v2c12 (1/2)
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Chapter 12 priestess-in-training Aramis
“Kuuu!”
“Haa!
“Hhk! This is the taste I was looking for!”
After entering “Forest’s Rest” Ja beer and various bar snacks
I don’t kno they preserve it, but cold beer enough to lass of beer
That bitter sharp taste and fragrance
It was entirely different from those Korean beers I secretly san of well-brewed beer
“May I have another?”
‘When did you finish yours?’
In ti his e wooden beer
“Ha-ha, youanother cup of beer!”
Hans was asking looking at etically
‘This is great~!’
It was refreshi+ng feeling after experiencing the outside world
After developing enough strength, er world
Since I already cahtseeing
“8 golds should not be a s to buy at that price?”
I ask towards Jamir, who had a s of
It would have been a success if it went over 4 golds but Jaolds for each mushroom
I did not think that a person froroup would not work for loss
“Let ers of Rubis Merchant Group”
‘Manager?’
“Next month will be month of Sapir, the Goddess of Fertility As you know, Goddess of Fertility is also be considered Goddess of Festival”
(TLN: Wow, ht into harvest festival? nice going)
‘What do you mean as you know?’
For regular village folks, they were too busy trying to survive every day, thus they did not know too much about the outside world
This also included ic and swords to care about Kallian Continent as whole
“Also, fro the annual tax”
“Ah!”
I finally understand
‘As a result, on national holiday(s) meant for Gods/Goddess to rest, nobles will collect taxes and it h price’
“Do you understand what I a?”
“Well, I got the gist of it”
“I knew you would catch on pretty quickly”
The iiven by Jamir as barely over 30 was similar to those ere in the 50s
‘I detect trace of ician?’
I didn’t actively scan for trace of er mana around Jamir
He was a merchant who seemed to hold many secrets
“Just nohat I heard froroup of merchants ould come all the way to this countryside…”
I look at Jamir as I blurt out my suspicion
“Originally that was true It used to be where oods and buy thenated location, which ould later sell the items to nobles ould need the specialties that would sell It has been hard to purchase oods, especially Madir, Sharif mushroom, Rudi Mushroodo unattended, all creating factions over the next crowning of next king
Jamir’s answer tofor
‘Royal ascension? Then a civil war could erupt soon?’
It was plot I would often find in many fictions
“Will there be a civil war?”
“Hdo powerhouses, thus it won’t walk path that leads to self-destruction”
‘My head hurts It’s not a problem that I personally need to worry over Wait, he said Madir?’
Madir was an item that was hard to procure
I once caught a Madir with allto speak of
It was a fish with enough strength to topple overAura Blade wouldn’t lower theular people
“Huu, I a out so rateful for today’s transaction Thanks to you, I was at least able to get Sharif mushroom, thus I can say my objective for trip here is somewhat met”
Jamir had the appearance of cool-headed merchant but underneath it carried ular folks
‘Chairar, they say it’s all sa to earn your 3 meal for the day’
It was phrase randfather who lived in the countryside often said
He said that acco is all same for everyone
However, it was up to your effort to eat good old or eat a bad meal and have a diarrhea
“Even if you cat Madir, isn’t there probleht now, it should be quite easy for the fish to go bad”
I throw out another question as if I was fishi+ng
“Since so long ago, during the 3 h Teleerator would be stationed in each fishi+ng settle people unable to go out to sea often Those fishero out if they knew the consequence of trying to fish Madir right now”
“That’s right Just 10 years ago in this season, erator to caht few but the day we catch Madir would be the day our village hold festive celebration”
Hans as gulping down the beer gave his experience regarding Madir
‘Magic refrigerator Right, this world’s ic?’
If ic
‘Hehe, and I aician’
Jamir of Rubis Merchant Group was someone I met by chance
It ht by the heaven
“This year’s price h?”
“A good quality would weigh over 100kg and go for 35 golds for one It’s important for nobles who live inland to prepare a dish made from Madir in parties”
‘Ohhhhh! 35 golds!’
