Chapter 8
"Alright. Kenji-kun, man the counter. I'm going to go take a seat for a little while. I'm trusting you with this, alright?"
"Yes sir, Biar-san."
Wow, I'm being trusted with the counter on the second day! Biar must trust me more than I thought he did. I'm fairly proud of myself for this. I hope I don't develop a bloated ego.
I walked over to the front door and flipped a small sign that had an X and an O symbol on it. This was the version of an open or closed sign for this world since the majority of the inhabitants couldn't read. After I turned the sign, I returned to the counter, ready for another day of work.
I stood around for around half an hour until someone finally entered. This person is a man that appears to be in his mid twenties. His clothes are somewhat ragged and faded. I can't really judge this person though considering my own current situation.
Since they're the only person in the shop, I decided to stand near them like Biar had instructed me to do yesterday.
After a little while, the man grabbed a single plumric and came up to the counter.
"A plumric? That will be 6 juns."
"Ah… alright."
The man reached into his left pocket and I heard the peculiar noise of metal on metal. Just how much money does this guy have?
"Ah, here you go" The man said as he handed me 2 coins.
I took the coins from the man's hand and could tell the precise amount is 6 juns.
"Thank you very much."
"Ah… yeah…"
With that, the man left the store.
After the first customer, time seemed to move by quickly. We had the occasional customer, but we never had more than one at a time. It seems like Biar plans on just staying in the side room all day. What a lazy man.
After some time, the sun was setting. It was probably somewhere around six P.M. at this point. Only one more hour until my second day would be over with.
I heard the bell of the door as another customer entered the store. It seemed to be an older man so I decided to stay near him as I had the other customers.
After some time, the man is still here.
"Ah, what's this thing?"
"It's still Rudvisk sir."
"Oh I see…"
This guy has been checking the same three items for the past 5 minutes and
Suddenly I heard a noise come from the front door, but I didn't see anyone enter. I was perplexed so I left the customer and investigated.
The register is open and has been emptied! Outside of the store I saw a glimpse of a skinny person in a cloak running away.
We just got robbed!
"Biar-san, someone just stole our money! I'm going to chase them!"
"Huh, what? Wait, what did you say?"
It sounded like he had just been woken up, that b.a.s.t.a.r.d. It doesn't matter right now though, I'll give him an earful later.
I ran out of the store to chase the thief. That's my pay G.o.d d.a.m.n it! You're not going to take it!
Left, right, through a crowd, jumping over objects. This thief is fast. I, however, am not.
"Huff… Huff… Get… back here! Huff…"
Wow I am out of shape.
After a few minutes of chasing this thief, I managed to corner them in an alleyway. No escaping for this thief!
"Now… Huff… give me… Huff… back my pay!...Oh G.o.d. Cough!"
"Hehe! You caught me! Good job!"
What's with this thief? Why are they happy about this? I have a bad feeling about this…
"I don't suppose you'll let me go, will you?"
"h.e.l.l no! That's the store's money! I worked hard to get it!"
"Yeah well I worked hard to steal it, you see. I had to pay that first guy to find out how many people were working and then I had to pay that second guy to occupy you while you were working and then I had to run away from you this whole time! Can't you see how difficult this has been for me? Do you have any idea how hard it is for a lady such as myself to survive in this world? Have a little heart Onii-san!"
Wait, what? This is a girl? Wait, why do I care about that? It's not that I'm in an alleyway alone with a girl or anything! No I'm not that pathetic of a man to get worked up about this, no way!
"W-well…"
"Haha, you're so fl.u.s.tered! Hahaha!"
This b.i.t.c.h…!
"Take off your cloak. If you're going to say such things you may as well have the confidence to show me who you are."
"Hmm… Okay!"
She threw her cloak off of her skinny body revealing herself. She is, in fact, a girl. Her youthful face told me that she is probably in her teens and her build told me that she is optimized for speed. Her skin is lightly tanned and she has shoulder length dirty blonde hair. Her eyes are as green as a gra.s.sy field and she is wearing black shorts with a very thin s.h.i.+rt.
Hey, I'm not in some special situation, am I? Don't tell me I was actually sent to heaven? Am I in one of those special situations you read about in those types of books?
Just as I was trying to calm my thoughts, the girl spoke.
"I hope you got a good look, Onii-san, you pervert!"
"Huh?"
The girl took a very deep breath and screamed at the top of her lungs.
"PERVERT! THIS GUY IS TRYING TO MOLEST ME!!!"
"Eh?"
Hey wait a minute!
I can hear people approaching the alley. Oh no this is not good!
"JUST LOOK AT HIM, LOOK AT HOW SWEATY AND RED IN THE FACE HE IS! KYAAAA~ HE WANTS TO DO PERVERTED STUFF WITH ME! HEEEEELP!"
This b.i.t.c.h! She's flipping the table on me and calling me the criminal!
As I was about to walk up to the girl and punch her, a hand grabbed me by the shoulder.
"Keep your hands where I can see them. I'm a member of the city guard. You're going to be coming with me."
An armored man put my hands in cuffs. The girl stuck her tongue out at me as I was pulled away.