After that meeting with the boss, I did a lot of other stuff and returned to the other world that night.
I teleported to the alley near the inn and headed to my room.
I’m told that returning to my room directly is bad for their heart, so I decided to do that only in emergencies.
I think that’s natural.
After knocking, I went back to my room and hugged Nia, who opened the door for me and approached me with a smile, and also Euphy who came and hugged me as well.
Two beautiful girls welcoming me back, this is the best.
「 Where’s the envoy? 」
「 Yes, they will be visiting tomorrow. Let’s pull it in. I’ll have something pleasing presented at that time 」
Seems like Euphy’s in a good mood.
「 I’m curious but I’ll check that out tomorrow. Anything else? 」
「 Yes, we’ve made contact… 」
「 Huh? With who? 」
「 A messenger sent by a certain person. They came here in search of the light magic skill orb, since Daiki-sama wasn’t home, I asked them what their business was and feigned ignorance, but they didn’t seem to give up. Will you meet them? 」
「 Why do they know that I have it? 」
「 I don’t know, but they seem confident in their knowledge 」
「 Hmm, what should I do? Your thoughts, Euphy and Nia? 」
When I asked them both, Euphy speaks up.
「 Yes, I wonder if their goal is indeed that. That’s uncertain, but I’m more concerned about how ambiguous they are. The man appeared to be an adventurer, but he approached us as part of his job, he wasn’t rude in his behavior and seemed less dangerous. I wanted Daiki-sama to hear it first and decide 」
「 Okay. It’s cute that you’re making a serious face. So cute~ 」
「 Eh?! T-Thank you? 」
「 Nia, what about you? 」
「 Asking me? Hmm, they don’t seem dangerous, so I think it’s fine? Euphy-nee says that it’s fine too 」
「 Believing her opinion doesn’t matter, that humble behavior is so cute. That pale blue skirt you just bought is cute too 」
「 Ehehe, this is great. I bought it with my pocket money, it’s very girlish, right? 」
Every time I come home dealing with the old man and the Yakuza who aren’t cute, the two of them heal me with their cuteness.
It’s a level of healing that my speech is bugged.
I don’t care about old men.
Okay, since both of them were okay, I’m also curious to see what they’re like so I’ll meet them.
And it’s more trouble than it’s worth ignoring them and it becoming a bad move.
When I answered Euphy, it seems that the guy was waiting for me to come back and was on the first floor of the inn.
That place doubles as a dining room, so it’s not like there’s anything wrong with being there, but it’s scary you know.
「 I’ll call them here then 」
Euphy said and walked out of the room, and shortly after, brought in a man.
The dude looks the same age as me, or a little older.
He’s a small fat man with a long mustache, dressed in loose-fit clothes.
He steps into the room and met me, not losing his calm expression as he enters.
「 I’m Zeig. I’ve come for the light magic skill orb. You have it, don’t you? 」
「 I wonder. If I did, why do I have it? 」
「 The reason is that the carriage belongs to Davey-sama, and this lady here seems to be Euphilite-sama, and Davey-sama is nowhere to be seen. I don’t know how it came to that, but I assume that some circumstances that happened 」
「 You seem well-informed. Who do you serve? 」
「 I beg your pardon but I’m not allowed to mention the client’s name. However, we’re doing it for a referral. We’re a clan of adventurers operating in Loureshou and I’m here to represent them 」
Clans are a group of adventurers working together.
If so, this person’s not suited for combat as he came here to negotiate.
But, you can’t judge people by their looks in this world because of their skills.
He might be a strong one.
Still, he figured it out through the carriage.
I was told that removing the coat of arms will remove any trace so there won’t be a problem. That was a lie!
No, that chief soldier didn’t say that.
My anger was pointed at the chief soldier who took the carriage’s decorations Davey had on the carriage, but I regained my composure and asked a question to man identified as Zeig.
「 A clan in Loureshou? That’s interesting. How do people of that country know about Mugdam’s nobility? That’s a little suspect to me 」
「 That’s indeed true, but our clan has several members who escaped the war in Mugdam. They’re here with us, so they had knowledge of Mugdam and Euphilite-sama’s likeness 」
「 I see, however… 」
As expected from Euphy-sama, she’s a beauty that everyone speaks of.
It’s said that she’s well known at Mugdam.
Maybe this dude’s under the territory of Adicilton?
「 Okay, I have a gist of who you are. How did you get to us? Did someone hire you? 」
The chief soldier.
You didn’t tell them, right?
「 Not at all, we didn’t ask around, but we found it by coincidence. We were searching for Davey-sama, and we heard that he went to Galena, the labyrinth town, but we were at a loss because we can’t find him anywhere. Excuse the rudeness, but when we were looking for the owner, it became a fuss finding a beautiful blonde-haired blue-eyed girl, and when we asked the Mugdam people, they were sure that they saw Euphilite-sama, the one Davey-sama was chasing. However, neither Davey-sama nor the knights were to be found, and so we judged the situation was different. It’s all just a coincidence 」
「 I see. A coincidence. Still, aren’t you quite honest? 」
「 I believe that lying will only bring trouble later on. We can’t afford to have someone from the Adicilton house feel displeased. We’re not hostile, and we have no intent in deceiving you in any way 」
「 Oh, so that’s it. I get it 」
Even here they fear the Adicilton house.
There were some from Mugdam, so they may have heard some of the scary anecdotes
「 We care not about how it’s obtained. Or should I say, we don’t want to hear it? As long as we get the light magic skill orb, we’re good. Will you hand it over? 」
That’s a face that’s sure that I have it.
He might’ve already guessed what happened to Davey.
However, it seems that he thinks Adicilton House is involved in dealing with Davey instead of us.
