Price of Management

Mental and physical influences are mutually exclusive. People who were weak were also weak in spirit, and those who had a strong body were full of confidence in everything.

Anyway, it was an amazing experience for Noonum to advise me.

I asked Norm again.

“Should I marry Julia, then? ”

Gnome tilts his head.

- I don't know.

“Huh? Why not? ”

- There's one more girl, Dad.

“ ……. ”

Suddenly, I became dumb with honey.

Yes, there was a sheath.

On second thought, it was Sis who hesitated to accept Julia's proposal.

Sis had feelings for me, too. I was a little too, but so was I. And more importantly, once Julia and I are married, cis will be left alone. All I knew was that I was the only one who could let cis be alone.

What are we gonna do?

Is there any way we can all be safe?

Then Norm tilted his head again.

You want to marry me twice?

“Cough!”

I'm the one... I'm the one!

I fell into a sense of self-esteem as I grabbed the head of a punctured blade.

No! A lovely gnome must be reading my mind! I can't show such a vile heart to a naive gnome!

I tried to clear my mind by tearing out my head.

But Noonum tilted his head and asked.

- Dad, what's a cheater?

“Grrrgh!”

I smashed the ground with my head until the gnome dried up.

* * *

If the first day of the banquet was a public place to greet each other, it was time to enjoy the banquet from the afternoon.

If there was anything I felt in my past 90 years, it was that the more seats I had, the more tired I got.

But there were so many guests who wanted to see me that I couldn't help but attend. Many of them were important customers who are regularly delivered from Carrock staging stations.

Moreover, if the nobles gathered so much, it was a great marketing opportunity. As the merchant owner of the merchant guild, I couldn't help myself.

Shit, I'll definitely retire someday.

Among the guests was Birdie Hoodini, who was our in-laws and in-laws.

“How are you? It's been a long time.”

Leyra's father and a hobby of collecting monster stuffed foods did not look at me very well.

“How have you been? I owe you one. ”

“Ah, the Egyptian Merchant Guild. Those bastards who owed me money and went bankrupt. I'm glad you repaid my debt for me, but I'm surprised you took over the Egyptian Merchant Guild. ”

“Hahaha, I've tasted them once, but they're a waste to sell as slaves. ”

“Don't blame me for being rude. I don't know if you know this, but it's imperative that we do the math. You make a profit, you make a loss, you always make a calculation. And that's why we have the author of Hoodini now. ”

“Of course. I think it's a great philosophy. ”

I don't think it's very good, actually. It's still rude to sell your entire family into slavery.

“Looks like you're going into the market for the Horn Empire, taking over the Euran Merchant Guild. The trade taxes on the Baden River have been negotiated for quite some time now. Don't you think?”

“Haha, right. ”

“It seems that the Egyptian Merchant Guild you acquired left for the Horn Empire immediately. It seems you've been preparing to enter the Horn Empire for quite some time. as if the dictionary had known in advance that the toll on the Baden River would be lower. ”

Aha.

That's why he didn't look good.

I nodded.

“Yes. In fact, we had enough to export before negotiating the Baden River. ”

“If you have such good information, don't you have to share it with me? We're not even close. How rude! ”

Marquis Houdini stares at me and complains.

By the way, this guy's never had a stomach ache before, starting with 40,000 sacks of wheat. How many times have I seen you do it alone?

“I'm sorry about this. But I wanted to, of course, but I wasn't sure if negotiations were going to be closed or not. ”

“It was a gamble? ”

“Yes. Gambling is not advisable. ”

“You speak well. If you gamble again next time, please join me. You don't look like a loser in gambling. ”

“Haha, got it. I promise.”

“I'll see to it. If you have any more fun alone, I'll take my daughter back to her parents. ”

“Phew, Arthur's going to start wailing on the ground. ”

“Hmmm, so be good. ”

“Are there any? ”

After a long time, Mardi Gras became a little angry.

The hoodie asked me again.

“I heard the Horn Empire still sells grain for a good price. Is that true?" ”

“Yes, because of poor security, all prices are expensive because the distribution network is not seamless. ”

“Then you've just entered the market for the Horn Empire. Sell me some of my grain if you can." ”

The Birch of Hoodini is the best grain cellar in the country.

Now that the price of grain has fallen to the ground, the one who rots the most is Birdie Houdini. I can't just let the leftover grain rot in storage, so I only roll my feet.

“If I have a lot to sell, I'd love to. As soon as we have a reliable distribution network, we will also sell the grain that is stored in your warehouse. ”

“Thank you. If things go well, I'll give you 40% of the net profit from selling grain. ”

“Haha, can I have 50 percent? The Horn Empire isn't just a rough place, but you should give me half of it. Haven't you heard of the ten merchants who went to the Horn Empire? ”

“You mean the story of all but one? Screw you. You did the same thing during the Great Plague, and thanks to me, I've never had a big fight before, so I'm disappointed. ”

“That makes five to five. You should be able to get rid of the grain and profit from the stockpile without touching a single hand. It's all about putting a spoon on the stew. ”

We had a nervous war with each other for a moment.

Soon after, Duke Houdini shrugs.

“I can't do it. Good.”

“As expected, you're definitely a hoodie writer. ”

I smiled and said to Birdie Hoodini. Marquis Hoodini snorts, but then smiles.

