I stopped by town on the way north.

"Ah? You think it's a commercial bill of lading?

When I tried to get into town, I showed a commercial bill issued by the village of Reuto because I was charged a transit tax and a commercial tax by a town watchman in a place like a checkpoint...

"I won't accept that! Pay it now!"

"But"

There's no lookout for Raftaria's negotiations either, just billing for gold.

I tried to come forward and negotiate, too, but the watch didn't pull a step.

"He's a tough guy!

As soon as it hit the ground, the watch was all over us.

Hmmm...... there's a reason to get out so strong.

I've learned a few things since I started doing business in this world.

One is to make threats, intimidation by force, push through impossibilities, grip weaknesses and make them buy higher. This is a means to work on the person you lick.

Next, negotiate, circulate relationships by lowering or raising them with a knoll while talking to the other person. Works against hostile opponents.

When these two become ineffective opponents, the possible reasons are......

"You look like a hell of a lord here."

And then I squeal as I look toward town. Then the look on the guy's face changes slightly.

"Don't speak ill of the lord! I'll punish you for disrespect."

I see. This is a pattern with problems up there. In this case, there is no point in threatening or negotiating.

You can't pull over there. If you pull it off, you'll be punished.

Still, when it comes to how to make it lower, it makes a scene, or it has to cause problems until its lord comes out.

But... I don't have the advantage of paying that much risk.

"I get it. You're struggling, too."

I'll give you the amount I was told to keep an eye on.

Then the guy on guard, he shuddered like he ate a shoulder watermark.

"Oh... that would be good"

And the watch answers with a potpourri and an ear.

"Sorry......"

I can't help it.

Is it King Scum's jurisdiction? I guess this country also has a rotten lord.

I thought about beating up and selling food full of luggage, but I stopped selling it because of the tax on sales.

And take the inn. Far higher than in the neighborhood.

This town… is taxed on most places, everything from daily necessities to food, weapons and equipment, crafts, and inn bills at the end of the quote is probably expensive.

It's hard to live in.

Commerce is declining, and the market is not vibrant.

It must be heavily taxed.

"I'll gather information on where you can buy that food in the village."

"Okay."

"Yes, sir! Good night. I'm waiting for you."

"You still want all that food!

The guy from Firo, I didn't know he demanded souvenirs even though the price here was high......

I turned to the liquor store by leaving a raftarian and people-shaped filo in the inn.

By the way, turn your shield into a bookshield and enter the tavern in a rough outfit.

I saw a guy there who looked familiar and didn't want to meet him.

"Looks like…"

He says he has a bow, but for some reason he has a sword on his back, and he's dressed plain and poorly equipped.

Besides, it's a little bow that can disguise itself, similar to my book shield.

If it was the first time you met me, don't mistake me for the armor.

And you're one of them. Put on a conspicuously colored armor on one of your surroundings, and you're hiding in that shadow. That's the way it is.

Yes, the tree, the brave man in the bow, is discussing something in the corner of the tavern.

You don't seem to have noticed this way.

I don't know what you're talking about...... let's go as close as we can get and get our ears up.

"The lord here..."

Apparently, he was gathering information about the notoriety of his people and the lords here.

According to their story, the lord's guy, he raises taxes more than national policy to fatten his private belly, takes bribes from neighboring merchants, and hires a caution stick to punish him severely for anything he objects to?

This is another story about a no-good lord.

"I have to punish you for a little of this."

Whoops!

I slipped my foot dangerously into the tree dialogue and fell.

Where should I put the scratch first......

Hide who you are for nothing, and put aside what you want, where's the general, you.

Is it also meant to have been on a journey of redemption?

As far as rumors go, I don't hear anything about a bow brave man doing something.

If it's just consequence theory, I can't talk about people because they say I'm a saint of divine birds, too. But in my case, I'm notorious for being a brave shield. I'm still wary when I find out who I am, so lately I'm a saint who mistakes me for his own accord.

At least, to the best of my knowledge, I can't think of a reason why a tree, a bow brave man, hides his background.

This is an example... of a national request?

But the tree has too little information.

I don't even get the information that the bow braves made me solve it later.

Are you intentionally hiding...?

"Okay, everybody, let's go."

The trees who finished the conversation disappeared into the town at night after the tavern.

... The lord of this town will be unloaded tomorrow.

Maybe after a rampage at the lord's mansion, a fellow subordinate reveals the identity of the tree and preaches it or something.

Get in King Scum's ear, and the lord here can predict a cheap end to turning into another guy or something.

Like an old man on a journey to the world in my world's epoch.

... aren't you stupid?

It's also troublesome to get involved.

I went back to the inn that day looking lightly for information on where to sell the food, which was my original purpose.

A souvenir to Firo? That's not true, you're not buying in such a pricey city.

Naturally Philo said something to me about not bringing a souvenir, but I deciphered the magic book and the day was over.

Thanks to that, I learned one magic.

As the magician's grandmother said, I guess there are a lot of auxiliary recovery systems because they are shield braves......

