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Peddler in Another World (Light Novel) #2
Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! Volume 2
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 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?
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2023
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August 7, 2023
Everything in this volume was likeable except for one thing, the females. I dislike the bunny, the cat, and the mayor but I hate the bunny the most, she is so annoying and I hope we won't see her in next volumes. They have zero understanding of personal space and they keep throwing themselves at the MC. I get that most Japanese novels have harem in them but I just don't like it.
January 16, 2026
Already with the second volume it strays away from its titular premise to focus on an adventure in the forest by the town. This would be disappointing if it weren't for already knowing that it would be the case from having read the manga, which this is catching up to already surprisingly quickly.
From my experience it's all too common that a story based on a gimmick will bait and switch to something more generic in a short while. One of the reasons I was interested at looking at the light novel was to be see if it went back to its premise or became mostly a standard sort of fantasy adventure.
Some of the appeal for this and similar sorts of story may be the masculine idea of being a provider. Shiro, the protagonist, can do a lot for everyone and it has a huge impact on their lives while benefitting himself greatly as well.
At the start of the story there's to be a town festival and Shiro wonders what he'll bring to do it because he doesn't want to directly compete to against the existing businesses, especially in regards to food. That's more consideration than some business that become the center of a local economy have when they end the existence of the small business already there. So, he does a photo booth and brings a camera. Again, there's so much that is just glossed over about this, as that's the kind of story it is.
The character interactions are predictably awful as usual. It's rather common for my reaction to be when reading light novels to be one of disbelief, no matter how much I've read. These aren't human conversations. They're as much a fantasy of communication as is finding a portal to another world in a house.
There's a lot to cringe about, but it's something a person either become inured to, or stops being involved with it. In this case, the peculiarities of Japanese media, though it can apply to almost anything. I've written about that previously in that I wonder at times about what I'm reading, so it's least somewhat ironic that not long after I'd be reading light novels again, but that's how it is goes. I'd been planning to do so again for a long while.
Shiro notes that adventurers are the vast majority of customers because they have by far the most money anyone else around. That reminds me of how nearly half of all consumer spending in the United States is driven by the top 10% of income earners. That may be crazy, but it's not fantastical.
The other business venture is selling alcohol. Sure, Shiro said he didn't want to compete, but their ale is terrible and nobody likes it anyway. This predictably leads to a dwarf wanting his strongest alcohol. The ensuring scene is a bit like the Potion Seller video, though less amusing.
I'll probably be writing whatever like this for however much I read of the light novels that I do. It's definitely much easier and takes far less time.
Rating: 2.5/5
From my experience it's all too common that a story based on a gimmick will bait and switch to something more generic in a short while. One of the reasons I was interested at looking at the light novel was to be see if it went back to its premise or became mostly a standard sort of fantasy adventure.
Some of the appeal for this and similar sorts of story may be the masculine idea of being a provider. Shiro, the protagonist, can do a lot for everyone and it has a huge impact on their lives while benefitting himself greatly as well.
At the start of the story there's to be a town festival and Shiro wonders what he'll bring to do it because he doesn't want to directly compete to against the existing businesses, especially in regards to food. That's more consideration than some business that become the center of a local economy have when they end the existence of the small business already there. So, he does a photo booth and brings a camera. Again, there's so much that is just glossed over about this, as that's the kind of story it is.
The character interactions are predictably awful as usual. It's rather common for my reaction to be when reading light novels to be one of disbelief, no matter how much I've read. These aren't human conversations. They're as much a fantasy of communication as is finding a portal to another world in a house.
There's a lot to cringe about, but it's something a person either become inured to, or stops being involved with it. In this case, the peculiarities of Japanese media, though it can apply to almost anything. I've written about that previously in that I wonder at times about what I'm reading, so it's least somewhat ironic that not long after I'd be reading light novels again, but that's how it is goes. I'd been planning to do so again for a long while.
Shiro notes that adventurers are the vast majority of customers because they have by far the most money anyone else around. That reminds me of how nearly half of all consumer spending in the United States is driven by the top 10% of income earners. That may be crazy, but it's not fantastical.
The other business venture is selling alcohol. Sure, Shiro said he didn't want to compete, but their ale is terrible and nobody likes it anyway. This predictably leads to a dwarf wanting his strongest alcohol. The ensuring scene is a bit like the Potion Seller video, though less amusing.
I'll probably be writing whatever like this for however much I read of the light novels that I do. It's definitely much easier and takes far less time.
Rating: 2.5/5
July 8, 2023
This is the first fantasy-isekai (teleported to another world) series that is 110% positive. No perverted authors or main characters, no grooming of underage kids, none of the dark (sociopathic/psychopathic) tropes detected on it (so far).
