Itsudemo Jitaku Ni Kaerareru Ore Wa, Isekai De Gyoushounin O Hajimemashita

Episode 42: I'll give you a bonus.

Mr. Jekos finished loading the carriage with matches.

From the top of your podium, you smile at me.

"Thank you, Lord Shiloh, for a good deal. If you sell all the matches, I'll ask you to buy them again."

"Haha, you're waiting"

"At that time, we would like to thank you for the tea leaves and bring you southern fruit liquor (wine). Now, if you'll excuse me."

"Yeah. Take care."

Mr. Jekos took the escort adventurers, leaving Ninolich behind.

In my hand, there are five gold coins I got from the deal.

Considering it's worth a million yen for this one, you have the courage to carry it around, don't you?

I'll bag the gold and go back to the store.

As soon as I entered the store, Aina welcomed me.

"Welcome back, brother Shiloh"

"I'm home, Aina. I'm sorry I left you with the store number."

"Yeah, because Eina's a clerk."

When Aina says that, eh, I'll make her chest stretch.

"I'm glad you have a clerk I can count on."

"Eh heh."

You were happy to be praised, laughing as Aina lit up.

"Weird customers didn't come while I was gone?

"Yeah, it was a big day."

Aina, who works hard, is trusted and very adored by her regular customers.

Because everyone knows Aina works for Stella.

But unfortunately, not all of them are good people.

Even though it is the fate of the business, there are naturally unpleasant customers.

This has happened before, although it is common for adventurers who have just come to Ninolich.

There happened to be an adventurer who rambled on Aina when I wasn't around.

Aina said she didn't give up a single step to an adventurer making unreasonable demands to cheapen the item.

The adventurer, angry that her eight-year-old (Aina) had not heeded her request, went out of the store with cursing noise at Aina.

Aina, who had stood up to the rumblings, cried out the moment she saw me back in the store.

Eina tells me what's going on, and I'm all fuzzy and angry.

Tell the familiar adventurers what's going on and start searching immediately.

But unfortunately, you were on quest (work), and I couldn't find you that day.

But the next day something strange happened.

What an adventurer hanging naked from a tree growing in the heart of town.

The adventurer who was hanging (his face was bumpy) just insisted that "this was what would have happened if he slept and woke up" and didn't try to mention the name of the killer.

This rare case was solved by the fairy wrinkle cousin.

Ever since that incident, when I do evil to Aina, "fairy vengeance awaits," she whispers to Makoshiya.

That's why now no one is trying to do anything terrible to Aina.

"Brother Shiloh, did you sell a lot of matches?

Aina, who is protected by a fairy, asks.

As the minister in charge of homemade survival matches, I guess I'm concerned about selling them.

I nod and try to get the gold out of my bag with a doya face.

"Huh!? Is that gold?

"Pfft. Correct. This is gold coin!

"Huh!! Wow. Aina Gold Coins I've never seen before."

"Really? Do you want to touch the commemoration you first saw?

"Huh...? Ugh, uh-huh. If you lose it, it's a lot!

Aina shakes her head with all her might.

I think I butted in because the amount is the amount.

Or something like that, but I'm actually the first to see gold coins, too.

We don't have products in our store with high unit prices, so we just accumulated copper coins and silver coins.

"Hit me with this one - not this one, it's amazing that it's worth a hundred pieces of silver coins."

"Five gold coins... Shiloh, brother. Wow. Money"

Aina is sparkling her eyes.

You're just being honest with me about your respect.

You're very different from me with your eyes gleaming with desire.

"I sold a lot of matches because Aina did her best. I have to offer you a special bonus."

"Tartarus - naked...... what?

Aina, who tilted her neck, asks.

"Well, a special bonus is the kind of money you get for cancer, apart from the money you get paid each month."

And working for a black company, it's something I didn't get till the end.

"Uh!? Oh, no, you can't do that. Eina, your current salary is enough."

"This is a good proprietor - don't you see? Uh-huh... Yeah, you're a merchant. It's what I have to put out to be a good merchant. 'Cause you'd be happier to get a lot of money, wouldn't you?

That's what I asked, and Aina worries about "hmm".

And a few seconds later, I answered:

"... Eina, I'd be happier with you and your brother Shiloh."

What a good boy.

Aina's innocence is dazzling.

At a level I can't look directly at anymore.

"Oh, well. Yeah, that's right. Some things you can't buy with money..."

"Yeah!"

Nodding energetically, Aina.

Sure, my memories with you are priceless, too.

If I can see you, I want to see you again.

I didn't think Eina, the kid, was gonna teach you that important thing.

"So, do you want something instead of money or something?

"Aina, I don't need anything because I'm so 'mixed' right now."

Aina says by emphasizing the part of

The smile on that face seemed happy, as the words put it.

"Eh. You really don't want anything?

"Yeah. I don't need it"

"Well..."

I just make money from this.

Can't you thank Eina for anything?

You should be rewarded for what you do.

I put my arms together.

"Mmm."

"? Shiloh, brother?

"Mm-hmm."

"Shiloh, brother. Shiloh, your brother."

Aina pulls my body reluctantly.

It was that moment.

"Flashed!

Behind my brain, Cupid and Lightning run.

"Hey, Aina."

"Ha, ha."

Aina starts freaking out because she suddenly shouted out loud.

"Aina, wouldn't you like to live here with your mother?

"... Huh?" Here "?

Aina points to the floor and asks.

"Oh, here."

I point and nod at the ceiling.

"You have extra room upstairs, don't you? Besides, if you live here, you won't have to go from far out of town, and you'll have a longer time with your mother, right?

Aina shuts up about my suggestion.

After a while, that little shoulder began to tremble.

"... can I really live here?

"Fine."

Aina leans down and a potato and Shizuku fall on the floor.

"... can you come with me?

"Fine."

"Me wow... no?

"Is it annoying? You're welcome."

"Huh..."

Aina shuts up.

Are you all right?