Tou no Madoushi

"Huh. College is boring."

I said as Theo yawned when I left the classroom.

"What are you talking about? You can relax."

Lynn and Theo had not taken classes together in a long time.

Because the company is on holiday today, it was freed from recent busy times around the corner.

The two were bickering as they walked home and enjoying the raucous afternoon air, but suddenly the big man stood in front as they went outside the college.

"Excuse me. Lord Theo, right? And Lord Lynn."

The big man stands in front of the two with a strange face.

(This guy... he's a slave)

Lynn noticed when she saw the man.

He was not wearing the Magic Master's robe.

The apprentice magician cannot enter Alfrid, so the magician always wears a robe of some colour.

The magician takes off his robe after he finishes the day's activities.

His outfit didn't look like the exorcist who finished the activity had changed into a loose room outfit, nor did he look like he was going to a party from now on.

The man in front of me was never dressed in a dull way, but he was dressed at work no matter what.

Only here in Alfld would I not wear a magician's robe while I was at work, either a nobleman or a proprietor of a chamber of commerce specially authorized to enter, or a slave brought here.

He doesn't look noble or the proprietor of the Chamber of Commerce.

Lynn found herself in a complicated mood when she found herself in relation to his identity.

I said I was in the same position and position as him a long time ago.

"I belong to the servants of the Lorea Tax Contracting Office,"

"Taxation is... of the elevator!

Stand up like Theo is hazy.

"My husband's life has brought me up to pick you both up. I want you to come with me."

"What if I told you I didn't want to?

Stare at Theo as he restrains the big man.

"I want to keep things as round as possible. Could you come?

The man told me to beg, not threaten him.

Lynn felt an unpleasant circumstance from his attitude.

Against Theo, who still doesn't shake his neck vertically, the man shows a crest engraved on the back of his hand.

Lynn was happy to see it.

(This is... the crest of the guild...)

The crest engraved on the back of his hand was in the same format as the Magrillheim crest Lynn had previously seen, indicating that he was an Alliance member.

The crest of the guild he was wearing was the kind of mark that distorted the man's face.

The face of the crest looks frightened or drawn.

That makes Theo look serious, too.

(The guild is for attacking dungeons over a hundred hierarchies. Does that mean that more than 100 hierarchical magicians are also involved in these guys' activities?)

"This is the crest of the guild Marche Ansier. No matter how much freshly entered the college, they will all know about the existence of the guild. And in college and upstairs, there's a difference in strength between the heavens and the earth."

The man hides his guild crest with his cuffs. As if it's something I don't really want to be seen.

"'Marche Ansier' is a guild that makes 200 hierarchies its main hub of activity. It's more serious than you two think. Can you follow me, please?

Now the way the man said it was not going to make me say it or not.

Lynn and Theo were brought to Lorea's office on the eightieth level.

The two are put through to a reception room in the office.

A number of fine dishes were placed in the interior of the reception room.

Lynn felt like they were fancy but slightly less hobby.

There was one woman sitting in the upper seat of the reception room. He glances at the two of them as they sit back on the couch.

Lynn knew from that attitude that she was Lorea, the boss of this office.

I can see at a glance that I have a wrinkle between my eyebrows and I have a nervous personality.

She engraves the 'Marche Ansier' crest on the back of her hand, just like her men.

But one of the things that surprised Lynn most about her outfit was the color of the robe she was wearing. She wore the same red robe as Lynn and Theo.

(Are you a college magician...)

She looked around thirty. Nonetheless, wearing the robe of a college magician would mean years of retention and falling.

Maybe he's already given up graduation.

Lorea was also surprised to see Lynn and Theo at Lorea.

(I heard it was my first year in college...... you really are a kid)

She expected it to be something much older because the two of them were in business.

Lynn and Theo sat across the desk with Lorea.

When the two of them sit, they surround themselves so that the men of the inflexible figure intimidate them.

"I think I wrote in a letter, too, about the business you two are doing. I'm gonna ask you to stop."

Lorea said so most openly.

"Ha. Then why again?"

Theo heard in a distracted voice.

"Why not? It must be decided. Because it's annoying for the Tower of the Wizard. The Wizard is also obliged to contribute to the development of this tower. Because of you, the Magic Instructors Association's tax revenues are decreasing. It's about keeping pace with the tower. So I need you to stop. And in the public interest."

"Mr. Lorea. Am I wrong about something? We do business with the official permission of the Magic Instructors Association.

Lorea moves her eyebrows pickly. Theo's words seemed dissatisfied.

Theo doesn't mind continuing.

"Besides, how about turning it down if it's against the public interest just to say that tax revenues are down? Surely it may be our fault that tax revenues are decreasing. But we can also assume that it is rather positive from the point of view of the economy as a whole. The inexpensive products we offer are highly valued by the market. In particular, our services are well received by small and medium-sized businesses…"

"It's not against the public interest, is it? Tax revenues are now falling. How much trouble I think towers and associations are causing you. Because I gave you permission. You're a servant who doesn't know anything anyway. That's an invalid permit. Invalid. Just stop it."

Why do I have to be disabled by you?

Theo kept coming out poorly desperately suppressed that's what he was going to say.

"I can't believe it's invalid. That's tyranny. We're not doing business in an unfair way. It only operates with due process and formal authorisation under the laws established by the association.

Plus, it seems a little too quick to talk about tax revenues. Neither are we evading taxes. It properly collects taxes established in accordance with the Association's tax laws. I see, indeed, tax revenues may fall temporarily. But that's also a short-term story. If the overall economy improves, the wealth of society as a whole will increase, even without high tax rates, and tax revenues will increase in the future… "

"That's the problem temporarily. They don't return it to the basin. Everything you're saying is not an aerospace theory on the plane. There's no guarantee anywhere that once lost tax revenues will be undone. What if the profits of the tower that I missed because of you never come back? Can't you take responsibility?

"But in fact, our business is getting accepted into the market. The sales and profits of the Chamber of Commerce are growing well, and… even if tax revenues fall temporarily, in the long run, all of them will have enough tax revenue from our elevators…"

"Well, if you step back temporarily, it's a problem."

Lorea slapped her desk with a cane. It sounds like a gun and sounds all over the room.

Theo puts a face to her attitude.

(Mendokusai's got me tangled up)

Theo wasn't good with someone who couldn't make sense of this hand.

I also hated inconclusive arguments.

From him in the first place, you don't have to respond to Lorea's claims.

Theo was spotting Lorea's karaki.

(In short, these guys use the association to run. And I like the fact that the management of the association is a little too much. So I'm fattening my personal belly.)

Theo looks at Lorea with a jittery eye.

"What's with the eye?"

"No, nothing."

Theo laughs lovingly in a hurry.

(I've been using towers and association profits as an excuse for just now... but the point is, you've lost your share)

As for Theo, I just wanted to cut up the story and go home, but there's a guild behind her that's rooting for 200 hierarchies. It is unwise to openly antagonize such a guild in front of the upper-floor of the tower from now on.

(I wonder what's going on...)

Theo couldn't decide how to handle the occasion and had to continue the invisible discussion of the exit with Lorea.

Once there was a solution in him, it was something to offer from her, and not from Theo.

Next time, Episode 64: Market Principles