TEASER CHAPTER 5 PART 11
Nozomu and Somia, who left Zonne's store, walked through the commercial district again.
“…………”
Nozomu
remembered Zonne's words he just heard.
Nozomu
hid various things, including about himself as a dragon slayer. He met Lisa and
Ken just before going to the forest, and the wicked impulse that sprang up at
that time. Irisdina and the others were worried about him, but in the end,
Nozomu couldn't tell them anything. It's not hard to imagine that it hurt them.
(But,
if I tell them ...)
Even
so, Nozomu's anxiety didn't go away. It was like a fire that continued to burn
and grew gradually.
"Nozomu-san?
What's wrong?"
"Eh?
N-no, it's nothing."
Somia,
who was walking beside him, spoke to him as she checked Nozomu's expression.
Nozomu was lost in his own thoughts, but he acted as if nothing had happened.
"More
importantly, Somia-chan. What are we going to do now? Looks like we still have
time."
As
Nozomu said, the sun hasn't set yet. It seemed that the number of people
walking on the streets had not decreased, perhaps because the days were getting
longer in spring.
"U~n.
What should we do... eh? Something smells sweet..."
"Hmm?
This smell is..."
A
sweet scent patted the noses of the two who were walking down the street. When
Nozomu and Somia turned to the source of the scent, there was a small stall by
the side of the road where several children had gathered.
"Hey,
uncle! Please give me that candy!"
"Ah,
that's not fair! I'm trying to get that one too!!"
"Look
look, don't fight. I will make everyone's share properly."
The
stall was a candy shop that Irisdina and Nozomu had visited before. It seemed
that the children gathered for sweets, it was the same when he visited before.
Perhaps the shopkeeper was happy that the children were delighted, so he made candy
crafts dexterously with a big smile on his face.
"It's
done, here you go."
"Uwa~!
Thank you !!"
The
children who received the sweets happily thanked the shopkeeper and ran merrily
with the candy in one hand and disappeared into the crowd.
Nozomu
called out to the shopkeeper when he saw such a sight with a smile.
"Hello."
"Hmm?
Oh! You were the student who helped me before. What were you doing today?"
The
shopkeeper noticed Nozomu. He talked to Nozomu with a smile, but he never
stopped making candy, and he continued to make candy that could be called an
elaborate work of art.
"I
took a detour on my way home from school. Anyway, the sweets are as good as
ever."
"Oh,
thank you. That girl is..."
Nozomu
was still impressed by the excellent work of the shopkeeper, then he realized
that Somia had become quiet before he knew it.
"Waa~~!"
As
Nozomu turned to Somia, she gazed at the many candy works in front of her. Her
eyes shone so brightly.
(By
the way, didn't Irisdina-san say Somia-chan doesn't
like sweets...)
Nozomu
remembered when he visited this shop with Irisdina before. Irisdina said Somia
had no eyes for sweets because if she eats too much of it she will get
cavities.
"That's
right. Why don't you make candy craft again?"
"……Eh?"
