Chapter 94 (1/2)
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Translator: Suzuran Editor: JackOFallTrades
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「With this you can buy et that the rumors will be nasty, but if you use it now there won't be any problener I really owe you one, so I'll let you off with a fine, that way I don't lose all the money I put into this resupply」
「Thank you for your kindness I'll be going now」
This was the seventh ti association, I' contract cancellations with all of my business contacts personally
That was one h the small talk and head out
「Out of the seven visits, only three of them allowed for punal fees That's pretty harsh」
If you think about it, it's strange that any merchant would make a contract so easy to void In that sense, three of the to h
I used bribes, I appealed to their emotions, I reed to cancel their contracts was less than half the number I visited And it's not like there areto hear me out As for the merchants who I didn't know particularly well, I would have to deal with the reood old-fashi+oned haggling
No matter how I measure it, the necessary resources exceeds what the Grond Trading association has in inventory How can I at least preserve the capital, the horses and wagons?
Ending contracts with punal fees has its own probleet theup my profits and expenditures, the total is deeply in the red, but if I can procure the necessary goods in another town and bring them here, I at least won't lose my operations in this town
「Even so, today is a bit hot」
I wipe the sweat off ely hot for this place, prick at my skin Combined with the temperature, it's almost too much for these old bones
Since it's near lunchtime, I headed toward a nearby favorite eatery of h it was lunchtiner! You here for lunch?」
「Yep, if you'll havewith the owner and plop down in ht as well be reserved for ht I recorilled fish?」
「Grilled fish, you say? That does sound good, I'll take one」
「Alright, one grilled fish coht up」
After a while, the ss me my fish with a side of rice Back in the empire, bread was the staple food and rice was unusual, but I've taken a liking to it since coht it would be」
「I know right For some reason, the rest of my customers hated it」
The owner then plopped down on the seat across from mine
「Hey, isn't it a bad idea for the chef to eat with a customer?」
「It's fine, and I haven't eaten yet You're the last of the regulars and it's not like anyone new is co」
「That's not the proble else」
I could have given hi to pick up on thener, there's been a nasty ru around about that company of yours」
「A ru thatfro association The ru it even all the way out here Of course, I don't believe an ounce of it, but are you doing ok?」
This is insane The infor the general populace That's not a good sign Even more than before, I have to deal with this quickly
「The ru like it's true, they're really pushi+ng ner, I know you think you owe it to the previous head of the association, but haven't you already done enough for them? I really think you should retire, find a hobby」
「It's not often I get to hear one of your jokes」
「Idiot, I' serious」
I reply without hesitation
「I' since established that this isI've done up to this point will become pointless, and that's scarier than any runer! You're still exactly the sa you're so reticent you never change」
「I'll take that as a compliment, and…」
Maybe the first to be deceived wasBesides, I can't retire until I've trained my successor And it's usually a lifetime appointment, even with all the mistakes I've made」
I don't have any proof, but I'm absolutely certain that the s I can't help but think about, but I feel that if I can expose the puppetain」
I curse my foolishness as I stand I may be old and frail, but that's no excuse to be deceived so easily
If itup foris calm, then I can decide my future path
I put on my hat, pay the bill, and leave the store
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It's been now three days since I started, and things have only gotten worse
「I'm sorry, but you should head ho to ize for the iner? Isn't your home that way?」
Surrounded by hostile eyes, I put that company behind me
「This one didn't work out either」
As if radually becoh, I' into a pessimist The lack of activity is because all the adventurers are off keeping theto do with ht cheered me up more than I would have expected, but the fact that I hadn't had a single success today fills my heart back up with impatience and darkness
Further with people, alroups for association have distanced the poorly, so it's very io to another town to resupply
「I'otiations, I search for the puppet his appearance, but I haven't found any clue as to where he is yet
If I could just draw out the puppet the hts were interrupted by a sudden squeaking sound