After Being Exiled From the Country, I Became the Fourth Enchanter in the World!

Chapter 81 Holidays without Resting

In order to rest our minds and prepare the supplies, I decided to give all the party members four days off.

Well, it seems that everyone has things to do, so no one is planning to spend their time lazing around.

「…… I think there is a high possibility that they will take someone of low social status who is acquainted with me as a hostage to threaten me.」

The ones most likely to be targeted are Louis, Roy, and the maids in the royal capital….

Count Brand is a high-rank noble of a large country, so his family is likely to be avoided.

The rest are…

「He and his followers are about as strong as D-rank adventurers, so there is no need to be so cautious.」

And…

「I recommend that you capture them after they did something to block their escape route….」

Alright!

I’ve summarized Marquis Putanir’s behavior patterns and the countermeasures!

Unlike the free-spirited Elliot, Marquis Putanir is the type to think before act, so it’s easy to predict how he’ll act.

All we need to do now is to copy this letter and send it to the people in Qualarute.

Then, it’s checkmate for that pig―― I mean, Marquis Putanir!

Just in case, I prepared two letters for each location.

If I send them from two places, the guild and Lorentz Company, I’m sure the letters will reach them.

It sure is easy to deal with someone if I can use my mental breaker freely~

「Onii-sama, we are ready.」

「Oh, Esther. I’ve just finished my business too.」

I hurriedly mended my expression and replied.

A wicked elder brother who loves making schemes is bad for education after all.

「Jink-sama. I am sorry to trouble you, but we will be in your care for the next four days.」

「「Master, we will do our best.」」

「Yeah, let’s do our best for the next four days.」

I told the maids in the capital to evacuate so that they won’t get involved with Marquis Putanir.

Still, I want to strengthen their defenses so that they can protect themselves from now on.

I guess I’ll have them raise their levels after Marquis Putarnir is caught.

As a preliminary preparation, I decided to use the days off to raise the levels of Elsa, Momisa, and Angie.

Once they become strong enough, I plan to have them lead a party of maids and strengthen them gradually.

There are problems with monster encounter rates and formations, so forming a party of 3-4 people and leveling them up would be the most efficient.

By the way, Esther participated at his strong request.

I told him many times to take a break, but he insisted, saying that he wants to be useful.

Well, we’ll be hunting slimes this time, and we’re planning to match the pace with the maids, so he’ll be able to take a break even if he doesn’t want to.

The three participated in the labyrinth leveling without hesitation.

Elsa, in particular, seemed to regret her own powerlessness after I was exiled… and she wanted to raise her level that she secretly envied Nina.

As for Angie and Momisa, they wanted to join as soon as they found out about the salaries of the party members.

「I’ll give each of you 10% of the profits as a bonus, so do your best without forcing yourselves..」

「「Yes!」」

……… Yep.

The power of money is outstanding…

~Ian’s side~

「As per the agreement, the ores will be auctioned and we will receive 85% of the winning bid…」

The amount of ores that we are dealing with this time is quite large, so if we sell them in one place, the market price will plummet.

Even after deducting the cost of transportation, the total profit will increase by about 10% if we have them sold in all the cities where there are branches of the Lorentz Company.

I don’t think my father will make a mistake in his judgment, but he seems to be busy with Ash’s re-education, so I should write it down just in case.

「Also, I’ll ask him to bid on some good quality weapons and armor for Master when they come up for auction.」

It’s partly because of the enchantment, but the quality of Master’s equipment can’t keep up with his ability.

After all, he’s using middle-class products sold at the store, saying that it’s to save money….

Even though he’s his younger brother… Esther, a slave, is using much better equipment than Master.

Even Esther himself asked me why Master is using equipment worse than his.

…… Also, there’s no guarantee that something like the ant battle won’t happen again in the future.

Equipment with a really good quality isn’t something you can get easily even if you have money, so it’s better to prioritize buying it when there’s an opportunity.

「As for the upper limit of the bid… I want to get it as soon as possible, so I’ll let them stick with it up to 20% over the market price.」

Master won’t say anything after the purchase, so I should report it after the transaction.

「Next, I’ll send him the bonus I received during the exploration and the rest of my salary…. I hope this will make the management of the company a little easier…」

Because of me, the company’s financial condition was getting worse significantly.

It’s just a small sum of money compared to the transaction amount this time, but it’s better than nothing.

「If I become stronger than I am now, I might be able to dive into the labyrinth solo during my days off.」

There is also a possibility that the salary I receive from your master will increase further….

When the work is done, I’ll ask to join the maids in leveling.

~Nina’s side~

「I think it’s better to simmer it a little longer~ ♪. The tenderness of the meat just before it breaks down is the best part!」

After I finish cooking the stew, let’s make stir-fried vegetables next.

The seasoning for the skewers and steak needs a little more time, so… I’ll finish the meat pie after the stir-fried vegetables….

The food we eat while exploring will increase our motivation, so I want to make it especially delicious.

Besides… when everyone eats happily, it makes me happy too.

My fighting power can’t be compared with Master and Ian-kun, and it’s not even as good as the newcomer Esther-kun.

But when it comes to cooking, I’m the best!

Even though I am a slave, I get to enjoy my life.

I’ll be useful to Master too!