Price of Management

"Caroc grain topping"

Now that I had opened my home, it was time to hire an employee. I don't mind if I do it all by myself, but I can only let one person do something small.

I took out a piece of paper and a pen and swiped a job posting.

"Recruit employees who know the words and numbers at the Caroc Grain Conference. Across the street from Max's Resting House. Work hours and salaries are discussed during interviews.

I wrote several of the same articles and put them in a crowded street.

That's the end of the line.

72 years of grain experience!

In addition, I started a business that I know the future. It's before regression. I've had a lot of failures, but not this time.

It's been three days since I recruited, but no one has come to visit me yet.

He will, too. As long as he is not a nobleman or wizard, it is rare for people to know letters and numbers.

But I waited casually.

I knew from my pre-regression experience that at least one person could be hired.

I know who it is. The first employee I hired at the time worked for me for over 40 years.

It's about time he showed up...

It's different.

“Hey, Poetry, excuse me. ”

A tall, somewhat silly-looking young man came carefully inside.

When I saw him sweating so hard, I smiled without knowing it.

His name is Hansen. He was my right arm before the regression.

“Well, I came to see the article about recruiting……. ”

“Hey, Hansen. It's been a long time."

Oops, a mistake.

I was so happy that I pretended not to know.

“W-what about my name? ”

I was roughly overwhelmed.

“The more true merchants are, the more likely they are to be lazy at collecting information. Hansen, the shy son of the herbalist, is definitely in my memory. ”

“Is that true? ”

Hansen was startled. I'm surprised he's so well-informed about himself.

I can't believe you just said that. You're still being silly.

“Of course. You married your father early and lived with your mother. It's only by learning the words and numbers from my mother that I'm an ordinary person. Moreover, because Mother's personality was like fire, she grew up angry from childhood and became shy. ”

“No, that's right. ”

It was fun to see Hansen surprised.

“You must be so timid, you must feel so tense on such an important day. Maybe he has his own habit of relieving tension. Like wearing women's underwear.... ”

“Hiya!”

Hansen's complexion pales.

“Haha, of course the last word is a joke. You can't really be wearing women's underwear. He's not a pervert, is he? ”

“No, no, that's right. ”

Hansen's reaction was fun, so I wanted to keep mocking him, but I decided to do it now.

“Anyway, you're a volunteer who showed up in three days, so I'll hire you right away. Your salary comes first, Redina. How about that? You agree? ”

Hansen's face lit up when he said Redina in the second month. A lot of salaries for new employees He offered good terms because he knew Hansen's loyalty.

“I'll do that. ”

“Good. Then you're the first member of our council. Take good care of her."

“Please take good care of me. ”

We shook hands.

So I hired Hansen as an employee.

Less than a week's worth of housekeeping, commercial trade, and staff were all solved. There was no roughness because I had a history of living once.

But there was only one thing left to do.

“Oh, hello. ”

Hansen went to work early in the morning.

“Hey, good morning. ”

I had an errand to run, but Hansen came in on time.

Hansen may seem like a fool... but he is, in fact, a fool. But it was loyalty and faithfulness that I valued Hansen.

Before the regression, Hansen was punished all kinds of things by me for being a fool. Nevertheless, Hansen stood by me for over 40 years.

I thought he was a useless fool, but after all these years, he was the only one who kept me from the beginning to the end and helped me back up.

Thank you so much for that. When Hansen retired last year, he gave me 500 Redinas. I don't know how much he cried in his grave when he died of a disease.

Bitch, I'll make you live longer than me this time. That way I can fight until I die. Heh heh.

Hansen walked around the restaurant and sat at any table. Then he asked me in a slightly reddish color.

“I, my lord. ”

“Call me Shortie. ”

“Yes, shorty. What should I do now? ”

“That's a good question. ”

I handed Hansen a bag of money I had prepared. Hansen looked inside the bag of money and was surprised. I'm surprised there's 500 Redinas in there.

“What kind of money is this? ”

“I need to do an errand. ”

“An errand?”

“Go to the magic guild at Lerdon Castle and buy a spirit stone. ”

In this Kingdom of Leaden, there is only one Magic Guild in the capital, Kingdom of Leaden.

“Can I have this kind of money? ”

“It's okay. I trust you. Hansen.”

“Shorty... ”

Hansen seems a little moved. I kindly put a cold water on it.

“If you take the money, I'll go to your mom. ”

“ ……. ”

Hansen's face distorted.

“If you don't come back after ten days, I'll assume you took the money and take action. ”

“Ten days?! You should at least give me a full day.... ”

“Come on, let's go! ”

I gave Hansen three separate Redinas.

“I'll be back soon. ”

Hansen leaves without energy. Well, it's going to take me about a full day to get back to Leaden Castle.

I had nothing else to do during the summer, so I hung out in the inn room. When I got bored, I went down to the restaurant and drank beer. Max, the innkeeper, spoke to me, and his story of his mercenary days was quite interesting.

It was just after a full day.

Hansen returns to his stalemate. I must have been homeless on the way home, so it's a bummer.

“I bought it here. ”

I accepted Hansen's spirit stone.

A stone that gives off a subtle blue glow.

