Chapter 08 Business Talk 4

 I've taken an Ogre girl named Lethia as my squire.

 She's an albino, a white girl.

 Platinum blonde, clear white skin, slim despite being an ogre, and not so tall as me.

 The Ogre tribe is said to have grayish skin, and the stronger the individual, the darker the color. It seems that Lethia was left out of the tribe because she was white.

 One day she was captured by a mole slave trader and was picked up by Madame Brenda's shop.

 But because she didn't obey Madam Brenda's orders, even Madam Brenda had her hands full and was on the verge of throwing her out when I happened to show up at the store looking for a slave with black hair and black eyes and decided to obey me.

 Black is a special color to the Ogre people.

"Lord, what are you doing today?"

"I'm thinking of hiring an escort, so I think I'll go to the Adventurer's Guild."

"If you want to guard the Lord, I'll do it!"

"Thanks . But Lethia isn't even in a combat-related profession, and she doesn't have any skills."

"M, but it is my duty to protect the Lord!"

"Well then, let's go to the church today and decide on Lethia's profession."

"But the churches will take the money."

 In the church, you can get a job or change jobs, but to do so, you are required to contribute at least 10,000 yen.

 They say the amount of the donation varies from church to church, but this church in Hajime's town was 10,000 yen and I paid it too.

"If you're worried about money, don't be. I'm worth it."

"Then let us obey the Lord."

 We can send an escort to the Adventurers' Guild after the church. Let's start with Lethia's profession.

 Oh, by the way, I need to buy Lethia some clothes.

 I still wear my tattered clothes from the slave shops. I'll buy them from [[mail order]].

 What kind of clothes should I wear? Would a light pink dress be good for white skin?

 Or boyish jeans and a hoodie?

 I can't think of anything good at all.

 I guess I'll just look at the screens, buy a few that look good, and leave the rest to Lethia's taste.

 And we'll get some furniture and stuff.

 I bought a bed last night, but nothing else.

 Pong, pong, and set up a dining set purchased from [[mail order]], put a sofa set in the living room, and buy a cupboard to put away dishes and cups.

 And pile the clothes on the table of the dining set .

"...Lord, what is it?"

"Hmm, these are my skills. Don't ever tell anyone else about this."

"You have these skills? The Lord's life is absolute. I'll tell no one."

"Also, I need you to change into these clothes."

"This is... you're giving me, a slave, these fine clothes?"

"It's cheap. And Lethia's not a slave, she's my squire. You can change in your room."

 I've been trying to get rid of my clothes in front of me, but when I told her to go to her room to change, she looked kind of disappointed and went to her room.

[Ins, I wonder what kind of expensive products are consumed in large quantities in this town... would paper and ballpoint pens sell?]

[I suppose it depends on how you propose it, but since parchment and woodcuts are used, it's quite possible.]

[Well... well, what about silk fabrics?]

[Silk fabric will sell for a high price because it's a product of the nobility]

[In [[mail order]], silk fabric antiquities are sold from about 30,000 yen, but how much is the terminal price in this town?]

[The amount of money is completely different depending on the shop or the nobleman who buys it, but many transactions are done in the range of 500,000 yen to 1,500,000 yen.]

[Wow, it's that expensive?]

[Silk is the highest quality fabric used for noblemen's clothes.]

 I'll show a few of them to Umbrella-san tomorrow and see how much he'll pay for them.

 While I'm discussing business with Ins, Lethia comes out in a change of clothes.

 I mean, it looks good on you, but why'd you do it? Well, I gave it to you, so I can't say...

"Lord, do I look good?"

"Oh, you look good."

"Well, I like this dress because it's easy to move around in and can hold a lot of things."

"...That's good to hear."

 A certain country's camouflage uniform for the army, Lethia is about the same height as me, a little tall for a woman, so she looks very dignified.

 Oh, I'll have to buy shoes too.

 I bought a pair of black leather boots to go with my camouflage outfit and gave them to him, but they were a little big, so I bought him a pair of 24cm boots and he wore them happily, jumping up and down.

