Chapter 21.2 - Magic Swordsman and Black Organization [4] – part 2 (2/2)

For some reason, instead of the wheat I had brought up here, he sized me up from head to toe.

「Maa… it’s going to be half price.」

「…Half price?」

「You’re a slow guy aren’t you… I’m saying I’ll buy it at half the price of the contract.」

「Wha! What do you mean!?」

「You see, this wheat… it’s pretty bad quality. I want you to be grateful that I’m even buying it for half price.」

He picked a pinch of wheat from the sack and evaluated as such.

「That’s not true. This is very good wheat!」

「Ha, what would a third-rate magic swordsman know about it? Huh?」

「You can understand it at a glance. In my village, agriculture is prosperous and I’ve seen a lot of wheat. I can assure you, there are no quality issues with this wheat. On the contrary, it’s a splendid first-class wheat!」

The shopkeeper, bluntly clicked his tongue.

「Tch… what a troublesome brat. – Excuse me, can you come in here now?」

Then, from the back of the store, a duo of tall guys with large body builds appeared.

「Oh my… Rocky-danna, is there a problem?」1

「Nnー at a glance, he looks to be a magic swordsman but… isn’t he just a brat?」

「I’m sorry to bother you guys… This brat doesn’t seem to get the point.」

The duo exchanged glances and shrugged their shoulders simultaneously.

「Oi, Oi, small kid. Children should listen and do as adults say, you hear?」

「It’s still not too late, you know? Hurry up and apologize to Rocky-san.」

It looks like these two are bouncers at this store.

「…Rocky-san」

「Kukuku, what is it?」

「-It’s weird to reduce the price of this fine wheat by pointing quality as the reason. I’d like you to buy it for the right amount.」

When he heard my response, he heaved a sigh.

「Haa… This is why I dislike magic swordsman. They don’t have the basic intelligence……I’m sorry to bother the two of you, but please take care of this one here.」

「Fufu, it can’t be helped.」

「I can’t even call something like this as work.」

The pair of men drew closer to me in long strides, while cracking their shoulders and necks.

And then,

「Here… take this!」

One of the men pulled back his arm and unleashed a straight right.

(…What is this?)

Wasteful weight transfer.

Useless preparatory actions.

The fist grip is also loose.

It cannot be compared with Bons-san’s artistic straight right.

「-Sorry.」

I quickly threw a back fist into the man’s solar plexus which was full openings.

「Hau… ga…!」

His face turned pale at the sudden shock and fainted as he collapsed on the spot.

「Wh-What did you do!?」

「…Eh? Did you not see it?」

To look away during a battle… It seems that this pair are amateurs who simply have big bodies.

「Don’t screw around!」

The remaining one, raised his right hand overhead in the same way, and tried to strike.

This is also a terrible attack same as the other man.

「-Sorry」

「Haga, ha…!?」

I threw a back fist at the same spot as the first man, and rendered the second man unconscious.

Now, we can finally talk in peace.

「Now then…」

When I got a step closer to Rocky-san,

「Hi-Hiiiiiii!?」

He seemed to be a little scared, and he desperately retreated back with his butt on the floor.

「I have not made an unfair request. So, I’ll say this one more time. -Won’t you buy it for the right amount?」

「A-Aaaaa! U-Understood! O-Of course! I’m sorry, I swear not to do something like this ever again! S-So, please spare my life!」

I didn’t say a word about taking his life… well, it doesn’t matter.

「Thank you. I’ll bring in the rest of the wheat. Where should I place it?」

「J-Just leave all of it in front of the store! We’ll take care of the rest!」

「Oh, that’s would be helpful.」

After that, the moment I finished unloading all the wheat that was in the wagon in front of the store, he shoved out a small leather bag of cash.

「I-It’s the full amount as written in the contract. You can confirm it.」

Just in case, I checked it and it was filled with cash exactly as written in the contract.

「-I’ve confirmed the amount. Well then, excuse me.」

As a minimum courtesy, when I bowed lightly and tried to leave the place,

「…H-Hey, just who are you!?」

He asked me such a thing at the end.

「I’m no one important. As you said – just a third-rate magic swordsman.」

Thus, I managed to deliver the wheat safely, and went to the rendezvous point to meet with Ria and Rose.