Chapter 405 Extra Ch ~~ Peaceful Sky Ozma Doesnt Tell ~~ (1/2)

In the Capital of the Archlesia Empire. A small coffee shop quietly stood at the end of the main street.

There were only counter seats and two table seats in the store, which isn’t very spacious to say the least, and the only people in the place were the owner and a single customer.

A man with shaggy black hair and stubble, and a wrinkled, disheveled gray trench coat…… Ozma sat at the counter and leisurely sipped his coffee.

[……Fuu~~ The coffee in this place is as tasty as usual~~]

[Thank you…… That’s all well and good, but Uncle? Why won’t you at least shave your beard?]

[Well~~ Ahaha, it’s troublesome.]

[……Geez.]

At the counter stood a petite girl around 130 cm tall…… The dwarf shopkeeper spoke to Ozma, a regular customer since her father’s generation, in a rather dumbfounded tone.

Hearing her words, Ozma lazily replied while awkwardly brushed his hair with his hand.

[Well~~ Even so, your skills have really improved, haven’t they?]

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[I still couldn’t match Father’s skill though.]

[Hmmm. Previous shopkeeper has his good parts, while the young lady has her own.]

[Do you even know what you’re talking about, Uncle?]

[Well, ahaha…… You got me.]

Her tone would have sounded rude for a normal customer, but for the girl who had known Ozma-san for a long time, she was acting just as usual.

Wryly smiling, Ozma looked around the shop that had no other customers.

[……Is the business not running smoothly?]

[……Well, I can’t say that I’m making profit even if it’s a lie, but I’m not really in the red, you know? We also have some regulars like Uncle.]

[I see…… Oya?]

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[Eh?]

When Ozma expressed his worries about the young girl who lost her parents at an early age and was running the store with her small body, the girl responded with a bright smile.

Ozma tried to give a gentle smile at those words, but soon after, he sensed something and turned his gaze towards the entrance door.

Just as the young girl moved her gaze there, the door of the store was roughly opened and several men who looked like thugs entered.

[……It’s you lot again huh……]

[Hehehe, we’re back to negotiate. Have you thought about it already, shopkeeper?]

[No matter how many times you come, I have no intention of giving up this store! This is my father’s precious store!]

[My, oh my. But you see…… It’s difficult being a lone woman, you know? “You never know what will happen”.]

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Seeing the man look at her with a coarse smile on her face, the girl backed away a bit, looking frightened, but she still turned her strong eyes to the men.

The atmosphere was so tense…… that you could almost describe it as a critical situation…… but this was broken by the sound of a cup falling to the ground.

[Whoa there!?]

[Uncle!? A- Are you alright?]

[Arya~~ It spilled on me……]

[Please hold on! I’ll get you a towel……]

Ozma drops his cup of coffee and looking at his coat, which had a large stain on it, he had an ashamed expression on his face.

……It’s unknown whether they were dumbfounded when they noticed him or if they were just trying to avoid the public eye at this time of the day…… But the man clicked his tongue lightly before turning away.

[Tsk…… We’ll be back.]

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Spitting out these words, the man walked out of the shop with what seemed to be his minions.

While wiping the stain on his coat with the towel she received from the girl, Ozma looked at their back with his usual expression.

[Geez! You need to be more careful, Uncle……]

[Ahaha, well~~ sorry, my bad. It accidentally slipped…… Even so, that quite some rough customers you’ve got there~~ Do they come here often?]

[……Yes…… They’re “landsharks” hired by that company which has quite a bad reputation. They’ve been trying to acquire this plot of land.]

[Hmmm. They sure are everywhere, aren’t they…… Are you alright?]

[I’m alright! This store was very important for my father, so no matter who comes, I’m not going to give this place up.]

The small-framed girl acted firm, but her shoulders were shaking a little.

However, Ozma pretended not to notice it as he took out a coin out of his pocket and placed it on the counter.

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[I see. I know it’s that the future would be filled with all sorts of difficulties, but do your best. If you’re in trouble, you can always rely on adults, okay?]

[P- Please don’t treat me like a child! I will be alright!]

[Hahaha, really? I guess I’m being unnecessarily intruding eh?]

[……Thank you—— wait, Uncle!? Please wait! Isn’t this a gold coin? Giving change for this is……]

[Ahh, it’s for the cup that I broke. Don’t worry and just take it……]

[No, no, this is just too much!]

[Well then, I’ll come visit again~~]

[Ahh, wait!?]

Ignoring the girl’s protests, Ozma left the store while leisurely waving his hand.

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The sun had gone down and the alleyway was lit up by the moonlight. Not far from the coffee shop, a man and his group of landsharks who had visited the coffee shop this morning were gathered.

[……Hehehe, are you sure that we’re doing this?]

[Yeah, we can’t spend too much time on that little store.]

[So, we’re going to negotiate with her body huh…… I’m looking forward to it.]

[What? You bast*rd, you’re fine with someone having a kid-like body like hers? Well, do what you want. That woman is going to be “missing” from now on, so you can take her home if you want…… But when you throw her away, make sure you dispose of her properly, okay?]

[Hehehe, I know that.]

The man also grinned as he answered the minion who spoke to him with a disgusting smile.