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Chapter 18 - The Money is Insane! This is Alchemy! ★

"Now, to get to the main point, what can you deliver right now, and how much?"

As the conversation turned to the business of selling, Guild Master-san immediately asked.

"As many Level 1 Healing Potions as you want. As for Item Bags, I have two each of 5-kilo, 10-kilo, 50-kilo, 100-kilo, and 1000-kilo capacities."

"I'll take fifty Level 1 Healing Potions. But they'll be 500,000 each."

500,000, huh...

"It was 550,000 last time, wasn't it?"

"Considering the current market, I'd buy up to five for 600,000. But for fifty, it's 500,000. Which do you prefer?"

600,000 is better, but since I can produce them almost infinitely, selling more is better.

"Then I'll take the fifty. Can't you do one hundred?"

"Fifty for now. We'll see about more after that."

"Alright, let's do that."

That's 25 million yen. Yes! Time to move!

"As for the Item Bags, how about we put them up for auction?"

"Auction?"

"Yes, but not just any auction. Our guild's own."

Come to think of it, I've seen that on the news and online. Things like, a new record price was set, or that item is up for sale! Of course, the prices were never within reach for a commoner like me, so it was a world I had no connection to.

"Is that a better option?"

"Yes. You may already know this, but the market rate for Item Bags is 100,000 yen per kilo. But Item Bags over 10 kilos are even rarer, and I think they'll fetch a higher price at auction. The ones up to 10 kilos probably won't be much different, so considering the commission, it might be better for you if we just bought them here. What do you want to do?"

"How much is the commission?"

"Ten percent. It doesn't affect you, but five percent goes to me... I mean, our guild, and the other five percent goes to headquarters."

Setting aside her privatization of the guild, ten percent, huh. If something sells for 100 million yen, they'll take 10 million.

"What do you think, Kaede-chan?"

I'll ask my advisor.

"I think the auction is a good idea. Even after the commission, you'll make a profit."

Is that how it is...

"Then I'll go with the auction, please."

"Understood. Should we put the 5-kilo and 10-kilo ones up as well?"

"Let's try it. If they sell for cheap, you can just buy them from me next time."

It's worth a shot.

"Got it. Also, hold on to the 1000-kilo ones for now. I want to see how things go with up to 100 kilos first."

"I'll leave it to the professional."

Even the 100-kilo one should be at least 10 million yen. Yes! Time to move!

"Then, give them to us on your way out."

"Roger. Are we done here?"

Can I go home? I'm going to have a celebratory party. By myself...

"I suppose so... What are your plans from here on out?"

"First, level grinding. As my level increases, I'll get more recipes. If he doesn't die from a hangover, Okita-kun will be here tomorrow."

"I see. And please, do not show your Status Card to others during your adventures. There might be others with the same rare skill."

"Don't worry. I don't have any wonderful friends who I'd show my Status Card to."

Ugh...! I shouldn't have said that. Kaede-chan.

"Senpai... Going solo is nice and easy. When you're in a party, there are obligations and things, and it's a hassle to coordinate schedules."

Kaede-chan consoled me with a benevolent smile. She's an angel.

But a party does sound like a pain. My lifestyle doesn't match that of a student or an office worker. And I can't let them see me chugging Healing Potions like water.

"Solo it is. I have Healing Potions, and I have my sword. I am worried about not having a long-range attack, though."

"Right... Eleanor, buy a weapon on the second floor after this. I'd prefer if you avoided a katana... but you should also buy a staff for long-range attacks."

A katana is probably a bad idea. It doesn't fit my character, so it would stand out, and anyone who knew would recognize the style of swordsmanship.

"I have money, so maybe I'll buy a nice short sword. But a staff? I may look like this, but I can't use magic, you know?"

I look like a mage, but I'm a muscle-headed attacker, you know?

"There's a weapon called a Magic Wand. It lets you cast magic even if you can't use it yourself."

Awesome! I want one!

"How much is it? It's definitely expensive, right?"

"The prices vary. The cheap ones are a million yen, but you can guess how powerful they are. The expensive ones can go for 100 million or more. I've seen one that shoots out flames. It was basically a flamethrower."

"Even after selling the potions, I won't have 30 million. I can't afford that."

It's impossible.

"Well, probably not. In the first place, we don't sell them at our guild. If you want one, you'll have to buy it at another guild's auction. The best wand we have is 10 million yen. It can cast Air Hammer."