 You look like a soldier from some other country.

 When you arrive at the church, you will be taken to the room of the statue of Mary who will give you your profession.

 But I was told to wait outside the room, so I wait as if I'm not there.

 In just three minutes, Lethia and the sisters came out, and I donated 10,000 yen and left the church with Lethia.

"So what did you decide to do for a career?"

"Mm, this is it."

 Lethia showed me the status screen.

 Full name: Lethia Ogan

 Occupation: Attack Guardian, Lv1

 Info: Ogre, female, 15, squire.

 HP: 500(S)

 MP: 50(E)

 Strength: 90(S)

 Durability: 100(S)

 Magic: 10(E)

 Agility: 50(B)

 Dexterity: 20(D)

 Charm: 20(D)

 Good luck: 5

 Active Skills: [[Hyakutake no Mamoru(E)]] [[Axe of Destruction(E)]]

 Passive Skills: [[Physical Enhancement(E)]][[Axe and Shield Art(E)]]

 Magic Skills:

 Unique Skill: [[Kizuna]]

 Criminal record:

 [When activated, your HP does not decrease no matter how you are attacked. It lasts for 2 minutes. You have 1 hour to reactivate it.

 When [[Axe of Destruction(E)]] is activated, the attack power of the axe is amplified by 3 times. If you use it with [[Axe of Destruction (E)]], it will be very destructive. It activates for 15 seconds. You have 10 minutes to reactivate it.

 [[Axe and Shield Art(E)]] is skilled in the art of fighting with axes and shields. You can use skill arts axe and skill arts shield.

 [[Kizuna]], the bond that binds a tamer to a contractor. The tamer can add 10% of the [[bond]]s ability to his or her own ability. There is no disadvantage to the contractor due to the [[bond]].

 What is this?

 Isn't it strange that [Attack Guardian] is such an uncomfortable profession to begin with?

 Is he an attacker, is he a defender, ... probably both.

[A rare profession. It's a rare occupation, a hero's or heroic occupation.]

[Seriously? !]

[It's the key to the vanguard, combining attack and defense. You can expect to play a leading role in both offense and defense.]

[Do we need an adventurer's escort for this?]

[Attack Guardians are perfect as Master's guards, but their level is low, so it would be better to hire adventurer guards until they grow up to some extent].

[Let's go to the Adventurer's Guild as planned. And what's the unique skill [[Kizuna]]?

[[Kizuna]] is a skill possessed only by those who have contracted with a tamer that adds 10% of Lethia's ability to the master's ability. It has no disadvantage to Lethia, and is an extremely useful skill for the Master]].

[10% of your ability is added? That's great. If I make a contract with Tak-San's people or demons, it means my ability will increase rapidly, right?]

[With [[Tame(E)]], you can only contract up to five players. To increase the number of targets, you need to increase the rank of [[Tame]].

[Oh, but even an E rank can sign a contract with the Five, so it's pretty good.]

"It's amazing how Leecia got into such a rare profession."

"Protect the Lord. That's my mission."

"That's encouraging. But the level is low right now, so don't be reckless."

"Mm, okay."

 Now that we've got all these jobs, we'll have to make sure Lethia has the right weapons and armor.

 Modern weaponry won't be suitable for Lethia, so we'll have to get her weapons and armor from this world or...

 I'm not sure we'll have enough money for that.

 I've bought a lot of stuff, so I'm down to about 450,000 yen. Good weapons and armor are likely to be expensive, so I might as well increase my wealth while I can.

"Lord, where are we going?"

"I'm going to the Commercial Guild. But first, I have to go home and get ready."

"Mm, okay."

 He returned home and loaded the silk fabric he had purchased from [[mail order]] into the rear car.

 All you have to do is to load up a cart with 50,000 yen and 70,000 yen worth of cloth and hang the cloth on it.

"Lethia, I'm sorry, but would you mind pulling the cart?"

"I got it!"

