"It's the Kuzunoha company-sama right? Do you have your merchant guild plate with
you?"
[No, I lost it on the way. I will have one re-issued for me at a later town so just treat us
as normal guests, no, lodge us as adventurers] (Makoto)
Writing that, I take out my level 1 adventurer plate in the reception of the inn.
I decided that from now on if they were to ask me my social status I would present
myself with the name 'Kuzunoha Company' that I thought of, and show 'my' plate.
Honestly, I feel that if we show Tomoe or Mio's plates it would only stir unnecessary
trouble.
HuHumph~ But isn't this nice? I am Raidou-san, the heir of the Kuzunoha Companydesu yo.
Is this my long awaited debut? I have become a summoner! In a form that I do not
desire…
—There is no houseboy in sight, and no test tubes. It is truly a name only—
Even though I long for, I won't hope for it. HAHAHA, this sounds like a riddle.
My two followers are monsters so it's fine if I call myself a summoner. In terms of race
they would be Dragon King and Wicked maybe.
"So you lost it? What a misfortune. In this area we only have the branch office of the
merchant guild after all. It must be quite inconvenient for you"
[I traveled in a dangerous place so it's good that it just came to that. I originally didn't
plan to come to the borders after all] (Makoto)
More like, I didn't have plans on coming to this world.
"It's good that you are fine. For you to be able to arrive at this base without any prior
arrangements is close to a miracle, honorable guest"
[It's because my companions are skilled. I wish to get two rooms. Are they available?]
(Makoto)
"Yeah, of course. However, we only have the most expensive room available, is it okay
with you?"
Tch, so that's how it's going to be. But the other inns don't have a sky view. Due to the
season there are no proper rooms.
It is a bit shameful for me to say it but an adventurer and a normal guest are different
quality of customers so I would like some kind of distinction in their rooms.
To think that the established lodgings had so much popularity.
Ugh, I thought I would be able to get a room if I just said 'how much gold would one
honorable guest be for?'
[How much will it be?] (Makoto)
"Let's see. It's a lodging as an adventurer so the caring of your carriage and horse will
be more expensive"
Ugh~, to have a merchant guild preference would have meant that the carriage would
be counted as well.
"The lodging fee will be treated as an adventurer so it will be slightly cheaper than
when treated as a merchant"
"And…"
It seems like he is having troubles saying something, this reception-kun. Junior, from
what Gal-game* character did you come from? (TN: romance game for girls)
His fidgeting appearance fits him too well.
[What is it?]
"It's about your cargo but…"
I nod and press him to continue.
"With an adventurer treatment we will look after you carriage but we can't warrant
the safety of your cargo. I am truly sorry but, if there is the case of a robbery, we will
not be taking responsibility for it"
It was quite a difficult matter to say. Truly.
Well, an adventurer normally doesn't leave in custody a carriage filled with luggage.
And in the case of merchants, the carriage is normally filled with goods. The
responsibility that the inn would have to take would be big.
Moreover, this place.
The public order in here is probably not that good. I have never heard about a refugee
camp that has public order regulation.
[I don't mind. In terms of my cargo, no matter what happens, I will not charge for
responsibility] (Makoto)
"Then, three persons, care for the carriage and 1 night. That will be 6 gold"
So expensiiiive!!
Oh?!
Is the economic knowledge that the dwarfs taught me already a thing of the past?
I thought that the price of the lodgings would be in silvers at most.
In this world, the currency runs in silver and gold. And then there is the one called
Moria-silver, a metal that has traces of maryoku, if processed it becomes demon-silver
coin. Taking 5 demon coins it would be equivalent to the processed yellow-gold coins.
I thought that Moria-silver was the pseudonym of mithril. It seems that in this world
it's a different thing. If it were the same thing they would be able to make the
adventurer plate into a demon-coin after all.
By the way, there is an easy way to explain it in terms of current Japan.
Copper coin = 10 yen. Just how it looks.
Silver coin = 1000 yen.
Gold coin = 10,000 yen.
Is how it would go. Demon coins would be 1,000,000 yen. The yellow-gold coins is a
piece of fine art and is super high class, like the Koban*. It's even said that you can
make a castle with it. (TN: Koban is a former Japanese oval gold coin)
In the Edo-era there was something that was even more valuable than Koban and the
exchange rates in those times was pretty similar. For example 5 ryo of medium size
and 10 ryo of large size.
A normal office worker's salary would be 2-30 silver coins. I noticed that it felt pretty
deflated.
Above all, it should be fine to just use gold normally. Because you have to change the
silver into gold in order to buy and that is troublesome. I pray it's just this place that
is like this. Just because 1 gold coin is the same as 1 ryo, please spare me that the
buying system will be just as troublesome.
Wa~ for one person to stay one night is 20,000 yen?