I can afford 10 million.

"Air Hammer?"

"It blows enemies away with compressed wind. It's powerful."

"I'll buy that."

I want a long-range attack, and it sounds cool, so I'll go with that.

"Alright. Then, I'll give you this."

Guild Master-san handed me some kind of card.

"What's this? Sakurai Satsuki?"

That's what was written in romaji.

"It's my credit card. You can't make a card in Eleanor Ocean's name, so use this. I'll have future payments transferred to it as well."

It would be a hassle to prepare 100 million in cash.

"Thank you, Satsuki-chan."

I took the card and put it in the wallet I took out of my bag.

"I'll let the Satsuki-chan slide. But you need to rethink that wallet. You must completely separate Eleanor Ocean and Okita Hajime."

You never know where you might get found out. I should probably get a separate wallet and everything else...

"Alright. It's a pain, but I'll do that."

I'll go shopping on my way home.

"Alright! That's all. Bring out the things you're selling."

As I was told, I started placing the Healing Potions on the floor. Fifty of them wouldn't fit on the table.

"...Amazing. There are really fifty of them."

After I finished putting out the Healing Potions, Satsuki-chan looked at the potions lined up on the floor and muttered in astonishment.

"I'll put the Item Bags on the table, though."

I placed the basket of Status Cards that was on the table onto the floor, and then started lining up the Item Bags.

"The treasure density in this room is insane."

"Kaede, no embezzling."

"I wouldn't."

I think you're both suspicious.

"I guess that's all of it. Now, transfer the money. I'm going to buy a wand and a sword."

I handed the credit card to Kaede-chan.

"We still have to appraise them, so it'll take a little time. Why don't you go up to the second floor and look at the weapons first, senpai? If you go to the third floor, they sell robes too, you know?"

I have money, so maybe I'll look at some armor too...

"Alright, I'll do that."

Feeling a little excited, I left the room and went to look at weapons and armor.

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Senpai, in his Eleanor-san form, put out the items for sale and quickly left the room. He probably wants to see the weapons and armor as soon as possible. In that way, he's just like a boy.

"But still, this is incredible..."

Satsuki-san, the Guild Master, muttered as she looked at the potions all over the room and the bags on the table.

"Honestly, I still can't wrap my head around it."

I'd heard the story at senpai's place and we'd celebrated being winners, but when I got home and calmed down, I couldn't make any sense of it.

"Me neither. Alchemy... What a terrifying skill to exist. Your senpai is a big deal. Not just for having a skill like this, but for accepting it so casually."

"Ah, well, he's a cheerful person..."

When I first met him in college, he didn't talk at all. In fact, I thought he was a quiet person. He started talking more when he was a fourth-year, when we happened to sit next to each other at a drinking party. After that, we started talking normally, or rather, he became very talkative, and we started contacting each other frequently. He takes a while to warm up to people, but once he does, he's talkative and cheerful.

He's an idiot, though!

"It's nice that you two get along so well. The only time my friends from school contact me is... no, never mind."

Marriage. I get it, I get it.

"Hmm, I wonder if senpai will be okay?"

He's an idiot, and I'm really worried he's going to slip up.

"He'll be fine. He's not as much of an idiot as you say."

It seems our Guild Master is a poor judge of character.

"He is an idiot. He was already slipping up all over the place, and I was half expecting him to call me Kaede-chan while in his Eleanor-san form."

That man really does make mistakes. Especially if you give him alcohol, it's a surefire thing.

"He was probably just excited and blinded by the big money. I was the same way. It happens especially when you've just become an adventurer. You get a big head."

I didn't... I think. But considering senpai's previous job, he might have been a bit carried away.

"You think so?"

"Well, and it was probably because he was with you. He seemed to have let his guard down quite a bit."

That might be true. He did say I was the only person he could talk to... And he's got issues...

Yes, I'll be nice to him!

"We're close! I'm a beloved junior!"

Even though he didn't contact me at all after I graduated college!

"That's nice... Well, whatever. More importantly, we have work to do. This is going to be a huge deal, but it's also a chance."

"Let's do our best!"

"Right. So, I'll leave the appraisals to you."

Satsuki-san patted my shoulder with a pon, then took out her smartphone and started playing a social game. I once again looked over the Healing Potions and Item Bags that filled the room.

"There are so many..."

I want to quit my job soon...