Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 8] by Hiiro Shimotsuki

Author:Hiiro Shimotsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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“So how do you celebrate birthdays where you’re from, Amata?” Shess asked.

Just like how I had been curious about birthday celebrations in this world, it seemed she was equally intrigued about the customs of my homeland, and a quick glance across at Aina told me it wasn’t just Shess who wanted to know about them.

“Well, as a rule of thumb, friends and family give presents to the person whose birthday it is,” I explained. “There’s also cake, and we put candles on it.”

“C-Candles? On the cake?” Shess gasped.

Oh, right, of course. Birthday candles didn’t exist in this world, did they? They only had the thick, sturdy type used to illuminate rooms.

I couldn’t help letting out a chuckle. “These are super thin candles, not like regular ones.”

“You scared me for a second there,” she said. “I was wondering why you’d destroy a perfectly good cake by putting some heavy candles on top of it.”

The two little girls waited for my next words with bated breath. Learning about other places sure is fun, isn’t it? Gotta admit, I like it too.

“So first, we turn off all the lights and light the candles on the cake. The number of candles equals the number of years the person is turning, so for example, you put five on there if it’s their fifth birthday, or nine if it’s their ninth.”

“So if they’re turning twenty, you put twenty candles on the cake?” Aina asked.

“Well, for bigger numbers, we sometimes decide that one candle equals five years or maybe even ten, because otherwise you end up with way too many candles on the cake. Well, it’s not like there’s any set rules or anything. Everyone’s free to do it however they want.”

“Is that so?” Aina said.

“Yup. Some people even choose a certain number of candles to put on the cake and stick to that number every year, without ever adding any more.”

Shess hummed with interest. “What a fun tradition,” she decided.

I grinned. “Isn’t it just?”

“It sounds super fun!” Aina agreed, looking every bit as fascinated as Shess.

“Anyway, where was I?” I said.

“You said you turn off all the lights and light the candles,” Shess supplied.

“Thanks, Shess. So when the candles have been lit, we all gather around the cake, and everyone minus the birthday person sings ‘Happy Birthday.’ Ah, that’s a birthday song everyone knows. Then, as soon as the song ends, the birthday person blows out the candles and everybody cheers. After that, we give the birthday person the presents we got for them, and the cake gets shared out.” I paused, then added, “Different people may do it slightly differently, but that’s pretty much the gist of it.”

I glanced across at the two little girls and waited for their reactions, but they were both completely silent. They hadn’t said a word since I’d started detailing what a regular birthday looked like in my world, and they both had faraway looks on their faces as if they had drifted away from reality and were picturing all of these birthday traditions in their little heads.

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