episode_0042

“Ah, welcome.”

When I returned to the general store, Mr. Suiben greeted me with a smile.

Short cut orange hair as beautiful as a sunset and green eyes full of spirit.

Just looking at it makes me feel like all the fatigue accumulated from outside is gone.

It’s a place where a pretty woman welcomes you.

It might be better than you think.

Of course, she is not my girlfriend or wife.

“How was it this time? It was your first time requesting an advanced class.”

“Ah. That’s right.”

Just when I was about to answer her question.

“Edin did a great job. Do you want to hear it?”

Where did it suddenly come from?

Isn’t Saella suddenly appearing behind me?

Ugh… it’s not good for your heart.

Can’t I just show up and pretend to be popular?

“Oh, Edin is back? It seemed like that too.”

Lunarin also opened the store door, came in, and said hello to me.

What does it mean that it seems likely?

Did you have a feeling I would come back?

Perhaps you also have the talent of a fortune teller?

Anyway, since all the people who often gather at the general store are gathered.

He told me roughly what happened in Greenback Forest.

“…It was quite fun this time.”

“As expected, they are upper class kids. I remember Schnero clearly because he was second seat. He’s quite a talented friend.”

“Cumel is also amazing. This is an overwhelming score among tank position students.”

“Are you a student Lin? Although she is reticent, I have no choice but to admit that her skills and appearance are beautiful. One of the few human species that I recognize.”

Now that I think about it, the people gathered here are all magic teachers, tank teachers, and archery teachers.

Well, in the case of Saella, she also teaches elemental arts, but her main skill is archery.

It’s an amazing feeling to fall in love like this.

“But as expected, I couldn’t follow Edin. Edin’s performance was the best.”

huh? suddenly?

“It’s definitely tear gas there. The goblins must have been in a lot of pain right before they died.”

“You are thinking of using wood etching solution. As expected, you are amazing.”

Suddenly, my praise relay started, starting with Saella.

Well… when these people get together, they often carry out projects to boost my self-esteem.

I’m getting used to it a little bit now.

“Haha, I just provided support. It would have been dangerous if the students had not done well.”

“You are beautiful even in your humility, Edin.”

At that time, I felt a little embarrassed and tried to decline.

I like it─

The door opened and students came into the general store.

“…Huh? They are teachers.”

“Uh, that’s right. They’ve been gathering here for a few days now.”

“I see. Oh, are we in business now?”

It looks like he’s trying to buy a potion.

thank god.

I was getting embarrassed during the day, so I had an excuse to get out.

“Ah, yes. What do you need?”

“Ah, hello, Teacher Edin!”

“This time, I received a request to deal with a Lizardman village. But this is a bit of a special case…”

“Ah, the situation is a little different in that case. Rather than blindly attacking with flames, go this way…”

Find what students are looking for.

A request to collect lizardman scales.

However, the target is Lizardmen, but they are said to be the type that dries up swamps.

In fact, a desiccated area was discovered nearby.

It seems that someone commissioned it because it is a rare variant.

Lizardmen are originally creatures that live in places full of moisture.

However, the variant species is called ‘Flame Lizardman’, and it is a very unique species that emits burning heat around it.

Their scales give off intense heat even after death.

It is used to make magic tools that require heat, or it is used to make napalm potion, a higher level of fire potion, by refining ingredients that emit heat.

…Uh, now that I’m talking, I want it.

“Oh, maybe students. If you have any scales left, can you sell some to me?”

“Yes? Ah, of course. I will take care of it generously.”

It seems like it’s a personal request from a third year student, so I’m going to collect it and follow along.

I’m planning to make disinfectants and antibiotics with the materials I got this time, so I don’t have time.

So, first of all, I would like to ask you a separate favor.

Hmm… it would be nice if I could directly submit requests to students.

…what?

If you think about it, there’s nothing you can’t do, right?

Business is going well right now… so the profits are a lot more than I expected.

Although they are sold at 50%, almost cost per piece, I am covering the raw materials for free.

There is money left over.

If you make a request with that extra money and receive materials that are difficult to obtain through external training.

I wonder if it would be okay to just use it from the Academy budget.

For materials I personally want, such as the Flame Lizardman’s scales, it’s a bit difficult to get access to the Academy.