The next morning.

As I expected, a story was brought to the town about an adventurer hired from the country secretly visiting this town and the lord losing his leg.

In the middle of some town round trip, I saw some trees talking to beautiful girls in public.

"Thank you so much."

"No, that's not true. It's a secret."

It's a secret, no!

Yeah.

Doubt turned to certainty.

Now I know why the tree rumors aren't coming out.

He's the type who hides himself and thinks he's inconspicuous but actually amazing.

Rejoicing in realizing that is a bit of a hobby.

He's an idiot.

I hide who I am just to satisfy my self-evident appetite.

Otherwise, you wouldn't normally stand talkin 'in such a prominent spot.

At least I know there's no reason for you to have a burden like me.

Daimyo, that woman was also about to be taken away instead of taxes, sick and lying on the floor grandfather's daughter or something like that.

This is ridiculous. We left the town early.

Then it went on for about half a day in a village near the border of a neighbouring country.

I see when I sell out food for a carriage that didn't sell yesterday. I see it. Sold. They went into an area where there was famine.

However, there are a lot of guys who don't seem to be residents of this village of something.

The outfit, what is it? Subtly different from this country.

"Hey, you guys..."

It was supposed to be a neighborhood where people heard rumors of evil kings being ousted from power.

Are the people around here coming to the dealership?

When they glanced at my carriage, they took up business talks with impetuous momentum.

I'm trying to buy it for a barter, not some money. The herbs are good, but I don't care if they give me lumber or... woodwork.

I get off the carriage and ask them what's going on.

Money would be better off.

Even if they give me a bunch of straw, strings, charcoal, this one has a lot of stock, and I have trouble disposing of it.

I will buy a lot of herbs as long as they are medicated.

"Excuse me. I don't have much to sell..."

When I look at it, it's so thin, it still looks like it's dying.

"... I'll have it anyway. I'll cook it out just a little bit, so eat it."

I can't help it, so I rent a bigger pot from the villagers.

The villagers were also suffering from hunger, and they cooperate with me happily.

There is a risk of spoilage due to raw objects. It's only about four days since I got it.

Well, I have acquired anti-corruption skills, so it's harder to rot than normal.

"Thank you!

Everyone eats a pot that behaved like they were greedy.

In the meantime, I asked him how this was happening.

He said the king who lays down power over everything was good until he was defeated.

Taxes were also lighter, making people's lives just a little easier.

But it went right back to normal, too.

What a resistance. Says the guys raised taxes this time.

"Why? You defeated the bad king because of this, didn't you?

"... that when the state operates, it needs money, and there's been a tax hike to curb the loss of power."

I see you were trying to secure the least amount of military power to protect the country, not the bad king who had laid down a separate oppression.

Can you also say that it is not a country without its people, but it is not a country without being able to protect its people...

If we'd only collected bad rumors about the king in such a situation, then we might be exorcised.

I've never known the King's mood, but I find strange intimacy with a king disposed of as a bad king.

Sometimes a king or something, even if he knew it was a bad thing, would have to do it.

The scumbag king of this country has been stupid and evil since the beginning.

"I just can't live because I've changed my mind. So I've managed to bring something that's going to be gold, and this is how I come to the slightly wealthier country of Merlomarc."

"I feel sorry for the king! I really thought about everyone the best. Who's to blame for being hungry right now, huh?

"Shut up, bird! Though they will doubt my spirit as an owner!

"Yes."

Scold Phyllo for spitting poison like deciding a person's wound.

Has this guy come with strange wisdom lately, his mouth is getting worse.

"Who the hell do I look like..."

Raftaria looks at us with a subtle look when she squeaks.

"What?

"No, it's nothing..."

Phyllo says oh, but that tree joined the resistance. Maybe he wasn't a good man from the roots.

Anyway, do these guys feel like they're sneaking in and buying black rice or something?

Speaking of which, food prices seem to be skyrocketing around here. Though I make money from it.

Sure, the tree... the general is rehabilitating the neighborhood.

Keep your after-sales service in position......

You're just satisfying your sense of justice on the spot!

"We may attack our country, where some country is weak... but we can't live with hunger."

"I see..."

Is it the effect of the waves or perhaps famine is frequent everywhere?

"I can't help it."

I give one of the modified bioplant seeds to a leader like him.

"What's this?

"It is a specially engineered modification of the species of plants that caused problems in the southern lands of the country, which grow as soon as they are planted. You'll probably be fine, but be careful with the controls. It's also a dangerous substitute when treated poorly."

"Ha ha..."

"See you soon, I'll pass around here. Thank you then."

Two of the luggage cars that had three were completely sold out, so I gave them the seeds in Omake and left the spot behind.

Is it another story to be greeted with enthusiasm the next time you come to this neighborhood?

My identity was completely broken, and that little neighbor took it off the famine and the residents stopped having trouble eating it.

Also, we got enough herbs to rot here, so we heard that the plague was endemic in the eastern part of the country, and we decided to go sell it that way.