Chapter 169 – 38. Puppets. (2)
An unexpected guest came to Grenzo, a non-ghost who was drinking tea and spending the day leisurely. He was the leader of a mercenary group belonging to a count family who came from a city in the west.
The one who entered the drawing room was a stout western young man.
“Nice to meet you, my lord. Luis-Zola, the mercenary leader of the mercenary corps.”
“Nice to meet you, Louis Danzoo. Please sit there.”
Louis Danjou, a young western man, respectfully sat down in the chair Grenzo had given him.
“So, what brought you here from the far west?”
The young man, who swallowed a cup of tea water and moistened his mouth, opened his mouth in a serious tone.
“Have you heard any rumors floating around the West these days?”
Grenzo tilted his head. It’s because the information that comes to him is not one or two.
“I do not know. There are so many rumors coming in from the east, west, south and north. I can’t remember all the details.”
“Ah. That… , In fact, a doll that has been infested with evil spirits, because.”
“A doll possessed by evil spirits?”
Evil spirit The evil ghost seemed to have heard such a rumor somewhere.
“I think I’ve heard similar rumors before.”
“We believe it to be an item from the collapsed Mage Tower. I think a grave robber took it out and sold it for stolen property.”
“That’s a very difficult thing.”
Of course, the fire-ghost Granzo muttered as if it had nothing to do with him.
However, Louis, who is in trouble, has to grab at least a straw.
“But there is no high-level wizard in the West who can solve that right now.”
“So you came to see me.”
“Yes, that’s right. Because the only archmage I know is the sorcerer. That’s why I came all the way here.”
“Hmm.”
Grenzo sighed softly as he ran his hand lightly across his chin.
“Sorry, but you better find someone else.”
To be honest, the status of the fire-ghost Granzo was too high to move on just such a thing. There was a lot of work to be done right away.
“If it’s because of money, we can do our best… !”
“Do you think I am doing this for money?”
Of course, Lewis knows that’s not the case. After he reaches the top 10 anyway, he earns a lot of money, but he didn’t have to worry about money.
“Find another good wizard.”
“Then, by any chance, just let me know who I can go to. This is a very urgent matter for me right now… !”
Louis begged in a very urgent tone.
Granzo, who was pondering something, quietly brought up a name.
“Then, visit Allen-Mercenary Corps in Vermandois. If there is a sorceress named Elena, she should be able to solve this problem.”
“Alen of Vermandois—Are you talking about the mercenaries?”
At the name asked again, Grenzo nodded his head.
“Exactly.”
“… Okay. I will definitely visit you.”
To be honest, it was a name Louis didn’t know very well, but since the fire-ghost Granzo recommended it, at least he wouldn’t be shy.
“Then I will go.”
“Goodbye.”
Busy Louis Danjoo left the capital the next day and headed for Vermandois.
Allen – to meet the mercenaries-.
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They say there’s been a little commotion in the West, but Allen doesn’t really care.
There were plenty of other people to solve anyway, and he had no reason or need to go all the way to the West on his own. If you go all the way there and there is no income, what a loss!
Besides, if it’s an evil spirit, it’s probably because of that fucking doll. …… He had no desire to go all the way to the underground labyrinth of the Mage Tower to find the main body, so Allen completely forgot about it.
…… Now I’ve had some free time, but I can’t just keep hitting dicks…… !
Of course, while making the guild, we almost ran out of funds, but that’s a problem that time will solve anyway.
While enjoying the leisure he hadn’t seen in a while, Allen sat in his office and glanced at the status windows of the mercenaries he often visited.
Since I have time to spare, the number of opportunities to have dinner with Viola Danju increased a lot.
Now that she is in her mid-thirties, she seems to be starting to think more about her marriage. She pretends to be her business relationship on the outside, but she has already repeated in her head that she will give birth to four or five children. …… At first glance, she seemed like a woman who only knew about work, but she had a more domestic side than I thought. Unfortunately for Allen though, she has no intention of getting married yet.
Ah, such a terrible fate… !
He is handsome, capable, has a big cock, and has a good personality, and every woman he meets is seduced by what a sinful man he is!