The news that sardine fro chick orth over 30 gold made me open my mouth so wide that it looked like it was about to rip
“Not just few gold but thir-, thirty five gold?”
Hans, who misinformed me about the price, was also surprised
“That’s right With such severe supply shortage, it became a situation which price became whatever one wished”
Jaroup was answering Hans with honorifics
Jaood disposition
“How erators would you be able to prepare within how many days?”
“Magic refrigerator? If I can get my hands on Madir, I can prepare several hundreds Why do you ask this?”
‘Why else would I ask? I a to make a fortune here’
“If all goes well, I can get some Madir…”
Contrary to what’s on ulp down the beer and acted indifferent
“Re, really?”
Jamir, as calm until now, stood up in surprise and ask with loud voice
“40 golds for ones over 100kg Of course, it would be top quality with minimal injury How about it?”
“45, no, if it is such a good quality, I would push it for 50 gold! Can you truly get Madirs for me?”
‘Wow! So generous!’
It was huge jackpot which nobody expected
It was reality where a single sardine was equivalent to annual tax for single village
I thought that such thing was probably possible
Territories owned by nobles would have several hundred villages like Luna Village and they would care about face arded same as how others viewed money
‘Should I try to become a Lord?’
Having a status of Lord held similar idea to what my dream utopia would be like
‘Right, why couldn’t I have thought that up until now!’
To return back to Earth, I would have to achieve siician
To wait for enlighten it will take, it wouldn’t be bad to create dom similar to my dream paradise
Soed up like unrestrained tap water
“I cannot guarantee but I can atteive a price for my Sharif Mushrooms? I have to pay tax and buy many items…:
“Ha-ha, of course! Terrison, bring out the money”
“Yes, er!”
One of theus inside the inn responded in shout as he neared us
“In total, there are 59 e quantity, why don’t we just round it up and settle at 480 gold?”
“Let’s do that I have already checked the iteolds”
“Understood”
Clag
Even before Jamir finished his words, Terrison quickly pulled out a thick pouch
He opened the pouch and started counting out the shi+ning gold coins
‘It, its money! Gold on top of that! Muhahahaha!’
I have never gone crazy fro yellow luster, I couldn’t help but to let my jaw drop
Didn’t someone once say
Ghost who has died after a meal would have beautiful clothes
(TLN: Noto eat is wise)
“Ky, Kyre, is this dream, or reality?”
Hans was shaking froe quantity of money for first time in his life
‘Hans excited only over this much’
This much amount of too small for my life’s worth
How can old coins?
“Is that building the Administrative Office?”
“It should be right”
‘This so called lord went to the royal capital and has not been seen for last few years? Now the Ad the territory unchecked’
After settling the price for Sharif Mushroo this territory from the owner of the inn
‘This shi+tty bastard, An Administrative Office should only be a mere public service worker but they planned out with other merchants to make a fortune’
What iscalled Administrative Office didn’t care about the lives of commoner and colluded with Daron Merchant Group to rob the pockets of commoners empty
“Stop! Where do you come from?! “
‘Kn, knight! I finally get to see a real knight!’
The Administrative Office was in front of the lord’s h walls
The entrance of this 2-floor building was guarded by a knight with
‘Kyre, you ht, it’s instant death”
Hans quickly warns rateful expression
‘This isn’t even 007 Licence to Kill…’
(TLN: I have not watched the movie so I don’t know the reference)
After verifying the truth fro, I quickly lowered my head
“We, we are froe here to pay our taxes”
“Luna Village? That village still exists?”
The knight’s response wasn’t any different froate of the castle
“You can enter”
“Thank you very much, your honor”
‘Wait, what is this? The ht’
The a as a tail of a rat
I can tell this knight had notfor mana
‘I can handle this type of knight blindfolded’
It was not arrogance but ive any inspiring aura
[TLN :(?)I can’t think up the word at the ives’ kind of thing?]
I quickly followed Hans to enter the place called Administrative Office
“You say you are froe?”
