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"I'm opening the door now, so wait quietly."

Weary of the rough man's voice, which lacked any shred of grace and served as a fresh reminder of the reality without Snow, Coai invited Akudo into the bedroom.

"I've got the gist of it, about that village."

Just as he had told Coai, Akudo had apparently investigated the village at the southernmost tip of the territory in a single day.

In that respect, his high level of initiative and information-gathering skills were probably praiseworthy, but...

The report he received from Akudo was the kind of news that weighed heavily on one's mind when thinking about the future.

The journey to the village seemed to have no particular problems, but the situation in the village itself...

It didn't have any products that could be sold for a high price or in large quantities; on the contrary, it wasn't even prosperous enough to adequately resupply food and other necessities... Furthermore, with little pastureland, it wasn't a suitable place to leave a horse.

No, it was more than just unsuitable... they probably wouldn't board an outsider's horse for several days. Since they had no spare pasture or hay, he said not to expect much even if a suitable amount of money was offered.

"If anything, it might be difficult to even find lodging. It's probably best to think of it as just a place to stop by... I was surprised there's even a village in a place like that."