The shopkeeper was an old woman who was wearing elegant clothes and was sitting at the chair inside the shop. In her hand, there was an account book. When Kazura called to her, her hand stopped working on it. A very kindhearted smile was floating in her face while rubbing her hand[9] and walking over to Kazura.
Inside the sack-bag that Kazura brought with him there were 10 wooden ocarinas, he took out 2 of them and presented one of it to the old woman.
These were handmade ocarinas that he bought personally at a general store in Japan for 2,980 Yen[10] each. The surface was coated in varnish so it had a pretty gloss.
「How about it? I wonder if you could purchase it?」
The old woman, who received the ocarina, looked closely at it while her hand was stroking the surface as if to ascertain it.
「Uumm, what do you call this? Maybe because of my age I can’t seem to remember it...... Uumm」
「This is an ocarina, but do you know about it?」
Kazura inquired the old women who looked puzzled at the ocarina in her hand.
「Ah... That’s right, this is ocarina. Forgetting could be very bad when you become old. Hehehehe」
The old woman said that while laughing.
(So, ocarina also existed in this other world. With this, I don’t need to be worried about selling it.)
Thought Kazura. He had checked it on the internet[11] that the ocarina is a musical instrument that had existed since ancient age. So he was secretly delighted that his decision to purchase it proved to be useful.
「And so, I want to sell 2 of these ocarina. For how much will you willing to buy it?」
When Kazura asked, the old woman’s face became serious. She rubbed the ocarina while “uumm”-ing for a while, after that, with bitter face she opened her mouth.
「The ocarina you sell had a poor demand recently. No matter how glossy the mysterious wood used to made it, a small ornament like this is too unpopular.」
The old woman said so while still stroking the ocarina. Kazura thought that the old woman misunderstood the ocarina for another thing.
「The Ocarina is not an ornament, but a musical instrument.」
He said it while laughing and then put the ocarina to his mouth, to show her the sound that ocarina produced.
Hearing that tone, Myra who was looking at the copper hand mirror ran back to Kazura.
「Waa, what a beautiful sound..... How nice.」
She said it while looking at Kazura.
The old woman who heard the sound of ocarina had her eyes opened and solidified, but Kazura didn’t noticed it as he stopped blowing the ocarina and smiled to Myra.
「Yes, you can also try to blow it.」
And then, he handed over an ocarina to Myra.
Myra immediately put the received ocarina to her mouth, and delightfully produced whistling sound.
He once again turned his attention back to the old woman who watching with a pleased expression. She had fixed her surprised expression in a hurry and smiled pleasantly, just like before, while rubbing her hand.
「Is, is that so? Is that so? Ocarina is a musical instrument, right? But, just like what I said before, it will be difficult to sell it since it’s not that popular..... For how much does sir customer want to sell it in the first place?」
「Eh? .........Ummm, let’s see..」
Hearing the old woman words, Kazura folded his arms and began to think.
Because the firewood that he had carried from the village with all of his might was sold for 62 Ar, he didn’t think it was possible to sell the wood ocarina with a high price.[12]
Anyway, from what the old woman spoke before, ocarina also existed in this world. Also judging from her story, it’s not something expensive.
Kazura for the time being, ‘it will be nice if it sell at this price’ and put his hope up as he spoke.
「How about 1 piece for 20 Ar?」
「*shock*!?」
When Kazura suggest the price and thought if the price was too impossible, the old woman was shocked and burst into coughing fit.
Seeing the old woman’s reaction, Kazura was wondering if the price was too high and made an immediate correction.
「Ah, that’s a lie, I’m just joking! I will sell both of it for 20 Ar, how about it?」
「Fu, 2 piece for 20 Ar!? I understand, I will bring out the money, please wait a moment!」[13]
To Kazura price correction, the old woman became flustered amd returned to the shop’s interior. She quickly came back with 2 copper coins.
「Yes, this is 20 Ar..... Uum, but this won’t cover the cost of the nails...」
He received two 10 Ar coins and he also gave the ocarina Myra was blowing to the old woman. Kazura rethought about the content of his bag.
As for the opposite side, the old woman who received 2 ocarinas was stroking it with delightful face.
Seeing the old woman like this, Kazura thought.
(I wonder if she really likes the ocarina that much?)