Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Harem, Slice of Life, Isekai
Sub-Tags: Weak Lead, Episodic, Cute, Business
Synopsis:
After a successful trip to Mazela where his products quickly became the talk of the town, Shiro returns to Ninoritch with the intention of slipping back into his usual routine at the store. Cue his two younger sisters turning up on his doorstep to throw his life into disarray by announcing they plan to stay at his house for a while. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t take the twins long to find the portal to another world in the closet. Keen on exploring, they set out into the forest on the other side with Shiro, who tags along to make sure his fearless sisters don’t meet an untimely demise. All’s fine and well—until one of the girls finds a mysterious giant egg and insists on taking it with her. Just what kind of egg is it? And how will the siblings deal with whatever hatches out of it? More to the point, will Shiro be able to cope with his two high school-aged sisters running around and causing mayhem in his adopted second home? (Source: J-Novel Club)
A Businessman’s Dragon Quest!
A Case of Double Trouble
From finding fairies to founding a business in another world, eventually, Shiro’s secret travels between the other world and Japan were bound to catch up with him. Opening up the fourth volume sees Shiro backed into a corner as his twin sisters discover the door to another world. Knowing all the sibling tricks of the trade to convince their brother to let them visit the other world, it isn’t long before Shiori and Saori get stuck in on the action.
Introducing Shiro’s sisters to the series ends up being a rough ride for the titular protagonist. The twins spend no time making their presence known, and as a reader, their full-on personalities take some getting used to. Thankfully once the main plot of the volume starts to get going, the pair settle down and end up learning some valuable lessons during their first adventure.
A Baby Dragon Quest
The main story of this volume takes place as Shiro and the twins discover a sizeable monster egg in the forest, and after asking around, it’s identified as a dragon egg. While wondering what to do next, the egg hatches and the dragon chick imprints on Shiro.
Christened Suama, she quickly becomes another member of Shiro’s extended family. While she bonds with everyone, Suama’s introduction to the series becomes extra important for Aina as the two form a special bond.
Unfortunately, all good times must come to an end, and all plots must continue. Being a dragon, and especially being an intelligent dragon that can transform into a human, means there are those looking to use her for nefarious gains.
Of Demons and Immortal Dragons
As a backdrop to the story this time, the Ninoritch guild has become increasingly weary of demon activity in the nearby vicinity. One demon in particular, Ceres, has been making regular appearances in town searching for a giant egg. Coincidences be damned, it soon becomes clear that she’s looking for Suama. After missing each other for a while, it isn’t long before Ceres strikes, leading to a more pressing final act.
From here on out, the author makes a clear choice to muddy whether Ceres is acting out of distress or through antagonism. Her actions at the start make a bad impression on the main character (kidnapping and attempted murder will do that), but the truth of her motivation becomes clear as everyone seeks Suama’s real mother.
As most of the readers of this series have come to expect, Ceres’ actions are made out of desperation. Keeping Aina safe during the kidnapping and holding back her power so as not to kill anyone, her mission in the human world involves saving her sister. In typical peddler style, her sister is easily saved by medicine found in Shiro’s storeroom.
Aside from the story’s rough start with Shiro’s sisters, Peddler in Another World’s fourth volume continues strongly with its cute story style. Unlike previous volumes, the latest in the series focuses on a singular adventure which brings its own unique advantages.
In the case of this adventure, there’s the introduction of several interesting characters and an expansion of the world surrounding the protagonist. As the volume ends with Nonoritch making an allegiance with the demon realm, it provides Shiro with new opportunities to visit lands beyond the medieval backwater.
Peddler in Another World Vol. 4
My Rating: 8/10
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You can read the fourth volume of this series digitally on the J-Novel Club website.
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