episode_0016

“Son, I think you are a guest… … . Let’s talk while eating bread and drinks.”

Upon learning that a priest named Thomas was in fact a buyer, my mother’s attitude suddenly changed. The appearance of trying to hide myself had disappeared, and I was showing myself serving guests.

Even the table used as a counter was removed, chairs were placed in front of it, and even bread and drinks were set up.

“No, when did you do this again?”

“Son? Serve guests.”

“… … Yes.”

Seeing my mother’s sharp gaze directed at me, I quickly nodded and made Father Thomas sit down. First of all, there was enough reason to talk to Father Thomas.

“Our customers… … No, Father Thomas? You said you need farming equipment. What exactly do you need?”

“Ah, yes. What our church needs right now is ten pickaxes and axes, and five pitchforks. Also, we need twenty sickles and shovels each.”

To be honest, compared to the continuous sales volume of our blacksmith shop, we did not purchase that much, but if we only look at the number of items sold at once, it could be said to be the highest sale in history.

It could be said that it was a situation where a large sum of money could be received at once, so I looked at Father Thomas with a friendly smile.

“You said earlier that you wanted to purchase farm equipment at a low price. What is the upper limit of the funds you can use?”

“That… … . We currently have about 300,000 meds of funds available to purchase iron farming equipment. Since we have to purchase seeds and wooden farming tools, we cannot spend a lot of money.”

I don’t know if Father Thomas was naive, or if he showed a foolish appearance because he had tremendous acting skills, but he clearly revealed the circumstances of his wallet.

So, I couldn’t help but be quite worried. If the amount available now is about 300,000 med, it is not enough to purchase all the items just mentioned.

Based on my memories from my past life, I could have purchased those items with the money I earned from working in a normal restaurant for a month. However, because everything in this world was handmade, the price was very expensive.

To purchase all the products Father Thomas wanted, he would have to work not for a month or two, but for decades. Fortunately, I started selling it at a very low price, so I was able to say that it was possible to purchase it after working for a few years.

“Hmm… … .”

I was wondering whether I should sell the items Father Thomas wanted at that price, or whether I should lower the price by subtracting a few items at a time.

If you do what you want, there is no particular loss, but what can be considered a net profit has become very small. It was okay to do it, but I was worried because it would be a loss compared to if I didn’t do it.

“Oh… … . This bread tastes very good.”

“Bread? Ah, that.”

While I was wondering whether he was really such a carefree person, Father Thomas was eating the bread and drink placed in front of him. Also, I was eating the bread made by the skeleton very deliciously.

However, when I saw that image, a thought came to mind. Instead of immediately reducing my profits, I thought it might be a good idea to reduce people’s resistance to this bread. Although there weren’t many, there were some people who were a little suspicious that it was made by skeletons, but it was clear that if they could sell bread, they would be able to cover some of the losses.

“Is the bread okay?”

“Yes. It’s very delicious. I also want to give it to the children at the orphanage run by our branch… … Is it possible to purchase it separately?”

“As much as you want. By the way, that bread was made by the skeleton over there.”

“Oh, really?”

Even though he was told that it was made by a skeleton, Father Thomas seemed unconcerned. No, it was surprising that it was made by a skeleton, but that seemed to be it.

“It’s nothing, right? Do you feel any dark magic or something bad about your body?”

“I don’t feel anything like that at all.”

Father Thomas said it was nothing and took another bite of bread.

Seeing Father Thomas like that, he smiled and made a suggestion.

“Father Thomas. If you do me a favor, I can sell you the items you want at a low price. How about that?”

“… … What kind of request do you have?”

“It’s not difficult, so you don’t have to worry. Because it’s about the bread.”

“Bread… … ?”

Father Thomas, who was worried that I, a warlock, might be asking a strange request, looked at the bread with a puzzled expression.

“Isn’t it because it was made by a skeleton, and something like dark magic seeps into it, which is bad for the body? There are people who do it. I would like you to tell me that Father Thomas does not have dark magic.”

“Is that enough?”

“Yes.”

It wasn’t really a big deal, it was a simple thing, but it was quite profitable. Moreover, since the bakery was run by my parents, it could be seen as filial piety in a way.

Moreover, Father Thomas had already acknowledged that there was no problem with the skeleton making food. Since he already felt okay, it wasn’t difficult to say that he was okay.

“Thank you.”

Rather, Father Thomas was grateful that the products were provided at a low price without any difficulty.