 I'd be struggling to pull a cart full of stuff, but Lethia pulls it with ease. I'm so relieved.

 When I arrived at the Commercial Guild, I asked for Umbrella-san, but he was not there at the moment, so someone else would have to deal with him.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. My name is Tsurlyn Pickerly. It's nice to meet you."

 Pickerly-san, who tilts his unmistakable head toward me and greets me. Don't smile!

"My name is Grose Hendler. It's nice to meet you."

"Umbrella told me about Hendler-sama. Umbrella was pleased to be able to distribute a good product."

"Thank you, sir. I've brought you another item, would you like to see it?"

"Yes, Pickerly here will take full responsibility for confirming."

 I take out two pieces of cloth from my backpack and put them on the desk.

"Well, is that... silk?"

"Yes, silk fabrics. We have thirty of each. I'd like to ask you for a purchase estimate."

"...Are you sure you want to sell the same products to our guild exclusively?"

"It depends on the price."

"All right. This Piccalilli, I'll do my best! Hahaha."

 Pickerly-San smacks him on the head and smiles broadly.

 Then, after meditating for a while and thinking about it, Pickerly-san put a price of 550,000 yen on a piece of cloth bought for 50,000 yen, and a price of 720,000 yen on a piece of cloth bought for 70,000 yen.

 At this point, I've asked Pickerly-san for recommendations on weapon and armor shops, so I'm heading to a weapon and armor shop with Lethia, who was guarding the cart.

 The after-tax profit this time is 2,875,000 yen. Bubbly.

 Weapons and armor all in one shop.

 I'm buying Lethia a complete kit.

 The plate armor, the great shield, and the great axe, all made of a material called black iron. In other words, it's all black.

 Black magic iron is almost twice as heavy as normal iron and can only be handled by people of a certain status.

 So I wasn't sure if I could equip the slender Lethia, but with everything equipped, Lethia is bouncing around and swinging her shield and axe with ease.

 I'm never gonna make it. I'm not even sure I can hold that axe properly.

"You're not buying the Lord's armor?"

"I'm not strong enough, so I can't wear heavy armor."

"Not really, sir. This kind of thing is popular with rich merchants and nobles because it's light and defensive."

 The clerk recommended an undergarment that looked a lot like a seven-minute sleeve T-shirt.

 It is said that mithril is woven into a thread by a special process, and it is strong against physical attacks, but above all, it is strong against magic attacks.

 However, the price is quite high for such a function.

"A set of black magic iron plate armor is seven million yen, a black magic iron great shield is three million yen, a black magic iron axe is three hundred and twenty thousand yen, and a mithril thread inner is eight million yen, so the total is two thousand two hundred thousand yen."

 I mean, the underwear is the most expensive!

 You can't replace safety, so I'm buying.

 I feel like a ruffian and onomatopoeia, Lethia and my nostalgia got cold at once.

 A lot of today's profits were lost in this armory.

 When I joined the adventurer's guild, I didn't get entangled in the usual events, and they accepted my request for escort without any trouble.

"I have received a request for the escort of five D-rank adventurers. The guards will be Grose Hendler-sama and Lethia Ogan-sama, and Lethia Ogan-sama will be trained in melee combat. The guards will stay at the client's house for ten days, and the adventurers will take turns guarding the house during the night. The reward is 200,000 yen per person. Employment will be decided after an interview with the applicant. The fee to the Adventurer's Guild is 40,000 yen per adventurer. Are these terms acceptable to you?"

"Yes, that would be great. Are you sure you want to do the interview two days from now at noon?"

"Yes, two days later would be preferable for a few parties."

 The staff says that the market price for escorting a party of D rank adventurers is 300,000 yen per week for a party of three.

 So I've added a bit of color and the guild seems to be expecting more applications than they can handle.

 It's the character of the adventurer that matters. He can't be rough.

 And the most important thing is to be honest. However, not all people are like that.

 Let's hope there is at least some honesty, especially since adventurers are said to be rough and crude.

