Dagashi-ya Yahagi: Setting Up a Sweets Shop in Another World Volume 4 (eBook)

Bunzaburou Nagano (Autor)

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2025
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-8933-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Yusuke's back in town! Now a war hero, Yusuke Yahagi has been made an earl and awarded a plot of land in the Royal Capital. What's even better is that it's located between two schools-a prime spot for a dagashi-ya. Using the teleporter Mani showed him, he juggles his dual roles of feudal lord and dagashi-ya as he travels from Luganda to the Royal Capital to conduct his business, keeping his noble status to himself and seeking to live a humble life as his girlfriend, Michelle, resumes her role as a professor. Along the way, he meets new customers, chats with kids, and makes new friends and memories...but something is souring this sweet life from the shadows. Yusuke may soon discover that a new young enemy is itching for his downfall...

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The store was noisy again today, but it was getting dark outside. The afterglow in the westward sky would disappear soon as well.

“All right, guys, I’m about to close up shop,” I announced. “You all have curfews, don’t you? You should hurry on home.” Both of the academies were boarding schools, so the students would get penalized if they didn’t return in time.

“Oh crap!” Cart cried. “Goat, Kicker, let’s go!” He and the others hurriedly jammed their Mobile Forces and Mani 4WDs into their bags.

“You got everything?” I asked.

“Even if I forgot myself, I’d never forget about Gufufu!”

“Don’t pay less attention to yourself than to Gufufu...”

“Sure! Anyway, see you again tomorrow!” Cart and the other students sprinted off. Is this the true spirit of youth? Even the rookie adventurers didn’t have that kind of energy.

When I turned back to the suddenly silent store, Carmine was still there blowing bubbles with her gum and bobbing in the air in her usual spot.

“What’s wrong?” I asked. “You still not heading home?”

“I’m staying somewhere else today,” she replied. The schools had dorms, but there were also kids who went home due to their particular family circumstances.

“Are you going to your parents’ house?”

“To my mom’s.”

“I see. Won’t she be worried if you don’t go soon?”

“No. She’s working at the healing center, so she’ll come home a little later...” I’d heard that the Royal Academy was full of kids from wealthy families, but it sounded like Carmine’s were commoners. Or did her mom earn a lot of money?

Carmine turned her eyes away from me and kept chewing her gum. Would it feel too lonely to return to a house where no one is waiting for her? She might’ve come here hoping for a place to belong.

“Then I’ll keep the store open for a bit longer,” I told her.

“Thank you,” she said. “You’re nice, Yuyu.”

“Could you not call me that?”

“What’s the harm? It’s cute.”

I just think you’re making fun of me, I thought to myself. Well, it was fine since it sounded like she was calling me that affectionately.

But now that I was alone with this girl, I didn’t know what to talk about. I was at a loss as to what to do with this time that we suddenly had on our hands.

An idea sprang to mind. “Oh, how about you have a Mobile Forces match with me?” If I remembered right, she had Kian.

“Whaaat?”

“I won’t force you if you don’t want to.”

“I’ve, like, never fought against someone before, so...”

“You can practice against me, then,” I said. “I’m not that strong, though.”

“Well then...”

It had turned into a showdown between my Gungalf and her Kian. We started the match, but...

“You’re so strong!” I exclaimed. “You’re amazing, Carmine.”

“Y-You think? Hee hee.” Her strength was overwhelming. I could tell since I’d observed so many players—she was really skilled. To be frank, I could even say she was a genius. She had enough potential to eventually make a name for herself at the tournament level.

“You could enter a tournament somewhere,” I told her. There were always tournaments going on all over the place these days. They were hosted by aristocrats and wealthy merchants who loved Mobile Forces, like Prime Minister Ethel. There were even stories of some pro Mobile Forces handlers popping up recently. In those kinds of tournaments, there were junior divisions as well. I thought that Carmine could definitely get some good scores. However, her response was blunt.

“What? That kinda stuff’s not my thing.”

“That’s such a waste. I think you could really rack up some wins.”

“Hmm, I’m not really interested, so...”

As we conversed, I heard the rattle of the entrance’s sliding door opening.

“I’m home,” a voice called. “You haven’t closed up shop yet, Yusuke?” Michelle had returned.

“Welcome back,” I said. “Just had a bit of a situation today.”

“What happened?” Then she paused, staring at my customer. “Wait, you’re...Carmine?”

