Chapter 15 (1/2)

Chapter 15 – The Peddler

The horse cart of a peddler stopped in the ht in front of the tribal chief’s house

Due to the exceptional size of tribal chief’s house, it’s often used to welcouests from the outside

The horse of the peddler, which was one size bigger than the ones raised in this village, was fastened to the tree next to the house, where it was gulping doater from a bucket

As it noticed Eiji approaching, it looked at hihtly with its pupils

You could feel the pressure co, black radiant pupils

Since arriving at this village, Eiji had no opportunity to get in touch with a horse

In the end, is it fine to come near it? – is what he felt with anxiety

– If you approach it carelessly, you’re going to be kicked

The voice which reached Eiji’s ears was co man

He wasn’t tall; nevertheless, his body was thick with muscles

His face was squarish and his hair was broith a reddish tinge In addition, they were pointy, short, and trimmed up toward the sky, just like bristles

Despite every single part on his whole body being big, only his eyes were small and became narrower once he smiled, just like its veins

On the front of his forearms and forehead were scars from cuts

Because Eiji had never seen this man before, he understood that he’s the one called the peddler

– A new face, ain’t you? Is there anything you want to buy?

– There are lots of things I’d like to discuss with you

– Discussion? Fine So let me know its detail

Once the man tried to speak, his choice of words becaentler

However, if he were indeed gentle, then he wouldn’t have those scars on his forehead

There ought to be a ferocious personality suitable to that appearance of his

Eiji thought about how to start the conversation

Starting fro soap would probably be a bad idea

As for Eiji, anted to acquirethe topic with soap would probably have him mesmerized

– First, allow me to introduce e

– Thank you for your kindness My name’s Jean,and as you can see, I’m a peddler So it was because of you, e didn’t see a need to buy my hoes

– I’s I’ve made need to be repaired

– Don’t fret This will i soe is very precious That’s why you should abandon challenging that fragile iron, and instead properly use the bronze

It seemed that the man had already noticed the replacement of bronze with iron, which was an impact that made Eiji sweat profusely However, it looks like Jean believed hi inexperienced

Eiji nodded deeply, as he understood that it was the kind of advice in which failure contributes to one’s growth

– That’s right, you see, not much time has passed since I came here, so there’s still s Jean-san, how es have you visited so far?

– Me? I’ve stopped in every village on this island

– Island, so it’s an island?

– Hm? Yea I stayed for a few days in every one of them, so it took about threeit would take to fully travel this island

– How es did you visit in total…?

– I guess around 30?

– How big would this village be?

– I think it’s quite big There are even sing

– And in case of big ones?

– The biggest I’ve seen belonged to a landlord, and has around 400

As Jean’s words kept piling up, Eiji felt that the truth was far from what he expected

He in countries would be done on land, or at least this geography was in his mind

Because there are no paved roads, it was hard to estile day Eiji understood, however, that this island wasn’t unrealistically big, and that the population was low

In this village there were around 250 people assue nuether with the s people

As his head started to get dizzy, his view became obstructed

It

– Hey, are you alright? Your face seems to be pale

– No, I’m fine

Having that pointed out, Eiji came back to reality

While he was forcibly controlling his breathing, he calmed himself down

Even though he cannot wish for any radical development, there was a low chance for his skills to become a problem

Because the possibility of leaking it to the outside was low, it was fine to y on this island

Eiji switched to a

If one were to accept this state and live one’s whole life like this, then dependent upon one’s thinking it would be enough of a favorable condition

– Fernandez[1] who lives in this village said that the people from the other side of the water[2] co business with some country

– Hm…? No, there are no such people on this island They’re probably people stranded by the water In the first place, however far you n of other islands

– Is that so…? So it’s a solitary island?

– Yea, more or less like that And es

Jean tapped his arm The smile on his whole face, which revealed his teeth, seemed to show that he held pride in his job

Certainly, if there are no trading routes on the water, then the role of a peddler is exceptionally big

– Anyway, I learned what I wanted to know Thank you

– I don’t mind Then, did you decide on what you want to buy?

– Yeah, that’s right Do you have cooking oil and some pieces of cloth?

– I’ve got htly knit eye-hole pattern I a else