CH 26

“Hello. Could you call the butler, Sebastian, for me?”

Ginjiro calls out to the gatekeeper.

He seems to remember Ginjiro’s face, so the conversation proceeds without difficulty.

After waiting for a while, Sebastian the butler, Amelie the maid, and Sophia boarded a carriage and came to the gate to pick me up.

“Ginjiro, I was worried when I heard you come without notice. The person next to you is Harry, isn’t it?”

Ginjiro is a little surprised to see Sophia greet him politely.

Harry is the third son of a baron and an aristocrat, but he did not seem to have any connection with Sophia.

Harry did not mention such a thing in the carriage either.

“Do you know Harry?”

When I asked Sophia, they went to the same school in the royal capital, and Harry was famous for his ability to graduate at the top of his class.

Although I cannot hide my surprise at this unexpected information, I decide to proceed with the conversation.

“I went to the Commercial Guild today and talked to Milia-san here about setting up a food stall at the summer festival and about the future. I told her that the Mainz family was taking care of me, and she said she had something to confirm, so I brought her here.”

Then Sebastian makes arrangements.

“Then I will take care of the administrative matters. Ginjiro-sama, please have a cup of tea with Sophia-sama and wait.”

I don’t really understand, but if Sebastian moves, there’s no problem.

After parting with Harry and Milia-san, I decided to have tea with Sophia.

“Thanks for the other day. Everyone at the orphanage wants to see Ginjiro again.”

Coke was popular at the orphanage.

I served uncooled Coke at that time, but I think that if I prepare ice like I did this morning, they will drink real Coke.

I told Sophia about what happened today at Hungry Bear.

“It’s interesting to drink ale in the morning. Do you drink alcohol too, Ginjiro?”

I told her that I used used to handle tea and coffee in my hometown, as well as alcoholic beverages.

Sophia wanted to know what kind of alcohol it was, and I told her that underage people are not allowed to drink alcohol, but in this world, it is allowed from the age of 15.

Sophia is 16 years old, so she drinks occasionally, and she likes sweet drinks like honey wine.

“Mother wants to see Ginjiro, too.”

“Please give my regards to Elsa-sama.”

The door of the room opened as I tried to make that topic blurred with a few bland words.

The head maid, Cohen-san, and behind her, there’s a tiger… not it’s Elsa-sama.

“Ginjiro-san, how are you today?”

Perhaps it was the effect of the makeup, Elsa-sama’s skin is very glossy, and her blond hair looks shiny.

“I went to the Commercial Guild today and asked them about the summer festival stalls and the fact I was doing business with the Mainz family. I believe that Milia-san from the Commercial Guild and my friend Harry are talking to Sebastian right now.”

“I see. How far did you talk?”

I told her that I had sold some items, but I did not tell her who or what I had sold so that no personal information would be given out.

Elsa-sama said that was the right thing to do and left the room, saying she needed to talk with Milia-san.

Afterwards, I brewed a fresh pot of tea and talked with Sophia about what had happened recently.

I told her that I had a new best friend and that we performed together, and that this best friend is very popular with women.

The power stone bracelet I gave to my best friend turned into a single stone necklace and before I knew it, was being worn by some women.

Sophia laughed when I told her that if these women met up with each other, it would be a very serious situation.

“Thank you very much for your time today. I will discuss the matter with my superior after this, and I will probably be assigned to Ginjiro. I will let you know when it is officially decided.”

Milia-san is sent by Sebastian in a carriage and gets off in front of the commercial guild.

Ginjiro and Harry wave goodbye to Milia-san.

“What did you talk about?”

Since Milia is gone, I ask Sebastian about the matter.

Sebastian told Milia that Ginjiro-sama is a very important person for the Mainz family.

If Ginjiro-sama wants to start up a company, full support must be given to him.

If Ginjiro-sama wants to do so, all the money related to the company will be provided by the Mainz family.

Afterwards, Elsa-sama came to the room and said that Ginjiro-sama is an important guest, so leaking information about him would be the same as making an enemy of the Mainz family.

As I was rocking in the carriage, thinking about Sebastian’s story, I arrived at the inn Hungry Bear.

I thanked Sebastian and got off the carriage. It was evening, but Hungry Bear was strangely quiet.

Clara-san at the reception desk told me that the adventurers who had been drinking since morning had continued drinking until a while ago and were now sleeping in their rooms.

She also told us that the adventurers who had stopped by to drink shaved ice ale had decided to stay the night and that the rooms were full.

