俺は今、ギルドから徒歩数分のでっかいお屋敷前にいる。
ここがアーキンさんが所属している商人組会、[メディアル]の本部か。
「あのぉ......すみませ~~ん!」
「なんだ ガ k.........ゴホンッ! ......どうしたんだい? お嬢さん?」
可愛いは正義。こっちの世界でも有効なんだね。「なんだガキ」って言おうとしたろ? な?
「アーキンさんって人に、来てみてって言われて来たんですが...」
そう、あの人から渡された名刺を見せながら言う。
「アーキンさんにかいっ? あ、あぁ、少し待ってなよ。」
門番さんは門の中に入り、数秒後戻ってきた。
そう言って門を開けてくれた。
「ありがとうございますっ!お兄さん!」
(エンジェルスマイル)
見た目おっさんだけどな。こう言っとく。
「ふふふふふ。どういたしまして。」
「おぉ、よく来たね。アリムちゃん。さ、こっちの部屋に。」
中々立派な部屋に通された。アーキンさんと話し出す。
「冒険者になったんだね?」
「はいっ!」
「そうか、そうか。ギルドカード、見せてくれるかね?」
「はい、どーぞ!」
「どうも。ふむ......アリムちゃんまだ12だったのか......って、え? もうEランクだと? アリムちゃん、一体何したんだい?」
「ん? あぁ、君が冒険者になるって聞いたんで、その売りたい物があったら買い取ろうかと思ってな。ほら、既に君とはグレートポーションという取引してるわけだから。もうアリムちゃんは取引相手として十分ってわけだ。まぁ、だから本部に直接呼んだ。ふむ、私の目に狂いはないようだな。」
「あぁ。ところで、何か既に売れるものはないかね?ほら、その倒したEランクの魔物とか。」
俺は解体しておいたカスネークを出す。
「ほう、これは! かなり見事に解体されてるではないか。アリムちゃんは解体スキル持ってたのだな。いいぞ、これ1匹分150ベルで買い取ろう。4匹だからな...600ベルだ。」
アーキンさんはカスネークをマジックバックに収納し、懐から銀貨1枚と大銅貨4枚を出して俺に渡した。
「ふふ。まぁ、こんな感じで頼むよ。.........他にも売れるものないかね?」
あ、そうだ。あの青タン売っちまおう。
「はい、ありますよ! これなんですが.........」
「チ......チャゲマロの青舌っ! これは珍味として取引されている肉だ。解体がかなり難しいハズなのだが......しかもDランクの魔物。コイツそのものが危険な土地に生息する。いいだろう。買い取ろう。それ、一枚を5000ベルでどうかな?」
5000ベル......日本円にして5万円!
「売る、売る、売ります!でも一個じゃないんですよ......」
「ほう、売りたいだけ売ればいい。品物はこのシートの上に置きなさい。」
俺は出されたシートの上にチャゲマロの青舌を並べいく。だんだんとアーキンさんの顔が白くなっていく。
「あ......あ.........あ?」
「ちょ...アリムちゃん......。 一体これをどこでこんなに?」
「いえ、普通に狩ってただけですよ?」
「はぁ......いいの? こんなに売ってもらっても...」
「いいですよ、もちろん。逆に私の方のこそ。大丈夫なんですか? この量。」
心配になる。だがその必要はないみたいだ。
「はっはっはっ。いやぁ、こんなに質のいい青舌をこんなにたくさん.........んと、104枚か。そんなに売ってくれるなんて。嬉しい限りさ。本当はアリムちゃん、Eランクなんかじゃなくて、Sランクぐらいはあるんじゃないのか? そうでもないと、この量は説明つかんからな。」
「いいんですか。あ、すいません、大金貨一枚を金貨5枚と大銀貨45枚と銀貨45枚と大銅貨50枚にしてくれませんか?」
「はっはっはっはっはっはっ!すっかり商売人みたいになったな!たった1日で!はっはっはっはっはっはっ!いいぞ、いいぞ!はっはっはっはっはっはっ!」
笑いすぎだろ。
つまり、こんなに売っても利益出るくらいの代物なのね。
「はぁ......笑すぎた。ほら、52万ベルだ。確かめてくれ」
「ありがとうございます!」
「いや、こちらこそお礼を言うべきだ。本当にありがとう。青舌は需要があるからね。売れるんだよ、これが」
やっぱりか。あ、そうだ。あと何個か頼まないと。
「すいません、あと、3つ程お願いがあるんですが......」
「ん? なんだね。いま私は君のおかげで気分がいいぞ。聞けることは聞こうじゃないか」
