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Chapter 53

Chapter 53 The smell of smooth business in the other world

After that, business went relatively smoothly.

I had expected hara.s.sment from rival stores, but while the fabrics I stocked were nicely textured, they were all thin and unsuitable for the type customers that wanted more durable fabric. This allowed me to differentiate my store from rival stores (as regular fabric stores usually sold thicker fabric). As for what people used them for: lining or tailoring pajamas and undergarments. They were well received. With that being said, sales were not booming (this was according to the plan, in a way). Earnings landed on an average, 1500 el on a good day and under 1000 el on a bad day (a moderately popular store for that market). Most of the customers were women, so as long as the current level of popularity was maintained, I would be able to continue this business in peace.

Considering it was a stall, the earnings were actually quite great.

“Anyway, this might be the limit for the scale of a single store… I could have multiple stores if I wanted to make more money, and there is merit in being able to disperse the risk…In that scenario, should I have the same merchandise or release something different…? I have plenty of products…But I went through the trouble of opening a fabric store, I might as well specialize in fabrics for a while…but then again…It’s fine to increase store numbers, but having to hire people…It will be tough to manage it all…”

“What’s wrong, Jirou? Muttering to yourself like that.”

It seemed like I had voiced my thoughts about my business plan out loud, as Rebecca-san heard me. She had come to help out at the store.

Well, since Rebecca-san knew the secret about the mirror already, she should be trustworthy enough to confide in. Yes, I should talk about it with her.

“–And that’s how it is. Personally, I don’t want to do any business that draws unnecessary attention. In terms of products, it’s not as though it’s my dream to become the best merchant in Erishe. If I continued down that path, I’d have to hire tons of people and I’d probably become too busy… If possible, I’d like to work half days while still making a decent amount of income—that would be most ideal.”

I admit it. I’m a trash.

But since I’m in another world and all, it’d be a waste to spend all day working!

Even if that weren’t the case, as long as I was the only one capable of stocking products, I had to be extremely careful when proceeding with any business expansions. Stocking aside, all of the storefront duties and net auctions were done by me too. (It didn’t seem like Diana and Marina could help with much. I figured that out pretty quickly.)

If only…no, ultimately, I guess I would have to hire 1 or 2 people that I could take advantage of.

Rebecca-san said she’d help out whenever she was free, but since the sp.a.w.n rate of monsters had increased due to the rumoured “Monster Wave”, I couldn’t call her out of her house all the time.

It was too bad, as Rebecca would have been perfect for the job.

“I see. So what are you going to do? If you want, I can introduce you to some n.o.bles I know. There are lots of rich n.o.bles that you could profit off if you have interesting items, you know? You’d have to go all the way to the imperial capital though, so I can’t introduce you until after the “Monster Wave” is over.”

“Wow, Rebecca-san knows n.o.bles?!”

“Yes, some past connections. Their t.i.tle isn’t that highly ranked, but they have a lot of money. A libertine who makes a hobby of spending 100 gold coins on rare tamed magic beasts.”

100 gold coins, or 100 times 150,000 yen. That was 15,000,000 yen. A whole house.

“So what will you do?”

But even so.

“Err… I’d like you to introduce me eventually, but for now, I’d like to slowly work my way up in Erishe. Could you introduce your n.o.ble to me later?”

I wasn’t at a stage where I could go to the imperial capital and discuss business with n.o.bles yet. I didn’t even know how far the imperial capital was from Erishe…

“I see… Then you’ll have to hire someone after all. There are lots of people who want to work in Erishe… But if you want to leave it all to someone else, you should use the guild office.”

“Ah, come to think of it, I heard the guild did agency work like that…”

“Yup. There’re many kids with vocations related to trade, and they bind spirit contracts too. I don’t think it’s a bad idea.”

“Kids? You mean it isn’t full of old men who failed at job hunting?”

“There are people like that… but they mainly handle apprentice agencies for kids who just received their blessing.”

Apprentice agencies! Come to think of it, the apprentice system was mentioned in my original world’s history cla.s.ses.

“But kids who just received their blessing… wouldn’t they be around 10 years old?”