“……”

Then, a thought occurred to me, and I looked at Saella.

…Maybe if I say I want something, they’ll be happy and give it to me, right?

That too for free.

No, no.

Still, it’s a bit wrong to treat people like subordinates or slaves.

It seems like you’re taking advantage of my feelings for you.

I’ll have to ask the chairman later.

Can I do that?

While I was thinking that, Linen, the chairman’s chief secretary, came to visit with perfect timing.

“Edin. The Chairman is looking for you.”

“Oh, yes!”

I think you’re probably calling me because of the Goblin King.

Great.

I would like to take this opportunity to ask you a question.

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“I heard. You did a great job this time.”

Chairman Mureos welcomes me with a smile.

…Hmm, you’re probably not mad at me for interfering too much with the students’ requests, right?

“Goblin King… If I had left it any longer, the surrounding villages could have been in danger.”

Fortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Surely that was an exception.

In fact, even if Mr. Larsen and I had actively intervened and dealt with it, there would have been no problem.

“Mr. Larsen and the students praised that it was a very safe and perfect treatment.”

“Haha, is that so.”

In the past, I would have scolded him for not doing so well, but these days, Saella, Lunarin, and Suiben have filled my self-esteem so much that I can receive compliments like this quite casually.

Did you notice the change?

Chairman Mureos looked at me with a strange smile.

“I can definitely leave the external training for advanced classes without worry. Please continue to look after us.”

“Yes, of course.”

Oh, I should ask that too.

“Ah, Chairman. Actually, I have something to ask…”

“Yes, what is it?”

I tell Chairman Mureos about my idea.

“…Request. But if you need anything, you can ask me.”

That’s definitely the easiest way.

If you just stay still, they will buy it for you and bring it to you, so for me, that is the most convenient.

but.

As I said before, it’s a bit weird to buy something I personally want with the academy’s money.

It’s half embezzlement, that’s it.

So, I was going to ask if it would be okay if I paid for the request with my own money.

“…Oh, then how about something like this?”

But then.

Chairman Mureos smiled and said, as if a good idea had occurred to him.

“How about submitting a request within the academy? It’s not an external training… It’s an internal training at the academy.”

“Inside… practice?”

Rather than literally submitting a request to the Adventurer’s Guild, does this mean that the academy is issuing a request that only students can receive?

“Yes. And the reward is not a sum of money, but a gift certificate that can only be used in general stores or academy shopping malls.”

“Yes? A gift certificate…?”

gift card?

So, you are giving a kind of virtual goods that can only be used at miscellaneous goods stores as a reward for the quest.

“Yes. Then, the academy’s finances will not be directly consumed, and there will be a justification for providing students with potions from the general store and armor and weapons from the equipment store at a cheaper or free price.”

The free offer is sold for a minimum amount so that Academy students do not get confused when they later become adventurers, use the store, and spend real money.

However, if you replace it with virtual goods, you are essentially providing supplies to students for free.

You can aim for a similar effect as before.

“It’s good. Internal requests within the academy that can only be performed by academy students.”

“Hehe, right?”

Hmm, but I feel like that alone isn’t enough.

They say there are virtual goods available at the Academy, but why? Wouldn’t you think so?

Anyway, you can make money by doing external training or performing personal requests.

There may be many students who think they can just pay with money.

“What if it were like this? We are creating limited-edition products that can only be purchased with an Academy gift certificate.”

“Is this a limited product? The idea is to increase the value of gift certificates by selling higher quality products only with gift certificates.”

“That’s right.”

Certainly, that is sufficient justification to resolve the Academy’s internal request and receive a gift certificate.

Oh… is this good?

Students who are a bit awkward or fearful of external requests can experience a small adventurer guild within the academy without having to go outside.

Requests that are received and processed personally can be handled more conveniently if the request is received and resolved internally.

“Uh, but there is something within the academy worth entrusting with…”

When I suddenly thought about it, was there anything that would require me to entrust it to students?

To put it bluntly… I’m the only one, right?

“Hehe, then it will be on Mr. Edin’s dedicated request bulletin board.”

“……”

Joe, that’s good.

Somehow… it feels very burdensome.

It’s an internal training session at the academy, isn’t it just a corner where you listen to requests from the general store man?