episode_0265

He said he would meet Princess Mona, but it wasn’t something that could happen right away.

The meeting would be successful only if she wanted to meet me.

It meant that I couldn’t expect Princess Mona to come to the general store to see me on her own like other kids.

“I didn’t know there was a store in a place like this.”

“Princess?”

“I don’t think you chose this position because you lack ability, but did you choose a remote location on purpose?”

I tried to contact you first.

I thought they would accept it if I said I wanted to talk about minority exports.

However, Princess Mona moved a little faster than I expected.

She visited the general store in person to meet me in person.

“How did you get here?”

“I came because I have something to say and something to ask. “Are you busy?”

“As you can see, I’m free.”

“I guess that’s because there’s no way guests would come to a place like this. Did you open a store in a place like this because you couldn’t find a good location? “There are a few buildings in good locations. Would you like to use them?”

“no. it’s okay. They deliberately chose a remote location. “I want to have a comfortable time doing pastimes.”

“Well, the money comes from somewhere else, so there’s no need to keep yourself busy.”

“Would you like to come up to the second floor? “There is a place to sit when you go up.”

Since I couldn’t keep Princess Mona standing, I tried to take her to the second floor.

“Before I go up, I’d like to look around the store. “Is that okay?”

“of course.”

Princess Mona looked at the items on display in the store with her back to her.

“All the items being sold are items supplied to the military.”

“yes. “It’s the same thing.”

“I heard that the goods sent from your superiors are of exceptionally good quality.”

“We are always trying to make sure we don’t fall short.”

Perhaps because my answer was not satisfactory, Princess Mona asked a little more persistently.

“After what happened last time, I’ve been doing some research on you.”

She didn’t hesitate to say that she had researched me.

“Is that so? “I’m curious what the results of the investigation were.”

“Nothing else mattered much. “But there was something unexpected about it.”

“The unexpected part?”

Princess Mona was suspicious and thought about what she could do, but nothing came to mind.

“These things you are selling.”

She lifted up any of the items on display and pointed them at me.

“I have no idea where these items are being manufactured.”

“ah.”

I did think that that part would become a problem someday.

So far, there have been no problems because Thalia has been blocking it well.

Since these items were made with my own abilities, I couldn’t produce proof of where they were produced, and I didn’t like the idea of spending money to run a factory and forcefully producing poor quality items to justify that.

“Are you intentionally hiding it to monopolize the craftsman?”

I wondered how to answer the princess’s question about whether I was hiding the location of the production plant so that it would not be stolen by others.

First of all, as Princess Mona said, it was a trick in the hope that people would misunderstand.

However, if Princess Mona starts digging, things that don’t make sense will come out.

It was inevitable because Princess Mona was stronger than Thalia.

Anyway, we are going on the same boat.

I said, wondering if there was any need to lie.

“no. “There was no way to prove where the item was made, so we made it look that way.”

“There is no proper way to prove it?”

“yes.”

“Besides that, there are many strange things about your items.”

Is there anything more strange there?

“There shouldn’t be any abnormalities in the quality of the product, right?”

“There was no problem with the quality. “The problem is that I cannot see all the items you deliver with my own eyes.”

Among the abilities the princess possesses is something called .

Long Eye was a skill that turned Princess Mona into a fraud character.

‘By using the Dragon’s Eye to see through the enemy’s weaknesses, I will increase the critical strike of my unit members by 100%.’

It seems that such a morale skill has been patched in reality so that it not only tells the monster’s weaknesses, but also allows it to use other abilities.

Or maybe it was there originally but just wasn’t implemented in the game.

“I’m not sure what you mean by not seeing. Could you explain?”

“The date it was made, the material composition of what it was made from.”

“… “Did you have the ability to see through that?”

Is there a better skill than that for her hobby of appraising artifacts?

“okay. Because I had this ability, I was able to easily deal with fraudsters. “Because there has never been anything that could fool my eyes.”

But for the first time, such a product appeared, and it seemed to be our top product.

“All the invisible objects were all made by you.”

“Have you tried purification fluid?”

“I thought I was going to find it and check it, but I couldn’t see it.”

It must have been very embarrassing for Princess Mona.

It could be the shock of being stabbed in the foot by an ax you trust.

But how could Princess Mona see through the items in the store?

If you look at the fundamentals, Princess Mona is ultimately a being born in a ‘store’.

