The Novice Alchemist’s Store

"Thirty percent is too much, but it does seem a little expensive for ten percent"

The next day, that was about the difference between the valuation I had noted and the price that Mr. Iris had actually sold, in comparison.

About the same amount Andre told me.

Sounds like you can definitely appreciate the value of the ice tooth bat's fangs properly, but you don't seem to know my buyout price per se.

But my buyout price is a little high, so from the market point of view, it could be close to 30%.

"Ah. A little surprised. Even if it was expensive, I thought it was very small."

"But when a regular merchant buys it out at this price, I think it's tough..."

Even if you sold it at South Strag at this price without taking into account the cost of transportation, it is subtle whether it can be sold.

It would sell in Wang Du, but transport costs are in deficit.

It's not like me not having to consider shipping costs, thanks to a substandard master.

"What is the purpose? I don't know why I bought it till I got a deficit."

Lorea... you don't understand, do you? He's shaking his head with a pull.

"Wow, I can't either, can I? That's Kate's job. Huh?"

Next, Mr. Iris, who turned his gaze, also shook his head and spoke to Mr. Kate.

Kate, who was told the story, thought for a while and opened her mouth.

"... well, first of all, if the merchant needs to collect ice tooth bat fangs, even if they are not. For example, I decided on the amount to prepare in the contract, but I couldn't get it anymore, or something."

"Given the penalty, it's better to buy higher," he said?

To Mr. Iris' words, Mr. Kate nods.

"Yeah. Others, manipulation of the market. Sometimes things bought and collected in anticipation of higher prices collapse due to unscheduled arrivals."

"Was the ice tooth bat fangs flowing from this village unexpected? But as for the ice tooth bat fangs themselves, they shouldn't be flowing much..."

The first quantity I sold to Mr. Leonora was quite high, but I haven't been there since.

Except for the items in the warehouse as inventory, they are all used for cooling hats, etc.

Even though it is possible that the gatherer went to sell to South Strag, the quantity should not be that high.

"You're not only selling cooling hats to this village, you're selling them to South Strag, right? Mr. Gretz. Isn't that the same thing? If the product flows, we won't be able to sell the materials to make the product."

"... that too, right"

There are many uses for ice tooth bat fangs, but the most used this season is the cooling hat, after all.

Though they are also used in chillers, refrigerators and freezers that cool the entire room, they are still luxury items.

Consumption is low.

"Otherwise... resentment or something?

"Yeah!? I don't remember being resented!?"

To Mr. Kate's words, it was Lorea who raised her voice louder at the same time as I did.

"That's right! There's no way anyone resents Mr. Sarasa!

... No, I'm not alive enough to have you say that forcefully, though, are I?

"Lorea, life, even if you haven't done something to be resented, do you have someone to resent?

"Irrational!

Phew, phew, and his nose is rough, too, and to Lorea, who holds both hands, Kate puts her hand on her cheek and nods deeply with a sigh.

"Yes, life is irrational. Most of the time, he's not necessarily the manager."

"- And say?

"Mr. Gretz or Mr. Darna, for example."

"Father, is it?

To the unexpected words out of Mr. Kate's mouth, Lorea stops moving and tilts her little neck.

"Aren't you making a lot of money with this cooling hat?

"Huh!? Your father doesn't make much money, does he? Of course, I think I got a lot of cash thanks to Sarasa, but I'm using it to enrich the store's products."

"Ooh, was it because of that that the grocery store's improved range of products recently!

"Yes. Until now, I haven't been able to afford anything I don't know if I can sell. The people in the village now have a little bit of money, so it looks like there are more customers."

Whoa, there's actually the fruit of the effort close by.

However, the problem is...

"That's hard to figure out."

Neither did Mr. Iris realize that the grocery store's product enrichment was due to this, and it is possible that he thinks he is saving money.

"On the contrary, Mr. Gretz... could he be making money?

They're making good money. Mr. Gretz officially ordered Harvesta the other day.

So I'm pretty sure I'm saving a lot of money...

"But knowing he's making money is limited, right?

