Everyone stared.
Moneru blinked in shock and muttered,
"Huh…?"
Arim said nothing.
He only stared at the things in silence.
Mac looked like he was thinking about something as his eyes moved between the items and me.
Hasami, however, didn't seem very surprised. She simply smiled and said,
"Then let's go."
Martin looked at us with a friendly smile.
"Do you want any help?"
Roberto shook his head calmly.
"No, we don't. But thank you for asking."
Miss Liza stepped forward with a warm smile.
"Are you selling something new today?"
Roberto smiled gently.
"Yes, Miss Liza."
Then, almost immediately, he started lightly flirting with her.
The rest of us stared at them with strange expressions.
And then—
We burst out laughing.
I opened my item bag and began taking out the things I had bought the previous night.
The moment the items appeared, everyone stared.
Moneru leaned forward and asked in shock,
"What are these boxes? And… oh! What is this wooden stick?"
Her eyes were sparkling with excitement as she picked up the toothbrush.
Arim looked just as surprised.
"What is this powder? Why is it inside a box?"
Hasami was also curious, though she hid it better.
Even Roberto seemed slightly interested, but he maintained his usual composed expression.
As everyone kept asking questions, Mac quietly leaned toward me and asked in a low voice,
"So these are the things you bought last night?"
I smiled and nodded.
Then I glanced at Roberto and gave him a small signal with my eyes.
He immediately understood.
"Alright everyone," Roberto said calmly. "Let's load everything into the cart first."
Soon everyone started moving.
Even Martin and Miss Liza helped us place the goods into the cart.
After that, I pulled Roberto aside.
I explained each product to him—how they worked, their benefits, and how much we should sell them for.
I also told him,
"Give some to Miss Liza and Martin as a gift."
Roberto nodded.
Before we left, he handed them the gifts personally.
They were clearly surprised.
Soon the cart was completely full.
Mac grabbed the handle and pushed it forward as we headed toward the market.
Moneru stretched her arms excitedly while walking.
As we walked, Roberto explained the new products to everyone.
We soon arrived at Mahna's village market.
Our usual spot.
But today—
The moment we appeared, people began gathering around us.
"The Falcon Merchants are selling again!"
"The Falcon Merchants are here!"
We spread a large cloth on the ground.
Then we started unloading.
First came the agricultural tools.
Then the household goods we had sold before.
The villagers' eyes widened.
A farmer suddenly pointed and shouted,
"That's the hoe I saw in my neighbor's field!"
Another villager examined one closely.
"It looks much sharper than the normal ones."
"That's… a lot of goods."
"And better than last time."
Then we took out the tooth powder boxes and the wooden toothbrushes.
The villagers stared at them with confusion.
"What are those?"
"Why is that stick shaped like that?"
Roberto calmly raised his hand.
"I will explain everything. Please allow us to finish setting them out first."
After everything was placed on display, Roberto picked up a toothbrush and a box of tooth powder.
Then he called me forward.
"This is a tool used for cleaning teeth," he said calmly.
I dipped the brush slightly into the powder and demonstrated the brushing motion.
The villagers watched with wide eyes.
"Cleaning teeth like that?"
"With a stick?"
"That powder smells nice."
I smiled slightly.
Inside my mind, I thought:
Common people here usually cut small twigs, chew the end until it becomes brush-like, and scrub their teeth.
Middle-class people use salt and rub their teeth.
The rich and nobles use perfumed herbal powders with slender silver brushes.
So for most villagers… this is completely new.
A farmer scratched his head.
"So we don't need to chew a twig anymore?"
"No," I replied. "This brush is ready to use."
Another villager asked,
"And the powder?"
"It cleans your teeth better than salt," Roberto explained. "And it also removes bad breath."
A young man sniffed the powder.
"Oh! It smells good!"
An old man laughed.
"If my wife uses this, maybe her morning breath will finally disappear!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
Then Roberto picked up a bar of soap.