“Tha, that’s right”
That guy is Administrative Officer?’
[TLN: The raw refers both the dude and building as 행정관, so I a to call one office and other officer of sa]t
What I was expecting a fat guy with ht in his mid 40s
‘This much amount of mana is pretty decent’
The aura this Adht as guarding outside
It was stereotypical knight, carrying a sword by his waist and had ular jaw line
[TLN: Bottoree angle/bit good-looking pointy chin]
“Hood that the village was able to survive still”
‘Wait a minute? Is this really the officer?’
The officer unexpectedly was giving such caring words
The way he was speaking really gave ie
“It’s nothing I a a resident in domain of Fiore”
Contrary to my worry, Hans quickly flattered and had his ords
This e chief chose Hans for the trip
I am happy for you to say that The aht here”
I felt so was off from this person as supposed to be the Administrative Officer
The way he speaks and acts gave off an aura that nobles should have
“It’s written to be total 30 gold Is that right?”
“Huh? 3, 30 Gold?”
The Administrative Officer picked out a docuold
Hans of course, was very confused
“Is it not? A village with population around 200 and the crop yield was not so e, so I kept the tax at 30, but is it too much?”
‘This guy is playing with people’
This spring, the Ad soldiers to notify the village to pay the tax of 50 gold
Hans and I were taking turns looking at each other
“N, no, that’s not it… Our village is…”
Thud
When Hans was about to tell that the tax was supposed to be 50 gold, the door we entered from opened wide
“Huh! Lo, Lord! When did you arrive here?”
‘Wha, WHAT! Lord?!’
Thestoreedy man, and called out lord of the castle
“What are you guys doing! How can you arrogantly raise you head in here! Do you guys not kno our lord looks like?”
[TLN: I want to stop calling it ‘lord’ but raw is not referring by viscount so…don’t forget he is a viscount]
They say the one who farts will express anger first, thein our direction like a disloyal servant
“Ha-ha! Officer Tre at the capital”
“I pay my respect to the lord!”
Hans lowered his knee and gave a deep bow as if he was treating a king
Crunch-crunch
At saht hand
“I, I pay my respect to the lord”
‘Ahhhhh! My pride has been hurt’
Other than giving ko on lunar New Year to get money, I have never lowered my head this much since I was born
I had to givemy head to this person as called the lord
‘Fuuh!Lord, I will definitely become one!’
[TLN: original is 씨이! which is half 씨발, so I will just leave half of English equivalent]
I have gained another reason why I needed to become a lord
If I kept the status of commoner, it was not a lie that I would have to constantly lower my head to others
[TLN: half of jap novels of being nice on others but half of Chinese novels where MC doesn’t want to lower head to others, what everyone likes… right?]
I can’t be like a piece of gu shriveled life
“But Officer Treold this year?”
The viscount was holding thick documents and questioned about tax
“That, that is right Our lord, who is so generous decided to set the tax for independent villages to be 30”
He was duave a response shaether
‘Should I just call out on it?’
Just by looking at it, this officer was clearly e tax money behind the viscount’s back
“You people, what did you guys say in front of the lord?”
Treetically scolded two of us who still had our heads lowered
“They haven’t said anything to me yet”
“Is that so? He-he There are s”
‘Idiots?!’
This bastard of an officer turned the invincible Kang Huyk into a merely a worthless worm
(TLN: The raord 무지렁이 translates well into idiots, bastard and so on but 지렁이 is also an earthworm)
I firy face in my head
“The tax is indeed 30 gold Hand over the tax to Officer Tremo here”
“Lord, are you going back to your mansion?”
“I will have to do so Zygon should be eating now and the servants ht be surprised”
(TLN: The name is Ja-Ee-Gun, which I aon of all things)
“Then I will be seeing you later”
“Then continue your hard work”
“Goodbye, milord”
I don’t knoho it was but the viscount looked like he had to take care of food for someone
Tap-tap
The Viscount left outside through the door that was already opened
“You cae?”