This second book is kind of all over the place though. The main character, Shiro Amata, helps out his friend-adventurer team on a flower retrieval quest just to almost drown or get thrown down a river-cascade. Patty, a real-true fairy, saves him close to the last moment and they make an interesting friendship and help each other, making this the main theme of this second book of this fantasy-isekai-series.
The other part, which is kind of an isekai-fantasy trope, deals with getting everybody in town unconsciously/dead drunk...which is not necessarily a Young Adult/Minor theme, but at least there was no violence or bad consequences from the alcohol.
Because Shiro, main character, can travel as much as he wants from Earth, to this other world, and bring from Earth anything he can purchase, well, the story is not only totally positive, but easily achievable. Shiro takes a modern Point and Shoot digital Camera to this other world, with a portable printer and sets up the first "camera booth" of this other world in one of the local fairs to promote the town where he has settled down in. With no electric current (AC/DC - Electric Power), there is kind of a snag with how long the battery of a portable printer lasts, but other than that, everybody is friendly, positive and kind in this story. It's a true-breath of fresh air in the isekai-fantasy light novel series genre.
I do, recommend this light novel series. So, hopefully you will like it as much as I have...
This second book is kind of all over the place though. The main character, Shiro Amata, helps out his friend-adventurer team on a flower retrieval quest just to almost drown or get thrown down a river-cascade. Patty, a real-true fairy, saves him close to the last moment and they make an interesting friendship and help each other, making this the main theme of this second book of this fantasy-isekai-series.
The other part, which is kind of an isekai-fantasy trope, deals with getting everybody in town unconsciously/dead drunk...which is not necessarily a Young Adult/Minor theme, but at least there was no violence or bad consequences from the alcohol.
Because Shiro, main character, can travel as much as he wants from Earth, to this other world, and bring from Earth anything he can purchase, well, the story is not only totally positive, but easily achievable. Shiro takes a modern Point and Shoot digital Camera to this other world, with a portable printer and sets up the first "camera booth" of this other world in one of the local fairs to promote the town where he has settled down in. With no electric current (AC/DC - Electric Power), there is kind of a snag with how long the battery of a portable printer lasts, but other than that, everybody is friendly, positive and kind in this story. It's a true-breath of fresh air in the isekai-fantasy light novel series genre.
I do, recommend this light novel series. So, hopefully you will like it as much as I have...
January 27, 2023
(Read at JNC pre publishing)
Having gotten used somewhat to his new life, Shiro gets a bit of an unexpected meeting with a fairy when testing out new products in the field and getting separated from his adventuring friends. In return for having helped Shiro, the fairy asks his help in finding a human friend, but doing so is not easy since the fairy and said human kept their name secret from one another.
Volume 2 is much like 1, a nice entertaining read of Shiro's new life. The world is nothing ground breaking, the characters not particularly well developed (although they are all likeable) and the plot is fairly straight forward, but that is fine. I do keep wondering when the IRS (or whatever the Japanese equivalent is) starts meddling with Shiro, because either his Yen is summoned from some existing source (theft?) or it lacks the right serial numbers. Not that this is the kind of story that is going to pay attention to such things, but still...
Anyway, a nice enjoyable read, good for the genre, but probably not for everybody.
Having gotten used somewhat to his new life, Shiro gets a bit of an unexpected meeting with a fairy when testing out new products in the field and getting separated from his adventuring friends. In return for having helped Shiro, the fairy asks his help in finding a human friend, but doing so is not easy since the fairy and said human kept their name secret from one another.
Volume 2 is much like 1, a nice entertaining read of Shiro's new life. The world is nothing ground breaking, the characters not particularly well developed (although they are all likeable) and the plot is fairly straight forward, but that is fine. I do keep wondering when the IRS (or whatever the Japanese equivalent is) starts meddling with Shiro, because either his Yen is summoned from some existing source (theft?) or it lacks the right serial numbers. Not that this is the kind of story that is going to pay attention to such things, but still...
Anyway, a nice enjoyable read, good for the genre, but probably not for everybody.
March 10, 2024
The story and plot picked up a tad compared to the first book, and a few compelling elements were thrown in for good measure. There was a nice balance of slice of life intermingled with some adventuring, and a little mystery to boot. Writing still had to be gotten used to but I'm not mad at it. There were some world-building added, but not by much, as it only focused on the fairies and the forest in general.
Overall, I am still enjoying this series so far, and will be picking up the next volume.
Overall, I am still enjoying this series so far, and will be picking up the next volume.
March 19, 2023
This volume was much more engaging than the first. The no-strings, no-consequences idea of his equivalent exchange still leaves me dubious but everything else was great fun to read. The author has a knack for pulling heartstrings it seems. Better prepare some tissues when reading this.
December 4, 2023
good book
love the book . . . . . . .b.b. . . . . . . . thank you for this book
love the book . . . . . . .b.b. . . . . . . . thank you for this book
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