「はい、1つ聞きたいのですが、マジックカードを作るスキルってありますか?」
「あるよ。エンチャントってスキルだな。ほとんどの武器屋や鍛冶屋、魔法具屋が習得してるとおもうが......」
「ボク、鍛冶スキルとその、エンチャントってスキルが欲しいんです」
「作ることが好きですから」
ほんとは違う。どん考えてもこの2つ、あの★★★★★のスキルの材料となりえるからだ。
「ふむ、それならば、あそこがいい。[クニック&ホナードの店]、あそこは私の伝が効くからな。アリムって女の子が来たら、スキルを教えてあげてくれと、伝えておこう。いつ行くの?」
「あ、明日です。あと、注文で、ピッケル3本、スコップ2本、裁縫針2セット、裁ちばさみ2本、解体用ナイフ2本を鍛冶屋さんなら、頼みたいのですが...」
「あぁ、あそこは武器屋と鍛冶屋の兄弟の店だからな。わかった、注文もしておこう」
「鍛冶をするための道具一式と、エンチャントをするための道具一式がほしいのですが」
「わかった。在庫があったハズだ。今でいいかね、渡すのは」
「はい、大丈夫です」
「よし、わかった。代金は184500ベルだ。」
「確かに受け取った。じゃ、いま取ってくるよ。」
アーキンさんが部屋を出る。わりとすぐ、15分後くらいに戻ってきた。
「じゃ、このマジックバックのなかに入っている。マジックバックからマジックバックへ物を移すアイテムがあってね、今それでここから君のバックへ移すからね......よし、移せた。毎度あり」
「鉱石沢山とれる、個人で採取していい山ってどこですか?  教えてください。」
「う~~む、それなら[トリアエリアル山]という山だろうか。でもなぁ......あそこはDランクやCランクの魔物がうじゃうじゃ......。アリムちゃんは大丈夫なのかな?心配だな......。とりあえず行くことはあまりオススメしないが、とりあえず、一番はそこかな。王都からまっすぐ南南東に馬車で4日ぐらいのところだ。」
「なんでそんなとこに?」
「採掘スキルを上げるためです!」
本当は買うより自分で掘った方が安いからだが。
「そうか......あまり勧められんけどな」
「そうか、いや、本当に君はいい客だ。嬉しい限りだよ。また、なんかあったら頼むよ?」
「じゃ、不審者に何かされないよう、気をつけてお帰り。あ、ちなみに次から門番に君は通してもいいように言っとくから。」
(とびきりスマイル)
俺は帰り際に門番さんにも挨拶しておいた。エンジェルスマイルで。
さて、もう暗いし、ウルトさんの宿屋[ヒカリ]に行って寝よう。
Right now, after walking for a few minutes from the guild, a huge building was right in front of me.
This is supposed to be the headquarters or the Merchant a.s.sociation [Medial] where Arkin-san belongs.
[Ano... ... ... excuse~~~me!...] 
[What the f!... uhum... what is it that you need, jou-chan?] 
Cute is justice. It is even valid for in this world. You tried to say [What the *#]  right? Right? [ED: Flat is justice, loli is life]
[Arkin-san told me that if I needed something I'd just come and see him.] 
Was what I said while showing the business card that was given by him.
[You are here to speak with Arkin-san? Ah, ok, just wait for a bit.] 
The gatekeeper entered the gate and then came back just a little while.
That way I was led into the gate.
