Read A Merchant With Zero Combat Power Who Was A Baggage Handler In A Hero Party (Me), Was Finally Banished And Wants To Be A Steady Merchant.

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What the hell is wrong with them?

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We're going after them right now and we're going to beat them all up!"

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Clarice and Loloi's angry voices echoed throughout the house.

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It was late afternoon.

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It was past noon, and only an hour had passed since Jimmy and the others had left.

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Mitra immediately asked to be left alone for a while and retreated to her room.

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By the way.

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Loloi, who just now heard the story from Clarice, has become so pissed off that he can't handle it.

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And as we talked, Clarice's anger was re-boiling and she was starting to get angry all over again.

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I was so glad that Loloi was not there.

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Burgess alone would not have been able to stop them.

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I'm not at all useful in such situations, by the way.

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Don't do it, Leroy, Clarice. That's not going to solve anything this time."

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Even if I were to beat up Jimmy Radiak in secret and make it impossible for him to attend the auction...

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It doesn't change the fact that this mansion will eventually be put up for auction.

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If that happens, it will eventually be bought by some nobleman, and Mitra and Clarice will be evicted.

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That was an outcome that Mitra would have preferred to avoid.

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I don't care!　I'll just have to earn enough mana to keep my sister alive.

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As she said this, Clarice had a hiccup.

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It was as if something else had occurred to her.

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Yes!　Gilberto. I'll tell the original Gilberto and ask him to cancel the sale of the house!

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That's a good idea!

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Leroy and Clarice left with me without even hearing me stop them.

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They were in a state of panic.

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Perhaps.

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They would not be allowed to pass through the inner gate of Kirket in the first place.

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I'm worried that they might start a fight with the guards at the gate.

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And the original story.

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Gilbert has been trying to buy the house from Mitra from the very beginning.

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Six million mana...huh? He is trying to get mana even from his own relatives. Gilberto, the nobleman, seems to be a very dirty man.

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Burgess muttered disgustedly.

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He probably doesn't even recognize them as his own flesh and blood.

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If only Clarice and Mitra were officially recognized as Kilt Warren's daughter and Gilbert Warren's sister....

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They could have at least gotten this mansion through property division, etc.

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They are the children of slaves.

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So, by nature, they are treated as slaves.

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And even though that has been erased by the power of the great nobility, they are still ...... orphans.

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That is why.

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The mansion still belongs to the Warren family.

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The two of them, Clarice and Mitra, do not have any authority over the ownership of this house.

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The fact that he offered Mitra 6 million mana means that he is the one who is in charge of the property. "He's willing to sell it to the Mitras if they can come up with the mana?"

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Burgess said, looking a little thoughtful.

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The fact that this mansion is going to be put up for auction also means that the man named Gilberto is not simply a man. The fact that this man Gilberto is putting this mansion up for auction suggests that he simply wants the mana.

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''I guess...''

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I felt that I was getting into a somewhat unpleasant trend.

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"In other words, if you want ......, you have to pay money (mana).

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That's kind of easy to understand in a way, but ...... the amount is the amount.

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The most important thing to remember is that the best way to get the most out of your money is to be honest with yourself.

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If it's business... it's your business.

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Burgess called out to me.

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Somehow along the way. I had a feeling that Burgess wanted to talk about it, but...

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Six million mana...that's nine or twelve million if you're not careful.　That's not an amount that a single merchant can afford."

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This is already a completely different story from buying medicinal herbs at Arcana's store.

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And perhaps. The six million mana that Gilbert offered Mitra at the beginning was probably the minimum set price or close to it.

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Since there is already a counterparty, Jimmy Radiak. If an auction were to take place, there would be a bidding war, no matter how you look at it.

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If that were to happen, we might have to expect an amount of 1.5 to 2 times as much, from 9 to 12 million mana, if not more.

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Such an amount of money is not something that a single merchant can afford.

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It is a story far, far away, above the clouds.

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It's Albus the merchant who has to deal with that, isn't it?"

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I don't know why. I don't know why, but in Burgess's mind, it seemed that he had already decided that I was going to take care of it.

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I'm sure he's bought a lot of stuff.... What's the point of me buying this mansion in the first place?

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Why don't you just make it your home or something?　Then rent a room or two to Mitra and Clarice.

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......

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If all you can get for 12 million mana is a home, it's not worth it by any means.

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The town of Morto could have dozens of houses built, if not more.