“They receive their blessing at 10 years old, but the guild’s agency is for 12-year-olds. Also, children from moderately wealthy families will wait until they leave school, so they can be a little older.”

I see. But…

“An apprentice is… like a disciple, right? That means I’d be their master. …To be honest, I don’t have any confidence in that… I’m still feeling my own way around.”

Rebecca sighed when I said the word ‘apprentice’ with trepidation.

“Jirou, you are too serious. They are pupils, you don’t need to think about it too deeply. You only need to think about making them work for you.”

“But it’s not like I can take care of someone else’s kid.”

“‘Once you receive the blessing, the Great Spirit will give you guidance.’”

Apparently, in this world, if you have received the blessing you are considered an adult and are pushed out to fulfil your calling by default. Each guild mediates for them. Of course, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (The merchant’s guild) introduces kids whose calling is related to trade to their new masters. Normally, kids leave elementary school at age 12 and enter society. Only a select few who are wealthy can go on to a higher education. It’s a world with callings, there isn’t much need to go further in school, I guess. Your path is already decided by the great spirit. It’s a constraining world when you think about it.

Well, if that was the case, I’ll just show my face at the guild and find out what I could. A 12-year-old probably wouldn’t scrutinize the stock, I think.

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It goes without saying that Aurica’s guidance (acquire another language) would be to learn j.a.panese. But, the language spoken here is heard as j.a.panese to my ears while the j.a.panese that I speak is automatically translated (like a Translation Konjac(1)). So, I was having trouble teaching the language and I was wondering what I should do when —

“Kore wa ringo desu. (This is an apple). Ringo (Apple). Oooh!” (2)

—I realized that I could actually speak j.a.panese normally if I focussed all my attention on it.

Once I lost my focus, all my words would automatically be translated into the other world’s language, but I could do it as long as I kept my mind on it.

Well, now that I think of it, I had never tried to apply myself and speak j.a.panese this way… Ultimately, I felt pretty lucky that I was now bilingual. It was an unforeseen blind spot.

And just like that, the biggest issue was resolved. I gave Aurica several notebooks, old picture books from home, and some used books and comics I purchased. Aurica was surprised not only at the books and comics but even at the notebooks and mechanical pencils. However, I just told her that they were ‘items from my homeland’, and made her take them.

Aurica was just a kid from the countryside. She would say, ‘Wow, I didn’t know about these things.’ and be satisfied.

The issue was, how am I going to teach her? This, of all things, was going to be hard for a high school graduate NEET.

I guess what I could do was to write all kinds of words and sentences in j.a.panese, and the local language in the notebook, and have Aurica decipher it by herself…

Or, it would also be a good idea to speak with Aurica in j.a.panese all the time. Cla.s.ses where we learn English by speaking to foreigners at the train station were supposed to be about fun, or so they say. (3)

It was uncertain whether vocational corrections for secretaries applied to learning new languages (normally you’d a.s.sume better writing and faster shorthand), but it’d be a huge advantage if it did. Since their learning efficiency would be five times as much.

Well, at any rate, it would be slow and steady at the start.

‘Kore wa pen desu.’ [This is a pen]

‘Watas.h.i.+ no namae wa Jirou desu.’ [My name is Jirou]

‘As.h.i.+ta wa ame ga furu deshou.’ [It will probably rain tomorrow]

‘Watas.h.i.+ wa uma ni noru no ga suki desu.’ [I like riding horses]

‘Onaka ga sukimas.h.i.+ta.’ [I’m hungry]

‘Ofuro ni s.h.i.+masu ka? Soretomo gohan?’ [Would you like to take a bath first? Or dinner?]

‘Kyou wa mou nemashou.’ [Let’s sleep now]

‘Kyou wa watas.h.i.+ no ban desu.’ [It’s my turn today]

Okay… let’s leave it at that for today…

The items I put up for auction were successfully sold.

Their bids didn’t reach too high, but most items were within an acceptable price range.

For example…

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◇Antique Leather Bag ☆Authentic Leather ☆Brown – s.h.i.+pping Included◇