'I will never let you suffer again.' Hira said as he gave a bright smile to Misty.
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'badump…' Misty heart almost jumped as she saw that smile, is that a smile an employee gives to his boss. No, it's definitely not.
So, is that love? The answer is 'Yes'
Ever since reincarnated into this world, his biggest problem was survival, from his memory of the previous owner of his body, he was an orphan who used to do menial tasks to earn a living. Hira also did the same job, before he saw a hiring sign on the Misty's shop.
He applied for the job with pretty much no expectation, but as circumstances would have it, he got the job.
It was here, that he saw Misty, running her father's shop, as one after the other, the employees kept leaving the shop, the once bustling shop became a place where only two people would appear. But she never got angry at her employees. She would instead apologize to them for the trouble they had to go through because of her.
She is simple, kind, caring, smart. 'She is beautiful' is what Hira thought whenever he used to look at her, from distance.
He did not know when he fell in love with her, but he never dared to be near her, afraid, that his lust will end up harming his love.
But now…
Now… oh now…
Now Hira was not going to give up on her. He would fight for her, he would get her revenge, he would make her his woman.
'Wha… What are you saying…?' Misty did not know what to say in this situation.
'It's as I said boss, I will never let you suffer. You better remember it okay' Hira said again as he smiled.
'Okay… NOW… YARRODAMO… we are going to make Misty's Shop the best shop in the town… no in the whole kingdom… fuck this shit… we are going to make Misty's shop, the best place to buy magic items in the whole world. You hear me.' He roared.
'YEAH…' The thugs followed his roar as well.
'Ding'
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'Umm… hello… can I get a meditation talisman' A young lady entered the shop and said meekly as she looked at a bunch of men shouting inside the shop.
'Eh…'
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'Of… of course… Hira, stop shouting and go get a meditation talisman for our customer.'
Misty who could not hide her embarrassment shouted at Hira.
'Right away boss lady… and you guys, what are you looking at, go clean the shop and don't forget to repair that ward, you broke last time' Hira said to the thugs.
'Aye aye captain…' The thugs shouted in unison.
'STOP SHOUTING ALL OF YOU…' Misty who could not take it any longer roared as well.
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'ca… calm down boss lady' Hira said as Misty glared at him, 'The talisman… I will get the talisman' Hira ran off.
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'I am sorry for what just happened.' She apologized to the customer.
'He he… big sister… is that big brother your lover?' The customer asked smiling.
'Wha… What no… what?' This was definitely the most embarrassing day of Misty's life.
'What do you mean no boss. It hurts my heart…' Hira who came from behind said to her, 'and you young lady, you have very good eyes, you found the truth at a glance, you have a bright future.
He beamed at the customer.
'Hmph… who are you calling young lady… I am older than you, you know' The girl harrumphed at Hira.
'Oh, sorry sorry… Old lady you have very good eyes' Hira apologized.
'Old… Old lady… you… Big sister, I would advise you to not get fooled by this brat. You should look for another lover. This one is not good for you.'
'Hey what do you mean… not good for you. I am perfect for her. Right boss' Hira was not willing to back down either as he looked at Misty.
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Misty's face had become red as tomato. She was looking at the ground and refused to look up, not knowing how to hide her embarrassment, she just stood there.
'Hmph, I will come back again, I hope you find a better lover till then, bye bye big sister.' The girl gave a look to Hira as she stormed out of the shop.
'What a noisy old lady. Putting her nose into other people's business' Hira muttered as he looked at Misty.
'Boss… don't worry about her, you take a break, I will see if those thugs are doing their jobs properly' Hira said as he comforted Misty.
'Is… Is it true…' As Hira was about to walk past her, he hears a voice as quite as a mosquitoes humming. But he did not miss it.
'What?' he looked at Misty who finally raised her head to look him in the eye.
'Do… do you…, you… do you…'
'I love you' Hira answered what Misty was trying to ask.
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Misty immediately started looking at the floor.
But this time Hira held her face in his palms and made her look into her eyes again.
'I… LOVE…YOU' he said word for word.
When he said those words… Misty's heart paused.
Ever since her father left her and her sister behind. She had been very brave. She did not show nervousness in front of the Baron as other merchants tried to shut her business. She did not show fear when the goons barged in her shop and caused trouble, she did not show sadness or anger when her employees left her one after the other.
But after any such incidents happened, a part of her broke. She was breaking from the inside, but she could not tell anyone.
Then he came… when he joined, he did not know anything about business, he would not even talk to her. Always moving away whenever she tried even getting close to him.
But he did not leave.
When the employees kept leaving, they also advised him to leave, but he did not leave. When the goons thrashed him to the point of unconsciousness, he did not leave.
When she herself asked him to leave… he still did not leave.
Misty is beautiful, she is smart, she is brave… she has all qualities to become a strong businesswoman. She has her own arrogance; she knew that she could take her father's shop to a new height ever since she took over.
But she still could not cope with the challenges, she did not understand why… what was she missing…? And today she finally found out. She could do anything; she could be cold blooded at any situation… but she still needed warmth… warmth of the person who would not leave. Warmth of the person she could cry in the arms of. And now she realized it. She found the person, he had been with her for months now, but it was today that she found him.'
She found her love.