiori?”

It was the landlord, Lache, who was just finishing up for the day.

“Yep,” replied Zack.

Shiori had been utterly exhausted after their meeting, and so Alec had taken her home via one of the Guild’s secret back entrances. He didn’t think it was a good idea to drag her out in front of others with her eyes so swollen from all the crying.

Zack told Annelie and Yae that Shiori wasn’t feeling well and had been sent home. They were both worried and, given what had been discussed during their meeting earlier, had an inkling of what had happened. Both of them told Zack to pass along their well-wishes before returning to their inns.

“Do tell her to take care,” said Lache. “She’s no longer alone, so I’m sure she’ll be fine, but all the same...”

“Many thanks. I’ll let her know,” replied Zack.

Lache was observant, and he would most certainly have noticed Shiori’s eyes, but he did not ask about it and simply saw Zack off with kind regards.

Zack walked up to the second floor of the apartment building and placed his hand upon the door.

“Oh, wait a sec,” he said, suddenly remembering. “They moved upstairs. Phew. Dodged an arrow there.”

He turned back to the stairs and walked up to the fourth floor. He heard two voices from within Alec and Shiori’s home. He’d intended to leave the gifts he’d brought and head home if Shiori was still asleep, but it seemed like she was up now. Zack knocked on the door.

“It’s me,” he said.

Rurii poked out from the gap beneath the door and trembled a greeting before sliding back under it. A moment later, the door opened. Alec was there with Rurii, and behind them was Shiori, sitting on the sofa.

“Hey,” said Zack. “I was wondering if I could ask you a thing or two... Do you mind?”

“Hello, brother. Yes, that’s fine—it’s not like I’m unwell.”

All the same, the droop of her eyebrows on her still slightly swollen face showed that Shiori nonetheless felt bad for worrying him. At the same time—and perhaps it was simply Zack’s imagination—she looked bright, as if a layer of gloom had lifted from her.

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