"Strength from weakness!" said Heiji, raising his fist as if to cheer Hershel on. "When he walks in, they'll be expectin' an easy mark. Besides, maybe he'd do a little better if he was bargainin' for someone else..."

Yeah, and maybe the storekeepers will feel so sorry for the poor lost gaijin that they'll give him something out of pure pity.

"Oh yeah, come to think of it, I think one of them new guys might be a cook or a baker or somethin'. Too bad there's no ingredients."