Business went smoothly and without any trouble, but the previously smiling merchant had his expression turned a little darker.
「Kotori-sama, actually, I have something to discuss… Recently, we have been getting a lot of requests from other traders who heard about us and asked if we could broker a deal for them. What should I do?」
Ah, they’re flocking to the profits?
I heard that the other companies have it tough.
「Hmm, I’ll leave it to your judgment. Personally, as long as we’re not losing and we make more money, then we can cooperate. However, I’d like to have the chairman to settle that」
「Thank you. There have been several companies that have been with us since our predecessors so if we can give them work, we can expand our sales channels more」
「That’s great. Oh, if you see people trying to embezzle or take initiative, just talk to us. We’ll deal with them」
「I-I don’t think you have to go that far…」
The chairman looked at me with wet eyes.
I feel like my stocks are rising up in him.
Phew, I guess I’m getting on board with the higher-ups.
I was joking in my mind but then I was reminded about some rough affairs.
「How is the Prostav company moving? Are they still interfering?」
「At one point, some roughnecks tried to check our load but after discovering that we had knights with us, they stopped making contact with us」
I’ve heard stories of knights driving them off before.
No matter how confident they are with their skills, if a killing expert who led them in a war is present, they won’t be able to accept that request out of fear.
「I was expecting some harassment from them but it’s surprisingly quiet. If they try to make a move, then it would be easier to handle them」
「K-Kotori-sama…A-Actually, never mind! Haha」
He looked at me as if asking if I also belonged on that side, but he laughed it off.
I saw the look on his face and he knew he said too much, so I didn’t ask further.
「Still, I can’t believe that the Marquis has that as his trader. I’ve only met him once but he had a shitty personality. Is he good at business?」
The chairman peeled his eyes when I said that, but he immediately returned his expression to normal and replied.
「Perostav is connected to the Dawson society, which is why the Marquis has placed such a high value on them」
「Dawson? I feel like I heard of that before. Huh, Isn’t Baron Dawson the one called Indomitable Silas? One of the strongest people in the country?」
「That’s a different Dawson house. This Dawson society is a business group operated by Silas Dawson’s older brother, Count Simon Dawson, it’s a business group that deals with various items from the wing goddess cultures and competes for the top or second in the country
「I see. So what do they get from the Winged Goddess territory?」
「The products are diverse but among the most famous are dyes that bring such vibrant colors, soaps made from high-quality oil, and the most beautiful statues of the Goddess, and goldsmith art made using the same techniques」
So they have a lot.
In short, the Prostav trading company can do business with Marquis de Blaureite because it has suppliers who can import quality goods from the neighboring powers.
He showed his trashy personality to us, but he seems to be different when it comes to the Marquis.
There were some doubts I didn’t want to know but now I do, and the chairman started talking as if he remembered something.
「Speaking of, I heard that the daughter of Count Dawson will be engaged to the second prince… Silas-sama has also been knighted in this generation, and Simon-sama had elevated to the rank of Count only ten years ago, it seems that the Dawson twins are having it smooth sailing」
Only ten years ago? Elves sure have a different time sense. Wait, not that.
Did I hear him say something I shouldn’t have?
「Hmm? The second prince? You mean, the second prince of the royal family?」
「Yes, that’s what I heard.」
「Can you tell me the name of the lady of the Dawson house?」
「Err, if I recall, her name is Katia-sama, but I’m from the Blaureite territory so I don’t know much」
I see…
This is a surprise.
I see. Thinking about it, they own the leading trading company in the country and they could provide an amount that would be equivalent to the annual territory management cost for a small to medium-sized territory for the light magic skill orb.
Why didn’t I know the name of the ringlet-chan girl’s family? I mean, nobody told me, and we don’t know who’s who in the families either.
Of course, the duke, Silka-chan, and the servants would know, but they never speak the name of the person they hate so I never had the chance to find out.
Euphy was at a place where we could gather information, but she was from a different country, and I couldn’t talk to her because Silka-chan’s attached to her a lot.
I guess I should consider this a good thing since I gathered information I wasn’t expecting, but that doesn’t mean I know what to do with that information.
I don’t know what the future holds, so let’s not think about it for now.
Now that I got some info from the chairman, I’ll release him for today.
He seems to be getting used to the place, but he’s still uncomfortable, and I feel sorry for him.
Lastly, I made sure to tell him that he shall not speak of seeing me in the mansion and we saw him off.
「I’m relieved to see that both businesses are doing well. Can I collect the porcelain sales and the skill orbs?」
「Of course. Give me a moment」
I asked GIlbert-san, and he took out a gold coin from his magic bag and a cloth bag with the skill orbs and placed them on the desk.
I was sure that he would take out of some kind of safe, but thinking about it, knowing Gilber-san’s class, it’s best to put it next to him.
Ooh, there are skill orbs all over the place.
I can’t say for sure what these are, but it looks like I could cum inside twice a day and it’ll take me ten days to use them all.
Good Job, Knights!
I just transferred in a lot of money.
「All that’s left is to receive the goods. Kotori-dono, will you return after you do that?」
「No, I’ll stay overnight and go back. I still have something to do. I think the night will be deep by the time I finish and the girls will be sleeping. I’ll deliver the goods to you by tomorrow」
Due to the cooldown of my teleport skill, I can’t return to the other side yet.
Besides, just as I told Gilbert-san, I still have a job to do.
The goods I’m handing over are packed.
I still need to unpack them, and once that’s done, I need to pack them in wooden crates.
There are several cardboard boxes of that so it’s a lot of work.
If I have Euphy and Nia to help that would be great, but I’m alone right now so I have no choice.
I’ll stay in the room and do all this work in secret so nobody figures it out.
Maybe I should open up to Gilbert-san and have other people involved?
I know that he won’t speak, but there are more things I worry about.
Hmm, this is hard.