Chapter 87 – Ep.87 Smith, a Black Company in Another World
When Millia returned to her office, she closed the door and her good-natured smile disappeared.
Close to expressionless. Returning to her bored expression, Millia sighed briefly and sat down on the chair in front of her desk filled with documents.
“It’s like a fucking cheap chair…” .”
The chair used in the mansion could be freely flipped back, but the chair Kernax used was an inexpensive, low-cost chair with only a cushion.
Millia hoisted one leg up on the bottom of her chair and rested her chin on her knee.
‘We filled the entire supply for 305 people with just one wagon… La.’
“This… “My lord, you will be surprised to hear it.”
Although she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes yet, Millia didn’t think the man named Smith was lying.
“Anyway, it’s like that… Just one week. No, about five days including the time I fainted? Ha, I never thought we would be able to produce enough supplies to arm 300 people in such a short period of time.”
Moreover, the material used to make goods for 300 people was only one wagon’s worth of iron ingots.
No matter how much Millia thought about it, she found it absurd.
“The lord told me to turn a blind eye, but this still isn’t the case.”
No matter how much she had left, she thought she had about five bundles of ingots.
But it’s not even 5 bundles, it’s the equivalent of 5 wagons.
“How much is this in terms of money?”
Because there was an iron mine within the territory, the ingots themselves could be purchased very cheaply.
Approximately 5 silver coins per ingot.
Each sack contains 20 ingots, and the wagon contains 10 sacks.
In other words, a sack costs 1 gold coin, and a carriage costs 10 gold coins.
It can be seen that she made a profit of 50 pieces of gold just by simple calculation.
Of course, there were still bags of ingots stored in the five wagons, so there was no actual loss.
“Ha… “Even if you don’t want to report this, you have no choice but to report it.”
Milia put her hand inside her chest and took out her crystal ball.
She finished her operation with a familiarity and placed it on her desk. Soon, a soft blue light began to flow from her crystal ball.
-It was an unplanned contact. I hope it isn’t a bother.
Millia left all the troublesome work to herself and after beating up her favorite monsters at the border fort, she thought of her lord Ardel, who would be relaxing and fiddling with her communication device. I gritted my teeth quietly.
-Hmm. Seeing as there’s no answer, it doesn’t seem like it’s anything to worry about.
“… Yes. “Fortunately, there is nothing that needs to be done about it.”
-If there had been a situation where action had to be taken, you would have handled it sensibly. That’s why she sent you there on purpose.
“Profit… !!”
Millia grabbed the crystal ball sparkling with blue light and held it high.
She wanted to throw it on the floor at once, but the price was expensive and, above all, the target of her communication was the lord, so Millia internally gritted her teeth and placed her crystal ball back on her desk.
Haha. If you talk for a long time, you’ll get tired, so just say what you want to say and do your business.
“I’d like to. But I don’t think this is going to be a short story, right?”
-Let’s hear it.
Even though her clear voice made her head clear just by hearing it, Millia frowned and said as if she was displeased.
“I’m talking about Mr. Smith.”
-Looks like you’ve woken up properly.
“Ah!! “I’m telling you!!”
―There are no variables that would require us to revise the plan again, right?
“…”
Milia completely ignored her own words and she gritted her teeth at the extremely unreasonable situation of demanding the answer she wanted to hear.
“Yes… “It was a situation where something couldn’t have happened in the first place, but I didn’t expect you to pass out during sexual intercourse.”
-How old are you and do you still use words like that? It’s easy to just say it’s sex.
“Well, I think it’s more comfortable that way!!”
―Ah~ I understand. My ears are falling. Anyway, this means there are no variables, right? No matter how much I do, three times is annoying.
“… “What is there to bother you, my lord?”
―Receiving reports like this in itself is bothersome. Plus, it’s annoying to contact her daughter in a way that I’m not used to.
“Ha…”
A sigh naturally came out of Millia’s mouth.
I can only admire the fact that this man, who is bothered by everything except catching monsters, has continued to serve as a great lord.
Of course, he’s just a nuisance to a certain extent, but he’s also a monster-like person who shows his overflowing skills in every field, no matter where he puts it.
“Anyway… There will be no variables. “Just in case, I’m planning to post an article later when I leave tomorrow.”
―Didn’t you say there was a guy with a sensitive sense of humor?
“It’s a feeling I’ve experienced once, so I don’t think I’ll worry too much even if it catches up with me.”
-What. I’ll leave that to your judgment on the spot.
“Then, is it okay if we continue what we were talking about a little while ago?”
-I know.
Millia cursed with her finger at her crystal ball at the lord’s extremely shameless attitude.
-I’ll let you go for once.
“… Hi.”
Millia was so startled at the moment that she hiccuped and quickly hid her fingers under her desk.
There was a moment of awkward silence.
Millia said, swallowing her saliva.
“… Can you see it?”
