Translator: Pink Tea Editor: ryunakama Proofreading: Reader A? Kind of? Maybe?
Day 64 Nighttime, Souvenir Store, the Capital Outskirts Branch, Girls-Only Gathering
We made huge profits. IFrontier series sold out no matter how many more goods Haruka-kun would make. The Capital seems toFrontier? Head-over-heels for it?
But feeling lonesome from this long-distance relationship it began an affair with the Merchants Confederation! On top of that, the Theocracy is also trying to get closer with the Frontier with a pushy approach! Thats just like one of those soap operas!
Its on the same level of messiness as that title that despite being labeled Shoujohad nothing adolescent about it at all? I dont want such shoujo! [1]
Good job~, we made super big profits by super ripping them off, a great opening day? Kind of? The salary that youve been looking for is going to be paid in kind on a daily basis. Today, we have new bags of all kinds.
Well, its actually Item Bags? So here comes three items per person first-come-first-served battle royale-like salary? If anyone wants to be paid in cash or manju do tell me~? FIGHT, START?
Kind of?
Kyaaaaaaaaaa!
A bustling and lively uproar. Completely exhausted after the crowded business hours, everyone entered the Maiden War, Battle of Payment in Kind!
Backpack! I need the backpack! Im of the backpack faction! Thats what I decided today!
Hey! Trade that with me! I want the yellow one, the yeeellow, it goes with the shoes.
Oh no, thats mine? Fate brought us together, but we are being torn apart!
It seems to be Multicolor, so you should be able to change the coloration? I want the yellow too! But the shape is important! After all, one can pick only three!
Handbag, backpack, and shoulder bag. Since its just before the bath, no one is wearing their battle gear. Certainly, if everyone was armed it couldve been too dangerous for a bargain war. Kuh, only a few backpacks left.
Dont pull it~, I got it, I took it first!
Where is the register? Where is Haruka-kun? Or rather, where is Haruka-kun (the register)!
A storm-like battle has ended. Everyone is lying on the floor, holding bags in their hands.
Everyone is utterly exhausted, but has a blissful smile on their face, holding the spoils of war (bags) in their hands.
It seems Item Bags are incredibly difficult to produce, moreover, Item Bags made by Haruka-kun have incomparably largerStoragethan normal, which gets bigger with every new edition that he releases, and they even come with various effects now. Thats why he cant mass produce them.
In other words, he was making new ones every day, stockpiling for the sake of this moment. Thats why everyone is so happy, thats why its everyones treasure.
Go into the bath first? Ill prepare dinner in the meantime. Today is viking with omusoba, jumbo gyoza, rice balls, salad with fried stuff, and vegetable skewers~. Something to scramble for after the bath?
Sort of?[2] [3]
Viking! Is it a sea robbers anniversary day?
Oda-kuns group seems to be currently doing some piracy at the moment? I wonder why the side that is supposed to be protecting, ends up engaging in piracy, burglary, and robbery?
Hearing this out of context would totally make us look like the baddies.Th. most uptod/at nvels a/re published on n(0)velbj)n(.)c/o/m
Today was an exhausting, but very fulfilling day. Everyone is delighted, carrying the bags they got as their rewards. No one probably remembers about the war anymore. Everyones head is filled with Souvenir Stores success story.
Sales goals he said There are even bonuses for that! There is no time for some silly wars anymore, we have to sell out and sell off!
Over there, the Princess, the Young Lady, and Maid-san are all smiling, gazing at the bags. Grinning even. After all, these are artifact-tier items that would never be available for purchase by the general public. A highest-quality equipment granted only to close allies.
President-sama, Ill wash your back. You have such a beautiful clean skin, so smooth and lovely.
Hya. T-Thank you very much, Shari-sama, but its a bit ticklish, eh, no need to go there.
After getting warmed up we shine up the skin once again. This bubbly soap is definitely addictive, a product highly endorsed by mushroom addicts. I feel like the more I use it, the prettier the skin gets!
The Princess seems to really like washing backs, so every time we get into the bath she gets very excited. She mustve always been in the position of the one getting washed, and never could scrub others.
But Somehow, the way she rubs is Weird? Weirdly good? She is strangery skillful, but there is something off about it? Is it because she isnt used to this yet?
But why isnt she using a body brush and is doing it with her bare hands instead?
I wonder if Oda-kun and the others are okay. He mentioned that they are dealing with the actually dangerous stuff, so wouldnt it be better to go there together?
But there arent enough people here as well~. With this uproar, Im sure there will be a line outside by tomorrow morning?
Whooa, the business is booming.
The Confederations aim is to take the Capital, restrain the Theocracy, take over the supply of magic stones, and make a deal with the Theocracy. The bargaining chips are magic stones and the Kingdom.
And while the Kingdom and the Theocracy are glaring at each other, theyd attack the country of beastmen. The Kingdom, that wouldve come to aid the beastmen, cant act, and their business rival, the Church, is also too busy. This is the perfect opportunity for them.
If even one of those plans goes well, they will make more than enough profits, and if both do, theyll hit a jackpot. This is a large profit on a national scale. Someone, somewhere, is going to have something taken away.
Thats why crushing both will lead to huge losses. They might be a merchant confederation, specializing in making money, but here we have the Great Demon King of Ripping Off? A regular great Demon King is bad enough, but this goes straight for the money? Thats scary, you know?
Looks like Haruka-kun wants to settle the fight in three days. Once it settled, the Confederation will either keep continuously bleeding money, or will have to run away with a heavy loss. Apparently bleeding them forever is more delicious, but it wont continue for long.
Thats why its a short-term souvenir store. And once the Confederation pulls back, the Capital will lose its supply and dry up. After that comes recapture of the Capital.
And Haruka-kun will return to the Frontier on his own.
For the next thing, that no one knows about yet.
Preparing to face the real opponents, still lurking in shadows.
All alone, Haruka-kun is going to defend the Frontier.
And we still havent decided whose bras are going to be made today.
All alone, he is going to work on making bras Wait, thats just how it usually goes?
[TL Notes:
[1] Shoujo (from Japanese Girl) is a category of works targeted at a young female audience, typically characterized by a focus on personal and romantic relationships. Also, not 100% sure (only 98%) but that description sounds very much like NANA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_(manga)
Its literally how the manga opens. And with all of that, it somehow was labeled shoujo despite being more adult-oriented in plot than many josei titles. It also fits year-wise with many other references, being early 2000s.
[2] Omusoba yakisoba served with a thin omelet on top.
[3] Viking () is how they call all-you-can-eat buffet in Japan.
Apparently, the idea traveled to Japan from Sweden after a certain hotel manager saw it there, but as one might expect smrgsbord was a bit much so they went with an easier to pronounce viking, its not hard to make the connection between Sweden and vikings, so no need to explain how that idea came up.
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