81 石と工兵 (1/2)

In the end, after a rough discussion, it was decided that the other side would take care of the details, including the sale price. He knows the market price of the material, so he won't be cheated into buying it cheaply.

”What are you going to do now, Masaru?

”What are you going to do now, Masaru?” Fried asked, puzzling over his words.

”I'm going to Zag's house. I have a lot on my mind. .... ”What?

What? Why are you going to my house? No, no, no, in a situation like this, you should go to Freed's house, or maybe he can get you a room at the castle.

He hated me so much I can understand how he felt.

”Your father owns a brick and mortar store, right? So I thought I'd check it out. I thought I'd take a look.

Don't say ”unsuccessful. Or what? Are you saying you'll buy my father's products with the money from this sale?

That's what we're going to find out, right? And since it's not selling well, I'm just hoping to buy it at a discount with my son's connections, so don't worry about it!

I do care! You've got the money, buy it at regular price!

If you're so naive, you'll go bankrupt no matter how much money you have... because there are so many ways to spend it!

I don't care how much money you have, it's not enough. We're building a city from scratch with insufficient resources... Of course it's easy to compromise, but there are so many things we want if we want to be extravagant.

Let's just go! You know what they say, the customer is God.

No, I don't! I'm afraid that if you say it, God will really come. Seriously, please don't do that. My dad's heart is going to stop. .... It's a joke.

I'm not sure if this is a joke or not, but I'm pretty sure that if God really does come out, we can't use this word. ....

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's a good idea.

I'm not sure what to make of this.

I'm not sure what to make of it.

It's true that it's a mess, but don't say it out loud... this is still the shop my father works so hard to run. I didn't have enough retirement money to spend on my own building. Oh, no.

...Oh no. It's the type of person who would pour their retirement money into a business and go bankrupt... The products themselves don't look bad, but ....

This brick is fired properly it's a solid fired brick. It's not a sun-dried brick... the wood is less distorted... the stone is cut to the same size... but it's not a basic business... hey, Zag! Go get your father. Let's talk business. Business meeting.

No, let's go from here. He's baking bricks out back this time of night. I'm baking bricks in the back.

We walked around the dirty shed... or stone and steel store and found a magnificent stone kiln in the back... probably used for firing bricks. But there was no one there.

”What? That's strange... Dad, we have a visitor! I've brought a guest... Dad?

I was filled with nostalgia, thinking that this scene was the same as in Japan. When I was working at a home improvement center, I often saw the same kind of scene when I delivered products to people's homes, looking for the family who had placed the order.

”What the hell! Shut up! I'm in the store! Why don't you just come on in!

I've been to the back, but he's still in there...” This is another common scene. (← It's hard to read.)

”Hey, Dad, we have a visitor. Hey, Dad, we've got a visitor... You're not making bricks today... Are you sick?

It's funny to see a side of him that is unexpectedly devoted to his parents.

I'm not sure. It's ....... I'm sorry.

He turns his head and says something, but I can't make it out.

What? I can't hear you... you're always talking so loud, speak up!

That's why we're broke! I don't have enough money to burn bricks or even to eat the day after tomorrow!

Oh, so he's a typical deadbeat dad... There are a lot of people in Japan who want to do what they want without regard to profit. ....