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"Oh, that's a very nice bottle. Let's have a lot of it."
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With these words, he tilted the sake bottle I handed him, filled it up, and drank it down in no time at all.
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The man drinking like this is Madoc, one of the lumberjacks in the village.
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He has heard about the woodcutter's anger from his father, but he has not heard it directly from the woodcutter himself.
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So, in order to keep the lines of communication open, I came to the woodcutter with a gift.
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By the way, the sake that Mr. Madoc is drinking now was bought as a souvenir in town.
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It was something precious that his father, who had been looking forward to drinking it, had offered it to him with a tearful look on his face.
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"So what's the matter? Did you run out of logs?"
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No, that's not what I meant. Actually, I heard the lumberjacks were mad at me.
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Oh, I see. So that's why you came to me.
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Mr. Maddock says, "I see," and puts his hand on his chin and rubs his beard.
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I think to myself that such a gesture is quite appropriate for a good-looking old man with gray hair.
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My relationship with Mr. Madoc began with the cultivation of magic mushrooms.
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It all started when I asked Mr. Madoc to get the logs for growing magic mushrooms.
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Since then, we have been friends, so I came here to ask Mr. Maddock's opinion, who understands me, to avoid any trouble.
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"Perhaps it is too much to say that I am angry. But it may be true that some of them do not have good feelings about it.
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"Well ......, I guess the problem is that I'm taking too many trees. But I'm going to keep exploring ......."
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"Well, it is true that Ars is taking a lot of trees in the forest. But I don't think many people would complain about it.
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"Well, why not? Some people are complaining, aren't they?"
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"Yes, there is. But cutting down trees in the forest is part of the village's mission. Moreover, you were asked by the nobleman to cut down the trees in the forest, weren't you? Then I can't complain."
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Hmm?
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I don't remember being asked by a nobleman.
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Maybe that's how the villagers took it that I got a permit from a nobleman.
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It's not true, but it could be used as an excuse.
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"But it is true that the lumberjacks are angry, isn't it? Then maybe we should make some kind of agreement. Maybe I should make sure that the other lumberjacks don't make less money by selling trees unnecessarily, or maybe we should decide which trees in the forest should be cut down.
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"Well, that's one way to look at it. But you don't understand the essence of it at all.
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"Essence?"
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Yes. In this case, it makes no sense unless you understand what we woodcutter are angry with you for. Do you understand that, Ars?
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"...... not a concern for your livelihood? I hear you're worried about losing profits because of me."
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No. At least I don't think so.
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"Then what is it?"
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I don't like the fact that you are neglecting our pride, our pride, our pride, in a number of different ways.
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"Huh? I didn't mean anything by it. I've never made fun of lumberjacks.
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That's why I said you don't understand. Look, we were born in a lumberjack's house, we grew up as lumberjacks, and we will die as lumberjacks. For such a lumberjack, the trees of the forest are his livelihood and his treasure. They work with pride in the act of cutting down trees. Do you understand that?"
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"Yes."
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"Then how do you think I feel about you knocking down the trees in that forest and leaving them there? How can you be calm when you see a fallen tree rotting away and becoming useless? Your actions seem to the woodcutter to be a mockery of his pride and his life.
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"...... I agree."
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"But as I said before, it has always been our wish to cultivate the forest and expand our land. We know that it is a request from the nobility. So I doubt that anyone will complain, or if they do, they will probably only make small complaints. But I'm sure that deep down inside they will be dissatisfied. I want you to know that.
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I see.
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Maybe my father heard about the woodcutter's frustration and anger from Mr. Madoc.
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To let him know before the problem gets bigger.
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It is true that I may have been so busy pioneering that I did not look out for others.
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Maybe I need to calm down and think about it.
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Listening to Mr. Maddock's story, I was deep in thought.
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