22 Episode 22: The future plan is a steady scent.txt






 Well, now that this game is over, let's sort out what we're going to do.


 First of all, the first problem is, after all, money.
 I can fix up the house with my solo house fund, but I need to earn money for living expenses for the future, strictly speaking, for two slaves, or I'll be very poor.
 But I've got some ideas on how to make money for this, so it should be fine. If you want, you can sell something to Efta.

 Also, during the preparation period for the battle with Efta, I bought some items that I could sell on the Internet auction. I'm sure the prices will be decent, but I'm looking forward to it. I've set the end time for tomorrow night, so I'll have to return at least once the day after tomorrow.
 Well, I just put out a few items I bought at the market for about a silver coin or so, and I don't think it's going to be a lot of money, though...


 The next problem is that the house is far from the mansion to the city.
 For this, I think we have no choice but to use horses. If you're bringing a lot of goods from the other side, you might need a carriage.
 But ......, all this stuff will be expensive. I don't know if I'll be able to do anything more than a small business at first.

 And riding takes practice: .......
 There are three of us, so we'll have to buy at least two horses, and Marina, who has a knight's vocation, will be able to ride soon, but I'll have to practice a lot. Deanna can ride after Marina, if she wants to. Actually, I'd like to ride after Marina too!


 The other thing is that Marina is probably useless as an escort slave.
 It's a training requirement.
 It might be a good idea for all of us to become apprentices to Rebecca and Shero-san already. I'm sure that if you have a vocation, you'll be able to defeat a moderately low-grade demon in three months. 3 months is a long time, but you can do it while doing enough business to earn a living, and you can just be patient. You've got all the time in the world.
 You know, I forgot to ask what Deanna's vocation was. It'd be nice if he had a fighting skill.

 To keep things going with the guy upstairs, I've got to go buy some weapons.
 I'd like to buy weapons from another world, but I've been researching for a few days and I've come to the conclusion that they're pretty expensive. Oh, that's so cool! And when I ask them the price, they say something like 3,500 ell. About $520,000 is ....... So you'll need money after all!


 Secondly, and this is very important, is whether or not to tell them that I'm from another world.
 I'm sure that Rebecca has already noticed my weirdness, but she hasn't said anything, and in order to make things go smoothly from now on, it would be easier to tell her.
 And, of course, to the two slaves.
 Well, it's a bit of a gamble, honestly.


 Finally, there's the matter of guidance.
 The guidance that's out now is "Let's make a business deal with the Imperial Merchant 2/3" and the new "Let's go to the mining town 0/3" and "Let's go to the lakeside town 0/3".

 I think I'm going to leave the business dealings with Efta alone until he gets some business going over here.
 He's probably the richest person I know in this world at the moment, and it's better to spend it after you have an idea that can pull in a lot of money. If it's a guidance thing, it will probably go through even if it's a little bit of an impossible negotiation. People in this world have an overly strong religious belief that "guidance = right".

 The mining town and the lakeside town are Luklaera and Helipa Lake respectively.
 Luclaera doesn't seem to be too far away, and I'm interested in it, so I'll go scout it out soon. I'll go to Helipa when things are better for me.
 It's not an RPG. ......

 And ...... This is also the reason why I refused when Rebecca offered to help me if I wanted to break my contract with Deanna earlier, but it was actually 9/10 when the example "Great Wheel of Destiny" was signed with Deanna.
 That means this Great Wheel of Destiny is a quest that has something to do with Deanna's "special guidance", right? Maybe.
 It's also possible that it's Zubari itself, so the guidance will be over in the next step, and when it's over, you'll be able to use spirit magic, so it'll be a little better.


 Other than that, ......, I didn't intentionally pull it out, but it's still a thing. The slaves. There's the question of how to keep your distance from them .......

 Me and the elves are going to be master and slave, and I guess that's how I should intend it to be, but I've only ever been a lowly person in a black company or a part-time job in high school. ......
 I don't feel like I can use people well .......
 Maybe if I could show some dignity as a master somewhere, but dignity to a high school graduate NEET or ....... No matter how you look at it, Deanna is more dignified .......

 But, well, I guess just because you're a slave doesn't mean you have to compose yourself from the highest level, so just go at your own pace! And we're similar in age!
 Of course, Rebecca said that a slave is just a lifetime contract, so there's no need to think about it too much!

 But I'd like to be able to at least touch my tits in a decisive manner.






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 By the time we left the slave trading house, the sun was already well into the night and the night was beginning to fall.
 I didn't feel like going home now, so I was smart enough to get Mr. Efta to buy us a place to stay for the night.
 Yay! Fun in bed with the elven girls! Dufu



 On the way to the inn, I see a group of elven girls walking next to me.

 Deanna is walking leisurely with her platinum blonde hair flowing.
 I'm not sure if the air of serenity exuded by simply walking is due to the royalty of the elves. It's not just the same Elf, but it's also completely different from the priestess's commonplace air about her.
 Honestly, as far as the elf image I had in mind, Deanna gets a perfect score: ....... If only it wasn't for the tattoos.

