It has been six days since Christmas Eve in another world...or five days. It is always difficult to count the long and leisurely days.

To put it another way, days that have changed can easily stand out in my memory - such as Christmas Eve a few days ago.

I met the famous infantry captain in the town and the only destined host in the restaurant - Qian Zhihe.

This is undoubtedly a "change", but it is just an ordinary "change" that remains on the surface of memory due to the "first meeting".

In fact, what concerns me more is another thing - the aborted bet.

Most people in small towns like to gamble.

Any discussion that generates different opinions will often develop into a gamble.

However, the stakes are usually very small, and few people care about winning or losing.

According to my understanding, this is almost equivalent to daily gambling behavior, just a way for people in small towns to test their luck that day.

Therefore, this is probably not a real "gamble", but a childish and interesting divination.

At this moment, there are two fortune tellers near me.

"I bet little sister Raya will sew mine first."

"Hey, why? I bet..."

It seems that the fortune tellers are arguing over the trivial matter of whose clothes will be sewn first.

I don’t know if Raya heard their voices, but she was still concentrating on sewing threads among the many hanging clothes.

That's right, I'm talking about "flying needle threading" in the true sense - using magic to control the needle and thread to handle multiple pieces of clothing at the same time.

This is an ancestral craft passed down by Raya’s family.

As for me~~ I have been living in a tailor shop since I was reincarnated into this world.

The first person who took me in was Raya's great-grandfather.

The person who named me "Gu Lao" was Raya's grandfather.

The person who entrusted Raya to me was Raya's father.

The current store manager is Raya.

Fifteen minutes later, I heard Raya exhale that she was done.

The work is over.

"Thank you for your care, welcome to visit next time~~"

I waved goodbye to the pair of fortune tellers.

"Is it time?"

I turned around and asked Raya.

"Hmm."

After receiving the response, I left the counter and hung a small wooden sign "Closed for Business" at the door.

Today is a big day.

——The tailor shop is about to be relocated.

The new address is very close to the town center.

Raya has hired enough workers and they are about to start construction. All we need to do is take our luggage to the hotel.

We finished packing, put our luggage on the reserved carriage, and then got in.

Raya relaxed her shoulders in relief.

"It's not easy."

I can’t help but feel that.

"Well..."

Raya's response was light.

The decision to relocate was proposed by Raya, and this was also Raya’s father’s long-cherished wish.

The use of budget, the selection of hotels, the location and configuration of new stores, various details in the process...

So far, everything has been arranged in an orderly manner by Raya.

It’s really not easy.

The driver blew a whistle, and then the car started moving.

If nothing else happens, we will be able to resume business after staying in the hotel for almost half a month.

"It's really nice~~It's more than half a month of vacation~~"

"Don't be lazy. You have to follow me to help the workers, so as not to let down their good intentions."

When they heard that it was Raya's request, the workers offered very low prices. After all, as the only tailor shop manager in the town, she brought a lot of convenience to everyone.

"Huh? I don't have much strength."

I subconsciously refused, but then I realized:

"Wait, you want to go too?"

"Of course."

"..."

"Although I can't be of much help, I still have to-"

Before she could finish speaking, I interrupted her:

"No, I'd better go, I'll go alone."

"Huh?"

My sudden change of password made Raya frown.

"You should have a good rest in the hotel, and I will thank them for you."

"How..."

"Don't mess around, the construction site is very dangerous."

I deliberately emphasized my tone.

"......?"

Raya looked at me, and gradually, the confusion in her eyes disappeared.

"Do you know?"

"Got it..."

"Well~~Leave it to me, Commander-in-Chief."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, my expression relaxed:

"Don't worry~~ As long as Miss Raya gives you orders, I will do it even if it costs my life."

"...Stop being glib."

......

After settling in the hotel with Raya, it was already noon.

After lunch, Raya went to discuss matters with Mr. Niruna, who was in charge of managing the workers. Since she had nothing to do with me, she offered to let me wander around to kill time.

Taking a walk after a meal is a good choice for the elderly, and I readily accepted her suggestion.

"Do you need me to pick you up later?"

"I know the way."

As if she was dissatisfied with being treated like a child, Raya glared at me.

"That's good, but if I'm not back after six o'clock, please come find me - I don't know the way."

"...I know."

Raya looked dumbfounded, got on the carriage and left.

Well, I understand, my words are not at all like those spoken by a person who has lived in a small town for more than a hundred years.

However, unfortunately, I have continued my habit of squatting at home in the technological world to this day.

Well... from a certain point of view, this is also thanks to the "eternal" atmosphere in the town.

Although the lack of electronic products has made me no longer a homebody, my nature is hard to change, and I still often lose my way while walking...

I took steps slowly, thinking as I walked.

Raya, who is in sharp contrast to me, has long since grown into a store manager who can take charge of her own business, even though she is only fourteen years old.

Rather than saying that I was asked by Raya’s father to take care of her, it’s better to say that I am being taken care of by her everywhere.

What was my fourteenth year like... Maybe a label of "dispensable" is enough to sum it up.

What a sad gap~~

...Oh yeah.

My thoughts stopped suddenly because I saw a familiar face.

The other person's appearance changed a lot, but I still recognized him through those shrewd eyes.

I walked up and patted his shoulder gently.

"Hmm...! Huh? You...you are?"

He was startled and looked at me carefully for a long time, but he couldn't remember who I was. It was too much.

"I am the fool who bought you two bottles of water to quench your thirst, Mr. Profiteer."
To be continued...