27 2-11 Business talks with the commercial city Ainshale Yasis

When we arrived in front of the Yashis slave trading house, we met before, um, what was it? The cheap man?　Oh well. Yasuo was cleaning up in front of the store.

When he noticed me, he was frowning and looked unhappy.

'What is it? It's the end of the day.

Even his attitude is different than before. If you're not your customer, you're arrogant.

You won't get any customers then.

It's all about the smile, the attitude, the language, and the cleanliness.

"I'm here to see Yassis in person. Is he here?

"...get in there. Hey, cat. Go get Master Yashis.

I'm not a cat. And my job is to guard the Lord. You call for me, you call for me.

Oh, my God!　You're a slave and you talk back to me!

'Uh ... okay. I'll just go inside. Then someone will come.

Well.... Go in the back room and wait for me.

With that said, Yasuo goes inside first, followed by us.

The girl with cat ears pulls my hand away and goes into the room we were shown before.

The cat-eared girl puts her head on my lap as I sit down at the seat I sat at before.

She seems to be appealing with her eyes to me to pet her.

I had no choice but to stroke her head and ears, and the door to the further back room opened.

'Well, well, well. You seem to be getting along very well, sir. So how are you doing at this time of night?

Yeah, she saved me earlier. I just came to say thank you. Are you asleep?

'No, no. There's still a lot to do even though the store is closed. My bedtime is still a long way off.

'Right. Sorry to be on the job.

No, no, please don't worry about it. I hope you've been more helpful than that.

Yeah. Thanks for the help.

Thank you very much, so....

Yashis glances at the cat-eared girl.

'Would you be able to purchase that girl as well?'

'Oh well, we'll talk about that later. I'd like to talk to you both...

Am I disturbing you?

'I don't mean to disturb you, but.... Oh well.

Are you sure?

Well, it's a secret, okay?　Shhh. Can you protect it?

Hm. I'll protect you. I'll be fine.

Good girl. That's a good boy.

I gingerly scratched the jar on his head. Then he squinted his eyes as if it felt good.

''I'm surprised. Do you miss it like this?

Hmm?　This guy is friendly. Huh?

"Hmm. Because the Lord is the Lord. And it feels good.

If you stroke his chin, he raises his face, if you stroke his head, he lowers his head, and the base of his tail raises his butt high, as if to say that he's the best.

I see..... I see......... So, what is the main issue?

A merchant's face shines behind the smiling eyes.

Since you came to visit me at this point in the game, Yashis would have noticed.

''Well, as you might have guessed, it's business.

I see. You, an alchemist, are talking to me, a slave trader, about business? Well, I'm afraid so. What is it all about?

Well, it's still a prototype.

The language hasn't changed, but since Sama is out, it's safe to assume that he won't be treated as a customer from now on.

Thinking this, I took out the small vibrator from the magical space.

Is this...?

Hmm. Apparently, if you haven't seen it in Yashis, it doesn't mean it's on the market.

This is the first step in the process.

"This is a massage tool. I made it as a prototype, but it seemed to work, so I brought it with me.

How. Does that mean I'm tired of the work?　Unfortunately, I have a slave who is very good at masseuses.

'No, well, I'm sure you do, but can you see how you can use it anyway?'

With that said, I poured my magic power into the magic stone.

''Since we're here, can I try it out?

Um... does it hurt?

Not painful, not painful. You might be a little surprised.

Okay, then.

As I lounged on someone's lap, I pushed the vibrator (small) I was holding onto the shoulder of the cat-eared girl who was following me with her eyes, twisting the knob around and twisting it.

'Nyah nyah nyah!　What do you want?

He was surprised when it suddenly started vibrating at high speed.

He raised his body up, but went straight back to his original position.

''Ah, ah, ah, ah!''

The girl with cat ears who is deliberately making a voice as if to enjoy the trembling of the voice when it moves it to the sales floor.

Her eyes seem to be enjoying the sensation for the first time.

''Is that vibrating at high speed?''

Yeah. It's a vibrating sphere.

'But the vibrating spheres aren't supposed to vibrate that fast...'

"...I see. I guess this one can be used in other ways than this one.

I smirk at that statement.

The quintessential Yashis. Have you noticed the original use of this?

I guess this is the second stage of breaking through.

''May I borrow it for a moment?

Yeah, sure. Take a closer look.

I release the vibrator from the cat-eared girl and hand it to Yashis.

And when you turn the knob, you can adjust the strength of the vibrator, and as you said, the materials are a vibrating sphere and a magic induction plate. But because of the special way of assembling them, they don't vibrate at their original frequency, but at high speed.

You're right. I'm surprised. It's amazing how fast you can figure it all out.

'Merchants are all about the eyes. My appraisal skills are at a high level, so I can understand it to some extent.

A useful appraisal skill......... So you've figured out how to put together the magic guide plate too?

'No, not that much. To begin with, it's quite difficult to unravel something so intricately put together by alchemy.

Then I'm glad.

This would still have a chance to win.

''I see........ You've brought something interesting to me with this.

I'm glad you said that.

Now, how much do you want me to pay for it?

"Forty Million Nol.

You're kidding, right?　Materials are cheap, and isn't that too expensive for a technical fee?

That's right. That one won't cost you more than 100,000 knolls or so.

The raw material is 10,000 knolls.

