Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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“Genta, I heard you’re a student at the academy… why did you come to this town? Do you know anyone here? Do you have relatives?”
Maon came over while eating a jam bun.
“No, I don’t know anyone in this town… This is my first time in this town. Maon is my first acquaintance.”
Even I can’t believe the closet door led to the grassland outside the town…
But I can’t really say anything…
“The academy is closed right now… and by the way, I was working part-time at a convenience store near the academy… ah, um, I was doing some help at a store near the academy… and I was earning money by doing things like that to go to the academy.”
“Hmm… so you studied while working and earning money…”
“Well…it’s nothing that impressive, just enough to earn my share…I’m embarrassed.”
“But the school has temporarily closed. Moreover, most of the people who use the store are students from the academy… The number of customers has decreased, so I have had to take some time off…”
“I understand now, so you had some free time and decided to stop by this town.”
Maon kept asking questions and I nodded.
“What kind of things does the store where you work sell?”
“There are a lot of things, but the thing that sells the most is food. At mealtimes, there are a lot of people lining up, dozens of people.”
“W-Will there really be that many people lining up?! But I can understand why. Maybe the store sells this bread?”
“Ah, yes. But there are many other items besides this bread… We also sell alcohol, and some people start drinking from noon onwards.”
“In broad daylight?! That’s ridiculous! But, Genta, you said that there are other breads besides this jam bun, right? For example, ones with meat in them…”
“We also have meat, which isn’t sweet but has a salty, sweet and spicy flavor, or spicy.”
“Ah… that’s why. But there are a lot of different flavors. But still… salt and meat are the best for drinkers. It’s just a combination! So that’s why they’re drinking in the middle of the day! Those guys are probably just the foolish sons of nobles or wealthy merchants. There are absolutely no good people here!”
“However, now that I have some free time, I’ve run into a problem…”
“What’s wrong?”
“The store was closed, so… It seems like my salary won’t come in…”
I scratched my head and laughed weakly, “Hahaha…”
….
Maon-san seemed to be deep in thought.
She had already finished the jam bun and looked very reluctant to finish it when she got to the last bite.
“Genta, can you prepare a certain amount of that bread?”
“Oh, yes. I still have about ten of them.”
“Well then, Genta, why don’t we go to the Merchant guild now?”
“Merchant guild…?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Well, in this town, anyone who sells anything is included. I’m not a high-ranking member who runs a store and I’m not a merchant, but with my identity I can guarantee it.”
“Identity…?”
“That’s right. For example, Genta doesn’t have a store. The bread you received from someone you don’t know where he is from. Will you feel like eating it?”
Hmm, that’s true. It’s kind of scary.
“But if you’re recognized by the merchant guild, then your identity will be known, that at the very least, he has the skills to be recognized as a master. If we use bread as an analogy, at least one of the people who can identify identifies that it’s bread that tastes good enough to eat, at least.”
I see, so from the customer’s point of view it’s okay to eat.
“But this bread is amazing! The best in town! No, I’ve searched the whole country and found no other bakery like this. Not true! I don’t know about the bread in the Great Temple, just putting this delicious jam in the middle of the bread, it’s amazing, it’s cooked evenly and fluffy all over! I can understand that even this is a “bread slab”. It’s going to burn!”
“So, Maon-san, are you a baker…?”
“It’s not that impressive though. I just bake my own… After that, I just bake some for other people as well…”
The kitchen where she baked bread had burned down in a fire.
Maon-san added, shrugging her shoulders.
“I was supposed to go and pay my guild membership fee yesterday. But as you can see, I didn’t since I got caught up in the fire… So I can go to pay today and got my guild membership for the next three months. I’m going to go through the renewal process. Even if it’s not possible to repair this house at that time …They will provide loans for the cost of repairing even just the part of the stove. I’m thinking of applying so I can bake bread again! You can sleep in this barn, so save up some money. I’ll build you a little shack someday.”
“Maon-san…”
“Also, going to the guild is… Genta’s thing. Your bread will definitely sell! No doubt about it! And it will be a huge success! So I’m sure that the salary he received while he was away from the merchant’s house. You can still earn money. Save it and go to the academy. But the issue is trust, Genta’s bread is good! Too good! But no one in this town knows Genta. So you should make the most of the credibility that comes with being a member of the guild.”
“But I’m kind of a drifter who’s new to this town. I don’t belong to the merchant guild, you know?”
I voiced my doubts, wondering if it was really that easy.
“It’s okay, even if you don’t actually go in. Just claim to be a distant relative and sell bread. Unless you have a merchant house, who can sell your goods? It’s not that important to know whether they are members or not. For example, it is not normal for a child to help his or her parent in business. It’s not unusual, is it?”
“No.”
I know this because my parents ran a general store deep in the mountains of Nagano.
However, if we were to consider them distant relatives, then in the unlikely event that I do something wrong, it might affect Maon too.
In other words, Maon-san must have trusted me that much.
A complete stranger to me.
“And then…”
Maon-san spoke again. “Make enough…”
“First, sell this bread at the Merchant Guild.”
Delicious, so delicious.
Until it becomes well known among Saitama residents!
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