"You're bullying me! I hate you! You're a horrible bad guy..." Kerry finally caught Emma before she could flee back to her room and hugged her. Then he was treated to a barrage of tiny fists pounding against his chest.
Kerry wore a lecherous grin as he let Emma beat and scold him, doing nothing but laugh foolishly.
His laughter really was foolish. At least that was what Gandalf thought when he came out to investigate the commotion.
Still, the two of them seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Just as Kerry steeled his resolve to turn his life from today onward into a daily romance in another world, Frank arrived in Little Nose Bay Port City.
It had been some time since Frank had last visited the port city, but the streets and buildings here had not changed in the slightest. Of course, it had only been ten days or half a month. There wouldn't be any changes in that time.
However, unlike his last visit, the docks were now packed with cargo ships and porters. Although the harbor remained bustling, there was not the slightest trace of the fishing industry. The docks, which usually carried at least a faint fishy smell, now had much fresher air.
Frank naturally did not have such keen powers of observation. He only noticed all this when he passed the City Lord's Mansion and saw the fish merchants and fish vendors sitting there in protest.
"We want food! We want to live!"
"Reject the trade blockade!"
"The sea of suffering has no end, so turn back while you can! Lift the blockade, and everyone will be happy!"
"Black Axe Fishing Net—the one you deserve to own..."
Frank ignored the last fellow, who had turned his protest slogan into an advertisement. In any case, judging