The plain and unnoticed me is no more
21 · Purchasing is my job.
I came to the port yesterday with word that the ship had arrived from the country of Japan, and I said no to Lana.
Purchasing is my job.
In addition to miso and soy sauce from my parents' house, I now buy a variety of ingredients, and I go out every time to check whether they have arrived as ordered. If the quality is poor or more than I asked, I will mercilessly return it on the spot. I don't want anything bad in my parents' products.
But there seems to be no particular problem today. We checked that the goods were available as ordered, loaded them into the wagon hired at the Sumitomo Pavilion, and set off for the inn first.
Today, after this, I'm going to town to buy the confectionery in question. When I went out, Lana asked me to buy it, but I think maybe the purpose was to let me breathe. There seems to be a sweet shop on the street lined with cute clothes and grocery stores popular with girls. If you need anything, buy it. That said, I gave it to you even for a penny.
I want to get to work quickly and go to town right now, but Sakichi is pulling me in.
It's normal for my parents to come aboard, but it seems like they have something to say to me.
Miss Chiyo, I have received a letter from my husband. Your friendship with Narutaya's municipality is no longer available at that time, so why don't you come back?
In the words of my substitute Sachi, I shake my neck and give the same reply as before. I want you to leave me alone.
At first, I didn't like getting along with Mr. Municipal, but as you know, the business is going well, and now I feel rewarded for the work I've been tasked with. So I'm not going home. Tell your parents the same. "
Sakichi sent a letter from his pocket and handed it to me. He lowered his head and boarded the ship.
"Ah! I forgot."
Speaking of which, I felt sorry for Sakichi, who was caught between my parents and me. I brought rice balls to apologize, but I accidentally gave them away. The next time you come, have them come to the inn for dinner. It would be quicker for you to actually see and report what kind of life you're living.
My father has been helping me buy food and other things this past year, but my mother believes that the happiness of a girl is to marry and have a child, and she wants me to live a life with as little difficulty as I do.
I think I'm struggling alone in a foreign country where I don't know anyone. I wrote a letter saying that I was having fun with a lovely fellow, but I was mistaken and I couldn't believe it.
The opponent of the marriage, Municipal City, is an elderly player as young as 10 years old. Even though it is a trail, the female play in Flower Town is intense, and parents and younger brothers can leave the house to themselves. I ran around saying I absolutely hated it, and my father asked me to get on my boat a year ago.
My father didn't seem to be patient enough to let such a man marry him, and only the difficult person to refuse was the woman who went to the continent to study business, so I had my relationship with me, who was still 12 years old, put on hold.
Regardless of that, there is something I want to do. It has been a dream since childhood to spread the taste of miso and soy sauce to the continent.
I think my mother will give up if I have a track record and produce results, and I'm working hard right now. When I get back, someone else will just have to take my wife. If we leave now, Lana will be in trouble.
I don't think I'll ever see such a miracle again, and I think I need to use it effectively.
When I first met him, I thought he was a very beautiful person, and when I looked at him, he was a strange person with his rice balls full of mouth and tears. But the truth is, unlike that flashy look, he's very familiar. To be honest, I was surprised at the boldness of starting a business with a kid I just met.
As I was leaving the port and heading to the shop to buy the sweets I had been asked for, I was struck by a boy who ran from the front, and the little me crashed into the wall to be played.
"Hyah, it hurts! What, just now?
At that moment, I noticed that the bag containing the money that I held dearly was disappearing from my hand, and I was screaming aggressively.
"Thief!! Get that boy, somebody! Thief!"
The boy looked back as he ran, showed his tongue to me and tried to escape with plenty of room, but there was a big man standing in his way. The man grabbed the boy's neck hard and lifted it back without difficulty.
The sleigh boy was handed over to a soldier on patrol and taken somewhere in the middle of a riot. I was going to be careful, but unlike around the inn, the neighborhood is a little insecure.
"Thank you! Thank you very much. Ah, good. Yes, thank you for something...."
"No, it's not a big deal. You got hurt, didn't you?
I'm more worried about you than about me. Did you have a fight? Her face is full of moles, the edge of her mouth is also cut, and her eyes seem to be swollen. I'm sure she's a cool guy, but her manhood is ruined.
"It's okay. I've been asked to use it, so I'm going."
"Oh, be careful. How far are we going?
"Even a confectionery shop called Pollon on Genos Street."
"Are you going that far alone? My mother doesn't seem to be with me, but it's tough if I get into trouble again. Shall I take you?"
He thinks I'm a little kid. I really want to thank you for something, and I'm not that familiar with the road, so I'd like you to take me.
He looks a little harsh, but he doesn't look like a bad person, and he's dressed in high-end clothes and in proper shape, so he's definitely aristocratic. I've been talking normally, but I didn't stay expensive, like Lana when I met her a little bit.
"Are you sure? Now, let me share the confectionery I bought."
"Fufu, don't worry about it. I have business to attend to."
That oniisan is more than 30 centimeters taller than me, and he's very successful, so he might be a knight. My face is blurry now, but I wonder what it will look like if it heals beautifully.
When I followed the knight to the street of the confectionery shop, there were many girls who were thought to be aristocrats walking there, and they smelled gorgeous and very nice.
Lana made me a dress that I wouldn't underestimate even if I went in there and nobody seemed to think I was weird.
"Here, when you're done shopping, I'll take you home. Or are you waiting for a carriage somewhere?
"Fufu, I'm walking. You have business, don't you? Thank you for taking me so far. Yes, this."
I gave out the package of rice balls that was in my bag, thinking it was bad because I tried to give it to other people.
"What is this?
"It's a rice ball. You'll be fine. The injury may also heal. That's a joke, but it's true that you're going to be fine. I was kind to you, and I'm sorry if you don't give me back something. Please take it if you like."
The knight took the package and tried to make it smile nicely, but the wound seemed painful. Failing to make a smile, I lowered my eyebrows and smiled bitterly.
"Thank you for the rare stuff. Be careful and go home."
"Yes, goodbye."
Lana asked me for a bite-sized cupcake with colorful cream that I don't know why I colored, and the store was filled with sweet smells.
It is very funny that a male customer who seems to have asked a noble lady to do it, is making a hard choice.
After buying a cake and peeking at a nearby grocery store, I bought cute hair accessories in different colors and hurried back to the inn. One of the hair decorations is for Lana, and the other is for myself.
"I just left! Lana, this is an amazing color, but is it delicious?
"Fufu, welcome back, Chiyo. You were quick, you could have gone for a slower stroll."
"Ah, listen to me. As a matter of fact, I was in a hurry to pull it today, and a very nice knight helped me."
Lana changed her complexion by saying she wanted to pull it off, but she was a little relieved to explain that a man nearby had helped her and kindly sent her to the store. Nonetheless, Lana, who was worried, wouldn't tell Singh to accompany her next time. If only you'd come home in a wagon without stopping by town, you'd be fine.
Knight, did you eat rice balls?
Ah... don't nobles usually eat the food that strange girls give you?