342 - - Chapter 340 Consultation

We left the labyrinth and headed for Marie's general store. It was a nice feeling when I asked Sylphie to help me enter the general store, and she completely ruined Sonia's prank. She gave me a sarcastic look afterwards. .......

"Yu...... Yuta-san, sorry to keep you waiting. You said you have something very important to tell us.　No, I'm ready, I'm ready. Let's work together to make Pollius the largest trading company on the continent.

As soon as Ms. Marie entered the reception room, she blushed and said something incomprehensible. I don't remember saying anything important.　

"Yuta. Sonia was talking about Yuta in a way that Marie could easily misunderstand. I wasn't lying, but I said he seemed to have the face of a man who is ready for anything, or that Yuta's smile seemed to shine when he said Miss Marie's name."

How can you say that "I saw it" is not a lie?　And before that, how can you fall for such a simple inducement?　And Sylphy, I didn't ask you to eavesdrop on Sonia's conversation.

"Sonia was giving me a bad look when she left the room, so I was just curious and asked her about it. It was a stupid question, but I knew she was up to something."

I see, Ms. Sonia had a bad look on her face. I glanced at Ms. Sonia standing behind Ms. Marie, and she was standing there with a satisfied look on her face. I guess it's not a problem with this kind of prank, since Marie is the victim, not me.

"Yes, it's important. The material is material, and depending on how you do it, the Pollius Trading Company... We may be able to get a foothold to become the biggest trading company in the continent.

"Huh?"

Marie-san's face turned into a scowl and she turned to Sonia-san. I can't see her face, but I guess she's making a complaint that it's not what she heard. I guess Marie was used as a stress reliever after I prevented her from playing a prank on her and gave her a smug look. I love the aggressiveness of using your boss as a stress reliever.

"...... So, what kind of material can you supply wholesale?"

Perhaps giving up on Sonia's thick skin, Marie returned to the subject and asked a question. Her expression was somewhat melancholy and charming.

"Yes, we have collected magic grass, all-powerful grass, and divine power grass, but our main focus this time is on a large number of bird-like monsters, green dragons, and wyverns, isn't it? I want to have a certain amount of green dragon meat by noon tomorrow. So, if you could deliver them to Mr. Toruku, that would be great.

Since we are short on time, we will ask Ruby and the others to dismantle the dragons, but we can wholesale all but a certain amount of meat for the green dragons that we have.

Poison dragons are ...... dangerous, so let's put them in storage. I have a feeling that Marie will be okay, but remembering the look on her face when she was covered in lust, I can't be absolutely sure.

"Green Dragon!　So there will be green dragons from the 91st layer!"

After all, you know you've tried a new layer.

"The green dragon appears from the 98th layer, right?"

"Did you reach ...... from the 98th layer, or did you reach the 100th layer?　How was the boss?"

Oyo?　That's not the reaction I was expecting. I expected a look of lust when I heard the name "Green Dragon," but instead I got a question with sparkling eyes. Sonia behind me has the same expression ...... like a pure and innocent girl. It's so creepy.

"Marie, what's wrong with your eyes so pure?　It's a green dragon, you know?　And this time we're selling two of them wholesale. Please go back to your usual lustful self, Marie. Do you want me to call a doctor?"

"......I understood very well how Yuta sees me. I will correct that wrong impression later, but for now, please tell me about the 100th layer. For those of us in the labyrinth city, the 100th layer is a dream, not to mention the 91st layer and beyond. It is a longing to know!"

Marie exclaims passionately!　Come to think of it, it's always been a mystery to me since my heroes gave up at the 87th layer. As a local, this information may be something you want to know so badly that you can't even suppress your desires.

I have a favor to ask Marie about the materials to be given to the cores, and I will tell her everything, but if the world finds out about the cores in the 101st layer, it will be too depressing, so I will ask her to promise to keep it a secret. Shall I ask Ms. Sonia to leave the room?

......It will be hard for Marie to hold the information by herself, and it will be easier to secure the materials to be disposed of if she has Sonia as an ally. I should give you some information about the magic bag as well. It would be foolish to go through the trouble of hiding the performance of the magic bag from someone who can never betray me from a profit standpoint.

"Marie-san, Sonia-san, there is something I want you to cooperate with me in a secret. If the secret gets out, I'll cut off my relationship with Marie and the others. But if you keep the secret and cooperate with me, I promise you a good profit. What do you think?"

