Levelmaker

Episode 47: Merchants' Association Media Headquarters

I'm in front of a big mansion a few minutes' walk from the guild right now.

Is this the merchants' association to which Mr. Arkin belongs, the headquarters of [Medial]?

I'll call out to whoever's in front of the gate.

"Um... sorry ~ ~!

"What Ga k...... Gohon!... What's going on? Lady?"

Cute is justice. It works in this world, right? You were gonna say, "What the fuck, kid?" Huh?

"Mr. Arkin asked me to come..."

Yes, I say it as I show the business card that that guy gave me.

"Mr. Arkin? Oh, oh, wait a minute.

The gatekeeper entered the gate and returned a few seconds later.

"Fine, ma'am, down the street?

That's what he said and opened the gate for me.

"Thank you very much! Brother!"

(Angelsmile)

He looks like an old man, though. Let me put it this way.

"Heh heh heh. You're welcome."

Mr. Arkin, where did you get to know such a good girl?

Once inside the building, Mr. Arkin was already waiting for him on the front porch.

"Oh, you've come a long way. Arim, in this room.

I was put through to a fine room inside. Talk to Mr. Arkin.

"You've become an adventurer, haven't you?

"Ha!"

"Right, right. Can I see your guild card?

"Yes, go away!

"Hi. Hmm... Alim, you were only 12..." Huh? You think it's an E-rank already? Alim, what the hell are you doing?

"Oh, I took some exams, and so, I took 4 of those E-rank Demon Nukes and it did.

"Ha... in just one day. How dare you become an e-rank. You got talent? Then that's fine.

"Why is that?

"Hmm? Yeah, I heard you'd be an adventurer, so I thought I'd buy it if I wanted to sell it. Look, I already have a deal with you called Great Potion. Alim is good enough as a dealer now. Well, that's why I called him directly to HQ. Hmm, you don't seem crazy in my eyes.

"That's right!

"Oh. By the way, is there anything you can already sell? See, with that defeated E-rank demon?

"Oh, there is! Here."

I broke it down. I'll serve Casnake.

"Well, this is! Isn't it dismantled quite brilliantly? You had dismantling skills, didn't you, Alim? Nice, let's buy this for 150 bells a piece. Four... 600 bells.

Mr. Arkin stored Casnake in his magic back and gave me one silver coin and four large copper coins out of his pocket.

"Hehe. Well, here's the deal.... Is there anything else I can sell?

Oh, yeah. Let's sell that blue tan.

That hairball...... Chagemallow bluetongue.

Sounds delicious, but I don't need more than 400. I'll sell about 100 of them.

"Yes, I do! This is it..."

I take Chagemallow's bluetongue out of the magic back.

"Chi...... Chagemaro bluetongue! This is meat traded as a delicacy. It's a pretty hard haz to dismantle...... and a D-rank demon. He himself lives in dangerous land. Fine. Let's buy it. How about a piece for 5,000 bells?

5,000 bells... 50,000 yen for Japanese yen!

"Sell, sell, sell! But I'm not alone..."

"Well, you can sell as much as you want. Put the item on this sheet.

I line up Chagemallow's bluetongue on the sheet I was served. Gradually, Mr. Arkin's face grew white.

I have 104 total...... A total of 520,000 bells and 5.2 million yen worth of bluetongue were released in Japanese yen.

"Ah... ah... ah?

"Phew. That's all. Mr. Arkin......... Mr. Arkin?

"Hey... Alim... Where the hell did you get all this?

"No, we were just hunting normally, weren't we?

"Huh... okay? Even if they sell it so much..."

"Fine, of course. On the contrary, it's mine. Are you all right? this amount."

I get worried. But it doesn't seem necessary.

"Ha, ha. Hey, so many quality bluetongues............ and 104 sheets? I can't believe you sold me that much. As long as I'm happy. The truth is, Alim, isn't there an E-rank or something, like an S-Rank? Otherwise, I can't explain this amount.

Oh, I knew it?

"Is that okay? Oh, excuse me, would you turn one large gold coin into five gold coins, 45 large silver coins, 45 silver coins and 50 large copper coins?

"Ha, ha, ha! You're totally like a merchant! In just one day! Ha, ha, ha! All right, all right! Ha, ha, ha!

You laugh too much.

I mean, you're a substitute for making a profit selling so much.

"Ha... I laughed too much. Look, it's 520,000 bells. Make sure you add up."

"Thank you!

"No, this is the one I should thank. Thank you so much. Bluetongue is in demand. It's for sale."

I knew it. Oh, yeah. I need to ask for a few more.

"Excuse me, I need about three more favors..."

"Hmm? What is it? I feel good now because of you. Let's hear what we can hear."

"Yes, I'd like to ask you one thing, do you have the skills to make magic cards?

"I do. Enchanting is a skill. Most weapons stores, blacksmiths, and magicians have mastered..."

"I want my blacksmith skills and, you know, my enchant skills."

"It's... why?

"Because I like to make it"

Not really. Because even if you think about it, you can be an ingredient in these two, those skills.

"Hmm, then, that's good. [Knick & Honard's] That's where my legend works. When a girl named Alim comes, tell her to tell me her skills. When are you going?

"Ah, tomorrow. Also, if you order, and you're a blacksmith with 3 pickels, 2 scoops, 2 sets of sewing needles, 2 cuts, and 2 knives for demolition, I'd like to ask..."

"Oh, that's the brothers' shop at the weapons store and the blacksmith. All right, let's make an order."

"So, for every next favor..."

"What is it?

"I'd like a set of tools to do a blacksmith and a set of tools to do an enchant"

"Okay. It's a hassle that was in stock. Why don't you give it to me now?"

"Yes, I'm fine"

"Okay, okay. The cost is 184500 bells.

"Yes, it's 184500 bells.

"I did receive it. Okay, I'll get it now.

Mr. Arkin leaves the room. I came right back, like, 15 minutes later.

"Then it's inside this magic back. I have an item to move things from Magic Back to Magic Back and now I'm moving them from here to your back...... ok, I can move them. Every time."

"So this is my last favor.

"What is it?

"Where are the mountains where you can take a lot of ore and collect it individually? Tell me.

"Uh-huh, is that a mountain called [Mount Trier Area]? But... that's D-rank and C-rank demons. Bye... Is Alim okay? That's worrying...... I don't really recommend going for now, but for now, I guess the best part is there. It's about a four-day carriage southeast of Wangdu.

"Thank you!

"Why are you here?

"It's to improve your mining skills!

Because it's actually cheaper to dig it yourself than to buy it.

"Well... I don't really recommend it."

That's it.

"Well, no, really, you're a good customer. As long as I'm happy. Can I get you something else?

"Yes, it's me, please!

"Well, be careful not to let the suspicious do something. Welcome home. Oh, by the way, I'll tell the gatekeeper you can go through.

"Okay!

(Extraordinary Smile)

I said hello to the gatekeeper on my way home. in Angel Smile.

Well, it's already dark, and let's go to Mr. Ult's inn [Hikari] and get some sleep.