“I ordered some products and I heard the shipment would be around twelve, so I came. It should be my attendants, but… I feel like taking a walk by myself, so I decided I’ll take it instead,” Madam Rue answered.
Jai looked at her with uneasiness. “Um, excuse me, madam. I don’t mean to insult or anything, but… You have attendants, yet, you’re walking by yourself?”
Madam Rue waved her hand to him. “Oh it’s fine. It’s just for a while. Sometimes a lady needs time for herself,” she told him in a whisper.
“Well… You’re a lady… You should be escorted wherever you go, but… I cannot argue the wish of being alone for a few minutes,” Jai replied, a bit uneasily. “Although if I were your attendant, I would insist going everywhere with you even if you threatened to fire me.”
Madam Rue smiled so wide her teeth shown for a while. Her e
They sorted the second shipment beside the first shipment and Darrion signed the papers. When the delivery men left, they counted again the crates and made sure the products matched the list Khufra had given them. When they were done and the products were counted, they sat by the register table to drink their tea.“So, I kind of forgot that delivery comes with signing receipt paper…” Darrion said, after he drank his tea.“They always do, right?” Jai and Galum both replied at the same time. Then Jai added. “Is there something wrong with it?”If Darrion pointed that out, there must be something else he meant.“Yeah… Just so that nothing’s going to go wrong in the unforeseeable future, I need to get the store to request my service. Because this is a business store, and they keep everything recorded,” Darrion said, sipping his drink again.“Isn’t the delivery service also y
Galum walked with his face looking down to the ground. The earth elemer looked defeated and concerned, and both of his friends beside him knew exactly why.Both Jai and Darrion already had an agreement at the shop that they would help the guy, but they didn't think this was the best moment to tell him.Darrion was quite an expert in making connections, so he knew many types of people throughout the years he became a full-time windlet. From his experience, sometimes helping people multiple times who make their own effort to help themselves can prove to be a bit suspicious and tend to result in the one helped to refuse. Because the person was already helped multiple times.They had already helped Galum with the fern, and even though the guy didn't know that it was actually just asking the teachers and the minister, the guy would feel bad that they had to constantly help him.But Darrion had always been trying to improve his connections, adding more and more
After the crying session had ended, they ate their lunch together. Galum was no longer feeling restless. Well, just a bit because he still missed his parents. But regarding the bill for the medicine, he no longer need to fear of not being able to pay. Although he insisted that he pay Darisha back because he felt he needed to pay her back for all the hospitality she had given him. The kind housewife wasn't particularly happy with this, but she knew it would be too much for him if she insisted he shouldn't pay. So she told him."You can pay me back anytime. I will not urge you. If you have spare money you can use to pay, you can pay. But if you feel like you don't have enough money that month, then don't. Alright?"Galum frowned. He swallowed his soul and thrn asked. "Is it really okay that way, Auntie? I mean, it's twenty five silvers... That's not exactly a small number..."Darisha nodded. "Yes. I don't mind, Galum."Darrion lowered his drink. "And
“Thank you for reminding me about it. I actually had a thought of asking you this, but I forgot about it because of the events happening so far. It’s bad of me to forget your identifications,” Darrion said, shaking his head with a lopsided smile.“Uhh… Why is it so bad?” Jai asked, a bit confused at that part.“Well you survived this far inside the castle walls without identification. If have to say I’m surprised that you were even let in before the competition,” Darrion said, gesturing Jai to follow him. “Tell me, how do you get in and out every time? What have you been showing the guards?”Jai told him his experience as they walked. “Well, um… The first time, Barun used his identification papers, I think, or that guy from the village whom we came here with. Barun said that it was my first time in the kingdom, which was true, and that I was joining the competition. They let me in wi
They entered the courtyard and walked to the medieval apartment look-alike.“Shouldn’t it be plural ‘buildings’ with an ‘s’ instead of just ‘building’? There are two buildings in this crazy wide courtyard,” Jai asked, gesturing this whole area.Darrion looked like he was thinking with a frown. “Yeah, I also thought so. But they insisted these buildings are one, so who am I to judge?”Jai looked away from him and continued their walk to the entrance of the medieval apartment. They weren’t the only one here. There were many other people around them coming in and out of both buildings. Though Jai could see more guards stationed here than any other places he’d been to in the kingdom.There were two at the gate, two on the entrance of both buildings, and some were patrolling the courtyard. Jai didn’t think this was uncommon. Government offices in his world were also heavily gua
Jai put the cleaned dishes in the shelf and cleaned the sink from waste. He had just finished his breakfast and now was alone in the house. It was ten o’clock in the morning. Jai had woken up a bit late today and no one was at home. Not even Usha.He poured himself a cup of water as he sat by the kitchen table. His mind was a bit occupied with his plan on what to do next, that’s why he’s still inside the house. There were so many things he had noted, but he couldn’t decide on which one he should do first.First, there’s his power that he had no idea how he could end up with. He just instantly zapped that hooligan back at the market, having no clue on how he did it. He just did. He admitted that he was really pissed off that time, no dice. They dared lay hands on a girl and even pushed her to the ground. He could still remember Miria’s form falling to the ground and their big bodies looming over her, acting all high and mighty.
Miria entered the house’s kitchen and put the laundry basket on the space beside the door. “I’m putting the basket beside the kitchen door, Auntie!” “Oh yes, honey! Thank you!” A woman voice replied back from somewhere in the house. Then a woman holding a pitch and a wooden cup came. The woman looked a bit sick and old, but she looked like she was doing her best not to faint because of how shaky her hands were. Miria immediately approached her and took the things from her hands. “Oh auntie… You shouldn’t have. Now you’ve left your bed,” Miria said with a bit of disappointment on her face. But since she had an adorable face, it came out as cute, and that’s also what the older woman thought. “Oh I just thought, that you might want some water…” the woman replied a bit apologetically. Miria smiled at her warmly even though she was pouting before. She then poured a cup of water and put the pitch o
After lunch, Barun went fishing again while Jai helped Miria clean the dishes. The old man had offered to go fishing with him, but Jai refused. The younger man wanted to have a talk with Miria.Although it wasn’t his responsibility to cure her, Jai was staying here for who knows how long and he wanted to do something. Buying her medicine the first time was considered as a deposit for Jai to start living there. He had a thought of moving into the kingdom, but somehow, he felt that he should stay here. Besides, his other half seemed to like this place very much.A meow echoed in the room and Jai felt something pawing his lower calf. He looked down and smiled. “Hello, Usha. How’s your lunch?”“Good. I want more,” Usha answered, with a language only the sole kitten would understand.Jai chuckled and went back to clean the dishes, ignoring the kitten because he obviously wouldn’t know what the kitten was talking about.