“I think I know why. However, I don’t want to reveal my origins.”

It is too early to share my secret with Princess Mona.

If we don’t have the slightest trust in each other, why should I say something that will hurt me?

“Are you saying that just dealing with minorities is not enough?”

It seemed like Princess Mona thought I was being greedy.

As the topic came up, I decided to take a stab at it.

Why did we suddenly give our top team such a huge opportunity?

To find out the inside story.

“I was planning on refusing that.”

First, he suddenly exploded the bomb to embarrass her.

“what??”

“It’s a good opportunity, but the top is still too small to handle it. “Even now, there is so much work at the top that the owners are dying, so it is very difficult to even worry about exports.”

“Are you out of your mind right now?”

The princess didn’t seem to have any idea that I would reject the offer.

“It’s not crazy, it’s just differentiating between what I can do and what I want.”

“… Opportunity doesn’t come anytime. “If you miss it now, you’ll miss it forever.”

“Wouldn’t it be possible for me to refuse the job proposed by the princess without even being that prepared? “It’s really okay.”

“Ha, really. You keep exceeding my expectations. “It’s really troublesome.”

Princess Mona released her hold on her back and crossed her arms.

She said while glaring at me.

“I will not delve further into the questions I asked you. “Is that okay then?”

“Are you saying I’ll pretend not to know and turn a blind eye to accept the offer? Wouldn’t this be something you could leave to another top company? “Everyone is probably trying to get involved in some way.”

Princess Mona, who sensed that I was going to refuse again, raised her hand and covered my mouth.

“Wait, so you’re still going to refuse?”

“I thought it was a good idea to pass the opportunity on to another company. “Everyone will like it.”

“… “It’s annoying.”

“Are you mad because I said no?”

Why do others get angry because they want to get it?

It would be nice to just say that this guy is an asshole.

“Nothing is going the way I want… .”

In the end, Princess Mona held her tongue and spoke firmly.

“The merchant that will trade with ethnic minorities will be your merchant. “I will refuse no.”

“Why are you forcing me?”

Others are begging us to please pick our top.

There is absolutely no reason to threaten someone who doesn’t like it.

“I plan to use this as an opportunity to engage in proper diplomacy with ethnic minorities. Legally, ethnic minorities are citizens of the empire, but they have great antipathy towards the empire.”

“… … .”

You were thinking of engaging in diplomacy with ethnic minorities?

As the situation in the empire changed, Princess Mona’s future also seemed to change little by little.

I was surprised because nothing like this happened in the scenario.

I was fortunate that the change was something I welcomed without any reason to oppose it.

‘After all, it is right to follow Princess Mona.’

If what she said was true, it wasn’t a matter of rejection, but something that needed to be done actively.

If everything goes according to the princess’s plan, there will be no reason to stand by and watch minority groups suffer from monsters.

“You made a difficult decision. “It will not be easy to eliminate the antipathy toward the empire among ethnic minorities.”

“The situation there is young.

“To get rid of the animosity, I need to bring you something good first.”

“right. “I took a look at all the items and found that the items on top of you were the best.”

At that time, it seemed like we realized that the long eye does not work on our items.

I pointed out the part that the princess did not mention.

“And you’ll need a top that won’t mess with things.”

“… … .”

Princess Mona probably didn’t know that I would notice this right away, but she kept her mouth shut.

“There are a lot of people who will be blinded by profits no matter what company you entrust them to, so you should have found a company you can trust.”

But just then, a top that seemed like he could swing it well rolled in.

The quality of the item is also good.

Adari was a good hit, but I also thought that Princess Mona had a good eye for people.

Luckily, you’ve pinpointed a top that won’t mess things up, right?

“No matter how much I think about it, it seems like there is no one more qualified for this job than our top. “I have no intention of messing around with things like you worry, and defective items will never end up in the hands of ethnic minorities.”

We do not deal with defective items in the first place.

Making something that doesn’t exist is also a hassle.

In addition, Princess Mona’s work was helpful to my plans, so there was ample reason to actively help.

“It’s an unplanned situation, so I may have to overdo it, but since it’s for the good of the empire, I’ll gladly accept it.”

“… “It would be absurd if other upper management heard it, so you make the foamy comment so casually.”

Princess Mona hesitantly accepted my offer to help her.