Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 2] by Hiiro Shimotsuki

Author:Hiiro Shimotsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Three: A Secret Talk

By the time I made it back to the shop, the sun had already started setting.

“I’m back, Aina,” I announced as I went inside.

The little girl immediately rushed over to the door to greet me with a wide grin on her face. “Welcome back, Mister Shiro!”

When I saw her, I couldn’t help feeling a pang of sadness in my heart as my thoughts turned to Stella. Had she told Aina that she was going to write a letter to someone in their old hometown? No, that seemed unlikely, because if she had, Aina would have mentioned it to me.

“Is something wrong, Mister Shiro?” the little girl asked, her innocent eyes gazing up at me curiously.

I hurriedly shook my head. “Nope. Everything’s fine.”

There must have been a reason why Stella had refrained from telling her daughter about the letter, so I decided not to bring it up.

“Sorry for taking my time up at the guild, by the way. Did you manage okay by yourself?” I asked, changing the topic.

“Yup! It was easy-peasy!” she chirped while flexing her biceps like a bodybuilder as if to say, “I could’ve kept this up for hours!” despite having worked all day long already. I couldn’t help feeling slightly jealous of her vitality.

“Wow, you’re so strong,” I marveled, smiling at her. “But the sun’s about to set, so I think we should call it a day.”

“Okay!”

Aina started tidying up the shop while I flipped the “Open” sign on the door, then once that was done, I started tallying up the sales for the day.

All of a sudden, there was a knock at the door and a masculine-sounding voice called out through the wood. “Hey, Shiro. Are you in there?”

I opened the door and found a familiar blond-haired blue-eyed figure standing there, looking as handsome as ever.

“Duane,” I said, surprised to see him on my doorstep. “What brings you here at this hour?”

He brought his hand up to his chest and breathed out, seemingly relieved to see me. “Thank goodness you’re here. The door was locked so I thought you were out.”

This, ladies and gentlemen, was Sir Duane Lestard, a knight who worked for Lord Bashure, the earl in charge of the region. He had been sent here a few weeks back to escort the refugees from Hyord to Ninoritch and had decided to stick around for a bit to act as a mediator between them and the townsfolk. But as it turned out, the refugees had adapted to life in Ninoritch pretty quickly, meaning there wasn’t a great deal for him and his subordinates to do, so they were spending most of their days patrolling the town and upholding public order.

“Sorry for bothering you so late in the day, but something urgent has come up and it concerns you directly, so may I steal a few minutes of your time?” he said, an apologetic look on his face.

Passersby on the street outside kept throwing glances in our direction. Were they curious about

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