"Heeh?! So you're telling me this map is the only existing copy that points to King Kamehameha's legendary treasure??" Kenzo asked with expertly feigned surprise, intentionally raising his voice a bit louder than needed in order to emphasize the conspicuousness of his words. The man wore an innocent look in his widened eyes, completely immersed in his role of your cookie-cutter, gullible tourist.

"SSSHHHH!!!!!! Shhh!!!!" The sketchy seller hurriedly scrambled to place his hands over Kenzo's mouth in order to silence him, nervously shifting his head left and right as if trying to see if anyone had heard them. The busy streets of this tourist trap spot were full of people, most of them wearing floral T-shirts and socks with sandals. "Silence dear customer... we wouldn't want anyone knowing you've got the original treasure map in your hands." The man replied with fake concern in his voice, lowering his hands back from Kenzo's face and taking a step back into his stall as he cleared his throat, trying to regain his lost composure.

"It is truly a shame what the world has come to... Tsk...Tsk.....To think there's people that would try to take advantage of others is simply despicable." The seller committed to his ironic grieving act, sniffing hard as he pretended to wipe a tear from the corner of his eyes. Kenzo on the other hand, had a hard time not breaking character at such bad acting, wondering how in the world he stayed in the scamming business with such bad skills. From his point of view, the power level of swindlers in general had declined in recent years, adding to the argument that lacrima technology had indeed made people more susceptible to believing fake news. Regardless, his objective remained the same; one for which he’d need to be completely swindled.

”Ah, it’s good to know there’s still good people out there mister. Please, let me buy this map then. How much did you say it was? 250,000?” Kenzo asked as he took out a large pouch of coins, baiting the greedy merchant as he saw his eyes widen at the sight of loot ready to be plundered. ”Ah dear customer.. I’m sorry I think I made a mistake. I-I…” The man took a small pause as he bit his lip, no doubt calculating how much he could squeeze out of the mercenary. Kenzo on the other hand flashed a smirk at him, internally promising himself to come back to charge a two-fold interest on every jewel he dared to scam him for.

”*Ahem* I meant 450,000 ?” The man coughed as he practically asked his price, making Kenzo honestly wonder how in the hell were this amateurs allowed to make business in such a public area? He knew this was a tourist spot, but wasn’t this still under the jurisdiction of the magic council?

Hiding his annoyance at the gall, Kenzo forced a fake smile before handing the man his jewels. Even if it hurt his soul to even act as if he fell to such meager abilities, he had a mission to complete. For that, he needed to go through with it, even if any outsiders looking at the interaction thought him to be a moron for failing to notice the scam. ”Ah! Thank you very much! This is honestly cheap considering I can now find the buried treasure!” The warrior handed his hard-earned jewels reluctantly, sealing the deal and receiving in place the worthless piece of paper. As he made his way away from the stall, he heard the rustling noises of the merchant trying to close the shop and bail out before any onlookers could confront him. Kenzo on the other hand, prayed no one had recognized him and mistake him for a gullible fool. That would’ve been embarrassing.