At the Victor Trading Company, I showed the president and the monster scholar some of Bell’s fur and Lynn and Sela’s scales, but I think I ended up surprising them quite a bit.
Well, it’s only natural they’d be surprised upon hearing about them eating Fruits of the World Tree. Still, lying in response to a specialist’s questions might cause trouble later for the brush-making process, so I simply answered everything honestly.
As for the Fruit of the World Tree, Sela eats it as well…… though in her case it’s mostly because she wants to imitate Lynn. Also, since Sela has quite a small appetite, she doesn’t eat a whole fruit each day, just a little bit at a time.[I see…… in that case, I’ll take one of every possible combination.]
[Wha!?]
Of course, I could imagine what sort of brushes would suit Bell, Lynn, and Sela, but sometimes you only discover something unexpectedly good by actually trying them out. If possible, I really did want to try them all.
[A- All varieties…… you mean every possible combination……?]
[Yes. Ah, wait, could it be that there’s not enough fur or scales?]
[Oh, no, not at all. The fur and scales you’ve provided are simply for us to read each monster’s magic power wavelength. Once those wavelengths are recorded into our specialized magic tools, you may take the materials back with you, and there are no limits on the number of brushes we can craft. However…… our brushes are luxury products aimed at relatively affluent customers. The price of each is rather considerable, and if you request every possible combination, even for just one creature, the cost would exceed 10 white gold coins……]
[I see……]
[Yes, so if you could perhaps consider it in light of your budget……]
[Then for Bell…… For my Behemoth, I’d like brushes for both her fur and her horns. For my White Dragon, brushes for her scales, horns, and also fur since she has some around the tail. And for the Rainbow Dragon, brushes for both scales and horns…… with every variety and every combination, one of each, please.]
[……V- Very well. As you wish.]
The president of the company nodded, still stunned by my request. Well, considering that one full set per creature was estimated at around 10 white gold coins, the order I just placed came to 70 white gold coins in total…… that’s about 700 million yen. It’s no wonder he was shocked, but when it comes to Bell and Lynn, I have no intention of holding back on spending, so it’s not a problem at all.
If anything, I need to spend more aggressively, because money is piling up faster than I can possibly use it. Anima is brilliant, raking in fortunes through countless successful investments and ventures, and lately Nifty’s sales have been staggering as well. Even though I entrust most of my wealth to Anima, my personal funds just keep growing.
Nifty in particular is insane. Despite being a luxury brand, under Canalis-san’s management it’s practically running at pure profit, which is absurd.
Even after paying wages to the staff she created, with Shiro-san’s permission, the margins are enormous.
And although I pay Canalis-san a salary befitting her role as Nifty’s representative and the manager of all three shops, she just hands almost all of it back to me, saying “Well then, please accept this as rent……”, so over 90 percent of her wages return to me anyway.
She insists “As long as I have a little money for snacks or the occasional bite while out, I’m fine.” If it were just modesty, I could persuade her to keep more, but the truth is…… she really doesn’t need money.
After all, Canalis-san can create whatever she needs at will. What use does an Omnipotent and Omniscient Canalis-san have for money?
Because of her strict sense of propriety, she does prefer to pay with earned money, not conjured money, when shopping at stalls or stores outside, but aside from that, she truly has no need for it. So, under the pretense of “rent”, most of her salary flows back to me…… Nifty’s profits are downright terrifying.
On top of that, I personally don’t have expensive hobbies…. I don’t collect pricey art or jewels. I prefer homestyle meals over extravagant gourmet dining…… Honestly, I probably spend the most on pet-related items. In that sense as well, this payment isn’t a problem in the slightest.
<Afterword>
Serious-senpai : [Hmm, but you know…… the thing is, it’s going to take some time before these brushes actually spread through Kaito, and they can’t even be made right away. Sure, it’s confirmed that we’ll meet Nidzveld and Eingana after this, but maybe Cornelia’s stomachaches will turn out to be relatively minor this time?]
? ? ? : [That’s true! If Serious-senpai says so, then maybe that’s how it’ll be (+1 flag). Aside from those two who are already confirmed, there’s no way we’d run into anyone else, right? (+1 flag) After all, this isn’t even the capital of the Archlesia Empire, just some trade city, so there’s no way we’d meet anyone of even higher status here, right? (+1 flag) And besides, Nidzveld-san and Eingana-san are relatively reasonable people, so it’s not like anything outrageous could happen, right? (+1 flag) Given that Cornelia-san’s supposed to be the type of character who gets one-hit-KO’d with stomachaches, just two of the Six Kings’ executives doesn’t really pack that much punch, so there shouldn’t be a problem, right? (+1 flag)]
Serious-senpai : [……Somehow, I feel like something’s going to happen.]