Ch. 17

Released: 05/19/23

Translator: Ziru

The First Town, Solasidor

The alleyway.

Karina-chan here. I went to Harumikazuchi-oneesama to ask about the Merchant's Guild!

Onee-sama was surprised at how I ranked up to E-rank so quickly and earned so much money!

I was talking with Onee-sama at the bar counter.

"I was wondering if you'd come here to work, but you're doing pretty well, aren't you? Just what did you do to earn so much money in a single day as a new adventurer?"

"Weeeell, I used magic to cut down trees with my Senpais."

"Hoooh, so you used magic to cut down trees?"

Onee-sama was impressed, her ears twitching.

Eheheh. Praise me more, 'kay?

"So I was hoping I could ask you some stuff about the Merchant's Guild."

"Mm? You're going to become a merchant? Why wouldn't you continuer earning money with Blade and the others?"

"I was originally thinking of becoming a peddler. It would make the most of my skills."

"Indeed, peddling would be easy with such amazing magic…"

Yes, I can even teleport. I'm not going to tell her that, though.

"Still, this isn't the sort place to ask about that, you know?"

"Please! You're the only one I can ask about this, Harumikazuchi-oneesama!"

"… Good grief, alright then. I value your spirit for coming to Shun Lai Pavilion for a drink alone as a woman, so I'll give you some advice."

Hurrah! Nee-san is so nice!

"I'd also like to ask about what sort of goods I should get into as a peddler."

"There, that's the sort of thing you should ask members of the guild about. They'll tell you what goods they want peddled, and what goods are in short supply. They won't tell you about the really profitable goods, but they also won't tell you to get the big losers or goods that are refused."

Refused goods. So there's things that, too.

"It's safer to just deal in the goods you hear about from the guild at first. Even if you take a temporary loss, it's good to give a gift to your seniors. It'll buy you their trust and you'll profit from it later. And if someone recommends a good that'll cause you a big loss, cut them off early."

"I see."

So it would be lucky for me to find such people among the small-scale peddlers, even if I have to take a big loss to get there. Well, I can earn that much in a day of logging, so it's not a big deal.

"… Oh, now that you mention it, there was something I wanted to get."

"Alright, if you tell me where to buy it, I'll go buy it right away!"

"Hahaha, it's good that you're so energetic, but you're going overboard. It's just lotion, but if you can get it, I'll buy it from you. I'll buy a bag of powder for a silver coin. But I won't buy the bad stuff, okay?"

Oh, lotion! I'll have to get some for the Onee-samas working at this shop!

"By the way, how do you judge the quality of the goods?"

"By taste. The good stuff is almost completely tasteless and odorless, but the bad stuff is bad-tasting, smelly, and has a bad mouthfeel. Well, even the good stuff will make you feel sick if you drink too much of it."

I see. Taste, huh.

I sipped from my mug of sake. The sake in this world was tepid with pretty low content, but it had a hint of sweetness to it that I enjoyed.

"Ah, you should stop at with that one mug today. You don't want to forget everything again and waste all the advice I gave you."

"Fueh? Oh, yeah…"

"Also, if you're going to join the Merchant's Guild, make sure you have a good amount of starting capital. I'll be taking it from you mercilessly, okay?"

Mercilessly? Is she saying that while stopping me from spending more?

I couldn't help but grin at that maxed kindness value of hers.

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I decided to head home after leaving Shun Lai Pavilion.

That said, I didn't have a place to stay and I was feeling hesitant about relying on the church two days in a row. My home, of course, was my storage space.

Now that I'd copied a blanket from the church, I could easily use my storage space to sleep in. Fufufu.

Still, being seen entering my storage space by others was a bit much, so I stumbled around until I found a quiet alleyway. Ahh, I'm a bit tipsy from just that one mug of sake.

This body was young, so it had a pretty low alcohol tolerance… hic.

"Ojou-chan, this road's closed."

Hm? Oh, Ojou-chan, that's me?

I turned to the man who addressed me and said, "Oh, sorry about that," and turned back.

And then another man blocked my way.

"You can't pass here without paying the toll."

"Ooh? Really? … But this is the only way, where am I supposed to go?"

"I wonder. Suppose I send you to heaven?"

"Ooh, up? Okaaay. Cya then."

I jumped into the sky.

Come to think of it, no one can see me in the sky! What a discovery!

… And so I spent the night in my storage space in the sky above Solasidor. Hic.