It's harder to bum-rush in the labyrinth, but there's a lot of demons and treasures in the magic bag. This alone should be profitable enough for Marie.

"Does this have something to do with the 100th layer?"

"After the 100th layer, yes."

"Next? ...... Is it about a crime?　As a merchant, we may push the edge of the law, but it is the policy of the Pollius Chamber of Commerce not to get involved in crimes. You may say I am being naive, but if there is a crime involved, I cannot cooperate."

Marie says clearly. A large trading company might have connections with a criminal organization, but I wonder if the Pollius Trading Company has some clean business practices.　It's like Marie when she says she's going to attack the gray area.

But is it a crime or ...... is it a crime to contribute discarded materials to the labyrinth?　But if we contribute materials to the labyrinth and get better ones, the labyrinth city will be enriched, right? So far, I'm the only one who can go after the 100th layer.

"......I don't think it's a crime. If this story is judged to be a crime, I promise to continue wholesaling materials as long as you keep the secret."

Marie and Sonia look at each other in response to my subtle reply. I guess they are trying to communicate with each other through eye contact.

I understand. I can't promise that I will be able to help you, but I will keep your secret no matter what you want to talk about.

Marie swore me to secrecy with a serious expression on her face. I don't mean to take a testimonial, but the benefits and promises would be enough of a fetter to keep the secret. If not, I'll just say I wasn't a good judge of character and flee the country.

"Thank you, sir. Let's start with the boss at the 100th level. The boss of the 100th layer was two dragons, a light dragon and a dark dragon.

"Attribute dragons!　And light and dark dragons are so rare!　Wow, a long-standing mystery of the labyrinth city has been solved!　Wow, Sonia, what do you do, isn't it great? And you can get the materials wholesale at .......　Materials?　Can't you leave the dismantling to us?"

Oh, he was so excited about the dragon, but now he feels uncomfortable with the word "wholesale". He is a good merchant after all.

"We have some reasons for the light and dark dragons, and I think we will have to dismantle them to some extent. But don't worry, we'll wholesale everything except for the materials we need to use to Marie.

"Yuta-san, I don't mean to be presumptuous, but when it comes to dragons, the skill of the dismantler is important, as is the storage of the materials. Are you sure you can handle it?

They are worried about dragons. Come to think of it, if we are going to talk about the magic bag, I'm sure Marie will cover up the timing of the materials, so we don't have to ask Ruby to do it the next time. Well, if it will be the next time anyway, let's just ask Ruby. The more places we have to dismantle, the more new choices we will have.

"I'll explain the storage of materials later, don't worry. We will confirm the dismantling with the person who will dismantle it, so you don't have to worry. If it is not possible, I will ask Marie to take care of it.

"Okay. Please be careful with these precious dragons.

He looks very worried, but apparently he's going to let me handle it.

"I understand. I will be very careful. I will be very careful. I will tell you the rest of the story. Here's what I want you to keep secret... after you defeat the 100th layer of dragons. ......"

I told Marie and Sonia everything I had learned in the 101st layer, and I also told them about the performance of the magic bag, that its capacity was infinitely large and that the flow of time was infinitely slow.

After all this, I felt that I could have told them that the capacity is infinite and time stops, but since infinite capacity and time stops are myths, I decided that it would be easier to convince them if there is a limit or time moves a little.

But it seems that my thoughtfulness was in vain. Both Marie and Sonia are peeling their eyes out and their mouths are agape as much as they can. It's quite an excellent facial trick. If they could make their eyeballs pop out like in a gag cartoon, it would be 100 points, but even now, they could make it to the finals of the Grand Prix of Comedy.

I watched him until he calmed down, and then I asked him if he was the core of the labyrinth.　Contribute materials scheduled for disposal to the labyrinth?　If I request it, can you make a corresponding layer?　High-performance magic bags?　Time almost stopped? I started muttering. He seemed to have woken up from the shock to some extent and was sorting out the information in his head.

"Oh, and I've got some of the fish from the sea that Marie mentioned before. I froze them right away so they are fresh too. If you are going to talk about the magic bag, I should have brought it with me.

"Fish from the sea? Oh, what a relief!"

When I told them about the fish in the sea, the light came back to Marie's and Sonia's faces, as if it was something they could easily accept. I am glad they are back because we still have a lot to talk about, such as how to secure the materials to be disposed of and the giant deer pelts.