Chapter 8 (1/2)
CHAPTER 8 – JESTING WHILE DRINKING ALCOHOL KNOWS NO LIMITS
”No, it's fine if you don't hue” (Herman)
As the village headrin The boy, Marco, produced a faint sain composed expression After the dinner was over, small snacks and drinks were lined up on the table at the village heades were equally illuht
”I was allowed to examine it briefly, but the wheat fields are nice after all At that rate the next annual tribute won't prove any difficulties either That's excellent especially as there's currently nothing but villages crying over the cold weather dae Is there some secret to it?” (Axely)
”There's nothing to the degree of a secret if I were forced to say so in the soil This place is also close to the northern e, thus it is easy for ashes and black soil to drift in However, the insects living in the soil won't even flinch to small quantities of miasma” (Herman)
The conversation is held between Axely and Her up a subject, the black-haired, blue-eyed boy will only listen attentively in silence
”I see However, if it's such kind of soil, I also hear that's a property you can only achieve by e, how are youthis es haven't been able to procure feed for their cattle” (Axely)
”It's not because our village brought all of its livestock through the winter Is it the wind's direction or the soil ? The obtained pasture is alsoup with chewing on bread h wheat” (Herman)
”You state that it wasn't easy It would even be fine to take these words for their face value, but how should I think about this? Although I', I shall tell you that deception won't benefit this village” (Axely)
Axely used strong words, but as the e was already a preliminary exas of being afraid of tax increase if they bragged about their success crudely Especially villages in reet any help fro this wilderness」 Even while accepting the rule, the tendency to shi+rk investigations and interventions is strong
As far as Axely can see, the reason for the abundance of Kikomaru is neither luck nor the location Even if he took into consideration the ot within the village was that this village was obviously creating its abundance with its own reliable abilities But I somehow don't understand How do they do it?
(I don't kno they do it, but the person, who brought this soe, is this boy, just that I have no doubt about Let's see until how far I can get them to tell me about it) (Axely)
The boy, whose line of sight was nonchalantly directed ahead, pointed at a single s even the tiniest unrest It's soar Axely didn't eat it yet as it is so unfamiliar
”First, try eating this please” (Marco)
”H it, doesn't taste bad It has an unknown flavour” (Axely)
”It's qwamp” (Marco)
His words startled Axely If it's a soldier, they know its naed battlefield」 This is a weed growing in the winter It isn't so I will try to chew it once again It isn't so you can call delicious by any standard, but it wasn't so you couldn't eat either At that point the clear voice of a child can be heard
”It is a bit more delicious if it's still fresh, but since this was put into water to preserve it as pickled vegetable, around this much in taste is the best you can do Because the estiher than Narukorass, it served the purpose to stave off the starvation of people or livestock” (Marco) (T/N: Couldn't find any proper plant for Naruko of spring)
”That is but, putting horses aside, won't poultry and pigs dislike that?” (Axely)
”Yes But even that depends how you go about it well, if huet used to it accordingly” (Marco)
” I see, that means this is one of the tricks to the secret, huh?” (Axely)
The voice of the boy continues on
”Also, horses, excluding those used as warhorses you can also li to smaller horses” (Marco)
”Oh? Does that also mean that you don't use anie?” (Axely)
”Econoreat effort of the villagers please view it like that” (Marco)
” Ha?” (Axely)
”I want to keep it a secret that it's nothinghorse e shouldering a part of the territorial horse breeding, I just want to avoid the bad influence of being glared at by horse traders” (Marco)
”I see it happens to a degree on battlefields, but there are people avoiding it in their daily lives too” (Axely)
”It will save us trouble if we can receive your consideration” (Marco)
The popularity of warhorses froh The dense miasma and cold winds have a perfect effect on horses, huh? They are resilient and brave in contests, which makes them thethem to sh-class painting and scribbles at least Axely, as soldier, thinks so Sives away Their temperament is whimsy and they are difficult to handle as well As they can endure with nothing but plain food, they have a merit as livestock, eh?
(They putwarhorses It's pretty uess?) (Axely)
Axely re A sense of discoht have returned
(This village is that's right The strange feeling in this village, to suulation completely feels like the military rule imposed widely at the front lines It isn't an asse fro systee and the crop failures? Without that it's not possible to explain it adequately) (Axely)
And it was that boy he looked at after all
Not flaunting his presence and not attracting the eyes of others by hiding a the children, weren't these qualities of a proper leader? In fact, the children's ames, all of the to this village, merely one day Axely thinks isn't this boy called Marco in the centre of all the surprises I observed during this day?
”By the ould you lenda bit” (Axely)
The reaction to those words of Axely was divided Herman was startled Marco revealed a joyful look on his face Saying 「I will」, he left his seat He brought nail clippers and a nail file
”Those are good items This kind of nail clippers is fairly expensive even in the territory's capital However, it seee Dyed textiles as well This is my opinion, but if you look at the women you will also understand a lot about the standard livelihood of the group Especially the hands To e there is an incoular calculations” (Axely)