Chapter 291: Feeling Awkward Chapter 291: Feeling Awkward His eyes widened.

Wait, wasn’t I here before all of them?

He looked around, confused.

I’ve been here all night!

Shouldn’t I be first?

He stood up quickly, still disoriented from all the quiet thinking.

His legs ached a little.

The cold had settled into his joints while he sat.

But now, now there was a small army of early birds blocking his way.

He blinked again as more people casually walked right past him and joined the line.

Some of them were even carrying stools!

Confused Abuchi “…” They brought stools?

Are you kidding me?

They must’ve been prepared from home.

Panic set in.

He hurried over, trying to edge into the line, but the front was already packed.

Every time he tried to slide in, someone gave him a sharp look like he was trying to cut.

Which, to be fair, he was.

Abuchi stopped mid step and slapped his forehead lightly.

“I was here the whole time,” he muttered under his breath.

“How did I mess this up…” He felt like a total amateur.

Of course.

Marka’s markets probably don’t work like back home.

You’re not supposed to just hang around near the stalls, you have to stand in line early.

People probably woke up at 4 a.m.

just to claim a spot.

He let out a quiet sigh.

This was what happened when a prince tried to blend in with the people and had no idea how local markets worked.

Behind him, Karen bit back a laugh.

She had been watching the whole thing silently, arms crossed, trying not to grin.

was

next

Abuchi groaned.

bag.” But already, he was scanning the

They couldn’t afford delays.

Supplies were essential.

wasted minute was a chance for his brother’s men to catch

were other shops, yes, but something about that first one caught

He paused, watching closely.

it were walking away with satisfied grins and heavy bags packed with the freshest

tomatoes, clean sacks of

didn’t stroll;

That’s the one.

That’s definitely the one.

other shops briefly, but

even looking their

one vendor, this specific stall, had already won the

probably known for

Reputation.

the world… some

took a spot at the end

it, he thought, folding his

in line… like a

It felt…

strange.

strange was

This was borderline surreal.

standing in line in a

He looked around awkwardly.

him chatted casually, completely

were used to

was part of their routine, their everyday

baskets on

each other or sat on

he was, shifting from one leg

I

He scratched his head.

never done

Ever.

In my life.

rivals, sword duels, assassination plots, but

a new kind of

social cues, and, God

shifted again, looking around like

He was famous afterall.

up and say, “Wait,

buying peppers like a commoner?” But of course, no one

Because no one knew.

of them would have ever imagined that

his face

just another person in the

the best deal before the

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