Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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“I’ll take care of the rest from here on out.”
The owner of that clear voice was the elf receptionist sitting at the far left of the counter.
“Sylphy-san…”
The receptionist who was assisting us called out the person’s name.
Sylphy-san… she was also blonde… and incredibly beautiful. Her hair was cut to her shoulders, and her gaze radiated a cold, beautiful, sullen gaze. No one would like to be looked at like that.
…Me too, by the way.
“Genta-sama, Maon-sama, my name is Sylphy. I would like to take over this conversation. Thank you very much.”
“Y-Yes, it’s my pleasure to help you.”
“I will now hear your story, but before that… Genta-sama, Maon-sama, please do not be offended by our response so far…”
Saying this, she bowed to us and pointed to the receptionist who had been assisting us until just now.
“Although Femi, who works here as a receptionist, is still young, she has the knowledge and experience to put herself in the customer’s shoes, and we, the guild staff, are proud of her. However, as the item you brought in was an unprecedented item, we apologize again for having to refuse your request.”
“Yes, yes. She explained everything clearly and carefully even though it was my first time here, so I don’t mind at all.”
“Thank you. Well, I don’t want to have a conversation while standing, so I’ll come over to your table and ask you.”
Sylphy pointed to a table and some chairs made from logs cut into round slices at just the right height for sitting on. Looking around, there were several such tables on the opposite side of the counter.
It was likely to be bustling with adventurers depending on the time of day.
“Oh, thank goodness. Old people like me really want to sit down soon.”
Maon-san laughed loudly as she walked over with me to the log chair.
Meanwhile, Sylphy-san called out to the receptionist who was assisting Genta and the others.
“Femi, your response was not wrong. It was polite. I think I would have responded the same way if I wasn’t an elf.”
“Eh?! Sylphy-san…?”
“Maybe…if it wasn’t me, I wouldn’t have noticed…”
I heard a murmuring voice.
….
“Sorry to have kept you waiting. Once again, my name is Sylphy, and I work as a receptionist at the Min Adventurer’s Guild.”
“Thank you so much for your kindness. I’m Genta, and…”
“It’s bread, Maon.”
By the way… this town was called Mean… I’ve never heard of it before.
….
“So, regarding this matter… is it correct that you would like to deliver bread? I will look at the bread itself later, but I would like to make some suggestions in advance.”
The sullen-eyed elf (Sylphy) put on glasses.
What? A beautiful woman with a sullen look wearing glasses… Oh, she’s overwhelming… I wonder if she’ll yell abuse at me from those pretty lips… As I was thinking such pointless things, that cool voice that made me want to be abused brought me back to reality.
“Regarding the delivery of bread, this is something that has never been done before in the guild. Would it be okay to sell this bread at retail, like in a shop within the guild, instead of delivering it?”
“Actually…”
I told them that due to troubles with the merchants’ guild before coming here, we might be harassed if we tried to sell in town.
Afterwards, I openly told her that I had asked Mia Alice, who had helped me, and she had advised me that if I delivered it to the Adventurer’s Guild, it wouldn’t be put for sale. I thought it might put me at a disadvantage in the negotiations, but Femi had listened to me kindly earlier, and for some reason I thought that with Sylphy it would be okay.
“That’s terrible… But I appreciate your honesty. However, as the guild, we still suggest retail sales.”
“Eh, but then…”
Just as I was about to say it couldn’t be for sale…
“I understand that you may be worried, but this is the Adventurer’s Guild, an independent organization. Please rest assured that even if people have an agreement with the Merchant Guild, it does not extend to the Adventurer’s Guild. Furthermore, the Merchant’s Guild is responsible for protecting commercial transactions, so they should not be able to interfere with the commercial transactions of an individual.”
Sylphy-san continued speaking.
“However, the Adventurer’s Guild does not have enough manpower to allocate to retail sales. Therefore, we would like you two to report the number of breads you have sold, and the Adventurer’s Guild will issue a delivery request for that number. Of course, this will be after we receive permission… And once we do receive permission, how about we create a space to sell them using the tables around here?”
I see, how about using the tables to make something like a purchasing corner? It would be something like a convenience store… That would be a good way to bring in cash, so it wouldn’t be bad.
I hear that there are companies in Japan that go bankrupt even though they are in the black on their books. This is a system called “kakeuri,” where you sell goods and get paid on a specified date, such as the end of the following month or the month after that.
However, the company that sold the product will not have enough funds to make the delayed payment date and will go bankrupt… Even though the books show a surplus, the company will go bankrupt. All of this is because the money coming in is delayed.
But with this, I could get instant cash. So as long as it sells, there’s no way I’d fail. And from what I’d heard, the food in this world is bread like stone, thin soup like water, meat with barely any salt, etc… A meal like that costs about five white copper coins (500 yen), so surely I could sell a loaf of bread of my own for the same price?
“Okay, then we’ll sell it around here by the wall. If you want us to sell it, please lend us two tables.”
“So, let’s go ahead with this discussion… As for the fee for selling in this place, our guild charges 10 white copper coins for members to spread out and sell items like this for a day… Is that okay?”
1000 yen a day… but then how much should I sell the bread for? Let’s sell each for 500 yen… then I can cover the usage fee by selling two loaves. Okay, that should be fine.
“Yes, it’s fine.”
“Thank you. Now, what kind of bread do you sell?”
Now, here we are! This was the deciding factor as to whether or not we’ll be granted permission to sell it! I take out the jam bun that I was about to take out earlier, which has a 100% chance of winning today.
Come to think of it, Maon said that jam is expensive. And the real jam is apparently called “Elf Jam.”
It’s a secret jam that can only be made in the elf village… and if it were to hit the market, it would fetch a high price. On the other hand, the jam in my jam bun was not a secret recipe, it was just an ordinary one, and what’s more, I bought it last night for half price at 44 yen…
Maybe I ended up with an elf interviewer who was the most knowledgeable and strict about jam buns… But it was too late to back out now; I couldn’t put the jam bun back. Sylphy was still looking at me with those same blank stares, and her gaze was still sharp and even felt cold. The battle had already begun.
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I went to the Adventurer’s Guild to ask if I could trade bread.
Genta and Maon. Jam bread as a product sample.
Genta took it out, but the other person was familiar with the secret jam.
A clever elf.
The elf took a bite of the jam bun and her eyes changed completely…
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