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Chapter 119
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Chapter 119 – Farewells and Hopes
“I’m sorry, but we are fully booked today…”
“Oh, I see. By the way, could you tell me how much it costs for a night?”
“It depends on the room, but it starts at 30,000 beeke per night.”
Huh…
The cost of lodging is cheaper than I expected.
I could easily stay there for that amount of money, but the inn with a bath I was told about was unexpectedly fully booked.
Looking around the spacious first-floor area that could be called a lobby, I saw people here and there dressed in magnificent costumes that I had never seen in Bezart before.
It’s called the Southern Trade City, so perhaps many of the gold and mithril class merchants I was told about earlier are staying here.
“(For now, I guess I’ll just have to get a room in an inn without a bath and go back to the commercial guild right away…)”
The quality of the furnishings seemed to be good, so I expected a high-class inn, and it was a hard step to leave such a hotel.
But there was no choice if there were no vacancies, so I started looking for a suitable inn that seemed to be nearby.
I was able to get a room at a small, neat inn like the Billycorn in Bezart, and after putting my things away, I returned to the Commerce Guild.
I didn’t even have to go in, though, because, for some reason, Amanda-san was leaning against the wall near the entrance.
“Sorry, I’m late.”
“Oh, that’s okay~ Did you get a room?”
“Yes, I did. How about you, Amanda-san?”
“Well, it’s a really expensive sword, so I’ll return it first… Paisa-san’s quest went well. I was surprised to receive a reward of 3 million beeke.”
“(Oh no…! Does that mean the pen was rejected after all?!)”
For some reason, Amanda-san remained silent and kept fidgeting with her hands, so I moved my face closer to hers.
“There’s no way that something so revolutionary would be rejected. On the contrary, it’s so good that the higher-ups were speechless, so I’m more worried about that.”
“Oh, I see.”
“That’s why I came here on alert. I’m going to use Loki-kun’s card, the Guild Master’s, and Peiro’s commercial cards. I have to register the ‘Ballpoint Pen’ for commercial use, but do you want to come with me? The upper management might be watching the reception desk…”
“No, I’ll stay away to avoid unnecessary trouble.”
“Then I’ll take Loki-kun’s card and register it for you―Right. Can you go have a drink at the store and wait there? I don’t think it will take that long.”
“Okay. Just one thing. If you’re worried, don’t register it under the name ‘Ballpoint Pen.’ If it’s connected to another otherworldly being, just the name will make it obvious that it’s from another world.”
“Ah, that’s also true…”
“Feather quills are called ‘feather quills’ after all―this is wood, so is it a wooden pen? I think it’s easier for the name to stick if it’s what it looks like, so you can decide whatever you want.”
“…Yeah, it wasn’t in the plan, but let’s go with the ‘wooden pen.’ I’ll be there when I’m done, so please wait for me at the shop!”
I watch as Amanda-san enters the commercial guild again.
“(It’s not a long time, but I really wish I could hunt monsters at a time like this…)”
If this were a game, I would have spent almost 100% of my time hunting while playing.
Not to exaggerate, but I wouldn’t waste a single minute.
I would use that minute to differentiate myself from other players.
I believed this would make a difference over the next six months or a year, and the results were what I expected.
When you are hunting, checking equipment, and gathering information, it is fundamental to be able to check things with your hands.
Compared to that, I really feel like I take a lot of unnecessary detours now.
“(Well, it’s not a game, it’s real life. There’s no point in wishing for something you can’t physically do.)”
Although I’m satisfied with that,
“(I want to improve my skills quickly and work hard…)”
I walked toward a cafe-like shop that came into view while I was thinking about this.
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“Hoh~ is this like a certificate?”
“Yes. You can see the seal of the Commercial Guild on the bottom, right?”
Looking at it as she said, I could see that the coin symbol and the words “Commercial Guild” were stamped in ink.
But why use paper for a certificate?
“Wasn’t it expensive to use such precious paper?”
“It was okay because we got a lot of extra information. Besides, if the certificate was made of wood, it would get in the way when Loki-kun traveled, right?”
“If I’m being honest, that’s true… Thank you for your consideration.”
“However, even if we are able to register something else in the future, we won’t know where Loki-kun is at that time. So, we will make the certificate for Loki-kun out of wood and keep it with us. Is that okay?”
“Of course. By the way, can you register something without my card?”
“That’s where the business identification number is used.”
When I looked at the place she was pointing to with her finger, I could see that there was indeed only a 9-digit number written on it, and next to it was the number 10%.