A frontier I want to enter but can't, and even when I enter I learn harsh reality. Isn't
that way too much?
Moreover, there is no insurance for your carriage!
What should we do? Is a merchant supposed to come here with a broad-mind?
But the gold I have is the money that the dwarfs gave me, they did tell me that it was
unnecessary for them so it's okay for us to use it anyway we want but…
If we sell our goods, will we be able to get enough money?
What a commoner I am.
"Then for now, 10 days please"
?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?
I didn't want to show my agitation so I just slowly turn to the side.
There I could see Tomoe-san with a wallet(that's how it looks to me) and taking a gold
coin and leaving it in the counter.
Taking 2 gold coins.
3 gold coins.
I could hear the BGM of hi~fu~mi. (TN: a Japanese song for shrine offerings. Maybe)
Where is your sense of money? I see~ there is no way you have.
But you, your whole fortune is 100 coins you know?
Are you just going to throw away 60 of them?
10 days of stay would be 600,000 yen, awawa. Since when did I become such a celebrity?
600,000 to stay in this log-house.
"Certainly, then, let me guide you to your room"
"Ah~ and also"
Tomoe stops the shota* from the counter with a prideful expression. This idiot, what
is she going to say now?
"Yes?… hiii!!"
"Waka is a kind one but I am a bit short fused you see, I get reproved a lot" (Tomoe)
Tomoe takes out from her bosom the plate that has a mad level carved in it, as if it was
nothing and continues. This looks like a threat…
"I have been looking at the inn for a while but, 'no vacancy' huh. For us to be able to
stay here is truly a blessing. Is the price reasonable?" (Tomoe)
"That is, of course. It is such a place and I consider that it's the best place around here"
The boy that responds while trembling. Eh, this guy. He is a bit suspicious.
"That's a relief. Because the last inn's best room was 1 gold for 3 persons a night so, I
was a bit doubtful. I was just about to blow away the whole inn if there was any sort
of deceit you know? Fufufufu" (Tomoe)
Tomoe is gently laughing. Only her mouth.
I thought she didn't look at her surroundings, this girl, she unexpectedly is.
When I check it out, Mio was also giggling. To laugh only with your mouth has a certain
violent feel to it. Though the moment they open their mouths I can only see them as
disappointing girls.
"I will confirm it one last time-ja, in this place its 6 gold a night right?" (Tomoe)
"Uh… that is, um…"
So they were really overcharging us huh. With a pretty face that looks like he wouldn't
be able to kill a bug, to pull off such a villainous act.
No, it's normal huh. He is just a short male. Hmm, I can't get used to this.
To not judge a single bit by appearance, I feel it's a bit hard for me right now.
When I see a beautiful girl my face still becomes loose. I am a man after all, I can't help
it you know? I'm a fresh high-schooler.
Ah, now that I think about it, does this world have schools?
"I-It was 2 gold! I made a mistake, I am sorry!"
He made a buckling apology. But you know, even with that, a night is still is still over
60,000 yen.
Hey. Just because I am wearing such a stylish mask don't go making the price 3 times
higher okay?!
If this place were like a palace I would accept it though.
Just because it's important to live under a roof don't go pulling me this.
"Hohou~ quite the 'mistake' you did there huh. Tto"
Bakya!
Tomoe slipped (faked) and her leg destroyed the floor.
The boy who saw the hole stood still, his face pale.
"Sorry, sorry. It looks like the floor was a bit old" (Tomoe)
Of course that wasn't the case. With the color of the boy's face, one was able to infer it.
"Tomoe-san, please be careful okay? Ah that's right, boy-san. The remaining money
we will be taking it at a later time so, please do take care of it okay?" (Mio)
Mio is also merciless. Now he has to hold onto the money for 10 days and take
responsibility in safekeeping it, without a choice.
If there is less, or there are rumors that it has been stolen…
"No way?! I-I will be returning right now so…!"
"No no, it's a pain so. Master doesn't mind such an amount of money. I am looking
forward to the meal. One that is fitting of the price. Meal wise" (Mio)
Mio sweetly smiles and the boy quickens his pace. If there is no will to receive it, then
they will not forgive any objections. They told him to go ahead.
…
I have been thinking about it but…
These fellows that can proceed a conversation so smoothly, why is it that they cause a
commotion in the guild?
I don't understand. I can only feel deep evil intentions in their actions.
The boy stands still after showing us our room.
His face turns to me as if asking for salvation.
Are you a Chihuahua?!
I will tell you now, I am not a dog but a cat man!
That's not it.
Even if I am into dogs, I wouldn't think about saving an evil chihuahua that tried to
deceive me.
Ha~
Even though I decided not to sigh anymore… I ignore the face of the boy and enter the
room that was shown to me.
