CH 29

The next morning, after fetching water, me, Samia and Rike prepared to go to town.

“Today I will wholesale my weapons, purchase iron ores and charcoal, then buy some salt but, is there anything you guys want to do?”

“None. I don’t have anything I want to do in particular.”

“None for me too.”

“Is that so? Well then, we’ll head straight back home after…. Let’s devote that amount of time to work then.”

“Understood”

“Okay”

Carrying the merchandize is shared between me and Rike. At first glance, Rike is like a little girl but with her being a dwarf, her muscular strength is insane. Similarly, Samia is a tiger beastman and she has the strength to do so but since she is our escort, I don’t want her to carry extra luggage.

The three of us head inside the “Black Forest”. I was just wondering if nothing will happen today as well but Samia felt the presence of forest wolves about two times already so we stopped moving and took a break first.

“I wonder if it’s because I killed the bear?”

“It’s not the case. It’s about time for their child to be born you see.”

“Are they feeding the mother?”

“That’s right. In a month or so, you might be able to see a wolf child. It’s cute. It’s not good if you get too close but they won’t do anything to you if you’re looking at it from a distance.”

“As I listen to you, seems like the wolves in this forest are quite docile, right?”

Rike asked the question. I also thought about that. I was wondering if they would attack humans but it seems that the wolves in this forest won’t do anything if you won’t take action first.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Yeah. Well, there are a lot of preys here like deer or rabbits so they hunt those first. There are so many trees here that it’s easy to limit their escape route so it’s not a difficult hunt for the wolves. In addition…”

“In addition?”

“Me and Eizou are quite strong. How about you Rike? Well, they still attack ordinary people from the town you see. To make the story short, they are attacked because they are the weakest prey. As I said before, they hardly attack those who smell like humans but it’s only applied for those who live near this forest.”

“I see…. In that case, I don’t think I should go out alone.”

“Hmm, right. You should bring me or Eizou when you leave then.”

Contrary to her appearance, although Rike has strength and courage, it does not mean that she’s skilled at martial arts. Considering the risk of being attacked by a forest wolf, it would be better to go with me or Samia.

“Nevertheless, these forest wolves are extremely devoted to their family as they also get prey for the pregnant mother.”

This time I voice out my thought.

“They’re quite smart. There is even a scholar from the capital who says, “Amongst the wolf beastman who lived in this forest, there is a group who reverted back to being wolves and that they were the ancestors of the forest wolves.”

“Is that true?”

“No way. But to some extent they are certainly smart. I’ve heard from a traveller that those wolves in the plain cannot be compared with them.”

“Heh”

Have they developed wisdom so they can hunt prey easily?….. No, was it because hunting is an easy feat for them so they had the leisure to develop wisdom? But if there is no room for trial and error to check if it’s okay even if the failure rate increases to some extent….

Anyways, I don’t have the means to try it in the first place. These things are the interesting points in another world.

While exchanging such conversations, we proceed through the forest. In the end, after that encounter nothing happened from the road until we reached the town. Even though we travel once a week on this road, we never encountered a bandit.

Even with the exception of Samia and Rike, there seems to be no cold treatment for beastmen and demi-humans in this city too. This world may be an unexpectedly advanced world huh…. Maybe when I go inside the wall, the situation may be different though I don’t have the intention of checking it.

Today’s guard wasn’t Marius but his colleague who similarly bought a longsword together with him. He seemed to have tried the quality of my longsword so when I told him that there is a high-end model of it for sale in Camilo’s store, he told me that he’ll go and check it later.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

After asking, we went to Camilo’s store and it turns out to be bigger than I expected. There is a second floor even though it is already large.

“It’s big…”

“Yeah, I’m a little surprised too.”

I wonder if it’s okay to wholesale my product here...

When we went inside, as Camilo had said, there are various items on display. As I came to wholesale my weapons, I asked the person who appears to be the clerk if Camilo is around. He said he would call him immediately so we look around the store in the meantime.

There are household goods such as tableware and baskets, as for the seasonings, not only salts are present but there are also sugar, spices, and some other things that seem to be a little expensive. There seems to be sake and the hard one of that, wine and also ale. My weapons are displayed deep inside, knives and longswords are lined up, one for the general model and one for the high-end model.Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

“If you look at it like this, it doesn’t feel like it’s for sale.”

Samia says so deeply.

“That’s right. In the flea market, we simply put it on the stand.”

Besides, I don’t have sense of display. Even for me, I felt that they were handled quite well. As we look around like that, Camilo then came.

“Oh, you came. Follow me for the time being. Let’s talk inside.”

“Alright.”

We followed Camilo in succession. As soon as we went up to the second floor, we are guided to a dark room. It seems to be a room prepared for business meetings and conferences and it was of a certain size, with large desks and chairs lined up. Camilo urged us to sit down and he himself sits on the opposite side. As everyone took a seat, I begin to talk.

“I brought knives, longswords and short sword today. How many will you take?”

“Hn? Ah, I’ll buy all of the things you brought. In fact, it’s actually selling well you see.”

“Is that so? That’s good then. Nevertheless, you got a big store. Are you a well-known peddler?”

“Yeah, pretty much. Well, that’s because I do sales to the general public, travelers, and businesses alike without any distinction you see. And in turn, the number of items increases inevitably and because of that, the store’s size become like this.”

Somehow I feel that there was a similar store in my previous world. I want this store to groundbreakingly flourish in this world. I hope my weapons will help in that.

“Oh, so that’s how it is.”

“Uhm, more than that…”

Camilo has this serious look. I wonder if he was not able to procure the iron ores…

“Hn? What is it? It doesn’t matter if there are no iron ores, we can just come again you know?”

“No, it’s not. Actually, I received a request to ask you to make a custom-made sword.”

“Custom order huh…”

Considering the performance of the custom-made one that I made, I can’t just let it go, but if I keep saying that, the custom-made ones will only be dedicated to my family forever. I need to offer it to someone somewhere too.Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

While I’m thinking that, Camilo says,

“Well, if it’s a no go, I will just turn it down.”

“Say, do you not feel hesitant in selling it to someone…”

“Oh, that huh. Well, it will be fine I think. I can guarantee his sword’s skill and personality.”

“Hmmm……”

However, I would like to identify him myself. However, if I say something like that, I also need to come here just to meet him… Oh right!

“Then let’s do this. If he could come to my workshop alone, I’ll think about making one for him.”

“Is it okay?”

“Yeah, I’ll tell you my place.”

If he can walk inside the black forest where forest wolves roam around and make it to our workshop (and home), I can judge that he will be up for it. So with that, I think making one will be fine.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Then, I’ll relay that.”

“In the future, if there are other guys who will ask and you think they’re good enough, you can tell them the same conditions.”

“Alright”

“Samia, Rike, I’m sorry if I just decided like that.”

“I have no objection to what my boss says.”

“I am the same.”

“Sorry and thank you”

Then I told Camilo the location of my house and moved on with the transaction.