28 Episode 28: Running

"... Mayor, what did you just say?

I said, "I didn't want you to talk about putting the branch down. I want you to decide."

Mr. Cullen says in a strong tone and stares at Mr. Gabes.

It's only been a little while since I've known him, but he's a tough face I've never even seen.

Mr. Gabes' eyes narrow to this word.

"Huh. Who has bothered to come all the way to King's Capital and begged me to 'please put the branch down'?

"It's..."

"The only people who have reached out to this town that has been turned down by a number of adventurer guilds are our 'looters of the labyrinth', right? Do you understand that properly?

Mr. Gabes opens his hands and raises the volume of his voice so that everyone here can hear him.

"Why the numerous adventurer guilds don't have branches in this town. It's a simple story. Because it's not worth putting down. Distance from major cities. Transport costs of personnel and materials. Securing means of communication with the centre. It's not profitable to take any of them. Not in this neighborhood."

Mr. Gabes with a mocking grin.

It's a face that totally fools the inhabitants of this town.

That's right, I'm here with a cock, too.

"Wait, Mr. Gabes. I heard there are rare monsters, herbs and minerals in the woods. Isn't that even worth putting the branch down?

It was Mr. Ryer who told me.

As strange as it is that Ninolich doesn't have an Adventurer Alliance, he also said.

"Hmm. Indeed, they say there are rare monsters and materials in the great forest that stretches east of town"

"Right? Plus there are a lot of adventurers coming to town. It is the adventurers in this town who are proving that this town is worth it. That's why, on the contrary, it's more unnatural not to have an Adventurer Guild?

"A lot......"? Kuku...... pup...... kufu, ahahaha! How ignorant...... Phew, don't make me laugh. You don't know anything at all. "

Mr. Gabes laughed a lot at my remarks.

"Let me teach you for your ignorance. Do you mind? There will be at most 4,50 adventurers in this town. That, too, is just a bunch of weak adventurers that didn't work in the center. Miscellaneous fish adventurers who can't earn money in the Wang capital or major cities come to the edge with few competitors and only earn a small amount of money."

Mr. Gabes turns his pity eyes to the adventurers in the store.

Is it my care for the store that Mr. Ryer doesn't wave the fist he grips? to see the gap again and end it with a single blow?

"And yet what did I get wrong, the mayor here assumes this town is worth it to the adventurers. There's a town on the border, isn't there? That's funny. That's pathetic. That's hilarious."

"Huh..."

To Mr. Gabes' mockery, Mr. Karen lays down his face and shivers his shoulders.

Mr. Gabes, who saw it and snorted, glanced back at me again.

"Do you understand, store owner? We have no sense, no value, no significance in putting a branch in this town. So, but,"

So we separated once, Mr. Gabes, who comes a long way.

Sudden approaching again.

"You treat...... you can say 'make' anymore, right? If you can get the right to sell the" match "you make, you can put a branch in this town."

"Lord Gabes, so when I say no to that story..."

"Shut up, mayor. I'm talking to this alchemist right now."

"Huh..."

Mr. Cullen shut up and looked at me instead.

Eyes that stare at me, they say something.

"Come on, what will you do, Mr. Alchemist? Your judgment depends on the future of this town, doesn't it?

Me totally an alchemist.

"... let me think a little bit, that's no good, right?

"Naturally. I'm not free either. Let me ask you the answer right now."

……

Well, shall we sort out the situation for once?

I think.

In chronological order, there must have been talk of putting a branch in Ninolich before I did business.

The condition that we don't put other adventurer guilds in town is what we do to monopolize the profits we get from the woods on our own.

In other words, with the exception of matches, it is considered sufficient to place the Adventurer Alliance in Ninolich.

"... Hmm"

Consider the person Mr. Gabes just met and sink his thoughts into another step.

Attempt to push the opponent high pressure and pass unscrupulous demands.

There is no such thing. He was a black company. He looked just like his ex-boyfriend.

If so, you'll be able to predict who Mr. Gabes is and what he thinks.

Initially, he put unscrupulous demands on the bordering towns and tried to monopolize profits by placing branches.

At such an arrow tip, information jumped in on the matching item I had.

What can I say for myself, but in this world matches are worth more as a commodity. Very high.

That is proven by the sale.

So this is what the greedy Gabes thought.

Trying also to monopolize the right to match to bait by placing branches.

If you've been exploring me, it's natural to assume that you know me and Mr. Cullen are close and that you and the people in town are breaking it down in a good way.

Because he knows, Mr. Gabes wanted to take the future of the town hostage (...) and monopolize the match.

Damn, what a greedy guy.

Then you've decided the answer.

"Come on, what do you want to do? In a lonely town with no future, shall we continue to sell matches in detail, or shall we give priority selling rights to our 'looters of the labyrinth' and take the development of the town inhabited by the large sums of money that come in for life and those close to them? Well, if you have the brains of a crowd, you don't have to get lost."

Saying so, Mr. Gabes waits for my answer.

I stare at Mr. Gabes and smile with a full face.

Mr. Gabes laughs.

And I...

"Of course, I refuse."

I told him.

I opened my eyes and I said, "Huh?" Mr. Gabes with a face.

Quite a sight to see.

"... are you serious?

"Yeah, I mean it. If you pass Mr. Gabes' demands, there's no point in putting an Adventurer's Guild in this town."

"Shiloh......"

While Karen is surprised, she looks relieved somewhere.