2
"Yareyare, I didn't know what would happen but we were able to clear it up" (Tomoe)
"That boy will probably be stiff from now on. He tried to gain large amounts of money
and now he has to protect that money, ufufu" (Mio)
"Tomoe and Mio, your personalities are pretty bad. The boy has fault in it as well so I
can't say much though" (Makoto)
We are already inside the room so it should be fine to speak.
Of course, I am not expecting that the place is soundproof though. If I don't talk loudly
the people outside shouldn't be able to hear me.
"It looks like the price is a lot higher than what we heard it would be" (Makoto)
"It's a remote region after all. It seemed like the service has some issues so it can't be
helped" (Tomoe)
"Yeah, the prices of products was an abnormality in itself. The water had a higher price
than a knife. And the monsters' fangs and claws were higher than the water"(Makoto)
"Are they tasty?" (Mio)
"No, isn't it because they are materials? Mio, let's stop thinking of everything as food
okay?" (Makoto)
She is an insatiable spider after all.
"The things that can only be obtained here are being sold at a really high price. After
that we have the things that are hard to obtain. Then we have the common armors and
protection. How warped huh" (Tomoe)
Tomoe is unexpectedly looking at things objectively.
Its true that in this place the normal weapons are really cheap. One of the reasons is
because, probably, the usability is low. A normal weapon will quickly be unusable and
has to be changed constantly.
Special products and most likely their materials are being sold at truly high prices.
But it slightly preoccupies me.
Even if we call it normal equipment, there is the labor work as well and it takes
materials. With that, it's still cheap.
And the pleasantries and commodities are fairly expensive.
I don't like this, so even in other worlds there is political influence.
"By the way, there seems to be a merchant guild. Is it okay for us to sell at our own
convenience?" (Makoto)
"Fumu, there is certainly a branch section here as well" (Tomoe)
"If it's not okay wouldn't they have come stop us?" (Mio)
With how things are, that is no good. It seems Mio is not that fitted to do business.
"Then that would make the 'I lost it' words of waka have issues. A company that
doesn't even know the common sense of the merchant guild, that would make the
words of the heir lose credibility" (Tomoe)
The one that was supposed to be stupid, Tomoe, unexpectedly said something I
wanted to say.
"Well, that's how it is. Mio, I am sorry but, could you go to that branch office and say
some half-hearted thing like wanting to enter the guild so you can get information
about their rules and regulations?" (Makoto)
"Eh? Now, like, right now waka-sama?" (Mio)
"Yeah. Because by tomorrow the information about you two will surely be spread all
over the town. Today is the best time. Now, go go" (Makoto)
"Geez, I get it. I will go do it" (Mio)
Mio reluctantly left the room.
"How nice-desu na. You are truly learning how to use your followers. That's how my
rouko* should be" (Tomoe) (TN: Elder nobleman)
"I am not a rouko! If you guys didn't stand out we wouldn't need to be doing things so
stealthily you know?" (Makoto)
"However, to investigate things after reaching your room, isn't that the epitome of Mito
Koumon?" (Tomoe)
Tomoe-san tilts her head. Like I have been telling you, please don't go relating things
to Koumon-sama.
"No no, it is not decided that there is an evil magistrate at this place anyways" (Makoto)
"There should be one" (Tomoe)
"Why are you so sure?!" (Makoto)
Is the world so ridden with evil?!
"The prices of the products are way too abnormal after all. No matter how I think
about it, there must be something" (Tomoe)
She is seriously sharp. Could it be that when she enters 'period drama' mode her
stupid neurons go away?
"You are quite something Tomoe" (Makoto)
"You have noticed it as well waka. There is someone here gaining dirty money. In an
unjust way~♪" (Tomoe)
Don't go 'In an unjust way~♪' on me. All happy.
"If Mio can catch onto something we would be able to move more easily but…"
(Makoto)
"It's impossible. She is unaware of her surroundings and she is pretty on guard. Maybe
she would even come back while being tailed" (Tomoe)
And why are you so happy about that?
I give up. It's true that most of our cargo is pleasantries. So that makes it certain that
it will be targeted.
Ah~ no good, it's only been 15 minutes and I already feel like we are going the path of
Mito Koumon.
"I honestly think that Tomoe is fit to do the part of evil magistrate or Echigoya"
(Makoto)
The 'Kukuku' way of laughing she has, it suits her a lot.
More like, there are no people that correspond to the Mito Koumon family-da yo.
Aside from the aforementioned part.
"No matter how you see it I am Kaku-san!" (Tomoe)
"Kaku-san is originally bare-handed!" (Makoto)
"Then a Kaku-san that uses swords!" (Tomoe)
"Anything goes?!" (Makoto)
Then it would be like the one who says 'flying monkey named Gin-san' wins!
U~ I imagined it. Disgusting.
"Anyways, I will be going with Kaku-san so, I am counting on you!!" (Tomoe)
She is forcefully making me accept it!
