Comparing Version 1 to Version 2:
Name:
"Wolf and the Gap That Cannot Be Filled" ("Ōkami to Umaranai Mizo") (狼と埋まらない溝)
Synopsis:
In front of the Merchant Guild, Amati challenges Lawrence, proclaiming he will pay for Holo's falsified debt of 1,000 silver coins and then propose to her, certain that she will leave Lawrence. Lawrence researches Amati, discovering that his plan to pay back the debt relies on the sale of pyrite. Back at the inn, Holo discovers and reads a letter for Lawrence containing an explanation of the legend about the bear that destroyed Yoitsu.
Comments:
\[2010-03-01, Devil Doll]
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Without knowing how this series will proceed, just a few notes:
* Lawrence claimed that there are no rules in a battle between merchants, and considers himself advantageous as Amati appears to act like a knight. But whose word do we have for this? Only Mark's. So what if Amati is playing the game with the same rules, and has Mark on his side already?
* Lawrence purchases pyrite from Mark. But why would Mark sell the pyrite if he believes it to still rise in price? Mark is a merchant; why would he dispense with a assumedly huge profit? This should be an alarm signal for Lawrence already.
* But instead, he invests his whole assets from the nails sale. Lawrence still makes the same mistake as in the first episode, putting all his eggs into one basket. Won't he ever learn that this is mere gambling instead of serious trading but?
* Even worse, he purchases a good of which he <i>knows</i> it is worthless and is aware of the bubble that has already formed <small>(as the market price is already way higher than he assumed)</small>. But whose word do we have for the current market price? Only Mark's.
All of this in combination makes Lawrence a <i>lousy</i> merchant. So why are there so many people around telling us that he was a much better merchant than they are? I can live with Lawrence being a loser, I just question the character consistency of this story.
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Without knowing how this series will proceed, just a few notes:
* Lawrence claimed that there are no rules in a battle between merchants, and considers himself advantageous as Amati appears to act like a knight. But whose word do we have for this? Only Mark's. So what if Amati is playing the game with the same rules, and has Mark on his side already?
* Lawrence purchases pyrite from Mark. But why would Mark sell the pyrite if he believes it to still rise in price? Mark is a merchant; why would he dispense with a assumedly huge profit? This should be an alarm signal for Lawrence already.
* But instead, he invests his whole assets from the nails sale. Lawrence still makes the same mistake as in the first episode, putting all his eggs into one basket. Won't he ever learn that this is mere gambling instead of serious trading but?
* Even worse, he purchases a good of which he <i>knows</i> it is worthless and is aware of the bubble that has already formed <small>(as the market price is already way higher than he assumed)</small>. But whose word do we have for the current market price? Only Mark's.
All of this in combination makes Lawrence a <i>lousy</i> merchant. So why are there so many people around telling us that he was a much better merchant than they are? I can live with Lawrence being a loser, I just question the character consistency of this story.