They were happy that if they could get the items they wanted at a low price, they would be able to provide relief to more poor people and provide care to children in orphanages.

I don’t know if that’s why, but Father Thomas gave me a result that exceeded what I wanted. Not only did it remove some of the reluctance people had with the fact that a skeleton made bread, but it also promoted the bread. They advertised that it was very chewy and delicious, and that they would buy plenty when they returned.

Thanks to this, the skeletons working at the bakery have also become busy. We had to keep moving to meet the growing demand.

I thought for a moment of my mother and father smiling brightly with rapidly increasing sales and increasing capital, and then headed straight to the blacksmith shop.

Father Thomas kept his promise, giving him the items he wanted. Since the skeletons were constantly making ready-made products, it was not difficult to prepare the items.

Still, there were some items that were lacking, so the skeletons worked hard to create the items. A wooden handle was inserted into the made shovel blade, and the blade of the ax was being sharpened.

I quickly prepared the existing inventory and newly created items and immediately informed Father Thomas that the items were ready. Father Thomas, who was providing medical services using divine power in the village, was very happy and came straight to our blacksmith shop after finishing his service. In his hand, he was holding a bunch of bread made by a skeleton.

“All the requested items are ready. But, can you take this?”

“Oh, you don’t have to worry about that. Since a large amount of money is used and the value of the items is high, there is a security guard. I came here with the Holy Knights of our branch.”

At Father Thomas’ words, I glanced outside the blacksmith shop and saw several knights wearing armor with the church’s emblem on it.

They even mobilized horses and carts and were ready to take the goods.

“Hmm. There won’t be any problem.”

To be honest, I was worried about how to ship it, but I didn’t need to worry about that part.

“There is something prepared here, check it out.”

Since it was the buyer’s job to check the items, he pointed to the items lined up on the floor. Then, Father Thomas immediately started checking the items.

Pickaxe, axe, pitchfork, sickle, shovel. They were checking the status or counting a total of five types of objects.

“With a pickaxe… … .”

Father Thomas looked at each item carefully, checking to see if there were any cracks or abnormalities in the iron products, and then thoroughly checked the number of items.

Father Thomas, who checked the items and confirmed that there were no problems, nodded.

“All the items look good. I can’t believe I can get these products at this price… … .”

Father Thomas, impressed by the quality of the items, gave me a pocket full of coins with an expression of great emotion. Of course, because it was a high-denomination coin, the amount was not that large. I opened my pocket and quickly checked the price.

After confirming that the price was correct without missing a single penny, I used the skeleton to help load the items onto the cart.

“It was a good deal. Thanks to you, I will be able to let many people know about Goddess Romina’s kindness.”

“It was a good deal for me too.”

Although the blacksmith shop did not make much net profit right away, securing immediate cash and increasing sales at the bakery were clear benefits.

Anyway, after completing the transaction, I watched Father Thomas, who could be said to be an excellent customer, leave. Of course, in front of the blacksmith shop.

After Father Thomas left with his goods, the blacksmith shop and bakery became very peaceful. At the bakery, people flocked to buy bread around every meal time, and at the blacksmith shop, people often came to buy goods or do maintenance before leaving.

It was literally a peaceful time. There was a period of time where there was a reasonable level of profit and there were no problems with the operation of both the blacksmith shop and the bakery.

However, while the peaceful daily life continued for a while, the village began to become noisy.

This is because the merchant, who regularly visits the village, has arrived in the village. It was a merchant who bought and sold various daily necessities needed for the village, spices from other regions, and purchased food produced in the village.

Our village was not a self-sufficient village. Therefore, everyone flocked to the small square in the center of the village, as if all the residents of the village had come out when they heard that the top tier had arrived.

I also headed to the square to buy anything I needed and to look around. There were about a dozen large carriages lined up, all of which were crowded with people.

“Oh… … . I guess I’ll have to take a look later.”

I couldn’t find the confidence to go around people and look at things.

I shook my head and turned around, deciding to come back later.

“Hello. By any chance, are you Andrew the warlock?”

However, the moment I turned around, someone came looking for me. It was the owner of the top who had just come to visit the village.

“What’s going on?”

“Oh, do you know Father Thomas? I heard the story from him. They sell high quality iron products at very good prices here.”

And, the owner was a new business customer, following in the footsteps of Father Thomas, who was my first business customer. Those are business customers with more purchasing power than Father Thomas.

It was time to maximize the blacksmith’s production once again.