Chapter 427: Confirmation of the Matter
「…It is doing quite favorably. 」
I averted my eyes and took a sip of water. Whew, nabeyaki udon sure is hot!
「Whoa, speaking politely again, are we? 」
Dinosso grimaced as he turned to the side.
「I heard Nalluahdid is issuing various products recently. 」
「Urk. 」
Butler’s grin is poking my conscience!
「Basically, what we do is sell seedlings and the distribution and market expansion is left to the other merchant guilds to handle. 」
Just like the potatoes and the wheat that has high yield.
「There is another item that is wreaking havoc among the kingdoms eager to obtain it for themselves, making them fight over it ー it’s called ‘spirit lamp’, I believe? 」
「Bfftt! 」
So that’s where you’re getting at!
「It is said that the heads of both the Commercial and the Maritime Guilds in nalluahdid are involved, along with a young merchant who is also coincidentally the fief lord. We can infer as to what merchandise it is that they handle; however, they excellently divert the attention from such. 」
Sorry, I’m that fief lord.
It’s just that Soleil is being mistaken as me. Butler’s dropping names, so his probably hinting that I should be more careful and do something about it.
「… Please feel free to inform me if you have trouble handling the twins. 」
Butler said with a genteel smile.
And what are you gonna do with them if I did tattle?
「Ah, no, they’re working hard for me. 」
But they’re not doing business, though.
「Hey, be careful not to tread on dangerous waters, alright? 」
「I already announced that I’m gonna drop everything in that business if worse comes to worst. 」
I can’t reply with an honest ‘yes’ to Dinosso.
Sorry, I know everyone is worried about me, but I can’t promise that I won’t tread on dangerous waters. How should I put this ー it’s more like whatever item I develop will surely catch the heroes’ eye; they’re practically hazards.
Well, I think all is fine if the goods spread far and wide, or if Shrum makes it easier to import them. Sis prefers summoning folks to her side rather than going out in person, after all.
It seems like the merchants from around Shrum make the jewelry and clothes,which are then sold in trading houses in Nalluahdid. If we could get the Maritime Guild to create a direct route to Shrum and sell those stuff at ridiculously high prices….
The moment Sis gets her hands on them, I can drop the price at an all time low, and the jewels and clothes’s value and price will also plummet. Several useless thoughts like these run through my mind.
The tomatoes come from the territory located at Talia Peninsula’s very tip. The potatoes and the cabbages I’m currently experimenting on will come from Nalluahdid, which isn’t that strange because the latter is actually kind of a melting pot of trade.
Ah, but maybe I should also start selling the goods in more distant places too. It’d be a problem if the merchandise didn’t spread so it might be a good idea to bring them to other trading areas up north.
「In case you can’t drop everything and abandon them, just take everyone with you and make a run for it. The bigshots and higher ranks will be in danger, but I doubt they’d bother with low-ranking folks. 」
Retze already finished his udon, and he put his chopsticks down with a clink.
By the way, I also made chopstick rests. The first one I made is fashioned after Daifuku. I wanna make a Riche one too, but I can’t get the colors right.
「I see. I was worried that Jean-sama won’t have the heart to abandon his allies, but indeed, his 【Teleportation】is beyond ordinary. 」
「Khan’s kingdom is also recruiting new residents, right. 」
Butler commented. Dinosso also added his thoughts.
「Hey, even if that’s the case, don’t let your guard down, alright. If your imposter shows up, you might not be able to get any help from the spirits around you. 」
I’ve been preoccupied about Sis, but I was reminded about that. Retze’s words made my heart jump.
I only considered the people, but I should plan for the spirits to! Especially Blue Lizard-kun and the other spirits that possessed things ーwhat should I do with them?
「You don’t have to try helping everyone. Just 【Teleport】away while you still can, alright? 」
Hm?
「What? 」
My expression was probably off and Retze noticed. He stared back at me.
「Ah, no, it’s just that I don’t need the help of spirits around me when I 【Teleport】. 」
「Huh? 」
It wasn’t Retze, but Butler who muttered that.
「Hm? Er, I said that because Retze must’ve thought that the spirits will be devoured so they won’t be able to help me 【Teleport】. 」
No matter how the spirits do for me, Retze won’t be able to See that ー spirits are invisible to him. That’s probably why he thought the spirits were helping me with【Teleport】and 【Storage】 .
「Hey, wait a sec. Even if heroes don’t manifest their abilities visibly, the deities that protect them will lend their power through their kin, right? 」
「Really? 」
But it didn’t seem like that.
「Hey, what ‘really?’, huh? You…」
「Then, perhaps the deities use the heroes bodies as medium, given that those had been created by them…? 」
「Really? 」
I repeated my reaction to Dinosso when I heard what Butler said.
If my memory serves me right, I didn’t really sense the presence of the deities when I first used the abilities after getting them. But thinking about it now, maybe I’ve just gotten too used to their presence, so I don’t really notice it anymore? They did tell me that 【Cut Ties】will become stronger as Lightball’s power also increases.
「Oy, it’s your own body, so think about it more, will you! 」
Dinosso was on the verge of tears.
「But if I think too deeply about it, my mind might end up making scary conclusions, you know? 」
「What are you gonna do, leaving it at that, huh!? 」
Dinosso’s fingers were all bent, his palms up in frustration. He looked like he was holding something up.
「Well, it must be uncomfortable having your body switched into something else. It’s just that you need to at least know what your boundaries are. Like, what are the things you’re capable of, and what you’re not. 」
Retze removed his jacket, probably because he felt hot after a bowl of nabeyaki udon.
「I will confirm it. 」
If something happens to the deities, will it affect me too? Particularly that Lightball!
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