--and some time later.

　As we continued with business as usual in the weapons store and were taking a break in the living room at the back of the store section, Noir approached me to discuss business with him in a reserved manner.

"Le, Luke ...... actually, its ...... work-related, and so ...... things I want to ask ...... of you, It's there, it's .......

　To be honest, I was a little surprised.

　It was rare for Noir to take the initiative to bring up a request from each person in charge as an agenda item for a meeting, nor did he take advantage of the requests made by other employees, but it was rare for Noir to take the initiative to ask for advice.

　Of course, it wasn't that there hadn't been any before, but it was rare to the extent that the impression of 'unusual' immediately came to mind.

''What's wrong?''
...... oh, oh ...... actually ......

　The content of Noir's request was to replenish the human resources.

　They already had enough employees to run the arms store's operations.
　Both the main shop and the branch office were rarely short of people anymore, and they were always able to get the job done without problems.

　This time, Noir's request for advice was not about the number of employees in the stores, but about the need to replenish the staff who make the products.

　Of the products we have on display in the store, the weapons and armor are items that I have repaired from scraps with [Restoration] or purchased from elsewhere, but the rest of the products are mainly those that Noir and the others have created using their skills.

　Medicines such as potions and ointments are made by Erica the medicine man.

　The tools and weapons with complex structures are created by Alexia, a mechanical engineer.

　And the magic tools, including magic scrolls and amulets, are by Noir, the black wizard.

The demand for the ...... demand has increased, and it's ...... not good enough right now, but it's ...... going to be sooner or later... ...I can't get my hands on it, it could ...... be ......, it could be .......
''I see. ...... You're the only one who can make magic tools.

　Magic tools can only be created by those who have a special 【Magic Tool Creation】 skill.

　Because they need to work while pouring the magic power that the skill is infused with into the materials, even if a person without the skill assembles them in the same form, they will not have any effect.

　The magic tools currently on display as merchandise, as well as tools and weapons that apply magic tools, are all substitutes that can be considered the work of noir.

　It's obvious that if the demand continues to rise steadily, they will eventually get out of hand.

''All right, I'll think about it. I'll think about it, but it's nice of you to let me know early on. It's very hard to deal with things when you're in a hurry.
I just wanted to go to ...... to make my ...... job easier, because I'm only ......
'That's what's important. There are things we don't know unless we tell each other. The other side of the coin is that we want to be more efficient in our work.

　I can't help it if they report that I actually couldn't do it after my workload has exceeded my tolerance and I've gone bankrupt because I can't do either.

'Well, I'm immature for not realizing that before you told me. The new products these days are only possible because of you and Alexia, and while Alexia has a number of engineers she knows, you've been working on your own for a long time. I'm really glad you taught yourself.
No, I don't think so: ......

　Assigning the right amount of work to employees is a natural task for supervisors and employers to perform.

　However, the right amount of work can only be done with the right feedback from the workers.

　As important as it is to constantly watch and see how things are going and whether there is room for improvement, it is equally important that the person to whom the work is being assigned communicates his or her limits.

　Naturally, this was the same in an adventurer's party as well as a shop.

　The leader would always keep an eye on his party members, and if he judged that they were nearing their limits, he would have to make them leave, even if they wanted to continue.

　On the other hand, if a party member finds out that the leader is not aware that his or her limits are close, he or she should not hesitate to report this fact to the leader for feedback.

　It is only with these dual safety measures that a safe search can be achieved.

'Well, then, if ...... [magic tool creation] can use, human resources ...... if possible, ......'
'I'll do good, but I don't know if I'll be able to reach out to guilds to find out ...... wizard sub-skills, and wizards are basically their own research first, right?'
"Yeah, well, ...... attacks, magic ...... can be used, too, not warriors ......... ...[Magical tool creation] can also be used, when it becomes ...... hardcore, but there are many ...... hardcore, but there are many ...... hardcore.

　Turning over with a troubled face, Noir swept his downward gaze.

　There are not many guys in the world who can use a large number of magic like Noir, as a matter of fact.

　It's not uncommon for knights of the Golden Fang Order to put up a magical barrier, to the extent that they can handle a small number of magic for their respective professions, but when it comes to experts in magic, it's surprisingly rare.

　The reason for this is that skills are said to be acquired through belief in the gods of each profession.

　The only people who have the skills to become experts in magic are not auxiliary magicians, but those who make magic their main occupation - in other words, full-time wizards.

　And those full-time wizards make their living by mastering magic as an academic discipline, and they don't try to relate much to the mundane world.

'Noir. Do you have any idea of anyone you know who might work for us?

　I asked in vain, but he shook his head, as I expected.

'If you're ...... there, ask for ...... already, ru ......'
''I knew it. Talk to the guild first, and then talk to the royal palace ...... No, they're going to tell you to do the weapon shop thing yourself, but I'll just do it.

　I think of this and that in my head about the means to solve the problem.

　Even among the adventurers of my acquaintance who could be approached immediately, there were no 【Magic Tool Creation】 users who could be made to share in the work that Noir was doing.

　In that case, after all, we would have to follow the acquaintance's acquaintance level handlers (iken).

''Speaking of other wizard adventurers, Melissa is one of them, but as I recall, that guy couldn't use 【Magic Tool Creation】, right?
"But I'm wondering if ...... might be a ...... friend of Melissa's... ...
Sure. We can at least talk about it.

　As we were discussing this, Erica, who had been entrusted with the store, popped up.

'Oh, there you are!　Manager, we have a visitor here.
Customer?　For me?
That's right. This is Mark from the Purple Jade Order.