Chapter 19 (1/2)
「A！To be able to read it。」
「Oh well、I a words。」
Haruto had co to the library in his spare time for a month、Haruto was able to entirely remember the words of the desert people。
「Saying that you're good……you ？」
Aisha narrows her eyes。
「Is that so？Because I was good at ht be the case。」
When Haruto was playing dumb、Aisha looked at Haruto's eyes。
「Your eyes htly。You can't trick the senses of the desert people。」
Lies do not seeave in、so he raised his hands。
「Oh well、I don'tis usually hidden。In exchange、I'll also tell youis『Divine Protection of Conflict』。It's a blessing that boosts my physical ability to dozens of times that of an ordinary person。It's not uncommon since all the desert people have it。」
Aisha shs。
「Isn't that cheating？I understand I can't lie。That's killing a merchant。」
「Well。But some people can tell a lie that even we can't see it。So business with the desert people are very good at hiding their hearts。」
「Is there a way to hide it……。Can you train ht also do business with the desert people。」
Aisha smiles bitterly。
「I am a desert citizen too, you know……。OK。Let's try an intensive training。That's right……Try lying。」
「I adom。」
Haruto tells a lie、Aisha shook her head。
「That's not all bad, but it's worse than before The crucial thing is not to be conscious of lying、think of it as not a lie。Mixing truths in the lie will also work。」
Haruto after thinking for a while、said a new lie。
「My debt is 30 million。」
In this case, it's true that he's in debt、but it's a lie since it's only 20 million。
「Ah！It looks good。Shall we continue with this condition？」
「Practicing lying can be done at home as well。More than that, tell me more about the desert people。I can soe to some extent。」
Haruto absolutely want coconut oil。Coconut oil has the effect of hardening the soap。But coconuts are native to the East。He can only get it by trading with the desert people。There is no loss if you have knowledge about the desert people when you purchase。
「That's fine。What do you want to ask？」
「I see。It's written that you are ……。What are you hunting in the desert？」
When Haruto speaks、Aisha answers pleasantly。
「We're hunting a dragon。We can have on is that type of carnivorous dragon。It's not the one with a goofy face that can walk around here in Claris……excuse me、it's not a mild herbivore。」
Haruto thinks of the dragon that Eugene owns。Indeed that dragon had a face that looked stupid。He was doubtful why it wouldn't attack a man、but it seems that it was herbivorous。Certainly, that mouth will not eat meat。
「It's not just hunting and trading either We also do agriculture and stockbreeding at the oasis。Recently, we've excavated mana stones」
「Are youtoo？」
It's hard to iround like in the ht unintentionally。
「Just a little。Because we have few techniques invein since quite a bit comes out and only at theus technical skills、but since we had a conflict with Claris……。」
Aisha retfully。
「Is that why there was a conflict between Claris and the desert people？They were still trading so it shouldn't be such a lousy relationshi+p？」
Aisha answers to Haruto's doubt。
「It's because of the territory of the Great Forest The desert people used to use the resources of the Great Forest since long ago But the Great Forest is also the territory of Claris Since the desert people have a thin concept of private ownershi+p rights, they have not realized Claris claihts so far Claris' people as well、they did not think about using the Great Forest's resources until they crossed the e They did not even know that the desert people were using the resources of the Great Forest It's a stupid story, isn't it? But as the population of Claris increased, they have reached out to the Great Forest The population of the desert people also increased, and they have the opportunity to get the resources from the Great Forest to sustain it That's why there was conflict。」
The desert has scarce resources、especially with less water and wood。The resources from the Great Forest is their life line。Claris also has a population large enough to enter the top five of the west。Claris also wants to secure the abundant resources from the Great Forest。
「The vast e is Claris' territory、and the Great Forest was settled as the desert people's territory。How far froe can be considered the Great Forest? Just at that ti incident of the desert people occurred……that's why the peace treaty was broken off。」
That is terrible luck。Haruto syressmen of Claris。They should have conceded a lot to the desert people and made a lot of concessions because a foolish Claris man made a slavery hunt which ruined all their hard work。
「Since then、the desert people have refused to talk to Claris。Since the old man is stubborn……。」
Aisha has a distant gaze。She is thinking of the leaders of the desert people in her ho。Since the desert people refused to talk with Claris、it's in a state where the diplomatic relations are severed。How can Claris trade with the East？Haruto thought of that and asked Aisha。
「The desert people are having trouble trading with Claris。In any case, h trade。So there are a lot of people who secretly trade。The Patriarchs tolerate it。If you crack it down, there would be oods that the Patriarchs eat are generally obtained from Claris。」
The desert people seem to have circumstances。They're not stupid to hold a particular stance Haruto, who cah mutual concession and mutual prosperity, probably because he's an outsider。
「I see……。O~tto、it's about tio back。」
「Yeah。That said, didn't you buy new slaves？」
「Ah。I have to go pick them up。」
Haruto stood up and closed the book、leaving the library with Aisha。
「Because I'll head to Eugene's place、you go to the factory。Wear your hood。It'll be troublesome if you're found out by slave hunters。」
「Un (yup)。I know。」
Aisha said so and covered her head with the hood deeply、breaking up with Haruto。Haruto sees Aisha off and went to the slave trading post。
While walking for a while、three people ore green clothes passed Haruto as well。They're desert people。
（Speaking of which, I haven’t seen the to do with Aisha。）
He thought about such things while arriving at the slave trading post。Opening the door、he told the receptionist to call for Eugene。Eugene appeared after a while。
「Asuma……。The slaves are this way。」
The Eugene who said so was quite haggard。Worse than a s seems to have not been settled yet。
「You did not sleep lately。」
「Ah、there are s……many。」
That's why Eugene's face was blue。Although he couldn't help no matter how hard Haruto worried。
They walked for a while and arrived at a prison。
「Look, slaves。Check them。」
Eugene negligently passed the documents to Haruto。Haruto compares the documents with the imprisoned children。
「I have certainly received them。」
Haruto carried the 15 slave children to the factory。
「Now then、the nuroup up to improve work efficiency。」
Haruto is gathering the children and declared so。
「First of all is the cooking group。There are four people now so add 2 more。Emil、I'll make you the leader。Perfectly command 5 people。」
「Wa~, yes。」
Emil responded with tension。
「Next is the wagon tea to e、I'll have you specialize in that from today The leader is Sol。」
「Yes……。I will do my best。」
Sol answered in an aard Claris language。
「The reroups。Leader is In、Urs、Kil、Chlor、and Saul。You can make the soap as usual。For the est nue copper coin。」
When Haruto says so、the children's eyes shone。When Haruto ordered the soap at once。
The working speed is faster than usual。It's as Haruto intended。
Cooking、wagons、he organized the work into three parts of es coroups。With this, soap production efficiency would take a leap。
「Haruto-san……。You have a face like Eugene-san。」
Roa pointed it out、Haruto returns to his usual face。Aisha smiles and says。
「Eh、why not？For me、I love the crappy face that Haruto makes。」
Haruto just smiled at it。He did not knohether it's praise or not。But he wondered if he was probably praised。
「Well then, I also want to eat a late lunch、do you want to go to Undine。Roa, are you co as well？」
「That's right。I will go too。」
「That's unfair。I want to go too。」
Aisha whines wastefully。Aisha cannot go to a place that is public。
「It can't be helped。The slave hunters will give up in one o at that time。」
「Yeah……。」
When Haruto says so, Aisha looks a bit lonely Haruto wondered He broke up with Aisha as Roa pulled his sleeve。
「So then、do you have so to tell me？」