“Professor Michelle!” The two of them were surprised, their expressions clearly stating that they’d just met each other in a completely unexpected location.

“Why are you at the dagashi-ya, Professor Michelle?” asked Carmine.

“Well...that’s because no matter what happens, my soul is fated to return to Yusuke...” She was wriggling bashfully. Still, that was a pretty extreme explanation.

“Your soul...? Wait, are you guys dating?!”

“She’s my fiancée,” I said. “We plan to get married once things calm down a little.”

Carmine stared at us in wonder. “Amazing... I never guessed there was a man out there who could accept the cursed witch of so many legends—I like totally respect you!” she exclaimed. She didn’t pull any punches, that Carmine.

“Yes, Yusuke’s special!” Michelle beamed. She doesn’t care?!

“Yeah. Well, I can see that you guys look good together,” said Carmine.

“Thank you. What a good girl you are!” You’re too soft!

“Ah, I gotta go soon.”

“Be careful,” I warned her. “It’s dark outside.”

“Don’t worry. I got some guards.”

“Guards?”

“See ya!” Carmine cheerfully sprinted out.

“What did she mean by guards?” I asked Michelle.

“There was one person by a tree and one by a building.”

“I had no idea at all.”

“I’m not entirely sure myself,” she said, “but she’s probably of a decently high social standing.”

So she had some Secret Service-like guards, then. But she’d said her mom worked at a healing center. “She’s a good girl,” I said, “but a little strange. She has a peculiar vibe.”

“Yeah, but she gets really good grades in magic. She has an A+ in a Guide to Curses.”

“Huh.”

“However, it seems she hasn’t really opened up well to those around her. She’s just like how I used to be...” She gave a wry smile.

“She looks totally different from you, but maybe you’re actually two of a kind?”

“I don’t know about that. However, I can at least tell that she’s lonely. That’s why I was surprised just now.”

“What do you mean?” I asked.

“She seemed really happy to be playing with you,” she told me. “I’ve never seen her smile like that at school.” There might have been some reason Carmine struggled to fit in. If that were the case, it’d be nice if my store could provide a place where she could belong. “Yusuke, be nice to her, okay?”

“Yeah...” I said. Michelle might be seeing her past self in this girl.

“But you definitely can’t cheat on me!”

“I only have eyes for you,” I assured her. Jeez, there’s no way I’d go for a girl that young. Still, I’d watch my step so that the Royal Capital wouldn’t end up reduced to a pile of rubble.

***

Carmine came by the shop again the next day. It seemed she wanted to buy her favorite Fruit Gum once again.

“Aww shoot, the melon flavor is out...” she sighed, her shoulders slumping. I handed her a product.

“Here you are—the melon flavor.”

“Huh? Why?”

“I set it aside for you since you buy it every day,” I said.

“What’s with this incredible service?!” she gasped. “This dagashi-ya is giving me some TLC.” She was once again here today, not to hang out with someone, but to vacantly stare at the happenings around the shop as she sat in her corner. Still, she seemed to be having fun in her own way. As she blew her bubble gum, her body rose up and bobbed gently in the air.

***

Early one morning, I headed to the dungeon and used the teleportation portal to travel to Luganda. This had become my work routine as of late. Every day, I would receive written reports from my aide, Mister Nakaram, replenish the goods at my store and at the branches, and chat with the residents before making my way back home. I was about to do the same thing again today when Meryl and Mira came by.

“How rare,” I commented. “Are you taking the day off?”

“Yeah. We have something to ask of you.” Meryl’s lips drew close to my ear. “Can we use your teleportation portal? We wanna show our faces to our parents for the first time in a while.” I had told a very few select individuals I trusted—Meryl included—about the teleportation portal’s existence.

When I asked them why, they said they wanted to hand over the money they’d saved to their parents back home. It was possible to hire someone to send money and letters, but the adventurers who undertook the delivery often weren’t trustworthy. Depending on the circumstances, they might just make off with the money. That was why it was more reassuring to hand the money over directly.

These two were my longest-standing friends since I’d come to this world. They were my...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.10.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Dagashi-ya Yahagi: Setting Up a Sweets Shop in Another World
• Illustrationen: Bunzaburou Nagano
• Übersetzer: Bunzaburou Nagano
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: adult protagonist • cute girls • Food • Game elements • lighthearted • Light Novel • male protagonist
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-8933-7 / 1718389337
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-8933-5 / 9781718389335