The Novice Alchemist's Store

"Finally, you've calmed down."

"Hey......"

I finally got my eye on the doozy that's been going on for a while here, and me and Lorea were relaxing and enjoying tea in the store space.

Tea confectionery is a cookie with nuts, baked by Lorea earlier.

That cookie, made with butter and sugar somewhat extravagantly, combined with a trouble-free celebration, is still slightly warm and very tasty.

Honestly, I wonder if Lorea can do business with this... but not in this village.

Given the cost, people in the village won't be able to eat that way.

"You annoyed Lorea, too."

"No, what I was able to do was, like, store number..."

Take Lorea's hand, who shakes her head to be frightened, and I deny the word.

"That's what I appreciate. My main business is alchemists. If I couldn't trust the store, I couldn't afford to do anything else. Thank you so much."

"I'm glad you said that,"

Looking at Lorea laughing like she was lit, I've been thinking about this for a while.

Salamander, who was anxious to see if he had been killed.

The next day, when my magic generally recovered, I anticipated and headed for confirmation, and fortunately, Salamander was firmly breathless.

When we went, it was about half thawed so often that unnecessary parts on the spot were discarded.

Let it freeze completely again, and I'll carry half of it on the floating board.

The rest was brought back with the help of the Adelberts.

When I arrived home, I had become a heck of a lot of it with my daily magic consumption, but it was also worth it, and most of the salamander material was bought up by my master, and we were able to get enough money.

That made it possible to pay off the Rotze family debt exactly, but not everything went well.

In conclusion, it almost turned out to be nothing more than 'creditors of debt have just turned into me'.

First, the reward for selling salamander material.

Due to the difference in that role, even though there is just no 'evenly distributed among the five', as far as I'm concerned, I was also going to distribute it to Mr. Iris and, to some extent, reduce the total amount of debt that he owed.

But, guys, you barely took it, did you?

Adelbert said, "I can't be a knight when I carry a lot of money! 'And he was quite strongly praised, and Mr. Caterina responded similarly to' In the first place, because he got involved in our circumstances'.

Even for Iris and the others, "All the smelting equipment such as heat protection coats and ice stones, the Artifact, were provided by the store manager, and the ice stones are said to be borne by me. On top of that, get a heat resistant coat or boot that we specialize in. That's too much of a reward, 'he said, and only received it as cash.

As a result, the Lotze family's debt repayment came to me from my funds, and that was the debt statement.

Well, that too, until I got my money back by mediation, unfortunately, this one, didn't work out the way I thought.

I was close to me, relying on the legend of the Marquis' predecessors to introduce me to someone strong in that regard, and to petition for mediation, who also has enemies.

That's just the bad guys, and the contract documents were perfectly detailed.

I'm not sure because I'm not an expert either, but sometimes, I can't easily get my overpayment back.

Finally, the fact that it had been repaid exactly worked in the wrong direction.

As a king, it is a bad idea for the nobility of the direct minister to be soaked in debt and in a state like that of a jury of other nobles, but if not, it is also a bad idea to stick too much mouth into the covenant between nobles.

Simply put, 'If you could have repaid it, wouldn't you?' It's a story.

That's why I should have gone into mediation without paying back and spent a long time doing it, not so simple.

To Lady Adelbert, 'Nothing wrong. I appreciate it,' so, well, was it good?

Besides, that's what I should call a mediator introduced by the Marquis, or the prestige of the Marquis behind it, even in that state he worked pretty hard and succeeded in getting some money back.

However, the money was also spent on the payment of remuneration to the mediator, the cost of filing for mediation, the cost of travelling from such a countryside to mediation, the cost of staying in Wang Du, etc., and not much was actually left on hand, only to repay my debt, a small part of it.

By the way, Mr. Iris and his family are now temporarily back home at the end of those days.

Probably around today, I'm supposed to be back...

Lorea's cookies opened the store door when she was thinking about it.

"Welcome... Welcome home"

"Oh, I'm home."

"I'm home now, Mr. Store Manager"

It was Mr. Iris and Mr. Kate who came in.