I won't say that you are foolish enough to ask me to buy it for forty million nolls.

'No, if you sell it through my agency, I'd be willing to give you 300,000, or even 500,000 to a million NOK, depending on the product.

Quite a feat.... Even better. So....

"You want me to introduce you to someone I know?

No, no, no. What I want to buy is his right.

Right, sir?

Yeah. I'm only selling it to you. The price is 50,000 knolls, and I want you to buy the rights to it for 40 million knolls.

I'm probably the only one who knows how to build a system that can achieve this frequency at present.

Materials are readily available and mass production is possible within a few days.

I thought that if I wanted to make use of this tool, I would have to go with the wide faced, slave-trader Yashis.

That's why I wanted to come here today.

I see..... But I can't buy it unless you make it, can I?

I'm not sure about regular deliveries. And if you need it right away, I'll take care of it.

Hmm. You don't have a home yet, do you?　There's no guarantee that you, a rootless person, will live in this city forever, is there?

'Well, of course. To be honest, I'm willing to buy a house in this city, but I'd like to see some of the other cities. I'd like to see the city next to the sea, and a place called King's Landing.

This is a good city.

There are many interesting and good guys in Rainrich, including Aina and Solte, and by the way, Yashis.

But my slow life isn't just about this city.

I'll be interested in eating seafood while on vacation, as well as local specialties and festivals.

I'm still weak.

I know. And this transaction isn't a direct exchange of goods. I can't force you to trust me unconditionally when I've only just met you. So,

It's simple. It's simple.

What's Yashis?　He's a slaver.

"Just make me your slave. You can have me as a slave, you know, in debt. You'll get your money's worth.

You can't lose money. That's the lowest you can go, and then you can make money.

I'm willing to be a slave for credit.

If they force you to work for them, that's fine.

I'll release you as soon as I can. And I'll do it all for you.

...as soon as the other alchemists discover the formula, that's the end of it, isn't it?

Then I'll think of something else. I'll think about something else, or I'll just make some jewelry and pay off the debt. I'll buy it then for a tenth of the list price, if that's what you want.

''Well in the long run it's obviously more profitable to sell it yourself, right?　Even though you have this game to play, are you saying you're willing to give up your own interests for it?

It's worth it.

Money is great. Money makes most things work.

But there are some things that money can't get you.

It's more often than not, you'll never have it again.

To me, it was just Wendy.

"Huh? Okay. I understand.

Hush.

So, let's get to work on your contract.

No, sir. Okay. I'll accept the deal.

'No, but that would be a credit...'

'In the first place, a debt slave cannot own a slave. The first thing they have to do is to get that slave sold and use it to pay off their debts. But then, I would be the one to buy Wendy. It wouldn't make sense then, would it?

Really?

Can't slaves have slaves?

I was wondering if special slaves would be forced to collect anything other than the necessities of life?

Are you sure?

'If you become my slave, you will only make money while you are a slave. Then it will be more profitable for me to buy you for 50,000 knolls all the time. Unlike you, money comes first for me. But if you betray me, no matter how much you are a customer, I won't show any mercy.

Okay, okay. I'll do my best to make sure that time never comes...

Scary.

Is that cheap guy always looking at me like this?

It's the first time I've seen Yashis' scary eyes, and they're even more powerful than I expected.

But it's okay, don't worry. I'll make sure I keep my word.

''Forty million Nol then.

Oh, wait. But first, I wanted to ask you, how much does this baby cost?

'Well, ah, yes. Suddenly. The child is a subordinate slave, ten million knolls. Unfortunately, we can't make her a free slave.

Okay. So, how much are you going to get for it?

.........hah. Okay, I'll buy it for 50 million nolls.

Yes. The quintessential Mr. Yarsis.

I'm glad you took me at my word.

I can't say I'm not going to buy it because I've missed you so much.

But I'll do my best to make up for it.

We have a deal. I was so nervous.

What do you mean? I did not expect that you would do that. I knew you would do something, but to come to me to talk about business.... And on top of that, the way you raised the price at the very end, I'm learning a lot.

Well, I just thought of something earlier.

'The deal is done, and I'm telling you, you'll work hard. We are asking for 100 units at 50,000 NOK, so that's 5 million NOK for the deal. Yes, sir. I'll make you a profit at most.

''Oh, and don't forget to inscribe it. This one doesn't appear to have been typed, but if you don't inscribe it, it will be seen as a free item.

Does that make a difference?

Of course. ─ Naturally, anything new must be inscribed and presented to the king for his official approval, and only he is allowed to make it. So please inscribe this one as soon as possible. And please make 10 of them as soon as possible, today. If you hurry, the owner of the toolmaker will be awake. He should be fine since he's only sleeping during the day. Now, hurry up!

What?　Today?　I mean, now?

Of course!

You're kidding....

But it seems to be for real, and the cat-eared girl and I were made to run to the tool shop.

In addition to that, we bought a piece of leather, a piece of cloth, and an empty magic stone, and bought all the magic induction plate and the vibrating sphere that we could afford.

I also asked the toolmaker to order these two items.

He said he didn't mind ordering as many as he could, especially the vibrating spheres, more than 50.

The owner of the shop was not happy at first, but he was delighted to see that he had bought a lot of things and ordered more, but he still looked sleepy and sluggish.