115 The World Is Whispering To Me (1/2)
It is now the holidays.
I and my mob friends, Hyoro and Jaga, decided to go out shopping for the first time in a while.
Although I had nothing special to buy, I gather the daily necessities needed into my basket and carry it over to the cashier.
”I've received 5000 Zeni. May I provide your change in notes?”
”Ah, yes.”
Before responding, adding ”Ah” to a sentence is a must 'characteristic' for a mob.
Although only recent, bank notes are now more commonly used in the kingdom. It is a basic monetary system, but it had spread quite considerably within the kingdom.
Its not bulky and is easy to carry, it's really convenient. However, it's not available in every store as some people arent used to it, so it's good manners to ask for one's consent.
After receiving and counting the change, I left the shop while inadvertently staring at the bank notes.
”Are?” [TN: means what?]
Looking at the 1000 Zeni banknote, I suddenly noticed something peculiar about the design.
”What's the matter, Sid-kun?”
I suddenly stop as Jaga asked me what was wrong.
”Is this the design of a 1000 Zeni banknote?”
”What are you talking about? These are the new banknotes issued by the Commerce Alliance. What, how did you come out to shop not knowing that?”
”With friends?”
”Isn't today the Commerce Alliances newly issued banknotes bargain sale?”
”Ah~, right, that is so.” [TN:]
Is that so?
”Pull yourself together, Sid-kun.”
So, the new banknotes are circulating in favour of a bargain sale.
Hmm?
Aside from the new banknotes issued by the Commerce Alliance, what the heck are the banknotes that we used before?
With a casual motion, I skillfully take the banknotes from before out of my wallet to observe them, there I discovered a shocking detail.
”What's this!!”
I reflexively shouted.
”Hey, what's the matter, Sid-kun?”
”Oioi, what's the matter, Sid?”
”Why is Mitsugoshi Bank written on it?”
Mitsugoshi Bank is firmly written on the edge of the 1000 Zeni banknote. What's a Mitsugoshi Bank? are the girls also managing a bank?
”Thosere the notes from Mitsugoshi Bank I think.”
”Banknotes were an idea first started by the Mitsugoshi Co., werent they. Theres even a discount when using them at a store affiliated with the Mitsugoshi Co. too”
”Ah, that's right.”
It seems banknotes were originally a product made by the Mitsugoshi Co. Nevertheless, its strange that theres a discount when using it at one of their stores, I guess it's that sort of thing.