It’s been several weeks since I hoped that the woman’s anger would not come out of my body in such self-congratulations.
She returned safely after a month and a half of the guild that had left for Maljir, a city in the middle of the country. Including the toll, grain purchase costs, operating costs, and mercenary hire costs, it cost about a thousand gold coins. It was certainly not a small amount, but the amount of grain in my hand was about half more than the amount I bought at the same price in Vermandois.
Quite a bit more business than expected. It must have been thanks to the benefit of half the toll tax.
Of course, it would be best if it continued like this, but unfortunately the amount of grain was limited. In addition, grain prices fluctuate over time. In other words, it’s a business that’s fun for about a season at most.
If you want to expand the grain business, you have no choice but to connect with the southern city, but Allen is still lacking in ability to do so. Of course, he could lead the mercenaries himself and move, but his mercenaries were too advanced to be used as a guard at the top. If you go back and forth to the south, four or five months pass in an instant, but you can’t afford to lose close to two thousand gold coins to pay for the escort.
In the end, the things to have fun consistently are alcohol and jewelry. Ores aren’t bad, of course, but they’re too tricky to get a deal on, so it’s still a wall too high for Allen to challenge.
…… Shall we try the North one more time? Because the alcohol is very popular there.
It shouldn’t be difficult to trade alcohol with Ingmar Danju, the tiger of the north. Allen made up his mind to visit the North at some point after increasing the scale of the guild a little more.
After alcohol, the next thing to aim for is jewelry.
When it comes to jewelry, the western part of entertainment is of course. However, it was not an element that was immediately necessary for the inn business, so it was still withheld.
First of all, the first thing to do is to earn money. Then alcohol or jewelry is the correct order to embark on.
That’s how Allen was concentrating on running the inn and scraping in as much money as possible.
A mercenary from the West, who identified himself as Louis Zola, came to Allen’s office. Of course, since a guest has arrived, it is right to treat him accordingly.
“What did you come for?”
However, the words that came out of the mouth of the young man in the west were unexpected even to Allen.
“Danju Granzo recommended you.”
“…… Is he I?”
It’s not like we’re close enough to recommend each other.
Still, Allen thinks good is good, and she smiles again.
“What would you recommend?”
The young man smeared saliva on his lips.
“Because of the West. Or, have you heard the rumors… ?”
“If it’s a rumor… ?”
The thought of perhaps, soon changed to that of course.
“Rumors about dolls that were possessed by evil spirits.”
Fuck this
Allen cursed at once.
“Ah yes.”
The young man then mentioned that the doll seemed to have come out of the mage tower, and that there was no high-level wizard in the west who could solve it. So, he first went to see Gren Joe Danju, but the busy Gren Joe Danju recommended Allen Danju instead.
…… In a word, the fire ghost beat Allen.
“Ah……… , Okay……….”
Louis, who hadn’t noticed Allen’s intentions at all, shouted, clenching his fists.
“He said that Mage Elena would be able to solve this situation. Please help us.”
He couldn’t have imagined that they would be entangled in this way, so Allen just laughed awkwardly.
…… I didn’t even plan on doing the fucking doll event in the west in the first place!
“I do not know. Perhaps Lord Granzo overestimated us…….”
“Please. What kind of person is he?”
“Ah…… , Yes…….”
Allen had a very sad expression on his face.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I’ll be able to take on this job.”
“…… Yes?!”
A sound like a thunderclap. Louis had a face that never dreamed of being rejected.
“Anyway, it’s because the ransom of my mercenaries isn’t that expensive. It would take at least five months to go to the west and return after completing the mission… , It’s hard for a penny or two.”
Ah-.
Lewis was somewhat relieved that it was because of money problems. That’s a very easy problem compared to the Grenzo-Mercenaries, who couldn’t move even with money.
He spread four fingers.
“Four thousand gold coins.”
Allen glared at Louis intensely with a very serious expression.
“Of course, when the mission is complete. Four thousand gold coins, I’ll pay you right away.”
That money…… !
“…………… Or, food expenses……….”
“Ah, that’s on our side too….”
“I do!”
For that kind of money, it was too much money.