[Thank you very much, Onii-chan.] 
(Angel Smile)[TL:The Pain!!!] [ED: you can content your eyes with a beautiful woman, but only loli can content your life XD]
Even though he already look like an old man. That why I say this.
[Fuhuhuhu, You are welcome.] 
[Oh, You finally came by, Alim-chan. Come in to my base.] 
It was quite a splendid room, and then Arkin-san began to talk.
[So, were you able to become an Adventurer?] 
[Yup! I did.] 
[Oh, is that so, the guild card you got, is it ok for me to see it?] 
[Yes, Here you it is!] 
[Thanks. Hmmm. I see so Alim-chan was only 12... wait, eh? Already an E Rank? Alim-chan, just what in the world did you do?] 
[You see, I've heard that you are going to be an adventurer, so I thought that I would buy it if there's anything you wanted to sell. Ah, well I have already been dealing with you in exchange for the great potions. And so I directly notified about you on our headquarters. And it seems my eyes haven't really gone crazy after all.] 
[Ah ... By the way, is there anything that you wanted to sell right now? Like, that E Rank demon you have defeated.] 
I take out the dismantled Casnake.
[Oh, this is quite splendidly dismantled, Alim-chan had good dismantling skills. I'll buy them for 150 Bells each. Since the total is four, it will be 600 Bells.] 
Arkin-san then stored it inside his item bag, then handed over 1 silver coin and four large copper coins from his pocket to me.
[Fufufu, Just like this I request of you... Is there anything else you want to sell?] 
Oh, that's right let's sell some of those blue tongues. That fur ball, Chagemaro's blue tongue. It seems to be a delicacy, but I don't really need 400 pieces of it. So let's sell around a hundred of them.
[Yes, I have something. It's this...] 
[Cha... Blue tongue of Chagemaro. This is a meat traded as delicacies, but it is quite hard to dismantle properly. Not to mention being a D Rank monster. The creature itself lives on dangerous lands. Let me buy it then, how bout 5000 Bells each.] 
5000 Bells... 50000 j.a.panese Yen! [ED: Really? 400 pieces? Isn't she a bit over f***ing powered? TL:
[I'll sell it, I'll sell it, I'll definitely sell it! But you see, It's not just a single one I have to sell.] 
[You can just sell as much as you want. Place all the Items on this sheet.] 
I then placed orderly the blue tongue of Chagemaro on the sheet that was given to me. The face of Arkin-san gradually turns pale as I add more and more. The total pieces I took out were 104 pieces... A total of 520000 bells which is 5.2 million in j.a.panese yen.
[Fuu... and that's all of it... Arkin-san... Arkin-san?] 
[Cho... Alim-chan... where in the world did you get all of this?] 
[No, you see... I was just hunting it normally?] 
[Haa... Really?... Are you really ok selling so much of this...] 
[Sure, of course. On the contrary, I should be the one asking. Are you ok? Buying all of that.] 
I am a bit worried. But it seems it was not really necessary.
[Ahahahaha. Wow, so many good quality blue tongues... how to say this... 104 is it. Selling so much of it, sure makes me happy. In reality, Alim-chan is not just on E Rank standard, is it probably around S Rank? Otherwise, this amount of loots won't be explained at all.] 
[I'm ok with it. Ah, excuse me but could you please change it to 1 large gold coin, 5 gold coins, 45 silver coins, and 50 big copper coins?] 
[Ahahahahaha... and now you've just turned into a merchant! And it's only been just day! Ahahahahaha!] 
Aren't you laughing about it too much... [TL: And so Arkin-san's commonsense died today. ] [ED: Well, some nerves functioning as "Common Sense" are not responding]
That is to say, he will be profiting more from buying a lot of it.
[Haaaaa... I overdid it. Anyway, here 520000 bells. Please confirm it.] 
[Thank you.] 
/>[No, Thank you. It is me who should thank you. Thank very much. Blue tongue you see is always in high demand, it can be sold easily, is what I'd like to say.] 
Just as I have thought. Oh, that's right there's something else I'd like to ask.