 I was lightly stunned by the triple whammy of the "impact of the tattoo", "Efta's petty tricks" and "tampering with the contract" at the trading house, but none of it was Deanna's own fault .......
 I guess she was just following guidance, and she doesn't seem to care about it at all, but it's a weird situation to be a slave under guidance .......
 I'm not sure if it's a good idea for you to be able to get your hands on some of these things, but I don't think you're that hungry. Honestly, I don't know, I'm not a good judge of people, but I don't know. ......

 It's no use worrying about her as long as she's not at fault, so she'll just have to make it work.
 It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends and family. I'm sure you're going back to I guess you don't want to get too much of an emotional attachment to ...... like this.
 So I'll just keep it to the occasional ear bite!

 ...... Shucks, Deanna stands out unusually well with her colorful tattoos.
 She has fair skin on the ground, and if she didn't have tattoos at least she would be a legitimate beautiful girl. And she has a nice face behind the tattoos.
 ...... Now she looks a bit like a clown, which is counterintuitive, but she's got a charming face!
 Well, maybe that's why you can say that even if you're like me, you can talk about it comfortably.

 But what is this tattoo really about?
 Is there some kind of tribal meaning to it? Is there a magical meaning to it, or is it a fashion meaning? ...... or is it actually just a hobby?
 Well, it would be quicker to ask him.

"Deanna. Is that tattoo on your neckline some kind of ...... high elf race thing?

'Master, it's a hell of a doozy to ask questions with a straight face about the external features a girl cares about, even if she's her own slave: ......

I don't care about that.

I shouldn't have. It's not a tattoo, although it certainly looks like one, but it's not a tattoo. This is ...... simply put, it's my spirit stone. Anything more than this will be hi-mi-tsu-yo.

 Oh! It's a spirit stone! Well, I hope you'll use it and peel it off soon. If it's not a tattoo, it means it'll come off eventually. Can't I use it for my master's privilege? Is it?

'No, because I have an important use for it. Even if your master asks for it, this is not the only thing you can do.

 Yes, I'm sorry to hear that!
 Well, I don't know what kind of use it's going to be, but I just hope they use it as soon as possible.



 Marina is walking around, listening silently to our current exchange.
 Marina is a Turk. After asking her a bit, she says that there is no such thing as a dark elf race. To me, that's exactly what a dark elf looks like.

 I heard that the characteristics of the Turk race are a little longer life expectancy than humans and a little higher physical ability ....... Naturally, they can't use spirit magic, and they're not as immortal as the elves.
 Instead of being discriminated against for having ears that resemble those of elves, they seem to respect elves like the rest of the people, which is quite healthy. Well, maybe it's only natural in this country where spirit beliefs are strong.

 She has beautiful amethyst colored purple hair that's roughly semi-long, and her not-so-dark brown skin is fresh and healthy.
 She's a so-called "debt slave" who became a slave because of her parents' debt. I haven't heard the details of the story, but it's usually a heavy story: ....... Well, it seems to be rather normal in terms of the worldview here: .......

 It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. Have you done it? Misoskas like Marina, ...... I can't really do anything about it, and I can't really do anything about it.

 Malina is a heck of a lot better than the guy who was bullish and said something about a knight's oath being a crappy thing to do. I guess that was overwhelming.

 If I could honestly say here, "It's because Marina was the prettiest thing I've ever seen", I'd be handsome. ...... I'm going to break my arm this time, and I don't have the guts to do it.

I'm not from around here, so I don't have any prejudice against the Turks, and the price was cheap.

You're not sick of Marina, are you?

'Do you feel bad? No, not at all. There's nothing creepy about any of them. There's plenty of "cute" elements, though. I'm looking forward to bragging about Marina to the rest of the country now, me.

It's a terrible thing to tease a slave. Marina doesn't have the cute factor. ......

'No, it's not, Marina. You're really cute, Marina.

 Yikes, I ended up running my mouth in a good mood. The cuteness of Marina's cheek with tears in her eyes and shame on her cheeks echoes across five continents. ......


Yes, that's enough.

 And then Rebecca twitches my arm again.
 Whoa, it's broken! This time for real!






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 After collecting a drunken Shero from the party, we arrived at the inn. The inn is a three-story building that looks quite luxurious, just like Efta's regular inn. There was a large fireplace in the lounge, and people who seemed to be guests were chatting and laughing as they went about their business.

 Considering that most of the houses in this world seem to be made of stone and rude, this inn with plenty of wood and a carpet on the floor must be one of the most expensive ones, don't you think?

 Well, it's okay that I didn't pay for it, though. I will ask how much it is per night for the sake of later study.
 Come to think of it, will they be serving dinner? I'm starting to get hungry by now, and I'm looking forward to it since the food in this world is of a very high grade.

 It seems that Efta has taken two rooms for us, and the innkeeper's aunt is showing us to our rooms.

 I'm thrilled to be spending the night with the elves, but I can't wait to get used to this one! 
 In a way, it's our wedding night, this is!




Okay. You'll be in your room.

 And me, Rebecca says to me.
 And we are left in the hallway alone with a drunken Mr. Shero.

 Oh, two rooms are like that ....... I never thought of separating them by gender. ......