Chapter 38

We need to come up with some sort of solution to the current situation .

No matter what, we need to prevent Noswell from attacking or I cant hold back my bottled up rage anymore .

They still dont buy even if its this cheap, It cant be helped even if I further tamper with the price .

The Karlco familys unexpectedly large influence and Noswells impersonal behavior were a disaster .

I didnt think that they would blatantly threaten someone in public .

I need a different approach from another direction .

I mash the leaves of the incense leaf with my fingertips and put them into my own kissel .

Normally, one piece would be enough, but three pieces are thrust in and set on fire with magic .

Whats the matter Brother?

I thought it would attract customers if I fire off a smoke .

I am particularly confident in the smell of the incense leaf that I created .

Now that he was drawing attention to himself with the power of the Blue Ortem, even a minor plan like this should have great effect .

It wont be a decisive move, but it will shake things up first .

I will cause wind with magic, and control the smoke to pa.s.s through on the line in the middle .

A few people who have been influenced glanced here and began to move, and Noswell that saw that stopped walking .

As I thought, the current stopper is great but there is an effect . There is no negative effect . Keep it up .

If you keep the foundation strong, it will flow at once if the air changes .

Because of the other sides poor handling, the lack of progress on the line is causing a lot of people to be irritated .

With a little opportunity, there will be a chance to break it down .

Another man steps out of line and comes toward us .

If one person collapses, the person who follows will appear .

However, the man stopped in his tracks as he looked in Noswells direction on the way .

We cant go on like this .

I still want something afterwards to give me a boost .

I glanced at the Noswells stall .

No-, Noswell-san Ill just inspect the enemy and

One of his followers Noppo, leaves the stall staggering while snorting .

Noswell quickly grabbed Noppo by the neck and pulled him back .

Alright, collapse, collapse .

However, as I thought its not enough .

The foundation should be sufficient enough . Just one more thing, I want an opportunity .

Just a few seconds . That alone should turn the tide a lot .

Oh, here you are! Hey!

I can hear Garias voice .

No, its not only Garias . Following him, the people that partic.i.p.ated in my coming-of-age ceremony show up one after another .

My father and the Chiefs also there .

There are nearly twenty of them .

Sell me that incense leaf!

I never thought I would see Abel at the Exchange Square . I thought you have no interest in this kind of thing .

Why isnt there a line? Dont tell me youre sold out, Hey!

You saved my share, right?

The whole atmosphere has changed .

Its hard to get out if there are only one or two people, but I think they thought that if there are enough people, they might be able to blend in .

Noswell walks out of the stall with a big stride .

Oi! You all know what will happen

Please be at ease! Theres more to come!

I shouted loudly, and the line at the Noswells stall began to crumble .

Nearly one-fifth of them moved in one fell swoop .

Then, a follow-up appeared .

Oi! Dont, dont f.u.c.k with me! Oi! I-, Ill remember all your faces! Ill report you all to father!

If this many people flowed in, there would be nothing we could do about it .

Theres no way you can remember all their faces .

No one was listening anymore .

Noswell stood there beet red and stunned, being dragged back to his own side by the chibi .

Amazing, you can get ten times the item with the same expense!

Its not like they dont even know the value, and the Chiefs magic ore was also banned . On top of that, Im nervous, and Im not making any progress at all .

More and more customers are drawn in .

Thinking about what happened earlier, its as if Im dreaming .

In a daze, he called out to me, Hurry up .

I hurriedly received the magic ore and handed over the incense leaf .

Sell me one hundred bundles! No, two hundred!

Hey, raise it higher! I wont be able to buy it!

Certainly if they are bought by the hundred, they will be gone in an instant .

This time we only have about two thousand bundles .

I thought this would be enough, but there are many people here who have incense leaf as currency or a.s.sets .

Rather than changing the price, its better to put a limit on the number of pieces you can buy .

I want to make it as wide and shallow as possible .

Excuse me, up to ten bundles per person only, please!

One exchange after another is completed .

If you dont know the market price of what is brought, you can let the other sides words pa.s.s .

We dont want to protect the value of the original .

I didnt pursue profits that far, but things were going well in that direction too .

One after another, meat, fruit, cloth, and pots are piled up behind them .

I also have a lot of rare metals that I wanted for alchemy .

We didnt have enough s.p.a.ce, so we hired a kid and bought about five more carpets .

I honestly cant stop laughing . I cant bring myself to go hunting for the rest of my life .

