Manga Chapter 37

**Two Merchants** is the 37th chapter of Kou 1 Desu Ga Isekai De Joushu Hajimemashita manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Darmur
* Hiroto Kiyokawa
* Sorceire
* Alvy
* Rudin (Mentioned Only)
* Kazm (Mention Only)
* Feuillet
* Torlan
* Luluk
* Valkyria
* Sōichiro Sōda
* Curele
* Mimia

## Important Note

* This chapter focuses moments before Hiroto's meeting with Kazm in his efforts to solve Solum's wheat prices problem but he has several disadvantages: According to Darmur, Kazm is revealed to be a depraved merchant who wouldn't mind having women as a token of trade. Even worse, he adds that he heard some information from Rudin, the Lord of Lusa and his friend, about Secondaria's plan to expand its Development Order in order to increase Feuillet's chance to win the Corectio and due to the limited power both he and Secondaria Elves have, they can't help Hiroto. To add insult to injury, Feuillet is laying some traps for Hiroto in order to stop his rise by deliberately not supporting the Vampire Air Mail service. This alone further fueling the rivalry between Hiroto and Feuillet.
* The scene of Luluk's confrontation with hostile couple at Secondaria may foreshadowing the following events founds in the Light Novel series.
	+ The hostile couples reflect humans' never ending prejudice against the vampires as they only view them as monsters despite the truth says otherwise. In fact, it displays Hybride's severe prejudice against the Other Species when other provinces such as Emperia, Hagar, Noblesia and others also scorns the vampires, specifically the aristocrats and ministers who are disgusted to see Hiroto's unstoppable rise with every accomplishments he makes.
		- The biggest kicker is that Hybride isn't the only kingdom that shows hostility towards the vampires; Other kingdoms such as Phyllis, Magia, Agnika and Gassel display their scorn against against the vampires to the point calling them as "demons" whenever they defeat enemies with ease. Even Regulus, a republic country that is ruled by Elven senators, is not immune to its prejudice as the elves also assume that the vampires as a menace. It takes Hiroto's involvement that these kingdoms slowly accepting the vampires, though this also garners some of Hiroto's enemies who are against humans' friendship with the vampires.
	+ Luluk's near death experience by Magia soldiers' vicious beatdown as their vengeance for Magia Army's horrific defeat in Volume 13. While he narrowly survives courtesy to the skeleton couple's discovery and Salabria's doctor, this incident have nasty ramifications for Magia as the vampires (including a reformed Disgurd) storms into it's capital and find and kill Urseus for Luluk's injury, only to be ended by Lagos comes just in time to stop them from killing his king. The aftermath serves as a cautionary tale to all 6 countries about the consequences of hurting the vampires.

## Difference Between Light Novel and Manga

* The manga chapter skips some events from the Light Novel series prior to Hiroto's meeting with Kazm.
	+ Donis's visit of Secondaria Elves Association turns sour when Magnelis rejects his proposal to support Excelis at the expense of abandoning Solum.
	+ The conversation between Darmur and Rudin over Secondaria's plan to extend Feuillet's Development Order to the north, and Rudin's subsequent curiosity of the vampire. That however is mentioned by Darmur during his reunion with Hiroto.
	+ Excelis's desperation to get Solum's vote when she read the letters about the town's woes regarding the hefty wheat prices that affected the town.