AIWON Mall Isekai Store, Grand Opening Today! - Chapter 80
Episode 8-7
It’s the 18th day since I became the manager of the Aion Mall Otherworldly Store.
After getting ready and stepping outside, I saw the peddler in front of the main entrance roundabout, inspecting his carriage with his rotund body swaying as he worked.
“Good morning.”
“Good morning, Naoya-san.”
“Are you planning to start moving in the early morning?”
“Yes, I plan to make several round trips today. I want to decide how many times the free shuttle carriage should make round trips in a day.”
“Thank you! You’re the first human and such a competent and sensible one! I’m so glad, well, everyone else is competent too, but they either aren’t human or lack common sense!”
I guess that includes me. After all, from the perspective of the people of this world, I’m an “otherworlder” who doesn’t know the common sense here.
“Ah, um? Naoya-san?”
“Good morning, peddler-san. How’s your daughter? Also, don’t worry about it. Naoya-san just becomes like this sometimes.”
“I-I see… My daughter has completely recovered, thanks to you.”
“That’s really great to hear. But please don’t push her too hard yet, okay?”
“Of course!”
Looking up, I saw Anna-san talking to the peddler. Barbera, holding Anna-san’s hand, was rubbing her butt with her other hand.
“…Good morning.”
“Good morning, Barbera, good morning, Anna-san. Hm? What’s wrong, Barbera? Ah, I see, it’s about time.”
“Muh, so you were here, Naoya! If you had come to the rooftop, I would have shown you the sharpness of my spirit sword, Epée de Poires! Well, it’s all thanks to my skill with the sword as a holy knight! This me!”
“Yes, yes, good morning, Chloe. You’re very energetic from early morning. I had the impression that elves were quiet.”
“Hmph, I am different from other elves! Even if Naoya tries to silence me with his hand! I will still stir things up, and then Naoya will become even more excited and rough with me, gah, kill me!”
“You just wanted to say that, didn’t you? Actually, you probably want me to do it.”
I smoothly handled Chloe’s usual wild fantasies. It’s the 18th day since we started working together, not yet three weeks, but I’ve gotten quite used to Chloe.
“So, where’s the tail for the ‘Dragon Sale’?”
“After cutting and processing it on the rooftop, everyone carried it to the kitchen.”
“Thank you. Then I’ll start preparing it today. Also, about the trial run of the shuttle carriage escort—”
I glanced at the employees of Aion Mall Otherworldly Store.
Chloe. Her combat ability isn’t a problem, but she’s a bit of an airhead, a “Clunky knight,” and a “failed elf.” Escorting the shuttle carriage to the nearest town, a one-hour round trip, should be manageable.
Barbera. Her combat ability isn’t a problem, but she looks like a 10-year-old girl and is a dragon. She’s effective against monsters, but not much of a deterrent against thugs.
Anna-san. Her combat ability isn’t a problem, but she’s a high-ranking undead lich. She can enter towns by disguising herself with magic, but it would be bad if her true identity were discovered.
The mascot ghost, the apron-wearing skeleton, the skeleton captain, and the armored skeleton squad. They all work hard, but they’d be instantly marked for extermination if seen.
“The combat ability for escorting is fine, but there are so many issues! The employees of Aion Mall Otherworldly Store are just not suitable for escorting!”
“Haha, it’s okay, Naoya. I used to travel alone as a merchant around here, so I can handle the local monsters by myself.”
“Thank you, Peddler-san… You’re sensible, good at business, can fight, and can show yourself in public, truly reliable…”
Maybe I should have posted job openings before tenant recruitment.
“Muh, Naoya, the farm ladies are here! Let’s go help them!”
“I’ll carry it.”
“Then I’ll start the trial runs. Let’s see how many round trips I can make at a reasonable pace.”
“Hehe, Naoya-san, I’ll make sure everyone listens to you. Good luck with the ‘Dragon Sale’ preparations.”
While I was feeling down, Chloe, Barbera, Anna-san, and the merchant all started moving. They’re so competent and proactive.
“Sigh. Alright, let’s do this. Maybe a sensible person like the Peddler-san will join as a tenant! For now, I’ll pin my hopes on the girl selling galettes!”
Forward, always forward. I tell myself. Since coming to this otherworld—since being sent here—it’s become a habit. Harsh environments seem to turn people into positive thinkers. You can’t survive without being positive! Isn’t this a bit too tough, Aion Corporation?!