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Chapter 13 – Treasure Negotiations
It has been a long time since I have been to the Castle. It seems that all the members except Felicia, who was with me, enjoyed the Castle’s facilities in their own way. Well, Ines and Alessia-san lost a lot of money in the casino, and I felt sorry for them…
“Um… Alessia, I’m not sure, but I guess I should apologize?”
After spending the night at the Castle, I had a meeting with Camille-san, Donatella-san, and Mauro-san, the executives of the Castle, and now the faces of the three executives are stained with despair.
“I wonder how it’s going? I know it’s a lot of work, but it’s a good business, right? Dorothea, what do you think?”
“Wataru didn’t say enough, did he? Camille. I’m sure Wataru understands that it will be a big problem if we wholesale so much at once. Since we have so much in stock, we just need to plan how to handle it.”
Dorothea’s words brought the faces of the three back from despair.
I see; they misunderstood that I wanted them to process the list I gave them all at once. As expected, even I understand that it is impossible to process a large number of sea serpents at once.
In retrospect, I just said, “I want to sell this,” and gave them the list. Definitely not enough words. But I would like to get rid of as many as possible.
The Sea Serpent soberly occupies my rubber boat, and the Ancient Turtle bones, which might lose value if cut into pieces, are piled up in the ferry parking lot. It’s a little unsettling.
“That shouldn’t be a problem then, should it?”
“Yes, Mauro will have to do his best, but if we take our time, it should be fine.”
“Umu. I will accept a certain amount of unreasonableness as long as I can share the profits with the trading company I have entrusted to my son.”
After understanding the situation, Camille-san, Donatella-san, and Mauro-san began talking quickly and efficiently. They switched quickly.
“Well, I’m sorry I didn’t say enough. But if you can’t do it, it’s totally okay to say you can’t, okay? You were like that at the time of the Earth Dragon, weren’t you?”
The Earth Dragon materials that we got during the search for the dark elves should also be released in small quantities because if we wholesale them all at once, the market price would collapse, and it would be troublesome.
Why was there a straight line of despair this time without any advice? Come to think of it, when I talked to Camille-san yesterday, she seemed to be holding her head in her hands, didn’t she?
“…I had also received information that Wataru-san had acquired a large plot of land in the Aquamarine Kingdom, so I mistakenly thought that you needed funds for development as soon as possible.”
Ah, I also told them that I had purchased construction materials, and they thought it was to raise funds for that part of the project. So they tried to help me as much as they could, but they had trouble with the sheer volume of materials to wholesale.
I didn’t tell them about the land in the Aquamarine Kingdom because I wanted to invest God’s charity money in it, but the result was a misunderstanding. I had to do a better job of reporting back and forth.
“I’m sorry. It’s really not urgent, so please do what you can.”
“I understand, no pressure. Let’s look at the actual items on our list right now. If there is no need to rush, there is no need to sell at a loss. I can’t wait to see how much money we can make.”
Mauro-san’s eyes lit up. It seems that the last thing he wanted to do was lose money by exchanging it too early. Now that it’s gone, his motivation seems to have suddenly returned.
It’s good that he’s motivated, but it’s a little scary when he gets that motivated.
But he is a good merchant, and if he can increase the profit, it would be appreciated.
“Well, let me show you the treasures first.”
For now, let’s get the jewels out of the rubber boat. It’s so shiny and has such a big effect, right?
Okay, summon the rubber boat!
“”Kyaaa!””
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To put it simply, summoning a rubber boat full of jewelry on the first shot was a bad idea. No, it was probably a mistake to start the evaluation in front of Camille-san and Donatella-san.
Camille-san and Donatella-san were very excited by the large number of jewels that reflected the light and emitted a dazzling glow.
Mauro-san, who was full of motivation, was pushed aside by the two, and a considerable amount of time passed before the evaluation began.
Ines, Felicia, and Alessia-san were also happy to see the jewelry, but they didn’t have the same maidenly reaction as Camille-san and Donatella-san, so I made the mistake of not paying attention to them.
But you wouldn’t expect Camille-san and Donatella-san, who are excellent merchants, to be like high school girls who discovered pretty accessories, would you?
If it hadn’t been for Mauro-san’s lecture to the two of them, who capitulated every time an accessory came up after that, the evaluation would have continued.
“Wataru. Anyway, we have roughly completed the evaluation of the treasures. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s impossible to sell large jewelry and rare metals on this ship.”
“Huh? I thought they were the centerpiece of this ship.”
We can get rid of the large amount of rare gems and rare metals. In addition, we can pick up the rich people who came to the ship for them and make even more money. Kill two birds with one stone, right?
