Chapter 1: The First Village, Part 9
I I dont know, really. I am not well versed in how the market works, so I dont know what the best decision would be here. Heck, I dont even know this swords usual market price.
So you have no intention of selling it then?
As I told you, I dont know the exact market price so I cant make such a decision carelessly. I think the best thing we could do right now is to go to the Weapon Shop in the city and ask soone there to tell us the actual price of this thing, otherwise we might just end up throwing a valuable item away at a dirt-cheap price.
Not to ntion that I dont even know what kind of currency they are using here.
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Teirihi-san and the rchant have a short conversation again after which she bows her head to . Wouldnt it be nice if that was the sign of her readiness to service tonight? Man, that would be totally aweso! Unfortunately that kind of thing is probably not going to happen. But its nice to keep dreaming, right?
I handed the rapier over to Teirihi-san and took another sword from her, which turned out to be a one-handed Scimitar with two empty skill slots. All in all, it looked like another solid weapon.
This one doesnt have any skills but seems like a fine piece of work overall.
Supposedly it was very cherished by its previous owner, an Adventurer who sadly perished in the heat of battle.
This ti he didnt ask how I knew it had two skill slots free, aning he mustve bought my story about it being an Adventurers intuition.
It think it will also be good to show this to soone whos in the know before we decide what to do with it.
I handed the Scimitar over to Teirihi-san and she bows her head down to again. The last item was a simple dagger without any decorations whatsoever. It doesnt look like sothing that would sell for much money.
This is just a plain dagger. Not bad as a weapon but theres no way it can be sold for any significant amount.
Well buddy, back to Teirihi-san you go.
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When the rchant relayed what I just said to her, her eyes instantly turned red and wet with tears. Uh-oh, I might have made a huge oopsie. Nevertheless, she endured the urge to cry and went back ho with the weapon in tow. Perhaps she rembered her late husband and wanted to be alone for a while. That was a shattered flag if I ever saw one. Nevertheless, I will be waiting for you tonight, Teirihi-san. My doors will always be open for you.
Now that Teirihi-san went away, the Village Chief approached us together with several other n.
My humblest apologies, Michio-sama, but this man right here was the one responsible for replacing the Bandana.
The man who was being dragged along behind him had his hands cuffed in a set of wooden handcuffs. *Sarcastically* So hes the one who tried to take that which did not belong to him without permission. Deplorable, truly deplorable. I renounce that man the most scornfully!
This is the correct item he was trying to hide.
The Village Chief urged another man to co forward and hand the Bandana. I used Identify on it to confirm its authenticity.
Bandits Bandana. No skill slots or skills.
This is the item in question indeed. There is no doubt.
Now, as for the punishnt this man is going to be subjected to
The Chief says after we finished the Bandits Bandana inspection. I wanted to ask about that, but he beat to the punch. How thoughtful of him. This was sothing that I was very eager to hear. I have to know if the criminals are handed over to so higher authorities or will the villagers take care of him themselves.
For the cri he has committed against you, hes going to be tried and judged in accordance with the villages rules. Do you have any objections to that decision?
This is going to be perfect. As a man whos skilled at reading the mood, there is only one thing for to say in this situation.
Of course. Do what you think is best.
Of course. We will do just that.
Huh? Whats that? Was that a glimpse of disappointnt I saw in the Chiefs eyes? Did I say sothing wrong?
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The Chief spoke to the criminal.
The criminal nods and holds his bound hands in front of .
Flow of the Water Spirit, breath of the Wind Spirit, unite and reveal the hidden truth. Intelligence Card, open.
When the Chief finished the chant, a card popped out of the criminals left hand.
Oooooh! What was that! That was so cool! Its just like the Intelligence Cards that were left by the Bandits that were given to . The Village Chief took it and murmured sothing I wasnt quite able to hear, and the additional information appeared on the Card.
What did you do?
I added new information to this mans Intelligence Card. The information that from this day forward he will be your slave and he shall remain a slave unless he is released from his slave duty or bought back.
Ah, okay, cool I get it.
I dont get it at all. What exactly did you do and how does that even work?!
For the ti being, what I do get is that Intelligence Cards are items that contain every important information about a person, thats why it can serve to identify the Bandits who were slain by so that I could claim the reward for them.
Allow to explain further. The rules of our village state that if the villagers commit a cri such as stealing they are to be sold as a slave where half of the money obtained that way goes to the family who sold the criminal and the other half is given to the victim as compensation.. Of course, it will be the sa in your case.
So they have a slave system established here. Not good.
The situation was now clear to . If they ever find out about my cri, I will end up just like that guy in the wooden handcuffs. Mu freedom would be taken from and thats sothing I absolutely cannot allow!
Ill gladly take you up on that offer, but Ill have you know that I dont hold it against him for what he did. No hard feelings.
That might be true, but it doesnt change the fact that one of our own has wronged you.
What matters most is that the person responsible was caught. You dont have to apologize for anything, Chief.
Youre too kind to , Michio-sama. Its good to know that there are still people like you in the world.
Thank you very much. I think we can now conclude the weapon inspection.
Then let us go back to my house. The breakfast should be ready now.
Thank you for having .
I was grateful that we could change the subject to sothing more pleasant.
I have made up my mind.
Im getting the fuck out of this place as soon as possible.
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