Chapter 157
Chapter 157: During a peaceful afternoon, Yarandorara appeared
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Translator: Tseirp
Two weeks had passed since Prince Sarius returned home .
Zoltan’s short winter had already lost interest in the town . The past couple of days were consistently warm .
I sat at the counter of the shop and occasionally dealt with the customers .
There was some panic buying just a while back due to fear of war and insufficient materials so lately we were mostly free .
Well, I had been busy so I was thinking of enjoying some free time like a Zoltan resident .
“Thank you very much . ”
After sending the customer off, I sat down and dazed off .
It was a way of passing time that I would never have dreamed of when I was trying to grow stronger for Ruti’s sake or busy with Knight’s work .
Wasn’t it great like this as well?
While lost in thought, I suddenly felt a soft sensation press against the back of my head .
“Red, I’m bored~”
Lit had hugged my head from behind .
“I’m bored too . ”
“Uuu, I want to dump work aside and flirt . ”
“But customers still come by once in a while . ”
Lit hugged my head as she whined .
But wasn’t this situation considered flirting?
I was feeling happiness .
“All right . ”
I stood up to respond to Lit’s discontent voice .
“What’s wrong? Did you think of something?”
“Lit, sit here . ”
“Okay!”
I had Lit sit on the chair I was seating on .
Then, I hugged Lit’s head from behind .
It was just a reverse of the situation just now .
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I felt happy so Lit should feel happy too .
“???”
Lit had a puzzled look .
But .
“ … Ehehe . ”
After a while, she covered her mouth with her red bandana around her neck and started grinning .
Her face turned a little red .
I knew that whatever would make me feel happy would make Lit feel happy too .
“Then next is my turn again!”
Lit’s cute voice echoed in the shop .
And that was how we enjoyed our spare time .
Come noon, the number of customers decreased even further .
【Pachin】
A pleasant sound could be heard in the shop .
“Woah, nice move . ”
“Fufu~”
Lit had a proud look on her face as she played with the stones in her hand .
White and black stones drew a complicated pattern on the board .
We were playing a board game called ‘Encircling Battle’ .
A strategic where you take turns to place stones and surround the land to make them your territory . (TLN: Basically Weiqi or Go . )
It was well known in the Avalon continent . The game was rather favored by the calmer older generation .
Perhaps because of that, it was treated as an intelligent game and won’t be frowned upon when we play it in the shop .
However, in terms of popularity, the Wyvern Race was favored by a wider audience .
The Encircling Battle requires preparation of a large number of stones while you only need your own piece and three dices for the Wyvern Race .
“What about this …”
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“Then I will be taking this . ”
“Mumumu . ”
Lit was a master in Encircling Battle .
We occasionally play like this but I have never won once without a handicap .
Only if she lets me have a handicap of placing three stones first will we finally be evenly matched .
This round the handicap was one stone .
I was at a disadvantage but as Lit’s partner, I could not keep losing to her forever .
“Here!”
“Mu, that’s a bit troubling . ”
It seemed like my following move surprised Lit .
This time, Lit’s hand stopped and she stared at the board while thinking carefully .
This moment was the best when facing a stronger opponent .
“Red improves so quickly . ”
After some consideration, Lit played defensively instead of launching a counterattack .
I won the battle for that spot .
“That’s because I get to play with Lit . When I understand the strategy behind the moves Lit make, I will naturally improve . ”
I placed a stone down with a clack .
“Nhfufu, then I have to understand Red more too . ”
Lit said with a laugh .
Even though our bodies weren’t touching, we played with our hearts connected .
After a while .
【Karan】
The bell made a sound and the door of the shop opened .
““Welcome!””
Lit and I stopped our game and greeted the customer .
It was a woman with beautiful facial features .
She had long shiny silver hair and unblemished skin .
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Her eyes were blue and she wore green-tinged sturdy Kiramin-weaved travel clothes .
The most noticeable feature were her long ears that peaked out of her hair .
“Eh!?”
Lit raised her voice in shock .
I was surprised as well and my thought process momentarily came to a halt .
After all, we both knew that High-Elf .
“Gideon! I finally found you!”
That High-Elf showed a bright smile that shined as bright as her silver hair and jumped toward me .
She didn’t even mind the counter that was between us .
She lightly hopped over the counter and I somehow managed to catch her .
“I’m glad you are all right!”
“Yarandorara!?”
The High-Elf was called Yarandorara .
A 『Tree Singer』 who was once in the Hero party with me and had quarreled with the Sage Ares and left after I was kicked out of the party .
“I was afraid that you might have been killed by that Ares … !”
Yarandorara embraced me tightly .
She had a soft scent of flowers .
“Calm down Yarandorara! The customer is watching!”
The adventurer Charles, a regular of our shop, looked with wide eyes when he entered after Yarandorara .
His hand was stretched toward the sword on his waist so he might have been angry thinking that I was cheating … Charles was Lit’s avid fan after all .
Lit was also at a loss as to what to do .
“For now, please let go and we’ll talk . ”
I said it desperately but Yarandorara didn’t release her embrace .
“I was truly … worried …”
“ … I guess you would . I’m sorry for leaving without saying anything . ”
I gave up and relaxed .
Yarandorara’s voice was trembling .
“Umu umu, I see . ”
Charles nodded as he spoke .
“In other words, she was dissatisfied that Red was chased out and came here searching for him . ”
Charles saw that scene so I had to explain the situation to him .
I explained the situation roughly while adding in some lies .
“In that case, I shouldn’t butt in . ”
Charles stood up .
“I was about to cut you in half if you were cheating though . ”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m half-joking . For the other half, I brought Yarandorara here so if she harmed Lit-san or Red in any way, I was ready to give my life to stop her . ”
“There’s no way it would reach that point . ”
Yarandorara glared at Charles .
“I don’t know you well so you can’t blame me for that . At any rate, being the outsider, I should leave as quickly as possible . ”
“Ah, sorry for causing you trouble . ”
Charles laughed and shook his head to my words .
“Don’t worry about it, I’m happy to be able to help this shop . I’ve come to like this shop . ”
After that, Charles politely greeted Lit and left the shop .
I restrained myself from grinning .
I was delighted to hear praise for Red & Lit Apothecary .
“Fuuu~”
Yarandorara looked fondly at me when she saw my expression .