episode_0043

Things went smoothly after that.

Luke clapped his hands and said, finishing the contract.

“Okay. Then I guess I should clean up first.”

Then, use magic to dispose of the corpses.

“This is great because I needed to feed my kids just in time.”

Suddenly, a magic circle appears in the air, and fairly large bugs jump out from it. They are bugs with thorns the size of their bodies on their tails.

These guys look like they have something to do with black magic.

As soon as the guys came out, the dirty back alley became clean in an instant. That was because each of them picked up a corpse in their mouth and went back into the summoning circle.

The princess almost fainted when she saw that. It was a very bizarre scene. Thanks to that, the back alley was cleaned up very quickly.

The warrior speaks to the princess with an awkward smile.

“As you probably know, everything you saw today is a secret?”

“Of course! Of course!”

The princess nodded enthusiastically.

*

After finishing cleaning up, I went straight back to my accommodations.

We had already parted ways with our party members.

Everyone left as soon as the banquet was over, saying they were tired.

Camilla went back to her parents’ house to see her father for the first time in a long time, the saint went to the cathedral, Lily went to the elf wizard’s house, and Adele went back to her simple lodging.

I always think about this, but really… our party is so boring. How could no one care if I suddenly disappeared in the middle of it?

Well, I was satisfied because I had more time to act freely.

‘There’s still a lot to do in the future.’

I returned to the palace, but unfortunately there was no time to rest.

I’ll introduce talented people to the princess, get books on black magic, collect useful items and hidden pieces, check out the international situation, etc.

If you want to do all those things, even ten bodies won’t be enough.

That’s okay though.

Being busy means there are a lot of things that can get better.

But maybe it’s because I had a relatively busy day.

Sleep itself came quickly. I lay down in bed and fell asleep.

*

The next day.

Early in the morning, I quickly got up as soon as the sun rose.

After that, I wash my feet lightly and prepare to go out.

As I said yesterday, I didn’t have time to rest because I had to finish the things I had planned. Today’s tasks are selling monster corpses and buying useful items. This alone should be enough to melt away the day.

Before I left the house, I gave myself a little hint.

‘I’m a loser, I’m a loser.’

Put a mask on your usual personality.

It was a mask made to deal with nobles, but there was no reason not to use it on commoners.

Because if you make a fuss at a banquet hall and then don’t do it on the street, people will obviously look at you strangely.

Of course, there remains the conscientious problem of having to yell at the common people···.

‘It doesn’t matter.’

Honestly, I didn’t really care about this either.

Because I knew very well the obvious fact that being weak does not mean being good.

And the curse wouldn’t work on commoners?

Of course, he’ll try to trouble me in some way.

Rather than being polite, it’s better to just leave from the beginning.

So I went out of the accommodation.

He put his hands in his pockets and walked down the street with a shaky gait. The first place he headed was the slaughter guild.

A group that makes a living by buying and selling the corpses of all kinds of monsters.

I went to the broker in charge at the counter and showed him the item.

“I’m trying to trade this.”

thud!

I take out the demon corpses that had been stuffed into my subspace backpack. Maybe because I had dismantled them so many times, they were piled up like a mountain when I took them out.

“Cow, guest, this is···.”

The broker in charge was shocked when he saw that.

“Did you go on a large-scale expedition with your guild? This is the first time I’ve seen this amount in 10 years of doing this.”

“I did something similar.”

As expected, you don’t recognize a warrior. Right now, I’ve taken off the armor I usually wear and hidden the holy sword in my quarters, and I’m out on the street.

If you look at the outside, it looks completely like a commoner’s clothing.

At least the clothes he was wearing were clean and new, so he looked like a rich young master.

“Let’s see… Wow, this is going to be hard to price. Just wait a minute.”

Still, it wasn’t a lie that he had been doing this for ten years. The broker looked embarrassed, but he sorted the bodies one by one.

Sometimes I am amazed, and sometimes I am surprised.

That makes sense.

All the corpses I’ve collected so far were found inside the Demon Realm.

There will be a lot of demons and monsters that you don’t normally see.

These are materials that have both rarity and efficiency.

Since it is in a demon realm, its magical power capacity will also be high.

Obviously, the repayment will be considerable.

