I Thought It Was a Healing Farming Game - Chapter 39

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I Thought This Was a Healing Farming Game
39

“Where did you buy this?”
“This? I always keep it in my office.”
“Really? That must be nice…….”
I was nearly out of Beginner Potions myself, yet Kaisse’s room was practically overflowing with Recovery Items.
“Why, do you want some?”
“Well…… lately my stamina’s been running on empty every single day.”
“Want me to sell you some?”
“Really? Seriously?”
My eyes lit up, and he nodded matter-of-factly as he spoke.
“10 Gold per pack.”
“Eek.”
“For your information, each pack comes with ten Recovery Sticks.”
“That’s way too expensive…….”
“I can lend you the Gold.”
Kaisse flashed a quick smile.
Seeing his face slip into a business smile as if he’d never been tired at all, I began backing away slowly.
“I really appreciate the thought, though.”
“People might think I’m some kind of ghost the way you react, you know.”
I pretended not to hear and pulled up a nearby chair to sit.
‘I’ll just buy potions from Siad instead.’
Kaisse chuckled softly at the sight of me and spoke.
“How much work are you doing that you’re running out of stamina every day? Because of the deposit?”
“Well, yes.”
“Hmm. Have you saved up a lot of Gold?”
“Not yet…… but! I had my first harvest recently and bought another field. I should be able to find a house before spring ends.”
“Oh.”
Kaisse raised an eyebrow, looking surprised. Somehow that made me feel good.
“I’m definitely getting that cottage, so you can’t sell before then, okay?”
“Got it. I’ll keep that in mind.”
After preparing snacks and chatting, it was suddenly ten minutes before the meeting started.
Creak—
Other residents were beginning to file in one by one.
“Hello! Hello there—”
I made a point of greeting everyone who came in, determined to leave a proper impression this time.
“Hello. You’re attending the meeting.”
“Ah…… a new visitor. First time seeing you.”
Because we’d run into each other in the cramped Meeting Room, people welcomed my greetings far better than they did outside.
“Please be seated. We’ll begin the town meeting now.”
At Siad’s word, all the residents hurried back to their seats.
Just as he was about to confirm attendance and bring up the agenda, the Meeting Room door opened again.
The owners of the two empty seats had arrived.
Click—
Shoes with round toe caps and thin straps touched the Meeting Room floor.
The owners of those shoes were none other than twins.
“We’ll now accept the final attendee.”
The moment Siad finished speaking, I waved both hands and called out softly.
“Hey, you two!”
Eyes as large as a doll’s blinked for a moment, then both pairs of lips moved in unison.
“Hello, Miel.”
Their voices rang out like harmony, drawing a smile from me unbidden.
“Welcome. I thought you weren’t coming today.”
“Picking shoes.”
Eun-yu and Yu-eun showed off their feet.
I gave the twins a thumbs-up to show they looked perfect together, then slid the plate piled high with snacks toward them.
The moment they sat down, they reached straight for the treats.
Their small hands began rustling open a bag of crackers.
“Since everyone is present, I’ll begin the village meeting.”
Siad’s voice echoed through the room. The Meeting Room fell silent at once.
“As you know, a Trading Ship will arrive in a few days.”
A Trading Ship! My ears perked up at the topic.
‘This should be interesting.’
There would be curious goods and a Night Market opening. It was a regular seasonal event that brought outsiders and bustle to the village.
“We’ve typically held the Night Market during the four days the Trading Ship stays, but I wanted to confirm the residents’ opinions once more about whether to proceed the same way this year.”
It should have been a proposal that warranted unanimous approval.
“As you know, the Night Market allows not only Node residents but also Trading Ship merchants and tourists to participate freely.”
I nodded slightly and focused on the explanation.
“However, it has brought considerable problems. Petty crimes like theft, drunken disputes that injure innocent residents, unverified goods flooding the market—such issues have occurred.”
As Siad’s explanation continued, a strange unease crept up from my toes.
“Therefore, a proposal has been raised to conduct only minimal exchange within the Trading Ship itself and to cancel the Night Market altogether.”
Siad met my eyes as he finished speaking.
“What are your thoughts?”
The question hung in the air, but no one spoke up readily.
Only the sound of the twins sucking on candy drifted through the silence, and my heart grew inexplicably anxious.
‘The Night Market is going to disappear right after I arrived!’
I felt terrible about it, but I couldn’t just chime in carelessly. Siad’s reasons were all perfectly sound.
I glanced sideways to read the residents’ expressions.
They all seemed lost in thought, saying nothing.
Kaisse was the first to break the silence and offer an opinion.
“Doesn’t much matter to me either way.”
“Is that the extent of your view?”
“Yeah, vote however you want.”
Kaisse finished speaking and leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed.
I turned back and whispered a question to him.
“Doesn’t it bother you that the Night Market would disappear?”
“I’ll be stuck in the Office anyway. It’s a busy season with more customers coming in.”
“I see.”
“It’s not like we’ve only held the Night Market for a year or two. No regrets here.”
Watching Kaisse show not the slightest inclination to argue back made my insides burn.
“Why? Would you like to see it happen?”
“To be honest, yes…! This is my first time experiencing it. And the Trading Ship only comes once a month.”
“Even if it is dangerous?”
“If most residents object, then there’s nothing to be done, but… the fact that it’s been held successfully all this time means many people have enjoyed it, doesn’t it?”
“Well, true enough.”
“And when the Night Market opens, consumption increases too. The village economy becomes more active!”
“That’s quite the grand speech. And?”
“I think it should be held!”
I quickly raised my hand and spoke up loudly.
Seeing me like that, Friam sitting across the way burst out laughing.
“You really were looking forward to it, Miel.”
“Still, if others don’t want it, I’ll respect that. The opinions of people who’ve lived in Node from the start come first!”
The moment I finished speaking, Siad nodded with a slight smile.
“I understand. What do the rest of you think?”
The twins slightly furrowed their brows and hugged the Doll they’d brought with them.
“We don’t like noise……”
The twins, who disliked commotion, didn’t seem fond of the bustling Night Market.
I bent down close to the twins and asked carefully.
“Don’t you two want to see the Night Market?”
The twins nodded in unison.
Seeing that, my resolve wavered a little.
“In that case, I suppose I……”
“We’ll stay at the Mansion.”
“You go and look around, Miel.”
The twins’ next words were puzzling.
Apparently the Night Market wasn’t something they disliked watching, even if they weren’t fond of it themselves.
After that, the other residents began offering their opinions one by one.
“The Night Market’s purpose is sound. People gather, goods sell. But some of those traveling merchants really do overcharge something fierce, don’t they?”
“Exactly. Last year there was a whole fuss over absurd prices. The nearby residents had quite a time of it.”
“Still, the Night Market is the highlight of the Trading Ship event. Wouldn’t it be terribly dull without it altogether?”
As residents began speaking up one after another, the Meeting Room transformed into an increasingly animated forum for debate.
“If there’s no Night Market, what are the Node residents supposed to enjoy? It just means the Trading Ship passengers get to see Node and then leave, doesn’t it?”
“If tourists visit Node and leave, that still increases the village’s income, doesn’t it? There’s profit even without the Night Market.”
Opinions diverged depending on whether someone was simply a Node resident or actually ran a shop.
‘This feels oddly familiar somehow.’
It reminded me of Grandfather Jang and Grandmother Park bickering away in the village hall back home.
Perhaps because the surroundings had grown noisy, the twins had covered their ears with both hands at some point.
Above their doll-like, expressionless faces, annoyance and irritation crept in at the edges.

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