Chapter 43

That certain location was the Commerce Guild .

The Commerce Guild was crowded with people, just like yesterday .

I don’t want to think that all of this is my fault .

As I stood in the middle of the crowd, looking at the entrance, I noticed that Tirumina-san was there .

My eyes met Tirumina-san’s .

「Yuna-chan . 」

「Hello, Tirumina-san . What’s wrong, for you to be standing in this place?」

「I came to the Commerce Guild to see if there was work here . 」

「Work?」

「Yes . In reality, I intended to return to being an adventurer, but I was stopped by my family . I thought that, in that case, since I am able to read, write, and calculate, isn’t there work in that direction? So I came to the Commerce Guild to look . 」

Reading and writing…

Calculating…

「Tirumina-san, would you like to work at my place?」

「At Yuna-chan’s place?」

「I started a new business a bit ago, but if I had Tirumina-san’s help, it would be greatly appreciated . 」

I wanted a manager for the egg business, and an intermediary for the Commerce Guild .

「By the way, what kind of work?」

「Oh, right, though explaining it here is a bit…」

There were a lot of merchants around us .

I didn’t want to release the information about the eggs yet, so we moved to a different location .

Though it was troublesome, we returned to the Bear House .

「So then, what’s the business?」

「I intend to sell Clucker eggs . 」

I took an egg out from the Bear Box .

「A Clucker’s egg?」

「For now, I’m raising Cluckers at the edge of town . That’s why, I want to ask Tirumina-san to work as a manager . 」

After that, I explained the situation simply to Tirumina-san .

About raising the Cluckers at the orphanage, making them lay eggs, and selling them at the Commerce Guild .

「As for the management, is it about managing the Cluckers? I’ve never brought up a bird, or anything else, before . 」

「I’m going to have the children from the orphanage handle the management of the Cluckers . Tirumina-san, please handle the sales to the Commerce Guild . 」

「Sales?」

「After this, I intend to go to the Commerce Guild and set up the sales contract for the eggs . I want Tirumina-san to do the management and accounting for that, like confirming the number of eggs, the price, and checking the accounting books for accuracy . The children from the orphanage can’t do that, after all . 」

「I understand the situation . However, isn’t this a considerably serious matter? Are you okay with me?」

「I don’t have very many acquaintances in this town, so if it’s Tirumina-san, I know fairly well what kind of person you are . 」

「I understand . I’ll take this job then . It seems like my daughter and I will become even more indebted to Yuna-chan after this . 」

I had acquired a manager for the eggs and money .

With this, I was reducing my workload at a steady pace .

I headed to the Commerce Guild for the second time, along with Tirumina-san .

The Commerce Guild was still overflowing with people, even now .

I spiritedly ventured into the crowd and looked for a receptionist .

I searched for Mylene-san, who was in charge of me . (Self-decided)

She wasn’t at the reception desk .

I wonder if she is taking the day off?

「Ara, Yuna-san, what are you here for today? Also, who is that person?」

A voice called out from behind me .

When I turned around, Mylene-san was there .

「Why, from behind me?」

「I was on a break, so I had gone outside for a bit . 」

「I have something to consult with you, but…」

Mylene-san’s eyes lit up .

It’s kind of scary though .

「Yes, I understand . I’ll show you to a separate room . 」

I was caught by Mylene-san and taken away .

Tirumina-san followed behind us .

「So then, what did you want to talk about?」

「I want to sell this, but…」

I took an egg out from the Bear Box .

「Is this an egg from a Clucker?」

「It’s good that you can tell from just a glance . 」

「That’s because I have worked as a receptionist for many years . So, you want to sell this? Of course, it’s likely that customers who want this will come here . 」

「Can you sell this regularly?」

「Regularly? Roughly how frequently?」

「For now, around ten to twenty a day, but in the future, I hope to reach around a thousand a day . 」

「…Yuna-san, are you actually saying that?」

「That’s what I’m saying . 」

「The Clucker’s habitat is far away from this town, and it also takes time to catch them . Moreover, the eggs are only edible for a few days after being laid, and it is impossible to keep them for a long period of time . 」

「It’s all right, because I plan to raise Cluckers . 」

「To raise them…it can’t be, the land around the orphanage?」

「Correct . I plan to use the children from the orphanage to raise them . 」

「You don’t say! Such a thing-」

「Well, it’s fine even if you don’t believe me, as long as you properly buy the eggs . So, what’s the possibility of selling eggs everyday?」

「That’s right . It depends on the price, but it’s possible . 」

「I’ll leave the pricing to you, so please take care of it . 」

It’s best to leave specialized things to an expert .

「But, is that okay?」

「About what?」

「If the number of eggs increases, it is inevitable for the price to drop . That’s why it may not be necessary to forcibly increase the supply . 」

「There are many reasons though; I want normal people to be able to eat eggs . After that, the fact that the eggs are being produced at the orphanage will eventually be revealed . When that happens, a large number of cheap eggs is less likely to be stolen than a small number of expensive eggs, and the children in the orphanage will be safer as well . 」

In addition, in “this” world, there weren’t many egg dishes because the value of eggs was too high .