However, I waited for the broker to speak without much expectation. Finally, after he finished setting the price, he opened his mouth.

“At this level··· If I do well, I could get 10 million gold, right?”

For a moment, my brows furrow.

As expected, they are slashing the price.

I grabbed the guy by the collar without hesitation.

“Huh?! What’s wrong, sir!”

“Who do you think this sucker is? Even if it doesn’t work out, it’ll be 20 million gold. Even so, you’re still cutting the price in half?”

Have I ever played this game without using the store?

Naturally, the first place I visited after returning from an expedition was this wholesale guild. I had to clean up the junk items like the corpses of demons.

As a result, I can clearly see their market prices. It is the amount I have collected over the past half year. There are monsters that are difficult to hunt even for large guilds.

That means you have to get at least the price of four mansions.

This is true even considering the unique nature of mass sales.

But what? Just half of that?

Even if he wasn’t in punk mode, he would have grabbed me by the collar.

“Customer, calm down first! Aren’t you selling in bulk? You should also consider our labor costs! ”

“Are you planning to take 10 million gold for labor costs?”

“That, that···!”

I pointed at the corpses one by one and told them their market prices one by one. The broker’s face turned pale, as if he didn’t know that he knew this much.

“Oh, I understand. Sorry! I’ll pay you back with twenty million, twenty million gold!”

“No, it’s too late. Let’s do it for twenty-seven million gold.”

“What?!”

The guy’s face turned red with bewilderment. But I was sincere.

“Why? Then you thought I would let it slide if you tried to take advantage of someone else? It would be reasonable to receive more compensation for breaking trust.”

“Oh my, no sir! What are we supposed to eat for a living? ”

“I said before, you should get ‘at least’ 20 million gold. If you manage it well, you can make a lot of money. Can’t you even give me that much?”

I said, glaring at the guy. My red eyes were reflected in his pupils.

“Or, should I go out now and start spreading rumors? That the wholesale guild in the imperial capital is trying to rip off customers.”

“Ugh···!”

In the end, the broker had no choice but to nod his head with tears in his eyes. He had to be good at reading people and commit fraud.

I never thought at all that it was a bit too much.

You have to hold on to it firmly at the beginning so that you don’t get fooled later.

“First, I will deposit 15 million gold in advance···. Don’t misunderstand, sir. I’m not trying to steal it, but our guild doesn’t have that much money right now······. I will deposit the rest after I deal with some of the monster corpses.”

“That’s about it.”

I nodded willingly.

Nowadays, even if you have 15 million, you can buy rice cakes. It’s the price of three mansions in the empire.

Almost anything can be purchased.

After that, I wandered around the market. Perhaps because it was a capital city with a palace, all the goods sold nearby were of good quality.

I bought several things there.

Enchanted slaughter daggers, magic scrolls, magic catalysts, potions, etc.

Every time the merchants tried to take advantage of me, I stood up with a consistent attitude.

It’s a mess.

bang!

“Are these fucking kids kidding me?”

“Where did you get the bottom? Should I pull out your tongue too?”

“I’ll give you 3 seconds, so you can adjust the price yourself. Three days······.”

Every time, the merchants would raise their prices in a frenzy and return them to normal prices. Sometimes, some merchants were so frightened that they lowered their prices below the normal price.

Thanks to this, I was able to spend less than expected.

“He’s crazy! A crazy guy has appeared in the market!”

“Tell the people around you. There’s a real monster on the loose right now, so be careful···.”

Merchants are fundamentally mutually supportive beings.

Price manipulation, buying and selling, and swindling people. To run a huge business, you need the help of people around you.

Because of this, the merchants’ network could be said to be spread out as large and complex as a spider’s web.

The merchants who had been dealt with by me quickly spread the news through the spider web.

Is that why?

It’s only been an hour since I entered the market.

The merchants who had tried to rip me off had disappeared without a trace.

‘It’s comfortable···.’

It’s a blessing for me too.

It may have become harder to fight back, but at least there will be less red faces and stress.

‘I’ve got everything I need from the market…’

I looked up at the sky for a moment.

Towers of various colors rise high into the sky.

Magic Tower. A place where all kinds of magic books and magic items are lined up.

That’s also where I’m headed next.

So I started walking towards the rooftop.