[Excuse me, but I'd like to ask about three things, is it okay?] 
[Ah, no problem. I feel really good at this moment. Let's listen to what you'd like to ask.] 
[Yes, first one is, do you know of what skill allows you to make magic cards?] 
[That is probably enchantment skill, I think most weapon shops, blacksmiths, and magician shops are possessing and acquiring it.] 
[I want to learn blacksmithing and that enchantment skill if possible.] 
[Because I'd like to make things you see.] 
That's not really it though. While thinking about it, I discovered that these two skills will be needed in unlocking the  skill.
[I see. Then in that case, the shop of [Knick and Honnard's store] should be fine, my recommendation should work with them. I will inform them that a girl named Alim will come, and would like to learn their skills. So when will you be going?] 
[Ah, tomorrow if possible. And also, if you could introduce me to a blacksmith, I'd like to ask for 3 pick axe, 2 scoops, 2 sewing needles, 2 cloth-cutting scissors and 2 disa.s.sembly knives.] 
[Oh, right since that place is both a weapon shop and a blacksmith. That would be ok. We can order it over there.] 
[And then, for the next request would be, a set of tools for smithing and and also a set of tools for enchantment.] 
[Got it, since we have a some stock for those currently available, would you like take it with you now?] 
[Yes, it will be alright.] 
[Okay, then it will be 184500 bells in total.] 
[I have certainly received it. Let me get it for you now.] 
Arkin-san leaves the room immediately,the room immediately, and the came back in 15 minutes later.
[Well then, the items are prepared in this magic bag and this tool here is something that transfers items from one magic bag to another. So then we will move the items from this magic bag to yours... Oh, the transfer it is definitely transferring.] 
[I'd like information on locations where I can gather plenty of ores.] 
[Let's see, the closest probably is on a mountain area called [Tria Erial Mountains]... but the demons there are D and C rank demons... Even though I know Alim-chan will probably be alright... I am still a little worried... I can't really stop you from going but I won't really recommend it that much, but then again for now, I guess it will your first time trying to go there and it will take about four days to reach that place on carriage which is south-east of the kingdom.] 
[By the way, why do you want to go there?] 
[That is to raise my mining skills!] 
Well, the real reason would be because it's cheaper to gather ores by myself than actually buying it.
[I see... but I don't really recommend it you know.] 
[Oh, don't mind it, you've been a really good customer after all. I'm happy to be of help. Please don't mind asking if there's anything you'd like to know.] 
[Well then, be careful and don't do anything reckless alright, always do things carefully, anyway, I'll be informing the gatekeeper to let you in next time you come so you can go in and out of our place with ease.] 
(Soothing Smile!) [TL: Seriously... ]
I also greeted the gatekeeper with and angelic smile as I left.
Now then, since it's starting to turn dark already, let's go to Ult'z Inn [Hikari] and go to bed.
Levelmaker
Levelmaker ーレベル上げしながら異世界生活ー
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/levelmaker/
Action Adventure Fantasy Gender Bender Romance Slice of Life
Accelerated Growth Adventurers Age Regression Alchemy Androgynous Characters Appearance Changes Artifact Crafting Beautiful Female Lead Blacksmith Charismatic Protagonist Charming Protagonist Child Protagonist Childhood Friends Cooking Crafting Cunning Protagonist Cute Protagonist Dungeons Fantasy Creatures Fast Learner Female Protagonist Game Elements God-human Relationship God Protagonist Godly Powers Gods Grinding Hard-Working Protagonist Heroes Kind Love Interests Level System Lovers Reunited Magic Formations Magical Technology Male Protagonist Male to Female Multiple Reincarnated Individuals Overpowered Protagonist Poor to Rich Quirky Characters Reincarnated in Another World Reincarnation S*xual Abuse Shoujo-Ai Subplot Skill Assimilation Skill Books Skill Creation Strong to Stronger Sudden Wealth Sword And Magic Transported to Another World Weak to Strong Younger Love Interests
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2439db/
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