Chapter 81 (1/2)

Volume 1

Chapter 82

Ch 82 — It Seems Baths Are On Sale

“Hello . My name is Mukouda, is Lambert-san available to speak to me?”

I went to Lambert-san’s shop but unfortunately today Lambert-san was not in the shop that day . I spoke to one of his employees who seemed to recognise me . He immediately went off to call Lambert-san .

Lambert-san came from the back of the store . “Mukouda-san, welcome . ”

“I’ve brought the Black Serpent’s skin that you wanted, Lambert-san . ” I got right down to business .

“Oh, that is excellent news . ” Lambert-san said with a smile on his face . “Please, this way . ”

I followed Lambert-san into a reception room at the back of the store . A maid brought tea as soon as I was shown to a chair . The tea smelled and tasted like oolong .

“So may I show you the skin of the Black Serpent?” Lambert-san nodded so I extracted the Black Serpent skin from my Item Box and displayed it to him .

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“Ho ho, this seems to have few scratches . It is in wonderful condition . ” said Lambert-san, examining the skin minutely . “Truly wonderful” . It seems that skins with only small amounts of damage are rarely available .

“Because this is such a good skin I will make a good offer . . . hmmm, how about 50 gold coins?”

Huh? 50 gold coins for just the Black Serpent’s skin? Lambert-san explained his thinking to me .

“As I said before, this skin has only a few scratches . Scratched or torn parts of a skin can’t be used to make high-quality leather items such as bags . This skin is almost undamaged so I’ll be able to use more of it than usual . ”

I see . Still 50 gold coins seemed a lot . It is an unexpected extra income but welcome all the same .

“Very well, I agree, 50 gold coins it is . ”

When I said that, Lambert-san went off to a back room and returned with 50 gold coins and stacked them on the table before me, five stacks of ten coins each .

“50 gold coins, please check the total . ” said Lambert-san .

“Yes, I have received 50 gold coins . ” I said formally, completing the deal . I carefully put the 50 gold coins in the Sand Snake skin wallet I had bought in this shop earlier .

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“Oh, that’s from our shop . ” said Lambert-san appreciatively, noticing the wallet .

“Yeah, I’ve been a little hesitant to use it but since this money was earned at Lambert-san’s store, I thought it appropriate to start keeping coins in it from now on . ”

“Heh, I hope that you use it profitably for a long time to come . ” Lambert-san said . A Sand Snake skin purse with 50 gold coins made me feel rich somehow even though it’s a small part of my entire fortune .

I remembered I wanted to consult with Lambert-san about selling goods so I put a serious expression on my face and sat up straight .

“Well, I’d like to discuss some other business with Lambert-san if I may . . . . ”

“Discuss busniness with me?”

“Yes, but before we begin . . . I got hold of a lot of Bloody Horn Bulls so I felt I should share the bounty . ” I brought out the Bloody Horn Bull’s skin Johan-ojisan had disassembled for me and presented it to Lambert-san .

“Are you sure?” he said, admiring the skin .