Everyone instantly became quiet.
A woman whispered,
"That's soap…"
Another villager murmured,
"Only nobles use that…"
Roberto smiled gently.
"Yes, soap."
A farmer stepped forward nervously.
"Is it really the same soap nobles use?"
"Similar," Roberto replied.
He poured a little water over his hands and rubbed the soap.
Foam quickly formed.
The villagers gasped.
"So many bubbles!"
"With this, you can clean your hands, body, and even clothes," Roberto explained.
A woman looked amazed.
"Then we don't need to scrub with ash anymore?"
"That's right."
Another villager whispered,
"Are they really selling soap to villagers…?"
Mac and Arim then started shouting the prices loudly.
"Wooden toothbrush — 4 bronze coins!"
"Tooth powder — 1 silver coin!"
"Soap — 1 silver coin!"
The villagers were stunned.
"That cheap?!"
"A soap for one silver?!"
A farmer shouted,
"I'll buy one!"
Another man said,
"Give me two toothbrushes!"
A woman raised her hand.
"I want tooth powder!"
Soon the crowd became noisy.
"Me too!"
"I'll take soap!"
"Save one for me!"
Then we brought out the agricultural enhancers.
Moneru raised her voice clearly.
"For farmers who want better harvests!"
I placed the bags of bone meal one by one on the cloth.
Farmers immediately stepped forward.
One farmer asked seriously,
"This bone meal… how much improvement can it give?"
Roberto answered calmly,
"If used correctly, up to thirty percent increase in yield."
The crowd gasped.
"Thirty percent?!"
"That's impossible!"
Roberto nodded calmly.
"It has already been tested."
The farmers immediately began shouting.
"I'll take one!"
"Give me two!"
"Save one for my field!"
Orders began overlapping.
Roberto and I handled the payments.
Hasami and Moneru organized the goods.
Mac and Arim managed the crowd.
Roberto stood calmly as always—
But I could see a faint pride in his eyes.
By noon—
The cart was completely empty.
The villagers were smiling.
Satisfied.
Excited.
And so were we.
Today's total earnings:
Nine hundred twenty three silver coins and eight bronze coins.
A massive success.
The following week passed peacefully.
We continued selling our goods every day.
Business was good.
Carl made no move against us.
And no one complained about our products.
Our days were calm.
Then the day came for us to leave Mahna Village.
We stood outside the village with our cart, which had been upgraded by a local craftsman.
Many villagers had gathered to see us off.
Miss Liza was there.
Guor's family was there.
Many farmers.
And even the village chief.
Miss Liza smiled warmly, though there was a faint sadness in her eyes.
She handed an earthen tiffin box filled with food to Hasami.
"Eat this on the way," she said gently. "All of you."
Hasami accepted it politely.
"Thank you, Miss Liza."
Martin laughed as he walked over, his wife beside him. They carried a small basket filled with fresh fruits.
"Road food," Martin said as he handed it to us. "Travelers always need something sweet."
His wife nodded with a kind smile.
"We picked the best ones this morning."
But Marlin stood quietly behind them.
Her eyes looked slightly red.
After all, she was the one who had spent the most time with us during our stay.
A farmer suddenly shouted from the crowd,
"My harvest will be better this year thanks to you!"
Another villager raised his voice.
"Come visit again!"
The village chief then stepped forward and bowed slightly.
"You brought prosperity to Mahna," he said with a calm and respectful voice.
"Our village will always welcome the Falcon Merchants."
Moneru waved energetically.
"Take care everyone!"
Hasami smiled softly at the villagers.
"Stay safe."
Roberto nodded politely.
"Thank you for your support."
Then slowly, we turned the cart and began walking down the road.
Behind us, the villagers continued waving until Mahna Village slowly disappeared from sight.
Then Roberto pushed the cart forward.
And slowly—
We left Mahna Village behind.
But the villagers kept waving—
Until we disappeared down the road.