Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1 Daughter of a Soldier Volume 2 by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki [KAZUKI, MIYA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2019-07-09T00:00:00+00:00

Freida’s Hair Ornaments

We left Freida’s house and started our walk home. She had seen us off with a smile, so why did it feel like I had just narrowly escaped alive? Why did I feel more tired now, after eating sweets and chatting, than I did after going to the forest?

“Oh, finally finished with your business discussion?”

“Mr. Mark?”

As we passed by Benno’s store, Mark called out to us. We were planning to go straight home since Benno had told us to report back the next day, but Mark smiled and gestured us into the store.

“Master Benno is getting, shall we say, fidgety. Would it be possible for you to give your report now?”

“...Yes.” My stomach hurt just thinking about how mad he’d get over me giving a discount on the second one without consulting him, so I wanted to get this over with as soon as possible.

“Sir, may I allow Myne and Lutz inside?”

“Yeah, let’m in.” Past the open door was Benno, who was slapping his desk to hurry us inside. “How’d it go, Myne? How was that geezer’s granddaughter?”

“Ummm, she was a very cute little lady.”

“Don’t sugarcoat it. What’d you think of her?”

I tried making my report sound nice, but Benno shook his head and told me to tell the truth. I let out a sigh and complied. “Honestly, she acts so different from how she looks that it’s still hard for me to believe. But she’s not just a girl who loves money. She’s been watching the guildmaster since birth and now the concepts of earning money, expanding her grandfather’s business, and capitalizing on opportunities for profit are all second nature to her. She has amazing talent as a merchant.”

“You think she’s amazing too, huh...?” Benno scratched his head and sighed.

“Ummm, how should I put this... She was really cute, but really weird. Right, Lutz?” I said, summarizing my thoughts. Lutz rose an eyebrow and looked down at me, eyes silently saying “that’s the pot calling the kettle black.”

Benno gave a meaningful grin and looked at Lutz. “What about you, Lutz? What’d you think?”

“She tried to invite Myne to their store just like the guildmaster did. I think we need to be careful around her. Also, uh... I thought she was a lot like Myne.”

“Bwuuuh?! How?!” That’s just... unbelievable! I demanded an explanation for his shockingly bad opinion.

Lutz shrugged. “She talked about money the way you talk about books. Same expression and all. You’re both obsessed with the thing you like most, and just like you said about her, you look cute on the outside but you’re weird on the inside.”

...Oh, huh. I guess I look kinda cute now. There were no mirrors in my home, so I only ever saw myself in the blurry reflection of our water bucket. And the only people who ever complimented me up front were strangers and my overbearing dad, so I thought everyone was just being polite.

People didn’t just call me a bookworm in the past, they straight up called me a weirdo.

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