>>11888281really gay
he's a wandering, obsessional man possessed of a wandering, obsessional curse. Link crosses paths with him at the wrong time, and Link can't say no to someone who needs help. that's all.
MM is zelda gaiden. side story. there doesn't need to be any overarching significance...he's just a salesman who lost track of a valuable, dangerous piece of his inventory. this is just a side story, one of link's adventures, albeit one of the more memorable, but not would of world-historical importance for hyrule or its world.