-No way. However, I just had an idea of how you would act. It looks like my prediction was correct. Haha.
Ardel laughed as if it was fun, but it was a moment that gave Millia goosebumps to the point that cold sweat broke out on her back.
Ardel’s laughter stopped and Millia sighed briefly before continuing her sentence.
“First… The lord’s prediction was correct. She said Master Smith had made enough in time to arm 305 men.”
-It looks like you didn’t check it directly.
“Yes. I haven’t checked yet. However, when I looked at Mr. Smith, he wasn’t a brainy person like me or the lord. Plus, it’s something to do with a lover. Above all, there would be no reason to tell a lie that would soon be discovered.”
-Right.
“Yes. And this is the main point… “The ingots used to make enough for 305 soldiers were only enough for one wagon.”
-That’s incredible.
It was a calm voice, but Millia could tell that her lord Ardel was very surprised by the exclamation that came from his mouth.
“The lord said he would turn a blind eye to how much Mr. Smith ate, but… I am reporting this because I think this is a bit excessive. “It would be better if you didn’t know. Now that you know, there is a need to clearly set a standard.”
―…
A moment of silence.
Milia waited quietly for Ardel to open her mouth.
And when she had gone a few minutes, she heard Ardel open her mouth.
-Leave it alone.
“My lord.”
Although it was an order from a lord, it was an order that was difficult for an administrator to accept.
-In the first place, Smith belongs to the Adventurer’s Guild, not us. We simply receive what we set out to receive.
“Then, we will repay even the debt that was supposed to be repaid.”
-Done. Leave it alone.
“No, my lord? Do you know that money comes from digging in the ground?”
-Last time, I found a vampire spider den. I remember making quite a bit of money as a by-product.
“…”
Millia was at a loss for words.
When I thought about it, the lord Ardel often subdued monsters and magical beasts that had dug burrows and nested in the ground near the border, and filled the territory’s coffers with a considerable amount of gold coins.
“… Are you really going to just leave me alone?”
-I think I said that twice.
“Ha… It is said that with a little effort, the estate’s funds can be increased several times. “My lord, you know this, so why are you doing this?”
―Milia.
Startle.
The air around me became as cold as a lakeside in the middle of winter.
-How many more years do you think I will be sitting here?
“… “We are looking at at least 20 years.”
―It’s long. But I don’t intend to sit that long.
Widely. Widely. Widely.
The sound of something hitting something was heard through the crystal ball.
-There are three girls downstairs, so there is no reason for me to sit there for that long. If I were to say that Ardella would take over my position right now, the remaining vassals would be even happier. Is there any reason for me to stay here for 20 more years?
She was indeed right, so Millia could not reply.
Of course, the biggest reason among them is ‘because it’s annoying’.
-Smith. He’s such a good kid that it’s a shame to compare him to the weak guys here. Moreover, it seems like he has extraordinary abilities that I don’t know about. As you said, Millia, if you do just a little bit of trickery, you will definitely be able to greatly increase the territory’s funds. By the way…
Widely. Widely. Widely.
“…”
Millia waited for Ardel to continue his next words.
-It’s too late.
“… Yes?”
Millia tilted her head at Ardel’s sudden words.
―If you try to use that child now, Smith, your wings will be torn to shreds by a fierce wolf.
“A wolf… Yo. This?”
-It’s a fierce wolf. A very fierce wolf that tears up the sky.
Millia couldn’t completely understand Ardel’s words.
All she understood was that if you mess with the man named Smith, someone dangerous will turn against you.
-So, Ardella, I guess I should hope that she does well. Her thoughts may be a little short, but she was honest and sincere to her lover, so if she were to end up with Ardella, she would naturally do many things that would be beneficial to the Philoria family.
“… Ha. All right. “Then I guess I’ll just have to stay here and pray that my lord’s plan goes well.”
-What kind of waste of time is that?
“Why not?”
Millia frowned.
A soft blue light flowed from the crystal ball.
-It’s more efficient to pray that Ardella does well than to make my own plans.
“… Where is the efficiency in prayer? And if you’re that worried, why don’t you tell Ardella everything?”
-If only she were as shameless as you. It’s also the only disappointing part.
“… “It’s a compliment, right?”
-It’s a compliment for an administrator. As a human being, well.
“Profit!!”
Haha. Then I’ll assume there’s nothing more to say and we’ll just end this.
Took,
The blue light flowing from the crystal ball gradually dimmed and soon returned to an ordinary crystal ball.
“Eeeeek!!”
Excited, Millia roughly stretched out her arms toward her crystal ball.
Tuk.
She felt something touch her elbow and Milia’s head slightly turned to her side.
“Ah.”
The pile of papers that had begun to lean to her side caught Milia’s eyes…
Passsssut.
The pile of documents that had been tilted fell to the bottom of the desk, became disorganized and scattered freely in all directions.
“…”
Milia couldn’t straighten her back properly for a while.