Well, it is involved, I guess.
「 I understand. Suppose I have the light magic skill orb, I heard that if I bring it to a certain person, I’m to receive a fiefdom and a title. I wouldn’t want to give up something with that much value, however, can you prepare a reasonable price? 」
Zeig’s eyes widened as if he was getting a good feel of the conversation.
「 That’s indeed true. Davey-sama was supposed to receive a fiefdom and a knighthood from a single skill orb. However, are you aware of where the land is? 」
「 I don’t. His knights don’t know the details either 」
「 Do you know the Oberth Mountains at the northernmost part of the Loureshou? That’s the land that they were about to give to Davey-sama. What was their plan with that untamed land so far from the capital? 」
Hmm, where’s that Oberth Mountains?
When I turned to Euphy, her cute face turned serious, and she spoke up.
「 I’ve never visited them, but I remember that the Oberth mountains were a rugged mountainous terrain surrounded by forests. Furthermore, they’re far from the other areas that it’s hard to cultivate. Daiki-sama, the land isn’t worth 」
「 I see. Okay. Thanks, Euphy 」
I thanked Euphy and she smiled back.
She switched back from her serious mode, she knows how to please me.
Once you get the taste of this, it gets you fawning over her every time.
She’s not just cute, that’s what makes her an Adicilton.
When I turned my gaze from Euphy to Zeig, he looks surprised for some reason.
「 So Euphilite-sama does serve you… 」
「 Huh? Oh, yeah. She’s cute most of the time when there’s no need to adhere to the formalities, but she does her best to stand up for me in situations like this. She’s an excellent girl 」
「 Haa, how envious… To have Euphilite-sama adore you.,… Just how did you… Furthermore, you effectively have the Adicilton in your hand. Oops, my apologies. Continuing, yes, about the territory…Even if you offer the skill orbs, you wouldn’t be able to hope for territory and knighthood 」
「 Why would that be? 」
「 That’s simple. Davey-sama was a member of the Mugdam royalty. Even though it’s already destroyed, Mugdam was one of the most historic countries, and a close friend of Loureshou. Therefore, the king approved that it would be regrettable to cut off the blood of the Mugdam royal blood. Even if it’s from the same country, if Adicilton House were to offer it, it’s still impossible. Rather, they’ll say that it’s hard because it’s the Adicilton house 」
Even I knew that I wouldn’t get the same results if I offer up the skill orbs.
At best, we’re getting gold, which is more than it’s worth.
Besides, I don’t even know who to hand this skill orb in the first place.
Even Manos-san, who was next to Davey, had very little information, which isn’t surprising.
Well then, I’m willing to accept the offer depending on the amount.
In terms of market value, I’d say that this is shy of 100 gold coins.
The actual price of items fluctuates widely because they’re basically not sold in the market.
If the auction heats up, the price goes higher, and if some arrogant noble is forced to buy, it’ll go lower.
Well, if it’s above the market value and they can convince us, then we’ll sell it.
「 Very well. Then, suppose I have the light magic skill orb, how much are you willing to pay to get it? 」
「 How about 400 gold coins? 」
「 ….That’s quite a lot 」
「 Yes, that’s the limit. The original price amounts the same if Davey-sama were to give up on the land and title, so we prepared a high number. Of course, we’re willing to negotiate with Davey-sama to keep the cost down. However, if this helps the Adicilton house, we’re not going to negotiate any lower. Naturally, we’ll set our share of the fee, but we’re going to give you the maximum amount that’s been entrusted by our client.
Oooh? 400 gold coins for a skill orb? That’s a lot.
If I could look in the mirror, I’m pretty sure that there’s the word “Gold” in my eyes
I mean, they’re so afraid of the Adicilton house that they’re willing to pay up the full amount.
As far as Euphy and Gilbert-san are concerned, I don’t think they’re dangerous.
This must be what the war gossip had done.
「 What do you think, Euphy? Should we sell it?
「 I think it’s okay. We already predicted that we won’t gain fiefdom and knighthood, so if they’re offering a higher price, then I’m willing to accept it 」
「 What about Nia? 」
「 Eeeh? Why me? If you two are fine with it, why not? 」
「 Don’t think about us, I’m asking yours, Nia, 」
「 Hmm, it’s difficult so I don’t understand. But I think money’s much more useful to us now. You know, there’s a lot of skill orbs and other things we want on our trip, but we can’t afford them, right? So Daiki-nii needs that more. If we get stronger, we can just free up land and take it as our territory, right? 」
Nia’s right about that.
I hear that if you take out the monsters controlling the underdeveloped areas, then you get the land, and the great part is that you can pick any place.
As for the skill orbs, Nia seems to get that it’s a secret, and so she comes and whispers to my ears.
Good girl.
Still, the whispering voice of this animal-ear girl who seems suddenly interested in girly things melts my brain.
I almost hugged her on the spot.
「 If you two are okay with it, then I’m selling it. We can’t gain any more money than that, and I can sense good faith in Zeig-san 」
Well, it’s not actually good faith but their fear of the Adiciltons
「 Ooh? Thank you! I’ll have the money prepared shortly. I’ll be back, please wait 」
Zeig had a look of delight on his face and walked out of the room to get the money.
It wasn’t much about making money, but more like not failing the noble’s request.
Seems like a tough job.
After a while, Zeig returned with several men on the door and entered the room.
He had his clan escort him as he was carrying that much money.
「 It’s here. That’s the money
「 I trust you. You can have this… 」
「 This is indeed the light magic skill orb. Thank you 」
Thus, we exchanged the light magic skill orb for 400 gold coins.
I got a wad of cash in Japan, and now I won’t have to struggle in my daily life for the time being.