The Land of the Rising Sun Transfers to Another World

Chapter 52: Search Operation

I'll be posting two chapters today.

Chapters involving Iwaki give me a bit of trauma... I made a mistake in the past, so I'm worried about whether I could write this one well.

I think there will be a bit of a gap until the next update, so thank you for your understanding.

- ワイアード

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A loading area for import and export goods, Unbekannt

Many people and forklifts were bustling about, moving the transported goods to a large warehouse. Among them was Dompa the dwarf. He was carrying five boxes, each weighing around 30 kg, over to a nearby warehouse.

"Alright... here we go!"

Thud!

"Phew... okay, next is..."

"Hey there! Working hard, huh?"

"Hm? Oh, yeah!" 'Ah, a Japanese, huh?'

As Dompa was checking the next item on the list and getting ready to leave the warehouse, he heard a voice from behind. Turning around, he saw a muscular middle-aged man with a headband and a slightly dirty sleeveless shirt, organizing the cargo. Dompa responded to the man's greeting, and as he went to grab more goods, the man followed him.

"So, next is..."

"Next is that cargo over there, right?"

"Yep."

"You been here long?"

"Huh? Nah, it's only been about a month and a half."

"Oh, I see, I see! I gotta say, you dwarves are really strong! I'm impressed!"

"Huh? Oh, um, thanks."

Dompa couldn't help but grin, happy to be complimented so suddenly. The two continued chatting, hitting it off in no time.

"Bwahahaha! You're a funny guy! I swear, Japanese are such unique people... oh, uh, I didn't mean that in a bad way."

"Hahaha! I get it! By the way, just a quick question... have you noticed anything strange around here lately?"

"Huh? Why're you asking that?"

"Well, I'm still new here, so I'm curious about anything interesting. Anything at all, really."

"Hmm, something strange, huh... oh!"

"Oh? You thought of something?"

"Yeah, now that you mention it... last night, on my way home from work, I saw something odd..."

"What was it!?"

"I saw this person carrying a worn-out dark elf down an alley off Kachō Avenue. I think they were wearing... a maid outfit? Anyway, that's what they had on."

"And, uh, which part of Kachō Avenue was this?"

"You know, the alley between KoKo Ichiban-ya and the Magic Ore Processing Shop."

"Huh? Magic Ore Processing Shop?"

"Wait, you don't know it? It's a shop run by a dragonborn guy named Dorbin. And you know KoKo Ichiban-ya, right? It's from your country, after all."

"...Yeah, of course... thanks."

"No problem! By the way, there's something that's been on my mind—"