This was the spirit stone, which contained the power of the great natural world. A very rare mineral that can only be obtained in the Magic Guild.

“Well done.”

“I only have one more reddy left from my lord.... ”

“Ah, take it. A prize.”

Hansen's complexion brightened.

“You must be tired from the long journey. Go home and rest early today. ”

“Thank you!”

Hansen, who took the Redina and fell into a trance, went back home in a daze.

Being left alone in the office, I decided to do what I had planned.

“I will make a pact with the Spirit. It'll work this time."

That's right!

I bought a third of my entire 1,500 Redina fortune because it is absolutely necessary for the contract.

“You weren't born with much spirit friendship in the first place, and you're old. ”

A spirit contract that failed before regression because of its old age.

But now it's eighteen!

Of course, there was no obsession with being special like the old days. I'm going to have a normal life, too.

But you can't just ignore a diamond on the side of the road like you didn't see it.

When you travel, you meet a lot of monsters and bandits. Learning a Spirit helps a lot when you do that.

“Let's get started. ”

I grinded the spirit stone with a prepared hammer into powder and put it on a sandal and burned it in water. Spirit Stone Powder was melted into water and made into a sticky, strange liquid.

I dipped my finger into the liquid and began to draw a magic circle on the floor.

It was a long time ago, but fortunately, I came up with a clear way to draw the magic circle. Even before the regression, I still remember the difficulty of drawing the magic group taught me by the Spirit.

After a hard time, I stand on the Magic Cube and begin to cast a spell.

“O great spirit of the natural world, answer the call of my soul. ”

Please succeed.

That's 500 Redinas!

Paaaaaah!

A bright light emanates from the enchanted camp as if it were my wish. The light was so beautiful that I thought I would get drunk.

However, the light gradually faded.

What, are you saying it's a bust again?

I looked at the sorcery camp with a hesitant heart.

Please, please, please!

…… the light was completely extinguished.

One evening, in a darkened office, I stood on top of a magic jewel.

“ ……. ”

I felt a sense of emptiness.

Another failure? Well, I'd love to do it, but without it, that's all there is. I don't know how to do that, but I don't have a problem living.

But what I expected was also true.

Oh, you just blew up 500 Redinas. If you knew this, you wouldn't have tried!

I regretted being disappointed. But that's when it happened.

Pa!

A thin beam of light flows from the Magic Cube's engraved floor.

“Huh?"

I was flabbergasted and stared at the thin beam of light.

Two trunks, three trunks... More and more strands of light flow from the floor.

Five stalks, six stalks, seven stalks…… and in an instant, dozens of strands of light bloomed up like a haystack.

What the hell?!

You didn't fail?

I was nervous and looked at the strange phenomenon unfolding before my eyes.

Slow down.

Dozens of strands of light clumped together before my eyes.

The beam of light shifts like clay. Arms, legs, head…… It began to shape people.

Soon it was completed....

“Hurry?”

I fell in love.

The completed form was the image of a little girl who was ten years old. It's only about the size of a palm.

It was adorable and cute to put on a round hat that looked like a helmet and wear a shovel that was bigger than his height. The small body was shining in golden light.

It was easy to realize that the girl was a spirit.

It wasn't a failure!

I suppressed the excitement and asked carefully.

“What's your name? ”

When I asked, the Spirit Girl hesitated and answered.

- Noum.

A timid gnome. No matter how cute it was, I had to endure the urge to hug it.

“The Spirit of Earth's gnome? ”

Norm nods, smiling as he gets hungry.

“Will you sign with me? ”

- All right.

“Really?"

- Really.

Noonum reached out to me with a bright smile. I, too, reached out reflectively.

I felt a strange feeling when the loving hand of gnome touched my hand.

Biceps.

My heart was beating.

A strange feeling penetrated through the brain with the hands that touched gnome.

I felt the same as if my senses were connected. It's not just the senses. It feels like my wrath and I have merged into my soul.

As I communed with anger like that, I felt as if I could see a vast expanse of greasy soil in front of my eyes. The ground standing on two feet feels precious and warm.

It was given to me by the will of the earth that belonged to the Spirit of Earth, Norm.

I was speechless, and I wept for no reason.

I couldn't understand why the tears were flowing. Perhaps it's the effect of communicating with gnome.

When gnome took his hand off, the connection ended, and I was moved. I looked at Noh with a sad heart.

- Now we're one. You are my master now.

“Thank you.”

- You have to sing me a lot.

“Of course.”

- Promise.

“Yes, I promise. ”

When I reach out my pinky, Norm grabs it with both hands and shakes it. As soon as the contract was concluded, Norm disappeared as if he had infiltrated the Magic Cube's carved floor.

As if I were dreaming, I stared at the place where the gnome had disappeared.

After a long time, I began to feel joyful.

“Okay, okay... ”

My whole body began to tremble with joy.

“That's it! I'm a spirit! ”

I stood up and cheered loudly.

One talent out of 10,000!

Even if you have talent, you can't even dream if you don't have enough money to get Spirit Stone!

It is much rarer than a wizard, so even a lesser spirit becomes a spiritual one who welcomes any noble family or bigamist. Ordinary me with no talent at all!