The wife of the villains, returning to death to change her mind.
Episode 53 Merchant Aaron Wens (Previous)
"... two years after that. Not at all....."
As I read the materials from the Wens Chamber of Commerce and its Tower of Magic branch, Aaron Wens noticed a smile in my mouth.
The branch manager who stood in front of me and delivered the materials noticed it.
"What's the matter, chief?
asked, so I answered.
"No, I didn't expect this to happen two years ago."
"... I see. The same goes for me. I had no idea that a branch of the Wens Chamber of Commerce could be set up in the Tower of Magic, and that I would be entrusted with the position of branch manager two years ago. But I can still remember what happened when I welcomed him."
"Ah... Sazliu, you were the first to welcome Elaine. Though I should have left from the beginning, if I had, I would have had a strange relationship. [M] I'm glad I let someone like you do well."
"No, the Wens Chamber of Commerce is thriving today because the head of the meeting had a good discussion with him and decided to develop the best-selling magic shield magic kit" Shield ". The Magic Tower and that person are thankful for the meeting.....
I see. My imagination is always slightly exceeded, so I don't think I even managed to do something about it. Well, I wish I could continue to do it without hostility. That's what Celine wants. "
Yes, Master Celine.
My goddess.
She was his best friend and met Celine to remember the beginning in the first place.
Originally, I, Aaron Wens, wasn't the kind of vessel that could be the Lord of the Chamber of Commerce.
Because he had a good father and brother, and the Chamber of Commerce had teenagers who were confident that his brother would succeed.
Moreover, by the time I believed so, the Chamber of Commerce was more or less nil than medium-sized, and continued to do small business at the edge of small regional cities without much future.
It was about that.
But those days ended unexpectedly easily.
My father and brother were attacked and killed by bandits when they left for a village to buy.
The killer could not be found, and only my father and brother's belongings were found and delivered by the traveler.
Much better than dead or alive.
But my father and brother died, and everything in the Chamber of Commerce came to me.
No matter how small, there are employees who work, as well as mothers and sisters.
Can I support it by myself? [M]
Not to mention that I was a teenager at the time.
I wonder how much I can do with someone who has been trained by my father and other chambers of commerce close to him.
But even so, I didn't go to abandon my responsibilities.
I worked desperately from that day on.
I tried my best to give instructions to all my work while I was out of bed every day, morning and night.
But the result was terrible.
An asset that you should be working on every day, but you're seeing less.
Employees who are gradually discontinuing.
Few incoming funds, but increasing spending.
Eventually, it took the form of debt, and the debtors began to insist on selling their sister.
Is it over now?
Is there no choice but to die?
That's what I thought.
One day a very luxurious carriage stopped in front of my shop.
Apparently, it was a carriage of nobility, engraved with a crest that was unacceptable to barons and viceroys.
The man who came down from there was a girl who was not yet ten years old, but he had a strange sense of domination that did not exist in that year.
It was like I knew everything.
"... you're in trouble, Aaron Wens. I will be Countess Blastry in the future, Celine Lumiera. I'm trying to help you... no, I'm not. I'm here to walk the future with you."
At that time, it was a dialogue that made no sense at all.
Because for merchants like me who are weak, the common sense of the nobles does not flow.
I said I'd be Countess in the first place, but I'm not even ten years old.
I can understand what it meant to be a forgiving wife, but there was a strange nuance, as if she was saying something definitive.
I thought it was a strange name.
However, I learned later that I was at war with Celine's special abilities.
Almost everything she says is true.
Predictive ability.
A woman with dreamy abilities appearing in a picture book.
That was her.
And she told me that.
"You will eventually have a global chamber of commerce. In addition, with its organizational strength, it will also gain tremendous information power. But to do that, I need you to take my hand now. Otherwise, your fate will be miserable... how about taking this hand?
If I had listened to you all the time, I would have heard nothing but the devil's invitation.
Nobility is terrible.
We always have the power to kill civilians in an instant.
Baron, the Vicomte can do that.
If you become an Earl class, it will be easier to do that than to look at it.
So, if I had proper thinking and judgment at this time, I would probably have shaken my neck at this greatest chance.
But I couldn't afford anything at this time. [M]
An impending debt, a family crisis, and a future in which everything left behind by a dead father and brother spills out of hand.
If you can avoid them... you'd better take the devil's hand.
I thought so.
That's why I happily took the hand of Master Celine. [M]
Nice to meet you, Aaron.
The expression of Celine looked exactly like that of the goddess, and on this day, I felt a fanatical feeling in my heart rather than reason.
From that day on, my Chamber of Commerce recovered everything as if it were a lie.
Of course, it had the power of Celine's prophecy.
The size of the Chamber of Commerce has gradually grown, and in the few years since the creation of the information-gathering organization she was talking about, she has been able to put an "ear" on most parts of the country.
"You were right about me, right?
"Yes, thank you. Without you, I wouldn't have had any future."
From the bottom of my heart, Celine thought for a moment and then shook her head sideways.
"... that wasn't always the case. There were two futures of prophecy. Will I help... or will my best friend help me?"
"Are you your best friend?
"Yes, but her future was uncertain and dangerous. Before she could get a token like you, I had to take it away... disillusioned?
"... no. Whatever the reason, you helped me."
"Yes, but one day I may be able to introduce her... and I look forward to it."
While smiling, I wondered what kind of connection I had to Celine with the person who was her best friend.
However, I also felt that even if I asked here, it would not answer me.
There may come a day to know.
That's what I was expecting... but unexpectedly, that day came quite early.