Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Harem, Slice of Life, Isekai
Sub-Tags: Weak Lead, Episodic, Business, Cute
Synopsis:
Just as Shiro’s settling in to his peaceful life as a merchant in Ninoritch, he is rocked by the news that the grandmother he believed to be long deceased is, in fact, very much alive. What’s more, she’s apparently somewhere in Ruffaltio, the fantastical world Shiro can visit through his closet. This discovery gives him a new objective: find her and ask her why she’s been pretending to be dead all these years. But rather than going on a wild goose chase in search of her, he decides to stay in Ninoritch in the hopes that she’ll visit for the annual harvest festival. In the meantime, the Blue Flash adventuring party asks for Shiro’s help in gathering some rare medicinal herbs, a quest that takes him to the sprawling forest just outside town. But when he ends up separated from the group, he finds himself relying on the help of a mysterious girl… Just who is she? And why is she so tiny? (Source: J-Novel Club)
Shiro Gets a Fairy’s Blessing!
Moving on to the second of three reviews, my latest post focuses on Peddler in Another World’s sequel, where fairies are on the scene, and Shiro uses the upcoming festival to search for his grandmother!
Lost and Found
Peddler’s second volume pleasantly improves on the foundations cemented in the first, and I believe this is all down to the running theme connections between most of the stories. Themes involving searching and belonging take centre stage, ultimately making the larger plots more focused and impactful.
Patty’s story is where these themes and impact can be felt the most. Coming to Shiro’s rescue after he almost drowned, they make fast friends under the guise of boss and subordinate. There’s a great dynamic between the two that just makes their dialogue pop from the page.
Indebted to his saviour, Shiro aims to help his new fairy friend by finding her ‘hume’ friend, an adventure that’ll take this fairy on a journey of discovery and belonging.
Whilst the truth of what happened to her friend is bittersweet, her time amongst the humans has made her a stronger person overall and one who belongs not only in the fairy dwelling but in the human world as well.
A New Business Venture
Shiro also has a few searching adventures, but his highlights of the volume revolve around some of the more comedic misadventures. This major sub-plot has Shiro once again developing his business to improve the lives of those living in Ninoritch.
Cue his plot to bring Japanese alcohol to the locals, resulting in a hero battle for the ages (it seems even dwarves struggle with vodka of 90% proof)!
Sub-plot quality has definitely improved over the previous volume. Clearly, the author has gotten into a good rhythm choosing wisely as to the type of humorous atmosphere best fitting the series. This isn’t to say that the previous volumes’ side stories were bad, far from it it’s just that the author has taken their content to the next level.
Peddler in Another World’s second volume is an improvement on its first. More engaging central plots with running themes and a series of hilarious side plots make this series more than worth continuing. And now that Shiro’s grandmother has returned to the scene, I’m sure there be several great mishap plots ahead!
Peddler in Another World Vol. 2
My Rating: 9/10
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You can read the second volume of this series digitally from the J-Novel Club website.
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