I guess I got rid of the hassle and the fact that I was back on schedule.

The look on the faces of the two of them, which have been going on for days that haven't been sunny for some time here, is also bright and clear for a long time.

"Good luck"

"Oh, I'm tired. Damn, that merchant... whoa! That sounds like a delicious cookie. Which, one..."

Look on the table, away from Mr. Iris, who reached out, a plate with cookies.

"No. Wash your hands first."

"The manager is like a mother..."

Iris, who let his mouth hang for a moment but honestly went to wash his hands, and Kate, came back with a little bit of her stuff down.

"Okay, I've been washing it!

If you honestly wash your hands, I can't refuse either.

It's a shame, 'Come on!' and give the cookies to Mr. Iris, who just offered his hand.

"-Oh, yummy! That's Lorea!

"Oh no... Sarasa provided it, thanks to the material"

"Sure, you're spending money on this."

Lorea, I snort at Kate for breaking the cost compared to the cookies she usually eats.

"It's a celebration of all that's over. This time, it was quite a hassle."

To my words, the two people who were reaching for additional cookies stopped moving and looked at each other with an awkward look on their face.

"You've annoyed the manager. I'm sorry."

"Not at all. This time, I couldn't repay the manager enough."

"If you're grateful, you don't have to worry about it, but if you have money, give it back, right? I wouldn't make an impossible claim."

Say what you have to say while pushing out a plate with cookies for both of you.

After reaching all five volumes of Alchemy, we are currently underfunded, and we are barely able to make the smelter Artifact or the smelter Potion listed there.

Even if you have materials you've been saving for a long time, that's a small part of what you need.

There are not many items that have all the necessary materials to make them.

I have released quite a bit of both money and material in the Salamander battle, and without the money from Mr. Iris coming in, the work can hardly go on either.

"Of course I'll give it back! … but it may take some time."

"Yes, please. I have to thank you too."

I'm just sorry that you introduced me to the mediator and all you have to do is say, 'Thank you, that was helpful'.

Courtesy of intimacy.

I need something to thank you for.

"Oh, that really helped. We didn't have anything to tell you about trying to find a mediator. And I'm sorry to overlap, but tell that person enough to thank me. The Marquis, the knightly knight, finally sends us a thank-you note."

"Right. It turned out a little unfortunate financially, but it's well worth it just to get a formal ruling. There's no room for some crazy obsession from Associate Baron Kirk."

"Give me back my money, but I don't know what you're going to say! He is!"

"If you say so, even for me, it's worth the hurry to get in touch with you"

No matter how many seniors were close to me, my position is not strong enough to contact my parents' Marquis house directly.

So it was quite a difficult task to contact a senior in a remote regional town, ask for a referral from the mediator, and get in touch with his parents from there...

Normally it takes too long to contact you, so the forwarding team is also using it, and the master is also cooperating with you, so its costly...

Normally, it's a hell of a lot of money.

Well, the master seemed in a good mood for flushing the salamander material, so I don't think there's a problem.

"But it's an amazing amount, isn't it? That's more money than we had in the warehouse the other day, right? I can't imagine."

"Mm-hmm. We've never seen anything like that. I'm not proud of you!

I told Lorea to sigh, and for some reason, I say with my chest up, Mr. Iris.

In fact, the first amount the Rotze family borrowed was smaller, so it must be true that they never saw it.

For once, in this repayment, I am giving the money paid by my master to Master Adelbert, but the amount is just the amount, and the large and white gold coins I used.

It was only a leather bag the size of which would be on the palm of the hand for an amount over 60 million rare, just worth a million rare and a million rare, respectively.

If Mr. Iris had a peek into it, he'd have “seen” it, but it's a little different, isn't it, what Lorea means?

"Mr. Iris, can you return all that money? No matter how many collectors, it's tough, right?

"Um, that's it. If I keep doing this, I'm going to keep giving it back to the manager for the rest of my life. Can we be screwing around here for such a long time, that's the problem!

No, Mr. Iris. How long are you going to keep gathering people?

Aren't you going to get married or something?

