"Hey, kid!"
The Soul-Guide Fallen One finally reached Zhou Qing. Nearly five meters tall, it was immensely imposing, yet its helmet-like mechanical head gave it a somewhat dopey look.
"Want to make a trade?"
Its purpose was obvious—it wanted to exchange something from Zhou Qing for what it needed. "Your eyes are so beautiful. I want to trade my feet for them."
"I refuse."
Zhou Qing was at a loss for words.
What would he want someone else's feet for? Let alone trading his eyes for them.
"Oh, don't be in such a hurry. You can make a counteroffer." This enormous Soul-Guide Fallen One spoke rather like a street vendor.
"No matter what you offer, it won't be worth my eyes. So I will never trade them." Zhou Qing made his stance clear.
Yet after hearing this, the giant Soul-Guide Fallen One actually stopped pressing the matter. Sighing, it headed out of the village.
"Why didn't he keep bargaining?" Romantina asked curiously. "That doesn't seem like a qualified merchant."
"Because he cannot offer anything of equal value to this young man's eyes."
The one who explained was the Clockwork Gentleman, holding an alarm clock.
"Equivalent Exchange is based on what each party needs. The value of an item is judged according to one's own thoughts and emotional fluctuations.
"Just now, this young man made his attitude toward his eyes clear. With emotions this intense, the other party would perhaps have to give up everything he possessed to successfully complete the trade, including his soul—
"Naturally, he was unwilling to do that, so he saw no point in wasting more words.
"Perhaps when you encounter some difficulty in the future, he will come looking for you again to trade. But only within Nami Village.
"Once you leave Nami Village, these rules