41 Episode 40: And business moves.

I talked to Mr. Cullen and he was going to hire an old man out of town for 35 copper coins a day.

That's the shape I put on five more pieces to Karen's opinion that 30 pieces would be enough.

Glad to hear that all the elderly people who live out of town and some who were looking for work are going to help us produce a survival match.

Rent an empty house in town from Mr. Cullen.

Using the house as a temporary match factory, Aina teaches you how to make it.

It took about three days for me to be able to produce steadily while maintaining my quality as a product, but things have been going well since then.

With more and more production, more than 10,000 homemade survival matches are finally produced every day.

Seeing a homemade survival match made up of mountains, Aina something,

"Shiloh brother...... can you sell this at all?

He looked anxious, but I...

"It's okay. Don't worry about it."

He said and laughed.

Of course, it's not unfounded confidence or kara cheerfulness.

I'm sure of it.

That 's--

A bell on the door informs the visitor and an uncle with a good width enters.

"Welcome"

Eina teaches at the factory, so I'm alone at the store.

"Excuse me. Is' Shiloh's Shop 'a good fit here?

"Yeah, it fits."

When he said that and welcomed him, his uncle let down his face.

"Good. Did it fit? It's been a long way...... oh, is the shopkeeper here?

"I'm the owner of the shop."

"Whoa! Were you the rumored Lord Shiloh? My name is Jekos and I am a pedestrian. Go ahead and get to know him."

Uncle, again, Mr. Jekos has asked me to shake your hand.

I shake hands.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jekos. So what can I do for you?

"As a matter of fact, I wanted to deal with certain items that Lord Shiloh is dealing with (...), whether they are or not..."

"An item?

"Hehe, here it is (...)"

That said, Mr. Jekos took something out of his nostalgia.

A small box made of paper - a match.

"I come from Sanosa, the western trading city, in search of this' match '. No, it was tough, wasn't it? Through a number of cities and gateways, copper coins decrease as tolls each time. When I got to this town, I was relieved."

"That was tough..."

Ninolich doesn't take taxes to get into town.

But that's unusual, and usually when a non-resident enters town, he needs to pay taxes.

Most importantly, if you belong to a large guild (union), such as an adventurer or merchant, and you have a special permit, you have tax exemptions and reductions.

"Yeah, it was tough. But I got to this town, to this store!... Oops. You're out of line."

"No, never mind. Good luck with your long journey. Looks like you had a rough time."

That said, I'll bring a chair and put it across the counter.

"Please sit down. I'll get you something to drink right now."

"Oh, my God, I came all of a sudden without an appointment... thank you"

"Haha, I guess we should have a business meeting in the reception room or something, but unfortunately I'm the only one in the store right now, and you don't have a reception room in the first place, do you? So if you'll excuse me, please give me a break here."

"What the hell. That's enough here. Go ahead."

I go into the kitchen once and come back with tea.

Place two cups of tea on the counter and one cup with water, and I'll sit in the chair too.

It's the form of Mr. Jekos and I heading over the counter.

"Drink, please."

"Thank you. Ooh... what a wonderful scent. It mixes aromas of tea as well as faintly refreshing fruit!

Mr. Jekos is so surprised just to smell the tea.

I smell the smell of tea over and over again as I float my hips and get excited.

The hand holding the cup seems trembling and violently upset.

"Lord Shiloh! Yes, what the hell - which country is this tea from? Ugh!?

"Ku, country!?

Now it was my turn to get upset.

"Erm...... sure this tea was Earl Gray. Country... Country..."

Earl Gray's name is famous, but it may not actually be the name of a tea leaf in tea.

Citrus aromas on tea leaves are called Earl Gray, a kind of flavored tea like peach tea or apple tea.

I know that much, but I don't know if I need to look at the raw ingredients of the tea leaves that are the key ingredients.

"Country... Country... So, was it Darjeeling...?

In the meantime, I'll say the name of the tea I know.

Darjeeling is also a famous tea, a generic term for tea produced in the Darjeeling region of India.

"Da-jirin...? Hmm. That's the name of a country I've never heard of."

Oh, something's wrong.

What the hell, keep going through this?

"Haha, I hear it's a country across the ocean"

"I see. You're the tea leaf I got from the ocean merchant from the other continent of the sea. Such an expensive thing for me and such...... no, Lord Shiloh what a huge vessel. Or are you saying that's all the profitable merchants?

"I'll leave it to your imagination"

The truth is that it's 300 yen of tea with 12 I bought at the supermarket.

"... uhm. I'm not a tea dealer, so I'm neglectful of the value of tea leaves, but if this aroma and flavor can sell to the rich, too?

"Huh? Do you have tea?

"Yep. I hear, for example, Lord Janessa of the North, Marquis Ricedalm, has no eyes for tea. That's what they say when they say it's delicious, they get it without a thread on the money."

"Yeah. Is it for tea?"

"Yes, to tea.... Oops, you missed the conversation again. I'm sorry. I'm a tough guy with a lot of concerns. Whoa ho.... excuse me. Even the first time you've had a business meeting for a match?

"Yeah, please"

I grinned and nodded at Mr. Jekos' inquiry.

But inside, I can be thrilled with my first business meeting.

Come on, it's the beginning of your first business meeting.