in another world with my Imagine breaker

chapter 2

A fateful encounter 

The_start_of_something_new
Part 2

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"Welcome back master Zenfield." Two young women greeted Zanac together as he returned to the clothing store. Kamijou tilted his head and glanced around at the cozy interior, noticing the well-distributed lighting and mannequins dressed in the latest fashions. The variety of garments in different sizes and colors gave the store the feel of a small, boutique clothing shop.

"Yes, yes." Zanac waved them off in a simple manner. "Now can one of you get something fitting to wear for this young man next to me?"

Intrigued looks were directed at Kamijou, causing him to become a bit self-aware. Their stares stayed fixed on him for a while before they all simultaneously lowered their heads and vanished into the back
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"No need to worry, these two girls know what they are doing Mr Kamijou. It may not be the same quality as the previous one but I can promise it will be just as comfortable. Zanac gave a reassuring smile.

"no need to go so far for me. You already helped me tons on the way here, Zanac-san I really can't thank you enough."

The merchant gave a hearty laugh. "No need to be so polite, thanks to you, a whole new possibilities of clothing styles has been brought to the kingdom of Belfast. Such unique taste will surely gain the attention of nobles and other rich merchants. Thanks to you I have a head start."

Kamijou chuckles as he imagines a noble wearing a high school jacket as a fashion statement, which he considers to be the first major change brought about by Imagine Breaker. Who knew Kamijou would start a worldwide trend?

"But remember what we agreed on. I rented you my clothes and that only for research purposes. Nothing else."

"My, boy you make it sound like I would commit some grave crime!"

"Sorry but after seeing how excited you can be? This Kamijou-san wouldn't want to take any chances."

Zanac stands quietly, scratching his head in embarrassment. They had made an agreement earlier during the journey, which felt incredibly long due to various mishaps. The carriage's wheel broke, and later it got stuck in the mud, requiring both the boy and the driver to work together to free it.

Afterwards, they encountered a guard at the gate who found Zanac and Kamijou too suspicious to let them through. It took the intervention of two other officials for the guard to finally allow them to pass and reach Zanac's clothing shop by the time the sun was setting.

The agreement was simple. Zanac would rent Kamijou's clothes and as compensation Kamijou would get paid.

Kamijou wasn't ready to leave his clothes behind when he found a way back home. It wasn't like he couldn't buy a new pair back home (he actually couldn't) it was more of the fact that they still held a importants.

Kamijou wasn't even sure how long he was going to be stuck here. It could be days, weeks or even months till he found a way back home. It was a win-win situation for both parties.

Still there were quite a few problems the teen has yet to tackle. Three problems to be exact.

The first thing to address was language. Kamijou was grateful that everyone spoke Japanese, although he was initially doubtful. He decided not to question it further in fear of tempting fate. The main issue was that Kamijou was now unable to read and is in fact, now officially illiterate.

Upon entering the gates, the boy was unable to decipher any of the signs as they appeared to be written in unfamiliar characters that were not Latin letters or kanji. He struggled to make out any of the words displayed. It was a completely new writing system Kamijou was forced to adapt to. English was already hard enough. Now he had to start over in the meantime!?