But it was then.

“Where's my niece?! ”

Someone jumps into the banquet hall and shouts in a lively voice.

What kind of moron makes a fuss about this place?

…… but somehow my voice seemed familiar to me.

Arthur, who was with Leyra holding Elena, looked at this noisy ovarian and said, "I'm confused.

“Rick?”

I did.

It was Rick.

Rick swoops around with his eagle's eyes, finding Arthur inside and out and running at a rapid pace.

“Oh, brother! Congratulations. Wow, you've worked hard! It's been a long time, and congratulations. That's Eleanor! My dear nephew! Kuhaha!”

“Stop! Don't go near me! ”

It was as if Rick was going to eat Elena, so Arthur was embarrassed and tried to stop him.

However, Rick jumped over Arthur with a swift gesture like Duke Meutt's apprentice and approached Leyra holding Elene.

Leyra gives Elena to Brother Rick in a mess.

“Hahaha! This is my first disciple! ”

Rick declares that Elene is shining high in the sky.

I had to watch everyone in the banquet hall with a look of awkwardness.

“Ahhhh!”

Eventually, Elena starts to cry.

“Huh, huh? Sweetheart, why don't you smile? I can't use a child who will be my apprentice to cry so easily. ”

Rick is embarrassed and tries to appease Elena.

Eventually, I stepped out.

“Noum, it's Wounded. Take it.”

- Give it to me, you idiot.

- Idiot.

Norm and Woundee are on the prowl of Elena.

Norm holds Rick's arm and leg in his shovel with his Earth hand. That way, Rick misses Elena. Woundee makes a pool of warm water and accepts Elena.

After the spirits appeared, Elena stopped crying. It was because I was born with spiritual affinity that I felt familiar with spirits. Sometimes Leyra asks me if I can lend her my spirits.

Before there was a commotion, my father, who had been drinking with the neighboring lords, came walking and sighed.

“Ahh... I never wanted to be discovered that there was one idiot in my family. ”

Rick cocks his head, gripped by a gnome.

“You're not talking about me, are you? A fool of the Kunt family. Caroc, why don't you tell your sweet spirit to let me go? ”

I asked my father instead of talking back.

“Dad, what do you want to do with this idiot? ”

“Put it in the training ground first. I will personally train you again later. ”

“Yes, Noum. ”

- Yeah!

Norm flashes at Rick with several Earth hands.

“What? Dude, you can't let go of this? Do you regret it later?"

I stared at Rick with sharp eyes.

“Rick. If you really want to have a hard experience, you can keep making that noise. This brother will be your opponent in a long time. ”

Rick became deaf and dumb for a moment.

It was because Brother Rick heard that I had become a higher spirit.

No matter how brave you are, as long as you know that you have to fight me, you can't shout for a fight.

“… No. Come to think of it, I think I'd rather be self-centered. Come on, let's go. You have to take me to the training ground. ”

Rick quickly calms down.

I was just like my father, I'm afraid.

A trait that will not bend even when you meet a strong enemy, but will wear its tail because you fear pride in front of your strong brother.

I sent Rick to the training ground with the gnome. That fool should take a breath of air and calm his nerves.

My father was also embarrassed because he didn't know what to do with the atmosphere of the banquet, and then he went out.

“I'm gonna go talk to Rick. ”

After my father ran away, Arthur became the head of this banquet.

First, I had to clean up this strange atmosphere. Unless you're embarrassed.

You can't. What do you want me to do? When there's always a crisis in our family, this great spirit has stood up and resolved it.

I shared my senses with the gnomes, and started practicing my animosity.

“What? What is that? ”

“Dirt?"

A lump of mud floats through the open window and enters the banquet hall.

Everyone's attention was focused on the mud.

The lump of mud splits into two pieces and begins to change into two human forms.

“Aesthetics!”

“Baron Caroc Kunt is doing his best! ”

“This is the first time I've seen an animosity. ”

The two men made of clay were Duke Meutt and Earl Halstein.

He reimagined the duo he had shown to his father and knights before. There's never been an event more interesting than this.

“What? That's Duke Meutt. ”

“Really! Who else then? ”

“Huh? I'm in the mood for a duel..." ”

Soon after, the two Mudskippers started fighting. As the duel unfolded, the people of the banquet hall realized that it was the duel between Duke Meutt and Earl Halstein, who had only heard rumors of it. But no one opened their mouths. I just watched the duel with my breath.

And a while later, after the battle, I put the two clay dolls back together and threw them outside.

“Wow! Excellent! ”

“Marvellous! Aesthetics is truly marvelous! ”

“I never thought I'd see a fight like that. ”

People were excited and sent thunderous applause to me.

“That's amazing, but how great was the battle that Blade actually crashed into to come? ”

“But she ended up as a stray? I think Duke Meutt was a little ahead of us. ”

“Oh, what do you mean? We are nobles of the Kingdom of Leaden, and we stand by Duke Meutt's side, and the Earl of Halstein is not inferior. It's a draw, a draw. ”

People had a heated debate about who was stronger. The banquet had once again warmed up, and it was no longer Rick's doing (?).

Arthur raised his thumb at me, thanking me and praising me.

I take a sigh of relief and step outside for a moment.