Chapter | 5 [ Choices ]

Chapter | 5.

As the village chief's request wasn't absurd, Akiyama agreed to have a look over the other weapons. In any case, he understood that if a bandit attack occurred on the village again, with only farming tools as retaliation their lives would be served on a silver platter for the bandits to devour, and if they wanted to change that, they would need weapons that could save their rear.

"You have my unending gratitude, Hayashi-Sama." With gratitude, the chief bowed lightly.

That being said, akiyama began to carefully inspect the remaining weapons, but none of them were particularly noteworthy; they were simply simple bronze or copper swords. But then his gaze was drawn to the armour and bandana.

'Wasn't there a specific bandana-related scene in the anime?' whilst grabbing up the bandana, akiyama thought.

"Is there something wrong with that bandana, hayashi-sama?" Chief inquired upon watching Akiyama fixating on the bandana.

"Yeah, I think this bandana has been swapped; Now this is just ordinary garbage." Akiyama said, slightly elevating his voice in order to express his lack of contentment with development.

"That can't be, since I was guarding this place after collecting all the equipment, so how can someone swap that bandana?" Pitzker retorted, knowing that if the allegation was true, he would bear the brunt of the blame.

"Allow me to take a look, Hayashi-Sama." the chief abruptly interrupted, reaching out his hand seeing which Akiyama handed the bandana to the him, although Akiyama wouldn't have asked about the bandana if his mind were to be still tangled up in the mess of transmigration. 

However, as his thoughts became more organised, he came to the realisation that he had actually forgotten to think about a lot of things, including his plans for this world, his financial situation, whether or not he was considering raiding the Labyrinth, and most importantly, those loving women. Tens of questions began to flood Akiyama's mind out of nowhere, and he had no answers to any of them.

However, the village chief's loud voice interrupted Akiyama's mental processes before he could go any further. The chief was having a conversation with a young man wearing a brown cap, and judging by the tone of their voices, it did not seem that they were discussing something good.

'Is there no option in the system to overcome this language barrier?' akiyama pondered as he struggled to understand what they were saying, but before he could check the system, their conversation abruptly ends and both of them rush off to somewhere.

"Sigh, maybe I shouldn't have pointed out that bandana." Akiyama sighed and turned to leave the hut because he had nothing left to do there. However, before he could leave, a woman carrying three swords blocked his path.

'Oh, that surprised me.' Akiyama unknowingly walked backward trying to put on some distance but since the woman continued to keep walking until the sword in her hand was about to touch him, he asked stutteringly, "H-how may I help you?"

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] The woman spoke as she held out the swords to Akiyama, but nothing she said registered in his brain; as all he could make out was some random noises.

Scratching his head a little in incomprehension, Akiyama cocked his head in the direction of Pitzker, who was for some reason staring at the equipment, and then called out to him, "Excuse me, Pitzker-San, can you help me over here for a sec."

Getting out of his trance, Merchant raised his head and looked over towards Akiyama, who was signalling for help in some strange way so setting the bandana issue aside, he walked over next to akiyama with a quick step, and as he reached him, akiyama asked, "Can you translate for me, what this lady is trying to say here?"

Understanding the issue, the merchant looked at the swords in the woman's hand and asked something, to which the woman nodded his head, so looking back at akiyama, the merchant pointed out, "she's asking whether you'II be kind enough to look at these swords for her."

Akira asked, nearly face palming himself, "Just that?"

"Yes?" Pitzker replied, "If you would be so kind." He then turned back towards the woman and uttered something indecipherable at which the woman gave Akiyama the swords.

"OK, let's see what these little things are made of?" akiyama muttered, his gaze drawn inquisitively to the swords.

[Flame Rapier (FD)] As Akiyama used his appraisal skill, a number of information appeared above the sword, and based on the description of its skill, the sword appeared to be a thrusting weapon capable of dealing mana damage.

Although Akiyama wasn't able to understand much, he was able to infer from the description alone that the sword was "pretty good."

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"Mrs. Tirhi says she is grateful for your kind words." Pitzker translated the words as Akiyama looks at Tirhi with a puzzled face.

Akiyama nodding to Tirhi prepared to taste what the Flame Rapier actually does but, the village chief, who consistently seemed to have poor timing, barged into the hut once again on a poor timing.

"My humblest apologies, hayashi-Sama, but this man right here was the one who was responsible for swapping the bandana." The chief stated as a pair of wooden hand cuffs were placed on the man who was being dragged along behind him.

"This is the correct item he was trying to hide." The brown cap man, who had also left with the chief, stated as he handed Akiyama the bandana.

[Bandit Bandana]

"yes, this is the Item indeed." Upon analysing the bandana, Akiyama stated so, but contrary to his one wish, it would not be his source of much income due to the absence of any additional effects or open skill slots.

"As for the punishment this man will receive for the crime he committed against you, he will be tried and judged in accordance with village rules. Do you have any objections to that decision?" While gazing at Akiyama, the village chief asked.