In the first place, all debts, including the smelting drug Potion used for Mr. Iris, have been turned into the name of the Rotze family.

Mr. Iris, and I don't need to pay you back just Mr. Kate.

"It will also be repaid from the tax revenues of the territory, so I don't think that's it... it's quite the amount, isn't it?"

Yeah, that.

No matter how small the territory, the tax revenues that come in from it are not digits from the amount that ordinary people earn.

But if it's going to be easy, there shouldn't have been any debt buoyancy, so I can't expect much.

"But if you don't repay the manager, the name of the Rozze family will be abandoned."

"No, you really need to care -"

"Iris, I have a good idea."

I, too, have been able to secure some salamander material just a little, so it's worth the effort.

That's enough if you just give me my money back.

That's what I tried to say. Kate came pinching words, a little pranky and giggling.

"Oh, my God, Kate. You think you can repay the manager?

"Not only that, but we'll settle our debts. Nice idea."

"Ho, that's amazing! Let's hear it."

Kate snorts deeply at Iris as he embarks on himself.

- I have a bad feeling about this, don't I?

"It's easy. We just need Iris and the manager to get married."

""... Yes?

"- Hmm."

Mr. Iris nodding to me and Lorea, who raised a bewildering voice, to think for some reason.

Huh? Mr. Iris, you're a woman, aren't you?

"Um, Mr. Kate? I, I'm not prejudiced to homosexuality, but I'm heterosexual myself, right?

In the upper classes and temples or something, it doesn't seem uncommon for both men and women, but to me, a civilian who grew up in a very ordinary family, a slightly remote world.

I don't plan on stepping in there.

"It's okay. What kind of hobbies are outrageous?

No, what about that?

Whatever your food preferences are...

"Not bad."

"Eh -!!"

"Hey, Mr. Iris!?"

"Dear Store Manager, if you marry me, the title will come soon? Even though it is small, it also has territory. Fine, I think it's a good deal? Let's finally put Kate on."

"What, I...?

With surprise on our asses, Mr. Iris begins his presentation somehow.

And you can put it on like an omelet, Mr. Kate.

I have my eyes round, but I have no sympathy.

Because he's the one who created the cause.

"Uh, Mr. Iris. I wanted a title and I didn't help..."

"That's why! If the title is what it's all about, it's impossible. You're such a store manager, I can take care of you!

No, even if it's left to me...

"In the first place, what do you do with the inheritance? As a Rozze family, you'll have trouble without a son-in-law."

"I also have a hand in adoption. Besides, Lord Store Manager, I've heard there are some things in the potion that make it possible?

"What, do you have such a handy thing?

To Mr. Iris' words, Lorea embarks on herself.

Why are you showing interest?

"No, I do, but... it's expensive, isn't it?

There is certainly a potion of smelting drugs that women and men can make children of each other.

It's a tear-free expensive smelter, Potion, so it's basically about the senior nobleman whose heirs are gay and have trouble dealing with it...

Incidentally, it's more expensive to smell potion between men who need a long term pregnancy than potion between women who need it for a short period of time... I don't care.

"I just have to get to the manager. Wouldn't you be able to make it?

"I can't make it, and the cost of the material is huge in the first place, so it doesn't really mean... I'm not getting married!

"Really? I'm a little old, but I don't think I look that bad."

"That's not the problem!

Mr. Iris puts his hand on his jaw and puts his ankle on it, and Mr. Kate looks interesting to see how she looks like that.

I mean, I don't know if you're joking or serious, but don't leave me alone!

"Anyway! I'm not going to get married yet! Even as an alchemist, halfway down the road - no, because I'm just starting to walk!

"Hmm, I see. If you wait, there will be a sea day. Why don't you wait by the side until the manager's willing to marry you?

"Chi, but, I, ma, su!

"But when that happens, will you always call me Lord Store Manager? Should I call you Sarasa now?

"So ~ ~ ~!"

Lorea and Kate blew out like they couldn't bear to slap Iris and me on the desk with a bang.

To the way those two look, me and Mr. Iris stop talking and look at each other unexpectedly.

And they all leaked laughter.