"That's it, isn't it? In Mr. D'Arna's case, it's a round trip between South Strag and this town, so if you're familiar with the circumstances of South Strag, you can get some idea, because Mr. Gretz should be around a lot of villages..."

Except for me, I find it difficult to imagine his earnings unless he's as strong in calculations as some of the villagers, that's Erin.

Of course, if you work hard and ask the villagers, you'll know how many hats he's buying away, but if he did that, he'd be noticeable.

"Well, whatever the merchant's motive is, how do we deal with it? Store Manager"

"Uh-huh, confront or leave..."

"Leaving it is what it is, isn't it? Is the cooling hat okay with you?

"As I said the other day, we still have it in stock, and you can go get it yourself"

"The manager can do that, so he's strong."

"Yes. The problem is luggage carriage, well, if you work hard there with physical enhancement"

Mr. Iris immediately raised his voice to me when he said so.

"Lord Store Manager, we'll help you then too!

"I'd rather help the manager hunt a lot than sell it over there, so it's profitable."

"Yes, yes - it's not! My lord the manager takes care of me! Besides, that merchant... I kind of didn't like it!

"Haha... I'll distribute it right then"

"Lord Store Manager! You really don't have two hearts!?"

"I know, I know"

I nod as I push back Mr. Iris, who is desperately insisting and approaching.

Because it's Kate's light mouth.

"If you know what I mean, it's fine. Yeah. - So who's in the showdown?

"There are several ways… to increase the buying price of my place to the same level"

To Mr Iris, who nodded in relief, I present one of the proposals I had in mind.

In contrast, it was Mr. Iris and Kate who nodded as they were convinced, and Lorea twisted her neck strangely.

"Sarasa, there's no point in equivalence...?

"No, if it's equivalent, I would sell it to the manager, who is in charge. Especially if you're a gatherer who's been in this village for a long time."

"You're trustworthy. If you ever used the smelter potion or the smelter artifact in this store, you'd understand the skill of the manager."

"Thank you"

I just want to believe that much trust is held.

Because of this, I'm thinking about how to sell potion, a smelting drug for collectors.

"But wouldn't that make the store manager lose money, too?

"No, I'm fine with the current price.... ignore the cost to my work, if I don't fail in any way"

If one fails, that'll blow dozens of profits, though.

Of course, with my conversion without pay for labor, right?

"That's... what do you think? Above working for free, you can't fail."

"Mr. Sarasa, is alchemy something that doesn't fail?

"That's not true. Pretty much a failure. If you're a regular alchemist, if you don't put a price on the assumption that you're going to fail twice, you're going to be broke."

That's why the smelter Artifact is expensive.

If everyone can succeed at 100%, the price is a little lower.

"That's not gonna work."

"It's okay. I wouldn't fail about a cooling hat.... Probably"

"Probably..."

"No, because so far, I have never failed! Again, because I am a master's apprentice in the master class!

You can't fail with a level four magic trick!

A cooling hat is an easy type of smelter, Artifact.

"Well, that's... hmm? Master class apprentice?

'Oh?' I nod to Mr. Iris, who tilted his neck.

"Yes. What, that? Didn't you ever tell Mr. Iris?

"I'm not listening! I'm not listening! So, whose apprentice is he?

Speaking of which, did the master come before Mr. Iris and the others came to us?

Asking Iris in a bit of a hurry, I told him the name of my master.

"I'm Ophelia Millis. Did you know?

"Is there a reason you don't know! I think I understand the strength, insanity, and reason of the manager."

Insanity is rude.

You're still the chief alchemist training school, aren't you?

Lorea, who was listening to it, gives a strange look to Iris, who answered forcefully and sighed a little frightened.

"Um, I, I don't even know the master class or its Ofelia Millis...... are you famous?

"Didn't you even tell Lorea? I've been to our store before."

"Yes. It's my first ear. I heard someone was visiting Sarasa's shop..."

"Yeah, that guy. He's the master who said you should hire a store number."

If it weren't for the Master's words, I'd hire Lorea... there might have been, but was it just a little further?