Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 3] by Hiiro Shimotsuki

Author:Hiiro Shimotsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Three: Karen’s Troubles

Having successfully escaped the merchant-slash-zombie horde, I headed straight for the town hall.

“We made it, boss,” I said when we got there, letting out a long sigh of relief.

“Yeah,” she uttered. “Thank goodness. That was scary.” The poor thing was shaking like a leaf on my shoulder.

“Sorry, Aina. I kinda brought you with me to the town hall.”

“It’s fine!” the little girl replied.

I carefully lowered her to the ground with a little “Upsy-daisy!” as my limbs throbbed in protest. Aina didn’t weigh an awful lot, but sprinting while carrying her had still taken its toll on my body.

“Judging by what we just went through in the marketplace, there’s bound to be a bunch of merchants milling around in front of my shop, waiting for me,” I said. “So let’s leave cleaning up for another day, okay?”

“Okay...” the little girl murmured, dejectedly removing her headband.

“Shiro!” Patty exclaimed. “Those guys were just merchants, right? How were they so scary?! Th-There were so many of them! It was like we’d been set upon by those darn flying rhinoceros beetles again!”

“I still can’t quite believe what happened back there,” I said. “Speaking of which, are you all right, Aina?”

“I got kinda squished, so it did hurt a bit,” the little girl admitted.

My eyes grew wide in alarm. “What?! Are you hurt somewhere?”

“Nope!” she said cheerily. “Once you carried me out of there, I was fine.”

“That’s good to hear. Those merchants sure were a creepy bunch, weren’t they? They were acting like talking to me was a matter of life or death!” I said.

“I was about to use my magic on them!” Patty added.

“Thanks for holding back, boss. We’re in a bit of a pickle, though,” I said thoughtfully. “I probably won’t be able to open the shop for a while. Not with all those merchants loitering around near it.”

The merchants we had encountered in the marketplace had come all the way to Ninoritch just to buy stuff from me. If I opened the store, I was in no doubt that they would swarm inside practically as soon as the main door was unlocked. I never imagined something like this would happen while I was away.

“Well, it is what it is. No point dwelling on it now,” I muttered to myself as I walked into the town hall.

I greeted the receptionist and said I was there to see Karen, whereupon she immediately ushered me in the direction of her office. I knocked and pushed the door open as soon as I heard a response from within.

“Shiro! You’re back!” Karen exclaimed, a smile breaking out on her face. She always had such a dignified air that seeing her smile so genuinely like this made my heart skip a beat. I was really happy to see her, perhaps because I’d been out of town for so long.

“Yup, I’ve returned, Karen.”

“Welcome back. Same to you, Aina and Patty. How was the royal capital?”

Patty puffed out her little chest in a self-important manner. “It was all right.

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