If it became inexpensive, the number of dishes would probably increase, I think .

「Please pardon me . For you to have thought about this to that degree . Though I try not to, in this line of work, thoughts about how to make a profit tend to come first . 」

The three of us , including Tirumina-san, discussed together and drew up a contract after that .

Someone will go to the chicken coop at the orphanage everyday to pick up the eggs .

The selling price will be left to the guild .

The feed of vegetable scraps will be arranged by the guild .

The money will be delivered once every ten days .

Tirumina-san will oversee and carry out the delivery of the eggs .

The acquisition method of the eggs and the people involved will be kept a secret .

Oh, and one more thing was put in at the end of the contract .

「Is all that for the contract?」

「Yes . 」

「With that, Yuna-san, I need to do the registration for the Commerce Guild, so I’ll have to ask for your guild card . 」

「Registration?」

「Yes, you have to register, otherwise it isn’t possible for you to conduct business . 」

Can you please stop with the “even a child knows that much” face?

「Is it okay if I am the only one to register?」

「No, Tirumina-san too, please . At the time when you deliver the eggs, it will be necessary to check your guild card . 」

「So, is it okay to use the card from the Adventurer’s Guild for the guild card?」

「Yes . The guild card is the same everywhere, it is just that different contents will be added to the card . 」

She placed the guild card on the quartz plate at the corner of the room and operated the plate .

The registration ended within a few minutes, and the guild cards were returned to us .

「Now then, I’ll explain about the Commerce Guild and the card . 」

I checked my card .

Name: Yuna

Age: 15 years old

Occupation: Bear

Adventurer Rank: D

Commerce Rank: F

As usual, my profession remains as a Bear .

「Commerce rank?」

「The commerce rank is similar to the adventurer rank, and indicates the level of a merchant . When the rank is high, your credibility will rise as well . That is why, when you engage in business in a new town, there will be a lot of advantages if your rank is high . 」

「Advantages?」

「Such as being given land with good locations to rent, introductions to important people, or borrowing items . After all, a great merchant is likely to bring good benefits to the town . 」

I see .

The higher the rank, the higher the trust . It was the same with adventurers then .

「How do I raise my rank?」

「It depends on the degree you contribute to the Commerce Guild . Or, in short, it becomes a measure of how much tax you have paid . 」

Somehow, it was easy to understand .

「Other than that, it is the same in any town . You are obliged to report any ongoing transactions to the Commerce Guild . People who conduct business without permission will be punished, so please take care . 」

「What about when I sell monster materials?」

「There are no problems for the portion you sell to the guild . However, please notify us if you open a shop or a street stall . 」

「Understood . 」

I don’t have any plans to start a store at the moment .

「Also, similar to the Adventurer’s Guild, money can be entrusted to us . Just know, the money looked after by the Adventurer’s Guild and the Commerce guild will be linked . It is possible to withdraw the entrusted money at either the Adventurer’s Guild or the Commerce Guild . 」

I had received an explanation in the Adventurer’s Guild, but I wasn’t using it .

There was the Bear Box as well, but the money I brought from Japan was a huge amount .

Even if ten billion yen became ten billion and one million yen, it didn’t make much of a difference .

「So then, Yuna-san, what will you do with the proceeds from the egg sales? Will you receive it in cash, or will you establish a recurring transfer to Tirumina-san’s card?」

「To Tirumina-san’s card, please . 」

「Please wait a moment . 」

Tirumina-san called out for us to wait .

「What is it?」

「Do you mean all of it?」

「That’s right . There is the matter of Tirumina-san and the children’s wages, as well as any necessary expenses . It will be troublesome for me to prepare it every time, you see . 」

「I see, you say…? Although I’m happy that you trust me this much, I cannot agree to the possibility of having to manage a large amount of money . 」

「In that case, what about deciding on a set amount of money beforehand? Just transfer the necessary amount over to Tirumina-san’s card . The rest can be entered into Yuna-san’s account?」

「Is it possible to do it that way?」

「Yes . In situations where the merchant and the payroll manager is different, it is often done this way . 」

I decided on the necessary amount of money for Tirumina-san and the children’s wages, and placed the remainder onto my card .

Having planned to this degree, we left the rest of the decisions to the Commerce Guild and left .

It would be fine if I came back again when something else was necessary .

I handed over the eggs I brought today as a free sample .

It was for the sake of having regular customers .

To ensure regular customers, you must be able to take a loss .

After we left the Commerce Guild, Tirumina-san and I headed towards the orphanage to introduce her, as well as to hold the rest of the discussions .

Basically, I asked the Director to continue overseeing the management of the orphanage .

I handed over the remuneration for the children’s work and asked her to take care of the food, clothing, and shelter .

I asked Liz to help take care of the children .

Of course, I also paid Liz a wage .

Tirumina-san would manage the money for the eggs and be the one to deal with the Commerce Guild .

What about me?

I didn’t do anything .

I made the henhouse and the surrounding wall, as well as procuring the birds and establishing the contract with the Commerce Guild .

There was no role left for me .

If I had to name one, maybe it was that I should get more birds at regular intervals to increase the number of birds?