"You… geez, yeah yeah Kaku-san*" (Makoto)
For you to be Kaku-san is plenty, you bomb.
"I feel like the writing for yours was different!" (Tomoe)
What kind of six sense do you have?!
"I have my suspicions that you had some evil intentions when you caused a commotion
in the guild" (Makoto)
"Eh" (Tomoe)
Don't 'Eh' me! Why is it that it sounds like a confession?!
I can't handle you!
So she really went period drama style and caused problems?
"So its 'Eh' huh? Tomoe~" (Makoto)
"wa wa wa wa wa" (Tomoe)
"Well for now let's leave that aside. There is something I want you to do. Okay?"
(Makoto)
"Hoho~ and that is?" (Tomoe)
"And then… and that's how… and then we do this" (Makoto)
"I see, that is, quite nice. It sounds interesting" (Tomoe)
I felt like she would go along with it.
"Then, I'm counting on you" (Makoto)
"As you will. I will prepare it as soon as possible-desu zo" (Tomoe)
*knock*knock
N, who could it be?
I exchange looks with Tomoe.
"Who is it?" (Tomoe)
"Mio-desu wa, is it okay if I open the door?"
"Yeah, I don't mind-zo" (Tomoe)
The return of Mio huh.
I stretch out a searching [Sakai] on the surroundings.
There are 6 people surrounding the inn huh. They move their bodies well. They can't
be amateurs.
To think she would really bring tailers.
"Ara, waka. What is it? To suddenly stare at me" (Mio)
What could it be~?
Tomoe seems to have noticed that a number of people have been following.
For now they haven't entered.
So it means that our cargo is still fine.
We have threatened the reception well so the information wont leak that fast.
But with how he is, I feel that he would be easily enticed by gold.
It's still a high class inn though. I am counting on you, seriously.
"No, it's nothing" (Makoto)
"I have spoken with the merchant guild" (Mio)
"Yeah, and?" (Makoto)
"It seems that we can't open a business without the guild proof-desu wa. If we want a
re-issue of it we should go to Yadoriki town or a place called Tsige" (Mio)
"The distance?" (Makoto)
"After passing three other towns it would take 1 month, or so I was told" (Mio)
Towns. We have to pass 3 camps justlike this one before finally reaching our destination?
That's long. And that we won't be able to get money before that, is harsh. Even if these
two do jobs, they are still E rank after all.
"Isn't there any way to sell our things?" (Makoto)
"It seems that if we utilize the commerce area, there won't be any problems" (Mio)
"Commerce area?" (Makoto)
Was there such a place?
"It's a place that belongs to the merchant guild and it's a place where we can do middle
wholesales. I wonder what middle wholesale means" (Mio)
If you don't know please ask the guild while you were there, not me.
"It means that you can sell to other merchants as well. But, that is…" (Makoto)
I will be able to use them as reference to know the prices. It's not fun to sell in a wicked
place though.
"Well it is true that we are carrying things that will go bad fast so. Let's go to that
commerce area tomorrow and sell everything" (Makoto)
It should make a decent amount of profit.
A day will finally be over.
After that it will be eating and sleeping only.
As expected, there will be a lot of things to be done when you arrive to a town for the
first time.
For today let's pass on going back to Asora and just quickly sleep.
"That's right. To think you won't mind about the tailers" (Tomoe)
"Tailer" (Mio)
"You have been followed" (Tomoe)
"The great me was?!" (Mio)
Well Mio is originally the type who wouldn't evade things. She is the type who would
receive it all and absorb it.
It's to the point that I would even want to call her Hart-sama*.
"I will finish them off right now!" (Mio)
Mio walks determinedly to the window.
"No, its fine. I let them swim around, Mio" (Makoto)
"But!" (Mio)
"Its fine" (Makoto)
"Mu~" (Mio)
"It will soon be time for the meal. Let's just enjoy it" (Makoto)
It seems that the word meal has attracted the attention of Mio.
"That's right, Tomoe" (Makoto)
"What is it, waka?" (Tomoe)
"For now you will be on standby in the carriage. And for one night I will be counting
on you for the cargo. It looks like there is suspicious company. I can see a lot of
movements trying to look for our carriage" (Makoto)
"W-What did you say?!" (Tomoe)
"Because, aren't you the Kaku-san? This type of things, they are the duty of Kaku-san
you know~♪?" (Makoto)
"M-My meal?" (Tomoe)
"No-ne♪" (Makoto)
"A-Are you an Oni, waka?!" (Tomoe)
"Don't put a finger in the cargo okay? It's a given if you are part of a company after all"
(Makoto)
"A-A demon, a demon is here!" (Tomoe)
"Just how tired do you think I am because of you? Yes, this is an order!" (Makoto)
I have to show who has the authority here.
I don't care if you call me an Oni or a Demon. Fuhahahahaha.