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Chapter 5, Part 5. Yuuji, Hearing the Currency Explanation from the Peddler

「Yuuji-san...... That is only a magic book to be used by beginners...... Are you saying that you can't use magic that well?」(Kevin)

"Alice and I can finally use more magic". As a response to this statement, the peddler Kevin questioned him.

「N-no way, ahahaha, how can that be, I am the Magician of the Forest, you know? If it is only magic, then I can use it. It's just that I came from another world, so I only wanted to see what kind of magic this world has, ahahahaha.」(Yuuji)

Yuuji averted his eyes while answering Kevin's question. Certainly, Yuuji can use magic. He had only acquired it just now, though. So it's safe(not even wrong).

However, from the way Yuuji spoke about it, it was as if he had said that there are many people on Earth who can use magic. Surely enough, wizards exist, but there are no people who can use magic.1 Maybe.

「No, it isn't really a problem after all......」(Kevin)

Even though he still had some vague doubts, Kevin didn't pry too deeply. What an adult-like way to respond.

「Leaving that aside, Kevin-san, this book is popular right? Then how much is it? Well, in the first place, I don't even know about the currency......」(Yuuji)

Yuuji suddenly changed the topic. However, he really did need to know about this. So it was a fine play.

「That's right. It's better for you to know about these things tight away, since this is also required for business transactions. Ah, Yuuji-san, please take a seat here.」(Kevin)

As he spoke, while showing a wry smile, Kevin handed over a backless collapsible chair to Yuuji.

They continued on from their last conversation and Kevin began to inform Yuuji, who didn't know anything about this world, bout the current situation.

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「First, I will teach you the currency. If we are able to produce the things that Yuuji-san will teach us how to make, the types and amounts of currency will also affect Yuuji-san.」(Kevin)

Kevin started off his talks with this slow statement. Kevin opened his leather water canteen and took one gulp of water. By the way, Yuuji offered him a water refill some time ago.

「In this Rowaim Kingdom, basically there are 6 types of currency. If we included the ones rarely used, then there are 8 types of currencies.」(Kevin)

「Umm...... So this place is called the Rowaim Kingdom?」(Yuuji)

Yuuji quickly reacted to information that had just came out and threw out a question.

Just when Kevin's explanation was about to begin, it was stopped at the first words. But this couldn't be helped. "Where am I?", if someone didn't know this, this would incite uneasiness when thinking about the other thing.

「Now that you mention it, I haven't given any explanations about this...... Yes, this place is the Rowaim Kingdom, more precisely, its frontier region. But can we tackle this topic tomorrow? I will speak about the feudal lord who governs this area and the other nobles in the kingdom with the map.」(Kevin)

「I understand...... For now, please teach me about the currency.」(Yuuji)

"Yes, since money is important, right?" Kevin showed his merchant side and resumed his interrupted explanation

「Just like what I had said before, there are 6 types of basic currency, and if we include the rarely used ones, then there are 8 types of currency.」(Kevin)

While saying this, Kevin took out a leather bag from his chest pocket and took two coins from it.

「First is this, the copper coin. There are coins that have lower values than the copper coin, like this base coin, but they are not used that much. Even cheaply priced goods are not measured in base coins, but in copper coins, such as 1 copper coin for five goods. This is how many things are sold. By the way, the value of one copper coin is 100 base coins. Since you need to take large amount of coins, it will jingle, which is what I believe caused base coins to be less useful.」(Kevin)