Inner City, a land meant for nobles. Luxurious dresses and ornaments filled Yamihr's eyes. Luckily, he was dressed like a nobleman's child so the guards thought that he is a young master so he easily entered the Inner city.

'I have to thank Martha for raising me like a noble although I am a noble myself.'

"Now then, I wonder if they have sugar or something?"

Placing his hands on his waist, Yamihr puffed his chest forward as he looked at the signage on a building.

It is the Merchant Association Group.

They boasted as the largest financial group in the world. It was a congregation of different merchants and they have all the items you want in this world.

With sugar, I can make anything. I can make chiffon cake, whipped cream, and other deserts!

Yamihr's nose flared just thinking what would happen if he makes a sweets. For that purpose, he has to, at all cost, obtain sugar!

Yamihr entered the building with great dignity and was easily noticed by the clerks and other people at the building.

It was usual for the Merchant Association Group to have a rich nobleman walking in the building to splurge.

"Good day, Young Master! How can I be of service?"

A clerk wearing a neat Windsor cut collar white sleeves with a bow tie and a dark sleeveless vest. His hands are covered with white gloves as he greeted Yamihr and bowed formally.

Yamihr was amazed by the clerk's respectful greetings. He felt like he was in another world… wait, he's in another world, yep.

"Umu, Good work! I am looking for sugar. Do you have some?"

'Pretend! Pretend until you succeed! As long as they see me as a nobleman's child, they'll give me preferential treatment!'

"Certainly! Please follow this humble servant, Young Master!"

The clerk eyed Yamihr for a second before giving his affirmation as he leads the way in a private room.

The room was very luxurious. You can even see sparkles in the surroundings and you can tell that the Items and furniture are very expensive.

The clerk sat Yamihr on a soft and exquisite looking sofa. Then he left him alone to fetch the item requested.

A little later, the clerk came back with a silver tray and a bag of sugar on it.

"Sir, I brought what you requested! Should I pack 10 bags of sugar?"

Yamihr checked the bag and saw brown sugar. He couldn't help but get excited. He controlled himself as he turned to the clerk.

"*Cough* How much is it?"

"Sir, a gram of sugar costs 3000 Mel. I wonder how many bags are you buying?"

The clerk adjusted his bow tie as he replied. Yamihr's eyes went wide as he heard the price.

Mel is the Merchant Association Group's own currency.

100 small bronze coins equates to a single large bronze coin. 100 large bronze coins is equal to 1 silver and 100 silvers equals to 1 gold coin. 1000 gold coins is equal to a platinum coin.

A single large bronze coin is equal to 1 Mel. So, the price of sugar per gram is 30 silvers.

'Ghk! 30 silvers per gram!? My wage by dismantling every day is just a few bronze coins per monster dismantled! Damn! I can't afford a single gram of sugar!'

"Ahem! O-oh, I was just checking if you have sugar or not. I'm going to buy it later."

"Surely you jest, young master! Our Merchant Association Group has all the items and products you want. Please be at ease."

"O-oh, I-is that so? That's good. Then, do you have tomatoes?"

"Tomatoes?"

Yamihr successfully diverted the topic as he wiped the sweat off his forehead. The clerk was confused by what's a tomato when Yamihr explained that It was a soft red looking fruit.

"Oh! You mean the Blood fruit? Yes, we have those as well. However, they are unwanted by the populace so we have too much stock of it."

”Eh?! You have some?! H-how much is it?”

Yamihr learned his lesson earlier so he asked the clerk in a nervous and meek voice.

"Well, It's only 3 large bronze coins per kilogram."

"So cheap!? Give me 5 kilograms of Blood fruit!"

He couldn't help but exclaim when he heard the price. It was so cheap that anyone can buy it. I wonder why they aren't buying it?

"Understood! Please wait a moment."

A while later, Yamihr left the building with 5 kilograms of tomatoes. The clerk was still respectful as he bowed again when he sent Yamihr off in the entrance.

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"Guh! To think that sugar is so expensive! Haa, I need to search in the forest for the other herbs."

It was noon when Yamihr started searching for other herbs. He was in a very far place which is quite dangerous compared to the relatively safe training area in the forest.

He held sticks in his hands for the purpose of self defense. Suddenly, a rustle can be heard. Yamihr hurriedly took a stance in alertedly.

"Damn! Here I am just looking for some bell peppers! Why is it so dangerous? Although I have learned every element and my swordsmanship is good, I have no experience in fighting a monster at all!"

Yamihr slowly walked, still holding the stick with both hands as he looked at his surroundings cautiously.

Suddenly, he squinted his eyes in a bush in the distance. What he saw was a furry tail of a small animal. He went forward and opened the bush with his stick.

A tiny cat with a black fur and white stripes covered in blood appeared on Yamihr's eyes.

"A cat? Oh, you poor thing! Were you abandoned too? To think that you would wander in this dangerous forest! Look at you, covered in wounds!"

Yamihr let out a sigh as he picked up the tiny cat in his arms. He stared at the cat in pity while covering its wound with a torn cloth.