Chapter 270: Types of Contracts

We have to fill our stomachs first and prepare camp.

I took out the gyoza dumpling wrappers that I made from the bag, moistened a few pieces with a bit of water to make them sticky, then spread some grated garlic in it. I sliced the block of bacon thinly, and cheese —

「Khan, pass the melting type of cheese to me. 」
「Which one? 」
「I believe it’s the exposed cheese that is slightly tinged with a yellowish hue. 」
Khan took different types of cheese out of the bag, so Butler helped him.

Well, it’s “exposed”, but it’s actually wrapped in cloth. The wrapped ones are those packed in chestnut leaves from the start, or those with nettle stuck on the surface.

I spread the cheese on top of the bacon and ground some pepper. After rolling them from the edges, I arranged dumplings on the toasted sandwich maker.

After that, I poured the dehydrated vegetables into the soup then started grilling the sausages offered by Dean. Just how much of a meat lover is he, huh?

「Aw shucks, that’s making me wanna grab some wine again. 」
Dinosso commented while picking up the second one on the rows of gyoza wrapped goodies.

The gyoza wrappers were fried nicely. The melted cheese stretched well, blending deliciously with the salty taste of bacon. It’ll be more crispy if I used spring roll wrappers.

Bacons and jerky are very salty here, probably so that they’ll keep longer, but it’s hard to control the saltiness. Even the ones I made myself are also extra salty since I’d be carrying them around and it won’t do if they’d spoil.

「Dean, the sausages and meat you bring are quite tasty. Where did you get them? 」
「I bought them in the fortress city, but I think they’re sourced from the local farmers. 」
They’re crispy and juicy. The toasted color of the sausages is the chef’s kiss..

We enjoyed our dinner in supreme bliss for a while.

And now, it’s time for explanations after.

「Okay, our bellies are full now, so time to listen to the rest of the story? 」
Dinosso and Butler sat on the opposite side of the campfire, facing me.

Ash gently took my hand beside me. Not sure if it’s to prevent me from taking off, or to grind my temples again, but Retze also sat down beside me on the opposite side of Ash.

「Er.. What should I talk about? 」
「Black spirits — no, let’s not set any limits, just tell us everything about the contracts. What are the things you’re currently contracted with now? 」
Dinosso started the interrogation.

「Spirits and black spirits. As for monsters, there’s only the pill bugs. Oh, and also the changelings introduced by Butler to me for doing business — 」
「They’re an existence that can easily be bound by contracts, because of some problems with their personalities, so yes. They are not open books whereby one can easily read their expressions, and they won’t reveal the things they aren’t supposed to expose. 」
All eyes turned to Butler, but he was unruffled as he nonchalantly explained.

According to Butler, some would have their expressions tell it all despite being bound in a contract and being unable to say anything. For example, during torture and they wished to spill the beans even though they can’t…. Wait a sec, does that really happen?

「It’s a pain in the neck showing up during trades, deals and negotiations, so I have contracts with a normal person and have them act as my proxy and also with that person’s servants and the other folks that interact with me in meetings. 」
It’s troublesome, but I can’t afford to slip.

「Trade — should be vegetables, right? 」
「Yeah, the main stuff is veggies, but that’s not all. I’m also planning to have them do some dyeing and then sell the products in the future. I also hired a lot of people to work on the farm and other things through my proxy. I think it’s shaping up now? Ah, but I left the recruitment and work management to my proxy to handle, though. 」
「So the mysterious vegetables that occasionally appear in your dishes, huh. Yep, those are delicious. 」
Dinosso seemed a bit relieved.

「Yup. Ah, the potatoes are done. I’m selling these too. 」
I sliced a cross on the potatoes before distributing them.

「You can add salt, cheese or butter, whichever you want, and bacon too. Here you go. 」
「Ou. 」
「These grow in cold places, so I’m considering planting them in regions where wheat can’t grow. They grow underground, so even if the land got ravaged by war, there’s a high chance they’ll survive and can be harvested. 」
I explained while munching on my own.

「Hot! But it’s tasty. 」
Of course it is.

「 It’s good trying to deal with the starvation issues and lessen its impact, but won’t that be a problem with the Heroes? Ah, and don’t sell anything possessed by spirits, alright? 」
Retze.

「Yeah, thanks. Ah, I’m making a simple contract with the spirits so that they’ll be able to escape before their mana gets completely sucked up, just in case they fall into the hands of the heroes. This is also what the deities want, and the spirits also approach me, so I proactively do this. 」

「So that explains why there are so many spirits around Jean-sama. 」
Butler commented while he accepted the tea.

Are there many? But I already told the spirits not to approach me when I’m in Canum and when I’m with everyone.

「How many spirits are you contracted to now? If it’s 2-3 per day, then — 」
「The normal spirits are around 24 million, I guess? 」
There are times when the kin of the contracted spirits also follow me automatically and would do my bidding without a contract, so I don’t think there’s a meaning in this number.

The notebook I write the names in was possessed by a spirit before I noticed. Ah, no, it’s probably born? No big deal either way, but the spirit will take notes for me every time I name a new spirit. It’s really convenient.

By the way, I name them by date and number nowadays. That’s what I do when I’m at home lounging around. If I’m out, I use the name of the place and number. If I visit the place again, then it’s place, date and number. For black spirits, I add the letter K before the name.

「………….. 」

It seemed pretty quiet, so I looked around me — Dinosso, the guy who asked me, froze, Butler also froze while still in the middle of serving another cup of tea, Dean froze with his sausage still in his mouth, and Chris froze with that serious look on his face.

I turned my head. Ash seemed normal, while Retze looked troubled.

「He already completed the contracts with Black and White Shahira, Baylis and me all at the same time while I was still in the semi-spirit state. It’ll be a different story if there were special sorts of spirits mixed in, but he can support those numbers with his mana. There’s no need to be so shocked about it. 」
Khan smirked.

Notes

T/N: Probably K as in Kuro – which is the Japanese word for black

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Comments (2)

  1. ecurps

    >chortles< Dude just whips out his accounting ledger.

  2. Hikikomori

    Thanks for the treat.

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