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008_Business meeting 4

 I've taken an Ogre girl named Lethia as my squire.

 She's an albino, a white girl.

 Platinum blonde, clear white skin, slim despite being an ogre, and not so tall as me.

 The Ogre tribe is said to have grayish skin, and the stronger the individual, the darker the color. It seems that Lethia was left out of the tribe because she was white.

 One day she was captured by a mole slave trader and was picked up by Madame Brenda's shop.

 But because she didn't obey Madam Brenda's orders, even Madam Brenda had her hands full and was on the verge of throwing her out when I happened to show up at the store looking for a slave with black hair and black eyes and decided to obey me.

 Black is a special color to the Ogre people.

"Lord, what are you doing today?"

"I'm thinking of hiring an escort, so I think I'll go to the Adventurer's Guild."

"If you want to guard the Lord, I'll do it!"

"Thanks . But Lethia isn't even in a combat-related profession, and she doesn't have any skills."

"M, but it is my duty to protect the Lord!"

"Well then, let's go to the church today and decide on Lethia's profession."

"But the churches will take the money."

 In the church, you can get a job or change jobs, but to do so, you are required to contribute at least 10,000 yen.

 They say the amount of the donation varies from church to church, but this church in Hajime's town was 10,000 yen and I paid it too.

"If you're worried about money, don't be. I'm worth it."

"Then let us obey the Lord."

 We can send an escort to the Adventurers' Guild after the church. Let's start with Lethia's profession.

 Oh, by the way, I need to buy Lethia some clothes.

 I still wear my tattered clothes from the slave shops. I'll buy them from [[mail order]].

 What kind of clothes should I wear? Would a light pink dress be good for white skin?

 Or boyish jeans and a hoodie?

 I can't think of anything good at all.

 I guess I'll just look at the screens, buy a few that look good, and leave the rest to Lethia's taste.

 And we'll get some furniture and stuff.

 I bought a bed last night, but nothing else.

 Pong, pong, and set up a dining set purchased from [[mail order]], put a sofa set in the living room, and buy a cupboard to put away dishes and cups.

 And pile the clothes on the table of the dining set .

"...Lord, what is it?"

"Hmm, these are my skills. Don't ever tell anyone else about this."

"You have these skills? The Lord's life is absolute. I'll tell no one."

"Also, I need you to change into these clothes."

"This is... you're giving me, a slave, these fine clothes?"

"It's cheap. And Lethia's not a slave, she's my squire. You can change in your room."

 I've been trying to get rid of my clothes in front of me, but when I told her to go to her room to change, she looked kind of disappointed and went to her room.

[Ins, I wonder what kind of expensive products are consumed in large quantities in this town... would paper and ballpoint pens sell?]

[I suppose it depends on how you propose it, but since parchment and woodcuts are used, it's quite possible.]

[Well... well, what about silk fabrics?]

[Silk fabric will sell for a high price because it's a product of the nobility]

[In [[mail order]], silk fabric antiquities are sold from about 30,000 yen, but how much is the terminal price in this town?]

[The amount of money is completely different depending on the shop or the nobleman who buys it, but many transactions are done in the range of 500,000 yen to 1,500,000 yen.]

[Wow, it's that expensive?]

[Silk is the highest quality fabric used for noblemen's clothes.]

 I'll show a few of them to Umbrella-san tomorrow and see how much he'll pay for them.

 While I'm discussing business with Ins, Lethia comes out in a change of clothes.

 I mean, it looks good on you, but why'd you do it? Well, I gave it to you, so I can't say...

"Lord, do I look good?"

"Oh, you look good."

"Well, I like this dress because it's easy to move around in and can hold a lot of things."

"...That's good to hear."

 A certain country's camouflage uniform for the army, Lethia is about the same height as me, a little tall for a woman, so she looks very dignified.

 Oh, I'll have to buy shoes too.

 I bought a pair of black leather boots to go with my camouflage outfit and gave them to him, but they were a little big, so I bought him a pair of 24cm boots and he wore them happily, jumping up and down.

