Early in the morning, I heard the mournful cry of the goat from outside.
Oh, maybe its leg was caught in the fence?
If left alone, it could lead to serious injury. So without changing clothes, I quickly ran out in my pajamas. However, the goat was fine. It’s just that it is weirdly jumping up and down inside the enclosure.
It looks fine, but why is it making such a displeased cry?
“There’s someone on its back!”
As Char pointed out, there is indeed a small child on the back of the goat.
No, that’s not a child.
He’s shorter than Char, but he is clearly a middle-aged man with a shaggy beard. Moreover, he is strangely dressed in red clothes and a red top hat. In other words, it’s a flashy uncle forcibly straddling the goat that doesn’t like its fur pulled off.
“Why are you riding my goat?”
The uncle in red cursed when his eyes met mine.
“I’m going to make this my goat. If you’re upset, come and catch me, you slow-witted brat!”
His look, with his tongue sticking out, is like the embodiment of meanness.
“The goat doesn’t like it. Get off there!”
“Come here if you can. Ble-ble-ble!”
The uncle pulls the goat’s fur, causing it to go on a rampage so I can’t keep up.
But Char crept up behind the strange uncle.
“Got you!”
After jumping on the back of the goat, Char picked up the uncle in red and gave him a suplex. His red top hat was crushed flat.
Uh-, is the uncle is okay?
“Father, I have caught the man in red.”
“Good job, Char. But is he okay?”
“Mm. He’s still alive.”
Rubbing the big bump on his head, the uncle got up.
“O-ouch. I didn’t expect that I, nicknamed the Red Meteor, will be caught by such a small brat….…”
“Char is a Yellow Dragon, the strongest species!”
“Tch, I’m really lucky that the other party was yellow dragon!”
Gripping his hair, the uncle looked frustrated.
“Who are you. Why are you bullying my goat?”
“I’m Farh Jarg, and I like to ride goats and sheep!”
What a troublesome uncle.
But the name Farh Jarg sounds familiar.
Hmmm. Where did I hear it again……?
“Can’t you ride a little more gently then?”
“Shut up! I ride how I want. I’m going to have this one.”
Oi, oi, I think he’s more selfish than Alexei-oniisan.
Char grabbed Farh Jarg who was shouting out loud.
“Jarg should go somewhere. Or else Char will throw you away with all my might!”
Hearing those words, even the domineering Jarg turned blue in the face.
“W-wait a second. If you do something like that, I’ll be sent all the way to the next city or even the city after that. Please don’t throw me.”
“Then, you won’t do anymore mischief?”
“T-that’s ….…”
I remember!
Farh Jarg is a sprite who also appeared in Island Maker and was known as a greedy art dealer. However, I’ve also heard that sprites can’t break their oaths.
“Swear by your honor, or Char will throw you beyond the horizon!”
“A-all right. I’m not going to mess with your goat again. Is that all right?”
“Char still can’t forgive you!”
Char is angry that the goat was hurt.
“Our goat has had its fur plucked. Char will also pluck Jarg’s beard.”
“Kid, please stop this Yellow Dragon. If you help me, I will take you to my shop!”
“Your shop is in the cave, isn’t it?”
“You are well informed. Yes, it’s just beyond the door to Area 2. It’s invisible to normal humans, but it will be visible to you, young man. So tell this girl not to throw me away.”
Hmm, what to do……?
I remember trying my best to collect all the art at Island Maker. However, there are some things I need to be careful about when it comes to Farh Jarg’s shop. Jarg’s shop sells one-of-a-kind masterpieces, but they also have a lot of fakes.
“Okay. Char, forgive Farh Jarg.”
“Muu…… okay.”
Char agreed reluctantly.
“Alright then, let’s go to the shop right away.”
“Eh, it’s not possible that quickly. To make it visible to humans, we need to get everything ready, and that will cost money. That’s what we need to talk about first.”
Farh Jarg rubbed his hands together and smiled sheepishly.
“Can I ask for a loan of about 100,000 crown coins to open my shop?”
“What!? 100,000!?”
“Well, it’s a very prestigious shop.”
I’m not being scammed, am I?
But there are some really good pieces of art in Farh Jarg’s store…
“Okay, I can do that. But swear that it’s not a scam. Then I’ll put up the money.”
“Uu-, I swear……”
From the looks of it, he was definitely trying to scam me. But since he swore, the shop will definitely appear.
I decided to go there and look for an opportunity.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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