CH 25

Ginjiro and the wizard Harry open the door and enter the commercial guild.

Inside the building resembles a bank, with a number of reception counters lined up in a row.

As expected of a commercial guild, merchants were negotiating business deals and purchase goods.

Harry says, “This way,” and heads toward a dedicated space located further away.

“H-how are you? Milia-san.”

I suddenly wondered what’s going on, and when I looked at Harry, his face was bright red.

Apparently, he was unfamiliar with women, in spite of his good-natured appearance.

The woman from the commercial guild called Milia is petite and pretty, and she has a fine weapon that does not match her stature.

Also, while the women at the reception desk wore uniforms, Milia wore a suit.

“I’m fine, Harry-san. What can I help you with today?”

Milia-san stands up and bows.

Harry’s happy face and smile made me think that he likes Milia-san.

After the greeting, I took out a high quality yokan (sweet bean jelly) from the item box and handed it to Harry.

Harry was confused and didn’t know what it was, but I gave him a sign to give it to her anyway and he accepted it.

“What is this? I’m happy. Thank you.”

It’s a perfect sales smile, but I don’t feel bad.

Cute is justice.

“My name is Ginjiro. I wanted to learn more about setting up a food stall at a summer festival, which is why Harry-san brought me to the Commercial Guild.”

I’m going to pretend that Harry brought me here to make him look cool in front of the girl he likes.

Since he promised to teach me magic, this much is a service.

Since it was a special talk, we decided to talk over a cup of tea while having yokan in another room, so the two of us followed behind Milia-san.

Something smells good.

Thinking this, I looked at the person next to me and almost burst out laughing when I saw Harry walking with his hands and feet sticking out together.

As we were led to the room, I said in my heart, “Good luck”.

“Please take a seat and wait. I will prepare the sweets you gave me and tea.”

To the smiling Milia-san, Ginjiro hands her a green tea leaf and asks her to make tea with it.

“It is a popular tea in my hometown and goes well with yokan. It is a little astringent, but that makes the sweetness of the yokan stand out and makes it more delicious.”

Despite her cute looking Milia, I think she has a good position in the commercial guild.

She has a greedy appetite for what she doesn’t know.

“I’m looking forward to it. Please wait a moment.”

Milia leaves the room saying so.

“By any chance, does Harry like Milia-san?”

Ginjiro knows without having to ask, but he want confirms it just in case.

Harry’s face, sitting next to me, turned even redder, so I think there is no doubt about it.

“Un …… I think Milia-san is a wonderful person. Sometimes she asks me to collect medicinal herbs, and I have lived up to her expectations. I like her, but I don’t know if this is love. ……”

I almost told him it was definitely love, but decided to just tell him I would support him.

Ginjiro brews green tea using the hot water brought to him while Milia-san opens the window.

A strong wind came in, and Milia held back her hair.

Without knowing Harry’s face, whose face is reddened by such gestures, She proceeds the talk.

“Thank you for the tea and the sweets. Now may I begin this talk?”

Ginjiro takes a sip of green tea for the first time in a while, quenches his thirst, and then begins his story.

There are two things I want to talk about this time.

The first is that I wants to open a food stall at the upcoming summer festival.

The second is that I want to start a business in this town, and I want to ask her what I should do.

“As for summer festival stalls, as long as you apply in advance, you can open a stall for free on the day before and the day of the summer festival. Many people set up stalls in front of their houses so that the whole town can enjoy the summer festival. However, on other days, stalls are only allowed in the plaza dedicated to the morning market, and the fee is one silver coin per day.”

Apparently, it was surprisingly easy to open a stall, so I decided to go ahead and apply for it.

The agreement was that we would not cause any trouble and that I would be responsible for any problems that might arise.

After receiving the explanation, I paid the money to the commercial guild.

I pay for the stalls in advance.

After certain amount of discussions, Harry next to me was still nervous.

Of course, the reason was the woman in front of him, he was just listening since Ginjiro taking a sip of  his first cup of green tea.

“I’m sorry. I was so absorbed in talking that I forgot. Please try some yokan, if you are willing. It is made of sweetened beans and salt, so it is good to eat on a hot summer day to replenish the ingredients lost through perspiration. This tea is called green tea, and although it is astringent, it is said to be good for your health if you drink it hot on a hot day.”

Then Milia said that when she was cutting the yokan, she tasted a bite of it with the guild member girls.

Never tasted something so sweet and so delicious. The girls made a fuss and asked if they could accompany her to this room, but she refused.

She told me with a smile that there were two pieces of yokan in the package, so she gave one to everyone.

“It goes well with this tea. It is very delicious.”

Saying so, Milia puts her hair over her ears.

Ginjiro was worried that Harry might have a lot of opponents if she could do this naturally, given her destructive cuteness.

“Second, it’s about business. I came to this city and have been indebted to the Mainz family. I arranged a tea party and sold some goods privately. I heard that the taxes were paid by the Mainz family, but I don’t know what I should do in the future.”

Milia thinks for a moment.

“Is it the Counts of Mainz ? …… Could you give us a moment of your time on this matter ?”

The Commercial Guild is an independent organization, but when it comes to the Counts of Mainz, they have to proceed with caution.

It was decided that Milia would confirm it.

“If you have time after this, would you like to go now? They say I can come anytime I want, so if we go now, it will make things quicker.”

Harry, who is sitting next to me, looks at me like, what are you talking about, but it’s true.

“I am allowed to move freely, so there is no problem, but are we going to the Count’s house without prior notice?”

Milia-san asked me anxiously, and I answered that it was fine.

Tln: Didn’t get Wakamo blue archive…. orz … and now I’m running away from UnF granblue fantasy

No relation with this novel but I want to share this short comic By Dony S. Btw I’m saving my primo for nilou.