The Haunted Bookstore â Gateway to a Parallel Universe Vol. 4 by Shinobumaru
Author:Shinobumaru [Shinobumaru]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2022-04-21T07:00:00+00:00
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The woman woke up and blinked a few times. Uncertain where she was, she explored her surroundings with her eyes, not daring to move her head. It was darkâdark enough that she couldnât see past an armâs length away into the gloom. The stifling smell of trees stung her nose. Beneath her was a bed of soft fallen leaves.
She realized she was, at the very least, not tied up and pushed herself upright. âWhere am Iâ¦?â she mumbled.
Just then, she sensed somebodyâs presence and looked up.
âOh, youâre awake! Good morning! Er, good afternoon? Good eveningâ¦? I dunno, but youâre up and thatâs all that matters!â
A blinding light suddenly shone down on her. She reflexively squinted and covered her eyes, struggling to make out the source of the light: it was a lamp held by a youth in unusual garb.
The young man wore black monk robes with blue puffballs on the front. On his head was a small cap often seen on mountain ascetics. He looked exactly like a yamabushi mountain monk, save for the mask he wore that covered half his faceâit seemed to be a bird mask, given the black beak.
The young man pranced forward with spring in his step and grabbed the womanâs hand. âYou were asleep so long, I was beginning to worry! You all right? Not hungry, are ya?â
âHuh? Oh. Um⦠Iâm okay. Thank you.â
âNot at all, not at all!â The manâs eyes smiled from behind the mask.
Who is this man? At least he doesnât seem like a bad person, the woman thought. A swirl of other thoughts flitted in and out of her mindâHow did I get here? What is my name? Where am I?âbut they all faded without causing her any lingering worry. She felt as though she were in a dream. She looked around. âItâs pretty dark⦠How did I get here?â
The man tilted his head. âYou donât remember? Thereâs something important to you here; something thatâs more important than anything else.â
âThere is?â
The man grinned toothily. Another man appeared beside him, this one with red puffballs on his monk robes instead of blue.
âHelloooo! I hope you had a nice nap!â Unlike his more energetic, blue-puffed counterpart, the man with the red puffs spoke with a slightly sleepy cadence. He approached the woman and patted her back, giving her a warm smile. âI was beginning to think you wouldnât wake up! Now letâs waste no time getting down to business. We have something important to return to you. Will you accept it?â He gently took her hand and pointed.
âHuh?â The woman couldnât believe her eyes.
âManma!â
From within the darkness, a baby appeared. The dazzlingly bright lamplight shone on them, illuminating their soft and plump arms, legs, and cheeks. Sparse hair sat gently atop their head. It looked like a baby of only some-odd months, one that would still drink their motherâs milk.
âA childâ¦?â the woman said. âWhat are they doing out here?â
The two young men behind her each put a hand on her shoulders. They began to speak to her, practically whispering.
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