Chapter 52 (1/2)

Apologies to everyone There was a delay to all the chapters since I was feeling a little under the weather As you’ve all seen, a new translator just joined us, so please give a elcoh (My Beautiful Teacher in particular)

T/N: 1 El = 150 yen(Just so you wouldn’t get confused by the unit conversion)

Translated by: Rinkage & Mana

Edited by: The Blacksmith & Anonymous_Neko

Chapter 52 – The smell of cotton from the street stalls

”hello I' a store here from today on Please take care of me” [Jirou]

Early in theshopkeepers ere preparing their own stores for the day, and opened my first store in the other world (not that I ever had a store in japan either)

Right noas still only s to sell, so I thought of opening a second or third store depending on the circumstances Well, there was a limit to the profit that could be made from a street stall, so if I really wanted tomy time on this (since wholesale stores were definitelyabout having my own store

It was a bit of an exaggeration to call it a store, as it was really just a simple stall in the corner of the market, with products lined up on a tablecloth-covered table The table and things were prepared by Rebecca-san, as here keeping ain today because she orried about me

Having a shop assistant in a stall was such a rare experience that it made my heart dance in excite a festival…

If I were to co like a class stall? At any rate, I was just reselling what I bought in japan

The products that were lined up in the oods placed in the online auctions had also been steadily receiving bids, which made me dare to stock up a little more

I only bought hly profitable wool that sold at the flea market

–Since ht perhaps it would have been better to bring soe profit at once, even if it would be a little risky

However, that would probably stood out too much – in a bad way Even the aold coins, so if I had brought soold coins in aproducts froe profits would have been dangerous, and perhaps putpeople’s eyes

It would be an unusual sight to other people if they were to see a young ain, with an elf in tow In the first place, just having an elf companion made me stand out from the crowd (However, it was a relief that no one realised Diana was a slave due to the tattoo covering the slave mark) I didn't want to catch any

That was the reason why those kinds of huge dealings should only be done after I get acquainted with some trustworthily rich people

There was absolutely no need to rush down the path to wealth, as I already have more than half of what I wanted anyway

So that’s why, for thea decent aative attention

The story goes back to yesterday

In high spirits about opening a stall at the flea ht in bulk at the 100 yen shop a couple of days ago As they were sold out in an instant the last tiins of these kind of , “This seem to be a product that would sell easily”

Although I use the general term “yarn,” they actually come in different kinds, from 100 percent wool to acrylic, and even types that technically couldn't be called yarn That hy I had thought of opening a stall that dealt in all kinds of yarns in the market Even so, I had only purchased 100 percent wool yarn from the 100 yen shop this time

I decided to price the yarn at 30 El (approximately 4500 yen) for one ball The acrylic ones had been sold for 10 El each the last time, so I was a little bold this time If all 50 balls were to be sold, that would equal 225,000 yen It would be considered an exceptional profit if I could earn thatit in a market)

Fuhahaha!

At thatht be so lucrative that it would be frightening

Nevertheless, once I started selling them, I realized that the result wasn’t what I had initially expected The yarn didn’t seem to sell that easily

Actually, the yarn did sell, but they weren’t exactly selling like hotcakes Occasionally, there would be wealthy-looking ladies buying three or four of the that the yarns were cheap, but that was just about it

Seeing as there were customers that commented that the yarn was cheap, I knew they weren’t priced too high I wasn’t sure where the problem lay The previous time, all the yarns were purchased by the first lady that came…

Ah, I see I soon realized the root of the probleh demand for this item Yarns are not a daily necessity, and even if the price is cheap, the item would be of no use to my customers if they could not knit But for those who do knit, cheap yarn definitely interest them That’s all there is to it

Nevertheless, the result was as planned since I had still ht the yarn wereladies, so if I retain theularly

If I was able to nurturetheir loyalty, I would say that the start of ht track

Loyal custoood way, or to put it harshly, “devotees”

They would keep co us to other people in the area It is highly unlikely that they would change to another supplier

To reach that point, custoes:

Once you retain people as loyal custoive other potential customers a favourable impression of the stall, too

It’s oal to achieve 1000 customers with japanese-style customer service!

At around ht balls of yarn about the actual demands for this item

Even though she was happy that my yarn was cheap, I was told by the wohtly inferior It seee, but wouldn’t be suitable to be presented as a gift to someone

Un… Un?

…I didn’t know that they were cheap in that sense Even though they were purchased from 100 yen shop, I hadn’t expected that the quality would be that bad In other words, they were ”cheap” in terms of quality…

Rather, if I could even sell this quality of yarn at 4500 yen each, how h-quality yarn in this world sell at?

When I asked the woman, I was told that it would be around 150 El each

22,500 Yen! For just one ball of yarn!

One ht need at least four balls of yarn just to knit a le muffler would cost a little less than 100,000 yen That sudden jump in price is no small amount!

Huess there is a need to ih-end yarn…

Would it be safe to gain the profit this way? I suppose the scenario was likened to a young foreigner selling vicuña’s wool that he had acquired from somewhere on the roadside in japan(2)

That wouldn’t do

I don’t want to stand out toothe balls of yarn at 4500 yen each was already unreasonable, so I didn’t want to go overboard…

For exah quality yarn over from japan and sell all 50 of theold coins That would be equivalent to earning 750,000 yen in just a single day If that were to be the case, it wouldn’t be strange even if I were to end up being ed At the ainst robbers It would be different if I were in an area where military police were around, but it would be bad if I were attacked on my way back to the mansion

I had previously decided not to sell papers, so as to avoid drawing too much attention to myself since they were so profitable, if I sell other items that would yield similar amounts of profit instead, it would have contradicted my initial aim

—So, after encountering such circu supplies and accessories” stall in theand embroidery threads, cotton and linen yarn, and buttons I displayed a few handicraft items, too