“I heard that it was the treasure of the Duke’s castle, but the Duke must have done something very bad. There are national treasures everywhere. Even if we were to sell those treasures, we would surely be overcapacity.”
Well, the Duke robbed the mermaids of their sacred treasures, and he seems to have made a lot of money by manipulating the ocean currents, so he’s definitely doing a lot of shady things.
“So what are we going to do?”
I have a lot of money, so it’s not a problem if I can’t sell it, but it would be a little sad to see it go to waste since I went into a lot of trouble to find the Duke’s castle.
“The ship can handle everything except national treasure class items. For national treasures… it would be safer to take them directly to the country.”
Directly into the country? Just hearing that sounds like a lot of trouble.
“If Mauro-san can arrange it for us, that’s fine, but can’t we just sell them at an auction?”
Since Ryu scales can be sold, even National Treasure class items can be sold, right?
“Don’t be silly. If there are only a few of them, it would cost a huge amount of money just for the fees. It would be a waste.”
Is the commission fee a problem? I don’t care if there are only one or two, but if there are so many, it seems like a waste.
“What do you think? Alessia-san, Dorothea-san?”
“Well… Mauro-san, you can sell anything but the national treasures, right?”
“I don’t think we’ll be able to process them all in a hurry, but we have a good selection, so we can sell them if we have enough time.”
“That should be enough to cover the costs for now.”
Alessia-san didn’t seem to want to make a fuss either.
“Oh, but my wallet is in a bit of a tight spot, so I want some money first.”
Alessia-san, you lost a lot of money in the casino, didn’t you? Dorothea-san looks at her with dismay, but I wonder if that’s okay for her as a leader. I am a little worried.
“I have the actual goods, so if you are willing to pay the difference after the sale, I can make an advance payment.”
“I will ask you to do that. Wataru, that won’t be a problem, will it?”
“I have no problem with that.”
But I am very worried that Alessia-san might melt the money she received as an advance payment in the casino.
Well, now we are almost ready to sell the treasures. The rest is to sell the bones of the Ancient Turtle and the Sea Serpent. I should also ask them to sell the remaining Earth Dragons.
I plan to meet Ines and the others at the orphanage when I’m done, but I’m not sure if I can make it before noon.
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For now, we are wholesaling Ancient Turtle Bones, two Sea Serpents, and two Earth Dragons.
At this rate, it will be some time before we run out of Sea Serpents. But hey, it doesn’t matter if they sell eventually.
“It’s a bit of a hassle to carry the bones of the Ancient Turtle to the Castle, but it can be done quickly in the middle of the night.”
“Wataru. You’re not going?”
“I’m sorry. I was escaping reality a bit… Dorothea-san, does this look like an orphanage to you?”
After the business meeting, I came to a place where I could see the orphanage, but I wasn’t completely convinced and had to escape reality.
“It looks like a military facility no matter which way you look at it.”
Right? It was supposed to protect the orphanage and consume charity funds, but when I looked at it again, it just didn’t feel right. The massive stone outer walls and big iron doors. A military man is standing guard at the gate.
If you asked a hundred people, a hundred would say it was a military facility. The design of the orphanage was definitely a mistake.
“Hey there, what are you doing standing still and sneaking around!”
While we were looking at the orphanage and talking to each other, the soldier guarding the gate became suspicious of us.
“Well, I’m related to this orphanage. Can I come in?”
“Wait a minute.”
The gatekeeper, who was looking at me with a stinky look, relaxed his cheeks when he saw Alessia-san and Dorothea-san. It’s true that both of them are beautiful, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to change your attitude just like that.
Someone other than the gatekeeper who approached me went inside. She probably went to check on me with the staff.
Come to think of it, I wonder what is going on with the gatekeeper and the guard I hired? Are they inside, leaving the outside to the soldiers?
“Oh, Wataru-san. There is no doubt about it: Wataru-san is in charge of this orphanage.”
Oh, Elmo was called to confirm this? The reason why the soldiers suddenly became so tense when they heard that I was in charge of this orphanage was because they knew that I was related to the mage.
“I apologize, sir. Please pass by.”
We entered the orphanage with the soldiers in awe. Elmo seemed to be in good health, and there seemed to be no problems at the orphanage. I was a little relieved.
“Hey, what are you touching? You should behave yourself. Geez? What are you doing in there? You shouldn’t be in the flower beds!”
As soon as we entered the orphanage, we heard the joyful voices of the children and the exhausted voice of Ines. She was obviously struggling with the children.
…It’s good that Ines is so energetic that she struggles…isn’t it?