Just how do I bring it back?

Noswell-san, its not good! Lets lower the market price . A tenfold difference wont do!

Unusually, the Chibi follower comes out strong in Noswell .

You- you, youre telling me what to do! You Rietta family!

Thats not the point! If you keep this up, its going to be outrageous!

But because no matter what, you have to keep the value at this level my father my father said If I mess with it, my father will be angry

If it didnt sell, it would be out of the question!

But But My father

Noswell is getting smaller as his followers yell at him .

Some things are just so rare .

Just to see his tearful face was worth the effort this time .

That ends it .

But anxiously, there was no sign of Noppo over there .

From the looks of it, his two cronies may be stronger opponents than Noswell .

If they are planning something, we have to be careful .

As soon as I said it, people started to smoke it around me .

Apparently, they couldnt wait to smell it .

Great, its not like that at all!

Its like the things Ive smoked before was leaf mold .

I cant smoke anything else anymore . I hope its cheap, though .

Ive heard the reviews here and there, and more and more people are joining the queue .

The length of Noswells column and this one was reversed .

Those who stayed behind also seemed to be anxious about whether they should go here .

At this rate, this may not be enough of a number at all .

s.h.i.+bi, go and collect the stuff youre drying . Lets line up the carefully selected and repelled portions at a reduced price .

I, I understand!

When they saw our exchange and realized that there were not many left, the line of Noswells came down in a swoon .

Finally, there was no one left .

Noppos at the back of the line .

I thought I couldnt see him, but he was lined up this way .

He was holding his own armys incense leaf with a happy expression .

Dont tell me youre going to trade with that .

Oh, well .

It looks interesting so Ill accept that exchange .

Its terrible to betray that smile .

Well, in the market, do I have to give out one bundle of those and ten bundles of these?

As I smiled and continued to negotiate, I saw a man coming towards me along the line .

His age would be around 40 .

He had a high nose with a face of a sharp impression .

He walked quietly, but he seemed somehow intimidating .

He had snake-like eyes, and a haircut similar to Noswells .

Suddenly I had a bad feeling about it .

I have free time, so I came to check it out . Well done, Noswell . Well, I guess its a good thing I made the leaves . However, I didnt expect it to stretch this far . Hasnt it become quite lively .

No doubt about it .

The head of the Karlco family, Noswells dad .

The boss has come out .

Noswell is just the dirty rich son but, this man is different .

The black rumors in this village are mostly connected to this man .

The chieftain also said that he had been done quite nicely .

There are probably a few conflicts that hes involved in .

I cant let my guard down .

Noswells father walked right up to me .

Noswell, youre not used to this sort of thing, but Im relieved that things seem to be going well . What do you think? How does it feel to try it for the first time?

Excuse me, but im not Noswell?

Hm?

Noswells father lowers his gaze and glares at me .

He pulls his gla.s.ses out of his pocket and stares at me .

Apparently his eyes are not very good .

He seemed to believe that Noswell was at the end of the procession .

Did Noswell ask you to look after the store?

Noswell-san is over there . Im Abel .

Abel?

Noswells father turns his attention back to Noswell .

Noswell is now looking at the sky with dead eyes and his mouth is open .

Not a single customer lined up .

Noswells father, seeing this, seemed to have sensed the current situation and his face was distorted greatly .

He turns his gaze back to me .

Abel?! Dont tell me youre the Abel of the Berek family?!

Noswells father exclaims so with a bright red face .

Then he looked at Noswell again and let out a high-pitched laugh .

Haa-hahahaha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

He claps his hands and laughs as he looks up to the heavens .

Haa-ahahahaha! Haa-hah-haa! Oh, yeah, yeah! Hahahahahahahaa! Hee-hah-hah!

Hes gradually becoming a hindrance to the negotiations, I wish he would just go somewhere .

As I was wondering if this was a disturbance, Noswells fathers expression changed again .

Hahaha . .

Noswells father presses his own nose .

The blood was gus.h.i.+ng out . He was so excited that he got a nosebleed .

Or rather, it was on my clothes for a bit . Great . Why do these two want to splash their bodily fluids on me?

Father Noswells hands were turning red as they went by .

And just like that, he fell to the spot with a bang like a puppet with a broken string .

Father . ? Fa-, Father!

Noswells scream echoed throughout the exchange square .

Im sure its just anemia, but Ill use healing magic for it just in case .