The Novice Alchemist’s Store

"To bring him back...? Huh? What do you mean?

Kate reacted violently to Iris, who had a puzzle on his face and was puzzled.

Standing up to kick half the chair, he banged his hands on the table and raised his voice.

"Yes! We talked about it!"

"Calm down, Kate."

"But, Mom!

To Kate, who comes along, Katerina raises her hand to calm down and speaks in a calm voice.

"It's in front of Master Adelbert, right?

"Ugh......, su, sorry"

Clogging the words, Kate turned her gaze to Master Adelbert and gently lowered her head and sat back in the chair.

"No, Kate's reaction is natural. But things have changed."

The look on Master Adelbert's face to say so is quite bitter.

Katerina sitting next to you has a similar look, so maybe this is an unintentional situation for both of you.

"Um, shall I take my seat off? Looks like we're talking about your family..."

To a private story, as I lifted my hips, Mr. Iris raised his hand to control it.

"No, Lord Store Manager, you stay here. If I go home, I owe you some money."

"That's... right"

I trust you about Mr. Iris, but you keep sending him out and saying, 'You can always send me the money!' That's just hard.

Because the remaining debt is never a cheap amount, even from me.

"So, Father. What the hell is going on? That's what I was talking about, me and Kate going out and making money and paying off our debts with that money."

I see.

Mr. Iris and Kate, only two young women are collectors, for that reason.

"... hmm? Is that it? Wait a minute. Could it be, Mr. Iris, that besides me, you owe money?

"Ugh! Well, it is, actually. I'm sorry!

"It's not exactly Iris, it's 'Iris' house, though."

Kate annotates Iris, who jams words casually.

With that, when I turn my gaze to Master Adelbert, he also makes a tannic surface and nods again.

"It is. It's a pity."

"But that, I can't help but starve - Eh!

"Don't say it. I'm powerless as a lord when I'm not ready."

Master Adelbert shakes his head, blocking Mr. Iris's, sheltering, impetuous voice.

- But, you know what? Hunger?

The response in times of famine varies considerably from lord to lord.

Even if the inhabitants starve, a lord who relentlessly collects taxes as usual.

Lords who relieve taxes in times of hunger.

And lords who use their personal property to buy food and provide support.

To hear the story, support must have been provided at Master Adelbert's place.

I don't know how much we owed ourselves for having trouble eating, no matter how small a knight we are.

"So, Mr. Iris and the others became collectors, paying you back at all?

"That's what I'm talking about. I'm still immature, but I was hoping it would add up a little."

"As it was, it was never going to decrease."

"Aristocrats... I guess so"

The main income of the nobility is twofold: pensions paid by the State and tax revenues entering from the territory.

The pension is determined by the title, with little variation.

Sometimes it adds up if you hold office, etc., but, Sir Knight, that also rarely comes around such opportunities in territorial aristocracy.

Tax revenues would have been as much if the territory had developed, but the only two territories in the village, there can be no such easy increase in tax revenues... the amount of debt increases interest, and it's tough, isn't it?

Beside territorial management, some aristocrats seem to make money from side businesses, but without so much talent, they won't succeed.

I guess the result is the earnings by Mr. Iris and the others.

"By the way, can I ask you how much money you owe me?

"The manager will have the right to ask about the position of lending me money. It's roughly 65 million rare. - Right, Father?"

"Oh. Thanks to you guys, I think I cut it slightly, but it hasn't reached 64 million yet."

Um, and I'm like Adelbert snorting deeply...

"Uh, a lot, don't you? Two villages, right?

In the case of civilians of the general family of six or so, if saved, they can manage to live for a year at Rs. 100,000.

You wouldn't even have a round hug, so you wouldn't actually need 100,000 rare, but that's 650 households to calculate.

Even if it was increased by interest, for a territory with only two villages, it is a little too much debt.

"Yes, but when you hear we're supporting you, a few displaced people are pouring in... I needed money to deal with it."

"I see, are you a displaced person..."

As long as Adelbert's territory is not so much about famine as Adelbert's rule, so is the surrounding territory.

If you were bordering a territory that was caustic, it is natural that refugees would flow to the territory of Master Adelbert, which provides you with generous protection, right?

If we are to respond to this, we will also need support such as where to live in addition to food.

"Later, that's interest. I borrowed it for a while, and I couldn't repay it at all, so the amount of debt I have left is considerably larger than what I borrowed."

"This is pretty heavy..."

Ms. Caterina adds the explanation, and Lady Adelbert, as the words put it, takes a heavy sigh.

The problem still seemed to be refugees, and there was no basis for living in the refugees vis-à-vis the previous inhabitants, who would be restored if the weather were to recover.

That response will also require funding on an ongoing basis, with full repayment delayed until they are over, while interest increases debt.

Years later, he finally settled down and started paying back, but the interest on his swollen debt didn't make him an idiot, and even if he kept paying back, he wouldn't be able to reduce his principal just because of the income he normally earned.

"Thanks to Iris and the others for their hard work, I've been trying to make it a little less lately..."

"That too, since I was injured..."

"Because repayment to the store manager was first"

Returning it to me without collateral or contract seemed a priority and sending it to my parents almost zero.

"That's discipline. Normally, I'd rather put this one behind me..."

"You can't do that! It's our home lesson that will always reward you for your gratitude! It's only natural to give priority to the Store Manager! - Right, Father?

"Hmm. Of course."

Adelbert was somewhere proud and overwhelming in agreeing with Iris, who saw Adelbert to confirm.

But I'll be right back on the tannic side with the next word from Kate.

"Then why do you want me to go home now? I haven't finished paying the manager back yet. Dear Adelbert,"

"... things have changed."

"They asked me to pay my debts in bulk."

"Oh no -!

Mr. Iris and Mr. Kate stop by Mr. Katerina's words.

"To the aristocratic Adelbert counterpart, is the debtor also aristocratic?

"That's right. Around here - borrowed from Associate Baron Yokuo Kirk, who ruled the town of South Strag, this village, etc."

"Our territory is in contact with Associate Baron Kirk's territory. It's a very small territory."

To my doubt, Master Adelbert nods, and Mr. Iris puts in a supplement as well.

But, you know what?

Mr. Iris and Mr. Kate, if you think there is a separation between you and the lords of this village, there is such a connection...

No, to see my previous response to this village, I myself think I deserve enough to be isolated.

"You looked under our feet and plucked high interest, that Associate Baron Kirk. Yet now give it back in bulk, and so on!

Mr. Iris roughs up his voice if he doesn't get angry, but if you're Adelbert, he leaks his voice and shakes his head as he roars low.

"The repayment deadline is past, I can't complain. I tried my best to see if I could work from anywhere else, but on the scale of my territory, this much money..."

No one lends more than Rs 60 million to a knight knight counterpart who only has two villages. I guess that's what this is about.

"One place only, I had someone to lend it to..."

It gave Mr. Iris the same expression he was convinced by Katerina, who clouded the words.