After restocking each shelf, we prepared to open for business. The time now is around eight in the morning. I can see a few people walking and beginning their daily routines outside. I stifled a yawn as I continued stocking the shelves.
Biar walked over to me and pat my shoulder. "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." I gave him a salute as he began to walk away.
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 before someone finally entered. This man appears to be in his mid twenties. His face was scarred and 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. He kept shifting his gaze around as if he was looking for something.
After a little while, the man grabbed a single plumric and came up to the counter.
"A plumric? That will be..." I looked at the paper Biar had given me the day before."Six juns!"
"Ah… alright." The man reached into his left pocket as 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." I smiled and bowed my head.
"Ah… yeah…" The man scratched the back of his head and walked away.
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 was still here.
"Ah, what's this thing?" The man pointed at an item on the shelf.
"It's still Rudvisk sir." I smiled, but it was obviously forced.
"Oh I see…" The man crouched back down as he scratched his chin.
This guy has been checking the same three items for the past five minutes and getting me to read out each of them over and over again. I would dropkick this guy if he wasn't a customer.
As I was helping this customer for the umpteenth time, 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!" I ran towards the front door and shoved it open.
"Huh, what? Wait, what did you say?" A stifled voice shouted out from behind the door to the side room.
It sounded like he had just been woken up, that bastard. 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 god damn it! You're not going to take it!
Left, right, through a crowd, jumping over objects. This thief is fast. I, however, am not. How have I not lost them?
"Huff… Huff… Get… back here! Huff…" I desperately gasped for air as I ran. Sweat poured out of me.
Wow I am out of shape.
After a few minutes of chasing this thief, I managed to corner them in an alleyway. No escaping now!
"Now…" I held out my hand. "Huff… give me… Huff… back my pay!" I crumbled slightly as I bent down to breath. "...Oh God."
"Hehe! You caught me! Good job!" The childish voice called out from underneath the cloak. From the sounds of it, they're not even winded.
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?" They held their hands behind their back as they waved from side to side.
"Hell no! That's the store's money! I worked hard to get it!" I held my fist at them, ready to punch.
"Yeah well I worked hard to steal it, you see." The thief held their arms upwards as they smiled smugly. "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…" I began scratching at the back of my head as I looked away.
"Haha, you're so flustered! Hahaha!" They pointed at me and held their side.
This bitch…!
"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." I pointed towards them and declared. If I can see their face I may be able to describe who they are to the authorities.
"Hmm…" They placed a finger on their chin for a moment. "Okay!"
She threw the 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 grassy field and she is wearing black shorts with a very thin shirt.
"A kid?" I blurted out. This seemed to make her incredibly upset as her face turned red and she stomped her foot on the ground.
"I AM NOT A CHILD! I'M SIXTEEN!" She shouted.
So she's one year younger than me...
A girl taking her clothes off in front of me in a secluded alleyway...
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!" She placed her hands at her hips as she flashed a devilish smile towards me.
"Huh?" I blurted out.
The girl took a very deep breath and screamed at the top of her lungs.
"PERVERT! THIS GUY IS TRYING TO MOLEST ME!!!" Her voice echoed.
"Eh?" I looked around.
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!" She continued to shout. I could feel my knees begin to buckle.
This bitch! 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." The man in armor declared. I could barely see his face through his helmet, but from what I saw, he was angry.
"H-Huh? Hey wait a minute! I didn't do-" I started, but the guard placed a strange object on my mouth which latched itself to my face, preventing me from speaking.
An armored man put my hands in cuffs. The girl stuck her tongue out at me as I was pulled away.