For the next 3 chapters, the story will be in the first person by Rob. One chapter will show the progression of 3 months. I suggest if you want to go directly on the voyage to China, you skip the next three chapters...
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At 5 pm, we reached Osaka and it was very big. It was beautiful with crowds everywhere. Additionally, there were a lot of shops and restaurants. The first thing we did before talking about the shop is to find a place to stay. Unlike the small village, we had the money to afford a better and bigger place.
Osaka had a great system of creating two roads for people with horses and on the side the pedestrian road. Additionally, there were not a lot of people with horses on the road, so we could move at a moderate, but fast pace.
Kirito wanted to find a house as fast as possible, but it was impossible, in large towns like Osaka, you must go to an agency, and from there, they will find you a house.
"Where can we find a house quickly?" Kirito said tired of the long trip.
"Don't be silly Kirito, you can't find a house straight away, we must sleep in a hotel first," I replied.
He first sighed because he didn't like the whole process. We didn't try to look far for a fang hotel, we entered the first hotel we saw, it was called Hotel Trivago.
"Hotel Trivago..." Kirito said, "that's a fancy name!"
The outside of the hotel was quite a high tech, the logo was a kind of weird owl who was glowing. We entered the hotel, and the inside was as casual as a 3-star hotel. At the moment we entered the place, two servants took good care of our horses.
Meanwhile, we went inside and asked for a hotel room for a few nights. It coated three gold coins to stay for a month which we accepted voluntarily.
We slept, and the next day, while Kirito was still sleeping, I went to find information about one of the best agencies in the town.
First, I decided to ask for one of the most reliable agencies. There was a noble person who was in front of the hotel, first I hesitated to ask him, but then I just realized, I was as noble as he was, at least in the looks.
I walked towards him and asked: "Good morning noble person, would you have the kindness to indicate to me the most luxurious agencies?"
"Oh well, you've found your noble!" he said graciously holding a cigar, "I am the owner of the most successful agency in Osaka, other is no agency better than mine in the city, what kind of mand do you need?"
"Well, I need a two-floored building. At the bottom, I would like a vast tea shop, and at the top, I would like a house,"
"Oh... well I have the land for it, now to build the place you can trust me entirely, do you sleep in the hotel?" The noble asked me at the end.
I nodded, and he said: "Well, just wait tomorrow, I will bring you different lands in different locations, and you will be able to choose one,"
I agreed, and we shook hands, he told me his name of Akiri Morito. His family is relatively known in the commerce industry.
I headed back into the hotel and entered the dining chamber. Inside, there were only about 10 people all dressed like genuine Japanese nobles.
I ate a new meal called hamburgers... I've got to say, the meal was very good, but it didn't seem like something someone would eat in the morning, it was like there were way too many calories inside!
Kirito entered the dining room and saw me, surprisingly, I expected him to scream my name and act like a peasant, but he walked slowly towards me, greeted me and sat down.
There was something noble I felt Kirito had. You would never know he has a poor background at the moment, he was so gracious!
"Good morning Robinson, how are you doing?" he asked me as he sat next to me.
"Well I'm quite good, and while you were sleeping, I found an agency!" I said proudly.
"Oh really? Well, I hope everything goes well for you," He replied before calling one of the servants to order his breakfast.
For the rest of the day, we explored the hotel. There were various things to do such as watching a theatre or playing in the hotel's Casino.
We were so drunk, Kirito went back to his hotel room with 3 women! I don't know how he managed to get so many women in a room at a time...
I slept in the hotel's bar, and the next morning, the waitress woke me up telling me that someone was waiting for me in the hotel's hall.
My state was miserable, but what encouraged me was that a lot of other nobles slept in the bar as well. I went into the hallway, and it was Mr, Akiri Morito waiting for me.
"Good morning Mr Morito, please forgive my state, it was a very intense night yesterday, but anyway, do you have the plans?" I asked him.
"Indeed," Akiri said showing the plan of the building they designed for me, "I designed this building, in the beet spot, where will tourists from around the world roam,"
"Where is that spot you're talking about?" It was true that Osaka was big, but also populated, so every single spot would be good.
"Let me tell you, dear friend, that it is the city centre of Osaka, the best cafe shop over there, can win an equivalent of 3 gold coins per day!" The comments over there, are the richest people on earth, and I win 30% of all the shops over there,"
That was why he was so rich, winning 30% of thousands of shops... It may not be a lot of money if only for one shop, but for thousands of shops!?
"I agree!" I shouted out letting everyone know, I just pulled off the easiest and most beneficial deal ever.
{3 months later}
"Are you satisfied with your new shop?" Akiri asked.
"It's magnificent, it's even bigger than most of the restaurants here!" Kirito shouted.
"We can start a real business with this!" I said entering the place.