It was the biggest morning sale ever, but her sons were tired and resting in their rooms.

The adventurers were also sleeping, so there would probably be a few customer at the dining area tonight.

She said she would pay for the block ice, but I told her I didn’t want it.

Clara-san was tired and said she was done with the shaved ice ale.

I agree that if the adventurers continue to drink morning ale and take the rest of the day off, it would be bad for a lot of things.

I collect the shaved ice machine and return to my room.

I promised Harry that I would come to his room later and we would have dinner together.

Ginjiro opens the net store with his skills.

First, he buys a high-grade cat food can made of Yaizu bonito for Ao, the stray cat.

He opens the lid and puts it in the item box.

Ginjiro smiles as he imagines Ao eating the cat food.

Next, stocked up on the high-end yokans from a long-established shop that has been using a lot lately.

I bought a large quantity of the standard set of two.

Each set costs seven silver coins, so it’s quite a purchase, but I’m willing to take it as a necessary expense.

Elvis’s mother likes them too.

Next up is whiskey, Master’s favorite.

I bought a batch of Japanese whiskey, which is famous for its tortoise-shell cut bottles.

The last time I ate a log of prosciutto ham is  ……

I couldn’t eat 36-month aged ham in Japan, so I’m going to buy one as a reward for my hard work in the other world.

Since things are going so well, let’s also get Saketoba.

I bought a batch of Toba Jiro brand, the superstar of the Saketoba.

I think it makes the drinking go faster If I roast it a bit before eating it…

After that, I check the commercial corner at net store and bought what I needed for my shaved ice stall one after another.

Come to think of it, I also need to make a report to the commercial guild.

I still have some of the baumkuchen from Kansai Madame that I bought the other day, but this one was based on the image of Elsa-sama, so I’m wondering if there is anything else I can buy.

As I go through recommended products for you, I find a small jar of colorful star-shaped Konpeitō sugar.

It’s sparkling and beautiful.

They are wrapped in Japanese paper, so they might make a nice little gift.

When I clicked on the konpeitō, a royal blue sapphire necklace came up as a recommended product for you.

Is there any connection with konpeitō ?

Looking at the royal blue sapphire necklace, I noticed that it had the same color as Sophia’s eyes, which I had just seen a while ago.

The price was off the charts, but considering the money and lodging I have received so far, it makes sense to return the favor.

I boldly purchase an expensive item.

After that, Ginjiro looked at the latest cosmetics, however, he feels that Elsa-sama and Cohen-san seemed looking at him, Ginjiro hurriedly closed the screen of the online store.

[Knock-knock.]

There was a knock at the door of his room and when he opened it, he found Harry, who had grown tired of waiting and had come to call him.

“Sorry.”

Harry says he doesn’t mind and they head to the diner.

The dining area was empty.

“Would you like some of this?”

With that, I handed the konpeitō I had just purchased to a slightly tired-looking Clara.

“I’m so happy, Ginjiro-chan. It’s in such a beautiful glass jar, isn’t this expensive stuff?”

Clara opens the bag and stares at the colorful konpeitō sugar in the glass jar.

Bernie’s shoulders twitch as I tell Clara-san that it is a sugar candy and it is sweet, so it will relieve her fatigue.

Bernie is big like a bear and looks scary, but he likes honey and has a cute side.

When I mentioned that it was a sugar candy and sweet, he must have been interested.

“There’s one for Bernie-san, too.”

I put a konpeitō on the counter.

Harry, who was sitting next to me, was also interested in the konpeitō, so I gave it to him, saying that it was for him, too.

“It’ s too sparkly to eat.”

Saying this, Harry pulls out a piece of konpeitō sugar from the jar and puts it in his mouth.

“Sweet …… I want my mother to eat it.”

Thinking that Harry is a good guy who was considerate of his mother, I told him that I would give him another one, which made him very surprised.

“I don’t know how much this konpeitō is, but I think there are people who would pay a large gold coin for it.”

One large gold coin is 100,000 Japanese yen.

TLN: 1 Large gold coin = 100.000  yen / $ 690 / 10.318.010 IDR/ 39.486 PHP

Small gold coins =10,000 yen, Silver coins = 1,000 yen, Copper coins = 100 yen

I tell him that it is not that expensive in my hometown, but Harry refutes me, saying that is not right.

Clara smiles and says that an aristocrat or a first-class adventurer would probably pay that much.

Ginjiro looked at Bernie and said, “You’re kidding, right?” Bernie nodded his head silently, so it was true.