Hakai No Miko Chapter 135 (1/2)

Hopkins is a peddler

He started with a s the funds he a the 10 years he worked as an apprentice in a city'ses and exchanging it for agricultural produce such as wheat

For his business he deliberately proceeded to faret visited by those of the same trade as him He accepts that the profit is low in comparison to the time it takes However, thanks to that, it nowadays reached the point that he experiences passable reactions at the villages that have befriended hi with self-confidence due to that, he ot to know during the time when he worked at thewith hio, his important family increased by one h modest life

When Hopkins visited a city of Holone to exter in the north of the Solbiant Plains having suffered large casualties due to getting sed up in a fire, which they had set to a zoan village, by mistake

Hopkins believed this to be a business opportunity

Because the Solbiant Plains were formerly in the zoan's sphere of influence, it's co with the fortress and pioneer villages, which are dotting the plains, after for the military

However, if one links up with a caravan, the profit will be split to allfor peddlers that will accompany oneself Also, it's unknohen the military will depart to the Solbiant Plains next It was obvious that they would deether with theoods to the fortress in that case? He wondered

Certainly, the Solbiant Plains used to belong to be zoan territory, but that's a story from the past

The zoan have been suppressed by the army and were driven away into the hilly area in the distant north As such I think there's alet attacked by zoan in the plains Speaking about other worries, it would be bandits, but there's probably no stupid bandit who's active in the plains where the ared

Currently Hopkins wanted to wring the neck of the hio

“Well then, what are we going to do about this guy, Gara even soldiers without killing them as much as possible I think there's no other option but to take him with us”

A red-furred and a black-furred zoan talked in front of Hopkins With both of the off his head with one twist

Also, in addition, his covered wagon was surrounded by zoan

“Zurgu, please have someone run ahead to the fortress to inform them about this”

“Ayes Got it”

Once the red-furred zoan went to his other comrades, the black-furred zoan stepped up to the coachman bench with Hopkins on it

“And so, I'm sorry, but can I have you come with us?”

Hopkins had no other choice but to desperately nod his head while protecting his wife and child in the back

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After he was brought to the fortress with his wagon surrounded by zoan, Hopkins doubted his own eyes

The vicinity of the fortress is croith countless zoan tents And not only that, the zoan are boldly coate of the fortress Let alone the zoan village having been reduced to ashes, on the contrary, it was apparent that the fortress has fallen into the hands of the zoan

Once the covered wagon drives through the gate into the the fortress' square, an astonishi+ngly great number of humans became visible Just like in the ru scalds and injuries

“Alright, wait here — You guys, unload the luggage off the wagon”

The latter half of the black-furred zoan's words was pointed towards the zoan in the vicinity They took down the on on the square's ground one after the other Hopkins was afraid that they would inflict harm to his wife and son anytime soon, but the zoan didn't try to touch them at all

A short ti while bringing a zoan girl along

“I was told that a peddler caht by the zoan in the sa out to the black-furred zoan in an overly friendly manner? Because of that, the black-furred zoan's h he was nervous whether the zoan would take it out on hi any attention towards his like ointes I suppose he intended to sell these to this fortress to begin with”

“That's a big help As ill buy all of it, howto say! You don't have to pay Therefore, just the life of my family…!” (Hopkins)

“That means…”

“You really don't have to pay anymy family!?” (Hopkins)

“… How troublesoo and call Marchronis?”

Hearing the boy's words, the zoan girl, as next to hi and returned after a short tied

“Just what kind of business do you have withyou here, Marchronis A merchant came to sell medicinal supplies, but since I don't know the market price, I'd like you to help me out here”

The oods lined up on the ground

“Twenty jars of ointe rolls, ten jars of salves and fifty wrappings with laxative er to come sell these here, it will be around thirty-seven silver coins, I think” (Marchronis)

That was mostly the same amount of money Hopkins would have tried to sell it for

“Will it be alright with that amount of money?”

Irrelevant of whether it's fine or not, Hopkins had no other option but to agree with the boy here

Due to hi to nod his head in earnest, the boy interprets it as having gained Hopkins' acknowledgement He instructs the zoan to carry the

“By the way, you caht?”

“Yes It is as you say!” (Hopkins)

“In that case I will pay you twice the a little I'd like to request fro face of the boy reminded Hopkins of the face of a tremendous villain

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Several days later Hopkins' covered wagon travelled south through the plains

Instead of his faon that had beco the et used to liking this wagon after all, I guess”

“Endure it This ti as I'ether with you, Soma, I won't co in the cargo area are the irl who can be considered a beauty (beautiful beast?) possessing balanced limbs with pretty fur, even from Hopkins' point of view

The condition that the boy proposed in exchange for buying the merchandise, the zoan took away, for twice the price was to lead the boy to the city Of course the boy also attached the condition that his wife and son will be taken care of in the fortress

At first the boy intended to go by hiested to accompany him which caused a dispute The black zoan frantically tried to dissuade her, but the zoan girl stubbornly didn't co while being treated as the boy's slave

When the zoan girl stated that she will pretend to be a slave, the zoan in the surroundings got surprised to a degree of being close to fainting, and there even appeared so fro the zoan

However, orries ently takes care of the hu these two's interactions in these last few days, I'irl's devotion towards the boy

In theshe wakes up earlier than the boy, prepares his clothes and et up At bed time she tries to never lie down before the boy falls asleep Also, if the boy's shoulders shi+ver slightly due to the northern wind, she gently places woollen material on his shoulders If the boy takes a nap inside the swaying covered wagon, she places his head on her knees