 You look like a soldier from some other country.

 When you arrive at the church, you will be taken to the room of the statue of Mary who will give you your profession.

 But I was told to wait outside the room, so I wait as if I'm not there.

 In just three minutes, Lethia and the sisters came out, and I donated 10,000 yen and left the church with Lethia.

"So what did you decide to do for a career?"

"Mm, this is it."

 Lethia showed me the status screen.

 Full name: Lethia Ogan

 Occupation: Attack Guardian, Lv1

 Info: Ogre, female, 15, squire.

 HP: 500(S)

 MP: 50(E)

 Strength: 90(S)

 Durability: 100(S)

 Magic: 10(E)

 Agility: 50(B)

 Dexterity: 20(D)

 Charm: 20(D)

 Good luck: 5

 Active Skills: [[Hyakutake no Mamoru(E)]] [[Axe of Destruction(E)]]

 Passive Skills: [[Physical Enhancement(E)]][[Axe and Shield Art(E)]]

 Magic Skills:

 Unique Skill: [[Kizuna]]

 Criminal record:

 [When activated, your HP does not decrease no matter how you are attacked. It lasts for 2 minutes. You have 1 hour to reactivate it.

 When [[Axe of Destruction(E)]] is activated, the attack power of the axe is amplified by 3 times. If you use it with [[Axe of Destruction (E)]], it will be very destructive. It activates for 15 seconds. You have 10 minutes to reactivate it.

 [[Axe and Shield Art(E)]] is skilled in the art of fighting with axes and shields. You can use skill arts axe and skill arts shield.

 [[Kizuna]], the bond that binds a tamer to a contractor. The tamer can add 10% of the [[bond]]s ability to his or her own ability. There is no disadvantage to the contractor due to the [[bond]].

 What is this?

 Isn't it strange that [Attack Guardian] is such an uncomfortable profession to begin with?

 Is he an attacker, is he a defender, ... probably both.

[A rare profession. It's a rare occupation, a hero's or heroic occupation.]

[Seriously? !]

[It's the key to the vanguard, combining attack and defense. You can expect to play a leading role in both offense and defense.]

[Do we need an adventurer's escort for this?]

[Attack Guardians are perfect as Master's guards, but their level is low, so it would be better to hire adventurer guards until they grow up to some extent].

[Let's go to the Adventurer's Guild as planned. And what's the unique skill [[Kizuna]]?

[[Kizuna]] is a skill possessed only by those who have contracted with a tamer that adds 10% of Lethia's ability to the master's ability. It has no disadvantage to Lethia, and is an extremely useful skill for the Master]].

[10% of your ability is added? That's great. If I make a contract with Tak-San's people or demons, it means my ability will increase rapidly, right?]

[With [[Tame(E)]], you can only contract up to five players. To increase the number of targets, you need to increase the rank of [[Tame]].

[Oh, but even an E rank can sign a contract with the Five, so it's pretty good.]

"It's amazing how Leecia got into such a rare profession."

"Protect the Lord. That's my mission."

"That's encouraging. But the level is low right now, so don't be reckless."

"Mm, okay."

 Now that we've got all these jobs, we'll have to make sure Lethia has the right weapons and armor.

 Modern weaponry won't be suitable for Lethia, so we'll have to get her weapons and armor from this world or...

 I'm not sure we'll have enough money for that.

 I've bought a lot of stuff, so I'm down to about 450,000 yen. Good weapons and armor are likely to be expensive, so I might as well increase my wealth while I can.

"Lord, where are we going?"

"I'm going to the Commercial Guild. But first, I have to go home and get ready."

"Mm, okay."

 He returned home and loaded the silk fabric he had purchased from [[mail order]] into the rear car.

 All you have to do is to load up a cart with 50,000 yen and 70,000 yen worth of cloth and hang the cloth on it.

"Lethia, I'm sorry, but would you mind pulling the cart?"

"I got it!"

