97 - negotiations with the village mayor






"Can you believe me?"

 Krogo looked me straight in the eye and asked me what I wanted to know.

 It was a ...... dragon, though.



"Can you actually show us the scene?"

"I'd rather not ...... show this to anyone outside, but can't you just tell us about it and give us the magic stone?"



"Of course we want to believe you, but as adventurers we also want to know if our country is in danger. Once the dragons start rampaging, it won't be just this village. Of course, we will not wake the sleeping ones, nor will we cause trouble by spreading strange rumors.



"I see. ...... By the way, what would you like to exchange for the magic stone, Mr. Locke? I can give you some snow tea or any of the village's specialties.



"I would like to have a snow stone if possible, can I get it here?"

"Of course. Of course. If you give us the magic stone, we will prepare something of high quality for you. But I would like to ask you to give up the idea of ...... seeing the dragons in person. I want to avoid provoking them as much as possible.



 The chief really doesn't want us to see the dragons.

 But if you want to seal it, we can help you.



The chief wants to keep the dragon's movements under wraps, doesn't he?

"Of course he does. He wants them to sleep here in the village for as long as possible.



Then, I have a wise man in my group who might be able to help you seal it up.

"Mr. Locke's friend ......? Where is it?



 The chief looked around the room deliberately to make sure no one had come with him.

 He looked around the room deliberately to make sure that no one had come with him. His expression turned a little smiling, as if he was going to say no because he was not here, but it was only for a moment.



"Domorte, will you come out?"

 I called out to the box garden, and Domorte came out in her cute, fuzzy snow mountain outfit.

 She was different from Shannon in terms of cuteness, but the chief's eyes were glued to her plump body line.



 I didn't call her for that purpose.

"Mr. Mayor, it's nice to meet you. My name is Domorte the Wise. I have already heard your story. You want to seal the dragon, right? I'm also interested in dragons. Perhaps I can be of help to you.



 Domorte, perhaps aware of the fact that the chief's eyes were on his body, spoke in a more relaxed voice than usual.



 It seems that the reaction of the snow people is the same as that of human beings. However, no matter how good his body is, in Domorte's case, he is still a skeleton.



"Gohon, normally it is difficult to show dragons to outsiders for security reasons in this village, but this time I will make a special effort to show you. I have no objection if it is possible to seal the dragon for a long time. But could you give me the magic stone first?

 The village head was surprisingly easygoing.



"Of course. Do you have the domorte magic stone?

"Yes, I have it. How much do you want?



"Let's see, ......20, or 10 if it's too hard."

Domorte, give him a little more then.

Yes, sir.

 Domorte put his hand into a pocket in his clothes and took out about 20 magic stones from there.



"You have a lot of magic stones.

 The chief seemed surprised to find 20 magic stones in his pocket.



"What do you mean, ...... there are more?"

He then proceeded to pull out more and more magic stones from his pockets all over his body.

 Well, since they are used for concealment magic, he must have a certain number of them, but he took out more than 50 in total from wherever ...... he had hidden them in his body.



"Is this enough?"

"This much means ...... there are more?"

 The village chief was overwhelmed by the amount of items Domorte had taken out.

 No ordinary adventurer carries this much with him.



"Yes, there is ...... more."

"No, Domorte, you have enough."

 Domorte smiles meaningfully at me, but I'm in trouble if I give him all the magic stones and then return to the skeleton.



"You'll trade me all of these?"

"If you want, I can trade you all of them. But only if you trade me the snow stone and let me watch the dragon.



"Well, I don't have a choice. How much do you want for the snowballs?

"The usual rate is fine. How much do you sell to the village of Colon?



"Well, ...... 5 magic stones for 1 snowball is the normal price, but that is the normal rate. I'll give you 3 magic stones for 1 snow stone. I'll also give you a little snow tea.



"Are you sure?"

 I was surprised at the unexpectedly low price. I understand that the more contractors you have in between, the higher the price will be. ....... Then it seems that this house is not so luxurious because of the sales of snow stones.



"Well, ...... you can assume there's some hush money involved. What we want most of all is to live peacefully here. Our ancestors came here fleeing persecution and carved this place out over hundreds of years. My goal is to pass the baton to the next generation. Most of all, ...... we just want to live quietly."



"We ...... don't mean to threaten your lives. We just want to know if there are any demons that pose a threat to us in the future.



"Threats or ...... the biggest threat than dragons ....... Let's just go. If you've got the magic stone, we need to get it to them as soon as possible. And one thing I forgot to mention, there is a woman I'm sealing ...... she is very difficult and sensitive and troublesome. Please don't upset her."



"...... Anyway, you want me to be careful."

"Yes, that's what I mean. Come here, then."




 The chief led us to a cave on the outskirts of the village.