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Or maybe build a store in a big yard?　This is a residential area, but it's far from the shopping district, so there would be a good number of customers.

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Even if so, it's not a good location.

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If you want to set up a store, of course it should be in a shopping district.

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The customers who are willing to buy will gather at the shopping street or at the wagon peddling plaza.

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All in all, there is no reason for me to get this house.

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Burgess. You were in love with Mitra in the first place. And now you're being proposed to by Clarice. I understand your infatuation, but I don't."

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Clarice and I partnered together and she helped me in many ways.

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However, I was not so sure.

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That's it.

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Common sense tells me that it's not worth 6 or 12 million mana. I don't have that much mana to begin with.

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Six million mana is the goal, so to speak, for an ordinary merchant. Once you have earned that much, you can live on whatever you want. I also know that it is wrong to force you to do business in order to buy it.

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Burgess spoke without hesitation.

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The other side of the story is that he is boiling with emotion.

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I've seen this kind of situation a lot in King's Landing. I had some mana at the time, but in the end it was always about what I could do. In the end, it was always something I had no control over.

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As a former holy knight such as Burgess, he may have felt that he could not stand to see those in a weaker position being overrun.

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I don't know what to do at a time like this," he said. I don't know what to do at a time like this," he said, "I can't do anything when my sisters, who have taken care of me in no small way, are being subjected to this..."

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Burgess muttered to himself as he looked down.

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The fist was clenched and shaking.

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So..."

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Saying that, Burgess removed the mana bag from his waist and placed it in front of me with a thud.

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I have one million mana. I'm giving it to you!　So do something about this with your power."

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That would be ...... absurd."

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To summarize.

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I'll give you 1 million mana, and I'll get the rest of it ready. If you are not good enough, go buy something at an auction for more than 9 or 12 million mana.

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That's what I'm saying.

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This is a very high price cut.

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Normally, I would have refused the offer.

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Even if I could somehow prepare enough mana to fight...

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Even if I could manage to get enough mana to fight... I would have to pour almost all the mana from the treasure hunt, which I risked my life for... into it.

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It would be a major setback to my own dream of becoming a merchant.

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If I'm not careful, I'll have to start all over again.

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Please..."

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Burgess began to bow his head.

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Your 'herb baths' are the best," he said. And this 'herb-roasted codfish' was great. I'm a man who only knows how to beat up monsters on quests, so it's a miracle that I can earn mana like that.

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Burgess...

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You can do it!　I'm begging you. Please save those two.

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Burgess bows his head.

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"......"

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Still.

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Ordinarily, he would have said no.

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A normal... merchant with a decent calculation.

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He would definitely refuse.

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After all, he would lose mana if he succeeded.

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No one would seriously consider a foolish game in which failure would be more lucrative.

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Please..."

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Burgess said.

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Burgess did not raise his head.

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Suddenly, I noticed Burgess's mana bag lying on the desk.

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It was a well-worn bag.

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......"

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Even the one million mana Burgess is offering is essentially quite a lot of money.

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It was supposed to be the manna that Burgess would rely on for the uncertain life he would lead as an adventurer after this.

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You're serious..."

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Burgess says he is leaving it all to me.

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That's what Burgess is prepared to do.

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A former holy knight (paladin) bought a merchant like me, a man of little ability, for a very high price.

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Please!

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He shouted again.

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Burgess is probably going to keep doing this until I say yes.

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I let out a small sigh.

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...I've lost.

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"......, I get it."

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Really?

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I honestly don't know if I'll be able to make 9 or 12 million mana in the future.

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But at least.

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This man (Burgess) seems to believe me that 'Albus the merchant can do it.

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'Yeah, I'll just do it.'

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If my peers believe in me...

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I will have to respond to that.

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I had already lost when I wanted to respond to that feeling.

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I had lost.

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I'll try to hang on for another two months.

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The most important thing for a merchant is...

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"Trust.

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Naturally, you'll have to go along with me.

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Thank you!　Albus!

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I was almost strangled by Burgess who hugged me saying that.

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After that.

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Leroy and Clarice, who had failed to pass through the inner gate as I had expected, came back dejected...

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They saw us hugging each other in their room, and they were the most withdrawn ever.

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To those girls.

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I told them what I had just said to Burgess.

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"Are you sure... you're up for it?"

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Clarice was already in tears when she heard what I had to say.

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If I buy it right, you'll let me build a store in your yard, won't you?

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