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The Merchant Gregor
We keep walking down the road for some time, having Tickle continue to train her Psychic while walking. We had arrived at the eastern forest. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Ooh, what a lush forest」
「It is. It is also abundant in nuts and――uwaaa!」
Tickle was trying to converse with Viscount Dole, but she seemed to be too focused on talking and looking at the surroundings where the floating stone was about to fall.
It looks like it is still difficult for her to maintain the use of Psychic while walking and talking at the same time.
「Hahaha, it’s fine if you don't talk with me if it’s difficult for you」
「I, I apologize」
While Viscount Dole cheerfully laughs at that, Tickle makes the stone floats while her face turns red.
「It is better to make the object floats right in your field of vision at first. It’s a little disturbing in seeing around you but, that way will make it hard to leave your mind」
When it comes to magic, it will be hard to do if you are having difficulties imagining your own image inside your mind. So it is difficult to manipulate things far away or not in your field of vision.
That’s why, you should use magic on objects you can see and as close to yourself as possible before you get used to it.
「I , I see, thank you very much! I will try it!」
After I explained it to her, Tickle make the stone float in front of her so she can see it.
To have a small stone constantly floating right in front of your face might be irritating, but as long as you do that much, then your mind would not leave the objects. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
After Tickle managed to make the stone stable, we continue to enter the forest.
Inside the forest, lush trees grow in abundance and it’s comfortable to spend your time here since the trees nicely block the sunlight shining in.
Sunlight filters through the trees and shines on the road, and it looks like it invites you to the depth of the forest.
As we walk while listening to the sound of birds chirping from afar, the bushes on the side suddenly shook.
「Hyaa!」
Tickle let out a surprised scream and was surprised and shouted, but it was just a wild rabbit that appeared in front of us.
「Wha, what. It’s a rabbit」
Tickle sighed in relief while stroking her chest after looking at the cute rabbit.
I know how you feel. You’ll be surprised if something were to come out from the bushes so suddenly like that. But, you are still training right now.
「Tickle, the stone dropped」
「Aaah!?」
Guess she lost control of the stone due to being surprised by the suddenly appearing rabbit. So her Psychic was released and the small stone dropped down.
Tickle walks close to the small stone and uses Psychic on it once again.
「Hmm, a rabbit. A rabbit is also not bad」
While we are having that kind of exchange, Viscount Dole was observing the rabbit.
He must have been imagining a rabbit character in his mind. If the scene is in a forest then it won’t be strange for a rabbit to appear. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Eventually, Tickle will have to move rabbits or other animals, so I also actively recommend you to observe the rabbit」
The puppet show in Viscount Dole’s show will not only doll like Knight with a human figure. There will also be frog-like Gekota, rabbits, and other animals.
It’s better to observe animals that move with four legs instead of those that walk on two legs like a human.
If you understand how animals move or their gestures then you will be able to move them naturally when you control the doll with Psychic.
「Ah, yes! Aah, but observing them while maintaining Psychic is......」
「Good luck then」
You will have to turn your attention to the rabbit while making the stone floats with Psychic. This is also good training in order to handle two tasks at the same time.
「To become a first-class puppeteer, you have to understand the life and habit of all sorts of animals」
As I was also observing the rabbit calmly, the rabbit started to run after it suddenly move its ears.
Could it be, something is approaching?
I’m concerned about it so I feel around the forest to look for the signs and then I heard the sounds of footsteps from the depths of the forest.
It seems to be grumbling about something, but this voice is awfully familiar to me.
「Oh? Isn’t this Al? What are you doing in this kind of place?」
And as I expected, the people who appeared from the front are Torr and Asmo.
「I’m taking a walk. How about you guys?」
「Torr and I went here to gather some ingredients」
Asmo shows me the basket on her back as though showing me their results when I asked them.
There were mushrooms, edible wild plants, nuts, fruits, and all sorts of blessings from the forest.
「Hou, it’s amazing you all managed to gather this much stuff from the forest」
「What’s with this huge ossan! Are you Roomba’s friend!?」
When Viscount Dole’s huge figure effortlessly peers into the basket, Torr got surprised and retreats as he shouts.
Oi oi, that’s too rude for him even though Viscount Dole is tall. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「He’s wearing the sort of clothes like Toriela, is he a merchant?」
「No no, this person is――」
「Umm, that’s right. My name is Gregor, and I am a merchant affiliated with Toriela’s Merchant Company」
Just when I was about to explain to the two people who misunderstood his status, Viscount Dole tells that to them as if to cover up his status.
「Ooh, so you are a merchant from Torielas’! I’m a villager of Koryatt Torr, this fatty over here is Asmo」
「 Who’s the fatty」
Torr and Asmo are easily convinced and even introduced themselves.
You have all been talking overfamiliarly with him, but this person is noble, you know? Moreover, he’s a Viscount.
「I am the helper, my name is Tickle」
「「O, ooh, pleased to meet you」」
The two of them reply with a monotonous voice as their faces openly turn red when Tickle greets them.
They were probably flustered due to Tickle’s gestures that comes out because of her job as a maid who works in the Viscount house.
There are no these types of women in Koryatt village, so it’s natural for the two of them to be flustered.
「Eh? Why is the stone floating?」
「Is it the Psychic magic Al often used?」
「Ye, yes, I’m currently practicing this magic――」
While Tickle is talking with Torr and Asmo, I approach Viscount Dole and asks him in a
「Hey, what are you thinking about?」
「Those two’s conversation sounded so animated so I think it’s going to be helpful for a reference to the scenario. So, I want you to agree with the story of me being the merchant Gregor」
Referencing those two, are you sane? No, those two are certainly honest about their desires so their words may seem animated.
「Well, if Viscount Dole is fine with it」
「Alfried-dono, right now I’m just a simple merchant, so please talk casually」
Viscount Dole has a point there. It will be strange to talk formally to a merchant.
「Okay then, Gregor」
「Umm, then I will call you Al from now on!」
Viscount Dole says while grinning after I call him that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
That was such an innocent smile as though he just made his first friend.
「Say, Al. If it’s just a walk, can I also come with you? I want to listen to Gregor's merchant stories」
「Me tooăƒŒ. I still want to gather more ingredients, but I’m fed up with Torr」
The reason they give is so easy to understand.
「I’m fine with it」
「There’s also no problem with me. I will be happy if the two of you can also tell me your stories in exchange」
「Our stories? Stories about villagers are boring, y’know? It’s plain」
「That’s not the case. That kind of daily life story is fresh for me」
Hearing Viscount Dole says that with a shake of his head, Torr slightly opened his eyes and smile.
「Okay then, ossan. Then, I will tell you a story about when Asmo was scavenging food and ended up getting a stomachache」
「That was not me scavenging food, it was me picking up food that dropped. Rather, tell him your own story. The one where you wet your bed the day after listening to a ghost story in the middle of the night」
「I, I don’t wet my bed! They were just sweats!」
What a shameful story. It’s really not something to be told to the noble, Viscount Dole.
「This topic will just be going to turn into an unproductive argument between you two」
「Aah, let’s take a break and tell a story about Al. It’s a story about when Al made an insect lunch box for Eleonora-sama and got beaten up」
「Oi oi, I’m not a villager you know」
Despite saying it’s stories about the villagers, now you’re going to include the story of me, a nobleman.
Then Viscount Dole laughed when I instantly retorted.
「Hahahaha, the three of you really are close. That’s fine then, tell me about it I don’t mind 」
And so Torr and Asmo happily talk after seeing Viscount Dole looking pleased.