Meeting with the wagon driver has become an everyday occurrence at his point. Now the carriage driver doesn't try to ensure that I'm alright every time I so much as get close to the wagon.
"Yes it is, we should be in and out fast… and by we I mean Kenji-kun here will be. I'm going to wait inside the store and make sure… n.o.body robs us."
And as always, Biar-san pushes the majority of the work onto me. As my senpai, Biar-san could do this with no repercussions so I just dealt with it.
"Alright. A crate of rudvisk coming right up."
"As expected of Kenji-kun, he's raring to go!"
"M-mmm. Have fun, Kenji-san."
With that, I stepped inside of the wagon and into the metropolis that was the interior.
"No matter how many times I see it, it still amazes me."
I said this to myself inside of the wagon. The only things that could hear me in here were the lizards so I had nothing to worry about.
I began walking towards my destination, following the alphabetical order and the item sorting system along with the tiles in order to find the exact location of the rudvisk crate. Though it took me a long time to figure out, I can now navigate the wagon's interior without getting lost and in fact, I have learned how to identify my exact location within the wagon through the subtle physical landmarks.
"Hmm… They should be around here… Ah! There you are you turnip wannabe!"
I spotted the crate of rudvisk, walked up to it, and lifted it up with one arm. As I was doing this I saw a lizard staring at me.
"Ah, h.e.l.lo Lizard-san, are you having a good day so far?"
The lizard said nothing, obviously, but it did bow its head to me.
"That's good to hear. This is all I need, so I'll be going now."
The lizard said nothing once again and only blinked. After it decided that we had concluded our interaction it walked off.
"Sayonara, Lizard-san. I hope we meet again someday."
Honestly I never thought I would have a bittersweet parting with a man eating lizard, but I just did so I suppose that goes to show that we don't really know what will happen in our lives.
With my goodbye, I took the crate of rudvisk and began to leave the wagon. On my way out, I took intermittent stops and looked at the other items inside the wagon.
Suits of armor made of materials between iron to mithril, clothing for people between the weight I used to be and babies, and also your run of the mill food items. It's strange that I've gotten used to seeing something like this on a daily basis, but now that I think about it, I suppose I have just gotten used to the way this world works a bit more.
With that final thought, I stepped out of the wagon, a crate of rudvisk in tow.
"Have a good day, Kenji-san!"
"You too, Mulok-san. Stay safe in your travels!"
With our parting words, I heard the crack of a whip and a horse neighing loudly as the sound of wooden wheels on cobblestone reverberated throughout the alleyway.
After I went back inside, I began to silently stock the shelves of their items as quickly as I could before the shop opened. Once some time had pa.s.sed, I placed the last rudvisk on its shelf.
"And… done. That takes care of that, time to open up!"
"Good job Kenji-kun. That was 30 minutes! You've finally reached my speed!"
I gave a large grin out of pride as Biar-san flipped the shop's sign from "closed" to "open."
My final day of work at this shop begins now.