"Doesn't make sense? The town that originally made no sense putting down the Adventurer Guild is a lot more mouth-watering. What's the point of saying" The Looter of the Labyrinth "?

"Huh? I ask the other way around, did it make sense?

I make a decent face and ask back.

"Would you tell me what that means, if you don't mind?

"What is Manuke so far...... Do you mind? If you set up a branch, an adventurer belonging to the" Lost Labyrinth Marauder "will come to this town..."

"What's so different about that now?

"... ha." The Looter of the Labyrinth "is this nation's number-one adventurer guild. It's not the same quality as the weak adventurers driven to this town. If the quality is different, so are the holdings. Even the money you drop in this town will change the digits."

"Uh? But coming to the border is a hefty adventurer, isn't it?

"Whoa! I heard that in my ear, too." The weak adventurer. "

Mr. Ryer came aboard my statement.

Other adventurers are nodding, yeah.

"............... weird in the first place. If it's a town with no prospect of profit, why are you trying to set up a branch depending on the conditions?

Mr Nesca threw de facto questions.

Mr. Gabes is in a hurry for a scratch from an unexpected direction.

"Well, that's because of our good intentions."

".................. You're lying. You just want a Shiloh match."

"The notorious labyrinth usurper said 'goodwill'? Ha, say your bedtime words after you go to bed, old man."

"Chip, keep your mouths shut, you weak adventurers!

"Hmm, Temee!

Awesome as Mr. Ryer thumps his fist.

Momentum that seems like a full swing of fists.

I rush into a stop.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Ryer!

"Amy......"

"You shouldn't be violent. The violence."

"But..."

"Besides, I gave the answer, and this story doesn't make sense from the beginning. Isn't that right, Mr. Gabes?

Most of them cram all the way from me to Mr. Gabes.

This is my third rush today.

"Even if I gave you preferential selling rights, uh... tax exemptions and building costs, right? Having considered them, it is Mr. Karen, the mayor of the town, who will ultimately make the decision. 'Cause it depends on the town's finances if you can screw up the costs. There's no point in discussing this any more than Karen said no."

When I smiled and said that, Mr. Gabes looked like he was gone now.

You were so blind to the right to a match, you were away under your feet.

"... when the cost cannot be twisted, we will lend it to you"

"So, are you going to devour a rampant profit?

"You don't listen well to people like me, profiteering, etc. At a fair rate -"

"I'll lend you something."

Mr Cullen says in a strong tone.

In contrast, Mr. Gabes chipped his tongue.

It's tongue punching. Tongue punching.

You're too talented to give this to a negotiator, 'The Looter of the Labyrinth'.

Or because, so far, I've been forced to swallow demands by adding them to my weaknesses.

Anyway,

"You've come to a conclusion. Welcome home, Mr. Gabes."

When I pointed to the exit and said so, Aina opened the door gently.

It's angry evidence that Aina's cheeks are swollen, though not in her mouth.

"Please wait. So how about you and us, the Labyrinth Marauders, make a deal? We'll buy it at your price!

"Excuse me. I intend to continue to do business in detail. Especially in this futuristic town of Ninolich."

If I just stick it on a little bit,

"Shiloh......"

"Shiloh brother......"

"Amy... you're the one..."

"... Shiloh, well said"

Everyone reacted well.

"If you want, you can use the power of our guild to open a shop in the King's Capital. Ask your adventurers to collect the necessary materials. Can't you still get me a contract?

"No, I don't like rushing, so I'm only going to deal with someone I can trust right now. I'm sorry, but I don't trust Mr. Gabes. If you understand, please leave already. I have customers waiting for me."

"Come on, it's in your way of doing business. Go back to King's Landing."

Mr. Ryer grabbed up Mr. Gabes' root,

"Ma, wait -"

"Ho ho"

Throw it outside as it is.

And I closed the door with Batan.

Mr. Gabes had been knocking on the Don door for a while, but eventually stopped making noises about whether he'd given up.

"Shiloh, I'm sorry"

Mr. Cullen is coming down with his head.

I wave.

"Never mind. I mean, Mr. Cullen was the one who had a hard time. Didn't that guy do anything weird to you?

"... touched my chest a little"

"Eina, bring me something hard and pointy. He's gonna make me toddle."

"Honey, I'll give you a hand."

"Shiloh, brother, is this it?

Aina brought a knife from the shelf.

It's one of the most popular products for wives.

"Ma'am, can I have mine, please?"

"Mmm!"

"............... neither of us do anything stupid. You can leave the fool alone."

"" Yes ""

At the end of such a dimension, the entrance door was inadvertently opened.

Mr. Gabes is back? Or so I looked back vigilantly, and there was a female adventurer I saw one day.

"I'm sorry. I heard there's a mayor here."

The adventurer lady wandered around the store.

Who knows who the mayor is.

"I'm the mayor... but you?

Female adventurers correct their posture and give thanks.

"My name is Nay Miraj. He's from the Adventurer's Guild, The Apostle of the Silver Moon."

Hearing the name, Mr. Ryer whistled with Più.

And try to slap me in the ear.

"It's the biggest guild in this country."

It tells me.

"I am Karen Schwajo, the mayor of Ninolich. What can the Apostle of the Silver Moon do for my town?

"I urge you not to be so vigilant. What, it's a simple story. I came to ask you if you could put a branch of the Apostle of the Silver Moon in this town."

After a lot of silence,

"" "Yeah ~ ~ ~!?" "

Everyone on this scene was surprised.