“Actually, it’s this business identification number that’s registered, not the name, so I wrote down Loki-kun’s number this time.”
“I see… but are the other numbers okay like this?”
The four numbers were written down in that order.
One of them was pointed at, so I can assume that ‘10%’ is me, but the other three are ‘76%,’ ‘2%,’ and ‘2%.’
Although I don’t know their names because they are all numbers, I can somehow guess who the low 2% is.
“Just so you know, 76% is the Guild Master, 2% is me and Peiro, and 10% is Loki. That makes a total of 90%. The remaining 10% is the commission for the commercial guild, which is written below.”
“Isn’t Yagov-san’s share a bit high?”
“If we had more time, there would have been other options, but this is the only way we can do it now. Since what we’re doing has nothing to do with the Hunters’ Guild, the profits have to be divided individually. So, the guild master will cover all the necessary expenses for development and materials. The Guild Master has already decided in advance that his share will be 3%.”
“I see.”
On Earth, all you have to do is establish a company, but in this world, you don’t even know what a company is.
Considering the level of civilization, I feel that merchants are all private businesses, and it would probably be easier to centralize the profits with someone you can trust than to collect the expenses after distributing them in a haphazard way.
Yagov-san is scary in many ways, but I think he’s a man who would never do anything dishonest, so I think it’s a much better distribution than leaving it to someone I don’t know.
After that, I’ll go over the ideas I’ve put down on paper.
I knew that ‘bicycles’ and ‘suspensions’ existed, but there was nothing even close to them in this world, and it seems that the difficulty level of processing techniques for minerals increases as the processing becomes more complex, such as twisting and bending, so the chain part of the bicycle, in particular, seems to be quite difficult.
On the other hand, “umbrellas” and “cushions” also seem to exist in this world, as the wealthy, such as the nobles, have similar items, but it seems that they will try to make “folding fans” and “round fans” for the common people.
In particular, they’ve never heard of a flat ‘zabuton’ cushion, and if it makes carriage rides, which are generally considered to be painful, easier, the demand will increase dramatically.
In addition, Amanda-san seems to have judged that commercialization is possible even at this level of civilization, and she was very enthusiastic about this being the next product to be registered.
I don’t want to say this, but the hunter reception business, which is her main job, always seems to be quiet…
If she could make good use of her free time and develop the product vigorously, it might one day become my savings, and it might lead to an improvement in the lives of the people of Bezart and ordinary people.
Thinking about this, I silently encouraged her to do her best without letting it interfere with her main job.
“Well, I’ve boiled down the main points, so I guess this is goodbye to Loki-kun for a while.”
“By the way, when will you return to Bezart, Amanda-san?”
“It depends on the stagecoach schedule, but it’ll probably be tomorrow or the day after.”
“Where will you be staying?”
“The employees of the Hunters’ Guild can usually stay for free in the dormitories in the cities where there are other branches.”
“Wow. That’s like the welfare they have in the world I came from. As I thought, big organizations are good at that kind of thing.”
“Of course, if you’re willing to let me stay in your room, I’d be happy to stay.”
“Please, I’m only 13 years old…”
“What are you trying to pull now? Besides, it was a joke. If Loki-kun doesn’t like me, I might be excluded from this plan.”
“Ha-hahahaha…”
“You have to come back alive, okay? I’m not going to ask you to calm down. But you have to show your face again in a few years. This is a must, okay?”
“Of course I will. I made a promise to everyone else, too, and after all, I’m the advisor! I’ll put all my ideas together by then!”
“Fufu, I’m counting on you. See you soon, take care.”
“Yes, take care of yourself too, Amanda-san. Good luck with the reception work and the development.”
It was almost sunset.
I watched Amanda-san’s back as she walked back to the Hunters’ Guild, feeling a mixture of emotions as I realized that everything related to Bezart was over for now.
I felt both sad and excited to move on… I suppose both of these feelings were honest ones.
But still…
If you were to ask me which was better, it would be the latter.
I don’t know how big the world will be on my journey from now on, what kind of monsters I’ll encounter, or what skills or magic I’ll need.
Just thinking about it makes me want to go to the hunting grounds right now.
“(The first thing I need to do is go to the Hunters’ Guild and get information about the hunting grounds in the area, and then I need to secure the thing I couldn’t find in Bezart.)”
However, if I go to the Hunters’ Guild now, there is a possibility that I might run into Amanda-san, who I just parted with, and the atmosphere might be a bit awkward.
Thinking of this, I looked around and decided to start by looking at the shops around the inn.
I started my search in the opposite direction of Amanda-san.
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