 I'd be struggling to pull a cart full of stuff, but Lethia pulls it with ease. I'm so relieved.

 When I arrived at the Commercial Guild, I asked for Umbrella-san, but he was not there at the moment, so someone else would have to deal with him.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. My name is Tsurlyn Pickerly. It's nice to meet you."

 Pickerly-san, who tilts his unmistakable head toward me and greets me. Don't smile!

"My name is Grose Hendler. It's nice to meet you."

"Umbrella told me about Hendler-sama. Umbrella was pleased to be able to distribute a good product."

"Thank you, sir. I've brought you another item, would you like to see it?"

"Yes, Pickerly here will take full responsibility for confirming."

 I take out two pieces of cloth from my backpack and put them on the desk.

"Well, is that... silk?"

"Yes, silk fabrics. We have thirty of each. I'd like to ask you for a purchase estimate."

"...Are you sure you want to sell the same products to our guild exclusively?"

"It depends on the price."

"All right. This Piccalilli, I'll do my best! Hahaha."

 Pickerly-San smacks him on the head and smiles broadly.

 Then, after meditating for a while and thinking about it, Pickerly-san put a price of 550,000 yen on a piece of cloth bought for 50,000 yen, and a price of 720,000 yen on a piece of cloth bought for 70,000 yen.

 At this point, I've asked Pickerly-san for recommendations on weapon and armor shops, so I'm heading to a weapon and armor shop with Lethia, who was guarding the cart.

 The after-tax profit this time is 2,875,000 yen. Bubbly.

 Weapons and armor all in one shop.

 I'm buying Lethia a complete kit.

 The plate armor, the great shield, and the great axe, all made of a material called black iron. In other words, it's all black.

 Black magic iron is almost twice as heavy as normal iron and can only be handled by people of a certain status.

 So I wasn't sure if I could equip the slender Lethia, but with everything equipped, Lethia is bouncing around and swinging her shield and axe with ease.

 I'm never gonna make it. I'm not even sure I can hold that axe properly.

"You're not buying the Lord's armor?"

"I'm not strong enough, so I can't wear heavy armor."

"Not really, sir. This kind of thing is popular with rich merchants and nobles because it's light and defensive."

 The clerk recommended an undergarment that looked a lot like a seven-minute sleeve T-shirt.

 It is said that mithril is woven into a thread by a special process, and it is strong against physical attacks, but above all, it is strong against magic attacks.

 However, the price is quite high for such a function.

"A set of black magic iron plate armor is seven million yen, a black magic iron great shield is three million yen, a black magic iron axe is three hundred and twenty thousand yen, and a mithril thread inner is eight million yen, so the total is two thousand two hundred thousand yen."

 I mean, the underwear is the most expensive!

 You can't replace safety, so I'm buying.

 I feel like a ruffian and onomatopoeia, Lethia and my nostalgia got cold at once.

 A lot of today's profits were lost in this armory.

 When I joined the adventurer's guild, I didn't get entangled in the usual events, and they accepted my request for escort without any trouble.

"I have received a request for the escort of five D-rank adventurers. The guards will be Grose Hendler-sama and Lethia Ogan-sama, and Lethia Ogan-sama will be trained in melee combat. The guards will stay at the client's house for ten days, and the adventurers will take turns guarding the house during the night. The reward is 200,000 yen per person. Employment will be decided after an interview with the applicant. The fee to the Adventurer's Guild is 40,000 yen per adventurer. Are these terms acceptable to you?"

"Yes, that would be great. Are you sure you want to do the interview two days from now at noon?"

"Yes, two days later would be preferable for a few parties."

 The staff says that the market price for escorting a party of D rank adventurers is 300,000 yen per week for a party of three.

 So I've added a bit of color and the guild seems to be expecting more applications than they can handle.

 It's the character of the adventurer that matters. He can't be rough.

 And the most important thing is to be honest. However, not all people are like that.

 Let's hope there is at least some honesty, especially since adventurers are said to be rough and crude.

 And I'll have to hide my skills from the adventurers.

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